{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-650.153","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 650.153","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 650.150 to 650.165, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Department\" , the department of public safety;\n(2) \"Director\" , the director of the department of public safety;\n(3) \"Drug laws\" , all laws regulating the production, sale, prescribing, manufacturing, administering, transporting, having in possession, dispensing, distributing, or use of controlled substances, as defined in section 195.010;\n(4) \"Multijurisdictional enforcement group\" , or \"MEG\" , a combination of political subdivisions established under sections 573.500 * and 573.503, section 178.653, and section 311.329 to investigate and enforce computer, internet-based, narcotics, and drug violations.","path":["Title XL - ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 650 - Department of Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=650.153","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"79f155d7f2590522876bd9fe1a904f93708f57d98d6785659143213fa8561f10","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-650.150","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-650.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}