220.45 - Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.

* § 220.45 Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.    A  person  is  guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument  when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses or sells a hypodermic syringe  or hypodermic needle.    Criminally  possessing  a  hypodermic  instrument   is   a   class   A  misdemeanor.    * NB Effective until October 28, 2010  * § 220.45 Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.    A  person  is  guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument  when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses or sells a  hypodermic  syringe  or  hypodermic  needle.  It  shall  not  be a violation of this  section when a person obtains and  possesses  a  hypodermic  syringe  or  hypodermic needle pursuant to section thirty-three hundred eighty-one of  the public health law.    Criminally   possessing   a   hypodermic   instrument  is  a  class  A  misdemeanor.    * NB Effective October 28, 2010