SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1438

93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES HUGHES (Sponsor), WALSH, LOWE (44), WAGNER, ROBB, JOHNSON (47), CORCORAN, DAUS, OXFORD, AULL, FLOOK, BROWN (50), DARROUGH, SALVA, BOGETTO, LOW (39), NOLTE, ROBINSON, BOWMAN, JOHNSON (90), CURLS, BURNETT, BLAND, RUCKER, JOLLY, HOSKINS, BOYKINS, HUBBARD, VILLA, LeVOTA, PRATT AND ROORDA (Co-sponsors).

                  Read 1st time January 18, 2006 and copies ordered printed.

STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk

4477L.01I


 

AN ACT

To repeal section 195.246, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to possession of methamphetamine precursor drugs, with penalty provisions.




Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:


            Section A. Section 195.246, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 195.246, to read as follows:

            195.246. 1. It is unlawful for any person to possess any methamphetamine precursor drug with the intent to manufacture amphetamine, methamphetamine or any of their analogs.

            2. Possession of more than twenty-four grams of any methamphetamine precursor drug or combination of methamphetamine precursor drugs shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate this section. This subsection shall not apply to any practitioner or to any product possessed in the course of a legitimate business.

            3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class [D] C felony.