Section 6

Health & Safety Code Exams

Ch. 481 controlled substances in depth, alcohol enforcement, animal cruelty, tobacco / vape, public health emergency authority, and on-scene investigative essentials.

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This Health & Safety Code practice test draws on 50 questions across 30 topics. Every question carries the statute it comes from and an explanation of why the answer is right, so a missed question points straight at the law to review.

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Tex. Health & Safety Code §481.102 — Penalty Group 1 includes:

  1. Marijuana
  2. Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, ketamine, oxycodone, hydrocodone (in higher concentrations), and most opioids (correct)
  3. Anabolic steroids only
  4. LSD only

Why: PG 1 is the most heavily punished group, containing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and most opioids.

Tex. Health & Safety Code §481.102

SCENARIO. Undercover officer purchases 3.5 g of methamphetamine in a controlled buy. Charge for delivery?

  1. State jail felony (<1 g)
  2. 2nd degree felony (≥1 g but <4 g) (correct)
  3. 1st degree felony (≥4 g but <200 g)
  4. Class A misdemeanor

Why: Methamphetamine = PG 1. Delivery ≥1 g but <4 g = 2nd degree felony.

Tex. Health & Safety Code §481.112(c)

Delivery of a controlled substance causing death (HSC §481.141 'death of person from controlled substance') triggers:

  1. No special enhancement
  2. Enhanced penalty range — minimum confinement raised to 99 years or life with possibility of $250,000 fine for certain delivery / manufacturing offenses where the controlled substance contributed to death (correct)
  3. Capital felony
  4. Class A misdemeanor

Why: Where delivery of a controlled substance contributed to a death, §481.141 enhances the punishment to a sentence of life or any term of not more than 99 nor less than 15 years. Often used for fentanyl deaths.

Tex. Health & Safety Code §481.141