Amendment 2025-0140s to SB14 (2025)

(New Title) relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older.

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Revision: Jan. 28, 2025, 4:50 p.m.

Senate Judiciary

January 28, 2025

2025-0140s

09/02

 

 

Amendment to SB 14-FN

 

Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 318-B:26, I(a)(3)(A) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

(A)  A fentanyl class drug in a quantity of 20 grams or more, including any adulterants or dilutants, shall carry a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and 6 months incarceration.  A fentanyl class drug in a quantity of 50 grams or more, including any adulterants or dilutants, shall carry a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 7 years incarceration.  If a defendant charged under this subparagraph cooperates with a law enforcement investigation which results in an arrest or conviction, the defendant shall not be subject to the minimum term of imprisonment outlined in this subparagraph.  The court may not defer, combine, or run concurrently with any other sentence the mandatory minimum unless: