| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§23 is enacted to read: |
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| | 23.__"Safe zone" means an athletic field, park, playground or | recreational facility, or an area that is designated as a safe | zone by a municipality pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3253. |
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| | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ķE, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, | §119 and affected by §156, is amended to read: |
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| E. At the time of the offense, the person is on a school | bus or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a | private or public elementary or secondary school or a safe | zone as defined in section 1101, subsection 23 and the drug | is: |
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| (1) A schedule W drug. Violation of this subparagraph | is a Class A crime; |
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| (2) Marijuana in a quantity of 20 pounds or more. | Violation of this subparagraph is a Class A crime; |
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| (3) A schedule X drug. Violation of this subparagraph | is a Class B crime; |
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| (4) Marijuana in a quantity of more than one pound. | Violation of this subparagraph is a Class B crime; |
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| (5) A schedule Y drug. Violation of this subparagraph | is a Class C crime; or |
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| (6) A schedule Z drug. Violation of this subparagraph | is a Class C crime. |
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| For purposes of this paragraph, "school bus" has the same | meaning as defined in Title 29-A, section 2301, subsection | 5; |
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| | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1105-C, sub-§1, ķE, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, | §119 and affected by §156, is amended to read: |
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| E. At the time of the offense, the person is on a school | bus or within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a | private or public elementary or secondary school or a safe | zone as defined in section 1101, subsection 23 and the drug | is: |
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| (1) A schedule W drug. Violation of this subparagraph | is a Class B crime; |
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