WHAT ARE NARCOTIC DRUGS?
There are over 75 narcotic drugs defined in 13-3401. The most common are heroin, cocaine, opium, morphine, and oxycodone. All charges involving a narcotic drug are classified as felonies. The following table contains subsections of the narcotic drug statute and their corresponding felony levels and associated incarceration lengths.
ARS 13-3408 states: “A person shall not knowingly:”
Statute |
Description |
Classified As |
Possible Prison Punishment |
13-3408 A1 |
Possess or use a narcotic drug |
Class 4 Felony |
1 to 3.75 years |
13-3408 A2 |
Possess a narcotic drug for sale |
Class 2 Felony |
3 to 12.5 years |
13-3408 A3 |
Possess equipment or chemicals, or both, for the purpose of manufacturing a narcotic drug |
Class 3 Felony |
2 to 8.75 years |
13-3408 A4 |
Manufacture a narcotic drug |
Class 2 Felony |
3 to 12.5 years |
13-3408 A5 |
Administer a narcotic drug |
Class 2 Felony |
3 to 12.5 years |
13-3408 A6 |
Obtain or procure the administration of a narcotic drug by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge |
Class 3 Felony |
2 to 8.75 years |
13-3408 A7 |
Transport for sale, import into this state, offer to transport for sale or import into this state, sell, transfer or offer to sell or transfer a narcotic drug |
Class 2 Felony |
3 to 12.5 years |
These punishments are only for non-dangerous, non-repetitive felony charges. In addition to jail or prison, a convicted drug offender may be required to pay fines, complete community restitution hours, and serve a possible term of probation. Probation may be mandatory for certain drug offenses.
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