S 2591 · 98th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Drug and Violent Crime Sentencing Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-04-25· Sponsored by Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
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House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.(1984-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drug and Violent Crime Sentencing Act of 1984 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the penalties for trafficking in large amounts of controlled substances. Provides for a mandatory prison term of life for an offense involving ten or more kilograms of a controlled substance in schedule I or II. Provides for a mandatory life sentence or the death penalty for any person who commits a murder during the production or trafficking of an illegal controlled substance. Establishes procedures for imposing the death penalty. Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the penalties for trafficking in large amounts of controlled substances in Schedule I or II. Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 to establish general criminal forfeiture provisions for drug offenses. Includes provisions relating to property subject to forfeiture, third party transfers, asset substitution, pre-indictment orders, and disposition of property. Creates a rebuttable presumption of forfeitability of certain property. Authorizes a court to issue a warrant authorizing the seizure of property subject to forfeiture in the same manner provided for a sear…

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