No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated or parked on any
streets, roads and highways of this City unless it shall have displayed
thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the Director
of Revenue and authorized by Section 301.140, RSMo. Each such plate
shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so that
all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so
that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates
shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck
tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight
(8) nor more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, with the
letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers,
motorcycles, motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on
the rear of such vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right
side up. The license plate on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or
truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds
shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight
(8) nor more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, with the
letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate or plates
authorized by Section 301.140, RSMo., when properly attached, shall
be prima facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.
[Ord. No. 79 §6, 11-2-1995]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle
on the public ways of this City at a time when such person's driving
license or driving privilege is suspended, revoked, canceled or denied
by the Director of Revenue or by the appropriate licensing agency
of the jurisdiction within which such person resides or before an
official reinstatement or termination of suspension notice has been
issued by the appropriate licensing authority.
[Ord. No. 79 §7, 11-2-1995]
A. Proof
of financial responsibility shall be carried in all motor vehicles
registered in the State of Missouri and operated in the City. The
operator of such a motor vehicle shall exhibit said proof on the demand
of any Peace Officer who lawfully stops the operator while that officer
is engaged in the performance of the duties of his/her office.
B. As
used in this Section, "proof of financial responsibility" means proof of the ability to respond in damages for liability,
on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date
of said proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of
a motor vehicle. Said proof shall exhibit the extent of financial
responsibility in dollar amounts not less than those required by Chapter
303, RSMo.
C. The
following items shall constitute proof of financial responsibility:
1. An insurance identification card furnished by an insurer issuing
a liability policy insuring the motor vehicle subject to the Peace
Officer's lawful stop. The insurance identification card shall include
all of the following information:
a. The name and address of the insurer;
b. The name of the named insured;
d. The effective dates of the policy, including month, day and year;
e. A description of the insured motor vehicle including year and make
or at least five (5) digits of the vehicle identification number or
the word "fleet" if the insurance policy covers five (5) or more vehicles;
and
f. The statement "THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE
FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND" prominently displayed on the card.
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A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle
liability insurance binder, or a receipt which contains the policy
information required in this Subsection shall be satisfactory evidence
of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
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2. An insurance identification card furnished by the Missouri Director
of Revenue to any self-insurer of each motor vehicle so insured, as
provided for in Sections 303.024.4 and 303.220, RSMo., such an insurance
identification card shall include all of the following information:
a. The name of the self-insurer;
b. The word "self-insured"; and
c. The statement "THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE SELF-INSURED MOTOR
VEHICLE FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND" prominently displayed on the card.
3. A certificate furnished by the Missouri Treasurer, as provided for
in Section 303.240, RSMo., establishing that the owner and/or operator
of the motor vehicle subject to the Peace Officer's lawful stop has
deposited with the Missouri Treasurer cash or marketable securities
in an amount sufficient under said Statute to satisfy an execution
on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit for damages
resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of said
motor vehicle after such deposit was made.
4. Evidence of a surety bond filed with the Missouri Director of Revenue
as provided by Section 303.230, RSMo.
D. Any operator subject to a lawful stop who fails to exhibit proof of financial responsibility upon the demand of the attendant Peace Officer shall upon conviction be punished as provided in Section
100.140.
[Ord. No. 851, 8-21-2023]
Application for registration of a motor vehicle not previously
registered in Missouri, operated for the first time on the public
highways of this State, and previously registered in another State
shall be made within thirty (30) days after the owner of such motor
vehicle has become a resident of this State.
[Ord. No. 851, 8-21-2023]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate in this City
a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered as provided by
law unless a certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided
in Section 301.190, RSMo.