A person commits the offense 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 this State 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.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
Unless otherwise provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by Section 380.040, to:
1.
Operate any vehicle upon any highway in this City
unless the person has a valid license as required by Chapter 302,
RSMo., or a temporary instruction permit issued in compliance with
Section 302.130, RSMo., or an intermediate driver's license issued
in compliance with Section 302.178, RSMo., in his/her possession;
2.
Operate a motorcycle or motortricycle upon any
highway of 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 of
Revenue. The Director of Revenue 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 motortricycle if the actual demonstration,
required by Section 302.173, RSMo., is conducted on such vehicle;
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,
intermediate driver's license or license issued to another person;
5.
Operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions
of Sections 302.130 and 302.178, RSMo., regarding accompaniment by
a qualified driver or stated hours of operation; or
6.
Drive a commercial motor vehicle, unless fully
licensed in compliance with Chapter 302, RSMo., except when operating
under an instruction permit as provided for in Section 302.720, RSMo.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
Any resident or non-resident whose license, right or privilege
to operate a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
as provided in Sections 302.010 to 302.540, RSMo., shall not operate
a motor vehicle in this State under a license, permit or registration
certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during such
suspension or after such revocation until a new license is obtained
when and as permitted under Sections 302.010 to 302.540, RSMo. Violation
of any provision of this Section is an ordinance violation and on
conviction therefor a person shall be punished as prescribed by Section
302.321, RSMo.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Display or to permit to be displayed, or to have
in his/her possession, any license knowing the same to be fictitious
or to have been canceled, suspended, revoked, disqualified or altered;
2.
Lend to or knowingly permit the use of by another
any license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use
thereof;
3.
Display or to represent as one's own any license
not issued to the person so displaying the same;
4.
Fail or refuse to surrender to the Clerk of any
Division of the Circuit Court or the Director any license which has
been suspended, canceled, disqualified or revoked as provided by law;
5.
Use a false or fictitious name or give a false
or fictitious address on any application for a license, or any renewal
or duplicate thereof, or knowingly to make a false statement;
6.
Knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise
commit a fraud in any such application;
7.
Authorize or consent to any motor vehicle owned
by him/her or under his/her control to be driven by any person, when
he/she has knowledge that such person has no legal right to do so,
or for any person to drive any motor vehicle in violation of any of
the provisions of Sections 302.010 to 302.780, RSMo.;
8.
Employ a person to operate a motor vehicle in
the transportation of persons or property with knowledge that such
person has not complied with the provisions of Sections 302.010 to
302.780, RSMo., or whose license has been revoked, suspended, canceled
or disqualified or who fails to produce his/her license upon demand
of any person or persons authorized to make such demand;
9.
Operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation
of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license; or
10.
Fail to carry his/her instruction permit, valid
operator's license while operating a vehicle and to display instruction
permit or said license upon demand of any Police Officer, court official
or any other duly authorized person for inspection when demand is
made therefor. Failure to exhibit his/her instruction permit or license
as aforesaid shall be presumptive evidence that said person is not
a duly licensed operator.
A.
The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
1.
Any person while operating any farm tractor or
implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway;
2.
A non-resident who is at least sixteen (16) years
of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license
issued to him/her in his/her home State or country;
3.
A non-resident who is at least eighteen (18) years
of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license
issued to him/her in his/her home State or country which allows such
person to operate a motor vehicle in the transportation of persons
or property as classified in Section 302.015, RSMo.;
4.
Convicted offenders of the Department of Corrections
who have not been convicted of a motor vehicle felony as follows:
driving while intoxicated, failing to stop after an accident and disclosing
his/her identity, or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent,
may operate State-owned trucks for the benefit of the correctional
facilities, provided that such offender shall be accompanied by a
Correctional Officer or other staff person in such truck.