Bill No.: HB0151 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 06LSO-0415 Effective Date: 7/1/2006

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0037

Chapter No.: 52

Prime Sponsor: Representative Landon

Catch Title: Controlled Substances Act-amendments.

Subject: Authorizes disposal of bulk quantities of controlled substances being held by the Division of Criminal Investigation.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, law enforcement officers may apply to the district court with jurisdiction to destroy contraband controlled substances or paraphernalia if no longer necessary for evidentiary purposes.

· This bill:

· Authorizes the destruction of controlled substances by the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) without need for a court order;

· Specifies procedures before the contraband substances may be destroyed;

· Specifies that once the representative samples and additional retained samples are no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, a law enforcement officer may apply to the district court with jurisdiction to destroy the remaining contraband controlled substances;

· Requires DCI to adopt rules to operate a program to destroy bulk quantities of controlled substances.