SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1674

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPKE.

4161L.02I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 577, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to alcohol-related traffic arrests.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 577, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 577.056, to read as follows:

            577.056. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, local and state law enforcement agencies shall report all alcohol-related traffic arrests to the Missouri highway patrol's DWI tracking system (DWITS) within fifteen days of the date of arrest.

            2. Any action taken by the prosecutor subsequent to an arrest for an alcohol-related traffic offense, or any action by the court, including case disposition, shall be recorded on DWITS within fifteen days of any such action or disposition.

            3. The department of public safety may, at its discretion, revoke grant money from any agency that fails to comply with the provisions of this section.

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