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2022 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations
- Section 304.001 - Definitions for chapter 304 and chapter 307. (8/28/2021)
- Section 304.005 - Autocycle — defined—protective headgear not required — valid driver's license required to operate. (8/28/2018)
- Section 304.009 - Speed limit — violation, penalty. (3/13/1996)
- Section 304.010 - Definitions — maximum speed limits — cities, towns, villages, certain counties, may set speed limit, how set — slower speeds set, when — violations, penalty. (8/28/2004)
- Section 304.011 - Slow speed, regulation of — agricultural implements, slower speeds, when, special permits required — penalties. (3/13/1996)
- Section 304.012 - Motorists to exercise highest degree of care — violation, penalty. (3/13/1996)
- Section 304.013 - All-terrain vehicles, prohibited on highways, rivers or streams of this state, exceptions, operational requirements — special permits — prohibited uses — penalty. (8/28/2013)
- Section 304.014 - Rules of the road to be observed. (8/28/1953)
- Section 304.015 - Drive on right of highway — traffic lanes — signs — violations, penalties. (8/28/2010)
- Section 304.016 - Passing regulations — violations, penalties. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.017 - Distance at which vehicle must follow, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.019 - Hand and mechanical signals, violations, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.022 - Emergency and stationary vehicles — use of lights and sirens — right-of-way — procedure — penalty. (8/28/2022)
- Section 304.023 - Passing stopped streetcars, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.024 - Crosswalks and parking regulations established — signs — violation, an infraction. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.025 - Highway and vehicle defined. (8/28/1953)
- Section 304.027 - Spinal cord injury fund created, uses — surcharge imposed, when. (8/28/2002)
- Section 304.028 - Brain injury fund created, moneys in fund, uses — surcharge imposed, when. (8/28/2011)
- Section 304.029 - Operation of low-speed vehicles on highway, permitted when — exemptions. (8/28/2004)
- Section 304.030 - Certain buses and trucks to stop at railroad crossing, when — exception, requirements. (8/28/1988)
- Section 304.031 - Traffic signal preemption system, use of, permitted when — violations, penalty. (8/28/2004)
- Section 304.032 - Utility vehicles, operation on highway and in streams or rivers prohibited — exceptions — passengers prohibited — violations, penalty. (8/28/2013)
- Section 304.033 - Recreational off-highway vehicles, operation on highways prohibited, exceptions — operation within streams and rivers prohibited, exceptions — license required for operation, exception. (8/28/2012)
- Section 304.034 - Municipalities may regulate golf cart and motorized wheelchair usage on streets and highways. (8/28/2009)
- Section 304.035 - Stop required at railroad grade crossing, when — commercial motor vehicles, speed at crossings — penalty. (8/28/2004)
- Section 304.040 - Failure to stop, penalty. (8/28/1939)
- Section 304.044 - Buses and trucks not to follow within three hundred feet — penalty. (8/28/1996)
- 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). (1/1/2022)
- 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 — St. Louis County buses may use word "special". (8/28/2022)
- Section 304.070 - Violation of section 304.050, penalty. (1/1/2017)
- Section 304.075 - School bus signs to be removed, when — misdemeanor. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.076 - Head Start buses to bear signs. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.079 - Use of designated disabled parking spaces, when. (1/1/2005)
- 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. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.110 - Violation of sections 304.080 to 304.110, penalty. (8/28/1949)
- Section 304.120 - Municipal regulations — owner or lessor not liable for violations, when. (8/28/2017)
- Section 304.125 - Traffic violation citation quota prohibited--exception. (8/28/2016)
- Section 304.130 - Regulation of vehicular traffic — notice, hearings — approval — publication of notice (first class counties). (8/28/2008)
- Section 304.140 - Penalty for violations. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.151 - Driver's responsibility not to obstruct traffic — written warning, infraction, effective date. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.152 - Roadside checkpoints and roadblock patterns based on vehicle type prohibited. (8/28/2013)
- Section 304.153 - Tow companies or tow lists, utilization of by law enforcement and state transportation employees—definitions—requirements—unauthorized towing, penalty—inapplicability. (8/28/2021)
- 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. (10/14/2016)
- 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. (8/28/2009)
- 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. (1/1/2005)
- 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. (8/28/2008)
- 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. (8/28/1999)
- Section 304.160 - Glass, tacks, injurious substances, duty to remove from highway, when — penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.170 - Regulations as to width, height and length of vehicles — inapplicability, when — implements of husbandry defined — sludge disposal units. (8/28/2020)
- Section 304.172 - Fire-fighting equipment exempt from size restrictions. (8/28/2020)
- Section 304.174 - Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when. (8/28/1992)
- Section 304.180 - Regulations as to weight — axle load, tandem axle defined — transport of specific items, total gross weight permitted — requirements during disasters — specific vehicles, maximum weight. (1/2/2023)
- Section 304.181 - Buses, axle weight limits. (8/28/1977)
- Section 304.184 - Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers. (8/28/2005)
- Section 304.190 - Height and weight regulations (cities of 75,000 or more) — commercial zone defined. (8/28/2017)
- Section 304.200 - Special permits for oversize or overweight loads — rules for issuing — when valid. (8/28/2002)
- Section 304.210 - Reduction of maximum weight by highways and transportation commission — notice. (8/28/1939)
- Section 304.220 - Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when — penalty for violation. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.230 - Enforcement of load laws — commercial vehicle inspectors, powers. (8/28/2008)
- Section 304.232 - Municipal law enforcement officers, state highway patrol to approve certification procedures — fees — requirements — random roadside inspections prohibited, when — rulemaking authority. (8/28/2018)
- 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. (8/28/1999)
- Section 304.240 - Violation of load law a misdemeanor — penalty — local log truck and local log truck tractor, violation, penalty. (1/2/2023)
- Section 304.250 - Restriction on use of metal-tired vehicles — penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.260 - Tractors exempt — designation of truck routes by commission. (5/29/2009)
- Section 304.271 - Observance of traffic-control devices — presumptions — penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.281 - Rules for traffic where controlled by light signals — right turn on red light, when — violations, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.285 - Red light violations by motorcycles or bicycles, affirmative defense, when. (8/28/2009)
- Section 304.289 - Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established. (8/28/2012)
- Section 304.291 - Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs. (8/28/1969)
- Section 304.301 - Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.311 - Observance of lane — direction — control signals. (8/28/1969)
- Section 304.321 - Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared. (8/28/1969)
- Section 304.331 - Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited. (8/28/1969)
- Section 304.341 - Turns at intersection — violation, penalty. (8/28/1996)
- Section 304.351 - Right-of-way at intersection — signs at intersections — violation, penalty — additional penalties — definitions — order of suspension, contents, appeal. (1/1/2007)
- Section 304.361 - Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351. (8/28/1969)
- Section 304.373 - Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties. (8/28/2002)
- Section 304.570 - Penalty for violations. (8/28/1961)
- Section 304.580 - Definitions. (8/28/2019)
- 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. (8/28/2006)
- 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. (8/28/2019)
- Section 304.590 - Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required. (8/28/2019)
- Section 304.678 - Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty. (8/28/2005)
CHAPTER CROSS REFERENCES
- Definition of terms used in this chapter, 301.010
- Nonresident Violator Compact, 544.046
- University of Missouri campuses, traffic regulation, points assessed, laws, applicable, 172.743 to 172.750
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