Marijuana plants; destruction thereof if more than 10 is seized in connection with drug prosecution. (SB444)
Introduced By
Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Destruction of live marijuana plants. Provides that where a seizure of more than 10 suspected live marijuana plants is made in connection with any drug prosecution or investigation, the appropriate law-enforcement agency may retain 10 of the seized plants and destroy the remainder by direction of the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee, without a court order, when: it is not reasonably possible to preserve all of the plants in place or to remove the plants to another location; random and representative samples of the plants to be destroyed are retained for evidentiary purposes; and photographs or video recordings are taken to record the total amount of the suspected marijuana plants seized. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103575D |
| 01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/03/2010 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |