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HB 764 Drugs; penalty for first time possession.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Persons charged for the first time with certain drug possession offenses. Amends disposition for "first offenders," who would be guilty of felonies or Class 1 misdemeanors, to reduce the penalty one "level" and convict those defendants of the lesser crime upon completion of terms of probation rather than defer disposition and dispose of the cases without conviction. For unclassified misdemeanors and those classified as Class 2, 3 and 4 misdemeanors, deferred disposition with a finding of not guilty would remain an option for the court.


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