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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 218A.141: Additional penalties for trafficking in controlled substance other than

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  1. KRS Chapter 218A

salvia or marijuana.

Any person convicted of, pleading guilty to, or entering an Alford plea to any offense

involving trafficking in a controlled substance, other than traffickin g in salvia or

marijuana, shall, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, be sentenced to:

(1) Pay the costs of disposal of the controlled substances;

(2) Pay the costs of disposal of all equipment, chemicals, materials, or other items used

in or in furtherance of the trafficking offense;

(3) Pay the costs involved with environmental clean -up and remediation required for

the real property and personal property used for or in furtherance of the trafficking

offenses; and

(4) Pay the costs of protec ting the public from dangers from chemicals, materials, and

other items used for or in furtherance of the trafficking offense from the time of the

arrest until the time that the clean -up or remediation of the real and personal

property is concluded. The Co mmonwealth shall have a lien on all of the assets of

the defendant until the amount specified by the court under this subsection is paid in

full. The Commonwealth's attorney shall file the lien.

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