Cross Reference — As to reimbursement of certain costs related to arrest under this chapter, §125.320 of this Code.
[CC 1977 §4-56; Ord. No. 1765 §6, 5-14-1990; Ord. No. 3142 §1, 8-16-2010]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Includes alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous,
vinous, fermented, malt or other liquors or combination of liquor.
Liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous or fermented, and to
also include any beer manufactured from pure hops or pure extract
of hops and pure barley malt or other wholesome grains or cereals
and wholesome yeast and pure water and free from all harmful substances,
preservatives and adulterants and having any alcoholic content by
weight or volume.
Physically driving or operating a motor vehicle.
A person is in an "intoxicated condition" when he/she 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.
Any motor vehicle designed, constructed or substantially
modified so that it may be used and is used for the purpose of temporary
housing quarters, including therein sleeping and eating facilities
which are either permanently attached to the motor vehicle. Nothing
herein shall prevent any motor vehicle being registered as a commercial
motor vehicle if the motor vehicle could otherwise be so registered.
Any mechanical device on wheels designed primarily for use
on highways, except motorized bicycles and vehicles propelled or drawn
by human power or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks
used to transport persons or property or pull machinery and shall
include, without limitation, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle,
tractor or wagon or any part or portion thereof.
A person commits the offense of "driving while intoxicated" if he/she 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.
A.Â
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.Â
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 Sections 577.020 to 577.041, RSMo.
A.Â
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.Â
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;
2.Â
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;
3.Â
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;
4.Â
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;
5.Â
If the
person, while operating a motor vehicle, has been involved in a motor
vehicle collision which resulted in a fatality or a readily apparent
serious physical injury as defined in Section 565.002, RSMo., and
has been arrested as evidenced by the issuance of a uniform traffic
ticket for the violation of any State law or County or municipal ordinance
with the exception of equipment violations contained in Chapter 307,
RSMo., or similar provisions contained in County or municipal ordinances;
or
6.Â
If the
person, while operating a motor vehicle, has been involved in a motor
vehicle collision which resulted in a fatality.
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The test shall be administered at the direction of the Law Enforcement
Officer whenever the person has been arrested or stopped for any reason.
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B.Â
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.
C.Â
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.Â
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.Â
Upon
the request of the person who is tested, full information concerning
the test shall be made available to him/her.
F.Â
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.Â
No person
shall consume any alcoholic beverage while operating a moving motor
vehicle upon the highways.
B.Â
Any person
found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section is guilty
of an infraction.
C.Â
Any infraction
under this Section shall not reflect on any records with the Department
of Revenue.
[CC 1977 §4-57; Ord. No. 1765 §1, 5-14-1990]
No person shall knowingly transport in any vehicle operating
upon a public highway, street or alley any alcoholic beverage except
in the original container which shall not have been opened and the
seal upon which shall not have been broken and from which the original
cap or cork shall not have been removed, unless the opened container
be in the rear trunk or rear compartment which shall include the spare
tire compartment or any outside compartment which is not accessible
to the driver or any other person in such vehicle while it is in motion.
In the case of a pickup truck, station wagon, hatchback or other similar
vehicle, the area behind the last upright seat shall not be considered
accessible to the driver or any other person.
[CC 1977 §4-58; Ord. No. 1765 §2, 5-14-1990]
No driver of a motor vehicle shall allow any alcoholic beverage
to be consumed while in a moving motor vehicle as defined in this
Article, nor shall any person consume any alcoholic beverage while
in a moving motor vehicle.
[CC 1977 §4-59; Ord. No. 1765 §3, 5-14-1990]
Nothing in this Article shall be construed as to prohibit the
otherwise legal consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers on
a privately or publicly owned transit authority that has been chartered
and is not being utilized for conveyance of the general public where
the operation and control of such conveyance is by a person not in
possession of or with ready access to such alcoholic beverage.
[CC 1977 §4-60; Ord. No. 1765 §4, 5-14-1990]
This Section shall not apply to the living quarters of a recreational
motor vehicle as defined in this Article.