Bill Text: IA HF2241 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the manufacture, delivery, or possession of marijuana and the possession of drug paraphernalia, and providing penalties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-02 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 174. [HF2241 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF2241-Introduced.html
House File 2241 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2241 BY ANDERSON , HUNTER , OLSON , and ABDUL-SAMAD A BILL FOR An Act relating to the manufacture, delivery, or possession 1 of marijuana and the possession of drug paraphernalia, and 2 providing penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5391HH (9) 89 as/rh
H.F. 2241 Section 1. Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 1 2022, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. Violation Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 3 a violation of this subsection , with respect to any other 4 controlled substances, counterfeit substances, simulated 5 controlled substances, or imitation controlled substances 6 classified in schedule IV or V including a violation of this 7 subsection involving less than forty-two and one-half grams 8 of marijuana that was offered for sale is an aggravated 9 misdemeanor. However, 10 (1) A violation of this subsection involving fifty 11 kilograms or less of marijuana or involving flunitrazepam is a 12 class “D” felony. 13 (2) A violation of this subsection involving less than 14 forty-two and one-half grams of marijuana that was not offered 15 for sale is punishable by a civil penalty as provided in 16 section 124.401H. 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 124.401H Small amount of marijuana —— 18 drug paraphernalia —— reasonable suspicion —— civil penalty. 19 1. A person who commits a violation of section 124.401, 20 subsection 1, involving less than forty-two and one-half grams 21 of marijuana that was not offered for sale shall be assessed a 22 civil penalty in the amount of twenty-five dollars. 23 2. A person who commits a violation of section 124.414, 24 if the drug paraphernalia was not offered for sale, shall be 25 assessed a civil penalty in the amount of twenty-five dollars. 26 3. This section shall not be construed to allow any of the 27 following: 28 a. The sale of marijuana or drug paraphernalia. 29 b. The use of marijuana or the display of drug paraphernalia 30 in a public place. 31 c. The possession, manufacture, or delivery of marijuana or 32 drug paraphernalia in the workplace. 33 d. An employer’s regulation of marijuana use by an employee 34 outside of regular work hours. 35 -1- LSB 5391HH (9) 89 as/rh 1/ 4
H.F. 2241 e. Operating a motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while 1 under the influence of marijuana. 2 f. Prohibiting any person, business, organization, or 3 other entity, or a governmental agency that occupies, owns, 4 or controls any real property, from prohibiting or regulating 5 the possession, manufacture, or delivery of marijuana on such 6 property. 7 4. A peace officer shall confiscate all visible marijuana 8 or drug paraphernalia associated with a violation punishable 9 pursuant to this section. 10 5. The existence of any of the following circumstances 11 shall not constitute reasonable suspicion of a crime either 12 individually or in combination, unless the peace officer is 13 investigating a person for suspicion of operating a motor 14 vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while under the influence of 15 marijuana: 16 a. The odor of marijuana. 17 b. The possession of, or the suspicion of the possession of, 18 marijuana, without evidence that the quantity of marijuana is 19 equal to or greater than forty-two and one-half grams. 20 c. The possession of multiple containers of marijuana 21 without evidence that the quantity of marijuana is equal to or 22 greater than forty-two and one-half grams. 23 d. The possession of marijuana in proximity to any amount of 24 cash without evidence that the quantity of marijuana is equal 25 to or greater than forty-two and one-half grams. 26 6. A civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall 27 be collected by the clerk of the district court and shall be 28 distributed as provided in section 602.8105, subsection 4. 29 Sec. 3. Section 124.414, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 3. A person who violates this section commits a simple 32 misdemeanor. However, if the drug paraphernalia was not 33 offered for sale, the violation shall be punishable by a civil 34 penalty as provided in section 124.401H. 35 -2- LSB 5391HH (9) 89 as/rh 2/ 4
H.F. 2241 Sec. 4. Section 602.8105, subsection 4, Code 2022, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. The clerk of the district court shall collect a civil 3 penalty assessed against a retailer person pursuant to 4 section 124.401H or against a retailer pursuant to section 5 126.23B . Any moneys collected from the civil penalty shall be 6 distributed to the city or county that brought the enforcement 7 action for a violation of section 124.401H or 126.23A . 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to the manufacture, delivery, or 12 possession of marijuana, the possession of drug paraphernalia, 13 and provides penalties. 14 The bill provides that a person who violates Code section 15 124.401(1)(d) relating to the manufacture, delivery, or 16 possession of marijuana involving less than 42.5 grams of 17 marijuana that was not offered for sale shall be assessed 18 a civil penalty. If less than 42.5 grams of marijuana was 19 offered for sale, the violation is an aggravated misdemeanor. 20 Current law specifies that a violation of this Code section 21 involving 50 kilograms or less of marijuana is a class “D” 22 felony. 23 The bill provides that a person who violates Code section 24 124.414 involving drug paraphernalia that was not offered 25 for sale shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of 26 $25 to be collected by the clerk of the district court to be 27 distributed to the city or county that brought the enforcement 28 action. Current law provides that a violation of Code section 29 124.414 is a simple misdemeanor. 30 The bill shall not be construed to allow any of the 31 following: the sale of marijuana or drug paraphernalia; the 32 use of marijuana or the display of drug paraphernalia in a 33 public place; the possession, manufacture, or delivery of 34 marijuana or drug paraphernalia in the workplace; an employer’s 35 -3- LSB 5391HH (9) 89 as/rh 3/ 4
H.F. 2241 regulation of marijuana use by an employee outside of regular 1 work hours; the operation of a motor vehicle, motorboat, or 2 sailboat while under the influence of marijuana; or prohibiting 3 any person, business, organization, or a governmental agency 4 that occupies, owns, or controls any real property, from 5 prohibiting or regulating marijuana on such property. 6 The bill specifies that the existence of any of the following 7 circumstances shall not constitute reasonable suspicion of a 8 crime either individually or in combination, unless the peace 9 officer is investigating a person for suspicion of operating a 10 motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while under the influence 11 of marijuana: the odor of marijuana; the possession of, or the 12 suspicion of the possession of, marijuana, without evidence 13 that the quantity of marijuana is equal to or greater than 14 42.5 grams; the possession of multiple containers of marijuana 15 without evidence that the quantity of marijuana is equal to 16 or greater than 42.5 grams; and the possession of marijuana 17 in proximity to any amount of cash without evidence that the 18 quantity of marijuana is equal to or greater than 42.5 grams. 19 -4- LSB 5391HH (9) 89 as/rh 4/ 4
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