§ 23-155. Driving while intoxicated.  


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  • (a)

    A person commits the crime of driving while intoxicated if he operates a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition.

    (b)

    Driving while intoxicated is a misdemeanor.

    (c)

    In this section:

    (1)

    Drive, driving, operates or operating means physically driving or operating a vehicle or vessel.

    (2)

    Intoxicated condition means under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drug, or any combination thereof.

    (d)

    RSMo sections 577.020 through 577.041, RSMo 302.580 and RSMo 488.5334 apply to this section.

(Code 1978, § 305.148; Ord. No. 17-20, § 1, 6-13-17)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 577.001, 577.010.

Cross reference

Public possession of alcohol, § 3-3.