Section 6 – Legal inference of intent — Illegal possession of a controlled substance precursor or clandestine laboratory equipment.

Effective 5/14/2019
58-37d-6. Legal inference of intent — Illegal possession of a controlled substance precursor or clandestine laboratory equipment.
The trier of fact may infer that a defendant intended to engage in a clandestine laboratory operation if the defendant:

• (1) is in illegal possession of a controlled substance precursor; or

• (2) illegally possesses or attempts to illegally possess a controlled substance or controlled substance precursor and is in possession of any one of the following pieces of equipment:
  • (a) glass reaction vessel;
  • (b) separatory funnel;
  • (c) glass condenser;
  • (d) analytical balance;
  • (e) heating mantle;
  • (f) pill press machine or similar device;
  • (g) closed loop extraction system;
  • (h) extraction tube; or
  • (i) rotary evaporator.

Amended by Chapter 420, 2019 General Session