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SATOP – Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

Missouri law provides that every person whose driver license is suspended or revoked after being arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI) must participate in and successfully complete the State Alcohol Traffic Offender Program (SATOP) before their Missouri driver license and driving privileges in Missouri may be reinstated.

*What is SATOP?*

SATOP stands for “Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program.” SATOP providers are called “Offender Management Units” or OMU’s. must be certified by the Missouri Dept. of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Each year, more than 30,000 Missouri drivers are referred to Missouri’s Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program (SATOP) after the administrative suspension or revocation of their driver license following an arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI), by Court order, or as a condition of their probation or plea bargain.

*Two Parts of the Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program (SATOP)*

The Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program (SATOP) has two distinct parts.
* The first part of the program is a screening assessment of the driver’s alcohol and substance use related to their driving behavior.
* The second part of the SATOP is the driver’s assignment to and completion of one of six programs which the screener deems appropriate.

Both parts are explained in greater elsewhere on the site.