577.625. Distribution of prescription medication on public or private school property--exceptions--violations, penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Distribution of prescription medication on public or private schoolproperty--exceptions--violations, penalty.

577.625. 1. No person less than twenty-one years of age shalldistribute upon the real property comprising a public or private elementaryor secondary school or school bus a prescription medication to anyindividual who does not have a valid prescription for such medication. Forpurposes of this section, prescription medication shall not includemedication containing a controlled substance, as defined in section195.010, RSMo.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any personauthorized to distribute a prescription medication by any school personnelwho are responsible for storing, maintaining, or dispensing anyprescription medication under chapter 338, RSMo. This section shall notlimit the use of any prescription medication by emergency personnel, asdefined in section 565.081, RSMo, during an emergency situation.

3. Any person less than twenty-one years of age who violates thissection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a classA misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.

(L. 2005 H.B. 353 and S.B. 254, A.L. 2005 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2)

Effective 9-15-05