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This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 at 11:03 AM by jeyring. -->              1     

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AMENDMENTS

             2     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda

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Senate Sponsor: Jon J. Greiner

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Controlled Substances Act regarding controlled substances and
             10      drug paraphernalia.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    specifies that a plea to a controlled substance violation that is held in abeyance is
             14      considered to be a conviction;
             15          .    amends language regarding items used to ingest or inhale controlled substances so
             16      that it refers to all controlled substances, rather than marijuana, cocaine, and
             17      hashish;
             18          .    clarifies that a person may be charged for an illegal drug or paraphernalia offense
             19      and may also be charged for a violation of any other section of the Controlled
             20      Substances Act or the Drug Paraphernalia Act; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          58-37-8, as last amended by Chapters 8 and 30, Laws of Utah 2006
             29          58-37a-3, as enacted by Chapter 76, Laws of Utah 1981
             30          58-37a-5, as enacted by Chapter 76, Laws of Utah 1981
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 58-37-8 is amended to read:
             34           58-37-8. Prohibited acts -- Penalties.
             35          (1) Prohibited acts A -- Penalties:
             36          (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly and
             37      intentionally:
             38          (i) produce, manufacture, or dispense, or to possess with intent to produce,
             39      manufacture, or dispense, a controlled or counterfeit substance;
             40          (ii) distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance, or to agree, consent, offer, or
             41      arrange to distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance;
             42          (iii) possess a controlled or counterfeit substance with intent to distribute; or
             43          (iv) engage in a continuing criminal enterprise where:
             44          (A) the person participates, directs, or engages in conduct which results in any
             45      violation of any provision of Title 58, Chapters 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, or 37d that is a felony; and
             46          (B) the violation is a part of a continuing series of two or more violations of Title 58,
             47      Chapters 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, or 37d on separate occasions that are undertaken in concert with
             48      five or more persons with respect to whom the person occupies a position of organizer,
             49      supervisor, or any other position of management.
             50          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (1)(a) with respect to:
             51          (i) a substance classified in Schedule I or II, a controlled substance analog, or
             52      gammahydroxybutyric acid as listed in Schedule III is guilty of a second degree felony and
             53      upon a second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a first degree felony;
             54          (ii) a substance classified in Schedule III or IV, or marijuana, is guilty of a third degree
             55      felony, and upon a second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a second degree felony; or
             56          (iii) a substance classified in Schedule V is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and upon a
             57      second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a third degree felony.
             58          (c) Any person who has been convicted of a violation of Subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii)


             59      may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term as provided by law, but if the trier
             60      of fact finds a firearm as defined in Section 76-10-501 was used, carried, or possessed on his
             61      person or in his immediate possession during the commission or in furtherance of the offense,
             62      the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted for a term of one year to run
             63      consecutively and not concurrently; and the court may additionally sentence the person
             64      convicted for an indeterminate term not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not
             65      concurrently.
             66          (d) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (1)(a)(iv) is guilty of a first degree
             67      felony punishable by imprisonment for an indeterminate term of not less than seven years and
             68      which may be for life. Imposition or execution of the sentence may not be suspended, and the
             69      person is not eligible for probation.
             70          (2) Prohibited acts B -- Penalties:
             71          (a) It is unlawful:
             72          (i) for any person knowingly and intentionally to possess or use a controlled substance
             73      analog or a controlled substance, unless it was obtained under a valid prescription or order,
             74      directly from a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or as
             75      otherwise authorized by this chapter;
             76          (ii) for any owner, tenant, licensee, or person in control of any building, room,
             77      tenement, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other place knowingly and intentionally to permit them to
             78      be occupied by persons unlawfully possessing, using, or distributing controlled substances in
             79      any of those locations; or
             80          (iii) for any person knowingly and intentionally to possess an altered or forged
             81      prescription or written order for a controlled substance.
             82          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(i) with respect to:
             83          (i) marijuana, if the amount is 100 pounds or more, is guilty of a second degree felony;
             84          (ii) a substance classified in Schedule I or II, marijuana, if the amount is more than 16
             85      ounces, but less than 100 pounds, or a controlled substance analog, is guilty of a third degree
             86      felony; or
             87          (iii) marijuana, if the marijuana is not in the form of an extracted resin from any part of
             88      the plant, and the amount is more than one ounce but less than 16 ounces, is guilty of a class A
             89      misdemeanor.


