Missouri 2025 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB451 Introduced / Bill

Filed 12/06/2024

                     
EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted 
and is intended to be omitted in the law. 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
SENATE BILL NO. 451 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY  
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TRENT. 
0096S.01I 	KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary  
AN ACT 
To repeal sections 579.030, 579.055, and 579.065, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new 
sections relating to drug offenses involving persons under twenty-two years of age, 
with penalty provisions. 
 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: 
     Section A.  Sections 579.030, 579.055, and 579.065, RSMo, 1 
are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to 2 
be known as sections 579.030, 579.055, and 579.065, to read as 3 
follows:4 
     579.030.  1.  A person commits the offense of 1 
distribution of a controlled substance in a protected 2 
location if he or she knowingly distrib utes, sells, or  3 
delivers any controlled substance, except thirty -five grams  4 
or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid, to a person 5 
under twenty-two years of age with knowledge that that 6 
distribution, delivery or sale is: 7 
     (1)  In, on, or within two thousand feet of, the real 8 
property comprising a public or private elementary, 9 
vocational, or secondary school, or on any school bus; or 10 
     (2)  In, on, or within one thousand feet of, the real 11 
property comprising a public park, state park, count y park,  12 
municipal park, or private park designed for public 13 
recreational purposes, as park is defined in section 14 
253.010; or 15   SB 451 	2 
     (3)  In or on the real property comprising public 16 
housing or other governmental assisted housing. 17 
     2.  The offense of unlawful distribution of a 18 
controlled substance to a person under twenty -two years of  19 
age in a protected location is a class A felony. 20 
     3.  This offense shall not apply if the offense is 21 
committed by a person under twenty -two years of age. 22 
     579.055.  1.  A person commits the offense of 1 
manufacture of a controlled substance if, except as 2 
authorized in this chapter or chapter 195, he or she: 3 
     (1)  Knowingly manufactures, produces, or grows a 4 
controlled substance; 5 
     (2)  Attempts to manufacture, produce, or grow a 6 
controlled substance; or 7 
     (3)  Knowingly possesses a controlled substance with 8 
the intent to manufacture, produce, or grow any amount of 9 
controlled substance. 10 
     2.  The offense of manufacturing or attempting to  11 
manufacture any amount of controlled substance is a class B 12 
felony when committed within two thousand feet of the real 13 
property comprising a public or private elementary, 14 
vocational, or secondary school, community college, college, 15 
or university[.  It] and when the person involves another 16 
person under twenty-two years of age while committing such 17 
offense.  This subsection shall not apply when the offense 18 
is committed by a person under twenty -two years of age. 19 
     3.  The offense of manufacturing or attempting to 20 
manufacture any amount of a controlled substance is a class  21 
A felony if a person has suffered serious physical injury or 22 
has died as a result of a fire or explosion started in an 23 
attempt by the defendant to produce methamp hetamine. 24   SB 451 	3 
     [3.] 4.  The offense of manufacturing or attempting to 25 
manufacture any amount of a controlled substance, except 26 
thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic 27 
cannabinoid, is a class C felony. 28 
     [4.] 5.  The offense of manufacturi ng thirty-five grams  29 
or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid is a class E 30 
felony. 31 
     579.065.  1.  A person commits the offense of 1 
trafficking drugs in the first degree if, except as 2 
authorized by this chapter or chapter 195, such person  3 
knowingly distributes, delivers, manufactures, produces or 4 
attempts to distribute, deliver, manufacture or produce: 5 
     (1)  More than thirty grams of a mixture or substance 6 
containing a detectable amount of heroin; 7 
     (2)  More than one hundred fifty grams of a mixture or 8 
substance containing a detectable amount of coca leaves, 9 
except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves from which 10 
cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives of ecgonine or their 11 
salts have been removed; cocaine salts and their optical and  12 
geometric isomers, and salts of isomers; ecgonine, its 13 
derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or 14 
any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any 15 
quantity of any of the foregoing substances; 16 
     (3)  More than five hundred milligrams of a mixture or 17 
substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid 18 
diethylamide (LSD); 19 
     (4)  More than thirty grams of a mixture or substance 20 
containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine (PCP); 21 
     (5)  More than four grams of phencyclidine; 22 
     (6)  More than thirty kilograms of a mixture or 23 
substance containing marijuana; 24   SB 451 	4 
     (7)  More than thirty grams of any material, compound, 25 
mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of the 26 
following substances having a stimulant effect on the 27 
