21-U.S.C.-959
§959 – Possession, Manufacture, Or Distribution of Controlled Substance
Pathway
Title 21 > Chapter 13 > Subchapter II > Section 959
Details
- Reference: Section 959
- Legend: §959 – Possession, Manufacture, Or Distribution of Controlled Substance
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Manufacture or distribution for purpose of unlawful importation
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II or flunitrazepam or listed chemical—
(1) intending that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States; or
(2) knowing that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States.
(b) Possession, manufacture, or distribution by person on board aircraft
It shall be unlawful for any United States citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a United States citizen or registered in the United States, to—
(1) manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or listed chemical; or
(2) possess a controlled substance or listed chemical with intent to distribute.
(c) Acts committed outside territorial jurisdiction of United States; venue
This section is intended to reach acts of manufacture or distribution committed outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Any person who violates this section shall be tried in the United States district court at the point of entry where such person enters the United States, or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, §1009, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, §3161(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–94; Pub. L. 104–237, title I, §102(a), (b), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3100; Pub. L. 104–305, §2(b)(2)(A), Oct. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 3807.)
References in Text
Schedules I and II, referred to in subsec. (a), are set out in section 812(c) of this title.
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–305 inserted or flunitrazepam after schedule I or II in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 104–237, §102(a), inserted or listed chemical after schedule I or II in introductory provisions and or chemical after substance in pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–237, §102(b), inserted or listed chemical after controlled substance in pars. (1) and (2).
1986—Pub. L. 99–570 designated first sentence as subsec. (a) and inserted or into waters within a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States in pars. (1) and (2), added subsec. (b), and designated last two sentences as subsec. (c).
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