[RSMo. §300.075; Ord. No. 850 §1.075, 4-27-1981]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Officers of the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police to enforce all street traffic laws of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City.
B. 
Officers of the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, Officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
C. 
Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the Police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
[RSMo. §300.080; Ord. No. 850 §1.080, 4-27-1981]
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department Official.
[RSMo. §300.085; Ord. No. 850 §1.085, 4-27-1981]
Every person propelling any push cart or riding an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this Title applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this Title which by their very nature can have no application.
[RSMo. §300.090; Ord. No. 850 §1.090, 4-27-1981]
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This Section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance of the City.
[RSMo. §300.095; Ord. No. 850 §1.095, 4-27-1981]
The provisions of this Title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this State, County, or City and it shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions of this Title, except as otherwise permitted in this Title or by State law.
[RSMo. §300.100; Ord. No. 850 §1.100, 4-27-1981]
A. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
B. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
1. 
Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this Title;
2. 
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
3. 
Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;
4. 
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
C. 
The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any said vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one (1) lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle.
D. 
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
[RSMo. §300.105; Ord. No. 850 §1.105, 4-27-1981; Ord. No. 2221, 2-8-2021[1]]
A. 
Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle giving an audible signal by siren or while having at least one (1) lighted lamp exhibiting red light or a flashing blue light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as far as possible to the right of, the traveled portion of the highway and thereupon stop and remain in such position until such emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer.
B. 
Upon approaching a stationary vehicle displaying lighted red or red and blue lights, or a stationary vehicle displaying lighted amber or amber and white lights, the driver of every motor vehicle shall:
1. 
Proceed with caution and yield the right-of-way, if possible, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the stationary vehicle, if on a roadway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or
2. 
Proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be unsafe or impossible.
C. 
An “emergency vehicle” is a vehicle of any of the following types:
1. 
A vehicle operated by the Hermann Police Department or any other Police Department, the State Highway Patrol, the State Water Patrol, the Missouri Capitol Police, a conservation agent, or a State Park Ranger, those vehicles operated by enforcement personnel of the State Highways and Transportation Commission, Fire Department, Sheriff, Constable or Deputy Sheriff, Federal Law Enforcement Officer authorized to carry firearms and to make arrests for violations of the laws of the United States, traffic officer or coroner or by a privately owned emergency vehicle company;
2. 
A vehicle operated as an ambulance or operated commercially for the purpose of transporting emergency medical supplies or organs;
3. 
Any vehicle qualifying as an emergency vehicle pursuant to Section 307.175, RSMo.;
4. 
Any wrecker, or tow truck or a vehicle owned and operated by a public utility or public service corporation while performing emergency service;
5. 
Any vehicle transporting equipment designed to extricate human beings from the wreckage of a motor vehicle;
6. 
Any vehicle designated to perform emergency functions for a civil defense or emergency management agency established pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 44, RSMo.;
7. 
Any vehicle operated by an authorized employee of the Department of Corrections who, as part of the employee’s official duties, is responding to a riot, disturbance, hostage incident, escape or other critical situation where there is the threat of serious physical injury or death, responding to mutual aid call from another criminal justice agency, or in accompanying an ambulance which is transporting an offender to a medical facility;
8. 
Any vehicle designated to perform hazardous substance emergency functions established pursuant to the provisions of Sections 260.500 to 260.550, RSMo.;
9. 
Any vehicle owned by the State Highways and Transportation Commission and operated by an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation that is marked as a Department of Transportation emergency response or motorist assistance vehicle; or
10. 
Any vehicle owned and operated by the civil support team of the Missouri National Guard while in response to or during operations involving chemical, biological, or radioactive materials or in support of official requests from the State of Missouri involving unknown substances, hazardous materials, or as may be requested by the appropriate State agency acting on behalf of the Governor.
D. 
The driver of any emergency vehicle shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights or blue lights on except when such vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected law violator, or when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire.
