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AZ HB2014

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

Mark Cardenas

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-3405 to establish a civil penalty of up to $100 for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana not intended for sale.

  • Maintains felony classifications for marijuana possession, production, and transportation based on weight thresholds, ranging from class 6 felony (1 ounce to 2 pounds) to class 2 felony (various amounts depending on offense type).

  • Requires courts to impose mandatory fines of at least $750 or three times the marijuana's value (whichever is greater) for all marijuana convictions, with judges prohibited from suspending any portion of the fine.

  • Mandates community restitution hours as probation conditions: 240 hours for certain felony offenders below statutory thresholds and 24 hours for other felony violators; misdemeanor probationers must complete 8 hours of drug education instruction or 24 hours community restitution.

  • Denies suspension of sentence, probation, and pardon eligibility for those convicted under specified felony paragraphs until sentence completion, except as authorized under section 41-1604.07 or sentence commutation.

Legislative Description

Marijuana; civil penalty

Marijuana

Last Action

House read second time

1/10/2018

Full Bill Text

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