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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5920 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002416 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE S ACT |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representative Scott Slater |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 19 | 19 | | (Judiciary) |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Sections 21-28-4.11 and 21-28-4.14 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-28 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | entitled "Uniform Controlled Substances Act" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 21-28-4.11. Second offenses. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) Any person convicted of a second offense under this chapter, except for violations of § 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(i), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii) 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(ii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), or § 21-28-5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), may be imprisoned for a term up to twice the term 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | authorized, fined an amount up to twice that authorized, or both. 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a second offense if, prior to his or 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | her conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted under this chapter, except 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(i), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), § 21-28-10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), or under any statute of the United States or of any state 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs. 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21-28-4.14. Third or subsequent offenses. 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (a) Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this chapter, except for 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), may be 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | imprisoned for a term up to three (3) times the term authorized, and fined an amount up to three (3) 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | times that authorized by § 21-28-4.11, or both. 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (b) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a third or subsequent offense if, 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | prior to his or her conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted twice under 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | this chapter, except for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), or § 21-28-1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), or twice under any statute of the United States or of any 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | other state, or any combination of them, relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | or hallucinogenic drugs. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 5 |
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| 55 | 55 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 56 | 56 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 57 | 57 | | OF |
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| 58 | 58 | | A N A C T |
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| 59 | 59 | | RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED S UBSTANCES ACT |
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| 60 | 60 | | *** |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act would amend the statutory penalties for a second and third possession of marijuana 1 |
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| 62 | 62 | | offense to conform to the penalties promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act. 2 |
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| 63 | 63 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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