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Title XIX - Motor Vehicles,...
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Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations
Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations
Section 304.001 Definitions for chapter 304 and chapter 307.
Section 304.005 Autocycle — defined—protective headgear not required — valid driver's license required to operate.
Section 304.009 Speed limit — violation, penalty.
Section 304.010 Definitions — maximum speed limits — cities, towns, villages, certain counties, may set speed limit, how set — slower speeds set, when — violations, penalty.
Section 304.011 Slow speed, regulation of — agricultural implements, slower speeds, when, special permits required — penalties.
Section 304.012 Motorists to exercise highest degree of care — violation, penalty.
Section 304.013 All-terrain vehicles, prohibited on highways, rivers or streams of this state, exceptions, operational requirements — special permits — prohibited uses — penalty.
Section 304.014 Rules of the road to be observed.
Section 304.015 Drive on right of highway — traffic lanes — signs — violations, penalties.
Section 304.016 Passing regulations — violations, penalties.
Section 304.017 Distance at which vehicle must follow, penalty.
Section 304.019 Hand and mechanical signals, violations, penalty.
Section 304.022 Emergency and stationary vehicles — use of lights and sirens — right-of-way — procedure — penalty.
Section 304.023 Passing stopped streetcars, penalty.
Section 304.024 Crosswalks and parking regulations established — signs — violation, an infraction.
Section 304.025 Highway and vehicle defined.
Section 304.027 Spinal cord injury fund created, uses — surcharge imposed, when.
Section 304.028 Brain injury fund created, moneys in fund, uses — surcharge imposed, when.
Section 304.029 Operation of low-speed vehicles on highway, permitted when — exemptions.
Section 304.030 Certain buses and trucks to stop at railroad crossing, when — exception, requirements.
Section 304.031 Traffic signal preemption system, use of, permitted when — violations, penalty.
Section 304.032 Utility vehicles, operation on highway and in streams or rivers prohibited — exceptions — passengers prohibited — violations, penalty.
Section 304.033 Recreational off-highway vehicles, operation on highways prohibited, exceptions — operation within streams and rivers prohibited, exceptions — license required for operation, exception.
Section 304.034 Municipalities may regulate golf cart and motorized wheelchair usage on streets and highways.
Section 304.035 Stop required at railroad grade crossing, when — commercial motor vehicles, speed at crossings — penalty.
Section 304.040 Failure to stop, penalty.
Section 304.044 Buses and trucks not to follow within three hundred feet — penalty.
Section 304.050 School buses, drivers to stop for, when — signs required on buses — crossing control arm — bus driver responsibilities — driver identity rebuttable presumption, when (Jessica's Law).
Section 304.060 School buses and other district vehicles, use to be regulated by board — field trips in common carriers, regulation authorized — violation by employee, effect — design of school buses, regulated by board — St. Louis County buses may use word "special".
Section 304.070 Violation of section 304.050, penalty.
Section 304.075 School bus signs to be removed, when — misdemeanor.
Section 304.076 Head Start buses to bear signs.
Section 304.079 Use of designated disabled parking spaces, when.
Section 304.080 Handicapped persons with white cane or dog, driver to take all necessary precautions — cane or dog not required to enforce rights, when.
Section 304.110 Violation of sections 304.080 to 304.110, penalty.
Section 304.120 Municipal regulations — owner or lessor not liable for violations, when.
Section 304.125 Traffic violation citation quota prohibited--exception.
Section 304.130 Regulation of vehicular traffic — notice, hearings — approval — publication of notice (first class counties).
Section 304.140 Penalty for violations.
Section 304.151 Driver's responsibility not to obstruct traffic — written warning, infraction, effective date.
Section 304.152 Roadside checkpoints and roadblock patterns based on vehicle type prohibited.
Section 304.153 Tow companies or tow lists, utilization of by law enforcement and state transportation employees—definitions—requirements—unauthorized towing, penalty—inapplicability.
Section 304.154 Towing truck company requirements—access to towed vehicles by insurance adjusters—notice to vehicle owner of transfer from storage lot or facility—display of tow company address, when.
Section 304.155 Abandoned motor vehicles on public property, removal — hazards on land and water, removal, limited liability, when — towing of property report to highway or water patrol or crime inquiry and inspection report when, owner liable for costs — check for stolen vehicles procedure — reclaiming vehicle — lien for charges — record maintenance by towing companies — lienholder repossession, procedure.
