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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.289 - Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 2012
304.289. Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established. —
The timing of any traffic-control signal shall conform to regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation. The department of transportation shall establish minimal yellow light change interval times for traffic-control devices. The minimal yellow light change interval time shall be established in accordance with nationally recognized engineering standards set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and any such established time shall not be less than the recognized national standard.
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(L. 2012 H.B. 1402 merged with S.B. 611)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.291 - Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
304.291. Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs. —
Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place such signals shall indicate as follows:
(1) Walk. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
(2) Don't Walk. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the "walk" signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "don't walk" signal is showing.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.301 - Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
304.301. Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty. —
1. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
(1) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign;
(2) Flashing yellow (caution signal). When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or pass such signal only with caution.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 304.361, any person who violates subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and any person who violates subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section is guilty of an infraction.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 4, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.311 - Observance of lane — direction — control signals.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
304.311. Observance of lane — direction — control signals. —
When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.321 - Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
304.321. Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared. —
1. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.
2. No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising unless authorized by the Missouri highways and transportation commission.
3. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
4. Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.331 - Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
304.331. Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited. —
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.341 - Turns at intersection — violation, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
304.341. Turns at intersection — violation, penalty. —
1. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
(1) Right turns. — Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) Left turns. — The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to the traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and, after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
(3) The highways and transportation commission or local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when such devices are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at any intersection other than as directed and required by such devices.
2. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction at any intersection controlled by a traffic signal or police officer; nor shall such turn be made at any place unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. The driver of a vehicle shall not turn such vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, or at any place upon a roadway where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction along the roadway within a distance of three hundred feet, or where the same may create a traffic hazard.
3. No vehicle in a residence district shall be turned left across the roadway or so as to proceed in the opposite direction when any other vehicle is approaching from either direction where the same may create a traffic hazard.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 304.361, violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 8.304.018, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.361 - Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
304.361. Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351. —
Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 304.271 to 304.351 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.373 - Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 2002
304.373. Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties. —
1. For the purpose of this section, "hazardous materials" shall be as defined pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and amended.
2. No person shall transport hazardous materials in or through any highway tunnel in this state. For purposes of this section, a tunnel shall be defined as a horizontal subterranean passageway through or under an obstruction of a length of one hundred yards or more.
3. No person shall park a vehicle containing hazardous materials within three hundred feet of any highway tunnel in this state except as provided pursuant to Part 397, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted and as such regulations have been and may periodically be amended.
4. Any person who is found or pleads guilty to a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who is found or pleads guilty to a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Violations of this section shall be enforced pursuant to section 390.201.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032 § 304.370 merged with S.B. 712 § 304.370)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.570 - Penalty for violations.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
304.570. Penalty for violations. —
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of sections 307.020 to 307.295, for which no specific punishment is provided, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8404, A. 1949 S.B. 1113, A.L. 1961 p. 496)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7786; 1919 § 7601
(1955) Information charging that defendant operated automobile in careless, reckless and imprudent manner so as to endanger life, etc., held insufficient as failing to inform defendant of offense of which he was charged. State v. Reynolds (A.), 274 S.W.2d 514.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.580 - Definitions.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories
304.580. Definitions. —
As used in sections 304.582 and 304.585, the term
"construction zone"
or
"work zone"
means any area upon or around any highway as defined in section 302.010 which is visibly marked by the department of transportation or a contractor or subcontractor performing work for the department of transportation as an area where construction, maintenance, incident removal, or other work is temporarily occurring. The term "work zone" or "construction zone" also includes the lanes of highway leading up to the area upon which an activity described in this subsection is being performed, beginning at the point where appropriate signs or traffic control devices are posted or placed. The terms
"worker"
or
"highway worker"
as used in sections 304.582 and 304.585 shall mean any person who is working in a construction zone or work zone on a state highway or the right-of-way of a state highway, any employee of the department of transportation who is performing duties under the department's motorist assist program on a state highway or the right-of-way of a state highway, or any utility worker performing utility work on a state highway or the right-of-way of a state highway.