             90          (c) Upon a person's conviction of a violation of this Subsection (2) subsequent to a
             91      conviction under Subsection (1)(a), that person shall be sentenced to a one degree greater
             92      penalty than provided in this Subsection (2).
             93          (d) Any person who violates Subsection (2)(a)(i) with respect to all other controlled
             94      substances not included in Subsection (2)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii), including less than one ounce of
             95      marijuana, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Upon a second conviction the person is guilty
             96      of a class A misdemeanor, and upon a third or subsequent conviction the person is guilty of a
             97      third degree felony.
             98          (e) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(i) while inside the exterior
             99      boundaries of property occupied by any correctional facility as defined in Section 64-13-1 or
             100      any public jail or other place of confinement shall be sentenced to a penalty one degree greater
             101      than provided in Subsection (2)(b), and if the conviction is with respect to controlled
             102      substances as listed in:
             103          (i) Subsection (2)(b), the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an
             104      indeterminate term as provided by law, and:
             105          (A) the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted to a term of one year to
             106      run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             107          (B) the court may additionally sentence the person convicted for an indeterminate term
             108      not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             109          (ii) Subsection (2)(d), the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an
             110      indeterminate term as provided by law, and the court shall additionally sentence the person
             111      convicted to a term of six months to run consecutively and not concurrently.
             112          (f) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(a)(iii) is:
             113          (i) on a first conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor;
             114          (ii) on a second conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
             115          (iii) on a third or subsequent conviction, guilty of a third degree felony.
             116          (g) A person is subject to the penalties under Subsection (2)(h) who, in an offense not
             117      amounting to a violation of Section 76-5-207 :
             118          (i) violates Subsection (2)(a)(i) by knowingly and intentionally having in his body any
             119      measurable amount of a controlled substance; and
             120          (ii) operates a motor vehicle as defined in Section 76-5-207 in a negligent manner,


             121      causing serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 or the death of another.
             122          (h) A person who violates Subsection (2)(g) by having in his body:
             123          (i) a controlled substance classified under Schedule I, other than those described in
             124      Subsection (2)(h)(ii), or a controlled substance classified under Schedule II is guilty of a second
             125      degree felony;
             126          (ii) marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinols, or equivalents described in Subsection
             127      58-37-4 (2)(a)(iii)(S) or (AA) is guilty of a third degree felony; or
             128          (iii) any controlled substance classified under Schedules III, IV, or V is guilty of a class
             129      A misdemeanor.
             130          (3) Prohibited acts C -- Penalties:
             131          (a) It is unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally:
             132          (i) to use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a
             133      license number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person or, for the
             134      purpose of obtaining a controlled substance, to assume the title of, or represent himself to be, a
             135      manufacturer, wholesaler, apothecary, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other authorized
             136      person;
             137          (ii) to acquire or obtain possession of, to procure or attempt to procure the
             138      administration of, to obtain a prescription for, to prescribe or dispense to any person known to
             139      be attempting to acquire or obtain possession of, or to procure the administration of any
             140      controlled substance by misrepresentation or failure by the person to disclose his receiving any
             141      controlled substance from another source, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, alteration of a
             142      prescription or written order for a controlled substance, or the use of a false name or address;
             143          (iii) to make any false or forged prescription or written order for a controlled substance,
             144      or to utter the same, or to alter any prescription or written order issued or written under the
             145      terms of this chapter; or
             146          (iv) to make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed
             147      to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or
             148      device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling
             149      so as to render any drug a counterfeit controlled substance.
             150          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a third degree
             151      felony.


