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S1827Senate2011-2012 Session

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center

Sponsor Dean G. SkelosSD-9+1 co-sponsorAffects Legal
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In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Dean G. Skelos

Senator · Senate District 9

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1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 54–6
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.417
  7. Referred to codes
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to codes
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 59–3
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  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.1066
  4. Referred to codes

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S1827

Title of bill

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center

Purpose

This bill would create "drug free zones" prohibiting the criminal sale of a controlled substance within one thousand feet of a drug or alcohol treatment center and methadone clinic

Summary of provisions

This bill amends the Penal Law by adding a new section, 220.66, criminalizing the sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center or methadone clinic, or within one thousand feet of such facilities. This new section would hold the penalty of a class B felony.

Justification

Recently it has been reported that an increase in heroin addiction is sweeping across the younger population of New York State, particularly in the sub-urban communities. Officials and experts have noted that individuals recently discharged from an addiction rehabilitation program are the most susceptible to re-using and falling back in to a lite of drugs. This is also true for individuals beginning a methadone program. Due to this high susceptibility, drug dealers often target these newly sober and weak willed individuals. Statistics show that most often, drug dealers prey on these individuals by sitting in the immediate vicinity of a drug or alcohol treatment center or methadone clinic wait- ing for the addict to come out so they can sell them drugs. By designating the areas surrounding drug or alcohol treatment centers and metha- done clinics drug as free zones, which comes with it an increased penalty, those predator drug dealers with be deterred from this deplorable practice.

Legislative history

2010: S.6348 Referred to Codes

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.

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