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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.016 - Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.016. Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content if he or she knowingly operates any aircraft or knowingly acts as a copilot, flight engineer or flight navigator for an aircraft while in operation:
(1) With four one-hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood; or
(2) Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage.
2. As used in this section, percent by weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of blood or two hundred ten liters of breath and may be shown by chemical analysis of the person's blood, breath, saliva or urine. For the purposes of determining the alcoholic content of a person's blood under this section, the test shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 577.020 to 577.041.
3. The offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content is:
(1) A class C misdemeanor;
(2) A class A misdemeanor if the defendant has been found guilty of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content or operating an aircraft while intoxicated or any offense committed in any jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be the offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content or operating an aircraft while intoxicated.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.017 - Consumption of alcoholic beverages while driving — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.017. Consumption of alcoholic beverages while driving — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving if he or she operates a moving motor vehicle upon any public thoroughfare for vehicles, including state roads, county roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways or alleys in any municipality while consuming any alcoholic beverage.
2. The offense of consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving is an infraction and shall not be reflected on any records maintained by the department of revenue.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 125 & 341 § 1, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.019 - Citation of law.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006
577.019. Citation of law. —
Sections 577.019 to 577.021 shall be known as the Alan Woods Law.
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(L. 2006 S.B. 872, et al., § 577.020 subsec. 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.021 - Chemical testing authorized — reasonable efforts to test required — admissibility.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
577.021. Chemical testing authorized — reasonable efforts to test required — admissibility. —
1. Any state, county or municipal law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant to chapter 590 may, prior to arrest, administer a chemical test to any person suspected of operating a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft or acting as a flight crew member of an aircraft while in an intoxicated condition or with an excessive blood alcohol content.
2. Any state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer who is certified under chapter 590 shall make all reasonable efforts to administer a chemical test to any person suspected of operating a vehicle or vessel involved in a collision or accident which resulted in a fatality or serious physical injury as defined in section 556.061.
3. A test administered pursuant to this section shall be admissible as evidence of probable cause to arrest and as exculpatory evidence, but shall not be admissible as evidence of blood alcohol content. The provisions of sections 577.019 and 577.020 shall not apply to a test administered prior to arrest pursuant to this section.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1169 & 1271 merged with S.B. 722, A.L. 2001 H.B. 302 & 38, A.L. 2006 S.B. 872, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
(2023) Numerical result of a preliminary breath test is admissible for the purpose of establishing probable cause, required to be proven by the director of revenue to suspend or revoke a driver's license under section 302.515. Wilmoth v. Director of Revenue, 669 S.W.3d 102 (Mo.banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.024 - Unlawful use of water skis and surfboards — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.024. Unlawful use of water skis and surfboards — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of unlawful use of water skis and surfboards, if such person:
(1) Manipulates any water skis or surfboard in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person; or
(2) Manipulates any water skis or surfboard while intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana.