             152          (4) Prohibited acts D -- Penalties:
             153          (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a person not authorized under this
             154      chapter who commits any act declared to be unlawful under this section, Title 58, Chapter 37a,
             155      Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act, or under Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances
             156      Act, is upon conviction subject to the penalties and classifications under this Subsection (4) if
             157      the trier of fact finds the act is committed:
             158          (i) in a public or private elementary or secondary school or on the grounds of any of
             159      those schools;
             160          (ii) in a public or private vocational school or postsecondary institution or on the
             161      grounds of any of those schools or institutions;
             162          (iii) in those portions of any building, park, stadium, or other structure or grounds
             163      which are, at the time of the act, being used for an activity sponsored by or through a school or
             164      institution under Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii);
             165          (iv) in or on the grounds of a preschool or child-care facility;
             166          (v) in a public park, amusement park, arcade, or recreation center;
             167          (vi) in or on the grounds of a house of worship as defined in Section 76-10-501 ;
             168          (vii) in a shopping mall, sports facility, stadium, arena, theater, movie house,
             169      playhouse, or parking lot or structure adjacent thereto;
             170          (viii) in a public parking lot or structure;
             171          (ix) within 1,000 feet of any structure, facility, or grounds included in Subsections
             172      (4)(a)(i) through (viii);
             173          (x) in the immediate presence of a person younger than 18 years of age, regardless of
             174      where the act occurs; or
             175          (xi) for the purpose of facilitating, arranging, or causing the transport, delivery, or
             176      distribution of a substance in violation of this section to an inmate or on the grounds of any
             177      correctional facility as defined in Section 76-8-311.3 .
             178          (b) A person convicted under this Subsection (4) is guilty of a first degree felony and
             179      shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than five years if the penalty that would otherwise
             180      have been established but for this subsection would have been a first degree felony. Imposition
             181      or execution of the sentence may not be suspended, and the person is not eligible for probation.
             182          (c) If the classification that would otherwise have been established would have been


             183      less than a first degree felony but for this Subsection (4), a person convicted under this
             184      Subsection (4) is guilty of one degree more than the maximum penalty prescribed for that
             185      offense. This Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a violation of Subsection (2)(g).
             186          (d) (i) If the violation is of Subsection (4)(a)(xi):
             187          (A) the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term as
             188      provided by law, and the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted for a term of
             189      one year to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             190          (B) the court may additionally sentence the person convicted for an indeterminate term
             191      not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             192          (ii) the penalties under this Subsection (4)(d) apply also to any person who, acting with
             193      the mental state required for the commission of an offense, directly or indirectly solicits,
             194      requests, commands, coerces, encourages, or intentionally aids another person to commit a
             195      violation of Subsection (4)(a)(xi).
             196          (e) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this Subsection (4) that the actor
             197      mistakenly believed the individual to be 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense or
             198      was unaware of the individual's true age; nor that the actor mistakenly believed that the
             199      location where the act occurred was not as described in Subsection (4)(a) or was unaware that
             200      the location where the act occurred was as described in Subsection (4)(a).
             201          (5) Any violation of this chapter for which no penalty is specified is a class B
             202      misdemeanor.
             203          (6) H. [ As used in this section, ] For purposes of penalty enhancement under
             203a      Subsections (1)(b) and (2)(c), .H a plea of guilty or no contest to a violation of this section
             204      which is held in abeyance under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, H. [ is considered to be a
             205      conviction for a violation of this section,
] is the equivalent of a conviction, .H
even if the
             205a      charge has been subsequently reduced or
             206      dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement.
             207          (7) A person may be charged and sentenced for a violation of this section,
             208      notwithstanding a charge and sentence for a violation of any other section of this chapter.
             209          [(6)] (8) (a) Any penalty imposed for violation of this section is in addition to, and not
             210      in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law.
             211          (b) Where violation of this chapter violates a federal law or the law of another state,
             212      conviction or acquittal under federal law or the law of another state for the same act is a bar to
             213      prosecution in this state.


             214          [(7)] (9) In any prosecution for a violation of this chapter, evidence or proof which
             215      shows a person or persons produced, manufactured, possessed, distributed, or dispensed a
             216      controlled substance or substances, is prima facie evidence that the person or persons did so
             217      with knowledge of the character of the substance or substances.
             218          [(8)] (10) This section does not prohibit a veterinarian, in good faith and in the course
             219      of his professional practice only and not for humans, from prescribing, dispensing, or
             220      administering controlled substances or from causing the substances to be administered by an
             221      assistant or orderly under his direction and supervision.
             222          [(9)] (11) Civil or criminal liability may not be imposed under this section on:
             223          (a) any person registered under this chapter who manufactures, distributes, or possesses
             224      an imitation controlled substance for use as a placebo or investigational new drug by a
             225      registered practitioner in the ordinary course of professional practice or research; or
             226          (b) any law enforcement officer acting in the course and legitimate scope of his
             227      employment.
             228          [(10)] (12) (a) Civil or criminal liability may not be imposed under this section on any
             229      Indian, as defined in Subsection 58-37-2 (1)(v), who uses, possesses, or transports peyote for
             230      bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in connection with the practice of a traditional Indian
             231      religion as defined in Subsection 58-37-2 (1)(w).
             232          (b) In a prosecution alleging violation of this section regarding peyote as defined in
             233      Subsection 58-37-4 (2)(a)(iii)(V), it is an affirmative defense that the peyote was used,
             234      possessed, or transported by an Indian for bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in
             235      connection with the practice of a traditional Indian religion.
             236          (c) (i) The defendant shall provide written notice of intent to claim an affirmative
             237      defense under this Subsection [(10)] (12) as soon as practicable, but not later than ten days
             238      prior to trial.
             239          (ii) The notice shall include the specific claims of the affirmative defense.
             240          (iii) The court may waive the notice requirement in the interest of justice for good
             241      cause shown, if the prosecutor is not unfairly prejudiced by the lack of timely notice.
             242          (d) The defendant shall establish the affirmative defense under this Subsection [(10)]
             243      (12) by a preponderance of the evidence. If the defense is established, it is a complete defense
             244      to the charges.


