Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 6-4-405 - Endangering children; controlled substances; penalty(a) Unless properly stored and pursuant to a valid practitioner's medication order or valid prescription, no person shall knowingly and willfully cause or permit any child to: (i) Absorb, inhale or otherwise ingest any amount of methamphetamine or fentanyl;(ii) Remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle where the person knows methamphetamine or fentanyl is being manufactured or sold; or(iii) Enter and remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle that the person knows is being used to manufacture or store fentanyl or methamphetamines, or the hazardous waste created by the manufacture of fentanyl or methamphetamines.(b) No person having the care or custody of a child shall knowingly and willfully permit the child to remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle where that person knows that illicit methamphetamine or illicit fentanyl is possessed, stored or ingested.(c) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of endangering a child punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 10, § 1, eff. 2/15/2023.Amended by Laws 2012 , ch. 98, § 1, eff. 3/15/2012.