[Ord. No. 92-03 §1, 5-4-1992]
The following terms used in this Article shall have these prescribed
meanings:
Any street with a roadway of less than twenty (20) feet in
width.
Any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for
off-highway use which is fifty (50) inches or less in width, with
an unladen dry weight of six hundred (600) pounds or less, traveling
on three (3) or four (4) or more low pressure tires, with a seat designed
to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control.
The City of Tipton, Missouri.
Every person who drives or is in actual physical control
of a vehicle.
Any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on tracks,
except farm tractors, farm motorized equipment and motorized bicycles.
Any person, firm, corporation or association, who holds the
legal title to a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject
of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the
agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the
conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle
is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee
or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter.
Any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property
or passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by a self-propelled
vehicle, except those running exclusively on tracks, including a semi-trailer
or vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction
with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable part of its own
weight rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle. The term "trailer" shall not include manufactured homes.
[Ord. No. 92-03 §2, 5-4-1992]
A.
Every
owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven
upon the highways, streets, alleyways, commons and thoroughfares,
of this City, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, shall
annually file, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the Director
of Revenue, an application for registration on a blank to be furnished
by the Director of Revenue for that purpose containing:
1.
A brief description of the motor vehicle or trailer to be registered,
including the name of manufacturer, the vehicle identification number,
the amount of motive power of the vehicle, stated in figures of horsepower
and whether the motor vehicle is to be registered as a motor vehicle
primarily for business use as defined in Section 301.011, RSMo.;
2.
The name and address of the owner of such motor vehicle or trailer;
3.
The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load in pounds if
the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle or trailer.
B.
If
the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined
in Section 301.010, RSMo., and if such vehicle is five (5) years of
age or less, the Director of Revenue shall retain the odometer information
provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for the prompt
access to such information; together with the vehicle identification
number for the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for
a period of five (5) years after the receipt of such information.
This Section shall not apply unless:
C.
If
the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle primarily
for business use, a recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor-tricycle,
bus or any commercial motor vehicle licensed for over twelve thousand
(12,000) pounds and if such motor vehicle is five (5) years of age
or less, the Director of Revenue shall retain the odometer information
provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt
access to such information, together with the vehicle identification
number for the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for
a period of five (5) years after the receipt of such information.
This Subsection shall not apply unless:
D.
If
the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change
vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, non-USA-Std motor vehicle,
as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., the owner or lienholder shall
surrender the certificate of ownership. The owner shall make an application
for a new certificate of ownership, pay the required title fee, and
obtain the vehicle examination certificate required pursuant to Section
301.190, RSMo. Notarized bills of sale, along with a copy of the front
and back of the certificate of ownership for all major component parts
installed on the vehicle and invoices for all essential parts which
are not defined as major component parts, shall accompany the application
for a new certificate of ownership. If the vehicle is a specially
constructed motor vehicle, as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., two
(2) pictures of the vehicle shall be submitted with the application.
If the vehicle is a kit vehicle, the applicant shall submit the invoice
and the manufacturer's statement of origin on the kit. If the vehicle
requires the issuance of a special number by the Director of Revenue
or a replacement vehicle identification number, the applicant shall
submit the required application and application fee. All applications
required under this Subsection shall be submitted with any applicable
taxes which may be due on the purchase of the vehicle or parts. The
Director of Revenue shall appropriately designate "Reconstructed Motor
Vehicle," "Motor Change Vehicle," "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle" or "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle" on the
current and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership
of such vehicle.
E.
Every insurance company which pays a claim for repair of a motor vehicle which as the result of such repairs becomes a reconstructed motor vehicle as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., shall in writing notify the claimant, if he/she is the owner of the vehicle, and the lienholder if a lien is in effect, that he/she is required to surrender the certificate of ownership, and the documents and fees required pursuant to Subsection (C) of this Section, to the Director of Revenue. The insurance company shall within thirty (30) days of the payment of such claims report to the Director of Revenue the name and address of such claimant, the year, make, model, vehicle number, and license plate number of the vehicle, and the date of loss and payment.
[Ord. No. 92-03 §3, 5-4-1992]
No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway,
street, alleyway, common or thoroughfare, 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 trailer, motorcycles, motor-tricycles 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,
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. 92-03 §4, 5-4-1992]
Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer,
the certificate of registration and the right to use the number plates
shall expire and the number plates shall be removed by the owner at
the time of the transfer of possession, and it shall be unlawful for
any person other than the person to whom such number plates were originally
issued to have the same in his/her possession whether in use or not;
except that the buyer of a motor vehicle or trailer who trades in
a motor vehicle or trailer may attach the plates from the traded-in
motor vehicle or trailer to the newly purchased motor vehicle or trailer.
The operation of a motor vehicle with such transferred plates shall
be lawful for no more than thirty (30) days.
[Ord. No. 92-03 §5, 5-4-1992]
A.
Unless
otherwise provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for any person,
except those expressly exempted by Section 302.080, RSMo., to:
1.
Operate any vehicle upon any highway, street, alleyway, common or
thoroughfare, in this City unless he/she has a valid license;
2.
Operate a motorcycle or motor-tricycle upon any highway, street,
alleyway, common or thoroughfare, of this City unless such person
has a valid license that shows he/she has successfully passed an examination
for the operation of a motorcycle or motor-tricycle as prescribed
by the Director. The Director may indicate such upon a valid license
issued to such person, or shall issue a license restricting the applicant
to the operation of a motorcycle or motor-tricycle if the actual demonstration,
required by Section 302.173, RSMo., is conducted on such vehicle.
3.
Authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle or motor-tricycle owned
by him/her/her or under his/her control to be driven upon any highway,
street, alleyway, common or thoroughfare by any person whose license
does not indicate that the person has passed the examination for the
operation of a motorcycle or motor-tricycle or has been issued an
instruction permit therefor;
4.
Operate a motor vehicle with an instruction permit or license issued
to another person.
B.
Every
person operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle or motor-tricycle,
as defined in Section 301.101, RSMo., upon any highway, street, alleyway,
common or thoroughfare, of this City shall wear protective headgear
at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective headgear shall
meet reasonable standards and specifications established by the Director.
[Ord. No. 92-03 §6, 5-4-1992]
Any person whose license and driving privilege as a resident
or non-resident has been canceled, suspended, or revoked under the
provisions of Sections 302.010, 302.340, 302.500, 302.540, 544.046,
RSMo., or under the provisions of Chapter 577, RSMo., and who drives
any motor vehicle upon the highways, streets, alleyways, commons and
thoroughfares of this City while such license and privilege is canceled,
suspended or revoked and before an official reinstatement notice or
termination notice is issued by the Director, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 92-03 §7, 5-4-1992]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Article
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor
be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or by confinement in the City Jail for no more
than ninety (90) days, or both such fine and confinement.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 99-4 §1, enacted March
1, 1999, repealed sections 380.080 thru 380.160 in their entirety.
Said former sections derived from ord. no. 506 §§1 —
9, 6-2-1986. This article and these sections have been left reserved
for the city's future use.
