Senate Bill No. 43 Summary

• Repeals and reenacts multiple sections of Missouri transportation law relating to driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and driving privileges for individuals with alcohol-related offenses.

• Establishes new requirements for ignition interlock devices for persons whose licenses are revoked due to alcohol-related enforcement contacts, including mandatory installation and maintenance periods.

• Modifies procedures for license denial and reinstatement following driving while intoxicated convictions, including requirements for substance abuse traffic offender programs and criminal history checks.

• Creates new criminal offenses for assault of mass transit system employees (first, second, and third degree) with varying felony and misdemeanor classifications.

• Designates a portion of Interstate Highway 70 in Montgomery County between mile markers 165.0 and 166.0 as "Graham's Picnic Rock Highway."