ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1209
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Leavitt, Griffey, Fey, Bronoske, and Davis
Read first time 01/10/23.Referred to Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry.
AN ACT Relating to restricting the possession, purchase, delivery, and sale of certain equipment used to illegally process controlled substances; amending RCW 9.94A.518; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows:
(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance, other than cannabis, in violation of this chapter.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.
(3) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Encapsulating machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to fill shells or capsules with powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce coherent solid contents.
(b) "Tableting machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to compact, compress, or mold powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce fused coherent solid tablets.
Sec. 2. RCW 9.94A.518 and 2022 c 16 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
 
TABLE 4
 
 
DRUG OFFENSES
INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL
 
III
Any felony offense under chapter 69.50 RCW with a deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.825
 
 
Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)
 
 
Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))
 
 
Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.4015)
 
 
Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
 
 
Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)
 
 
Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)
 
 
Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)
 
 
Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)
 
II
Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.4011)
 
 
Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
 
 
Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.4012)
 
 
Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(1)(f))
 
 
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
 
 
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(2)(a))
 
 
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except cannabis as defined in RCW 69.50.101, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(2) (c) through (e))
 
 
Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))
 
 
Possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine (section 1 of this act)
 
I
Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)
 
 
Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)
 
 
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver cannabis as defined in RCW 69.50.101 (RCW 69.50.401(2)(c))
 
 
Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Nonnarcotic from Schedule I-V (RCW 69.50.4013)
 
 
Possession of Controlled Substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II (RCW 69.50.4013)
 
 
Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)
 
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as the Tyler Lee Yates act.
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