Title 21
Food and Drugs
Chapter 28
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Article IV
Offenses and Penalties
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.11
§ 21-28-4.11. Second offenses.
(a) Any person convicted of a second offense under this chapter, except for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(i), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), may be imprisoned for a term up to twice the term authorized, fined an amount up to twice that authorized, or both.
(b) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a second offense if, prior to his or her conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted under this chapter, except for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(i), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 221, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 286, § 2, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 287, § 2, effective July 9, 2021.