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GA SB384
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/16/2016
Primary Sponsor
Bruce Thompson
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AI Summary
- Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine for a first conviction of selling heroin; second or subsequent offenses carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a $100,000 fine
- Creates enhanced mandatory minimums for heroin trafficking specifically: 10 years and $50,000 fine for 4–14 grams, 15 years and $100,000 fine for 14–28 grams, and 25 years and $500,000 fine for 28 grams or more
- Increases heroin trafficking penalties above existing thresholds for other opiates, which carry mandatory minimums of 5 years (4–14g), 10 years (14–28g), and 25 years (28g+)
- Prohibits any suspension, probation, deferral, pardon, parole, early release, earned time, or other sentence-reducing measures for persons sentenced under these heroin-specific provisions
- Effective July 1, 2016, applying to all persons convicted on or after that date
Legislative Description
Controlled Substances; provide for mandatory minimum sentences for sale of or trafficking in heroin
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/17/2016
Full Bill Text
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