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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sections 1, 4, 9, and 10 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 550/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 701)
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| 7 | Sec. 1.
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| 8 | The General Assembly recognizes that (1) the current state | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | of scientific
and medical knowledge concerning the effects of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | cannabis makes it necessary
to acknowledge the physical, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | psychological and sociological damage which is
incumbent upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | its use; and (2) the use of cannabis occupies the unusual
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| 13 | position of being widely used and pervasive among the citizens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | of Illinois
despite its harmful effects; and (2) (3) previous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | legislation enacted to
control or forbid the use of cannabis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | has often unnecessarily and
unrealistically drawn a large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | segment of our population within the criminal
justice system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | without succeeding in deterring the expansion of cannabis
use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | It is, therefore, the intent of the General Assembly, in the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | interest
of the health and welfare of the citizens of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | to establish a
reasonable penalty system which is responsive to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | the current state of
knowledge concerning cannabis and which | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | directs the greatest efforts of law
enforcement agencies toward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | the commercial traffickers and large-scale
purveyors of | ||||||
| 2 | cannabis. To this end, this Act provides wide latitude in the
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| 3 | sentencing discretion of the courts and establishes penalties | ||||||
| 4 | in a sharply
rising progression based on the amount of | ||||||
| 5 | substances containing cannabis
involved in each case.
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| 6 | (Source: P.A. 77-758.)
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| 7 | (720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704)
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| 8 | Sec. 4. Cannabis possession. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess | ||||||
| 10 | cannabis. Any person
who violates this section with respect to:
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| 11 | (1) (a) not more than 30 2.5 grams of any substance | ||||||
| 12 | containing cannabis is
guilty of a petty offense charged by | ||||||
| 13 | a Uniform Cannabis Ticket and shall be fined $100 Class C | ||||||
| 14 | misdemeanor;
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| 15 | (2) (blank); (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than | ||||||
| 16 | 10 grams of any substance
containing cannabis is guilty of | ||||||
| 17 | a Class B misdemeanor;
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| 18 | (3) (blank); (c) more than 10 grams but not more than | ||||||
| 19 | 30 grams of any substance
containing cannabis is guilty of | ||||||
| 20 | a Class A misdemeanor; provided, that if
any offense under | ||||||
| 21 | this subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender
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| 22 | shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony;
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| 23 | (4) (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams | ||||||
| 24 | of any substance
containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A | ||||||
| 25 | misdemeanor 4 felony; provided that if any
offense under | ||||||
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| 1 | this paragraph (4) subsection (d) is a subsequent offense, | ||||||
| 2 | the offender
shall be guilty of a Class 4 3 felony;
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| 3 | (5) (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 | ||||||
| 4 | grams of any substance
containing cannabis is guilty
of a | ||||||
| 5 | Class 3 felony;
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| 6 | (6) (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 | ||||||
| 7 | grams of any
substance containing cannabis is guilty of a | ||||||
| 8 | Class 2 felony;
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| 9 | (7) (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance | ||||||
| 10 | containing cannabis is guilty
of a Class 1 felony.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 90-397, eff. 8-15-97.)
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| 12 | (720 ILCS 550/9) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 709)
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| 13 | Sec. 9.
(a) Any person who engages in a calculated criminal
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| 14 | cannabis conspiracy, as defined in subsection (b), is guilty of | ||||||
| 15 | a Class
3 felony, and fined not more than $200,000 and shall be | ||||||
| 16 | subject to the
forfeitures prescribed in subsection (c); except | ||||||
| 17 | that, if any person
engages in such offense after one or more | ||||||
| 18 | prior convictions under this
Section, Section 4 (a)(4) (d), | ||||||
| 19 | Section 5 (d), Section 8 (d) or any law of the United
States
or | ||||||
| 20 | of any State relating to cannabis, or controlled substances as
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| 21 | defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in addition | ||||||
| 22 | to the
fine and forfeiture authorized above, he shall be guilty | ||||||
| 23 | of a Class 1
felony for which an offender may not be sentenced | ||||||
| 24 | to death.
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| 25 | (b) For purposes of this section, a person engages in a | ||||||
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| 1 | calculated
criminal cannabis conspiracy when:
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| 2 | (1) he violates Section 4 (a)(4) (d), 4 (a)(5) (e), 5 (d), 5 | ||||||
| 3 | (e), 8 (c)
or 8 (d) of this Act; and
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| 4 | (2) such violation is a part of a conspiracy undertaken or | ||||||
| 5 | carried
on with 2 or more other persons; and
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| 6 | (3) he obtains anything of value greater than $500 from, or
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| 7 | organizes, directs or finances such violation or conspiracy.
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| 8 | (c) Any person who is convicted under this Section of | ||||||
| 9 | engaging in a
calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy shall | ||||||
| 10 | forfeit to the State of
Illinois:
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| 11 | (1) the receipts obtained by him in such conspiracy; and
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| 12 | (2) any of his interests in, claims against, receipts from, | ||||||
| 13 | or
property or rights of any kind affording a source of | ||||||
| 14 | influence over,
such conspiracy.
