California Health and Safety Code

§ 11479.2

HSC § 11479.2 Effective Jun 27, 2017Div. 10 · Ch. 8

Statute text

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 11473, 11473.5, 11474, 11479, and 11479.1, at any time after seizure by a law enforcement agency of a suspected controlled substance, except cannabis, any amount, as determined by the court, in excess of 57 grams may, by court order, be destroyed by the chief of a law enforcement agency or a designated subordinate. Destruction shall not take place pursuant to this section until all of the following requirements are satisfied:

(a)At least five random and representative samples have been taken, for evidentiary purposes, from the total amount of suspected controlled substances to be destroyed. Those samples shall be in addition to the 57 grams required above and each sample shall weigh not less than one gram at the time the sample is collected.

(b)Photographs have been taken which reasonably demonstrate the total amount of the suspected controlled substance to be destroyed.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 155. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2017.