Eligibility of certain drug offenders

Notwithstanding the six (6) year or less sentence limitation of this part, an especially mitigated offender, as defined by § 40-35-109 , or a standard offender, as defined by § 40-35-105 , who is convicted of a violation of § 39-17-417(a) with respect to a controlled substance in an amount less than that set out in § 39-17-417(i) , is eligible for placement in the special alternative incarceration unit as defined and authorized by this part. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 117. Notwithstanding the six (6) year or less sentence limitation of this part, an especially mitigated offender, as defined by § 40-35-109 , or a standard offender, as defined by § 40-35-105 , who is convicted of a violation of § 39-17-417(a) with respect to a controlled substance in an amount less than that set out in § 39-17-417(i) , is eligible for placement in the special alternative incarceration unit as defined and authorized by this part. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 117.