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Statutes > Missouri > T12 > C195 > 195_212Unlawful distribution to a minor, penalty.
195.212. 1. A person commits the offense of unlawfuldistribution of a controlled substance to a minor if he violatessection 195.211 by distributing or delivering any controlledsubstance to a person under seventeen years of age who is atleast two years that person's junior.
2. Unlawful distribution of a controlled substance to aminor is a class B felony.
3. It is not a defense to a violation of this section thatthe defendant did not know the age of the person to whom he wasdistributing or delivering.
(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58)
