Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 304
Traffic Regulations
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Section 304.013.1
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August 28, 2015
All-terrain vehicles, prohibited on highways, rivers or streams of this state, exceptions, operational requirements--special permits--prohibited uses--penalty.
304.013. 1. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as
defined in section 301.010, upon the highways of this state, except as
follows:
(1) All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity
for official use;
(2) All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or
industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on
the day of operation;
(3) All-terrain vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short
distances occasionally only on the state's secondary roads when operated
between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
(4) Governing bodies of cities may issue special permits to licensed
drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on highways within the
city limits. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by
cities for such permits;
(5) Governing bodies of counties may issue special permits to
licensed drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on county roads
within the county. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained
by the counties for such permits;
(6) Municipalities may by resolution or ordinance allow all-terrain
vehicle operation on streets or highways under the governing body's
jurisdiction. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to a
municipal resolution or ordinance shall maintain proof of financial
responsibility in accordance with section 303.160 or maintain any other
insurance policy providing equivalent liability coverage for an all-terrain
vehicle.
2. No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within any stream or
river in this state, except that off-road vehicles may be operated within
waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which an off-road
vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries
of land which an off-road vehicle operator owns or has permission to be
upon, or for the purpose of fording such stream or river of this state at
such road crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All
law enforcement officials or peace officers of this state and its political
subdivisions or department of conservation agents or department of natural
resources park rangers shall enforce the provisions of this subsection
within the geographic area of their jurisdiction.
3. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant to
an exception covered in this section shall have a valid operator's or
chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such
vehicle pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section, but
shall not be required to have passed an examination for the operation of a
motorcycle, and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty
miles per hour. When operated on a highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall
have a bicycle safety flag, which extends not less than seven feet above
the ground, attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag
shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than thirty square
inches and shall be day-glow in color.
4. No persons shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
(1) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
(3) Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an
individual who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or
otherwise propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at
least eighteen years of age.
5. No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger,
except for agricultural purposes. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to any all-terrain vehicle in which the seat of such vehicle is
designed to carry more than one person.
6. A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor. In
addition to other legal remedies, the attorney general or county
prosecuting attorney may institute a civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent such violation or future
violations and for the assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed one
thousand dollars per day of violation.
(L. 1988 H.B. 990, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1997 H.B. 389, A.L. 2004
H.B. 996 and H.B. 1142 and H.B. 1201 and H.B. 1489 merged with
S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 103)
2004
1997
2004
304.013. 1. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined
in section 301.010, upon the highways of this state, except as follows:
(1) All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for
official use;
(2) All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or
industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on
the day of operation;
(3) All-terrain vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short
distances occasionally only on the state's secondary roads when operated
between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
(4) Governing bodies of cities may issue special permits to licensed
drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on highways within the city
limits. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by cities for
such permits;
(5) Governing bodies of counties may issue special permits to licensed
drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on county roads within the
county. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by the
counties for such permits.
2. No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within any stream or river
in this state, except that off-road vehicles may be operated within waterways
which flow within the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle operator
owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which an
off-road vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon, or for the
purpose of fording such stream or river of this state at such road crossings
as are customary or part of the highway system. All law enforcement officials
or peace officers of this state and its political subdivisions or department
of conservation agents or department of natural resources park rangers shall
enforce the provisions of this subsection within the geographic area of their
jurisdiction.
3. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant to an
exception covered in this section shall have a valid operator's or
chauffeur's license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle
pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section, but shall not be
required to have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and
the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty miles per hour.
When operated on a highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have a bicycle safety
flag, which extends not less than seven feet above the ground, attached to
the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in
shape with an area of not less than thirty square inches and shall be
day-glow in color.
4. No persons shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
(1) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
(3) Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an
individual who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or
otherwise propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at
least eighteen years of age.
5. No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to any all-terrain vehicle in which the seat of such vehicle is designed to
carry more than one person.
6. A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor. In
addition to other legal remedies, the attorney general or county prosecuting
attorney may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for
injunctive relief to prevent such violation or future violations and for the
assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per day of
violation.
1997
304.013. 1. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined
in section 301.010, RSMo, upon the highways of this state, except as follows:
(1) All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for
official use;
(2) All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or
industrial on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation;
(3) All-terrain vehicles operated by handicapped persons for short
distances occasionally only on the state's secondary roads when operated
between the hours of sunrise and sunset;
(4) Governing bodies of cities may issue special permits to licensed
drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on highways within the city
limits. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by cities for
such permits;
(5) Governing bodies of counties may issue special permits to licensed
drivers for special uses of all-terrain vehicles on county roads within the
county. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by the counties
for such permits.
2. No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within any stream or
river in this state, except that off-road vehicles may be operated within
waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle
operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land
which an off-road vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon, or for
the purpose of fording such stream or river of this state at such road
crossings as are customary or part of the highway system. All law enforcement
officials or peace officers of this state and its political subdivisions or
department of conservation agents or department of natural resources park
rangers shall enforce the provisions of this subsection within the geographic
area of their jurisdiction.
3. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant to an
exception covered in this section shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's
license, except that a handicapped person operating such vehicle pursuant to
subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section, but shall not be required to
have passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle
shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty miles per hour. When operated
on a highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have a bicycle safety flag, which
extends not less than seven feet above the ground, attached to the rear of the
vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of
not less than thirty square inches and shall be day-glow in color.
4. No persons shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
(1) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
(3) Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an
individual who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or
otherwise propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at
least eighteen years of age.
5. No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
6. A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor. In
addition to other legal remedies, the attorney general or county prosecuting
attorney may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for
injunctive relief to prevent such violation or future violations and for the
assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per day of
violation.
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