Effective - 03 Mar 2014, 4 histories
*302.302. Point system — assessment for violation — assessment of points stayed, when, procedure. — 1. The director of revenue shall put into effect a point system for the suspension and revocation of licenses. Points shall be assessed only after a conviction or forfeiture of collateral. The initial point value is as follows:
2. The director shall, as provided in subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of this section, assess an operator points for a conviction pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 302.020, when the director issues such operator a license or permit pursuant to the provisions of sections 302.010 to 302.340.
3. An additional two points shall be assessed when personal injury or property damage results from any violation listed in subdivisions (1) to (13) of subsection 1 of this section and if found to be warranted and certified by the reporting court.
4. When any of the acts listed in subdivision (2), (3), (4) or (8) of subsection 1 of this section constitutes both a violation of a state law and a violation of a county or municipal ordinance, points may be assessed for either violation but not for both. Notwithstanding that an offense arising out of the same occurrence could be construed to be a violation of subdivisions (8), (9) and (10) of subsection 1 of this section, no person shall be tried or convicted for more than one offense pursuant to subdivisions (8), (9) and (10) of subsection 1 of this section for offenses arising out of the same occurrence.
5. The director of revenue shall put into effect a system for staying the assessment of points against an operator. The system shall provide that the satisfactory completion of a driver-improvement program or, in the case of violations committed while operating a motorcycle, a motorcycle-rider training course approved by the state highways and transportation commission, by an operator, when so ordered and verified by any court having jurisdiction over any law of this state or county or municipal ordinance, regulating motor vehicles, other than a violation committed in a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 302.700 or a violation committed by an individual who has been issued a commercial driver's license or is required to obtain a commercial driver's license in this state or any other state, shall be accepted by the director in lieu of the assessment of points for a violation pursuant to subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection 1 of this section or pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. *The operator shall be given the option to complete the driver-improvement program through an online or in-person course.* A court using a centralized violation bureau established under section 476.385 may elect to have the bureau order and verify completion of a driver-improvement program or motorcycle-rider training course as prescribed by order of the court. For the purposes of this subsection, the driver-improvement program shall meet or exceed the standards of the National Safety Council's eight-hour "Defensive Driving Course" or, in the case of a violation which occurred during the operation of a motorcycle, the program shall meet the standards established by the state highways and transportation commission pursuant to sections 302.133 to 302.137. The completion of a driver-improvement program or a motorcycle-rider training course shall not be accepted in lieu of points more than one time in any thirty-six-month period and shall be completed within sixty days of the date of conviction in order to be accepted in lieu of the assessment of points. Every court having jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall, within fifteen days after completion of the driver-improvement program or motorcycle-rider training course by an operator, forward a record of the completion to the director, all other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding. The director shall establish procedures for record keeping and the administration of this subsection.
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(L. 1961 p. 487, A.L. 1965 p. 477, A.L. 1975 S.B. 32, A.L. 1981 H.B. 335 Revision, A.L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 1995 H.B. 717, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1169 & 1271 merged with S.B. 722, A.L. 1997 H.B. 389, A.L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1797, A.L. 2001 H.B. 302 & 38, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2006 S.B. 872, et al., A.L. 2007 S.B. 82, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683, A.L. 2013 H.B. 103 merged with S.B. 23 merged with S.B. 282)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 103, S.B. 282); 3-03-14 (S.B. 23)
*....* Sentence appearing within *...* was contained in S.B. 23 but not H.B. 103 and S.B. 282. This sentence effective 3-03-14.
CROSS REFERENCE:
Highway construction zones, moving violations, fine not to enhance court costs or points, 304.582
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 302 - Drivers' and Commercial Drivers' Licenses
Section 302.010 - Definitions.
Section 302.011 - Lawfully present defined.
Section 302.015 - License classification system, director to establish — categories.
Section 302.025 - Driver training programs, instruction on traffic stops.
Section 302.041 - License by municipality not required.
Section 302.051 - Government-owned vehicles, who may operate.
Section 302.060 - License not to be issued to whom, exceptions — reinstatement requirements.
Section 302.067 - Lawful presence or citizenship, proof of to be presented once — exceptions.
Section 302.080 - Exemptions from license law.
Section 302.110 - List of licensed drivers.
Section 302.120 - Applications for license, accident reports and court convictions to be filed, how.
Section 302.133 - Definitions.
Section 302.140 - Instruction permit, fee.
Section 302.172 - Exchange of drivers' licenses, foreign countries, reciprocal agreements, content.
Section 302.176 - First-time licenses, information to receive — rulemaking authority.
Section 302.177 - Licenses, issuance and renewal, duration, fees.
Section 302.179 - Notice of expiration of license.
Section 302.185 - Duplicate license, REAL ID compliant license — how obtained — fee.
Section 302.187 - Municipalities and counties to pay replacement costs of driver's license, when.
Section 302.190 - Duration of suspension of license — new license, when.
Section 302.200 - Effect of revocation — penalty.
Section 302.220 - Prohibited uses of license.
Section 302.228 - Fees, how deposited.
Section 302.230 - Penalty for false statement or affidavit.
Section 302.233 - Fraud in obtaining a license or permit, penalty.
Section 302.250 - Children forbidden to operate motor vehicle.
Section 302.260 - Unlicensed person operating motor vehicle prohibited.
Section 302.273 - Federal rule compliance for bus drivers.
Section 302.281 - Suspension for unsatisfied judgment.
Section 302.301 - Restricted licenses.
Section 302.306 - Reduction of point value charged after period of safe driving.
Section 302.308 - Effect of conviction prior to enactment.
Section 302.311 - Suspension or revocation — appeals from — procedure.
Section 302.340 - Penalty for violations.
Section 302.345 - Diversion program participation prohibited, when.
Section 302.347 - Federal record-keeping rule to be adopted.
Section 302.415 - Failure to surrender licenses, certain law enforcement officer may seize.
Section 302.426 - Department of revenue — rules and regulations.
Section 302.440 - Devices, use of, when.
Section 302.441 - Employment exemption variance, permitted when — restrictions.
Section 302.454 - Use of device shall be required, when.
Section 302.456 - Court shall send order to department of revenue — record keeping required.
Section 302.460 - Manufacturer warning required.
Section 302.500 - Definitions.
Section 302.536 - Department to pay court costs and attorney fees, when.
Section 302.545 - Expungement of records, when.
Section 302.584 - Rules, effective, when — rules invalid and void, when.
Section 302.600 - Driver license compact.
Section 302.700 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 302.710 - Suspension, revocation or cancellation of license, notice to employer, when.
Section 302.725 - Driving without commercial driver's license, penalty.
Section 302.727 - Driving a commercial motor vehicle while revoked, crime of, penalty.
Section 302.730 - Nonresident may operate commercial motor vehicles, when.
Section 302.750 - Refusal to consent to test, effect — procedures — hearing allowed, when.
Section 302.760 - Nonresidents, action against license, notice to licensing state, when.
Section 302.769 - Contingent effective date.
Section 302.770 - Cooperation with other jurisdictions.