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Introduced
01/15/2025
01/15/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/16/2025
05/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Enacts criminal penalties relating to stunt driving
AI Summary
This bill establishes comprehensive criminal penalties for stunt driving in Missouri, creating new legal definitions and escalating consequences for repeat offenders. The legislation defines specific driving maneuvers as "stunt driving", including races, drag races, burnouts, donuts, wheelies, and drifting, particularly when associated with "street takeovers" that disrupt normal traffic flow. First-time offenders would face a class A misdemeanor, with penalties increasing to a class E felony for a second offense and a class D felony for third or subsequent offenses. The bill introduces detailed categories of repeat offenders (prior, persistent, aggravated, chronic, and habitual offenders) with increasingly strict sentencing requirements, such as mandatory minimum jail time and restrictions on probation or parole. For instance, prior offenders must serve at least ten days in jail or complete thirty days of community service, while chronic or habitual offenders must serve a minimum of one year in prison. The law aims to discourage dangerous driving behaviors by implementing progressively severe legal consequences and explicitly prohibiting stunt driving on public highways, with exceptions for sanctioned events.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (on 02/27/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=2236963 |
BillText | https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB560.pdf |
Analysis - Summary: Introduced | https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Summary.aspx?SessionType=R&SummaryID=342764&BillID=2236963 |
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