Drug Sales or Intent to Deliver Drugs Arrest & Punishments in Austin Texas

Punishments for Intent to Deliver Drugs, (common known as Drug Sales, Sale of Controlled Subtances or Illegal Narcotics), varies depending on the actual drug and the amount in weight that was intended to be delivered or sold. In Texas, Illegal Drugs are seperated into Groups, depending on the Texas Lawmakers determination on the dangers of each drug. The lists below contain only the most popular types of drugs in terms of arrest of austin criminal drug cases. For a full list of Texas Statutes, see our Legal Research page.

To see the same information for Drug Possession rather than Intent to Delivery Drugs or Controlled Substances, click here.

Group 1: Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Opium, Oxycodone and some Prescription Pills
Weight of Drug	Type of Offense	Punishment
Less than one gram	State jail felony	180 days to 2 years in a state jail
1 gram or more, less than 4 grams	Second-degree felony	2 to 20 years in a state prison
4 grams or more, but less than 200 grams	First-degree felony	5 to 99 years in a state prison
200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams	Enhanced First-degree felony	10 to 99 years in a state prison
400 grams or more	Enhanced first-degree felony	15 to 99 years in a state prison

 

Group 1A: LSD
Weight of Drug	Type of Offense	Punishment
Fewer than 20 units	State jail felony	180 days to 2 years in a state jail
20 or more units, but less than 80 units	Second-degree felony	2 to 20 years in a state prison
80 units or more, but less than 4,000 units	First-degree felony	5 to 99 years in a state prison
4,000 units or more, but less than 8,000 u	Enhanced First-degree felony	15 to 99 years in a state prison

 

Group 2: Ecstasy Pills & PCP
Weight of Drug	Type of Offense	Punishment
Less than one gram	State jail felony	180 days to 2 years in a state jail
1 gram or more, less than 4 grams	Second-degree felony	2 to 20 years in a state prison
4 grams or more, but less than 400 grams	First-degree felony	5 to 99 years in a state prison
400 grams or more	Enhanced First-degree felony	10 to 99 years in a state prison

 

Group 3 & 4: Many Prescription Pills like Xanax, Valium, Ritalin, & Drug Compounds
Weight of Drug	Type of Offense	Punishment
Less than 28 grams	Class A misdemeanor	Not more than 1 year in a county jail
28 grams or more, but less than 200 grams	Second-degree felony	2 to 20 years in a state prison
200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams	First-degree felony	5 to 99 years in a state prison
400 grams or more	Enhanced First-degree felony	10 to 99 years in a state prison

 

Sale of Marijuana, Marihuana, & Intent to Deliver Marijuana
Weight of Drug	Type of Offense	Punishment
¼ ounce or less, given, not for payment	Class B misdemeanor	Not more than 180 days in a county jail
¼ ounce or less, for payment	Class A misdemeanor	Not more than 1 year in a county jail
More than ¼ ounces, but less than 5 pounds	State jail felony	180 days to 2 years in a state jail
More than 5 pounds, but less than 50 pounds	Second-degree felony	2 to 10 years in a state prison
More than 50 pounds, but less than 2,000	First-degree felony	2 to 99 years in a state prison
More than 2,000 pounds	Enhanced first-degree felony	5 to 99 years in a state prison

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