DIGEST
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HB 700 Original 2022 Regular Session Bagley
Abstract: Provides relative to penalties for possession of certain amounts of marijuana for a person
under the age of 18.
Proposed law provides that a person under the age of 18 who possesses marijuana shall be punished
as follows:
(1)(a)On a first conviction, wherein the person possesses 14 grams or less, the person shall
be placed on probation or any other dispositional alternative, imprisoned for not more
than 15 days.
(b)On a first conviction, wherein the person possesses more than 14 grams, the person
shall be placed on probation or any other dispositional alternative, or imprisoned for
not more than six months.
(2)On a second conviction, the person shall be placed on probation or any other dispositional
alternative, or imprisoned for not more than six months.
(3)On a third conviction, the person shall be placed on probation or any other dispositional
alternative, or sentenced to imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than two
years.
(4)On a fourth or subsequent conviction, the person shall be placed on probation or any other
dispositional alternative, or sentenced to imprisonment with or without hard labor for not
more than four years.
(Adds R.S. 40:966.1)