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| 15 | (d) The circuit court may enter such injunctions, | ||||||
| 16 | restraining
orders, directions, or prohibitions, or take such | ||||||
| 17 | other actions,
including the acceptance of satisfactory | ||||||
| 18 | performance bonds, in
connection with any property, claim, | ||||||
| 19 | receipt, right or other interest
subject to forfeiture under | ||||||
| 20 | this Section, as it deems proper.
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| 21 | (Source: P.A. 84-1233.)
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| 22 | (720 ILCS 550/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710)
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| 23 | Sec. 10. (a)
Whenever any person who has not previously | ||||||
| 24 | been convicted of, or placed
on probation or court supervision | ||||||
| 25 | for, any offense under this Act or any
law of the United States | ||||||
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| 1 | or of any State relating to cannabis, or controlled
substances | ||||||
| 2 | as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, pleads
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| 3 | guilty to or is found guilty of violating Sections 4(a), 4(b), | ||||||
| 4 | 4(c),
5(a), 5(b), 5(c) or 8 of this Act, the court may, without | ||||||
| 5 | entering a
judgment and with the consent of such person, | ||||||
| 6 | sentence him to probation.
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| 7 | (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall | ||||||
| 8 | enter an order
specifying a period of probation of 24 months, | ||||||
| 9 | and shall defer further
proceedings in
the case until the | ||||||
| 10 | conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition
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| 11 | alleging violation of a term or condition of probation.
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| 12 | (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) not violate
any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2) | ||||||
| 14 | refrain from possession of a
firearm
or other dangerous weapon; | ||||||
| 15 | (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in
a manner | ||||||
| 16 | as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the | ||||||
| 17 | period of
the probation, with the cost of the testing to be | ||||||
| 18 | paid by the probationer; and
(4) perform no less than 30 hours | ||||||
| 19 | of community service, provided community
service is available | ||||||
| 20 | in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
county | ||||||
| 21 | board.
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| 22 | (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require
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| 23 | that the person:
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| 24 | (1) make a report to and appear in person before or | ||||||
| 25 | participate with the
court or such courts, person, or | ||||||
| 26 | social service agency as directed by the
court in the order | ||||||
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| 1 | of probation;
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| 2 | (2) pay a fine and costs;
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| 3 | (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational | ||||||
| 4 | training;
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| 5 | (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or | ||||||
| 6 | treatment for drug
addiction or alcoholism;
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| 7 | (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the | ||||||
| 8 | instruction or
residence of defendants on probation;
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| 9 | (6) support his dependents;
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| 10 | (7) refrain from possessing a firearm or other | ||||||
| 11 | dangerous weapon;
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| 12 | (7-5) refrain from having in his or her body the | ||||||
| 13 | presence of any illicit
drug prohibited by the Cannabis | ||||||
| 14 | Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, or the | ||||||
| 15 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, | ||||||
| 16 | unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of
his | ||||||
| 17 | or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the | ||||||
| 18 | presence of any
illicit drug;
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| 19 | (8) and in addition, if a minor:
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| 20 | (i) reside with his parents or in a foster home;
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| 21 | (ii) attend school;
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| 22 | (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
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| 23 | (iv) contribute to his own support at home or in a | ||||||
| 24 | foster home.
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| 25 | (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation, the
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| 26 | court
may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and | ||||||
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| 1 | proceed as otherwise
provided.
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| 2 | (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and
conditions of | ||||||
| 3 | probation, the court shall discharge such person and dismiss
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| 4 | the proceedings against him.
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| 5 | (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a | ||||||
| 6 | conviction
for the purposes of imposing the conditions of | ||||||
| 7 | probation and for appeal,
however, discharge and dismissal | ||||||
| 8 | under this Section is not a conviction for
purposes of | ||||||
| 9 | disqualification or disabilities imposed by law upon | ||||||
| 10 | conviction of
a crime (including the additional penalty imposed | ||||||
| 11 | for subsequent offenses under
Section 4(a)(4), 4(c), 4(d), 5(c) | ||||||
| 12 | or 5(d) of this Act).
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| 13 | (h) Discharge and dismissal under this Section,
Section 410 | ||||||
| 14 | of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the | ||||||
| 15 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, Section | ||||||
| 16 | 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, or | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (c) of Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||||||
| 18 | the Criminal Code of 2012 may occur only once
with respect to | ||||||
| 19 | any person.
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| 20 | (i) If a person is convicted of an offense under this Act, | ||||||
| 21 | the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine | ||||||
| 22 | Control and Community Protection Act within 5 years
subsequent | ||||||
| 23 | to a discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge | ||||||
| 24 | and
dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the | ||||||
| 25 | sentencing proceeding
for that conviction
as a factor in | ||||||
| 26 | aggravation.
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 97-1118, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; | ||||||
| 2 | 98-164, eff. 1-1-14.)
