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IN SB0205
Bill
Status
1/6/2016
Primary Sponsor
James Merritt
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 205 Summary
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Courts must grant specialized driving privileges to persons on probation or in community corrections programs to participate in court-ordered treatment or travel to and from employment.
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Increases penalties for dealing in methamphetamine and cocaine or narcotic drugs by one felony level across all quantity thresholds (e.g., Level 5 becomes Level 4, Level 4 becomes Level 3).
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A person distributing a substance represented as a specific controlled substance faces the same offense level as distributing the actual controlled substance, including weight-based enhancements.
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A person may be convicted of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance based solely on possessing at least 10 grams, without additional evidence of manufacturing or distribution intent.
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Effective date: July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Controlled substances. Requires a court to grant specialized driving privileges to a person on probation or in a community corrections program to permit the person to: (1) participate in a court ordered or approved treatment program; or (2) travel to and from the person's place of employment. Increases the penalty for dealing in methamphetamine and cocaine or a narcotic drug (including heroin). Specifies that a person who distributes a substance represented to be a specific controlled substance commits an offense of the same level as distributing the specific controlled substance. Provides that a person may be convicted of possession with
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
1/6/2016