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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- TREATMENT OF | |
JUVENILES FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY | |
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Introduced By: Senator John P. Burke | |
Date Introduced: March 22, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
(Judiciary) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 14-5-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 14-5 entitled "Treatment of |
2 | Juveniles for Chemical Dependency" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 14-5-8. Possession of one ounce (1 oz.) or less of marijuana Possession of two ounce (2 |
4 | oz.) or less of marijuana. |
5 | Notwithstanding any public, special, or general law to the contrary, possession of one |
6 | ounce two ounces (1 2 oz.) or less of marijuana, as defined in § 21-28-1.02, by a child under |
7 | seventeen (17) years of age and who is not exempted from penalties pursuant to chapter 28.6 of |
8 | title 21, shall constitute a status an offense pursuant to § 14-1-3(11)(vii) and forfeiture of the |
9 | marijuana. The family court may order a substance-abuse assessment and, if recommended, |
10 | substance-abuse treatment. The parents or legal guardian of any child under seventeen (17) years |
11 | of age shall be notified of the offense. |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- TREATMENT OF | |
JUVENILES FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY | |
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1 | This act would amend the penalty provision for possession of one ounce or less of |
2 | marijuana by a juvenile so as to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana |
3 | offenses promulgated in The Rhode Island cannabis act allowing for possession of up to two (2) |
4 | ounces of marijuana. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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