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Senate Bill 541 Printer's Number 560

PENNSYLVANIA, April 9 - (ii)(23) or (2)(ii)(6) of The Controlled Substance, Drug,

Device and Cosmetic Act shall, upon conviction, be sentenced

to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment and a fine as set

forth in this paragraph:

(i) when the aggregate weight of the compound or

mixture containing the fentanyl or fentanyl derivative,

compound or analogue involved is less than 1.0 gram; two

years in prison and a fine of $5,000 or such larger

amount as is sufficient to exhaust the assets utilized in

and the proceeds from the illegal activity; however, if

at the time of sentencing the defendant has been

convicted of another drug trafficking offense: 36 months

in prison and a fine of $10,000 or such larger amount as

is sufficient to exhaust the assets utilized in and the

proceeds from the illegal activity;

(ii) when the aggregate weight of the compound or

mixture containing the fentanyl or fentanyl derivative,

compound or analogue involved is at least 1.0 gram but

less than ten grams; three years in prison and a fine of

$15,000 or such larger amount as is sufficient to exhaust

the assets utilized in and the proceeds from the illegal

activity; however, if at the time of sentencing the

defendant has been convicted of another drug trafficking

offense: 48 months in prison and a fine of $30,000 or

such larger amount as is sufficient to exhaust the assets

utilized in and the proceeds from the illegal activity;

(iii) when the aggregate weight of the compound or

mixture containing the fentanyl or fentanyl derivative,

compound or analogue involved is at least ten grams but

less than 50 grams; 54 months in prison and a fine of

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