{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "220.73", "citation": "Penal Law § 220.73", "heading": "Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree", "text": ["§ 220.73 Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree.", "A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree when he or she possesses at the same time and location, with intent to use, or knowing that another intends to use each such product to unlawfully manufacture, prepare or produce methamphetamine:", "1. Two or more items of laboratory equipment and two or more precursors, chemical reagents or solvents in any combination; or", "2. One item of laboratory equipment and three or more precursors, chemical reagents or solvents in any combination; or", "3. A precursor:", "(a) mixed together with a chemical reagent or solvent; or", "(b) with two or more chemical reagents and/or solvents mixed together.", "Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/220.73", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits third-degree unlawful methamphetamine manufacture by possessing at the same time and place, intending unlawful manufacture or knowing another has that intent:\n- **(1)** **2 or more pieces of laboratory equipment and 2 or more precursors, reagents, or solvents**;\n- **(2)** **1 piece of laboratory equipment and 3 or more precursors, reagents, or solvents**; or\n- **(3)(a)** a precursor mixed with a reagent or solvent, or **(3)(b)** a precursor with **2 or more** reagents or solvents mixed together. ★\nThe offense is a **class D felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/220.73", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}