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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 195.003

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Laboratory: a laboratory approved by the department of health and senior services as proper to be entrusted with the custody of controlled substances but does not include a pharmacist who compounds controlled substances to be sold or dispensed on prescriptions. See Missouri Laws 195.010

In any case where there is a violation of this chapter, a judge may, upon a finding of guilt*, order a defendant to pay for costs for testing of the substance or substances at a private laboratory.