[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]
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.
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E. Violation
of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
[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. §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.