{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "220.60", "citation": "Penal Law § 220.60", "heading": "Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances", "text": ["§ 220.60 Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances.", "A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of con- trolled substances when, with intent to manufacture a controlled sub- stance unlawfully, he possesses at the same time:", "(a) carbamide (urea) and propanedioc and malonic acid or its derivatives; or", "(b) ergot or an ergot derivative and diethylamine or dimethyl- formamide or diethylamide; or", "(c) phenylacetone (1-phenyl-2 propanone) and hydroxylamine or ammonia or formamide or benzaldehyde or nitroethane or methylamine.", "(d) pentazocine and methyliodide; or", "(e) phenylacetonitrile and dichlorodiethyl methylamine or dichlor- odiethyl benzylamine; or", "(f) diephenylacetonitrile and dimethylaminoisopropyl chloride; or", "(g) piperidine and cyclohexanone and bromobenzene and lithium or magnesium; or", "(h) 2, 5-dimethoxy benzaldehyde and nitroethane and a reducing agent.", "Criminal prossession of precursors of controlled substances is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/220.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits this offense by **possessing at the same time** one of these chemical combinations **with intent to unlawfully manufacture a controlled substance**: ★\n- **(a)** carbamide (urea) and propanedioc and malonic acid or its derivatives;\n- **(b)** ergot or an ergot derivative and diethylamine, dimethylformamide or diethylamide;\n- **(c)** phenylacetone (1-phenyl-2 propanone) and hydroxylamine, ammonia, formamide, benzaldehyde, nitroethane or methylamine;\n- **(d)** pentazocine and methyliodide;\n- **(e)** phenylacetonitrile and dichlorodiethyl methylamine or dichlorodiethyl benzylamine;\n- **(f)** diephenylacetonitrile and dimethylaminoisopropyl chloride;\n- **(g)** piperidine and cyclohexanone and bromobenzene and lithium or magnesium; or\n- **(h)** 2,5-dimethoxy benzaldehyde and nitroethane and a reducing agent.\nThe offense is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/220.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}