Section 304.156 Notice to towing company, owner or lienholder, when — storage charges, when authorized — search of vehicle for ownership documents — petition, determination of wrongful taking — possessory lien, new title, how issued — sale of abandoned property by municipality or county — towing company, new title when.
Section 304.157 Vehicles left unattended or improperly parked on private property of another, procedure for removal and disposition — violation of certain required procedure, penalty.
Section 304.158 Notice to owner of abandoned property — duty of real property owner — liability of towing company — recovery for damages to real property, when — liability of real property owner for towing charges, when — information to be displayed on wrecker — towing charges — storage facility charges, method of payment — authorization of real property owner to tow, violation, penalty — ordinances specifying charges — violations of towing laws, penalties.
Section 304.159 Municipality may prohibit storage of certain vehicles, exceptions.
Section 304.160 Glass, tacks, injurious substances, duty to remove from highway, when — penalty.
Section 304.170 Regulations as to width, height and length of vehicles — tractor parades permitted.
Section 304.172 Fire-fighting equipment exempt from size restrictions.
Section 304.174 Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when.
Section 304.180 Regulations as to weight — axle load, tandem axle defined — transport of specific items, total gross weight permitted — requirements during disasters — emergency vehicles, maximum gross weight — natural gas fueled vehicles, increase in maximum gross weight, when.
Section 304.181 Buses, axle weight limits.
Section 304.184 Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers.
Section 304.190 Height and weight regulations (cities of 75,000 or more) — commercial zone defined.
Section 304.200 Special permits for oversize or overweight loads — rules for issuing — when valid.
Section 304.210 Reduction of maximum weight by highways and transportation commission — notice.
Section 304.220 Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when — penalty for violation.
Section 304.230 Enforcement of load laws — commercial vehicle inspectors, powers.
Section 304.232 Municipal law enforcement officers, state highway patrol to approve certification procedures — fees — requirements — random roadside inspections prohibited, when — rulemaking authority.
Section 304.235 Commercial vehicles licensed for eighteen thousand pounds or less not to stop at weigh station or be otherwise identified — confidentiality rules do not apply to commercial vehicle enforcement officers, when — penalty for evading weigh station.
Section 304.240 Violation of load law a misdemeanor — penalty.
Section 304.250 Restriction on use of metal-tired vehicles — penalty.
Section 304.260 Tractors exempt — designation of truck routes by commission.
Section 304.271 Observance of traffic-control devices — presumptions — penalty.
Section 304.281 Rules for traffic where controlled by light signals — right turn on red light, when — violations, penalty.
Section 304.285 Red light violations by motorcycles or bicycles, affirmative defense, when.
Section 304.289 Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established.
Section 304.291 Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs.
Section 304.301 Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty.
Section 304.311 Observance of lane — direction — control signals.
Section 304.321 Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared.
Section 304.331 Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited.
Section 304.341 Turns at intersection — violation, penalty.
Section 304.351 Right-of-way at intersection — signs at intersections — violation, penalty — additional penalties — definitions — order of suspension, contents, appeal.
Section 304.361 Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351.
Section 304.373 Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties.
Section 304.570 Penalty for violations.
Section 304.580 Definitions.
Section 304.582 Fines for moving violations — fines for violations in work or construction zones — signs required for assessing fines — penalty for passing in work or construction zones — not applicable to court costs.
Section 304.585 Endangerment of a highway worker defined — fine, points assessed — aggravated endangerment of a highway worker, fine, points assessed — offense not applicable in absence of workers in zone — no citation or conviction, when — revocation of driver's license, when.
Section 304.590 Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required.
Section 304.665 Riding in open bed of truck prohibited, when, exceptions, penalty.
Section 304.670 Collection and maintenance of certain information regarding traffic law enforcement, analyses to be conducted.
Section 304.678 Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty.
Section 304.705 Certain trucks not to drive in far left lane of certain interstate highways (St. Charles and Jefferson counties).
Section 304.725 Veterans displaying special license plates or certain military medal recipients may park without charge in metered parking — windshield placard for veterans and certain military medal recipients — exceptions.
Section 304.820 Text messaging and using a hand-held mobile device while operating a motor vehicle prohibited, when — exceptions — definitions — violation, penalty.
Section 304.890 Definitions.
Section 304.892 Violations, penalties.
Section 304.894 Offense of endangerment of an emergency responder, elements — penalties — revocation of driver's license, when.