"Utility worker"
means any employee or person employed under contract of a utility that provides gas, heat, electricity, water, steam, telecommunications or cable services, or sewer services, whether privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned, while in performance of his or her job duties.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1430 § 1, A.L. 2001 S.B. 244, A.L. 2006 S.B. 872, et al., A.L. 2019 H.B. 499 merged with S.B. 89)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.590 - Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
304.590. Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required. —
1. As used in this section, the term
"travel safe zone"
means any area upon or around any highway, as defined in section 302.010, which is visibly marked by the department of transportation; and when a highway safety analysis demonstrates fatal or disabling motor vehicle crashes exceed a predicted safety performance level for comparable roadways as determined by the department of transportation.
2. Upon a conviction or a plea of guilty by any person for a moving violation as defined in section 302.010 or any offense listed in section 302.302, the court may double the amount of fine authorized to be imposed by law, if the moving violation or offense occurred within a travel safe zone.
3. Upon a conviction or plea of guilty by any person for a speeding violation under section 304.009 or 304.010, the court may double the amount of fine authorized by law, if the violation occurred within a travel safe zone.
4. The penalty authorized under subsections 2 and 3 of this section shall only be assessed by the court if the department of transportation has erected signs upon or around a travel safe zone which are clearly visible from the highway and which state substantially the following message: "Travel Safe Zone — Fines Doubled".
5. This section shall not be construed to enhance the assessment of court costs or the assessment of points under section 302.302.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947, A.L. 2019 H.B. 192 merged with H.B. 499)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.665 - Riding in open bed of truck prohibited, when, exceptions, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 1997
304.665. Riding in open bed of truck prohibited, when, exceptions, penalty. —
1. No person shall operate any truck, as defined in section 301.010, with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand pounds on any highway which is part of the state or federal highway system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits of any city when any person under eighteen years of age is riding in the unenclosed bed of such truck. No person under eighteen years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such truck when the truck is in operation. Any person who operates a truck with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand pounds in violation of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
2. The provisions of this section shall only apply when a truck described in subsection 1 of this section is operated on a highway which is part of the state or federal highway system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits of any city. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) An employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
(2) Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
(3) Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized by law;
(4) Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent the person from being thrown, falling or jumping from the truck;
(5) Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck is being operated solely for the purposes of participating in a special event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed bed due to a lack of available seating.
"Special event"
, for the purposes of this section, is a specific social activity of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding in the unenclosed bed;
(6) Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational activity; or
(7) Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate all passengers in such truck. For the purposes of this subdivision the term
"family"
shall mean any persons related within the first degree of consanguinity.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 121 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.670 - Collection and maintenance of certain information regarding traffic law enforcement, analyses to be conducted.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 1999, 2 histories
304.670. Collection and maintenance of certain information regarding traffic law enforcement, analyses to be conducted. —
1. The highway patrol and any local law enforcement agency may collect, correlate and maintain the following information regarding traffic law enforcement:
(1) The number of drivers stopped for routine traffic enforcement and whether or not a citation or warning was issued;
(2) Identifying characteristics of the drivers stopped, including race, ethnicity, age and gender;
(3) The alleged violation that led to the stop;
(4) Whether a search was instituted as a result of the stop;
(5) Whether the vehicle, personal effects, driver or passengers were searched, and the race, ethnicity, age and gender of any person searched;
(6) Whether the search was conducted pursuant to consent, probable cause or reasonable suspicion to suspect a crime, including the basis for the request for consent, or the circumstances establishing probable cause or reasonable suspicion;
(7) Whether any contraband was found and the type and amount of any contraband;
(8) Whether an arrest was made;
(9) Whether any property was seized and a description of such property;
(10) Whether the officers making the stop encountered any physical resistance from the driver or passengers;
(11) Whether the officers making the stop engaged in the use of force against the driver or any passengers;
(12) Whether the circumstances surrounding the stop were the subject of any investigation, and the results of such investigation.
2. The information to be collected pursuant to subsection 1 of this section need not be collected in connection with roadblocks, vehicle checks or checkpoints, except when such stops result in a
*
warning, search, seizure or arrest.
3. The highway patrol shall conduct analyses of the information collected pursuant to this section to determine whether law enforcement officers are using profiles in law enforcement activities.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 12)
*Word "an" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.678 - Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories
304.678. Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty. —
1. The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in section 300.010, shall leave a safe distance, when passing the bicycle, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction unless an accident is involved in which case it shall be a class C misdemeanor.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 487 and L. 2005 S.B. 372, A.L. 2011 H.B. 315)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.705 - Certain trucks not to drive in far left lane of certain interstate highways (St. Charles and Jefferson counties).

