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21 U.S.C. 844a: Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances

Created in 1988 by Public Law 91-513. Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (1).

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1988Pub. L. 91-513created it

21 U.S.C. 844aCivil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances

(a)In general

(b)Income and net assets

(c)Prior conviction

(d)Limitation on number of assessments

(e)Assessment

(f)Compromise

(g)Judicial review

(h)Civil action

(i)Limitation

(j)Expungement procedures

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1990

Pub. L. 101–647, §1002(g)(2)(A), made technical amendments to references to sections 841(b)(1)(A) and 844 of this title to correct references to corresponding provisions of original act. · (a)
Pub. L. 101–647, §1002(g)(2)(B), (C), struck out "as defined in section 802 of this title" after "controlled substance". · (c), (j)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.