1 SB333 2 158141-2 3 by Senator Orr 4 RFD: Judiciary 5 First Read: 11-FEB-14
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1 SB333 2 158141-2 3 By Senator Orr 4 RFD: Judiciary 5 First Read: 11-FEB-14 Page 0 SB333 1 SB333 2 3 4 ENROLLED, An Act, 5 Relating to Schedule I controlled substances; to 6 amend Sections 13A-12-231 and 20-2-23, Code of Alabama 1975, 7 to increase the requisite weight for trafficking in controlled 8 substance analogues; to include additional synthetic 9 controlled substances and analogues to the Schedule I 10 controlled substances list; and in connection therewith would 11 have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or 12 increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 13 Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now 14 appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of 15 the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. 16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 17 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited 18 as Landon's Law. 19 Section 2. Sections 13A-12-231 and 20-2-23, Code of 20 Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: 21 "§13A-12-231. 22 "Except as authorized in Chapter 2, Title 20: 23 "(1) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 24 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 25 actual or constructive possession of, in excess of one kilo or Page 1 SB333 1 2.2 pounds of any part of the plant of the genus Cannabis, 2 whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted 3 from any part of the plant, and every compound, manufacture, 4 salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its 5 seeds, or resin including the completely defoliated mature 6 stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil, or 7 cake, or the completely sterilized samples of seeds of the 8 plant which are incapable of germination is guilty of a 9 felony, which felony shall be known as "trafficking in 10 cannabis." Nothing in this subdivision shall apply to samples 11 of tetrahydrocannabinols including, but not limited to, all 12 synthetic or naturally produced samples of 13 tetrahydrocannabinols which contain more than 15 percent by 14 weight of tetrahydrocannabinols and which do not contain plant 15 material exhibiting the external morphological features of the 16 plant cannabis. If the quantity of cannabis involved: 17 "a. Is in excess of one kilo or 2.2 pounds, but less 18 than 100 pounds, the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory 19 minimum term of imprisonment of three calendar years and to 20 pay a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). 21 "b. Is 100 pounds or more, but less than 500 pounds, 22 the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 23 imprisonment of five calendar years and to pay a fine of fifty 24 thousand dollars ($50,000). Page 2 SB333 1 "c. Is 500 pounds or more, but less than 1,000 2 pounds, the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum 3 term of imprisonment of 15 calendar years and to pay a fine of 4 two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). 5 "d. Is 1,000 pounds or more, the person shall be 6 sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of life without 7 parole. 8 "(2) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 9 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 10 actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of 11 cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in 12 Section 20-2-25(1), is guilty of a felony, which felony shall 13 be known as "trafficking in cocaine." If the quantity 14 involved: 15 "a. Is 28 grams or more, but less than 500 grams, 16 the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 17 imprisonment of three calendar years and to pay a fine of 18 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). 19 "b. Is 500 grams or more, but less than one kilo, 20 the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 21 imprisonment of five calendar years and to pay a fine of one 22 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 23 "c. Is one kilo, but less than 10 kilos, then the 24 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of Page 3 SB333 1 imprisonment of 15 calendar years and to pay a fine of two 2 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). 3 "d. Is 10 kilos or more, the person shall be 4 sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of life without 5 parole. 6 "(3) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 7 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 8 actual or constructive possession of, four grams or more of 9 any morphine, opium, or any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer 10 thereof, including heroin, as described in Section 20-2-23(2) 11 or Section 20-2-25(1)a., or four grams or more of any mixture 12 containing any such substance, is guilty of a felony, which 13 felony shall be known as "trafficking in illegal drugs." If 14 the quantity involved: 15 "a. Is four grams or more, but less than 14 grams, 16 the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 17 imprisonment of three calendar years and to pay a fine of 18 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). 19 "b. Is 14 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, the 20 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 21 imprisonment of 10 calendar years and to pay a fine of one 22 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 23 "c. Is 28 grams or more, but less than 56 grams, the 24 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of Page 4 SB333 1 imprisonment of 25 calendar years and to pay a fine of five 2 hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). 3 "d. Is 56 grams or more, the person shall be 4 sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of life without 5 parole. 6 "(4) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 7 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 8 actual or constructive possession of 1,000 or more pills or 9 capsules of methaqualone, as described in Section 20-2-1, et 10 seq., is guilty of a felony, which felony shall be known as 11 "trafficking in illegal drugs." If the quantity involved: 12 "a. Is 1,000 pills or capsules, but less than 5,000 13 pills or capsules, the person shall be sentenced to a 14 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three calendar years 15 and pay a fine of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). 16 "b. Is 5,000 capsules or more, but less than 25,000 17 capsules, that person shall be imprisoned to a mandatory 18 minimum term of imprisonment of 10 calendar years and pay a 19 fine of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 20 "c. Is 25,000 pills or more, but less than 100,000 21 pills or capsules, the person shall be sentenced to a 22 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 calendar years 23 and pay a fine of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). Page 5 SB333 1 "d. Is 100,000 capsules or more, the person shall be 2 sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of life without 3 parole. 4 "(5) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 5 delivers or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 6 actual or constructive possession of 500 or more pills or 7 capsules of hydromorphone as is described in Section 20-2-1, 8 et seq., is guilty of a felony which shall be known as 9 "trafficking in illegal drugs." If the quantity involved: 10 "a. Is 500 pills or capsules or more but less than 11 1,000 pills or capsules, the person shall be sentenced to a 12 mandatory term of imprisonment of three calendar years and to 13 pay a fine of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). 14 "b. Is 1,000 pills or capsules or more, but less 15 than 4,000 pills or capsules, the person shall be sentenced to 16 a mandatory term of imprisonment of 10 calendar years and to 17 pay a fine of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 18 "c. Is 4,000 pills or capsules or more but less than 19 10,000 pills or capsules, the person shall be sentenced to a 20 mandatory term of imprisonment of 25 calendar years and to pay 21 a fine of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 22 "d. Is more than 10,000 pills or capsules, the 23 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory term of life in 24 prison without parole. Page 6 SB333 1 "(6) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, 2 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 3 actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of 4 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, or of any mixture containing 5 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, is guilty of a felony, which 6 felony shall be known as "trafficking in illegal drugs." If 7 the quantity involved: 8 "a. Is 28 grams or more, but less than 500 grams, 9 the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 10 imprisonment of three calendar years and to pay a fine of 11 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).