124.411 - SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES.
124.411 SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES.
1. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under
this chapter, may be punished by imprisonment for a period not to
exceed three times the term otherwise authorized, or fined not more
than three times the amount otherwise authorized, or punished by both
such imprisonment and fine.
2. For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a
second or subsequent offense, if, prior to the person's having been
convicted of the offense, the offender has ever been convicted under
this chapter or under any state or federal statute relating to
narcotic drugs or cocaine, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or
hallucinogenic drugs.
3. This section does not apply to offenses under section 124.401,
subsection 5. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 5003; C24, 27, 31, 35, § 3168, 3169; C39, § 3169.21;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 204.22; C66, 71, § 204.20; C73, 75, 77, 79,
81, § 204.411] Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1013, § 17
C93, § 124.411