SB279 Summary

• Amends Section 13A-12-281 to expand the list of drug-related offenses subject to mandatory additional penalties of $1,000 for first offense and $2,000 for second or subsequent offense.

• Adds four new offenses to the penalty provisions: unlawful possession of certain chemical compounds (felony convictions only), unlawful manufacture of controlled substances in the second and first degrees, unlawful possession of anhydrous ammonia, and unlawful use, possession, delivery, or sale of drug paraphernalia (felony convictions only).

• Amends Section 13A-12-291 to expand the list of drug-related offenses requiring mandatory driver's license suspension upon conviction, adjudication, or delinquency finding to include the same four offenses added to the penalty section.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.