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MO HB1551

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/26/2012

Primary Sponsor

Steve Cookson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and reenacts section 306.112, RSMo, to create a new crime of operating a motorized vessel with excessive blood alcohol content
  • Establishes that operating a motorized vessel on any navigable river or waterway in Missouri with 0.08% or more blood alcohol content by weight is a criminal offense
  • Defines blood alcohol content measurement as grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, determinable through chemical analysis of blood, breath, urine, or saliva
  • Classifies operating a motorized vessel with excessive blood alcohol content as a class B misdemeanor
  • Maintains existing prohibition on operating non-motorized vessels with excessive blood alcohol content on the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and state lakes

Legislative Description

Creates the crime of operating a motorized vessel with excessive blood alcohol content when a person operates a motorized vessel on any navigable waterway with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% or more

Last Action

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

3/21/2012

Committee Referrals

Crime Prevention And Public Safety2/14/2012

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