{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-577.612","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.612","heading":"Tampering with or circumventing the operation of an interlock device — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of tampering with or circumventing the operation of an ignition interlock device if:\n(1) His or her driving privilege is restricted by a prohibition on the operation of any vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device, and he or she knowingly requests or solicits any other person to blow into an ignition interlock device or to start a vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing the person so restricted with an operable vehicle; or\n(2) He or she blows into an ignition interlock device or starts a vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing an operable vehicle to a person whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 302 by a prohibition on the operation of any vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device; or\n(3) He or she tampers with, or circumvents the operation of, an ignition interlock device.\n2. The offense of tampering with or circumventing the operation of an ignition interlock device is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=577.612","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"bad6189f81cd9e8737b511cc13ebdcd1a8ae230ccee48236f12a2606e07b352e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-577.605","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-577.665"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}