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21 U.S.C. 856: Maintaining drug-involved premises

Created in 1986 by Public Law 91-513. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 3663A, 21 U.S.C. 849, 21 U.S.C. 860.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–21, §608(b)(2), substituted "Maintaining drug-involved premises" for "Establishment of manufacturing operations" in section catchline. (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003) Law text
    • Pub. L. 108–21, §608(b)(1)(A), substituted "open, lease, rent, use, or maintain any place, whether permanently or temporarily," for "open or maintain any place". (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 108–21, §608(b)(1)(B), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "manage or control any building, room, or enclosure, either as an owner, lessee, agent, employee, or mortgagee, and knowingly and intentionally rent, lease, or make available for use,… (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 108–21, §608(c), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003) Law text · (d), (e)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–310 added subsec. (c). (Children's Health Act of 2000) Law text · (c)

    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.