Heroin

See also: Illegal Searches and Seizures, Tow Hearings / Vehicle Impoundments, Forfeitures

In Illinois there is a law named the Illinois Controlled Substance Act which prohibits the possession, the possession with the intent to deliver, the delivery, and trafficking of certain Controlled Substances including heroin. There are various consequences and penalties for different levels and severity of violations of the Act based on quantity or the intent to deliver, or where the heroin was delivered, or if the heroin can be proved to come from another state. There are also federal laws that prohibit similar conduct as prohibited in Illinois.

To View the Penalties Under Illinois State Law Click on the Link Below:

• Possession of Heroin
• Possession with Intent to Deliver, or the Delivery of Heroin
• Possession with Intent to Deliver, or the Delivery of Heroin within 1000 feet of a School or Place of Religious Worship
• Possession with Intent to Deliver, or the Delivery of Heroin within 1000 feet of a Truck Stop or Safety Rest Area
• Delivering Heroin to a Person Under 18 Years of Age
• Delivering Heroin to a Pregnant Person
• Heroin Trafficking
• Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy
• Street Gang Criminal Drug Conspiracy

Federal Penalties for Heroin

Possible Outcomes for First Time Offenders

First Offender Section 410 Probation: Expugnable from the Public Record