KRS 218A.1404

Prohibited activities relating to controlled substances -- Penalties

Known as the Kentucky Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 218A.005 to 218A.994 (124 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Williams v. Commonwealth (2006)

Most recently applied in Derek Early v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (September 2015)

Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Amended 2011 Ky

(1) No person shall traffic in any controlled substance except as authorized by law.

(2) No person shall possess any controlled substance except as authorized by law.

(3) No person shall dispense, prescribe, distribute, or administer any controlled substance except as authorized by law.

(4) Unless another specific penalty is provided in this chapter, any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) or (3) of this section shall be guilty of a Class D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for subsequent offenses and any person who violates the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.