AB 2515, as introduced, Donnelly. Controlled substances: prosecutions for violations.
Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in Schedule V. Existing law generally provides punishment for the unauthorized use, possession, and sale of controlled substances. Existing law requires, except as provided, the district attorney, or his or her designee, of the county in which a violation is committed to conduct all actions and prosecutions for the violation.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
begin deleteThe end deletebegin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertSubject to subdivision (b),end insertbegin insert the end insertdistrict attorney,
2orbegin delete any person designated by himend deletebegin insert his or her designeeend insert, of the county
3in which any violation of this division is committed shall conduct
4all actions and prosecutions for the violation.
5However, the
end delete
6begin insert(b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertTheend insert Attorney General, or special counsel employed by the
7Attorney General for that purpose, may take complete charge of
8the conduct of such actions or prosecutions. The Attorney General
9may fix the compensation to be paid for the service and may incur
10begin delete such other expenseend deletebegin insert other expensesend insert in connection with the conduct
11of the actions or prosecutions as hebegin insert or
sheend insert may deem necessary.
12begin delete Noend deletebegin insert Anend insert attorney employed as special counsel shallbegin insert notend insert receive as
13compensation more than three thousand five hundred dollars
14($3,500) in any one year.
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