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FACT:
Total costs for a
DWI can run between $225 - $813.
Drinking and driving behaviors have a serious impact on the
citizens of Missouri. Each year thousands of people are injured
or killed in alcohol-related crashes
resulting in serious
financial impacts
on our communities. |
The Department of Mental Health,
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse certifies agencies to provide
services to individuals who have had an alcohol- or drug-related
traffic offense. The Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP)
serves more than 30,000 DWI offenders annually who are referred
as a result of an administrative suspension or revocation of their
driver licenses, court order, condition of probation, or plea bargain
(statutes). SATOP is, by law,
a required element in driver license reinstatement by the Department
of Revenue.
All SATOP consumers enter the system via an Offender
Management Unit. Consumers receive an assessment screening where
a review of their driver record, breath alcohol concentration (BAC)
at the time of their arrest, computer-interpreted assessment, and
an interview with a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional is conducted.
Based upon the information gathered during the assessment screening,
a referral is made to one of several types of SATOP
service levels.
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