- Introduced -
SB 532 - This act prohibits the manufacture and production, or attempt to manufacture or produce, any quantity of any material which contains any quantity of amphetamine, methamphetamine, phenmetrazine or methylphenidate, as trafficking in the first degree. If the quantity involved in less than sixty grams, an offender shall be sentenced to the authorized term of imprisonment for a Class A felony. If the quantity involved is sixty grams or more, or the violation occurred within two thousand feet of a school or public housing, or within a motor vehicle or a lodging facility, the sentence shall be the authorized term of imprisonment for a Class A felony, without probation or parole.
The act also changes the amounts of controlled substances required for trafficking in the second degree. If the quantity involved is 60 grams or more but less than two hundred fifty grams, the violation shall be a Class A felony; if the amount is two hundred fifty grams or more, the offense is a Class A felony served without probation or parole. Any manufacturer or retailer who furnishes sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, iodine or red phosphorous must report all such transactions to the Department of Health.
Possession of precursor chemicals, solvents or liquids with intent to manufacture or alter the material to create a controlled substance or controlled substance analog shall be a Class B felony.
A person commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a child by knowingly encouraging, aiding or causing a child less than seventeen to violate the provisions of Chapter 195, RSMo, which shall be a Class D felony.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may provide resources to assist in the cleanup and disposal of toxic chemicals found anyplace where methamphetamines were manufactured. DNR may seek reimbursement from the responsible party. A Methamphetamine Cleanup Fund is created in the state treasury for such cleanup.
JOAN GUMMELS