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RSMo 579.086effective 01 Jan 2017

Unlawful delivery of a controlled substance by manufacturer or distributor

In plain English

A person who works for a company that makes or sells drugs commits a crime if they knowingly hand over a controlled substance while not caring whether that substance will be used illegally. This is a class E felony.

Penalties named in this law
class E felonyup to 4 years in prison

Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.

Word-for-word law

579.086. of a by or . — 1. A manufacturer or distributor, or an employee of a manufacturer or distributor, commits the of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance when he or she a controlled substance while acting as to whether the controlled substance will be used in violation of this chapter.

2. The offense of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance by a manufacturer or distributor is a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 195.254; Effective 1-01-17

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