[R.O. 1991 § 342.010; Ord. No. 1552 § 1, 7-19-1994; Ord. No. 1907-99 § 27, 12-21-1999; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A.
Definitions. "Alcoholic beverages," when
used herein, shall mean intoxicating liquor, malt liquor or non-intoxicating
beer. "Intoxicating liquor" shall mean alcohol for beverage purposes,
alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt or other liquors or
combinations of liquors containing in excess of three and two-tenths
percent (3.2%) of alcohol by weight. "Non-intoxicating beer" shall
mean any beer manufactured from hops or extract of hops and barley
or malt or other grains or cereals or wholesome yeast and pure water
and having an alcoholic content in excess of three and two-tenths
percent (3.2%) by weight and not in excess of five percent (5%) by
weight.
B.
Offenses. No person, whether operator or
passenger of a motor vehicle, shall possess and/or consume any alcoholic
beverage in an open container while traveling or parked on a public
roadway or property.
C.
Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this Section shall be punished by a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[R.O. 1991 § 342.020; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A.
A person commits the crime of "driving
with excessive blood alcohol content" if such person operates a motor
vehicle in this State with eight-hundredths of one percent (0.08%)
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 Sections 577.020 to
577.041, RSMo.
[R.O. 1991 § 342.030; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A person commits the crime of "driving
while intoxicated" if he/she operates a motor vehicle while in an
intoxicated or drugged condition.
