Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Busted on Bike

11379. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) and in

Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) of Chapter 9 of Division 2

of the Business and Professions Code, every person who transports,

imports into this state, sells, furnishes, administers, or gives

away, or offers to transport, import into this state, sell, furnish,

administer, or give away, or attempts to import into this state or

transport any controlled substance which is (1) classified in

Schedule III, IV, or V and which is not a narcotic drug, except

subdivision (g) of Section 11056, (2) specified in subdivision (d) of

Section 11054, except paragraphs (13), (14), (15), (20), (21), (22),

and (23) of subdivision (d), (3) specified in paragraph (11) of

subdivision (c) of Section 11056, (4) specified in paragraph (2) or

(3) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, or (5) specified in

subdivision (d) or (e), except paragraph (3) of subdivision (e), or

specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f), of

Section 11055, unless upon the prescription of a physician, dentist,

podiatrist, or veterinarian, licensed to practice in this state,

shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of

two, three, or four years.

(b) Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of subdivision (a), any

person who transports for sale any controlled substances specified

in subdivision (a) within this state from one county to another

noncontiguous county shall be punished by imprisonment in the state

prison for three, six, or nine years.