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Any person who violates clause (33) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is three (3) or more years his junior shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or to imprisonment not ...
In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority should consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use, prior convictions, if any, of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, under any State or Federal law ...
Under Pennsylvania law, it is illegal to possess drug paraphernalia. Drug paraphernalia is broadly defined as “all equipment, products and materials of any kind” that are used or intended to be used for manufacturing, using or storing any controlled substance.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, in violation of 35 P.S. § 780-113 (a) (32), is an ungraded misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
You can be charged with possession of drug paraphernalia in PA simply by having the bag, or baggie, that the drugs were contained in, on your person. It does not need to be obvious or blatant for an officer to have cause to make an arrest.
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Per Pennsylvania law, it’s an offense to possess or use drug paraphernalia. It’s also a crime to deliver, promote or advertise objects intended for use as drug paraphernalia. A person charged with violating the state’s drug paraphernalia laws potentially faces a misdemeanor conviction.
The use, delivery, or possession of drug paraphernalia intended for the manufacture, processing, testing, analyzing, packing, storing, ingesting, or otherwise introducing opiates or opioids into the human body in violation of the law (§ 780-113(a)(32))
35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 780-102 “Drug Paraphernalia” Offense Defined: The use of, or possession with intent to use, drug paraphernalia for the purpose of planting,
Penalties for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. In Pennsylvania, possession of drug paraphernalia is an ungraded misdemeanor offense[1][3][4]. This means it is punishable by: Up to 1 year in jail; Fines up to $2,500; The penalties can be even more severe if you deliver or sell paraphernalia to minors.