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U.S.S.G. §2D1.6
Use of Communication Facility in Committing Drug Offense; Attempt or Conspiracy
(a) Base Offense Level: the offense level applicable to the underlying offense.
Commentary
Statutory Provision: 21 U.S.C. § 843(b).
Application Note:
1. Where the offense level for the underlying offense is to be determined by reference to §2D1.1,
see Application Note 5 of the Commentary to §2D1.1 for guidance in determining the scale of the
offense. Note that the Drug Quantity Table in §2D1.1 provides a minimum offense level of 12
where the offense involves heroin (or other Schedule I or II opiates), cocaine (or other Schedule I
or II stimulants), cocaine base, PCP, methamphetamine, LSD (or other Schedule I or II hallucinogens), fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide), or fentanyl analogue (§2D1.1(c)(14)); a minimum offense level of 8 where the offense involves flunitrazepam
(§2D1.1(c)(16)); and a minimum offense level of 6 otherwise (§2D1.1(c)(17)).
Background: This section covers the use of a communication facility in committing a drug offense. A
communication facility includes any public or private instrument used in the transmission of writing,
signs, signals, pictures, and sound; e.g., telephone, wire, radio.
History
Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (amendment 320); November 1, 1992 (amendment 447); November 1, 1994 (amendment 505); November 1, 2009 (amendment 737); November 1, 2012 (amendment 770); November 1, 2018 (amendment 807).
Provenance
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- ussc.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
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- ussg-2018
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