[CC 1990 § 18-61; Ord. No. 44 § 1, 6-1-1988]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article,
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Approved by the Director of Revenue of the State and when
applied to lamps and other illuminating devices means that such lamps
and devices must be in good and working order.
An additional lighting device on a motor vehicle used primarily
to supplement the headlamps in providing general illumination ahead
of the vehicle.
A major lighting device capable of providing general illumination
ahead of a vehicle.
The distance from the center of the lamp to the surface on
which the vehicle stands.
Headlamps or similar devices arranged so as to permit the
driver of the vehicle to use one (1) of two (2) or more distributions
of light on the road.
An approved device designed and used to give an indication
by reflected light.
Any public thoroughfare for vehicles, including State roads,
County roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways or
alleys.
Headlamps or similar devices arranged so as to permit the
driver of the vehicle to use but one (1) distribution of light on
the road.
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human
power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Means at any time from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to
one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and at any other time when there
is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and
vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead.
Lighted lamps shall also be required any time the weather conditions
require usage of the motor vehicle's windshield wipers to operate
the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner as defined in Section
304.012, RSMo. The provisions of this Section shall be interpreted
to require lighted lamps during periods of fog even if usage of the
windshield wipers is not necessary to operate the vehicle in a careful
and prudent manner.
[CC 1990 § 18-62; Ord. No. 44 § 2, 6-1-1988]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on
the roadway within the City limits, which does not comply with this
Article.
B.
Violation of this Article shall be an ordinance violation, punishable
by a fine not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, except that
with regard to mechanical equipment, a grace period of seven (7) days
shall be allowed during which time defendant may submit proof to the
Police Department that such equipment violation has been corrected
to comply with this Article.
[CC 1990 § 18-63; Ord. No. 44 § 3, 6-1-1988]
The provisions of this Article with respect to equipment and
lights on vehicles shall not apply to agricultural machinery and implements,
road machinery, road rollers, traction engines, motorized bicycles
or farm tractors except when in this Article made applicable.
[CC 1990 § 18-64; Ord. No. 45 § 1, 6-1-1988]
No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle
or combination of vehicles during the times when lighted lamps are
required unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles displays lighted
lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter required. No person
shall use on any vehicle an approved electric lamp or similar device
unless the light source of such lamp or device complies with the conditions
of approval as to focus and rated candlepower. Brake lights, turn
signals and other signaling devices shall be lighted as prescribed
for the use of such devices.
For purposes of this Article, a lamp, light, or other piece
of lighting equipment consisting of multiple light-emitting diodes
shall be deemed to be operating properly so long as not less than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the light-emitting diodes are operating
properly.
Except as in this Article provided, every motor vehicle other
than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall be equipped
with at least two (2) approved headlamps mounted at the same level
with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every
motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than
two (2) approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar
or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on the outside limit
of such attachment capable of displaying a white light to the front.
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam
road lighting equipment, during the times when lighted lamps are required,
shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high
enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles
at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following
requirements and limitations: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches
an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet or is within three
hundred (300) feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the
same direction, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite
beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes
of the other driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion
which is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme
left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp
from which it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead,
and in no case higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above
the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five
(75) feet ahead.
A.
Every motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped
with at least two (2) rear lamps, not less than fifteen (15) inches
or more than seventy-two (72) inches above the ground upon which the
vehicle stands, which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Either
such rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed
as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration marker and
render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the
rear. When the rear registration marker is illuminated by an electric
lamp other than the required rear lamps, all such lamps shall be turned
on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
B.
Every motorcycle registered in this State, when operated on a highway,
shall also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately,
at least one (1) approved red reflector which shall be of such size
and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during the
times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within three
hundred (300) feet to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly
in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps.
A motorcycle may be equipped with a means of varying the brightness
of the vehicle's brake light for a duration of not more than five
(5) seconds upon application of the vehicle's brakes.
C.
