MO SB1227

Creates a DWI diversion program allowing first-time intoxication-related traffic offenders to request diversion within 15 days of arrest, with eligibility limited to those without prior DWI convictions, who did not refuse testing, and whose offense did not cause injury or death

Requires diversion program participants to install a certified ignition interlock device for at least one year, with the device serviced every 30 days, and the overall diversion period not to exceed 24 months

Establishes discounted ignition interlock fees for offenders at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, who pay only 10% of device costs with income verification

Upon successful completion of the DWI diversion program, the court dismisses the criminal case and the Department of Revenue dismisses license suspension proceedings, though the offense still counts as a prior offense for future DWI sentencing purposes

Enacts the "Missouri Survivors' Act" allowing defendants in chapter 565 offenses (crimes against persons) to present evidence during sentencing or parole hearings that they were victims of domestic, physical, or psychological abuse by the crime victim, or suffer from PTSD resulting from such abuse