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SB 316 - Establishes New Drug Trafficking Penalties - New Hampshire Key Vote

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Title: Establishes New Drug Trafficking Penalties

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a penalty and mandatory minimum prison sentence specifically for individuals who transports fentanyl class drugs into the state of New Hampshire.

Highlights:

  • Establishes any person who enters the state while possessing fentanyl class drug with the intent of distributing it to be guilty of a class A felony (Sec. 1). 

  • Specifies that the aforementioned class A felony will result in a minimum 5 year imprisonment (Sec. 1). 

  • Expands that any vehicle or other conveyance used to transport fentanyl into the state shall be subject to forfeiture (Sec. 1). 

  • Authorizes the act to take effect on January 1, 2025 (Sec. 1). 

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