Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense. (SB159)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) with support from co-patrons Sen. Tom Garrett (R-Lynchburg), and Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania)

Description

Penalty for subsequent offenses of drug trafficking.  Provides that any person convicted of a second offense of drug trafficking who has also been previously convicted of any violent felony offense set forth in subsection C of 17.1-805 shall be fined not more than $500,000 and (i) if the maximum term of incarceration for such prior violent felony offense is 40 years or less, sentenced to an additional mandatory minimum term of incarceration of five years or (ii) if the maximum term of incarceration for such violent felony offense is greater than 40 years, sentenced to serve his term of incarceration consecutively with any other sentence of incarceration. The bill also increases the mandatory minimum term of incarceration for a third such offense from five to 10 years. Amends § 18.2-248 (“Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

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