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Spokane Valley advances ordinance to make exposing children to controlled substances a gross misdemeanor
Summary
The Spokane Valley City Council voted unanimously to advance a draft ordinance to make knowingly or recklessly exposing a child or dependent person to a controlled substance (other than cannabis) a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine.
The Spokane Valley City Council voted unanimously to advance to a second reading a draft ordinance that would make it a gross misdemeanor to knowingly or recklessly permit a child or dependent person to ingest, inhale, absorb or have contact with a controlled substance other than cannabis, unless the substance was obtained pursuant to a valid prescription.
Senior Deputy City Attorney Tony Beattie, who presented the draft ordinance at council, said state law includes a felony offense tied to methamphetamine manufacture but does not cover fentanyl or other controlled substances in the same way. "The current state statute ... says that a person is guilty of the crime of…
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