Statutes > New York Statutes > PEN - Penal > Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES > Title N - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SENSIBILITIES AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY > Article 240 - (240.00 - 240.73) OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER > 240.36 - Loitering in the first degree.

240.36 - Loitering in the first degree.

§ 240.36 Loitering in the first degree.    A person is guilty of loitering in the first degree when he loiters or  remains  in  any  place  with  one  or  more  persons for the purpose of  unlawfully using or possessing a controlled  substance,  as  defined  in  section 220.00 of this chapter.    Loitering in the first degree is a class B misdemeanor.