NARCOTIC NEWS
Drug Law in Missouri 195.291
Prior and persistent offenders imprisonment for distribution, delivery,
manufacture or production.
1. Any person who has pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of
section 195.211, when punishable as a class B felony, shall be sentenced to
the authorized term of imprisonment for a class A felony if the court finds the
defendant is a prior drug offender.
2. Any person who has pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of
section 195.211, when punishable as a class B felony, shall be sentenced to
the authorized term of imprisonment for a class A felony which term shall be
served without probation or parole if the court finds the defendant is a
persistent drug offender.
(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 1996 S.B. 830)