Section 579.175 – Arrest without warrant, when.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.175. Arrest without warrant, when. — Any law enforcement officer of the state of Missouri, or of any political subdivision thereof, may, within the boundaries of the political entity from which he or she derives his or her authority, arrest without a warrant any person he or she sees violating […]
Section 579.180 – Burden of proof of any exception or exemption upon defendant.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.180. Burden of proof of any exception or exemption upon defendant. — 1. It is not necessary for the state to negate any exemption or exception in this chapter or chapter 195 in any complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this […]
Section 579.185 – Authorized state, county or municipal officers, good faith immunity from criminal liability.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.185. Authorized state, county or municipal officers, good faith immunity from criminal liability. — No criminal liability is imposed by this chapter upon any authorized state, county, or municipal officer, lawfully engaged in the enforcement of this chapter in good faith. ——– (L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 2014 […]
Section 579.105 – Keeping or maintaining a public nuisance — violation, penalty.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.105. Keeping or maintaining a public nuisance — violation, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of keeping or maintaining a public nuisance if he or she knowingly keeps or maintains: (1) Any room, building, structure or inhabitable structure, as defined in section 556.061, which is used for the […]
Section 579.107 – Lawful possession, when — burden of proof of any exception or exemption upon defendant.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.107. Lawful possession, when — burden of proof of any exception or exemption upon defendant. — 1. A person may lawfully possess or have under his or her control a controlled substance if he or she obtained the controlled substance directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or practitioner’s […]
Section 579.110 – Possession of methamphetamine precursors — penalty.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.110. Possession of methamphetamine precursors — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of methamphetamine precursors if he or she knowingly possesses one or more chemicals listed in subsection 2 of section 195.400, reagents, solvents, or any other chemicals proven to be precursor ingredients of methamphetamine or […]
Section 579.115 – Copy of suspicious transaction report for certain drugs to be submitted to chief law enforcement officer, when — suspicious transaction defined — penalty.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.115. Copy of suspicious transaction report for certain drugs to be submitted to chief law enforcement officer, when — suspicious transaction defined — penalty. — 1. Any manufacturer or wholesaler who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, optical isomers and salts of […]
Section 579.150 – Distribution of prescription medication on school property — exceptions — penalty.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.150. Distribution of prescription medication on school property — exceptions — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of distribution of prescription medication on school property if he or she is less than twenty-one years of age and knowingly distributes upon the real property comprising a public or private […]
Section 579.155 – Possession of prescription medication on school property — exceptions — penalty.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.155. Possession of prescription medication on school property — exceptions — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of prescription medication on school property if he or she is less than twenty-one years of age and knowingly possesses upon the real property comprising a public or private […]
Section 579.170 – Prior and persistent drug offenders, definitions, sentencing.
Effective – 01 Jan 2017 579.170. Prior and persistent drug offenders, definitions, sentencing. — 1. The following words or phrases as used in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Persistent drug offender”, one who has been found guilty of two or more felony offenses of the laws of this […]