SB 290 Summary

• Law enforcement officers may not stop, search, or seize individuals based on attendance at syringe exchange programs, and such attendance cannot form any basis for probable cause or reasonable suspicion determinations.

• Persons convicted of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, narcotic drugs, methamphetamine, or other controlled substances may be convicted based solely on drug quantity (28 grams or more) without additional evidence of intent to manufacture or deliver.

• Drug dealing offense classifications and penalties are adjusted based on specific drug quantities, with Level felony designations ranging from Level 2 through Level 6 depending on drug type and amount involved.

• Individuals assigned to Class P on pretrial home detention awaiting trial earn one day of good time credit for every four days served on pretrial home detention, with no reassignment to other credit time classes while on pretrial home detention.

• All provisions are effective July 1, 2016.