Unlawful acts, penalty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.780
in effect302.780. Unlawful acts, penalty. — 1. It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
(2) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of any substance so classified under section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Section 802(6)), including any substance listed in schedules I through V of 21 CFR part 1308, as they may be revised from time to time.
2. Except as otherwise provided for in sections 302.700 to 302.780 , whenever the doing of anything is required or is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful, any person who shall be convicted of a violation thereof shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=302.780Fetched: 10/17/2026
