Title XIX — MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

304.151. Driver's responsibility not to obstruct traffic — written warning, infraction, effective date. — 1. Except in the case of an accident resulting in the injury or death of any person, the driver of a vehicle which for any reason obstructs the regular flow of traffic on the…

304.152. Roadside checkpoints and roadblock patterns based on vehicle type prohibited. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no law enforcement agency may establish a roadside checkpoint or roadblock pattern based upon a particular vehicle type, including…

304.153. Tow companies or tow lists, utilization of by law enforcement and state transportation employees—definitions—requirements—unauthorized towing, penalty—inapplicability. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Firefighter", any person, including …

*304.154. Towing truck company requirements—access to towed vehicles by insurance adjusters—notice to vehicle owner of transfer from storage lot or facility—display of tow company address, when. — 1. A towing company operating a tow truck pursuant to the authority granted in sect…

304.155. Abandoned motor vehicles on public property, removal — hazards on land and water, removal, limited liability, when — towing of property report to highway or water patrol or crime inquiry and inspection report when, owner liable for costs — check for stolen vehicles proce…

304.156. Notice to towing company, owner or lienholder, when — storage charges, when authorized — search of vehicle for ownership documents — petition, determination of wrongful taking — possessory lien, new title, how issued — sale of abandoned property by municipality or county…

304.157. Vehicles left unattended or improperly parked on private property of another, procedure for removal and disposition — violation of certain required procedure, penalty. — 1. If a person abandons property, as defined in section 304.001, on any real property owned by anothe…

304.158. Notice to owner of abandoned property — duty of real property owner — liability of towing company — recovery for damages to real property, when — liability of real property owner for towing charges, when — information to be displayed on wrecker — towing charges — storage…

304.159. Municipality may prohibit storage of certain vehicles, exceptions. — Any city, town or village within this state may prohibit, by ordinance, the storage of inoperable vehicles or other vehicles deemed by such city, town or village to constitute a public safety hazard. No…

304.160. Glass, tacks, injurious substances, duty to remove from highway, when — penalty. — 1. Any person who has purposely, accidentally, or by reason of an accident, dropped any tacks, nails, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones, or other substances injurious to the…

304.170. Regulations as to width, height and length of vehicles — inapplicability, when — implements of husbandry defined — sludge disposal units. — 1. No vehicle operated upon the highways of this state shall have a width, including load, in excess of one hundred two inches, exc…

[Repealed or reserved.]

304.174. Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when. — The provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.240 relating to height, width, weight, length and load restrictions for motor vehicles shall not apply to any wrecker or tow t…

304.180. Regulations as to weight — axle load, tandem axle defined — transport of specific items, total gross weight permitted — requirements during disasters — specific vehicles, maximum weight. — 1. No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway…

304.181. Buses, axle weight limits. — The limitations on weight on axles established in section 304.180, do not apply to buses. No bus having a greater weight than twenty thousand pounds on one axle or thirty-four thousand pounds on any tandem axle shall be moved on or operated o…

304.184. Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any truck, tractor-trailer or other combination engaged in transporting solid waste, as defined by section 260.200, between a…

304.190. Height and weight regulations (cities of 75,000 or more) — commercial zone defined. — 1. No motor vehicle, unladen or with load, operating exclusively within the corporate limits of cities containing seventy-five thousand inhabitants or more or within two miles of the co…

304.200. Special permits for oversize or overweight loads — rules for issuing — when valid. — 1. The chief engineer of the state department of transportation, for good cause shown and when the public safety or public interest so justifies, shall issue special permits for vehicles…

304.210. Reduction of maximum weight by highways and transportation commission — notice. — Whenever by reason of thawing of frost, or rains, or due to new construction the roads are in a soft condition, the maximum weights on all vehicles mentioned in section 304.180, including t…

304.220. Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when — penalty for violation. — 1. Whenever the county highway engineer of any county, or in any county in which there shall be no highway engineer, such other officer as the county commission may designate, shall find t…

304.230. Enforcement of load laws — commercial vehicle inspectors, powers. — 1. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county or city to see that the provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.230 are enforced, and any peace officer or police officer of any county or city or any …

304.232. Municipal law enforcement officers, state highway patrol to approve certification procedures — fees — requirements — random roadside inspections prohibited, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The Missouri state highway patrol shall approve procedures for the certification…

