PL 220.28 Use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense Class E felony
§ 220.28 Use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense.
  1. A person is guilty of  use  of  a  child  to  commit  a  controlled
substance  offense  when,  being  eighteen  years old or more, he or she
commits a felony sale or felony attempted sale of a controlled substance
in violation of this article and, as part of that criminal  transaction,
knowingly  uses  a  child  to  effectuate  such  felony  sale  or felony
attempted sale of such controlled substance.
  2. For purposes of this section, "uses a child to effectuate the felo-
ny sale or felony attempted sale of  such  controlled  substance"  means
conduct by which the actor: (a) conceals such controlled substance on or
about  the  body or person of such child for the purpose of effectuating
the criminal sale or attempted sale of such controlled  substance  to  a
third person; or (b) directs, forces or otherwise requires such child to
sell  or  attempt to sell or offer direct assistance to the defendant in
selling or attempting to sell  such  controlled  substance  to  a  third
person.
  For purposes of this section, "child" means a person less than sixteen
years of age.
  Use  of  a child to commit a controlled substance offense is a class E
felony.

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Pleas
Has defendant previously been subjected to a predicate felony conviction (PL 70.06)? Yes No
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