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Section 10-201

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

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.