CITE       21 USC Sec. 883                                              01/24/94

EXPCITE    TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS

           CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

           SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

           Part E - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions

HEAD       Sec. 883. Enforcement proceedings

STATUTE      Before any violation of this subchapter is reported by the

           Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to any United

           States attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the

           Administrator may require that the person against whom such

           proceeding is contemplated is given appropriate notice and an

           opportunity to present his views, either orally or in writing, with

           regard to such contemplated proceeding.

SOURCE     (Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1278;

           Pub. L. 96-132, Sec. 16(c), Nov. 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 1049.)

MISC1                                   AMENDMENTS

             1979 - Pub. L. 96-132 substituted ''Administrator of the Drug

           Enforcement Administration'' for ''Director of the Bureau of

           Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs'' and ''Administrator may'' for

           ''Director may''.

 



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