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 traffic
laws of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to 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 an incident, may direct
or assist the Police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate
vicinity.
No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
Every person propelling any pushcart 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.
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.
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.
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/she does not endanger
life or property; and
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 siren or while having at least one (1) lighted lamp exhibiting a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle or a flashing blue light authorized by Section 310.080.
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/her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
A.
Upon
the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use
of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the laws
of this State, or of a Police vehicle properly and lawfully making
use of an audible signal only, the driver of every other vehicle shall
yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel
to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the
roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except
when otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
B.
This
Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all
persons using the highway.
Motor vehicles and equipment, not otherwise defined in this
Title as an authorized emergency vehicle, which are operated by any
member of an organized Fire Department, ambulance association, or
rescue squad, whether paid or volunteer, may be operated on streets
and highways in this City as an emergency vehicle under the provisions
of Section 304.022, RSMo., while responding to a fire call or ambulance
call or at the scene of a fire call or ambulance call and while using
or sounding a warning siren and while using or displaying thereon
fixed, flashing or rotating blue lights, but sirens and blue lights
shall be used only in bona fide emergencies. Permits for the operation
of such vehicles equipped with sirens or blue lights shall be in writing
and shall be issued and may be revoked by the Chief of an organized
Fire Department, organized ambulance association or rescue squad and
no person shall use or display a siren or rotating blue lights on
a motor vehicle, fire, ambulance or rescue equipment without a valid
permit authorizing the use. Permit to use a siren or lights as heretofore
set out does not relieve the operator of the vehicle so equipped with
complying with all other traffic laws and regulations. Violation of
this Section constitutes an ordinance violation.
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident within the City
resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage
to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more to
one (1) person shall give or cause to be given notice of such accident
to the Police Department as soon as reasonably possible.
The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an
accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more to one (1) person shall, within five (5) days after such accident,
forward a written report of such accident 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 thereat.
A.
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 310.090 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 in Section 310.100 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.
A.
A person
commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident
when being the operator or driver of a vehicle on the highways, streets
or roads of the City or on any publicly or privately owned parking
lot or parking facility, within the City, generally open for use by
the public and knowing that an injury has been caused to a person
or damage has been caused to property, due to his/her culpability
or to accident, he/she leaves the place of the injury, damage or accident
without stopping and giving his/her name, residence, including City
and street number, motor vehicle number and driver's license number,
if any, to the injured party or to a Police Officer, or if no Police
Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest Police Station or
judicial officer.
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 such
privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of
investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding
such accident.
[Ord. No. 319 §§A —
C, 6-14-2004; Ord. No.
358 §1, 1-9-2006]
A.
Members
of law enforcement are authorized to remove a vehicle from a street
or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a
garage designated or maintained by the Law Enforcement Department,
or otherwise maintained by the City of Stockton under the circumstances
hereinafter enumerated:
1.
When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or causeway
or in any tube or tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction
of traffic.
2.
When a vehicle upon a highway is so disabled as to constitute an
obstruction to traffic and the person in charge of the vehicle is
by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to
be unable to provide its custody or removal.
3.
When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street and is so parked
illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the
normal movement of traffic.
B.
Whenever
any officer removes a vehicle from a street as authorized in this
Section, any officer who knows or is able to ascertain from the registration
records in the vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof,
such officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice in
writing to such owner of the fact of such removal and the reasons
therefore and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed.
In the event any such vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy
of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage.
C.
Whenever
an officer removes a vehicle from a street under this Section and
does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner or
for any other reason is unable to give notice to the owner as hereinbefore
provided and in the event the vehicle is not returned to the owner
within a period of three (3) days, then and in that event, the officer
shall immediately send or cause to be sent a written report of such
removal by mail to the State department whose duty it is to register
motor vehicles and shall file a copy of such notice with the proprietor
of any public garage in which the vehicle may be stored. Such notice
shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time
and place from which removed, the reasons for such removal and the
name of the garage or place where the vehicle is stored.
[Ord. No. 320, 6-14-2004; Ord. No. 358 §2, 1-9-2006]
A.
No
person shall park a vehicle in public parking in the area known as
the public square for the sole intention of advertising the vehicle
for sale. If a vehicle is left on the public square with signs listing
the vehicle for sale and the vehicle is left for more than two (2)
hours, members of the Police Department are authorized to ticket the
vehicle for unauthorized parking. The fine for said unlawful parking
shall not be less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than
one hundred dollars ($100.00).
B.
If
the same vehicle is left unattended for more than twenty-four (24)
hours, members of the Police Department are authorized to remove the
vehicle from the public square to the nearest garage or other place
of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the Law Enforcement
Department, or otherwise maintained by the City at the owner's expense.
The owner must pay all expenses associated with the removal of the
vehicle before the vehicle can be retrieved from the location it was
taken to after removal from the public square.
