Criminal Legal Reform
Bill Number: HB16-1344
Year: 2016
ACLU Position: Oppose
Sponsors: M. Foote / J. Cooke
Description:
Under current law there are certain circumstances that if present
in a drug crime elevate the crime to special offender offense which carries
a drug level felony 1 penalty. The bill adds the circumstance of a person
dying as a result of the use of a distributed controlled substance to the list
of special offender circumstances.
Current Status:
House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (04/19/2016)
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