2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 218A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 218A.1411 Trafficking in controlled substance in or near school -- Exception for certain misdemeanor offenses -- Penalty.
218A.1411 Trafficking in controlled substance in or near school -- Exception for
certain misdemeanor offenses -- Penalty.
(1) Any person who unlawfully traffics in a controlled substance classified in Schedules
I, II, III, IV or V, or a controlled substance analogue in any building used primarily <br>for classroom instruction in a school or on any premises located within one <br>thousand (1,000) yards of any school building used primarily for classroom <br>instruction shall be guilty of a Class D felony, unless a more severe penalty is set <br>forth in this chapter, in which case the higher penalty shall apply. The measurement <br>shall be taken in a straight line from the nearest wall of the school to the place of <br>violation.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any misdemeanor
offense relating to synthetic cannabinoid agonists or piperazines or salvia.
Effective: April 26, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 9, effective April 13, 2010; and ch. 160,
sec. 9, effective April 26, 2010. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 11, effective <br>July 14, 1992.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/26/2010). This section was amended by
2010 Ky. Acts chs. 149 and 160, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been <br>codified together.
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