A bill by Rep. Mark Sharp (D-Jackson County) would expand ignition interlock requirements. Under current law, people convicted of a second DWI are required to have an ignition interlock device on their car. Under Rep Sharp’s bill, people who get a first DWI would be prohibited from operating a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with an ignition interlock device, and they must use it for at least six months.
The bill has been read twice by the House and referred to the Crime Prevention Committee, where a public hearing was completed.
Northwest Mo Info reports that the bill is being pushed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which says that interlocks stopped 128,196 attempts to drive drunk in Missouri, and that states which enacted such laws saw a decrease in DWI deaths by 15%.
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