Terms Used In Missouri Laws 105.1108

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Any public employee who is convicted, pleads guilty, or pleads nolo contendere for a second or subsequent time, under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, of any criminal offense involving the use of a controlled substance, marijuana or other dangerous drug, as such substances are defined in chapter 195, shall be dismissed from his public employment and shall be ineligible for other public employment for a period of two years from the most recent date of conviction. Subsequent employment with a public employer after the two-year period shall be conditioned upon the showing of evidence of completion of a state certified drug abuse treatment and education program.

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