CANNABIS&DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
Summary
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Department of State Police and the local law enforcement agency shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 of each year, the law enforcement records of a person convicted of a civil law violation of possessing 30 grams or less of cannabis or drug paraphernalia possessed by the person arrested on the cannabis charge in the Department's or law enforcement agency's possession or control and which contains the final disposition which pertain to the person when arrested for that offense. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that the possession of 30 grams or less of cannabis is a civil law violation punishable by a maximum fine of $125. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that if a person is convicted of 30 grams or less of cannabis, the penalty for possession of any drug paraphernalia seized during the arrest for that offense shall be a civil law violation punishable by a maximum fine of $125. Provides for distribution of these fines.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2015
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
To Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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