2. The offense of unlawful use of water skis and surfboards is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 9, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 306.110; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.025 - Negligent operation of a vessel — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.025. Negligent operation of a vessel — penalty. —
A person commits the offense of negligent operation of a vessel if when operating a vessel he or she acts with criminal negligence, as defined in subsection 5 of section 562.016, to cause physical injury to any other person or damage to the property of any other person. A person convicted of negligent operation of a vessel is guilty of a class B misdemeanor upon conviction for the first violation, guilty of a class A misdemeanor upon conviction for the second violation, and guilty of a class E felony for conviction for the third and subsequent violations.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1715, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 306.111; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.029 - Blood alcohol content tests, how made, by whom, when — person tested to receive certain information, when.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 4 histories
577.029. Blood alcohol content tests, how made, by whom, when — person tested to receive certain information, when. —
A licensed physician, registered nurse, phlebotomist, or trained medical technician, acting at the request and direction of the law enforcement officer under section 577.020, shall, with the consent of the patient or a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol content of the blood, unless such medical personnel, in his or her good faith medical judgment, believes such procedure would endanger the life or health of the person in custody. Blood may be withdrawn only by such medical personnel, but such restriction shall not apply to the taking of a breath test, a saliva specimen, or a urine specimen. In withdrawing blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol content thereof, only a previously unused and sterile needle and sterile vessel shall be utilized and the withdrawal shall otherwise be in strict accord with accepted medical practices. Upon the request of the person who is tested, full information concerning the test taken at the direction of the law enforcement officer shall be made available to him or her.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 2007 H.B. 574, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 870 merged with S.B. 951)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.031 - Persons administering tests not liable, when.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.031. Persons administering tests not liable, when. —
No person who administers any test pursuant to the provisions of sections 577.020 to 577.041 upon the request of a law enforcement officer, no hospital in or with which such person is employed or is otherwise associated or in which such test is administered, and no other person, firm, or corporation by whom or with which such person is employed or is in any way associated, shall be civilly liable in damages to the person tested unless for gross negligence, willful or wanton act, or omission.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.033 - Inability of person to be tested to refuse, effect.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 28 Aug 1982
577.033. Inability of person to be tested to refuse, effect. —
Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of refusing to take a test as provided in sections 577.020 to 577.041 shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by section 577.020 and the test or tests may be administered.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 513)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.060 - Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories
577.060. Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of an accident when:
(1) Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident resulting in injury or death or damage to property of another person; and
(2) Having knowledge of such accident he or she leaves the place of the injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving the following information to the other party or to a law enforcement officer, or if no law enforcement officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest law enforcement agency:
(a) His or her name;
(b) His or her residence, including city and street number;
(c) The registration or license number for his or her vehicle or vessel; and
(d) His or her operator's license number, if any.
2. For the purposes of this section, all law enforcement officers shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately owned property for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
3. The offense of leaving the scene of an accident is:
(1) A class A misdemeanor;
(2) A class E felony if:
(a) Physical injury was caused to another party; or
(b) Damage in excess of one thousand dollars was caused to the property of another person; or
(c) The defendant has previously been found guilty of any offense in violation of this section; or committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of an offense of this section; or
(3) A class D felony if a death has occurred as a result of the accident.
4. A law enforcement officer who investigates or receives information of an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and also involving the loss of life or serious physical injury shall make a written report of the investigation or information received and such additional facts relating to the accident as may come to his or her knowledge, mail the information to the department of public safety, and keep a record thereof in his or her office.
5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of all-terrain vehicles when property damage is sustained in sanctioned all-terrain vehicle races, derbies and rallies.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 H.B. 287, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.068 - Failure to report a shooting — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.068. Failure to report a shooting — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of failure to report a shooting when:
(1) Being in possession of a firearm or projectile weapon as defined in section 571.010, he or she discharges such firearm or projectile weapon and causes injury or death to another person; and
(2) Knowing that he or she has caused such injury or death, fails to report such shooting to a law enforcement officer. If no such officer is in the vicinity where the shooting occurs, the person must provide such information to the nearest law enforcement agency.
2. Failure to report a shooting is:
(1) A class A misdemeanor; or
(2) A class E felony if the person has previously been found guilty of a violation of this section or any offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of an offense described in this section.
3. A person is not in violation of this section if he or she fails to report a shooting in order to obtain medical assistance or contact law enforcement authorities to notify them of the shooting, so long as such person returns to the scene of the shooting or otherwise reports the shooting as provided herein within a reasonable time after the shooting.
4. All law enforcement officers and reserve law enforcement officers shall have authority to investigate shootings and arrest a person who violates subsection 1 of this section, except that conservation agents may enforce such provisions as to hunting-related shootings. For the purpose of this section, a
"hunting-related shooting"
shall be defined as any shooting in which a person is injured as a result of hunting activity that involves the discharge of a hunting weapon.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 328, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.070 - Littering — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.070. Littering — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places, deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles, wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public road or state highway or on or in any of the waters in this state or on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the state, any board, department, agency or commission thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the federal government or on any private real property owned by another without the owner's consent.
