Affidavit of destruction · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 715.40 Affidavit of destruction.
An affidavit attesting to the date, time, place and manner of destruction of a dangerous drug pursuant to an order therefor and identifying the same by reference to the report of analysis or by other identifying number or system and the order of the court issued thereon, shall be filed with the court by the person who destroyed the drugs and by each of the witnesses required to be present by subdivision two of section 715.30 of this article.
The person who destroyed the dangerous drugs and every required witness must file an affidavit with the court stating the date, time, place, and manner of destruction and identifying the drugs by the analysis report or another identifying system and the court order. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.