Revision: Feb. 7, 2022, 11:46 a.m.
Rep. Roy, Rock. 32
January 12, 2022
2022-0087h
04/08
Amendment to HB 1361-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties. Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraph:
XIV. In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, any person who enters this state while possessing any substance prohibited by this chapter with the intent to distribute the substance shall be guilty of a class A felony and shall be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years imprisonment. Any vehicle or other conveyance used to transport a controlled substance into the state shall be subject to forfeiture. This paragraph shall not apply to any cannabis-type drug.
2022-0087h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes an additional penalty for transportation of a controlled drug into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute. The bill excludes any cannabis-type drug.