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Possession of controlled substance in second degree -- Penalties

KRS 218A.1416
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218A.1416. Possession of controlled substance in second degree -- Penalties (1) A person is guilty of possession of a controlled substance in the second degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: a controlled substance classified in Schedules I or II which is not a narcotic drug; or specified in KRS 218A.1415; or a controlled substance classified in Schedule III; but not synthetic drugs, salvia, or marijuana. (2) Possession of a controlled substance in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: April 11, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 10, effective April 11, 2012. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 13, effective June 8, 2011; and ch. 45, sec. 10, effective March 16, 2011. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 11, effective April 13, 2010; and ch. 160, sec. 11, effective April 26, 2010. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 66, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40033Fetched: 10/20/2026

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