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CHAPTER 13-DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I-CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D-Offenses and Penalties

21 U.S. Code § 861

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21 U.S. Code § 861. Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations

(a) Unlawful actsIt shall be unlawful for any person at least eighteen years of age to knowingly and intentionally—

(1)

employ, hire, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce, a person under eighteen years of age to violate any provision of this subchapter or subchapter II;

(2)

employ, hire, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce, a person under eighteen years of age to assist in avoiding detection or apprehension for any offense of this subchapter or subchapter II by any Federal, State, or local law enforcement official; or

(3)

receive a controlled substance from a person under 18 years of age, other than an immediate family member, in violation of this subchapter or subchapter II.

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Part D-Offenses and Penalties

§841 Prohibited acts A
§842 Prohibited acts B
§843 Prohibited acts C
§844 Penalties for simple possession
§844a Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances
§845 to 845b Transferred
§846 Attempt and conspiracy
§847 Additional penalties
§848 Continuing criminal enterprise
§849 Transportation safety offenses
§850 Information for sentencing
§851 Proceedings to establish prior convictions
§852 Application of treaties and other international agreements
§853 Criminal forfeitures
§853a Transferred
§854 Investment of illicit drug profits
§855 Alternative fine
§856 Maintaining drug-involved premises
§857 Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XXIV, § 2401(d), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4859
§858 Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing controlled substance
§859 Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
§860 Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
§860a Consecutive sentence for manufacturing or distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine on premises where children are present or reside
§861 Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations
§862 Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and possessors
§862a Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions
§862b Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances
§863 Drug paraphernalia
§864 Anhydrous ammonia
§864a Grants to reduce production of methamphetamines from anhydrous ammonia
§865 Smuggling methamphetamine or methamphetamine precursor chemicals into the United States while using facilitated entry programs

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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)

Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd

Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681

False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.

Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.

Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h

Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.

Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.

Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn

Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

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21 U.S. Code § 861. Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations

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