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AZ HB2014
Bill
Status
1/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Mark Cardenas
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AI Summary
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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