[R.O. 2007 § 380.010; CC 1979 § 16-98; Ord. No. 84 Art. IV § 2, 1-3-1972]
A. No person shall operate any motor vehicle
upon any road or highway of this City between the first day of April
and the first day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped
with tires containing metal or carbide studs.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to the use of tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any
vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions
tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.030; CC 1979 § 16-100; Ord. No. 84 Art. IV § 4, 1-3-1972]
Muffler cutouts shall not be used,
and no vehicle shall be driven in such manner or condition that excessive
and unnecessary noises shall be made by its machinery, motor, signalling
device or other parts, or by any improperly loaded cargo. The motors
of all motor vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached mufflers
of such capacity or construction as to quiet the maximum possible
exhaust noise as completely as is done in modern gas engine passenger
motor vehicles. Any cutout or opening in the exhaust pipe between
the motor and the muffler on any motor vehicle shall be completely
closed and disconnected from its operating lever and shall be so arranged
that it cannot automatically open, or be opened or operated while
such vehicle is in motion.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.050; CC 1979 § 16-44; Ord. No. 84 Art. IV § 6, 1-3-1972]
A. No vehicle shall carry in operation a siren,
exhaust whistle or similar instrument that produces unusually loud,
annoying or peculiar sounds; provided, that this Section shall not
apply to ambulances or to vehicles belonging to or used by the Police
Departments of the City as a signaling device.
B. Signaling Devices. Every motor vehicle
shall be equipped with a horn, directed forward, or whistle in good
working order, capable of emitting a sound adequate in quantity and
volume to give warning of the approach of such vehicle to other users
of the highway and to pedestrians. Such signaling device shall be
used for warning purposes only and shall not be used for making any
unnecessary noise, and no other sound-producing signaling device shall
be used at any time.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.060; CC 1979 § 16-104; Ord. No. 1071 §§ 1, 3 — 6, 1-9-1986; Ord. No. 2067 § 1, 10-28-1993; Ord. No. 4766 § 1, 3-22-2007]
A. As used in this Section, the term "passenger
car" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons
or less and used for the transportation of persons; except that the
term "passenger car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles,
motortricycles and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve thousand
(12,000) pounds or more.
B. Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles, or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passengers of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in the City, and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Subsection
(A) of this Section, on a street or highway of this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements; except that, a child less than sixteen (16) years of age shall be protected as required in Section
375.060 of this Chapter. No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of this Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other provision of law.
C. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting
a child sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly
adjusted and fastened restraint.
D. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 307.179, RSMo., each person found guilty of violating the provisions of Subsection
(B) of this Section is guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section.
E. If there are more persons than there are
seat belts in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, then the passengers
who are unable to wear seat belts shall sit in the area behind the
front seat of the motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed
only for a front-seated area. The passenger or passengers occupying
a seat location referred to in this Subsection is not in violation
of this Section. This Subsection shall not apply to passengers who
are accompanying a driver of a motor vehicle who is licensed under
Section 302.178, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.070; CC 1979 § 16-103; Ord. No. 874 §§ 1 — 4, 3-22-1984; Ord. No. 2227 §§ 1 — 6, 11-10-1994; Ord. No. 4766 § 2, 3-22-2007]
A. Name. This Section shall be known as the
Child Passenger Restraint Section.
B. Definitions. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the following terms shall have the following meanings
when used in this Section:
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
Any seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, that is
designed to elevate a child to properly sit in a federally approved
safety belt system.
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, and which is either
permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle
by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
DRIVER
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motorized vehicle (however powered) capable of carrying
at least one (1) passenger in addition to the driver of such vehicle
including, but not limited to, passenger cars, pickup trucks, light
duty trucks, recreational vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles, minivans
and sport- utility vehicles, but specifically excluding all motorized
two-wheeled vehicles, any commercial vehicle for hire, any delivery
vehicle used by the United States Post Office, any vehicle used by
the Police Department of the City and any ambulance, fire engine or
similar emergency vehicle.
C. Every driver transporting a child under
the age of sixteen (16) years shall be responsible, when transporting
such child in a motor vehicle operated by that driver on the streets
or highways of this City, for providing for the protection of such
child as follows:
1.
Children less than four (4) years
of age, regardless of weight, shall be secured in a child passenger
restraint system appropriate for that child.
2.
Children weighing less than forty
(40) pounds, regardless of age, shall be secured in a child passenger
restraint system appropriate for that child.
3.
