Simpson says right now there are fines imposed for trafficking and possible jail time but no mandatory sentences.
Under House Bill 1 a person with one gram of fentanyl but less than two would automatically serve three years in prison once convicted. Anyone with eight grams or more would automatically serve life in prison.
“Our law enforcement officers need to know that if they take their time and put their lives on the risk to arrest someone for trafficking fentanyl that there’s actually teeth to the law and that person is going to be behind bars,” said Simpson. There are also enhancements in the bill for repeat offenders. A second arrest would result in five extra years in prison while a third or subsequent arrest adds an extra 10 years.
From here the bill will go to the senate floor before going to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk. State lawmakers are on spring break next week before returning to Montgomery on April 4.
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