Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS Chapter 579 • Effective - 28 Aug 2024 579.022. Delivery of a controlled substance causing death, offense of — penalty — definition. — 1. A person commits the offense of delivery of a controlled substance causing death if a person delivers or distributes a controlled substance under section 579.020 knowing such substance is mixed with another controlled substance and a death results from the use of such controlled substance. 2. It shall not be a defense that the user contributed to the user's own death by using the controlled substance or consenting to the administration of the controlled substance by another. 3. The offense of delivery of a controlled substance causing death is a class A felony. 4. For purposes of this section, 'controlled substance' means a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, as defined in section 195.017. -------- (L. 2024 S.B. 754, et al.)
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