[Ord. No. 1364 §1, 11-17-2014]
A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, that is designed
to elevate a child to properly sit in a federally approved safety
belt system.
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, and which is either
permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle
by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
PASSENGER CAR
Every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons
or less and used for the transportation of persons; except that the
term "passenger car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles,
motor tricycles, and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve
thousand (12,000) pounds or more. The term "passenger car" shall include
what is commonly referred to as a "pickup truck," whether said truck
has one (1) or two (2) rows of passenger seating.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each driver and front seat passenger of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on the streets or highways within this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act (NHTSA) requirements, except that a child sixteen (16) years of age or less shall be protected as required in Subsection
(C) of this Section.
C. The provisions of Subsections
(A) and
(B) of this Section shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about his/her body, nor shall the provisions of Subsections
(A) and
(B) be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities, nor to any person employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from his or her vehicle, or which require frequent entry into and exit from his or her vehicle.
D. Each person who violates the provisions of Subsection
(B) of this Section shall be guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section. In no case shall points be assessed against any person, pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for a violation of this Section.
E. Every driver transporting a child sixteen (16) years of age or less
shall be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle
operated by that driver on the streets or highways of this City for
providing for the protection of such child as follows:
1.
Children less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight,
shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child;
2.
Children weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of
age, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child;
3.
Children at least four (4) years of age, but less than eight
(8) years of age, who also weigh at least forty (40) pounds but less
than eighty (80) pounds, and who are also less than four (4) feet,
nine (9) inches tall, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint
system or booster seat appropriate for that child;
4.
Children at least eighty (80) pounds or children more than four
(4) feet, nine (9) inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle
safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child;
5.
A child who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster
seat may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while
wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not
equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat
installation;
6.
When transporting children in the immediate family when there are more children than there are seating positions in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained by a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver transporting children in compliance with Subsection
(E)(6) shall not be in violation of Subsection
(E) hereof.
7.
Subsection
(E) of this Section shall only apply to the use of a child passenger restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children sixteen (16) years of age or less being transported in a motor vehicle.
8.
As used in Subsection
(E), the term "child booster seat" shall mean a seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that is designed to elevate a child to properly sit in a federally approved safety belt system; and the term "child passenger restraint system" shall mean a seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and which is either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
F. With respect to Subsection
(E) hereof:
1.
Subsection
(E) of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire. The provisions of Subsection
(E) shall not apply to students four (4) years of age or older who are passengers on a school bus designed for carrying eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured or equipped pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses.
2.
Any person who violates Subsection
(E) of this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any road or highway
of this City between the first (1st) day of April and the first (1st)
day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with tires containing
metal or carbide studs.
[R.O. 2004 §340.225; Ord. No. 879 §3, 10-7-1997]
A. As
used in this Section, the term "truck" means a motor
vehicle designed, used or maintained for the transportation of property.
B. No person shall operate any truck, as defined in Subsection
(A) of this Section, with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on any highway which is part of the State or Federal highway system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits of the City when any person under eighteen (18) years of age is riding in the unenclosed bed of such truck. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such truck when the truck is in operation.
C. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1. Any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's
duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the
truck;
2. Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary
to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
3. Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck
is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized
by law;
4. Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged
or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent
the person from being thrown, falling or jumping from the truck;
5. Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purpose of participating in a special
event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed
bed due to a lack of available seating. "Special event", for the purposes of this Section, is a specific social activity
of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding
in the unenclosed bed;
6. Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance
to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational
activity; or
7. Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by
the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is
insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate
all passengers in the truck. For the purposes of this Section, the
term "family" shall mean any persons related within
the first degree of consanguinity.
D. Any
person who operates a truck with a licensed gross weight of less than
twelve thousand (12,000) pounds in violation of this Section shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00), plus court costs.
[R.O. 2004 §385.030; Ord. No. 770 §385.030, 6-17-1993]
Speedometers shall be kept and maintained in good operating
condition and reflect accuracy at all times.
[R.O. 2004 §385.100; Ord. No. 770 §385.100, 6-17-1993]
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle within
this City to fail to have such vehicle equipped with safety glass
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 307.130 — 307.160,
RSMo.