Bill Title: Defenses relating to controlled substance offenses. Provides a defense to prosecution of certain offenses relating to controlled substances if: (1) before a law enforcement officer performs a search of the person or the person's property, the person informs the law enforcement officer that the person is in possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle; and (2) there is no more than a residual amount of a controlled substance located in the hypodermic syringe or needle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law [SB0159 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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