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Sec. 481.1121. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1-A. (a) Except as provided by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-A.
(b) An offense under this section is:
(1) a state jail felony if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is fewer than 20;
(2) a felony of the second degree if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 20 or more but fewer than 80;
(3) a felony of the first degree if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 80 or more but fewer than 4,000; and
(4) punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 15 years and a fine not to exceed $250,000, if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 4,000 or more.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 26, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 25.096, eff. September 1, 2009.
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This is a local copy of a section of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
