As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
INTOXICATION-RELATED TRAFFIC OFFENSE
Driving while intoxicated, driving with excessive blood alcohol
content, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation
of a State law, County or Municipal ordinance, any Federal offense,
or any military offense, or an offense in which the defendant was
operating a vehicle while intoxicated and another person was injured
or killed in violation of any State law, County or Municipal ordinance,
any Federal offense, or any military offense.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER or ARRESTING OFFICER
Includes the definition of "Law Enforcement Officer" in 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 or she operates a vehicle while in an intoxicated condition.
[R.O. 2004 § 342.060; CC 1978 § 75.130]
A person commits the offense of transporting an open beer or liquor container if a container of non-intoxicating beer, malt liquor, or intoxicating liquor (as those terms are defined in Section
600.010 of this Code) is found within a vehicle (as defined by Section
300.010 of this Code) which that person has under his/her control, or in which that person is a passenger.