2. The offense of littering is a class C misdemeanor unless:
(1) Such littering creates a substantial risk of physical injury or property damage to another; or
(2) The person has been found guilty of a violation of this section or an offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation under this section, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.073 - Damaging state park property — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.073. Damaging state park property — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of damaging state park property if he or she:
(1) Knowingly places or deposits waste paper, tin cans, bottles, or rubbish of any kind within a state park;
(2) Contaminates, in any manner, any spring, pool, or stream within a state park;
(3) Cuts, prunes, picks, defaces, or injures, in any manner, the flowers, trees, shrubs, or any other flora growing on the land or in the water of any state park except as performed or directed by authorized personnel of the department of natural resources; or
(4) Removes, injures, disfigures, defaces, or destroys an object of archaeological or historical value or interest within a state park except as performed or directed by authorized personnel of the department of natural resources.
2. The offense of damaging state park property is a class C misdemeanor, unless:
(1) Such damage creates a substantial risk of physical injury or property damage to another; or
(2) The defendant has previously been found guilty of a violation of this section or an offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation under this section, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1961 p. 332 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251 merged with S.B. 719, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.075 - Anhydrous ammonia, unlawful release — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.075. Anhydrous ammonia, unlawful release — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of unlawful release of anhydrous ammonia if he or she is not the owner or not in lawful control of an approved container of anhydrous ammonia and knowingly releases or allows the escape of anhydrous ammonia into the atmosphere.
2. The offense of unlawful release of anhydrous ammonia is a class B felony, unless such release causes serious physical injury or death to any person in which case it is a class A felony.
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(L. 2003 H.B. 470 merged with S.B. 39, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.076 - Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.076. Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he or she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
(1) Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake; or
(2) On any public road or highway, river, stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his or her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.
2. The offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal is a class C misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4729, A.L. 1971 H.B. 72, A.L. 1972 S.B. 457, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4339; 1919 § 3587; 1909 § 4795
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.078 - Water contamination — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.078. Water contamination — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of criminal water contamination if such person knowingly introduces any dangerous radiological, chemical or biological agent or substance into any public or private waters of the state or any water supply with the purpose of causing death or serious physical injury to another person.
2. The offense of criminal water contamination is a class B felony.
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(L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 569.072; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.100 - Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.100. Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semiairtight container if he or she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to remain on premises under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semiairtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.
2. Subsection 1 of this section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semiairtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under subsection 2 of this section.
4. The offense of abandonment of an airtight or semiairtight container is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.150 - Tampering with a water supply — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.150. Tampering with a water supply — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he or she purposely:
(1) Poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring, brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes; or
(2) Diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, town or city for their use.
2. The offense of tampering with a water supply is a class A misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4730, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4340; 1919 § 3588; 1909 § 4796
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.155 - Construction or use of a waste disposal well — definitions — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.155. Construction or use of a waste disposal well — definitions — penalty. —
1. A person, firm, corporation or political subdivision commits the offense of construction or use of a waste disposal well if such person, firm, corporation, or political subdivision knowingly constructs or uses a waste disposal well.
2. As used in this section,
"waste disposal well"
means any subsurface void porous formation or cavity, natural or artificial, used for the disposal of liquid or semi-aqueous waste except as excluded in subsection 3 of this section.
3. "Waste disposal well" shall not include:
(1) Sanitary landfills or surface mining pits used for the disposal of nonputrescible solid wastes as defined in section 64.460;
(2) Cesspools used solely for disposal of waste from private residences; or
(3) Septic tanks used solely for disposal of waste.
