Health and Safety Code-Controlled Substance Act.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about health and Safety Code-Controlled Substance Act, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
How does the TCOLE curriculum define following terms contained in the Texas controlled Substances Act, Health & Safety Code (HSC)?
Define the following terms contained in the Texas controlled Substances Act, Health & Safety Code (HSC). Includes: administer; controlled substance; controlled substance analogue; counterfeit substance; deliver or offer to deliver; dispense; distribute; drug.
How does a Texas peace officer identify six major categories of controlled substances?
Identify the six major categories of controlled substances. Includes: narcotics; depressants; stimulants; hallucinogens; marihuana; simulated controlled substances.
What does the TCOLE curriculum say about using the appropriate resource, identify penalty groups for manufacture, delivery, and possession of controlled substances, simulated controlled substances, controlled substance analogues, and other controlled substance offenses?
Instructor Note: Although students are not required to memorize specific drugs included in penalty groups, the most commonly abused drugs location should be identified by the instructor within the applicable penalty group. Students will learn how to locate the appropriate drug within a penalty group and appropriate offense levels.
How does a Texas peace officer identify enhancements that may affect the punishment one receives for violating the Texas drug laws?
Identify enhancements that may affect the punishment one receives for violating the Texas drug laws. Includes: deadly weapon findings – Penal Code Chapter 1.07(a)(17), Penal Code Chapter 12.35(c)(1)(state jail felony punished as third degree if deadly weapon used in commission of offense in or immediate flight there from), Government Code Chapter Sec.
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