central nervous system:  amphetamine, its salts, optical 28 
isomers and salts of its optical isomers; methamphetamine, 29 
its salts, optical isomers and salts of its optical isomers; 30 
phenmetrazine and its salts; or methylphenidate; 31 
     (8)  More than thirty grams of any material, compound, 32 
mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of 3,4 - 33 
methylenedioxymethamphetamine; 34 
     (9)  One gram or more of flunitrazepam for the first 35 
offense; 36 
     (10)  Any amount of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid for the 37 
first offense; or 38 
     (11)  More than ten milligrams of fentanyl or 39 
carfentanil, or any derivative thereof, or any combination 40 
thereof, or any compound, mixture, or substance containing a 41 
detectable amount of fentanyl or carfent anil, or their  42 
optical isomers or analogues. 43 
     2.  The offense of trafficking drugs in the first 44 
degree is a class B felony. 45 
     3.  The offense of trafficking drugs in the first 46 
degree is a class A felony if the quantity involved is: 47 
     (1)  Ninety grams or more of a mixture or substance 48 
containing a detectable amount of heroin; or 49 
     (2)  Four hundred fifty grams or more of a mixture or 50 
substance containing a detectable amount of coca leaves, 51 
except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves fr om which  52 
cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives of ecgonine or their 53 
salts have been removed; cocaine salts and their optical and 54 
geometric isomers, and salts of isomers; ecgonine, its 55 
derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or 56   SB 451 	5 
any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any 57 
quantity of any of the foregoing substances; or 58 
     (3)  One gram or more of a mixture or substance 59 
containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethylamide 60 
(LSD); or 61 
     (4)  Ninety grams or more of a mixture or substance 62 
containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine (PCP); or 63 
     (5)  Twelve grams or more of phencyclidine; or 64 
     (6)  One hundred kilograms or more of a mixture or 65 
substance containing marijuana; or 66 
     (7)  Ninety grams or more of any material, compound, 67 
mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of the 68 
following substances having a stimulant effect on the 69 
central nervous system:  amphetamine, its salts, optical 70 
isomers and salts of its optical isomers; methamphetamine,  71 
its salts, optical isomers and salts of its optical isomers; 72 
phenmetrazine and its salts; or methylphenidate; or 73 
     (8)  More than thirty grams of any material, compound, 74 
mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of the 75 
following substances ha ving a stimulant effect on the 76 
central nervous system:  amphetamine, its salts, optical 77 
isomers, and salts of its optical isomers; methamphetamine, 78 
its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical 79 
isomers; phenmetrazine and its salts; or methylphen idate,  80 
and the location of the offense was within two thousand feet 81 
of real property comprising a public or private elementary, 82 
vocational, or secondary school, college, community college, 83 
university, or any school bus, in or on the real property 84 
comprising public housing or any other governmental assisted 85 
housing, or within a motor vehicle, or in any structure or 86 
building which contains rooms furnished for the 87 
accommodation or lodging of guests, and kept, used, 88   SB 451 	6 
maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place 89 
where sleeping accommodations are sought for pay or 90 
compensation to transient guests or permanent guests; or 91 
     (9)  Ninety grams or more of any material, compound, 92 
mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of 3,4 - 93 
methylenedioxymethamphetamine; or 94 
     (10)  More than thirty grams of any material, compound, 95 
mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of 3,4 - 96 
methylenedioxymethamphetamine and the location of the 97 
offense was within two thousand feet of real pr operty  98 
comprising a public or private elementary, vocational, or 99 
secondary school, college, community college, university, or 100 
any school bus, in or on the real property comprising public 101 
housing or any other governmental assisted housing, within a 102 
motor vehicle, or in any structure or building which 103 
contains rooms furnished for the accommodation or lodging of 104 
guests, and kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out 105 
to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are 106 
sought for pay or comp ensation to transient guests or 107 
permanent guests; and the person distributes the drugs to a 108 
person under twenty-two years of age; or 109 
     (11)  One gram or more of flunitrazepam for a second or 110 
subsequent offense; or 111 
     (12)  Any amount of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid for a 112 
second or subsequent offense; or 113 
     (13)  Twenty milligrams or more of fentanyl or 114 
carfentanil, or any derivative thereof, or any combination 115 
thereof, or any compound, mixture, or substance containing a 116 
detectable amount of fenta nyl or carfentanil, or their 117 
optical isomers or analogues. 118   SB 451 	7 
     4.  Subdivision (10) of subsection 3 of this section 119 
shall not apply when the offense is committed by a person 120 
under twenty-two years of age. 121 
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