4. It shall not be a violation of this section to:
(1) Inject or return fluids into subsurface formations in connection with oil or gas operations regulated by the state oil and gas council pursuant to chapter 259;
(2) Inject or return water into subsurface formations pursuant to chapter 644 and section 192.020 in connection with the following instances:
(a) Any groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal well that is limited to a single family residence;
(b) Any groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal well that is limited to eight or less single family residences as long as the combined injection/withdrawal rate is less than six hundred thousand British Thermal Units per hour;
(c) All other uses of groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal wells shall be subject to a permitting procedure as established and regulated by the clean water commission; or
(3) Backfill cavities as an integral part of the mining operation with aggregate or other material obtained from that operation to either reduce accumulation of waste on the surface or to provide additional ground support in the mined-out areas or to inundate such cavities with water devoid of toxic liquid wastes, but the person, firm, or corporation who so backfills may not do so without the consent of the owner of the property to be backfilled.
5. The offense of construction or use of a waste disposal well is a class A misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 189 §§ 1 to 5, A.L. 1976 S.B. 851, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1614, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.161 - Prohibiting the use of a life jacket — definitions — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.161. Prohibiting the use of a life jacket — definitions — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of prohibiting the use of a life jacket if he or she knowingly disallows the use of a life jacket in a swimming pool by any individual who, as evidenced by a statement signed by a licensed physician, suffers from a physical disability or condition which necessitates the use of such life jacket.
2. As used in this section the following terms mean:
(1)
"Life jacket"
, a life jacket, life vest, or any other flotation device designed to be worn about the body to assist in maintaining buoyancy in water;
(2)
"Person"
, any individual, group of individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name, county, municipality, the state of Missouri or any political subdivision or department thereof, or any other entity;
(3)
"Swimming pool"
, any artificial basin of water which is modified, improved, constructed, or installed for the purpose of public swimming, and includes: pools for community use, pools at apartments, condominiums, and other groups or associations having five or more living units, clubs, churches, camps, schools, institutions, Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. parks, recreational areas, motels, hotels, and other commercial establishments. It does not include pools at private residences intended only for the use of the owner or guests.
3. The offense of prohibiting the use of a life jacket is a class C misdemeanor.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 100 §§ 2, 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.300 - Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle — first and second degree — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.300. Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle — first and second degree — penalties. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Collision"
, the act of a motor vehicle coming into contact with an object or a person;
(2)
"Injures"
, to cause physical harm to the body of a person;
(3)
"Motor vehicle"
, any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motor bus or motor-propelled vehicle not exclusively operated or driven on fixed rails or tracks;
(4)
"Unattended"
, not accompanied by an individual fourteen years of age or older.
2. A person commits the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the first degree if such person knowingly leaves a child less than eleven years of age unattended in a motor vehicle and such child fatally injures another person by causing a motor vehicle collision or by causing the motor vehicle to fatally injure a pedestrian.
3. Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the first degree is a class C felony.
4. A person commits the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the second degree if such person knowingly leaves a child less than eleven years of age unattended in a motor vehicle and such child injures another person by causing a motor vehicle collision or by causing the motor vehicle to injure a pedestrian.
5. The offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 568.052; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.599 - Failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.599. Failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements if he or she knowingly operates a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device in violation of a court, or department of revenue, order to use such a device.
2. The offense of failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.600 - Renting, leasing, or lending a vehicle to a person required to comply with ignition interlock requirements — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
577.600. Renting, leasing, or lending a vehicle to a person required to comply with ignition interlock requirements — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of renting, leasing, or lending a vehicle to a person required to comply with ignition interlock requirements if he or she knowingly rents, leases, or lends a vehicle to a person required to use an ignition interlock device on all vehicles operated by the person unless the vehicle being rented, leased, or loaned is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device.
2. The offense of renting, leasing, or lending a vehicle to a person required to comply with ignition interlock requirements is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 102 § 1, A.L. 2001 H.B. 302 & 38, A.L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.605 - Failure to notify another of ignition interlock requirements — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.605. Failure to notify another of ignition interlock requirements — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of failure to notify another of ignition interlock requirements if he or she is required to use an ignition interlock device on all vehicles he or she operates and he or she knowingly fails to notify any other person who rents, leases or loans a vehicle to that person of such requirement.
