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AB-2045 Controlled substances: fentanyl trafficking penalties.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SEC. 2.SECTION 1.

 Section 11353.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11353.1.
 (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any a  person 18 years of age or over who is convicted of a violation of Section 11353, in addition to the punishment imposed for that conviction, shall receive an additional punishment as follows:
(1)  (A)  If the offense involved heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl,  or any analog of these substances and occurred upon the grounds of, or within, a church or synagogue, a playground, a public or private youth center, a child day care facility, or a public swimming pool, during hours in which the facility is open for business, classes, or school-related programs, or at any time when minors are using the facility, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in paragraph (3), be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for one year.
(B) If the offense involved fentanyl or a fentanyl analog, this paragraph only applies if the person had knowledge that the specific controlled substance involved was fentanyl or a fentanyl analog.
(2)  (A)  If the offense involved heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl,  or any analog of these substances and occurred upon, or within 1,000 feet of, the grounds of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, or high school, during hours that the school is open for classes or school-related programs, or at any time when minors are using the facility where the offense occurs, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in paragraph (3), be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two years.
(B) If the offense involved fentanyl or a fentanyl analog, this paragraph only applies if the person had knowledge that the specific controlled substance involved was fentanyl or a fentanyl analog.
(3)  If the offense involved a minor who is at least four years younger than the defendant, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in this subdivision, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for one, two, or three years, at the discretion of the court.
(b)  The additional punishment provided in this section shall not be imposed unless the allegation is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted by the defendant or found to be true by the trier of fact.
(c)  The additional punishment provided in this section shall be in addition to any other punishment provided by law and shall not be limited by any other provision of law.
(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may strike the additional punishment provided for in this section if it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the additional punishment and states on the record its reasons for striking the additional punishment.
(e)  As used in this section the following definitions shall apply:
(1)  “Playground” means any park or recreational area specifically designed to be used by children which has play equipment installed, including public grounds designed for athletic activities such as baseball, football, soccer, or basketball, or any similar facility located on public or private school grounds, or on city, county, or state parks.
(2)  “Youth center” means any public or private facility that is primarily used to host recreational or social activities for minors, including, but not limited to, private youth membership organizations or clubs, social service teenage club facilities, video arcades, or similar amusement park facilities.
(3)  “Video arcade” means any premises where 10 or more video game machines or devices are operated, and where minors are legally permitted to conduct business.
(4)  “Video game machine” means any mechanical amusement device, which is characterized by the use of a cathode ray tube display and which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, or token in any slot or receptacle attached to, or connected to, the machine, may be operated for use as a game, contest, or amusement.
(5)  “Within 1,000 feet of the grounds of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, or high school” means any public area or business establishment where minors are legally permitted to conduct business which is located within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, or high school.
(6)  “Child day care facility” has the meaning specified in Section 1596.750.
(f)  This section does not require either that notice be posted regarding the proscribed conduct or that the applicable 1,000-foot boundary limit be marked.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.