AG Jackley attacking state's meth problem
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SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley unveiled his priorities Wednesday for the upcoming 2018 legislative session, asking South Dakota lawmakers to impose harsher penalties for methamphetamine dealing and manufacturing.
The proposals would also require disclosure of data breaches to affected state residents, clarify sex offender registration requirements and enact stronger penalties for drug dealers whose product kills another person. The session starts next week and runs until late March.
South Dakota saw 51 accidental drug overdose deaths in 2016, according to Jackley. Meth arrests in the state jumped from 2,126 in 2015 to 3,179 through November 2016.
A proposal cracking down on meth dealing would make distribution and manufacturing a more serious felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine, up from 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $20,000. Jackley said the stronger consequences would send a message that the distribution of the drug in South Dakota is “off limits.”
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, center, unveils his 2018 legislative priorities in Sioux Falls Wednesday. Jackley asked state lawmakers to impose harsher penalties for methamphetamine dealing and manufacturing, among other proposals.
AP Photo/James Nord