Surrender of license
When someone is found guilty of a traffic offense or certain other crimes in Missouri, the court sends a record of that conviction to the state Department of Revenue within seven days. If the conviction requires that person's driver's license to be suspended or revoked, the court also collects all of that person's licenses and sends them to the Department of Revenue. City or municipal judges and officials are not allowed to revoke a driver's license — only the state can do that.
302.225. Surrender of — of , kept where, by whom — by city officials prohibited. — 1. Every court having over s committed under sections 302.010 to 302.780, or any other law of this state, or , regulating the operation of vehicles on s or any other offense in which the of such offense involves the use of a motor vehicle, including convictions, shall, within seven days thereafter, forward to the , in a manner approved by the of the of public safety a record of any or finding of guilty of any person in the court for a violation of sections 302.010 to 302.780 or for any under the laws of this state or county or municipal ordinances. The record related to offenses involving alcohol, , or drugs shall be entered in the records. The shall enter the into the computer systems and transmit the conviction information as required in , or as amended by the of the United States Department of Transportation. The record of all convictions involving the as provided in section 302.302 and convictions involving a as defined in section 302.700 furnished by a court to the department of revenue shall be forwarded by the department of revenue within fifteen days of receipt to the Missouri state highway patrol. The record related to offenses involving alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs, or in which the Missouri state highway patrol was the arresting agency shall be entered into the Missouri uniform law enforcement system records.
2. Whenever any person is of any offense or series of offenses for which sections 302.010 to 302.340 makes mandatory the or revocation of the license of such person by the director of revenue, the in which such conviction is had shall require the surrender to it of all licenses, then held by the person so convicted, and the court shall within seven days thereafter forward the same, together with a record of the conviction, to the director of revenue.
3. No or official shall have power to any license.
(RSMo 1939 § 8459, A.L. 1951 p. 678, A.L. 1961 p. 487, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
Effective 9-30-05
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