Title 21 United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act

Subchapter I -- Control And Enforcement

Part A -- Introductory Provisions

• Section 801. Congressional findings and declarations: controlled substances
• Section 801a. Congressional findings and declarations: psychotropic substances
• Section 802. Definitions
• Section 803. Repealed. Pub. L. 95-137, Section 1(b), Oct. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1169

Part B -- Authority to Control; Standards And Schedules

• Section 811. Authority and criteria for classification of substances
• Section 812. Schedules of controlled substances
• Section 813. Treatment of controlled substance analogues
• Section 814. Removal of exemption of certain drugs

Part C -- Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances

• Section 821. Rules and regulations
• Section 822. Persons required to register
• Section 823. Registration requirements
• Section 824. Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration
• Section 825. Labeling and packaging
• Section 826. Production quotas for controlled substances
• Section 827. Records and reports of registrants
• Section 828. Order forms
• Section 829. Prescriptions
• Section 830. Regulation of listed chemicals and certain machines
• Section 831. Additional requirements relating to online pharmacies and telemedicine

Part D -- Offenses And Penalties

• Section 841. Prohibited acts A
• Section 842. Prohibited acts B
• Section 843. Prohibited acts C
• Section 844. Penalties for simple possession
• Section 844a. Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances
• Section 845. Transferred
• Section 845a. Transferred
• Section 845b. Transferred
• Section 846. Attempt and conspiracy
• Section 847. Additional penalties
• Section 848. Continuing criminal enterprise
• Section 849. Transportation safety offenses
• Section 850. Information for sentencing
• Section 851. Proceedings to establish prior convictions
• Section 852. Application of treaties and other international agreements
• Section 853. Criminal forfeitures
• Section 853a. Transferred
• Section 854. Investment of illicit drug profits
• Section 855. Alternative fine
• Section 856. Maintaining drug-involved premises
• Section 857. Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XXIV, Section 2401(d), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4859
• Section 858. Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing controlled substance
• Section 859. Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
• Section 860. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
• Section 860a. Consecutive sentence for manufacturing or distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine on premises where children are present or reside
• Section 861. Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations
• Section 862. Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and possessors
• Section 862a. Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug- related convictions
• Section 862b. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances
• Section 863. Drug paraphernalia
• Section 864. Anhydrous ammonia
• Section 864a. Grants to reduce production of methamphetamines from anhydrous ammonia
• Section 865. Smuggling methamphetamine or methamphetamine precursor chemicals into the United States while using facilitated entry programs

Part E -- Administrative And Enforcement Provisions

• Section 871. Attorney General
• Section 871a. Semiannual reports to Congress
• Section 872. Education and research programs of Attorney General
• Section 872a. Public-private education program
• Section 873. Cooperative arrangements
• Section 874. Advisory committees
• Section 875. Administrative hearings
• Section 876. Subpenas
• Section 877. Judicial review
• Section 878. Powers of enforcement personnel
• Section 879. Search warrants
• Section 880. Administrative inspections and warrants
• Section 881. Forfeitures
• Section 881-1 Transferred
• Section 881a. Transferred
• Section 882. Injunctions
• Section 883. Enforcement proceedings
• Section 884. Immunity and privilege
• Section 885. Burden of proof; liabilities
• Section 886. Payments and advances
• Section 886a. Diversion Control Fee Account
• Section 887. Coordination and consolidation of post-seizure administration
• Section 888. Repealed. Pub. L. 106-185, Section 2(c)(3), Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 210
• Section 889. Production control of controlled substances
• Section 890. Review of Federal sales of chemicals usable to manufacture controlled substances

Part F -- General Provisions

• Section 901. Severability
• Section 902. Savings provisions
• Section 903. Application of State law
• Section 904. Payment of tort claims

Subchapter II -- Import and Export

• Section 951. Definitions
• Section 952. Importation of controlled substances
• Section 953. Exportation of controlled substances
• Section 954. Transshipment and in-transit shipment of controlled substances
• Section 955. Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States
• Section 955a to 955d. Transferred
• Section 956. Exemption authority
• Section 957. Persons required to register
• Section 958. Registration requirements
• Section 959. Possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substance
• Section 960. Prohibited acts A
• Section 960a. Foreign terrorist organizations, terrorist persons and groups
• Section 961. Prohibited acts B
• Section 962. Second or subsequent offenses
• Section 963. Attempt and conspiracy
• Section 964. Additional penalties
• Section 965. Applicability of part E of subchapter I
• Section 966. Authority of Sectionetary of the Treasury
• Section 967. Smuggling of controlled substances; investigations; oaths; subpenas; witnesses; evidence; production of records; territorial limits; fees and mileage of witnesses
• Section 968. Service of subpena; proof of service
• Section 969. Contempt proceedings
• Section 970. Criminal forfeitures
• Section 971. Notification, suspension of shipment, and penalties with respect to importation and exportation of listed chemicals

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