SB115 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Drug paraphernalia, use to analyze or test controlled substances, excluded from criminal violations re use, possession, or sale for use to test or analyze controlled substance, Sec. 13A-12-260 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person to use or possess to use drug paraphernalia for the purpose of testing or analyzing a controlled substance in violation of the controlled substances laws of this state. A violation is a Class A misdemeanor. It is also unlawful to deliver or sell the items knowing they will be used to violate the controlled substances law. A violation of this provision is a Class A misdemeanor on a first offense or a Class C felony on a subsequent offense. The items are also subject to forfeiture.

This bill would amend the definition of drug paraphernalia for the purposes of this law to delete items used or designed to be used for testing or analyzing a controlled substance.

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Subjects

Controlled Substances