FINAL BILL REPORT

                  ESB 6139

                           C 82 L 98

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Increasing penalties for manufacture and delivery of amphetamine.

Sponsors:  Senators Oke, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Goings, Rasmussen and Benton.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

House Committee on Appropriations

Background:  Amphetamine is a Schedule II drug.  A person convicted of manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with the intent to manufacture or deliver amphetamine is guilty of a class C felony ranked at level IV on the sentencing grid (three to nine months for a first offense).  A maximum five-year imprisonment and $10,000 fine is authorized.

Summary:  A person convicted of manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with the intent to manufacture or deliver amphetamine is guilty of a class B felony ranked at level VIII on the sentencing grid (21 to 27 months for a first offense).  The maximum imprisonment is ten years.  The offender is also subject to a fine of no more than $25,000 for an amount less than two kilograms.  For amounts over two kilograms, the fine can be no more than $100,000 for the first two kilograms nor more than $50 for each gram over two kilograms.  The first $3,000 of the fines cannot be suspended and are sent to the law enforcement agency responsible for the site cleanup.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 49 0

House     98 0 (House amended)

Senate    49 0 (Senate concurred)

Effective:  June 11, 1998