Every new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motor-drawn
vehicle and omnibus with a capacity of more than six (6) passengers
registered in this State after January 1, 1966, when operated on a
highway shall also carry at the rear at least two (2) approved red
reflectors, at least one (1) at each side, so designed, mounted on
the vehicle and maintained as to be visible during the times when
lighted lamps are required from all distances within five hundred
(500) to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly in front
of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps. Every such
reflector shall meet the requirements of this Article and shall be
mounted upon the vehicle at a height not to exceed sixty (60) inches
nor less than fifteen (15) inches above the surface upon which the
vehicle stands.
D.
Any person who knowingly operates a motor vehicle without the lamps
required in this Section in operable condition is guilty of an ordinance
violation.
[CC 1990 § 18-68; Ord. No. 45 § 5, 6-1-1988]
No motor vehicle may be equipped with more than three (3) auxiliary
lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve (12) inches
nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which
the vehicle stands.
[CC 1990 § 18-69; Ord. No. 45 § 6, 6-1-1988]
No motor vehicle shall be equipped with more than one (1) spotlamp,
with the exception of emergency vehicles. The spotlamp shall be so
aimed and used so as not to be dazzling or glaring to any person.
[CC 1990 § 18-70; Ord. No. 45 § 7, 6-1-1988]
Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially
white in color; auxiliary lamps, cowl lamps and spotlamps, when lighted,
shall exhibit light substantially white, yellow or amber in color.
No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school
bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle, within
the City with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible
for directly in front hereof.
[CC 1990 § 18-71; Ord. No. 45 § 8, 6-1-1988]
At the times when lighted lamps are required, at least two (2)
lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side of the front
of every motor vehicle except a motorcycle and except a motor-drawn
vehicle except when such vehicle is parked subject to the provisions
governing lights on parked vehicles, Section 307.110, RSMo. Whenever
a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as in this Article required
is also equipped with an auxiliary lamp or a spotlamp or any other
lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater
than three hundred (300) candlepower, not more than a total of four
(4) of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at
any one time when upon a highway.
[CC 1990 § 18-72; Ord. No. 45 § 9, 6-1-1988]
All vehicles, including agricultural machinery or implements,
road machinery, road rollers, traction engine and farm tractors not
in this Article specifically required to be equipped with lamps, shall
be equipped during the time when lighted lamps are required with at
least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle
and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance
of five hundred (500) feet to the rear and such lamps and lanterns
shall exhibit lights to the sides of such vehicles.
A.
Any person who shall place or drive or cause to be placed or driven
upon or along any State highway of this City any animal-driven vehicle
whatsoever, whether in motion or at rest, shall after sunset to one-half
(1/2) hour before sunrise have attached to every such vehicle at the
rear thereof a red taillight or a red reflecting device of not less
than three (3) inches in diameter of effective area or its equivalent
in area. When such device shall consist of reflecting buttons, there
shall be no less than seven (7) of such buttons covering an area equal
to a circle with a three-inch diameter. The total subtended effective
angle of reflection of every such device shall be no less than sixty
degrees (60°) and the spread and efficiency of the reflected light
shall be sufficient for the reflected light to be visible to the driver
of any motor vehicle approaching such animal-drawn vehicle from the
rear of a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet.
B.
In addition, any person who operates any such animal-driven vehicle
during the hours between sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise
shall have at least one (1) light flashing at all times the vehicle
is on any highway of this City. Such light or lights shall be amber
in the front and red in the back and shall be placed on the left side
of the vehicle at a height of no more than six (6) feet from the ground
and shall be visible from the front and the back of the vehicle at
a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet.
C.
Any person operating an animal-driven vehicle during the hours between sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise may, in lieu of the requirements of Subsection (B) of this Section, use lamps or lanterns complying with the rules promulgated by the Director of the Department of Public Safety.
D.
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty
of an ordinance violation.
