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KRS 218A.1415

Possession of controlled substance in first degree -- Penalties

Known as the Kentucky Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 218–218 (124 sections).

Applied in 47 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Commonwealth (2003)

Most recently applied in Bains v. Commonwealth (December 2018)

Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Amended 2011 Ky

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

(1) A person is guilty of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:

(a) A controlled substance that is classified in Schedules I or II and is a narcotic drug;

(b) A controlled substance analogue;

(c) Methamphetamine;

(d) Lysergic acid diethylamide;

(e) Phencyclidine;

(f) Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), including its salts, isomers, salts of isomers, and analogues; or (g) Flunitrazepam, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.

(2) Possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a Class D felony subject to the following provisions:

(a) The maximum term of incarceration shall be no greater than three (3) years, notwithstanding KRS Chapter 532;

(b) For a person's first or second offense under this section, he or she may be subject to a period of:

1. Deferred prosecution pursuant to KRS 218A.14151; or 2. Presumptive probation;

(c) Deferred prosecution under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be the preferred alternative for a first offense; and (d) If a person does not enter a deferred prosecution program for his or her first or second offense, he or she shall be subject to a period of presumptive probation, unless a court determines the defendant is not eligible for presumptive probation as defined in KRS 218A.010.

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