Defensa de Parafernalia de Drogas en CaliforniaCódigo de Salud y Seguridad de California § 11364California Health & Safety Code § 11364

What counts as a violation of Health & Safety Code § 11364?

El Código de Salud y Seguridad § 11364 hace que sea un delito que una persona posea ilegalmente una pipa de opio o cualquier dispositivo, artilugio, instrumento, o parafernalia usada para inyectar o fumar ilegalmente (1) una sustancia controlada, o (2) una sustancia controlada que es una droga narcótica clasificada en el Programa III, IV, o V.

To be convicted for this offense, the prosecution is required to prove all of the following

• Unlawful possessionby the defendant of an instrument used to smoke or inject a narcotic
  
  
• Knowledgeby the defendant that the object was present
  
  
• Defendant’s knowledgethat the instrument’s purpose was for the illegal ingestion of a narcotic substance.

Health & Safety Code § 11364 does not apply to the following

• hypodermic needles or syringes that have put in containers for safe disposal that meet  state and federal standards for disposal of sharps waste
• the possession solely for personal use of hypodermic needles or syringes

What is the punishment for a violation of Health & Safety Code § 11364?

Una condena por este delito es un delito menor castigable con hasta seis meses en la cárcel del condado y una multa máxima de $1,000.