S 1388 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age

This bill amends New York's penal law to create a new felony offense for selling controlled substances to children under 14. It defines "criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first degree" as selling to a person under 14 (replacing the existing under-17 standard), punishable as a class A-II felony - more severe than the current class B felony for sales to those under 17. The law directly affects adults who sell drugs to minors under 14, raising the penalty level for this specific age group. The bill does not change existing penalties for sales to older minors or other drug offenses.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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