New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 178.15: Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a class E felony by diverting prescription medications or prescriptions when the benefit exceeds $1,000, or by repeating a fourth-degree diversion offense after a prior conviction.

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