HB 1828 Summary

• Creates a "Sober Ride Fund" in each county, funded by $20 surcharges on intoxication-related traffic convictions, to reimburse licensed taxicab companies for providing rides to intoxicated persons.

• Requires ignition interlock devices or continuous alcohol monitoring for drivers with blood alcohol content of 15/100ths of one percent or higher at arrest, and for repeat intoxication-related offenders.

• Expands DWI docket authority for circuit courts and restricts municipal court jurisdiction over intoxication-related offenses to first-time offenders with no pending cases in other courts.

• Increases the arrest warrant timeline for DWI violations from one to two and one-half hours after the alleged offense, except in accident or medical treatment cases.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to enter all intoxication-related traffic arrests into the Missouri state highway patrol's DWI tracking system (DWITS) within 30 days, with penalties for non-compliance including potential withholding of state funds.