City of Chesterfield, MO Article I Driver's Licenses

Section 380.010 Operation Of Motor Vehicle Without Proper License Prohibited — Motorcycles — Special License. [1]

A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by Section 380.050, to:

1. Operate any vehicle upon any highway in this City unless the person has a valid license as required by Chapter 302, RSMo., or a temporary instruction permit issued in compliance with Section 302.130, RSMo., or an intermediate driver's license issued in compliance with Section 302.178, RSMo., in his/her possession;

2. Operate a motorcycle or motortricycle upon any highway of this City unless such person has a valid license that shows the person has successfully passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle as prescribed by the Director of Revenue. The Director of Revenue may indicate such upon a valid license issued to such person or shall issue a license restricting the applicant to the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle if the actual demonstration, required by Section 302.173, RSMo., is conducted on such vehicle;

3. Authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle or motortricycle owned by such person or under such person's control to be driven upon any highway by any person whose license does not indicate that the person has passed the examination for the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle or has been issued an instruction permit therefor;

4. Operate a motor vehicle with an instruction permit, intermediate driver's license or license issued to another person;

5. Operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of Sections 302.130 and 302.178, RSMo., regarding accompaniment by a qualified driver or stated hours of operation; or

6. Drive a commercial motor vehicle, unless fully licensed in compliance with Chapter 302, RSMo., except when operating under an instruction permit as provided for in Section 302.720, RSMo.

7. No person shall operate an autocycle on any highway or street in this City unless the person has a valid driver's license. The operator of an autocycle, however, shall not be required to obtain a motorcycle or motortricycle license or endorsement pursuant to Sections 302.010 to 302.340, RSMo.

[1] Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.

Section 380.020 Driving While License Suspended Or Revoked. [1]

A person commits the offense of driving while revoked if such person operates a motor vehicle on a highway when such person's license or driving privilege has been canceled, suspended or revoked under the laws of this State or any other State and acts with criminal negligence with respect to knowledge of the fact that such person's driving privilege has been canceled, suspended or revoked.

[1] Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.

Section 380.030 False Declaration Of One's Name, Address And/Or Driving Status.

[CC 1990 § 18-48; Ord. No. 1997 § 1, 1-5-2004]

A. It is unlawful for any person, while being taken into custody, arrested or while being issued a citation or summons charging a violation of this Code or any State or Federal law, to give as his/her name verbally or in writing any false or fictitious name or any name other than either his/her legal name or the name that he/she is commonly known by and is employed under or to give a false or fictitious address or an address other than the address of his/her permanent residence or to give any other false or fictitious information required to fill out the citation or summons.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to represent to any officer either that he/she was the driver of a motor vehicle when in fact he/she was not, or that he/she was not the driver of a motor vehicle when in fact he/she was, or that the driver was some other person other than the actual driver for the purpose either of having the actual driver avoid receiving or of having some other person receive a citation or summons under the provisions of either this Title or the State Statutes relating to offenses in the State motor vehicle laws.

Section 380.040 Prohibited Uses Of License.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Display or to permit to be displayed, or to have in his/her possession, any license knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, suspended, revoked, disqualified or altered;

2. Lend to or knowingly permit the use of by another any license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof;

3. Display or to represent as one's own any license not issued to the person so displaying the same;

4. Fail or refuse to surrender to the Clerk of any Division of the Circuit Court or the Director any license which has been suspended, canceled, disqualified or revoked as provided by law;

5. Use a false or fictitious name or give a false or fictitious address on any application for a license, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly to make a false statement;

6. Knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;

7. Authorize or consent to any motor vehicle owned by him/her or under his/her control to be driven by any person, when he/she has knowledge that such person has no legal right to do so, or for any person to drive any motor vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of Sections 302.010 to 302.780, RSMo.;

8. Employ a person to operate a motor vehicle in the transportation of persons or property with knowledge that such person has not complied with the provisions of Sections 302.010 to 302.780, RSMo., or whose license has been revoked, suspended, canceled or disqualified or who fails to produce his/her license upon demand of any person or persons authorized to make such demand;

9. Operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license; or

10. Fail to carry his/her instruction permit, valid operator's license while operating a vehicle and to display instruction permit or said license upon demand of any Police Officer, court official or any other duly authorized person for inspection when demand is made therefor. Failure to exhibit his/her instruction permit or license as aforesaid shall be presumptive evidence that said person is not a duly licensed operator.

Section 380.050 Exemptions From License Law.

A. The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:

1. Any person while operating any farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway;

2. A non-resident who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license issued to him/her in his/her home State or country;

3. A non-resident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license issued to him/her in his/her home State or country which allows such person to operate a motor vehicle in the transportation of persons or property as classified in Section 302.015, RSMo.; or

4. Convicted offenders of the Department of Corrections who have not been convicted of a motor vehicle felony as follows — driving while intoxicated, failing to stop after an accident and disclosing his/her identity, or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent — may operate State-owned trucks for the benefit of the correctional facilities, provided that such offender shall be accompanied by a Correctional Officer or other staff person in such truck.

Section 380.060 Unlawful To Alter A Motor Vehicle Operator's License Or Identification Card.

[CC 1990 § 21-10; Ord. No. 1307 §§ 1 — 2, 9-15-1997]

It shall be unlawful for any person who shall, without authorization from the Department of Revenue, reproduce, alter, modify or misrepresent any chauffeur's license, motor vehicle operator's license or identification card.