[CC 1990 § 18-74; Ord. No. 46 § 1, 6-1-1988]
No person shall operate on any public highway of this City any slow-moving vehicle or equipment after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, any animal-drawn vehicle or any other machinery designed for use or normally operated at speeds less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour, including all road construction or maintenance machinery except when engaged in actual construction or maintenance work either guarded by a flagman or clearly visible warning signs, which normally travels or is normally used at a speed of less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour unless there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem as described in and displayed as provided in Section 370.150 of this Article. The requirement of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices required by this Article.
[CC 1990 § 18-75; Ord. No. 46 § 2, 6-1-1988]
The emblem required by Section 370.140 of this Article shall be of substantial construction and shall be a base-down equilateral triangle of fluorescent yellow orange film or equivalent quality paint with a base of not less than fourteen (14) inches and altitude of not less than twelve (12) inches. Such triangle shall be bordered with reflective red strips having a minimum width of one and three-fourths (1 3/4) inches, with the vertices of the overall triangle truncated such that the remaining altitude shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) inches. Such emblem shall be mounted on the rear of such vehicle near the horizontal geometric center of the rearmost vehicle at a height of not less than four (4) feet above the roadway and shall be maintained in a clean, reflective condition. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any vehicle or equipment being operated on a gravel or dirt surfaced public highway.
[CC 1990 § 18-76; Ord. No. 46 § 3, 6-1-1988]
No emblem shall be required on machinery or equipment pulled
or attached to a farm tractor providing the machinery or equipment
does not extend more than twelve (12) feet to the rear of the tractor
and permits a clear view of the emblem on the tractor by vehicles
approaching from the rear.
[CC 1990 § 18-77; Ord. No. 47 § 1, 6-1-1988]
A.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn 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 streets and pedestrians. Such signaling device shall be used for
warning purposes.
B.
No person shall use the horn as described above to make any unnecessary
noise; and no other sound-producing device shall be used at anytime.
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, signaling 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.
[CC 1990 § 18-79; Ord. No. 47 § 3, 6-1-1988]
All motor vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be provided at
all times with two (2) sets of adequate brakes kept in good working
order and motorcycles shall be provided with one (1) set of adequate
brakes kept in good working order.
[CC 1990 § 18-88; Ord. No. 2926, 12-5-2016; Ord. No.
2943, 3-6-2017]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle on any public
street, roadway, or highway within the limits of the City of Chesterfield
to cause his/her vehicle to slow or brake by any method which produces
an excessive and unnecessary noise, including but not limited to unmuffled
engine braking.
B.
As used in this Section, "engine braking" shall refer to compression
release braking systems as a means of slowing or braking the speed
of the vehicle in lieu of applying the clutch or brakes.
[CC 1990 § 18-80; Ord. No. 47 § 4, 6-1-1988]
All motor vehicles which are so constructed or loaded that the
operator cannot see the road behind such vehicle by looking back or
around the side of such vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so
adjusted as to reveal the road behind and be visible from the operator's
seat.
[CC 1990 § 18-81; Ord. No. 47 § 5, 6-1-1988]
All vehicles carrying poles or other objects, which project
more than five (5) feet from the rear of such vehicle, shall, during
the period when lights are required by this Chapter, carry a red light
at or near the rear end of the pole or other object so projecting.
At other times a red flag or cloth, not less than sixteen (16) inches
square, shall be displayed at the end of such projection.
When one vehicle is towing another, the connecting device shall
not exceed fifteen (15) feet. During the time that lights are required
by Sections 307.020 to 307.120, RSMo., the required lights shall be
displayed by both vehicles. Every towed vehicle shall be coupled to
the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable or equivalent
device in addition to the primary coupling device, except that such
secondary coupling device shall not be necessary if the connecting
device is connected to the towing vehicle by a center-locking ball
located over or nearly over the rear axle and not supported by the
rear bumper of the towing vehicle. Such secondary safety connecting
devices shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle
in the event of failure of the primary coupling device. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to wreckers towing vehicles or to
vehicles secured to the towing vehicle by a fifth-wheel type connection.
