577.600. Court may require ignition interlock device, when, compliance--use of other vehicle--penalty.
Court may require ignition interlock device, when, compliance--use ofother vehicle--penalty.
577.600. 1. In addition to any other provisions of law, a court mayrequire that any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to a firstintoxication-related traffic offense, as defined in section 577.023, and acourt shall require that any person who is found guilty of or pleads guiltyto a second or subsequent intoxication-related traffic offense, as definedin section 577.023, shall not operate any motor vehicle unless that vehicleis equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device for aperiod of not less than six months from the date of reinstatement of theperson's driver's license. In addition, any court authorized to grant alimited driving privilege under section 302.309, RSMo, to any person who isfound guilty of or pleads guilty to a second or subsequentintoxication-related traffic offense shall require the use of an ignitioninterlock device on all vehicles operated by the person as a requiredcondition of the limited driving privilege. These requirements shall be inaddition to any other provisions of this chapter or chapter 302, RSMo,requiring installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device.Any person required to use an ignition interlock device, either under theprovisions of this chapter or chapter 302, RSMo, shall comply with suchrequirement subject to the penalties provided by this section.
2. No person shall knowingly rent, lease or lend a motor vehicle to aperson known to have had that person's driving privilege restricted asprovided in subsection 1 of this section, unless the vehicle is equippedwith a functioning, certified ignition interlock device. Any person whosedriving privilege is restricted as provided in subsection 1 of this sectionshall notify any other person who rents, leases or loans a motor vehicle tothat person of the driving restriction imposed pursuant to this section.
3. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall beguilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(L 1995 S.B. 102 § 1, A.L. 2001 H.B. 302 & 38, A.L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947)Effective 7-01-09