Cross Reference—As to reimbursement of certain costs related to arrest under this chapter, see §140.250(B)(16) of this Code.
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Physically driving or operating a motor vehicle.
A person is in an "intoxicated condition" when he is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance,
or drug, or any combination thereof.
Includes the definition of Law Enforcement Officer in Subdivision
(17) of Section 556.061, RSMo., and Military Policemen conducting
traffic enforcement operations on a Federal military installation
under military jurisdiction in the State of Missouri.
A person commits the offense of "driving while intoxicated"
if he operates a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated or drugged
condition. No person convicted of or pleading guilty to the offense
of driving while intoxicated shall be granted a suspended imposition
of sentence for such offense, unless such person shall be placed on
probation for a minimum of two (2) years.
[Ord. No. 3295-01 §1, 9-19-2001]
A.
A person
commits the offense of "driving with excessive blood alcohol
content" if such person operates a motor vehicle in this
City with eight-hundredths of one percent (.08%) or more by weight
of alcohol in such person's blood.
B.
As used
in this Section, "percent by weight of alcohol" in
the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred (100)
milliliters of blood or two hundred ten (210) 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 State law.
[Ord. No. 3295-01 §1, 9-19-2001]
A.
Any person
who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this City
shall be deemed to have given consent to, subject to the provisions
of Sections 577.020 to 577.041, RSMo., 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:
1.
If the
person is arrested for any offense arising out of acts which the arresting
officer had reasonable grounds to believe were committed while the
person was driving a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated or drugged
condition; or
2.
If the
person is under the age of twenty-one (21), has been stopped by a
Law Enforcement Officer, and the Law Enforcement Officer has reasonable
grounds to believe that such person was driving a motor vehicle with
a blood alcohol content of two-hundredths of one percent (.02%) or
more by weight; or
3.
If the
person is under the age of twenty-one (21), has been stopped by a
Law Enforcement Officer, and the Law Enforcement Officer has reasonable
grounds to believe that such person has committed a violation of the
traffic laws of the State, or any political subdivision of the State,
and such officer has reasonable grounds to believe, after making such
stop, that such person has a blood alcohol content of two-hundredths
of one percent (.02%) or greater; or
4.
If the
person is under the age of twenty-one (21), has been stopped at a
sobriety checkpoint or roadblock, and the Law Enforcement Officer
has reasonable grounds to believe that such person has a blood alcohol
content of two-hundredths of one percent (.02%) or greater. The test
shall be administered at the direction of the Law Enforcement Officer
whenever the person has been arrested or stopped for any reason.
5.
Any Law Enforcement Officer who has the power of arrest for driving while intoxicated or driving with an excessive blood alcohol content and who is certified pursuant to Chapter 590, RSMo., may, prior to arrest, administer a chemical test to any person suspected of operating a motor vehicle in violation of Sections 342.020 or 342.030. A test administered pursuant to this Subsection 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.
B.
The implied consent to submit to the chemical tests listed in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be limited to not more than two (2) such tests arising from the same arrest, incident or charge and shall not include implied consent to a chemical test administered pursuant to Subsection (A)(5) of this Section.
C.
Chemical
analysis of the person's breath, blood, saliva or urine to be considered
valid pursuant to the provisions of Sections 577.020 to 577.041, RSMo.,
shall be performed according to methods approved by the State Department
of Health by licensed medical personnel or by a person possessing
a valid permit issued by the State Department of Health for this purpose.
D.
The person
tested may have a physician, or a qualified technician, chemist, registered
nurse, or other qualified person at the choosing and expense of the
person to be tested, administer a test in addition to any administered
at the direction of a Law Enforcement Officer. The failure or inability
to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission
of evidence relating to the test taken at the direction of a Law Enforcement
Officer.
E.
Upon
the request of the person who is tested, full information concerning
the test shall be made available to him.
F.
Any person given a chemical test of the person's breath pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section or a field sobriety test may be videotaped during any such test at the direction of the Law Enforcement Officer. Any such video recording made during the chemical test pursuant to this Subsection or a field sobriety test shall be admissible as evidence for a violation of any municipal ordinance, or any license revocation or suspension proceeding pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 302, RSMo.
A.
No person
shall consume any alcoholic beverage while operating a moving motor
vehicle upon the highways.
B.
Any person
found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section is guilty
of an infraction.
C.
Any infraction
under this Section shall not reflect on any records with the Department
of Revenue.