2. The offense of failing to notify another of ignition interlock requirements is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.612 - Tampering with or circumventing the operation of an interlock device — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
577.612. Tampering with or circumventing the operation of an interlock device — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with or circumventing the operation of an ignition interlock device if:
(1) His or her driving privilege is restricted by a prohibition on the operation of any vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device, and he or she knowingly requests or solicits any other person to blow into an ignition interlock device or to start a vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing the person so restricted with an operable vehicle; or
(2) He or she blows into an ignition interlock device or starts a vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing an operable vehicle to a person whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 302 by a prohibition on the operation of any vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device; or
(3) He or she tampers with, or circumvents the operation of, an ignition interlock device.
2. The offense of tampering with or circumventing the operation of an ignition interlock device is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 102 § 7, A.L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.665 - Minors, parental consent required, when — definitions — standard consent form — violations, penalty — contingent effective date.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
Effective - 28 Aug 2014
577.665. Minors, parental consent required, when — definitions — standard consent form — violations, penalty — contingent effective date. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Tanning device"
, any equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between two hundred and four hundred nanometers used for tanning of the skin, including but not limited to a sunlamp, tanning booth or tanning bed;
(2)
"Tanning facility"
, any location, place, area, structure, or business which provides persons access to any tanning device for a fee, membership dues, or any other form of compensation.
2. Prior to any person less than seventeen years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility, a parent or guardian of such person shall annually appear in person at the tanning facility and sign a written statement acknowledging that the parent or guardian has read and understands the warnings given by the tanning facility and consents to the person's use of a tanning device at the tanning facility.
3. The department of health and senior services shall, by rule, develop a standard consent form to be used by all tanning facilities operating in this state. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2014, shall be invalid and void.
4. Any tanning facility that violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars for a first violation, two hundred fifty dollars for a second violation, and five hundred dollars for each subsequent violation. Every use of a tanning device in a tanning facility in violation of this section is a separate offense.
*
5. The duties and penalties provided under this section shall not take effect or be enforced until the rule containing the standard consent form has been adopted pursuant to subsection 3 of this section.
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(L. 2014 H.B. 1411)
*Revisor's Note: The rule containing the standard consent form, 19 CSR 20-12.010, became effective April 30, 2015.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.675 - Transportation of an illegal alien — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
577.675. Transportation of an illegal alien — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of transportation of an illegal alien if he or she knowingly transports, moves, or attempts to transport or move any illegal alien who is not lawfully present in the United States, according to the terms of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101, et seq., for the purposes of trafficking in violation of sections 566.200 to 566.215, drug trafficking in violation of sections 579.065 and 579.068, prostitution in violation of chapter 567, or employment.
2. The offense of transportation of an illegal alien is a class D felony.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny any victim of an offense under sections 566.200 to 566.215 of rights afforded by the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386, as amended.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al. § 577.722, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.685 - Illegal reentry, offense of, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
Effective - 28 Aug 2017
577.685. Illegal reentry, offense of, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of illegal reentry if he or she has been removed from the United States for any of the reasons listed under 8 U.S.C. Section 1326(b) and thereafter:
(1) Illegally enters this state and commits a misdemeanor offense of assault or domestic assault under chapter 565, any dangerous felony offense as the term "dangerous felony" is defined in
*
section 556.061, any felony offense under chapter 579, with the exception of any offense involving the possession of marijuana, any offense under section 570.030, or any offense under section 570.217; or
(2) Commits an offense in any other state that would be considered a misdemeanor offense of assault or domestic assault under chapter 565, any dangerous felony offense as the term "dangerous felony" is defined in section 556.061, any felony offense under chapter 579, with the exception of any offense involving the possession of marijuana, any offense under section 570.030, or any offense under section 570.217 under the laws of this state, and thereafter enters this state.
