{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "220.43", "citation": "Penal Law § 220.43", "heading": "Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree", "text": ["§ 220.43 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:", "1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more; or", "2.  methadone and the methadone weighs two thousand eight hundred eighty milligrams or more.", "Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree is a class A-I felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/220.43", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person knowingly and unlawfully commits first-degree criminal sale by selling:\n- **(1)** a narcotic-drug mixture weighing **2 ounces or more**; or\n- **(2)** methadone weighing **2,880 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/220.43", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}