HP0988
LD 1405
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 426
Item 1
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An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Lawful Possession of Certain Scheduled Drugs

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1107-A, sub-§5  is enacted to read:

5   A person may not be charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug or controlled substance under subsection 1, paragraphs C to F until that person is given 24 hours to produce a valid prescription for the scheduled drug or controlled substance that is the basis for the charge.

summary

This bill requires that a person be given 24 hours to produce a valid prescription for a scheduled drug or controlled substance before being charged with unlawful possession of that scheduled drug or controlled substance.


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