Children at least four (4) years
of age but less than eight (8) years of age, who also weigh at least
forty (40) pounds but less than eighty (80) pounds, and who are also
less than four (4) feet nine (9) inches tall, shall be secured in
a child passenger restraint system or booster seat appropriate for
that child.
4.
Children at least eighty (80) pounds
or children more than four (4) feet, nine (9) inches in height shall
be secured by a vehicle safety belt or booster seat appropriate for
that child.
5.
A child who otherwise would be required
to be secured in a booster seat may be transported in the back seat
of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt if the back seat
of the motor vehicle is not equipped with a combination lap and shoulder
belt for booster seat installation.
6.
When transporting children in the
immediate family when there are more children than there are seating
positions in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, the children who
are not able to be restrained by a child safety restraint device appropriate
for the child shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor
vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat
area. The driver transporting children referred to in this Subsection
is not in violation of this Section.
This Subsection shall only apply
to the use of a child passenger restraint system or vehicle safety
belt for children less than sixteen (16) years of age being transported
in a motor vehicle.
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D. The operator of each and every motor vehicle
in which a child under the age of sixteen (16) years old is located
shall be responsible for compliance with this Section regardless of
whether or not such operator is the owner of the motor vehicle or
a parent of any child under the age of sixteen (16) years old located
in the motor vehicle. These provisions shall not apply to students
four (4) years of age or older who are passengers on a school bus
designed for carrying eleven (11) passengers or more and which is
manufactured or equipped pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for
School Buses as school buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
E. Non-Liability Of City. City shall not be
liable for any costs (including attorneys' fees), expenses, claims
(whether meritorious or not), damages or injuries (including death)
relating in any way to, or caused or contributed to, by any child
passenger restraint system, whether such system is an approved child
passenger restraint system or not or the failure of any person to
use a child passenger restraint in the National Highway Transportation
Standards Administration's criteria.
F. Violation. All persons failing to comply
with each and every part of this Section shall be guilty of an infraction
and, upon conviction, may be punished:
1.
For violation of Subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection
(C) by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs; provided however, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver prior to or at his or her hearing provides evidence of acquisition of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat which is satisfactory to the court or the party responsible for prosecuting the driver's citation.
2.
For violation of Subparagraph (4) of Subsection
(C), by a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00); all other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Subsection. In no case shall points be assessed against any person, pursuant to Section 302.302, RSMo., for a violation of this Subsection.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.090]
All motor vehicles, and every trailer
and semi-trailer operating upon the public highways, streets or roads
of this City and carrying goods or material or farm products which
may reasonably be expected to become dislodged and fall from the vehicle,
trailer or semi-trailer as a result of wind pressure or air pressure
and/or by the movement of the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer shall
have a protective cover or be sufficiently secured so that no portion
of such goods or material can become dislodged and fall from the vehicle,
trailer or semi-trailer while being transported or carried.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.100; CC 1979 § 16-97; Ord. No. 84 Art. IV § 1, 1-3-1972]
Every vehicle or truck used for moving
or hauling freight or any goods or wares or materials on the streets
of the City shall, while so being used, have and be provided with
pneumatic tires suitable to carry the load without doing injury or
damage to the surface of the street.
[R.O. 2007 § 380.120; Ord. No. 3820 § 22, 4-24-2003]
A. Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent (35%) or more plus or minus three percent (3%) and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent (35%) or less plus or minus three percent (3%). Except as provided in Subsection
(C) of this Section, any sun-screening device applied to front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver in excess of the requirements of this Section shall be prohibited without a permit pursuant to a physician's prescription as described below. A permit to operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, which permits less light transmission and luminous reflectance than allowed under the requirements of this Subsection, may be issued by the Department of Public Safety to a person having a serious medical condition which requires the use of a sun-screening device if the permittee's physician prescribes its use. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of the permit. The permit shall allow operation of the vehicle by any titleholder or relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, which shall mean a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, child and grandchild of a person who resides in the household. Except as provided in Subsection
(B) of this Section, all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.
B. This Section shall not prohibit labels,
stickers, decalcomania or informational signs on motor vehicles or
the application of tinted or solar-screening material to recreational
vehicles as defined in Section 700.010, RSMo., provided that such
material does not interfere with the driver's normal view of the road.
This Section shall not prohibit factory-installed tinted glass, the
equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material applied to the
upper portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which is normally
tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
C. Any vehicle licensed with a historical
license plate shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.
D. Any person who violates the provisions
of this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation.