Effective - 28 Aug 1989
195.253. Public nuisances — defendants in suits to enjoin. — 1. Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft or other structure or place, which is resorted to for the purpose of possessing, keeping, transporting, distributing or manufacturing controlled substances shall be deemed a public nuisance.
2. The attorney general, circuit attorney or prosecuting attorney may, in addition to any criminal prosecutions, prosecute a suit in equity to enjoin the public nuisance. If the court finds that the owner of the room, building or structure knew or had reason to believe that the premises were being used for the illegal use, keeping or selling of controlled substances, the court may order that the premises shall not be occupied or used for such period as the court may determine, not to exceed one year.
3. All persons, including owners, lessees, officers, agents, inmates or employees, aiding or facilitating such a nuisance may be made defendants in any suit to enjoin the nuisance.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 195 - Drug Regulations
Section 195.003 - Violations of chapter, defendant to pay costs of testing when found guilty.
Section 195.005 - Comprehensive drug control act.
Section 195.010 - Definitions.
Section 195.015 - Authority to control.
Section 195.016 - Nomenclature.
Section 195.050 - Controlled substances, legal sales, how made — records required to be kept.
Section 195.060 - Controlled substances to be dispensed on prescription only, exception.
Section 195.070 - Prescriptive authority.
Section 195.100 - Labeling requirements.
Section 195.150 - Procedure upon conviction for violation.
Section 195.190 - Enforcement by whom.
Section 195.195 - Regulations, authority to promulgate, where vested.
Section 195.197 - Department of health and senior services, duties of.
Section 195.253 - Public nuisances — defendants in suits to enjoin.
Section 195.265 - Disposal of unused controlled substances, permitted methods — awareness program.
Section 195.310 - Injunction authorized.
Section 195.320 - Purpose clause.
Section 195.550 - Electronic prescriptions required, when, exceptions — violations.
Section 195.740 - Definitions.
Section 195.746 - Registration and permits, requirements — application, contents — issuance, when.
Section 195.752 - Administrative fine, when, amount.
Section 195.756 - Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, use of — limitations on liability.
Section 195.764 - Fees, amount, use of — fund created.
Section 195.773 - Department duties — rulemaking authority.
Section 195.815 - Fingerprinting requirements, medical marijuana facilities — definitions.
Section 195.820 - Medical cannabis, processing fee authorized, when.