§ 11475 Schedule I Drug Forfeiture

Health and Safety Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If you have, sell, or try to sell drugs listed in Schedule I (like heroin or LSD), the police can take them away immediately.
•These drugs are considered illegal stuff (contraband) and automatically become the state's property.
•Even if the police find these drugs and don’t know who they belong to, they still take them and they become the state’s.

Example

If the police pull you over and find heroin in your car.

The police will take the heroin right away because it’s illegal, and you won’t get it back. It now belongs to the state.

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§ 11475 Schedule I Drug Forfeiture

Controlled substances listed in Schedule I that are possessed, transferred, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this division are contraband and shall be seized and summarily forfeited to the state. Controlled substances listed in Schedule I, which are seized or come into the possession of the state, the owners of which are unknown, are contraband and shall be summarily forfeited to the state. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Schedule I contraband seized summarily forfeited

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 11475.

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