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HB 1455 Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing a substance that contains 2 mgms. or more, penalties.

Introduced by: Timothy Anderson-Resigned 4/3 | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Selling, giving, or distributing a substance containing fentanyl; penalties. Provides that any person who sells, gives, or distributes a substance he knows or should know contains two milligrams or more of any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, to another person without such person's knowledge that the substance sold, given, or distributed contains fentanyl is guilty of attempted murder of the first degree by poison. The bill also provides that if such sale, gift, or distribution results in the death of the other person from his use of the substance containing fentanyl, then the person who sold, gave, or distributed the substance is guilty of murder of the first degree by poison.


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