Suffering a criminal conviction for a traffic offense results in too many people unnecessarily being subject to arrest, jail and a criminal record. Recent changes to the law will help prevent this.
Effective October 1, 2021, there are a number of new statutes that reclassify certain traffic misdemeanors as civil infractions so that people are not subject to arrest, jail and criminal records for these offenses. The newly classified offenses are:
257.239 Failing or neglecting to properly endorse or deliver title
257.312a Operating a motorcycle without motorcycle endorsement
257.325 Allowing unauthorized minor to drive
257.624b Transferring title to avoid MIP impoundment
257.677a Improper removal of snow/ice on shoulder or roadway
257.682c Operating snow removal without proper lights
257.698 Miscellaneous offenses relating to vehicle lighting
257.707c Miscellaneous offenses relating to vehicle noise
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