HB 1473 -- Transportation Safety

Sponsor:  Skaggs

This bill allows law enforcement officers to stop a motorist
primarily for a safety belt violation.

The bill makes it illegal for the driver or any passenger in a
vehicle to consume an alcoholic beverage or possess an open
alcoholic beverage container while the car is on a highway
or highway right-of-way.  This provision does not apply to
passengers who are in vehicles-for-hire, the living quarters of a
house coach, house trailer, or recreational motor vehicle; or
when an open alcoholic beverage container is found in the rear of
a vehicle that does not have a trunk.

The bill also allows officers to submit a certified report,
instead of a sworn report, to the Department of Revenue relating
to any person driving while intoxicated or drugged.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am