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2005 SESSION

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HB 2531 Drug cases; dismissal of certain charges.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dismissal of certain drug charges.  Provides that when a person is charged with the Class 6 felony offense of obtaining drugs by use of a forged prescription, the court may, when it puts the accused on probation and the accused completes all the terms and conditions of his probation dismiss the charges. Currently, the court's only option when the accused satisfactorily completes probation is to find the accused guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 059101416  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 059101416
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/05  House: Stricken from docket by C. J. (19-Y 0-N)