[Ord. No. 2006-25 §1, 12-4-2006]
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 in this City unless the person
has a valid license;
2.
Operate a motorcycle or motortricycle upon any highway in this City
unless such person has a valid license that shows the person has successfully
passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle
as prescribed by the Director;
3.
Authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle or motortricycle owned
by such person or under such person's control to be driven upon any
highway by any person whose license does not indicate that the person
has passed the examination for the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle
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 motortricycle,
as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., upon any highway in 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.
C.
Any person convicted of violating Subdivisions (1) or (2) of Subsection (A) of this Section is guilty of an offense punishable as provided in Section 100.120. Violation of Subdivisions (3) and (4) of Subsection (A) of this Section is punishable by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) and a term of imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both such fine and imprisonment, and the penalty for failure to wear protective headgear as required by Subsection (B) of this Section is an infraction for which a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be imposed. Notwithstanding all other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary, no court costs shall be imposed upon any person due to such failure to wear protective headgear.
[Ord. No. 2006-25 §1, 12-4-2006]
No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward
under the age of sixteen (16) years to drive a motor vehicle upon
any highway when such minor is not authorized hereunder or in violation
of any of the provisions of Sections 302.010 to 302.260, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2006-25 §1, 12-4-2006]
No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle
owned by him or under his control to be driven upon any highway by
any person who is not authorized hereunder or in violation of any
of the provisions of Sections 302.010 to 302.260, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2006-25 §1, 12-4-2006]
Any person who operates a motor vehicle in any manner in violation
of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to the
person shall be deemed guilty of an offense punishable by a fine not
to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment not to exceed
fifteen (15) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 2006-25 §1, 12-4-2006]
A.
A person
commits the crime of driving while revoked if such person operates
a motor vehicle on a highway when such person's license or driving
privilege has been canceled, suspended or revoked under the laws of
Missouri or any other State and acts with criminal negligence with
respect to knowledge of the fact that such person's driving privilege
has been canceled, suspended or revoked.
B.
Any person convicted of driving while revoked is guilty of an offense punishable pursuant to Section 100.120 of this Code. The Municipal Court shall not suspend the imposition of sentence as to such a person nor sentence such person to pay a fine in lieu of a team of imprisonment, nor shall such person be eligible for parole or probation until such person has served a minimum of forty-eight (48) consecutive hours of imprisonment, unless, as a condition of such parole or probation, such person performs at least ten (10) days involving at least forty (40) hours of community service under the supervision of the court.
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Cross Reference — Motor vehicles and traffic, Title
III.
[CC 1983 §17-66]
Every person owning or operating any motor vehicle, used for
either hire, private use or pleasure, upon the streets of the City,
shall procure such license therefor as is required by the provisions
of this Code and other ordinances of this City, and shall display
the same on the front windshield of the vehicle.
[Code 1961, §45.01; CC 1983 §16-137; Ord. No. 351 §1, 9-11-1967; Ord. No. 801 §1, 10-21-1996]
Every person residing within the City owning a motor vehicle
used on the streets of the City shall pay an annual license tax for
each motor vehicle in the amount of six dollars ($6.00). The full
amount of such tax shall be waived for each motor vehicle lawfully
registered and licensed within thirty (30) days of the date such license
tax is due.
[Code 1961, §45.02; CC 1983 §16-138]
The license tax imposed by this Article shall be paid to the
City Collector on the first (1st) day of each calendar year. If a
person becomes a resident of the City or acquires title to a motor
vehicle after the first (1st) day of any calendar year, the license
tax required to be paid by this Article shall be due on the date such
person becomes a resident of the City or acquires title to a motor
vehicle.
[Code 1961, §45.04; CC 1983 §16-139]
The full annual rate for a motor vehicle license issued under
this Article shall be charged between January first (1st) and June
thirtieth (30th). One-half (½) of the annual license fee shall
be charged for a license issued between July first (1st) and September
thirtieth (30th). One-fourth (¼) of the annual license tax
shall be charged between October first (1st) and December thirty-first
(31st). This Section shall only apply to licenses lawfully due after
January first (1st) of any year.
[Code 1961, §45.05; CC 1983 §16-140]
No motor vehicle license shall be issued unless the applicant
submits a tax receipt or statement certified by the City Collector
showing that the City tangible personal property taxes for the preceding
year have been paid by the applicant, or that no such taxes were due.
Where no such taxes are due the City Collector shall, upon request,
certify such fact and deliver such statement to the person making
the request.
[Code 1961, §45.06; CC 1983 §16-141]
In the event the motor vehicle license tax imposed by this Article
is not paid within sixty (60) days after the date due, there shall
be imposed, in addition to the license tax, a late registration fee
in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) per month or portion of a month,
for each month or portion thereof that the license tax is delinquent
after the expiration of such sixty (60) days. This Section shall not
be construed as a penalty, and the amount required to be paid hereunder
shall be in addition to the penalties provided.
[Code 1961, §45.07; CC 1983 §16-142]
The City Collector shall assign each vehicle licensed under
this Article a distinctive number, and shall issue and deliver to
the owner a license plate containing the license number. The City
Collector, at the expense of the City, shall purchase the license
plates required for each calendar year which shall be in the form
of a sticker or license emblem suitable for affixing to the inside
windshield glass of the motor vehicles.
[Code 1961, §45.08; CC 1983 §16-143]
The license plate shall be securely fastened to the inside of
the glass of the windshield in the lower right hand corner of the
windshield and shall be unobstructed and easily seen. No person shall
own or operate a vehicle required to be licensed by this Article without
having such vehicle license plate displayed upon such vehicle.
[Code 1961, §45.09; CC 1983 §16-144]
No person shall use the vehicle license number plate issued
under this Article, except upon the vehicle for which it is issued
or transferred.
[Code 1961, §45.10; CC 1983 §16-145]
The purchaser of any motor vehicle licensed under this Article,
shall immediately remove the City vehicle license plate, and no person
other than the person to whom the motor vehicle license plate was
originally issued shall have the same in his/her possession. In case
of a transfer of the owner of any motor vehicle licensed under this
Article, the former owner may register another motor vehicle under
the same number, upon the payment of a fee of twenty-five cents ($0.25)
to the City Collector. Upon payment of the fee, the City Collector
shall issue the new license. Vehicle licenses shall not be transferable
from person to person.
[Code 1961, §45.11; CC 1983 §16-146]
The City Collector shall maintain a motor vehicle license register
in his/her office which shall contain the following information; the
name of the owner, the description of the motor vehicle, the amount
of the license tax, and the date such tax was paid.
[Code 1961, §45.03; CC 1983 §16-147]
The licenses issued under this Article expire on the last day
of the calendar year in which they are issued.
[Code 1961, §45.12; CC 1983 §16-148]
The City Marshal and each Policeman shall examine as often as
may be necessary, all vehicles, and if, upon examination, any vehicle
is found without a registered number thereon, or if the owner or driver
of such vehicle shall not have complied with the provisions of this
Chapter in any other respect the City Marshall or Policeman shall
accordingly file complaint and cause the violator to be prosecuted.
