Substance abuse traffic offender program, court may order participation in, when
When someone is found guilty of drunk or drugged driving in Missouri, the court orders them to complete a special class called a substance abuse traffic offender program. The person pays fees to join the program, plus an extra fee that goes to the state. The people who run the program must send those extra fees to the state every month. If they do not pay on time, they get charged extra money as a penalty, and the state can take them to court to collect what is owed.
302.580. , court may participation in, when — professional — s, — failure to , . — 1. Upon a for an of violating the of section 577.010 or 577.012 or violations of county or involving alcohol- or drug-related traffic offenses, the court shall order the person to participate in and successfully complete a substance abuse traffic offender program defined in section 302.010.
2. The fees for the substance abuse traffic offender program, or a portion thereof, to be determined by the of the , shall be paid by the person enrolling in the program. Any person who is in the program shall pay, in addition to any fee charged for the program, a supplemental fee to be determined by the department of mental health for the purposes of ing the substance abuse traffic offender program defined in section 302.010. The of the program shall remit to the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health on or before the fifteenth day of each month the supplemental fees for all persons enrolled in the program, less two percent for . Interest shall be charged on any unpaid balance of the supplemental fees due to the division of alcohol and drug abuse this section and shall at a rate not to exceed the annual rates established pursuant to the provisions of section 32.065, plus three percentage . The supplemental fees and any interest received by the department of mental health pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the , which is created in section 630.053.
3. Any administrator who fails to remit to the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health the supplemental fees and interest for all persons enrolled in the program pursuant to this section shall be subject to a penalty equal to the amount of interest on the supplemental fees due to the pursuant to this section. If the supplemental fees, interest, and penalties are not to the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health within six months of the due date, the of the state of Missouri shall initiate of the collection of said fees and accrued interest. The court shall and against any program.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1169 & 1271 merged with S.B. 722, A.L. 2003 H.B. 600, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 577.049; Effective 1-01-17
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