An Act to Reduce Drug Overdoses and Death by Expanding the Crime of Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs by Including Compounds, Mixtures or Substances
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1545
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: QUINT, STEWART, ANDREWS, CYRWAY, FOSTER, GRIFFIN, HAGGAN, LYMAN, SCHMERSAL-BURGESS, WHITE
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1105-A

Legislative Document
No. 1545
H.P. 997
House of Representatives, April 6, 2023
An Act to Reduce Drug Overdoses and Death by Expanding the 
Crime of Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs by Including 
Compounds, Mixtures or Substances
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Senator STEWART of Aroostook and
Representatives: ANDREWS of Paris, CYRWAY of Albion, FOSTER of Dexter, GRIFFIN of 
Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, LYMAN of Livermore Falls, SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of 
Mexico, WHITE of Guilford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2021, c. 396, §4, is 
further amended to read:
D.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in cocaine any compound, mixture 
or substance in a quantity of 112 grams or more containing a detectable quantity of 
cocaine or cocaine base.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2011, c. 436, §1, is 
further amended to read:
G.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in any compound, mixture or 
substance in a quantity of 100 grams or more containing a detectable quantity of 
methamphetamine or amphetamine in or a quantity of 300 or more pills, capsules, 
tablets or units or 100 grams or more containing any compound, mixture or substance 
containing a detectable quantity of methamphetamine or amphetamine.  Violation of 
this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 3.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. 
D, §24 and affected by §36, is further amended to read:
H.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in heroin any compound, mixture or 
substance in a quantity of 6 grams or more containing a detectable quantity of heroin 
or 270 or more individual bags, folds, packages, envelopes or containers of any kind 
containing any compound, mixture or substance containing a detectable quantity of 
heroin.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 4.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶I, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, 
c. 688, Pt. B, §3, is amended to read:
I.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in a quantity of 300 or more pills, 
capsules, tablets, vials, ampules, syringes or units containing any compound, mixture 
or substance containing a detectable quantity of a narcotic drug other than heroin, or 
any quantity of pills, capsules, tablets, units, compounds, mixtures or substances that, 
in the aggregate, contains 8,000 milligrams or more of oxycodone or 1,000 milligrams 
or more of hydromorphone.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 5.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶J, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, 
c. 688, Pt. B, §3, is amended to read:
J.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in a quantity of 300 or more pills, 
capsules, tablets or units containing any compound, mixture or substance containing 3, 
4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, or any other drug listed in section 1102, 
subsection 1, paragraph O.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 6.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶M, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 460, Pt. F, 
§3, is amended to read:
M.  At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in fentanyl powder any compound, 
mixture or substance in a quantity of 6 grams or more containing a detectable quantity 
of fentanyl powder or 270 or more individual bags, folds, packages, envelopes or 
containers of any kind containing any compound, mixture or substance containing a 
detectable quantity of fentanyl powder.  A violation Violation of this paragraph is a 
Class A crime.
SUMMARY
This bill adds the trafficking of compounds, mixtures or substances containing a 
detectable amount of a scheduled drug to the crime of aggravated trafficking of scheduled 
drugs.