Cross Reference — As to reimbursement of certain costs related to arrest under this chapter, §130.430 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/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.
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.
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 Sections 577.020 to 577.041,
RSMo.
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;
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;
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.
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.
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/her.
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.
[CC 1976 §18-62; Ord. No. 2445 §§1 — 7, 10-10-1988; Ord. No. 2004-55 §1, 9-14-2004]
A.
Transporting Open Container In Vehicle. 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.
B.
Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverage In Vehicle. No driver
of a motor vehicle shall allow any alcoholic beverage to be consumed
while in a moving motor vehicle, nor shall any person consume any
alcoholic beverage while in a moving motor vehicle.
C.
Chartered Vehicles. Nothing in this Section 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.
D.
Recreational Vehicles. This Section shall not apply to the
living quarters of a recreational motor vehicle as defined in this
Section.
E.
Possession Of Open Container In Public Streets, Etc. It
shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession of an alcoholic
beverage in an open container when upon or in a public highway, street,
alley, public place or public square.
F.
Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions
of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined
in accordance with City ordinances and State Statutes.
G.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
MOTOR VEHICLE
RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following definitions
shall apply:
Includes alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous,
vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of 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 adulterates, and having any alcoholic content by weight or volume.
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
or cotton trailers.
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 or attached
to a unit which is securely 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.