Possession of controlled substance in second degree -- Penalties
Known as the Kentucky Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 218–218 (124 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth v. Harrelson (2000)
Most recently applied in Lindsey v. Commonwealth (October 2009)
Effective: April 11, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky
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 second degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II which is not a narcotic drug; or specified in KRS 218A.1415; or a controlled substance classified in Schedule III; but not synthetic drugs, salvia, or marijuana.
(2) Possession of a controlled substance in the second degree is 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.