Federal · Title 21 — Food and Drugs

21 U.S.C. § 858: Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing controlled substance

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is a crime to create substantial risk of harm to human life while illegally manufacturing controlled substances or transporting materials for that purpose. Penalties include fines and/or imprisonment up to 10 years.

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Whoever, while manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of this subchapter, or attempting to do so, or transporting or causing to be transported materials, including chemicals, to do so, creates a substantial risk of harm to human life shall be fined in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

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