Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/856?qt-us_code_tabs=1
Timestamp: 2015-03-30 01:17:47
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 856', '§ 856', '§ 856', '§ 416', '§ 1841', '§ 3613', '§ 608', '§ 608', '§ 608', '§ 608', '§ 608']

21 U.S. Code § 856 - Maintaining drug-involved premises | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 21 › Chapter 13 › Subchapter I › Part D › § 856 21 U.S. Code § 856 - Maintaining drug-involved premises
Unlawful acts Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful to—
Criminal penalties Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $500,000, or both, or a fine of $2,000,000 for a person other than an individual.
Violation as offense against property A violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered an offense against property for purposes of section 3663A
(c)(1)(A)(ii) of title 18.
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than the greater of—
2 times the gross receipts, either known or estimated, that were derived from each violation that is attributable to the person.
If a civil penalty is calculated under paragraph (1)(B), and there is more than 1 defendant, the court may apportion the penalty between multiple violators, but each violator shall be jointly and severally liable for the civil penalty under this subsection.
Declaratory and injunctive remedies Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to declaratory and injunctive remedies as set forth in section 843
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 416, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1841(a),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–52; amended Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXVI, § 3613(e),Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1230; Pub. L. 108–21, title VI, § 608(b)(1), (2), (c),Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 691.)
2003—Pub. L. 108–21, § 608(b)(2), substituted “Maintaining drug-involved premises” for “Establishment of manufacturing operations” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–21, § 608(b)(1)(A), substituted “open, lease, rent, use, or maintain any place, whether permanently or temporarily,” for “open or maintain any place”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–21, § 608(b)(1)(B), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “manage or control any building, room, or enclosure, either as an owner, lessee, agent, employee, or mortgagee, and knowingly and intentionally rent, lease, or make available for use, with or without compensation, the building, room, or enclosure for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing, distributing, or using a controlled substance.”
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–21, § 608(c), added subsecs. (d) and (e).