             245          [(11)] (13) If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision to any
             246      person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect
             247      without the invalid provision or application.
             248          Section 2. Section 58-37a-3 is amended to read:
             249           58-37a-3. "Drug paraphernalia" defined.
             250          As used in this chapter:
             251          "Drug paraphernalia" means any equipment, product, or material used, or intended for
             252      use, to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce,
             253      process, prepare, test, analyze, package, repackage, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest,
             254      inhale, or to otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body in violation of
             255      Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, and includes, but is not limited to:
             256          (1) kits used, or intended for use, in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, or
             257      harvesting any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled
             258      substance can be derived;
             259          (2) kits used, or intended for use, in manufacturing, compounding, converting,
             260      producing, processing, or preparing a controlled substance;
             261          (3) isomerization devices used, or intended for use, to increase the potency of any
             262      species of plant which is a controlled substance;
             263          (4) testing equipment used, or intended for use, to identify or to analyze the strength,
             264      effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance;
             265          (5) scales and balances used, or intended for use, in weighing or measuring a controlled
             266      substance;
             267          (6) diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannited,
             268      dextrose and lactose, used, or intended for use to cut a controlled substance;
             269          (7) separation gins and sifters used, or intended for use to remove twigs, seeds, or other
             270      impurities from marihuana;
             271          (8) blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used, or intended for use to
             272      compound a controlled substance;
             273          (9) capsules, balloons, envelopes, and other containers used, or intended for use to
             274      package small quantities of a controlled substance;
             275          (10) containers and other objects used, or intended for use to store or conceal a


             276      controlled substance;
             277          (11) hypodermic syringes, needles, and other objects used, or intended for use to
             278      parenterally inject a controlled substance into the human body; and
             279          (12) objects used, or intended for use to ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce
             280      [marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil] a controlled substance into the human body,
             281      including but not limited to:
             282          (a) metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipes with or without
             283      screens, permanent screens, hashish heads, or punctured metal bowls;
             284          (b) water pipes;
             285          (C) carburetion tubes and devices;
             286          (D) smoking and carburetion masks;
             287          (E) roach clips: meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a marihuana
             288      cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;
             289          (F) miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials;
             290          (G) chamber pipes;
             291          (H) carburetor pipes;
             292          (I) electric pipes;
             293          (J) air-driven pipes;
             294          (K) chillums;
             295          (L) bongs; and
             296          (M) ice pipes or chillers.
             297          Section 3. Section 58-37a-5 is amended to read:
             298           58-37a-5. Unlawful acts.
             299          (1) It is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug
             300      paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert,
             301      produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest,
             302      inhale or otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body in violation of this
             303      chapter. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             304          (2) It is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or
             305      manufacture with intent to deliver, any drug paraphernalia, knowing that the drug paraphernalia
             306      will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert,


             307      produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest,
             308      inhale, or otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body in violation of this
             309      act. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             310          (3) Any person 18 years of age or over who delivers drug paraphernalia to a person
             311      under 18 years of age who is three years or more younger than the person making the delivery
             312      is guilty of a third degree felony.
             313          (4) It is unlawful for any person to place in this state in any newspaper, magazine,
             314      handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing that the purpose of the advertisement
             315      is to promote the sale of drug paraphernalia. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty
             316      of a class B misdemeanor.
             317          (5) A person may be charged and sentenced for a violation of this section,
             318      notwithstanding a charge and sentence for a violation of any other section of this chapter.




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