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SB 1810: Driving a Motor Vehicle While Impaired

GENERAL BILL by Wise

Driving a Motor Vehicle While Impaired; Providing that a person commits the offense of driving while impaired and is subject to punishment for such violation if the person is driving a motor vehicle and satisfies the specified criteria relating to the consumption of alcohol, controlled substances, or other impairing substances; providing that a person is entitled to an affirmative defense to the offense of driving while impaired if the person charged with the offense of driving while impaired introduced a controlled substance into his or her body pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed health professional who is authorized to prescribe the controlled substance and if the person consumed the controlled substance in accordance with the health professional’s directions; providing that the use of a nonprescribed substance does not constitute an affirmative defense for a person who has a prescription for another substance, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 236
    • Introduced -SJ 236
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Transportation

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  • SB 1810, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2012 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    187.201 State Comprehensive Plan adopted. Page 19 (pdf)
    261.20 Operations of off-highway vehicles on public lands; restrictions; safety courses; required equipment; prohibited acts; penalties. Page 21 (pdf)
    310.101 Grounds for disciplinary action by the board. Page 22 (pdf)
    316.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 23 (pdf)
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.1932 Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal. Page 23 (pdf)
    316.1933 Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force. Page 36 (pdf)
    316.1934 Presumption of impairment; testing methods. Page 36 (pdf)
    316.1937 Ignition interlock devices, requiring; unlawful acts. Page 39 (pdf)
    316.1939 Refusal to submit to testing; penalties. Page 39 (pdf)
    318.143 Sanctions for infractions by minors. Page 40 (pdf)
    318.17 Offenses excepted. Page 41 (pdf)
    320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods. Page 42 (pdf)
    322.12 Examination of applicants. Page 43 (pdf)
    322.25 When court to forward license to department and report convictions; temporary reinstatement of driving privileges. Page 45 (pdf)
    322.26 Mandatory revocation of license by department. Page 46 (pdf)
    322.2615 Suspension of license; right to review. Page 47 (pdf)
    322.2616 Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of age; right to review. Page 49 (pdf)
    322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or suspension order. Page 49 (pdf)
    322.2715 Ignition interlock device. Page 50 (pdf)
    322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. Page 52 (pdf)
    322.291 Driver improvement schools or DUI programs; required in certain suspension and revocation cases. Page 55 (pdf)
    322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified. Page 57 (pdf)
    322.61 Disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Page 58 (pdf)
    322.62 Driving under the influence; commercial motor vehicle operators. Page 59 (pdf)
    322.63 Alcohol or drug testing; commercial motor vehicle operators. Page 60 (pdf)
    324.023 Financial responsibility for bodily injury or death. Page 63 (pdf)
    337.195 Limits on liability. Page 64 (pdf)
    401.281 Drivers. Page 65 (pdf)
    401.445 Emergency examination and treatment of incapacitated persons. Page 66 (pdf)

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