PRINTER'S NO. 1168
No. 1023 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY LYNCH, BARRAR, BELARDI, CALTAGIRONE, CLARK,
COLEMAN, CRUZ, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST, HARHAI, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HORSEY, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MACKERETH,
MARSICO, MELIO, READSHAW, ROHRER, SATHER, STABACK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, WALKO, WILT AND
WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 15, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 15, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled
2 "An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of
3 controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
4 conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and
5 Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug,
6 Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of
7 controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring
8 registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the
9 revocation or suspension of certain licenses and
10 registrations; and repealing an act," providing for an
11 offense of delivery of a controlled substance to a pregnant
12 woman.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known
16 as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, is
17 amended by adding a section to read:
18 Section 14.1. Distributing to Pregnant Woman.--Any person
19 who violates this act by distributing a controlled substance
20 listed in Schedules I through V to a woman who the person knew
21 or should have known was pregnant may be sentenced to a term of
1 imprisonment up to twice that otherwise authorized by subsection
2 (f) of section 13 of this act, in addition to double the fine
3 authorized by this act.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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