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 push cart 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, skateboards 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.
[Ord. No. 2004-02 §1, 3-2-2004]
A. A person
operating a motor vehicle upon approaching a stationary emergency
vehicle displaying lighted red/blue lights will yield the right-of-way
by reducing its speed and proceeding with caution and/or change to
a lane of traffic away from the stationary emergency vehicle.
B. Penalties for violations of this Section will be in accordance with Section
100.220(A) of this Code.
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.
[Ord. No. 2009-004 §1, 10-6-2009]
A. No
owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator shall:
1. Stop, stand, or park a tow vehicle at a location where an accident
has occurred to solicit business unless:
a. The owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator has been requested
by the Police Officer in charge at the location where an accident
has occurred; or
b. The owner of a tow vehicle or tow operator has been requested by
one (1) of the operators, owner, or agent of the vehicle involved
in the accident; or
c. The owner of a tow vehicle or tow operator has been requested by
the dispatcher of the Police Officer in charge at the location where
an accident has occurred.
2. Remain at a location where an accident has occurred after being directed
to leave by a Police Officer.
3. Fail to provide any Police Officer, upon request at the location
where an accident has occurred, with the name and phone number of
the person requesting the tow truck operator, or the Police Officer's
name and badge number requesting the tow truck operator or the dispatcher's
name and serial number requesting the tow truck operator.
B. Failure
by the owner of a tow vehicle or tow vehicle operator to provide the
Police Officer's name and badge number, or the Police Officer's dispatcher's
name and serial number or the name and phone number of the operator
of the vehicle involved in the accident requesting the tow truck operator
to be present at the scene of the accident to any Police Officer shall
be prima facie evidence that the owner of the tow vehicle or the tow
vehicle operator had not been requested to stop, stand, or park a
tow vehicle at a location where an accident occurred.
C. No
person shall, while at the scene of a fire or traffic accident, solicit
any person for the purpose of procuring towing business or authorization
or for an agreement for hire or for a fee to tow, lift, extract, or
push any vehicle, nor any engine starting, nor any roll back pickup
or recovery, nor transportation of any vehicle.
D. The
Sections, paragraphs, clauses, and phrases of the ordinance are severable
and if any portion of the ordinance is declared unlawful by any valid
judgment, decree, or court of competent jurisdiction, such ruling
shall not effect any of remaining Sections, paragraphs, phrases, clauses
of the ordinance and all provisions of the ordinance not specifically
declared to be unlawful shall remain in full force and effect.
E. This
Section overrides any conflicting provisions or regulations within
the Municipal Code of the City of Northmoor, Missouri.
F. The penalty for violation of this Section will be in accordance with Section
100.220 of the Municipal Code of the City of Northmoor, Missouri.