{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218a.1414","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218A.1414","heading":"Trafficking in controlled substance in third degree -- Penalties.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of trafficking in a controlled substance in the third degree when\nhe or she knowingly and unlawfully traffics in:\n(a) Twenty (20) or more dosage units of a controlled substance classified in\nSchedules IV or V; or\n(b) Any quantity of a co ntrolled substance specified in paragraph (a) of this\nsubsection in an amount less than the amount specified in that paragraph.\n(2) (a) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section\nshall be guilty of:\n1. A Class A misdemeanor for a first offense involving one hundred twenty\n(120) or fewer dosage units;\n2. A Class D felony for a first offense involving more than one hundred\ntwenty (120) dosage units; and\n3. A Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense.\n(b) Any person who  violates the provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section\nshall be guilty of:\n1. A Class A misdemeanor for the first offense, subject to the imposition of\npresumptive probation; and\n2. A Class D felony for a second or subsequent offense, except that KR S\nChapter 532 to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum sentence to\nbe imposed shall be no greater than three (3) years.","path":["KRS Chapter 218A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44012","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:29Z","sha256":"5c81fa08d5cf0a5211de8802fdfd7483f894306b40205587f717886c35ceb7c1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218a.1413","next":"us-ky/krs-218a.14141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}