Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Matthew Davenport's Law," which creates a Class D felony offense of knowingly possessing Kratom; creates a Class B felony offense of knowingly manufacturing, delivering, or selling Kratom, or of knowingly possessing Kratom with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom; punishes a violation of the offense as a Class A felony if the offense involved the delivery or sale of Kratom to a minor; requires toxicology tests in certain circumstances to i...

Summary

The bill makes it a Class D felony to knowingly possess kratom and a Class B felony to manufacture, deliver, or sell it, or to possess it with intent to do so. If an adult sells kratom to a minor who is at least two years younger, the offense rises to a Class A felony. It also requires medical examiners and physicians to test for kratom in certain overdose and newborn cases and adds kratom to the state’s definition of a drug.

AI-generated summary — may be incomplete or inaccurate. Verify against the official bill text.

Topics

Share