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§844. Penalties for simple possession — Inbound Citations

21 U.S.C. § 844

Cited by 6 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 21 U.S.C. § 844 as a whole

  • 18 U.S.C. § 3607(a)
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    (a) If a person found guilty of an offense described in section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844)—
    (1) has not, prior to the commission of such offense, been convicted of violating a Federal or State law relating to controlled substances; and
    (2) has not previously been the subject of a disposition under this subsection;
    the court may, with the consent of such person, place him on probation for a term of not more than one year without entering a judgment of conviction. At any time before the expiration of the term of probation, if the person has not violated a condition of his probation, the court may, without entering a judgment of conviction, dismiss the proceedings against the person and discharge him from probation. At the expiration of the term of probation, if the person has not violated a condition of his probation, the court shall, without entering a judgment of conviction, dismiss the proceedings against the person and discharge him from probation. If the person violates a condition of his probation, the court shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of section 3565.
  • 18 U.S.C. § 3607(c)
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    (c) If the case against a person found guilty of an offense under section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) is the subject of a disposition under subsection (a), and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the time of the offense, the court shall enter an expungement order upon the application of such person. The expungement order shall direct that there be expunged from all official records, except the nonpublic records referred to in subsection (b), all references to his arrest for the offense, the institution of criminal proceedings against him, and the results thereof. The effect of the order shall be to restore such person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before such arrest or institution of criminal proceedings. A person concerning whom such an order has been entered shall not be held thereafter under any provision of law to be guilty of perjury, false swearing, or making a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge such arrests or institution of criminal proceedings, or the results thereof, in response to an inquiry made of him for any purpose.
  • 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(4)
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    (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection, any person who violates subsection (a) of this section by distributing a small amount of marihuana for no remuneration shall be treated as provided in section 844 of this title and section 3607 of title 18.
  • 21 U.S.C. § 844a(a)
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    (a) Any individual who knowingly possesses a controlled substance that is listed in section 841(b)(1)(A) of this title in violation of section 844 of this title in an amount that, as specified by regulation of the Attorney General, is a personal use amount shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 12522(b)(1)
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    (1) under section 844 of title 21 involving simple possession of a controlled substance within a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility; or

Citations to §844(a)