BILL AS INTRODUCED S.147
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VT LEG #381879 v.1
S.147 1
Introduced by Senator Douglass 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Regulated drugs; purchase of drugs from a person under 21 years of 5
age 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to create a new 7
crime of purchasing a regulated drug from a person under 21 years of age. 8
An act relating to purchasing drugs from a person under 21 years of age 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4237a is added to read: 11
§ 4237a. PURCHASING DRUGS FROM A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS 12
OF AGE 13
No person shall knowingly and unlawfully purchase a regulated drug from a 14
person under 21 years of age. A person who violates this section shall be 15
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more 16
than five years in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 17
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 18
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 19