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
304.705. Certain trucks not to drive in far left lane of certain interstate highways (St. Charles and Jefferson counties). —
1. In any county with a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand inhabitants that adjoins a county with a charter form of government with a population of more than nine hundred thousand inhabitants, all trucks registered for a gross weight of more than twenty-four thousand pounds, as of January 1, 2008, shall not be driven in the far left lane upon an interstate highway having at least three lanes proceeding in the same direction, within three miles of where an interstate highway and a three-digit numbered Missouri route intersects with an average daily traffic count on the interstate highway of at least one hundred thirty thousand vehicles at such point. The Missouri department of transportation shall design, manufacture, and install any informational and directional signs at the appropriate locations. Such restriction shall not apply when:
(1) It is reasonably necessary for the operation of the truck to respond to emergency conditions; or
(2) The right or a center lane of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction, maintenance, or repair.
2. As used in this section,
"truck"
means any vehicle, machine, tractor trailer, or semitrailer, or any combination thereof, propelled or drawn by mechanical power and designed for or used in the transportation of property upon the highways.
3. A violation of this section is an infraction unless such violation causes an immediate threat of an accident, in which case such violation shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor, or unless an accident results from such violation, in which case such violation is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.890 - Definitions.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
304.890. Definitions. —
As used in sections 304.890 to 304.894, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Active emergency"
, any incident occurring on a highway, as the term highway is defined in section 302.010, that requires emergency services from any emergency responder;
(2)
"Active emergency zone"
, any area upon or around any highway, which is visibly marked by emergency responders performing work for the purpose of emergency response, and where an active emergency, or incident removal, is temporarily occurring. This area includes the lanes of highway leading up to an active emergency or incident removal, beginning within three hundred feet of visual sighting of:
(a) Appropriate signs or traffic control devices posted or placed by emergency responders; or
(b) An emergency vehicle displaying active emergency lights or signals;
(3)
"Emergency responder"
, any law enforcement officer, paid or volunteer firefighter, first responder, emergency medical worker, tow truck operator, or other emergency personnel responding to an emergency on a highway.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 103 merged with S.B. 282)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations › Section 304.892 - Violations, penalties.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 304
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
304.892. Violations, penalties. —
1. Upon the first conviction, finding of guilt, or plea of guilty by any person for a moving violation, as the term moving violation is defined in section 302.010, or any offense listed in section 302.302, other than a violation described in subsection 2 of this section, when the violation or offense occurs within an active emergency zone, the court shall assess a fine of thirty-five dollars in addition to any other fine authorized by law. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, finding of guilt, or plea of guilty, the court shall assess a fine of seventy-five dollars in addition to any other fine authorized by law.
2. Upon the first conviction, finding of guilt, or plea of guilty by any person for a speeding violation under either section 304.009 or 304.010, or a passing violation under subsection 3 of this section, when the violation or offense occurs within an active emergency zone and emergency responders were present in such zone at the time of the offense or violation, the court shall assess a fine of two hundred fifty dollars in addition to any other fine authorized by law. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, finding of guilt, or plea of guilty, the court shall assess a fine of three hundred dollars in addition to any other fine authorized by law. However, no person assessed an additional fine under this subsection shall also be assessed an additional fine under subsection 1 of this section.
3. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not overtake or pass another motor vehicle within an active emergency zone. Violation of this subsection is a class C misdemeanor.
4. The additional fines imposed by this section shall not be construed to enhance the assessment of court costs or the assessment of points under section 302.302.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 103 merged with S.B. 282
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.010 - Definitions.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.010. Definitions. —
1. In sections 305.010 to 305.110
"aircraft"
includes balloon, airplane, hydroplane, and every other vehicle used for navigation through the air.
2. A hydroplane while at rest on water and while being operated on or immediately above water shall be governed by the rules regarding water navigation; while being operated through the air otherwise than immediately above water it shall be treated as an aircraft.
3.
"Aeronaut"
includes aviator, pilot, balloonist, and every other person having any part in the operation of aircraft while in flight.
