Federal · Title 21 — Food and Drugs

21 U.S.C. § 962: Second or subsequent offenses

Civil

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This statute establishes enhanced penalties for repeat offenders convicted of crimes under this subchapter, doubling imprisonment terms, fines, or supervised release based on prior felony drug convictions.

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Any person convicted of any offense under this subchapter is, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense, punishable by a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized, by twice the fine otherwise authorized, or by both. If the conviction is for an offense punishable under section 960(b) of this title , and if it is the offender’s second or subsequent offense, the court shall impose, in addition to any term of imprisonment and fine, twice the term of supervised release otherwise authorized. For purposes of this section, a person shall be considered convicted of a second or subsequent offense if, prior to the commission of such offense, one or more prior convictions of such person for a felony drug offense have become final. Section 851 of this title shall apply with respect to any proceeding to sentence a person under this section.

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