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An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶¶K and L, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 476, §2, are amended to read:
 
K. Death is in fact caused by the use of that scheduled drug and the drug is a schedule W drug. A violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; or
 
L. Serious bodily injury is in fact caused by the use of that scheduled drug and the drug is a schedule W drug. A violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime.; or
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶M  is enacted to read:
 
M.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in fentanyl powder in a quantity of 6 grams or more or 270 or more individual bags, folds, packages, envelopes or containers of any kind containing fentanyl powder. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes aggravated trafficking in fentanyl powder a Class A crime.