Bill Text: HI SB209 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Drugs; Promoting; Offense

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-12 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 30 [SB209 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2015-SB209-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

209

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO DRUGS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 712-1241, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:

     "(1)  A person commits the offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree if the person knowingly:

    (a)   Possesses one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of:

         (i)  One ounce or more, containing heroin, morphine, or cocaine or any of their respective salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or

        (ii)  One and one-half ounce or more, containing one or more of any of the other dangerous drugs except methamphetamine;

    (b)   Possesses fifty or more capsules, tablets, ampules, dosage units, or syrettes containing one or more dangerous drugs;

   [(b)(c)  Distributes, except for methamphetamine:

         (i)  Twenty-five or more capsules, tablets, ampules, dosage units, or syrettes containing one or more dangerous drugs; or

        (ii)  One or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of:

              (A)  One-eighth ounce or more, containing heroin, morphine, or cocaine or any of their respective salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or

              (B)  Three-eighths ounce or more, containing any other dangerous drug;

   [(c)(d)  Distributes any dangerous drug in any amount to a minor except for methamphetamine; or

   [(d)(e)  Manufactures a dangerous drug in any amount, except for methamphetamine; provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person registered under section 329-32."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on January 7, 2059.


 


 

Report Title:

Drugs; Promoting; Offense

 

Description:

Expands the offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree to include possessing fifty or more capsules, tablets, ampules, dosage units or syrettes containing one or more dangerous drugs.  Effective 01/07/2059.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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