4.
"Passenger"
includes any person riding in aircraft but having no part in its operation.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15106)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13905
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.020 - Ownership of space.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.020. Ownership of space. —
The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath, subject to the right of flight described in section 305.030.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15107)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13906
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.030 - Lawful flight — unlawful landing.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.030. Lawful flight — unlawful landing. —
Flight in aircraft over the lands and waters of this state is lawful, unless at such a low altitude as to interfere with the then existing use to which the land or water, or the space over the land or water, is put by the owner, or unless so conducted as to be imminently dangerous to persons or property lawfully on the land or water beneath. The landing of an aircraft on the lands or waters of another, without his consent, is unlawful, except in the case of a forced landing.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15108)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13907
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.040 - Liability of aircraft owner determined by tort law.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.040. Liability of aircraft owner determined by tort law. —
The liability of the owner of one aircraft, to the owner of another aircraft, or to aeronauts or passengers on either aircraft, for damage caused by collision on land or in the air shall be determined by the rules of law applicable to torts on land.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15109)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13908
(1959) The usual rules applicable to torts apply to aviation accidents, and there is no mandatory requirement that the standard of care be established by expert testimony. Arrow Aviation Inc. v. Moore, 266 F.2d 488.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.050 - Laws of state to govern.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.050. Laws of state to govern. —
All crimes, torts and other wrongs committed by or against an aeronaut or passenger while in flight over this state shall be governed by the laws of this state; and the question whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over this state constitutes a tort, crime or other wrong by or against the owner of such aircraft shall be determined by the laws of this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15110)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13909
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.060 - Contractual and other relations entered while in flight, effect of.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.060. Contractual and other relations entered while in flight, effect of. —
All contractual and other legal relations entered into by aeronauts or passengers while in flight over this state shall have the same effect as if entered into on the land or water beneath.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15111)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13910
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.070 - Uniform construction and interpretation of law.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.070. Uniform construction and interpretation of law. —
Sections 305.010 to 305.110 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose and to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of aeronautics.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15116)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13915
(1957) Air traffic rules of Federal Civil Aeronautics Board held properly considered in determining negligence but violation thereof is not negligence as matter of law. Court indicated judicial notice might be taken of such rules and that trial court had discretion to permit reading same in evidence. Hough v. Rapidair Inc. (Mo.), 298 S.W.2d 378.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.080 - Certain acts a misdemeanor.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.080. Certain acts a misdemeanor. —
Any aeronaut or passenger who, while in flight over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gathering within this state, shall engage in trick or acrobatic flying, or in any acrobatic feat, or shall, except while in landing or taking off, fly at such low level as to endanger the persons on the surface beneath, or drop any object except water or loose sand ballast, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15112)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13911
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.090 - Tampering with aircraft — penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
305.090. Tampering with aircraft — penalty. —
Any person who shall tamper with any aircraft, or put into motion the engine of such aircraft without the permission of the owner shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period not to exceed five years or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15113, A.L. 1959 H.B. 152)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13912
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.100 - Tampering with airport a misdemeanor.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.100. Tampering with airport a misdemeanor. —
Any person who shall interfere or tamper with any airdrome, flying field or airway, or the lights, markers or other equipment thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15114)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13913
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.110 - Leaving aircraft running — penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.110. Leaving aircraft running — penalty. —
Any person who shall leave any aircraft with its engine running, and unoccupied by a person able to control the same, and without blocking the same in such manner as to prevent such aircraft from moving, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15115)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13914
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.120 - Definitions.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
305.120. Definitions. —
As used in sections 305.120 to 305.270, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Aeronautics"
includes the art and science of flight; aviation; the construction, operation, navigation of aircraft and all component parts thereof; air navigation aids, such as markings, lighting, electric and electronic devices that transmit or receive visual, audible or electronic signals, sounds or displays; navigation and piloting; and also includes airports and the planning, design, construction, repair, improvement, or maintenance thereto or any part thereof; and the dissemination of information and instruction pertaining to all of the foregoing;
(2)
"Aircraft"
, any device now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight through the air;
(3)
"Airman"
, a person, including the person in command of an aircraft or a pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew, who engages in the navigation of an aircraft while under way;
(4)
"Airman certificate"
, a certificate issued to an airman pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44702;
