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Missouri DWI Laws - Missouri DWI laws - Missouri DUI Law
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First Offense - Missouri DWI
A person commits the crime of driving under the influence if he operates a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated or drugged condition. A first offense DWI in Missouri is a class B misdemeanor. Missouri DWI Law R.S.Mo. §577.010
Legal Limit in Missouri DWI: .08% Blood Alcohol
The legal limit in Missouri of blood-alcohol content is below .08%. Missouri DWI Laws R.S.Mo. §577.012
Implied Consent Missouri DWI Law
Any person driving the roads of Missouri is deemed to have given their implied consent to be subjected to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath, blood, saliva or urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol or drug content of the person's blood pursuant to the following circumstances:
(6) If the person, while operating a motor vehicle, has been involved in a motor vehicle collision which resulted in a fatality. R.S.Mo. Missouri DWI § 577.020
Persistent and prior offenders--enhanced Missouri DWI penalties--imprisonment requirements, exceptions--procedures--definitions.
4. No court shall suspend the imposition of sentence as to a prior or persistent offender under this section nor sentence such person to pay a fine in lieu of a term of imprisonment, section 557.011, RSMo, to the contrary notwithstanding. No prior offender shall be eligible for parole or probation until he has served a minimum of five days imprisonment, unless as a condition of such parole or probation such person performs at least thirty days of community service under the supervision of the court in those jurisdictions which have a recognized program for community service. No persistent offender shall be eligible for parole or probation until he or she has served a minimum of ten days imprisonment, unless as a condition of such parole or probation such person performs at least sixty days of community service under the supervision of the court.
14. Evidence of prior convictions shall be heard and determined by the trial court out of the hearing of the jury prior to the submission of the case to the jury, and shall include but not be limited to evidence of convictions received by a search of the records of the Missouri uniform law enforcement system maintained by the Missouri state highway patrol. After hearing the evidence, the court shall enter its findings thereon. A conviction of a violation of a municipal or county ordinance in a county or municipal court for driving while intoxicated or a conviction or a plea of guilty or a finding of guilty followed by a suspended imposition of sentence, suspended execution of sentence, probation or parole or any combination thereof in a state court shall be treated as a prior conviction. Missouri DWI Laws R.S.Mo. §577.023
Refusal to Submit to Testing under Missouri DWI Law
The refusal to submit to testing such as a breathalyzer will result in the automatic suspension of the suspect's driver's license for 1 year. Missouri DWI Implied Consent Law R.S.Mo. §577.041
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP) - Missouri DWI laws
Substance abuse traffic offender program, court may order participation in, when--professional assessment--supplemental fees, deposition--failure to remit, penalty.
577.049. 1. Upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilty for an offense of violating the provisions of section 577.010 or 577.012 or violations of county or municipal ordinances involving alcohol- or drug- related traffic offenses, the court shall order the person to participate in and successfully complete a substance abuse traffic offender program defined in section 577.001.
3. Any administrator who fails to remit to the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health the supplemental fees and interest for all persons enrolled in the program pursuant to this section shall be subject to a penalty equal to the amount of interest accrued on the supplemental fees due the division pursuant to this section. If the supplemental fees, interest, and penalties are not remitted to the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health within six months of the due date, the attorney general of the state of Missouri shall initiate appropriate action of the collection of said fees and interest accrued. The court shall assess attorney fees and court costs against any delinquent program. Missouri DWI Law R.S.Mo. §577.049