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11 Session of 2024
22 SENATE BILL No. 413
33 By Committee on Judiciary
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55 AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating
66 to controlled substances; specifying penalties for unlawful distribution
77 of controlled substances with respect to material containing any
88 quantity of a fentanyl-related controlled substance when distributed by
99 weight or dosage unit; amending K.S.A. 21-5705 and repealing the
1010 existing section.
1111 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
1212 Section 1. K.S.A. 21-5705 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
1313 5705. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or possess with
1414 the intent to distribute any of the following controlled substances or
1515 controlled substance analogs thereof:
1616 (1) Opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant designated in
1717 subsection (d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1),
1818 and amendments thereto;
1919 (2) any depressant designated in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4105(e),
2020 subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4107(e), subsection (b) or (c) of K.S.A. 65-
2121 4109(b) or (c) or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-4111(b), and amendments
2222 thereto;
2323 (3) any stimulant designated in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-4105(f),
2424 subsection (d)(2), (d)(4), (d)(5) or (f)(2) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(2), (d)(4),
2525 (d)(5) or (f)(2) or subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4109(e), and amendments
2626 thereto;
2727 (4) any hallucinogenic drug designated in subsection (d) of K.S.A.
2828 65-4105(d), subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-4107(g) or subsection (g) of
2929 K.S.A. 65-4109(g), and amendments thereto;
3030 (5) any substance designated in subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-4105(g)
3131 and subsection (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of K.S.A. or 65-4111(c), (d), (e), (f)
3232 or (g), and amendments thereto;
3333 (6) any anabolic steroids as defined in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-
3434 4109(f), and amendments thereto; or
3535 (7) any substance designated in subsection (h) of K.S.A. 65-4105(h),
3636 and amendments thereto.
3737 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or possess with
3838 the intent to distribute a controlled substance or a controlled substance
3939 analog designated in K.S.A. 65-4113, and amendments thereto.
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7676 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to cultivate any controlled
7777 substance or controlled substance analog listed in subsection (a).
7878 (d) (1) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) is a:
7979 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
8080 less than 3.5 grams;
8181 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
8282 least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams;
8383 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
8484 least 100 grams but less than 1 kilogram; and
8585 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was 1
8686 kilogram or more.
8787 (2) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) with respect
8888 to material containing any quantity of marijuana, or an analog thereof, is a:
8989 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
9090 less than 25 grams;
9191 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
9292 least 25 grams but less than 450 grams;
9393 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
9494 least 450 grams but less than 30 kilograms; and
9595 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was 30
9696 kilograms or more.
9797 (3) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) with respect
9898 to material containing any quantity of a fentanyl-related controlled
9999 substance, heroin, as defined by subsection (c)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4105(c)
100100 (12), and amendments thereto, or methamphetamine, as defined by
101101 subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and
102102 amendments thereto, or an analog thereof, is a:
103103 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
104104 less than 1 gram;
105105 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was at
106106 least 1 gram but less than 3.5 grams;
107107 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was at
108108 least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams; and
109109 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was
110110 100 grams or more.
111111 (4) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) with respect
112112 to material containing any quantity of a controlled substance designated in
113113 K.S.A. 65-4105, 65-4107, 65-4109 or 65-4111, and amendments thereto,
114114 or an analog thereof, distributed by dosage unit, is a:
115115 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the number of dosage units was
116116 fewer than 10;
117117 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the number of dosage units was at
118118 least 10 but less than 100;
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162162 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of dosage units was at
163163 least 100 but less than 1,000; and
164164 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of dosage units was
165165 1,000 or more.
166166 (5) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing any
167167 quantity of a fentanyl-related controlled substance, distributed by dosage
168168 unit, is a:
169169 (A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the number of dosage units was
170170 fewer than 10;
171171 (B) drug severity level 3 felony if the number of dosage units was at
172172 least 10 but less than 50;
173173 (C) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of dosage units was at
174174 least 50 but less than 250; and
175175 (D) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of dosage units was 250
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177177 (6) For any violation of subsection (a), the severity level of the
178178 offense shall be increased one level if the controlled substance or
179179 controlled substance analog was distributed or possessed with the intent to
180180 distribute on or within 1,000 feet of any school property.
181181 (6)(7) Violation of subsection (b) is a:
182182 (A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection
183183 (d)(6)(B) (d)(7)(B); and
184184 (B) nondrug severity level 7, person felony if the substance was
185185 distributed to or possessed with the intent to distribute to a minor.
186186 (7)(8) Violation of subsection (c) is a:
187187 (A) Drug severity level 3 felony if the number of plants cultivated
188188 was more than 4 but fewer than 50;
189189 (B) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of plants cultivated was
190190 at least 50 but fewer than 100; and
191191 (C) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of plants cultivated was
192192 100 or more.
193193 (e) In any prosecution under this section, there shall be a rebuttable
194194 presumption of an intent to distribute if any person possesses the following
195195 quantities of controlled substances or analogs thereof:
196196 (1) 450 grams or more of material containing any quantity of
197197 marijuana;
198198 (2) 3.5 grams or more of material containing any quantity of a
199199 fentanyl-related controlled substance, heroin or methamphetamine;
200200 (3) 50 dosage units or more containing any quantity of a fentanyl-
201201 related controlled substance;
202202 (4) 100 dosage units or more containing a any other controlled
203203 substance; or
204204 (4)(5) 100 grams or more of material containing any other controlled
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248248 substance.
249249 (f) It shall not be a defense to charges arising under this section that
250250 the defendant:
251251 (1) Was acting in an agency relationship on behalf of any other party
252252 in a transaction involving a controlled substance or controlled substance
253253 analog;
254254 (2) did not know the quantity of the controlled substance or
255255 controlled substance analog; or
256256 (3) did not know the specific controlled substance or controlled
257257 substance analog contained in the material that was distributed or
258258 possessed with the intent to distribute.
259259 (g) As used in this section:
260260 (1) "Material" means the total amount of any substance, including a
261261 compound or a mixture, which contains any quantity of a controlled
262262 substance or controlled substance analog.
263263 (2) "Dosage unit" means a controlled substance or controlled
264264 substance analog distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute as a
265265 discrete unit, including but not limited to, one pill, one capsule or one
266266 microdot, and not distributed by weight.
267267 (A) For steroids, or controlled substances in liquid solution legally
268268 manufactured for prescription use, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit"
269269 means the smallest medically approved dosage unit, as determined by the
270270 label, materials provided by the manufacturer, a prescribing authority,
271271 licensed health care professional or other qualified health authority.
272272 (B) For illegally manufactured controlled substances in liquid
273273 solution, or controlled substances in liquid products not intended for
274274 ingestion by human beings, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit" means 10
275275 milligrams, including the liquid carrier medium, except as provided in
276276 subsection (g)(2)(C).
277277 (C) For lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in liquid form, or an analog
278278 thereof, a dosage unit is defined as 0.4 milligrams, including the liquid
279279 medium.
280280 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 21-5705 is hereby repealed.
281281 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
282282 publication in the statute book.
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