{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "220.21", "citation": "Penal Law § 220.21", "heading": "Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree", "text": ["§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first", "degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:", "1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or", "2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred sixty milligrams or more.", "Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a class A-I felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/220.21", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person knowingly and unlawfully commits first-degree possession by possessing:\n- **(1)** a narcotic-drug mixture weighing **8 ounces or more**; or\n- **(2)** methadone weighing **5,760 milligrams or more**. ★\nThe offense is a **class A-I felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/220.21", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}