HB3242 - Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.

  89R4068 CJD-D     By: Moody H.B. No. 3242       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain   offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain   tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug   paraphernalia; imposing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 14.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) and amending   Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (b-1)     A peace officer who is charging a person with   committing an offense under Section 481.1161(b)(1), 481.121(b)(1),   or 481.125(a), Health and Safety Code, may not arrest the person and   shall issue the person a citation as provided by Subsection (b).           (b-2)     Subsection (b-1) does not apply to an officer making   an arrest for an offense other than an offense under Section   481.1161(b)(1), 481.121(b)(1), or 481.125(a), Health and Safety   Code.          (d)  Subsection (c) applies only to a person charged with   committing an offense under:                (1)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if the   offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1-a) [ (b)(1) ] or (2) of   that section;                (1-a)  Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if the   offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1-a) [ (b)(1) ] or (2) of   that section;                (2)  Section 28.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (b)(2) of that section;                (3)  Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) of that section;                (4)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;                (5)  Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;                (5-a)  Section 37.10, Penal Code, if the offense is for   tampering with a temporary tag issued under Chapter 502 or 503,   Transportation Code;                (6)  Section 38.114, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable as a Class B misdemeanor; or                (7)  Section 521.457, Transportation Code.          SECTION 2.  Article 45A.302, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     Unless the defendant has previously received a   deferral of disposition for an offense under Section   481.1161(b)(1), 481.121(b)(1), or 481.125(a), Health and Safety   Code, committed within the 12-month period preceding the date of   the commission of the instant offense, on plea of guilty or nolo   contendere for either offense, the judge shall defer further   proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt and place the   defendant on deferred disposition under the provisions of this   article.          SECTION 3.  Article 45A.305, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     A court that dismisses a complaint under Subsection   (a) for a person charged with an offense under Section   481.1161(b)(1), 481.121(b)(1), or 481.125(a), Health and Safety   Code, shall notify the defendant in writing of the person's   expunction rights under Article 45A.501 and provide the person with   a copy of that article.          SECTION 4.  Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subchapter K to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER K. EXPUNCTIONS           Art.   45A.501.     EXPUNCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. (a) This   article applies only to a person charged with an offense under   Section 481.1161(b)(1), 481.121(b)(1), or 481.125(a), Health and   Safety Code.           (b)     Records of a person relating to a complaint may be   expunged under this article if:                 (1)     the complaint was dismissed under Article 45A.305   or 45A.401 or other law and:                       (A)     at least 180 days have elapsed from the date   of the dismissal; or                       (B)     at least one year has elapsed from the date of   the citation; or                 (2)  the person was acquitted of the offense.           (c)     The person must make a written request to have the   records expunged. The request must be under oath.           (d)     The court shall order all complaints, verdicts,   sentences, and prosecutorial and law enforcement records and any   other documents relating to the offense expunged from the person's   record if the court finds that the person satisfies the   requirements of this article.           (e)     The justice or municipal court shall require a person   who requests expungement under this article to pay a fee in the   amount of $30 to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of   orders of expungement under this article.           (f)     The procedures for expunction provided under this   article are separate and distinct from the expunction procedures   under Chapter 55A.          SECTION 5.  Section 411.0728(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to a person:                (1)  who is convicted of or placed on deferred   adjudication community supervision for an offense under:                      (A)   Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if   the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1-a);                       (B)   Section 481.120, Health and Safety Code, if   the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);                       (C)  [ (B) ]  Section 481.121, Health and Safety   Code, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1-a)     [ (b)(1) ];                       (D)  [ (C) ]  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the   offense is punishable under Subsection (e)(1) or (2); or                       (E)  [ (D) ]  Section 43.02, Penal Code; and                (2)  who, if requested by the applicable law   enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney to provide assistance in   the investigation or prosecution of an offense under Section   20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code, or a federal offense   containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements   of an offense under any of those sections:                      (A)  provided assistance in the investigation or   prosecution of the offense; or                      (B)  did not provide assistance in the   investigation or prosecution of the offense due to the person's age   or a physical or mental disability resulting from being a victim of   an offense described by this subdivision.          SECTION 6.  Sections 481.002(5) and (6), Health and Safety   Code, are amended to read as follows:                (5)  "Controlled substance" means a substance,   including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilutant, listed in   Schedules I through V or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 1-B, 2, 2-A, 2-B, 3,   or 4. The term includes the aggregate weight of any mixture,   solution, or other substance containing a controlled substance.   The term does not include hemp, as defined by Section 121.001,   Agriculture Code, or the tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.                (6)  "Controlled substance analogue" means:                      (A)  a substance with a chemical structure   substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled   substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 1-B, 2, [ or ]   2-A , or 2-B ; or                      (B)  a substance specifically designed to produce   an effect substantially similar to, or greater than, the effect of a   controlled substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty Group 1, 1-A,   1-B, 2, [ or ] 2-A , or 2-B .          SECTION 7.  Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Penalty Group 2 consists of:                (1)  any quantity of the following hallucinogenic   substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless   specifically excepted, if the existence of these salts, isomers,   and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical   designation:                      5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB);                      6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB);                      5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran   (5-APDB);                      6-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran   (6-APDB);                      5-(2-aminopropyl)indole (5-IT,5-API);                      6-(2-aminopropyl)indole (6-IT,6-API);                      1-(benzofuran-5-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine   (5-MAPB);                      1-(benzofuran-6-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine   (6-MAPB);                      Benzothiophenylcyclohexylpiperidine (BTCP);                      8-bromo-alpha-methyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran-   4-ethanamine (trade or other name: Bromo-DragonFLY);                      Desoxypipradrol (2-benzhydrylpiperidine);                      2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other   names:  2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA);                      Diphenylprolinol (diphenyl(pyrrolidin-2-yl)   methanol, D2PM);                      Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and   encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug   Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for   Dronabinol:  (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9-   trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-   (tr [Text truncated for display. 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