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RCW 69.50.440

Possession with intent to manufacture—Penalty.

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 69–69 (133 sections).

Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case State v. Thompson (2008)

Most recently applied in State v. Brewer (March 2009)

2005 c 218 s 3; 2003 c 53 s 347; 2002 c 134 s 1; 2000 c 225 s 4; 1997 c 71 s 3; 1996 c 205 s 1.

How often courts cite this section

2000200970
citing decisions per year

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) It is unlawful for any person to possess ephedrine or any of its salts or isomers or salts of isomers, pseudoephedrine or any of its salts or isomers or salts of isomers, pressurized ammonia gas, or pressurized ammonia gas solution with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.

(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class B felony and may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or both. Three thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended. As collected, the first three thousand dollars of the fine must be deposited with the law enforcement agency having responsibility for cleanup of laboratories, sites, or substances used in the manufacture of the methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers. The fine moneys deposited with that law enforcement agency must be used for such clean-up cost.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.