The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Carbush’s HB 1211 on methamphetamine related property damage. The bill includes the attempted manufacture of methamphetamine in the statutory definition of "methamphetamine abuse", provides that damaging property during: (1) the dealing or manufacture; or (2) the attempted dealing or manufacture; of cocaine, a narcotic drug, or … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine related property damage
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Methamphetamine matters; pharmacists and ephedrine
The Corrections and Criminal Law Committee simultaneously heard SB 161 authored by Sen. Young on methamphetamine matters, and SB 80 authored by Sen. Head and Sen. Merritt on pharmacists and ephedrine. SB 80 further addresses pharmacist discretion in ephedrine or pseudoephedrine (PSE) sales. Both bills require reporting of drug-related felony convictions to the National Precursor Log … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters; pharmacists and ephedrine
Robbery of a pharmacy
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 227 authored by Sen. Grooms, on robbery of a pharmacy. The bill enhances robbery from a Level 5 to Level 4 felony if the robbery involves theft of a controlled substance from a person on the premises of a pharmacy; enhances such robberies committed while armed or resulting in bodily injury to a Level 3 felony (or Level 2 if … [Read more...] about Robbery of a pharmacy
Drug offenses
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1235 concerning drug offenses authored by Reps. Steuerwald, Koch, McNamara, Goodin. The bill makes a prior conviction of dealing in synthetic drugs an enhancing circumstance for the purpose of sentencing for dealing in controlled substances offenses and makes the minimum sentence for a Level 2 felony conviction under IC 35-48-4-1 … [Read more...] about Drug offenses
Controlled substances and public servant impersonation
The House Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 174 concerning controlled substances and public servant impersonation authored by Sen. R. Michael Young. In follow-up to last week’s discussion, Sen. Young introduced an amendment to this bill that, as proposed: establishes a Class A misdemeanor for impersonating a public servant with intent to defraud or induce compliance w … [Read more...] about Controlled substances and public servant impersonation