Top Port Jervis, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
The Courthouse Corporate Center, 320 Carleton Ave Ste 4200, Central Islip, NY 11722-4506
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1089
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
Port Jervis Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Port Jervis
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Port Jervis 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