The provisions of this Section shall also not apply to farm implements
or to any vehicle which is not required to be registered.
[CC 1990 § 18-83; Ord. No. 47 § 7, 6-1-1988]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle between the first day
of April and the first day of November while the motor vehicle is
equipped with snow tires containing metal or carbide studs.
[CC 1990 § 18-84; Ord. No. 48 § 1, 6-1-1988]
All motor vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with
windshield wipers kept in good working order for cleaning rain, snow
or other moisture from the windshield.
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 Police Department 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 Chief of Police 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.
[CC 1990 § 18-86; Ord. No. 49 § 1, 6-1-1988]
Commercial motor vehicles and trailers when being operated on
any street shall be equipped with adequate and proper equipment required
by the State in such condition so as to obtain a certificate of inspection
and approval as required by the provisions of Section 307.360, RSMo.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 370.270, Headgear Required —
Motorcycles Or Motortricycles, was repealed 9-9-2020 by Ord. No. 3117.
A.
No person shall operate any passenger motor vehicle upon the public
streets or highways of this City, the body of which has been altered
in such a manner that the front or rear of the vehicle is raised at
such an angle as to obstruct the vision of the operator of the street
or highway in front or to the rear of the vehicle.
B.
Every motor vehicle which is licensed in this State and operated
upon the public streets or highways of this City shall be equipped
with front and rear bumpers if such vehicle was equipped with bumpers
as standard equipment. This Subsection shall not apply to motor vehicles
designed or modified primarily for off-highway purposes, while such
vehicles are in tow, or to motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, or
to motor vehicles registered as historic motor vehicles when the original
design of such vehicles did not include bumpers nor shall the provisions
of this Subsection prohibit the use of drop bumpers. Maximum bumper
heights of both the front and rear bumpers of motor vehicles shall
be determined by weight category of gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
measured from a level surface to the highest point of the bottom of
the bumper when the vehicle is unloaded and the tires are inflated
to the manufacturer's recommended pressure. Maximum bumper heights
are as follows:
|
Maximum Front Bumper Height
(inches)
|
Maximum Rear Bumper Height
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Motor vehicles except commercial motor vehicles
|
22
|
22
|
|
Commercial motor vehicles (GVWR) 4,500 lbs. and under
|
24
|
26
|
|
4,501 lbs. through 7,500 lbs.
|
27
|
29
|
|
7,501 lbs. through 9,000 lbs.
|
28
|
30
|
|
9,001 lbs. through 11,500 lbs.
|
29
|
31
|
C.
Any person knowingly violating the provisions of this Section is
guilty of an ordinance violation.
A.
As used in this Section, the term "truck" means a motor vehicle designed,
used or maintained for the transportation of property.
B.
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.
C.
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. No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section and Section 370.300 of this Chapter, 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. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting of children under sixteen (16) years of age, as provided in Section 370.300 of this Chapter.
D.
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child less than sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened restraint under Section 370.300 of this Chapter.
E.
Except as otherwise provided for in Section 370.300 of this Chapter, each person found guilty of violating the provisions of Subsection (B) of this Section is guilty of an ordinance violation 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.
F.
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.
[1]
State Law Reference: Similar provisions, § 307.178,
RSMo.
A.
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
DRIVER
As used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed
meanings:
A 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.
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.
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
B.
Requirement; Applicability.
1.
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:
a.
Children less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight,
shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child.
b.
Children weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of
age, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate
for that child.
c.
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.
d.
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.
e.
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.
f.
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.
2.
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.
C.
Any driver who violates Subsection (B)(1), (2), or (3) herein, is guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs. Any driver who violates Subsection (B)(4) herein, shall be subject to the penalty in Subsection (E) of Section 370.290 of this Chapter. If a driver receives a citation for violating Subsection (B)(1), (2) or (3) herein, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver prior to or at his/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.
D.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier
for hire. The provisions of this Section 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.
