1. A person commits the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree if he:
- (1) Recklessly causes the death of another person; or
- (2) While in an intoxicated condition operates a motor vehicle in this state and, when so operating, acts with criminal negligence to cause the death of any person.
- 2. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4 of this section, involuntary manslaughter in the first degree is a class C felony.
3. A person commits the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree if he or she while in an intoxicated condition operates a motor vehicle in this state, and, when so operating, acts with criminal negligence to:
- (1) Cause the death of any person not a passenger in the vehicle operated by the defendant, including the death of an individual that results from the defendant's vehicle leaving a highway, as defined by section 301.010, RSMo, or the highway's right-of-way; or
- (2) Cause the death of two or more persons; or
- (3) Cause the death of any person while he or she has a blood alcohol content of at least eighteen-hundredths by weight of alcohol in such person's blood.
- 4. Involuntary manslaughter in the first degree under subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 3 of this section is a class B felony. A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this section is a class A felony. For any violation of subsection 3 of this section, the minimum prison term which the defendant must serve shall be eighty-five percent of his or her sentence.
- 5. A person commits the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the second degree if he acts with criminal negligence to cause the death of any person.
- 6. Involuntary manslaughter in the second degree is a class D felony.
(L. 1983 S.B. 276, A.L. 1984 S.B. 448 § A, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1596, A.L. 1999 S.B. 328, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 972 merged with S.B. 37, et al.)