2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 195 Drug Regulations
Section 195.212 Unlawful distribution to a minor, penalty.
Unlawful distribution to a minor, penalty.
195.212. 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance to a minor if he violates section 195.211 by distributing or delivering any controlled substance to a person under seventeen years of age who is at least two years that person's junior.
2. Unlawful distribution of a controlled substance to a minor is a class B felony.
3. It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant did not know the age of the person to whom he was distributing or delivering.
(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58)
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