(5)
"Airport"
, an area on land or water that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft including buildings, equipment, facilities, rights-of-way, property and appurtenant areas;
(6)
"Airport authority"
, an entity established in accordance with state law which may plan for, acquire, construct, operate, and maintain an airport or airports as a political subdivision within this state;
(7)
"Pilot"
, any person licensed to operate aircraft;
(8)
"Political subdivision"
, any county, city, town, village or other political entity having the authority to tax and to exercise the power of eminent domain;
(9)
"Runway"
, a defined rectangular area on a land airport prepared specifically for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15117, A.L. 1991 S.B. 6, A.L. 2002 S.B. 701)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13916
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.125 - Refusal to submit to test, effect, penalties.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
305.125. Refusal to submit to test, effect, penalties. —
If a person refuses upon the request of the officer to submit to a chemical test under section 577.041, then no test shall be given. Any refusal to submit to a test shall be an infraction which may be punished by a fine of up to one thousand dollars. The officer shall inform the person that his or her failure to submit to the test may result in a fine and administrative penalties by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 10 subsec. 1, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 577.217; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.126 - Positive test results, test refusals and convictions of violations to be reported to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
305.126. Positive test results, test refusals and convictions of violations to be reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. —
Whenever a person operating an aircraft or acting as a flight crew member of any aircraft has a positive chemical test under chapter 577 or refuses a chemical test under section 577.041, the test result and refusal shall be reported by law enforcement agencies to the Federal Aviation Administration. If a person pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of sections 577.015 and 577.016, a report of the conviction shall be forwarded by the court in which the conviction occurred to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 10 subsec. 2, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 577.221; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.130 - Unlawful to operate without an airman certificate and certificate of airworthiness.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
305.130. Unlawful to operate without an airman certificate and certificate of airworthiness. —
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any aircraft within this state in carrying a passenger or passengers, or any property, or in the prosecution of a business or commercial enterprise, or for instruction in the art of flying, without an
*
airman certificate for such purposes issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and without a valid certificate of airworthiness for such aircraft issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15118, A.L. 2002 S.B. 701)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13917
*Word "a" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.140 - Airman certificate to be kept in personal possession.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
305.140. Airman certificate to be kept in personal possession. —
The airman certificate and certificate of airworthiness required by sections 305.120 to 305.160 shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee when operating aircraft within this state, and must be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, or any peace officer, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport, or landing field in this state upon which he shall land.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15119, A.L. 2002 S.B. 701)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13918
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.150 - Exceptions to license requirements.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.150. Exceptions to license requirements. —
The provisions of sections 305.120 to 305.160 shall not apply to public aircraft owned by, or to pilots in the service of, the government of the United States, or the state of Missouri.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15121)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13920
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.160 - Violation of law a misdemeanor.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.160. Violation of law a misdemeanor. —
Any person who violates any provision of sections 305.120 to 305.160 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15120)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13919
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.170 - Operation of airports by cities.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.170. Operation of airports by cities. —
The local legislative body of any city, including cities under special charter, village or town in this state is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase or gift, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate, in whole or in part, alone or jointly or concurrently with others, airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft either within or without the limits of such cities, villages, or towns, and may use for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled by such city, village, or town.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15122)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13921
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.180 - Operation of airports by counties.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.180. Operation of airports by counties. —
The county commission of any county in this state is hereby authorized after a hearing to acquire, by purchase or gift, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate, in whole or in part, alone or jointly or concurrently with others, airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft within the limits of such counties, and may use for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor, that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled by such county.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15123)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13922
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 305 - Aircraft and Airports › Section 305.190 - Declaration of acquisition of land a public necessity.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 305
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
305.190. Declaration of acquisition of land a public necessity. —
Any lands acquired, owned, controlled or occupied by such cities, villages, towns or counties for the purposes enumerated in sections 305.170 and 305.180 hereof shall and are hereby declared to be acquired, owned, controlled, and occupied for a public purpose and as a matter of public necessity, and such cities, villages, towns, or counties shall have the right to acquire property for such purpose or purposes under the power of eminent domain as and for a public necessity.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15124)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13923