New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.10: Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class A misdemeanor by criminally diverting prescription medications or prescriptions in the fourth degree, meaning the unlawful transfer or distribution of prescribed drugs.
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