Top Bayville, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556-3826
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
40 Wall St, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10005
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10017
805 Smith St, Baldwin, NY 11510
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
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