Plain English Breakdown
The official text repeats sections and contains slight variations between paragraphs regarding penalties, but consistently points to county jail terms for the new provisions.
AB-837: Ketamine
This law adds ketamine to the list of substances where it is illegal to transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, or give away in California.
What This Bill Does
- Adds ketamine to a list of controlled substances for which transporting, importing, selling, furnishing, administering, or giving them away is a crime.
- Makes it a crime to offer or attempt to transport, import, furnish, administer, or give away ketamine into the state.
- Sets penalties for these new crimes at 3, 4, or 5 years in county jail.
- Changes existing penalties so violations can result in up to one year in county jail or 3 to 5 years depending on the act.
- States that no state reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, give away, offer, or attempt these actions with ketamine
- Local agencies and school districts in California
Terms To Know
- Schedule III controlled substance
- A category for drugs under current law that has specific restrictions.
- State-mandated local program
- A rule created by the state that requires local agencies to spend money or take action, which usually triggers reimbursement requirements.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text mentions exceptions exist but does not list what they are.
- The specific reason why no reimbursement is required is stated as 'specified' but not explained in the summary.
- The effective date for when this law starts is not provided.