{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 579.020","heading":"Delivery of a controlled substance — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of delivery of a controlled substance if, except as authorized in this chapter or chapter 195, he or she:\n(1) Knowingly distributes or delivers a controlled substance;\n(2) Attempts to distribute or deliver a controlled substance;\n(3) Knowingly possesses a controlled substance with the intent to distribute or deliver any amount of a controlled substance; or\n(4) Knowingly permits a minor to purchase or transport illegally obtained controlled substances.\n2. Except when the controlled substance is thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid or as otherwise provided under subsection 5 of this section, the offense of delivery of a controlled substance is a class C felony.\n3. Except as otherwise provided under subsection 4 of this section, the offense of delivery of thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid is a class E felony.\n4. The offense of delivery of thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid to a person less than seventeen years of age who is at least two years younger than the defendant is a class C felony.\n5. The offense of delivery of a controlled substance is a class B felony if:\n(1) The delivery or distribution is any amount of a controlled substance except thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid, to a person less than seventeen years of age who is at least two years younger than the defendant; or\n(2) The person knowingly permits a minor to purchase or transport illegally obtained controlled substances.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 579 - Controlled Substance Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=579.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"2e37df8c307828a3b820b4aaacda5ea4d3d54baa20847d605ce6a8a351403c50","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.015","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}