2. The offense of illegal reentry is a class C felony.
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(L. 2017 S.B. 34)
*Word "in" does not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.700 - Definitions.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.700. Definitions. —
As used in sections 577.700 to 577.718 and section 307.176
*
unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Bus"
, any passenger bus or coach or other motor vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than fifteen passengers operated by a bus transportation company for the purpose of carrying passengers or cargo for hire, but not to include a bus or coach utilized exclusively to transport children to and from schools;
(2)
"Bus transportation company"
or
"company"
, any person, groups of persons or corporation providing for-hire transport to passengers or cargo by bus upon the highways of this state, whether in interstate or intrastate travel, but not to include a company utilizing buses transporting children to and from school. This term shall also include bus transportation facilities owned or operated by local public bodies, municipalities, public corporations, boards and commissions except school districts established under the laws of this state;
(3)
"Charter"
, a group of persons who, pursuant to a common purpose and under a single contract, and at a fixed charge for the vehicle in accordance with a bus transportation company's tariff, have acquired the exclusive use of a bus to travel together as a group to a specified destination;
(4)
"Passenger"
, any person served by the transportation company and, in addition to the ordinary meaning of passenger, this term shall also include persons accompanying or meeting another who is transported by a company, any person shipping or receiving cargo;
(5)
"Terminal"
, a bus station or depot or any facility operated or leased by or operated on behalf of a bus transportation company, including a reasonable area immediately adjacent to any designated stop along the route traveled by any coach operated by a bus transportation company, and parking lots or parking areas adjacent to a terminal.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 519 § 1, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 578.300; Effective 1-01-17
*Section 307.176 was repealed by H.B. 1965, 2010.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.703 - Bus hijacking, penalty — assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, penalty, with a deadly weapon, penalty — possession and concealment of deadly weapon by passenger, penalty, exception.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.703. Bus hijacking, penalty — assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, penalty, with a deadly weapon, penalty — possession and concealment of deadly weapon by passenger, penalty, exception. —
1. A person commits the offense of bus hijacking if he or she seizes or exercises control, by force or violence or threat of force or violence, of any bus. The offense of bus hijacking is a class B felony.
2. The offense of
"assault with the intent to commit bus hijacking"
is defined as an intimidation, threat, assault or battery toward any driver, attendant or guard of a bus so as to interfere with the performance of duties by such person. Assault to commit bus hijacking is a class D felony.
3. Any person, who, in the commission of such intimidation, threat, assault or battery with the intent to commit bus hijacking, employs a dangerous or deadly weapon or other means capable of inflicting serious bodily injury shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class A felony.
4. Any passenger who boards a bus with a dangerous or deadly weapon or other means capable of inflicting serious bodily injury concealed upon his or her person or effects is guilty of the felony of
"possession and concealment of a dangerous or deadly weapon"
upon a bus. Possession and concealment of a dangerous and deadly weapon by a passenger upon a bus is a class D felony. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to duly elected or appointed law enforcement officers or commercial security personnel who are in possession of weapons used within the course and scope of their employment; nor shall the provisions of this subsection apply to persons who are in possession of weapons or other means of inflicting serious bodily injury with the consent of the owner of such bus, his or her agent, or the lessee or bailee of such bus.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 519 § 2, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 578.305; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.706 - Planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.706. Planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal if he or she bombs, plants, or places any bomb or other explosive matter or thing in, upon, or near any terminal or bus, wherein a person or persons are located or being transported, or where there is being stored, shipped or prepared for shipment, any goods, wares, merchandise or anything of value. The offense of planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal is a class A felony.
2. Any person who threatens to commit the offense of planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal shall be guilty of a class D felony.
3. Any person who discharges any firearm or hurls any missile at, into, or upon any bus, terminal, or other transportation facility shall be guilty of a class B felony.
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(L. 1982 S.B. 519 § 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 578.310; Effective 1-01-17