Possession Offenses

Question 1

Controlled Substances (Uniform Controlled Substances Act (UCSA))

Answer 1

A person may not:

• knowingly or intentionally manufacture, distribute, or deliver a controlled substance, or
• possess a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, distribute, or deliver it.
• knowingly or intentionally possess a controlled substance (unless obtained from a valid prescription or order from a practitioner or otherwise authorized by statute)).

Question 2

Firearms (National Firearms Act (NFA))

Answer 2

The NFA prohibits the possession of certain firearms and accessories in violation of the registration, authorization, and notification requirements that the Act sets forth.

Question 3

Firearms: Awareness

Answer 3

A D must be aware that they possess something, whether the possession is actual or constructive, and that the thing possessed is in fact a “firearm” of some sort.

-But the accused does not have to now that the item possessed is unregistered or subject to registration.