Section 31 Offenses Prohibiting Intoxicated Driving Outside Chapter 577, RSMo

• Library: Missouri Criminal Practice Revision - Drug and Alcohol Offenses 2014

In the Original Code, a person commits a class A misdemeanor of second degree endangering the welfare of a child if that person drives while intoxicated or with an excessive BAC (blood alcohol content) with a child under the age of 17years in the vehicle. Section 568.050, RSMo Supp. 2014. In the Revised Code, DWI or driving with an excessive BAC with a child in the vehicle is no longer second-degree endangering the welfare of a child; it is, instead, grounds for a penalty enhancement for DWI. Section 577.010 (amended). The...