* § 220.45 Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument. A person is guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses or sells a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle. Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument is a class A misdemeanor. * NB Effective until October 28, 2010 * § 220.45 Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument. A person is guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses or sells a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle. It shall not be a violation of this section when a person obtains and possesses a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle pursuant to section thirty-three hundred eighty-one of the public health law. Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument is a class A misdemeanor. * NB Effective October 28, 2010