HB 4255 — Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties. Amends secs. 7401, 7410 & 7417 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401 et seq.) & adds secs. 7410b & 7417a.

HB-4255, As Passed House, April 23, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

(1) Except as authorized by this article, a person shall not manufacture, create, deliver, or possess with intent to LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 manufacture, create, or deliver a controlled substance, a prescription form, or a counterfeit prescription form.

LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 (i) A substance described in section 7212(1)(h) or 7214(c)(ii) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.

(f) A prescription form or a counterfeit prescription form is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 7 LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(a) If the substance is heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or any derivative of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil, imprisonment for not less than 15 years or more than 40 years and the court may LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 impose a fine of not more than $500,000.00.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) and in section 7410b, an individual 18 years of age or over who violates section 7401(2)(a)(iv) by delivering or distributing a controlled substance listed in schedule 1 or 2 that is either a LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a)(iv) to an individual under 18 years of age who is at least 3 years the deliverer's or distributor's junior may be punished by the fine authorized by section 7401(2)(a)(iv) or by a term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor or more than twice that authorized by section 7401(2)(a)(iv), or both.

(3) An individual 18 years of age or over who violates section 7401(2)(a)(iv) by possessing with intent to deliver to another person on or within 1,000 feet of school property or a library a controlled substance described in schedule 1 or 2 that is either a narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a)(iv) shall be punished, subject to subsection (5), by a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years or more than twice that authorized by section LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 7401(2)(a)(iv) and, in addition, may be punished by a fine of not more than 3 times that authorized by section 7401(2)(a)(iv).

LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 (b) "School property" means a building, playing field, or property used for school purposes to impart instruction to children in grades kindergarten through 12, when provided by a public, private, denominational, or parochial school, except those buildings used primarily for adult education or college extension courses.

(b) A product having a street or common name with application sufficient to identify the product as a specific product within LEP H00295'25 *_HB4255_INTR_1*_HB4255_APH_1 veitckzofxtk 1 this state or within a local unit of government.

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