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| 3 | Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||
| 4 | amended by adding Section 111-3.1 as follows:
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| 5 | (725 ILCS 5/111-3.1 new) | ||||||
| 6 | Sec. 111-3.1. Uniform Cannabis Ticket. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) As used in this Section, "local authorities" means a | ||||||
| 8 | duly organized State, county, or municipal peace unit or police | ||||||
| 9 | force. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) For violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
| 11 | Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act, the local authorities | ||||||
| 12 | having jurisdiction shall, except as otherwise provided in this | ||||||
| 13 | Section, charge the violation by a Uniform Cannabis Ticket. A | ||||||
| 14 | copy of the Uniform Cannabis Ticket shall be sent to the | ||||||
| 15 | circuit court clerk, within 30 days, but in no event later than | ||||||
| 16 | 90 days after the violation. The Uniform Cannabis Ticket shall | ||||||
| 17 | include: | ||||||
| 18 | (1) the name and address of the defendant; | ||||||
| 19 | (2) the violation charged; | ||||||
| 20 | (3) the municipality where the violation occurred or if | ||||||
| 21 | in an unincorporated area the county where the violation | ||||||
| 22 | occurred; | ||||||
| 23 | (4) the statutory fine for the offense; | ||||||
| 24 | (5) the date by which the fine must be paid or plea of | ||||||
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| 1 | not guilty entered by the defendant; | ||||||
| 2 | (6) a warning that failure to pay the fine or enter a | ||||||
| 3 | plea of not guilty by the date set in the Ticket, may | ||||||
| 4 | result in an order of contempt by the court and shall | ||||||
| 5 | result in issuance of a warrant of arrest for the | ||||||
| 6 | defendant; and | ||||||
| 7 | (7) a notice that the person may plead guilty and pay | ||||||
| 8 | the fine to the circuit court clerk or enter a plea of not | ||||||
| 9 | guilty to the circuit court clerk and request a trial. | ||||||
| 10 | (c) A person may not be arrested for an offense subject to | ||||||
| 11 | charging by a Uniform Cannabis Ticket, except as provided in | ||||||
| 12 | this subsection. A person may be arrested if: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) he or she is in possession of an identification | ||||||
| 14 | card, license, or other form of identification issued by | ||||||
| 15 | the federal government, this State or any other state, | ||||||
| 16 | municipality, or college or university, and fails to | ||||||
| 17 | produce the identification upon request of a police officer | ||||||
| 18 | who informs the person that he or she has been found in | ||||||
| 19 | possession of what appears to the officer to be a violation | ||||||
| 20 | of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the | ||||||
| 21 | Cannabis Control Act; | ||||||
| 22 | (2) he or she is without any form of identification and | ||||||
| 23 | fails or refuses to truthfully provide his or her name, | ||||||
| 24 | address, and date of birth to a police officer who has | ||||||
| 25 | informed the person that the officer intends to issue the | ||||||
| 26 | person with a Uniform Cannabis Ticket for a violation of | ||||||
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| 1 | paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the | ||||||
| 2 | Cannabis Control Act; or | ||||||
| 3 | (3) he or she fails to pay the fine or enter a plea of | ||||||
| 4 | not guilty within the time period set in the Uniform | ||||||
| 5 | Cannabis Ticket. | ||||||
| 6 | (d) The amount of bail for the offense charged by a Uniform | ||||||
| 7 | Cannabis Ticket shall be the amount as the Illinois Supreme | ||||||
| 8 | Court may establish by rule. | ||||||
| 9 | (e) The copy of the Uniform Cannabis Ticket filed with the | ||||||
| 10 | circuit court constitutes a complaint to which the defendant | ||||||
| 11 | may plead, unless he or she specifically requests that a | ||||||
| 12 | verified complaint be filed. | ||||||
| 13 | (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no other | ||||||
| 14 | fines, fees, penalties, or costs shall be assessed on a plea of | ||||||
| 15 | guilty to a Uniform Cannabis Ticket. | ||||||
| 16 | (g) A defendant who fails to pay the fine or enter a plea | ||||||
| 17 | of not guilty within the time period set in the Uniform | ||||||
| 18 | Cannabis Ticket is guilty of a petty offense as provided in the | ||||||
| 19 | offense charged in the Ticket. | ||||||
| 20 | (h) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit a unit | ||||||
| 21 | of local government from enacting an ordinance or bylaw | ||||||
| 22 | regulating or prohibiting the consumption of cannabis in public | ||||||
| 23 | places and providing for additional penalties for the public | ||||||
| 24 | use of cannabis, provided that the penalties are not greater | ||||||
| 25 | than those for the public consumption of alcohol. | ||||||
| 26 | (i) No issuance of a Uniform Cannabis Ticket or entry of a | ||||||
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| 1 | plea of guilty to a Uniform Cannabis Ticket shall be considered | ||||||
| 2 | a violation of parole, mandatory supervised release, | ||||||
| 3 | probation, conditional discharge, or supervision. | ||||||
| 4 | (j) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
| 5 | Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act shall not result in the | ||||||
| 6 | creation of a criminal history record of any kind and no | ||||||
| 7 | information about the violation shall be maintained in any | ||||||
| 8 | criminal record or database.
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