Any person being at least 18 years of age who knowingly uses, solicits, directs, hires or employees a person 17 years of age or younger to violate state law addressing the employing a juvenile in a Drug Distribution Scheme shall be guilty of a crime and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which shall include the imposition of a minimum term which shall be fixed at, or between, one-third and one-half of the sentence imposed, or five years, which ever  is greater, during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole.

The court may also impose a fine not to exceed $300,000.00 or three times the street value of the controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog involved, which ever is greater.

Distributing Drugs On School Property:

The law reads, Any person who distributes, dispenses, or possesses with the intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance or controlled dangerous substance analog while on any school property used for school purposes which is owned or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board purposes within 1000 feet of any property or school bus, or while on any school bus, is guilty of a crime of the third degree and shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment.

Mandatory Forfeiture of Postponement of Driving Privileges:

This statue deals with the mandatory forfeiture of postponement of driving privileges for anyone convicted of any drugs offense be it indictable or disorderly person in nature.

The law requires that a person lose his/her license for a minimum of six (6) months and a maximum of two (2) years. If the person has not yet attained his/her driver's license, his or her right to do so will postponed for 6 months to two  (2) years. This section also applies to motorized bicycles.

The person and or persons involved may also lose their vehicle and or home. The fact that they maybe staying in public housing with a family member will not stop a procedure from gong forward in having them and the family member removed from that dwelling.

Drugs in School:

Students cited involvement with drugs and alcohol as the third major factor contributing to school violence. Those who reported the availability of drugs in school did not vary significantly by ethnicity, level of family income, or geographic location (U.S. Department of Justice, 1991). Although reports indicate that the use of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and crack is down among students in grades 6-12, the consumption of alcohol is not. Alcohol is the number one drug used by teenagers and young adults.