Marijuana plants; when seizure of 10 or more, law-enforcement agency may destroy. (SB1012)
Introduced By
Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Destruction of live marijuana plants. Provides that where a seizure of more than 10 suspected marijuana plants is made in connection with any drug prosecution or investigation, the appropriate law-enforcement agency may destroy the plants by direction of the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee, without a court order, when it is not reasonably possible to preserve 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 »
Status
01/19/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101105D |
01/11/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/19/2011 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |