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Missouri DUI Laws Get Overhaul

By Michael

Missouri governor Jay Nixon recently signed drunk driving legislation that will attempt to guide DUI offenders into alcohol treatment programs, and to strengthen punishment for repeat offenders, the Columbia Missourian is reporting. The legislation will take effect on August 28, and according to Nixon it will make roads safer and make the drunk driving laws across the state more uniform. In the final days of legislative session there was little dissent from fellow lawmakers over a bill that will make drastically change Missouri DUI laws. ?This should mean that fewer families will have to answer a knock at the door in the middle of the night and learn that a loved one?s life has been cut short by a drunk driver,? Nixon said of the legislation...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on June 05, 2010 (boomark / email).