§ 850 Definitions
§ 851 Possession and sale of drug-related paraphernalia
§ 851-A Manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia
§ 852 Power of municipality to revoke license or permit
§ 853 Enforcement; limitation of scope
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Terms Used In New York Laws > General Business > Article 39 - Drug-Related Paraphernalia

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Drug-related paraphernalia: consists of the following objects used for the following purposes:
    (i) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of planting, propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be derived;
    (ii) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, or preparing controlled substances;
    (iii) Isomerization devices, used or designed for the purpose of increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled substance;
    (iv) Scales and balances, used or designed for the purpose of weighing or measuring controlled substances;
    (v) Diluents and adulterants, including but not limited to quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or designed for the purpose of cutting controlled substances;
    (vi) Separation gins, used or designed for the purpose of removing twigs and seeds in order to clean or refine marihuana;

    and

    (vii) Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body. See N.Y. General Business Law 850
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.