304.235. Commercial vehicles licensed for eighteen thousand pounds or less not to stop at weigh station or be otherwise identified — confidentiality rules do not apply to commercial vehicle enforcement officers, when — penalty for evading weigh station. — All commercial motor veh…

304.240. Violation of load law a misdemeanor — penalty — local log truck and local log truck tractor, violation, penalty. — 1. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association violating any of the provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.230 shall be deemed guilty of a misd…

304.250. Restriction on use of metal-tired vehicles — penalty. — 1. No metal-tired vehicle shall be operated over any of the improved highways of this state, except over highways constructed of gravel or claybound gravel, if such vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road wh…

304.260. Tractors exempt — designation of truck routes by commission. — Farm tractors when using the highways in traveling from one field or farm to another, or to or from places of delivery or repair, or when participating in activities or events permitted under subsection 13* o…

304.271. Observance of traffic-control devices — presumptions — penalty. — 1. The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of the law, unless otherwise directed by a traffi…

304.281. Rules for traffic where controlled by light signals — right turn on red light, when — violations, penalty. — 1. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in comb…

304.285. Red light violations by motorcycles or bicycles, affirmative defense, when. — Any person operating a motorcycle or bicycle who violates the provisions of section 304.281 or section 304.301 by entering or crossing an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal aga…

304.289. Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established. — The timing of any traffic-control signal shall conform to regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation. The department of transportation shall establish minimal yellow light change interval tim…

304.291. Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs. — Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place such signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Walk. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in th…

304.301. Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty. — 1. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red (stop signal). Whe…

304.311. Observance of lane — direction — control signals. — When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane ove…

304.321. Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared. — 1. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of o…

304.331. Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited. — No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or in…

304.341. Turns at intersection — violation, penalty. — 1. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (1) Right turns. — Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or ed…

304.351. Right-of-way at intersection — signs at intersections — violation, penalty — additional penalties — definitions — order of suspension, contents, appeal. — 1. The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered t…

304.361. Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351. — Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 304.271 to 304.351 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprison…

304.373. Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties. — 1. For the purpose of this section, "hazardous materials" shall be as defined pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and amended. 2. No person shall transport…

304.570. Penalty for violations. — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of sections 307.020 to 307.295, for which no specific punishment is provided, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five …

304.580. Definitions. — As used in sections 304.582 and 304.585, the term "construction zone" or "work zone" means any area upon or around any highway as defined in section 302.010 which is visibly marked by the department of transportation or a contractor or subcontractor perfor…

304.582. Fines for moving violations — fines for violations in work or construction zones — signs required for assessing fines — penalty for passing in work or construction zones — not applicable to court costs. — 1. Upon the first conviction or plea of guilty by any person for a…

304.585. Endangerment of a highway worker defined — fine, points assessed — aggravated endangerment of a highway worker, fine, points assessed — offense not applicable in absence of workers in zone — no citation or conviction, when — revocation of driver's license, when. — 1. A p…

304.590. Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required. — 1. As used in this section, the term "travel safe zone" means any area upon or around any highway, as defined in section 302.010, which is visibly marked by the department of transportatio…

304.665. Riding in open bed of truck prohibited, when, exceptions, penalty. — 1. No person shall operate any truck, as defined in section 301.010, with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand pounds on any highway which is part of the state or federal highway system …

304.670. Collection and maintenance of certain information regarding traffic law enforcement, analyses to be conducted. — 1. The highway patrol and any local law enforcement agency may collect, correlate and maintain the following information regarding traffic law enforcement: (1…

304.678. Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty. — 1. The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in section 300.010, shall leave a safe distance, when passing the bicycle, and …

304.705. Certain trucks not to drive in far left lane of certain interstate highways (St. Charles and Jefferson counties). — 1. In any county with a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand inhabitants that adjoins a county with a charter form of government with a popu…

304.725. Veterans displaying special license plates or certain military medal recipients may park without charge in metered parking — windshield placard for veterans and certain military medal recipients — exceptions. — 1. A veteran displaying special license plates issued under …

304.822. Electronic communication device, use of while driving prohibited, when — citation of law — definitions — school bus operations, prohibited acts — inapplicability, when — penalties for violations — search of device, right to decline — preemption. — 1. This section shall b…