Section 11353.6.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11353.6.
in effect(a)
This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Juvenile Drug Trafficking and Schoolyard Act of 1988.
(b)
Any person 18 years of age or over who is convicted of a violation of Section 11351.5, 11352, or 11379.6, as those sections apply to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, or of Section 11351, 11352, or 11379.6, as those sections apply to paragraph (11) of subdivision (c) of Section 11054, or of Section 11378, 11379, or 11379.6, as those sections apply to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 11055, or of a conspiracy to commit one of those offenses, where the violation takes place upon the grounds of, or within 1,000 feet of, a public or private
elementary, vocational, junior high, or high school during hours that the school is open for classes or school-related programs, or at any time when minors are using the facility where the offense occurs, shall receive an additional punishment of three, four, or five years at the court’s discretion.
(c)
Any person 18 years of age or older who is convicted of a violation pursuant to subdivision (b) which involves a minor who is at least four years younger than that person, as a full and separately served enhancement to that provided in subdivision (b), shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years at the court’s discretion.
(d)
The additional terms provided in this section shall not be imposed unless the allegation is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted or found to be true by the trier of
fact.
(e)
The additional terms provided in this section shall be in addition to any other punishment provided by law and shall not be limited by any other provision of law.
(f)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may strike the additional punishment for the enhancements provided in this section if it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the additional punishment and states on the record its reasons for striking the additional punishment.
(g)
“Within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, or high school” means any public area or business establishment where minors are legally permitted to conduct business which is located within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, or high
school.
References
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 1170.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11351.5.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11054.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11351.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11378.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11055.
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