2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 21 - Food And Drugs
CHAPTER 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act
§ 21-28-4.14 - Third or subsequent offenses.
SECTION 21-28-4.14
§ 21-28-4.14 Third or subsequent offenses. – (a) Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this chapter may be imprisoned for a term up to three (3) times the term authorized, and fined an amount up to three (3) times that authorized by § 21-28-4.11, or both.
(b) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a third or subsequent offense if, prior to his or her conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted twice under this chapter or twice under any statute of the United States or of any state, or any combination of them, relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drug.
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