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MO HB461
Bill
Status
2/6/2013
Primary Sponsor
Donald Phillips
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AI Summary
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Adds refusal to submit to a chemical test for alcohol content as a third category of tampering with physical evidence under section 575.100, alongside altering/destroying evidence and making false documents.
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Makes tampering with physical evidence a class D felony if it impairs prosecution or defense of a felony; otherwise it is a class A misdemeanor.
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Includes refusal to submit to chemical testing under the definition of "intoxication-related traffic offense" in section 577.023 for purposes of determining prior, persistent, aggravated, and chronic offender status.
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Allows courts to consider continuous alcohol monitoring or breath alcohol testing as a probation condition for intoxication-related traffic offenses, with offenders potentially bearing associated costs.
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Establishes mandatory minimum imprisonment periods for repeat DUI offenders: 10 days for prior offenders, 30 days for persistent offenders, 60 days for aggravated offenders, and 2 years for chronic offenders.
Legislative Description
Specifies that any person who refuses to submit to a law enforcement officer's request for a chemical test for alcohol content commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence
Last Action
Public Hearing Completed (H)
4/9/2013