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LR 1586
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§23 is enacted to read:

 
23.__"Safe zone" means an athletic field, park, playground or
recreational facility, or an area that is designated as a safe
zone by a municipality pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3253.

 
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ķE, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383,
§119 and affected by §156, is amended to read:

 
E. At the time of the offense, the person is on a school
bus or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
private or public elementary or secondary school or a safe
zone as defined in section 1101, subsection 23 and the drug
is:

 
(1) A schedule W drug. Violation of this subparagraph
is a Class A crime;

 
(2) Marijuana in a quantity of 20 pounds or more.
Violation of this subparagraph is a Class A crime;

 
(3) A schedule X drug. Violation of this subparagraph
is a Class B crime;

 
(4) Marijuana in a quantity of more than one pound.
Violation of this subparagraph is a Class B crime;

 
(5) A schedule Y drug. Violation of this subparagraph
is a Class C crime; or

 
(6) A schedule Z drug. Violation of this subparagraph
is a Class C crime.

 
For purposes of this paragraph, "school bus" has the same
meaning as defined in Title 29-A, section 2301, subsection
5;

 
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1105-C, sub-§1, ķE, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383,
§119 and affected by §156, is amended to read:

 
E. At the time of the offense, the person is on a school
bus or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
private or public elementary or secondary school or a safe
zone as defined in section 1101, subsection 23 and the drug
is:

 
(1) A schedule W drug. Violation of this subparagraph
is a Class B crime;


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