Top Bayville, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
275 W 10th Street, FL 6, New York, NY 10014-3375
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
8118 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228
6 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
256 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
555 Madison AveS, Ste 11C, New York, NY 10022
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
1790 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10019
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
840 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
Bayville Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Bayville
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Bayville and checks their standing with New York bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New York state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine