Procedimiento sobre sustancias controladas en Kentucky

Explicación Simple

Si la policía encuentra drogas que no tienen dueño claro, deben destruirlas. Ellos registran todo sobre cómo y cuándo se destruyeron.

Es como cuando encuentras comida en tu refrigerador que ya está echada a perder. Tienes que tirarla y anotar cuándo y cómo lo hiciste para recordar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que la policía encuentra una bolsa de pastillas en un parque. Como no saben a quién pertenecen, las llevan a la comisaría y, después de un tiempo, un juez ordena que se destruyan. Se registra el tipo de pastillas y cómo se deshicieron de ellas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

218A.230 Controlled substances -- Possession, forfeiture, disposition -- Records, inspection. All controlled substances, the lawful possession of which is not established or the title to which cannot be ascertained, which have come into the custody of a peace officer, shall be forfeited and disposed of as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court having jurisdiction shall order such controlled substances forfeited and destroyed. A record of the place where said drugs were seized, of the kinds and quantities of drugs so destroyed, and of the time, place, and manner of destruction, shall be kept. (2) The court by whom the forfeiture of controlled substances has been decreed may order the delivery of same to the Cabinet for Health and Fa mily Services for destruction. Practitioners, pharmacists, hospitals, and nursing homes may voluntarily surrender controlled substances to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for destruction. (3) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall keep a record of all substances received and of all substances disposed of, showing the exact kinds, quantities, and forms of such substances, the persons from whom received and the time, place, and manner of destruction. (4) Prescriptions, orders, and records, required by this chapter, and stocks of controlled substances, shall be open for inspection only to federal, state, county, and municipal officers, whose duty it is to enforce the laws of th