KRS 218A.1430: Trafficking in synthetic drugs -- Penalties -- Affirmative defense --

Possession of synthetic drugs -- Penalties.

(1) (a) A person is guilty of trafficking in synthetic drugs when he or she

knowingly and unlawfully traffics in synthetic drugs.

(b) Trafficking in synthetic drugs is a Class D felony for the first offense and a

Class C felony for each subsequent offense.

(c) In lieu of the fine amounts otherwise allowed under KRS Chapter 534, for

any offense under this subsection the court may impose a maximum fine

of double the defendant's gain from the commission of the offense, in

which case any fine money collected shall be divided between the same

parties, in the same ratio, and for the same purposes as established for

forfeited property under KRS 218A.420.

(d) It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense under this subsection that

the defendant committed the offense during the course of the defendant's

employment as an employee of a retail store and that the defendant did

not know and should not have known that the trafficked substance was a

synthetic drug.

(2) (a) A person is guilty of possession of synthetic drugs when he or she

knowingly and unlawfully possesses synthetic drugs.

(b) Possession of synthetic drugs is:

1. A Class A misdemeanor for the first offense; and

2. A Class D felony for each subsequent offense.