The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
1. 
Park or stand irrespective of other provisions of this Title;
2. 
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
3. 
Exceed the prima facie speed limit so long as the driver does not endanger life or property;
4. 
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
The exemptions granted to an emergency vehicle pursuant to Subdivision (2) of this Subsection shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one (1) lighted lamp displaying a red light or blue light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle.
E. 
Violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2221 also changed the title of this Section from "Operation of Vehicles on Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicles" to "Emergency And Stationary Vehicles – Use Of Lights And Sirens – Right-Of-Way – Procedure – Penalty."
[RSMo. §§300.110, 577.060; Ord. No. 850 §1.110, 4-27-1981; Ord. No. 1355 §2, 6-11-2001]
A. 
The operator or driver of a vehicle on any highway, street, alley, or parking facility generally open for use by the public within the City who knows that an injury has been caused to a person or damage has been caused to property, due to his culpability or to accident, shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the injured party or to a police officer, or if no Police Officer is in the vicinity, then to the Police Department.
B. 
For the purposes of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
[RSMo. §§300.115, 577.060; Ord. No. 1355 §2, 6-11-2001]
The operator or driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident as defined in Section 310.080 shall, within five (5) days after such accident, forward a written report of such accident, including such operator's or driver's name, complete residence address, motor vehicle number and driver's license number, to the Police Department. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable when the accident has been investigated at the scene by a Police Officer while such driver was present.
[RSMo. §300.120]
A. 
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required Section 310.080 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give, or cause to be given, the notice not given by the driver.
B. 
Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required Section 310.090 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five (5) days after the accident make such report not made by the driver.
[RSMo. §300.125]
A. 
All written reports made by persons involved in accidents or by garages shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Police Department or other Governmental Agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes, except that the Police Department or other Governmental Agency may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such accident.
B. 
No written reports forwarded under the provisions of this Section shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident except that the Police Department shall furnish upon demand of any party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department in compliance with law, and if such report has been made, the date, time and location of the accident, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved, and the investigating Officers.
[RSMo. §303.025; Ord. No. 1355 §1, 6-11-2001]
A. 
No owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State, or required to be registered in this State, shall operate, register or maintain registration of a motor vehicle, or permit another person to operate such vehicle, unless the owner maintains the financial responsibility which conforms to the requirements of the laws of this State. Furthermore, no person shall operate a motor vehicle owned by another with the knowledge that the owner has not maintained financial responsibility unless such person has financial responsibility which covers the person's operation of the other's vehicle; however, no owner shall be in violation of this Subsection if he or she fails to maintain financial responsibility on a motor vehicle which is inoperable or being stored and not in operation.
B. 
A motor vehicle owner shall maintain the owner's financial responsibility in a manner provided for in Section 303.160, RSMo., or with a motor vehicle liability policy which conforms to the requirements of the laws of this State.
C. 
Any person who violates this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor. However, no person shall be found guilty of violating this Section if the operator demonstrates to the court that he or she met the financial responsibility requirements of this Section at the time the Law Enforcement Officer wrote the citation. In addition to any other authorized punishment, the court shall notify the Director of Revenue of any person convicted pursuant to this Section and shall do one (1) of the following:
1. 
Enter an order suspending the driving privilege as of the date of the court order. If the court orders the suspension of the driving privilege, the court shall require the defendant to surrender to it any driver's license then held by such person. The length of the suspension shall be as prescribed in Subsection (2) of Section 303.042, RSMo. The court shall forward to the Director of Revenue the order of suspension of driving privilege and any license surrendered within ten (10) days;
2. 
Forward the record of the conviction for an assessment of four (4) points; or
3. 
In lieu of an assessment of points, render an order of supervision as provided in Section 302.303, RSMo. An order of supervision shall not be used in lieu of points more than one (1) time in any thirty-six (36) month period. Every court having jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall forward a record of conviction or the order of supervision to the Department of Revenue within ten (10) days.