Section 10-201
§ 10-201 Unlawful possession of controlled substances. No person shall
unlawfully possess or sell any controlled substance the possession or
sale of which would constitute a felony pursuant to articles two hundred
twenty or two hundred twenty-one of the penal law.
Section 10-202
§ 10-202 Civil Action. a. Any person who has been convicted of the
possession or sale of a controlled substance in an amount which
constitutes a felony pursuant to articles two hundred twenty or two
hundred twenty-one of the penal law shall be liable to the city for a
civil penalty in the amount of not less than ten thousand dollars nor
more than one hundred thousand dollars for each count of an indictment
for unlawful possession or sale which has resulted in a conviction under
the penal law.
b. The corporation counsel, upon notification by an appropriate law
enforcement agency that there is reason to believe that a person who has
been convicted of an offense under articles two hundred twenty or two
hundred twenty-one of the penal law has substantial assets and that
there is a significant likelihood that a civil judgment obtained
pursuant to this section shall be capable of satisfaction, may commence
a civil action under this section.
c. In any civil action brought pursuant to this section, the city may
recover, in addition to the amount set forth in subdivision a, the costs
of the investigation and prosecution of the person in the criminal
action resulting in conviction pursuant to articles two hundred twenty
and two hundred twenty-one of the penal law, and the costs of the civil
action, including reasonable attorney's fees.