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Establishes crime of endangering the welfare of a child by exposing them to controlled substances
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Peter Rivera
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of a child by exposing them to controlled substances
Purpose
This bill seeks to protect the children of New York from the many dangers of clandestine drug laboratories.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.35. Section 2. The effective date be the ninetieth day after it has become law.
Justification
Clandestine laboratories are a serious threat to any individual, but especially for children. The DEA's National Clandestine Seizure System reported that in 2003, nationally, nearly 1,500 incidents occurred where a child was present at a clandestine laboratory. Dangers to children arise not only from the drugs that are produced, but also from the many hazards drug production may cause including chemical fumes from waste and uninhabitable conditions.
The close vicinity of the chemical labs to children. poses a great health risk. Direct contact with many of the chemicals can result in burns to the face, eyes, and mucous membranes. Children are also highly susceptible to the carcinogenic fumes and many other pollutants that are created during drug production. For every one pound of "meth" produced, five to seven pounds of toxic waste is created. Typically, the location of these laboratories are not in facilities with proper ventilation also increases the possibility of fires due to the explosive nature of many of the chemical compounds.
In addition to the dangers to the toxic chemicals, the quality of life in and around these laboratories must be considered. Due to the severity of the punishment for operating a drug laboratory are secret and well=guarded. In many past discoveries of clandestine laboratories, police have encountered guns, booby-trapped areas, and planted explosives.
This bill seeks to protect the children of New York from the dangers of clandestine drug laboratories. Those who knowingly endanger a child by allowing them near a drug laboratory shall be held accountable for their actions.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This bill shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it has become a law.
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