CHAPTER 385: LICENSING REGULATIONS

ARTICLE I. OPERATOR'S LICENSES

SECTION 385.010: DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED

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

SECTION 385.020: OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT PROPER LICENSE PROHIBITED-MOTORCYCLES-SPECIAL LICENSE

Unless otherwise provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by Section 385.040, 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., 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 or license issued to another person; or
5. Drive a commercial motor vehicle, except when operating under an instruction permit as provided for in Section 302.720, RSMo.

Note-Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.

SECTION 385.030: PROHIBITED USES OF LICENSE

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 inspec-tion, when demand is made therefor. Failure to exhibit his/her instruction permit or license as aforesaid shall be presump-tive evidence that said person is not a duly licensed operator.

SECTION 385.040: EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE LAW

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.

ARTICLE II. VEHICLE LICENSING

SECTION 385.050: STATE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES REQUIRED

No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle or trailer upon any street or highway of this City, unless such motor vehicle or trailer has properly displayed a valid license plate or plates or temporary permit issued to the lawful owner of the vehicle by the Department of Revenue of the State of Missouri, except that any person who is a non-resident of the State of Missouri may operate or park any motor vehicle or trailer upon any street or highway of this City, provided the motor vehicle or trailer has been duly registered for the current year in the State, Country or other place of which the owner is a resident, provided that at all times such motor vehicle or trailer is being operated or parked upon the streets or highways of this City, the valid license plate or plates or temporary permit is properly displayed on such vehicle or trailer.

SECTION 385.060: METHOD OF DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES

No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this City unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the Director of Revenue and authorized by Section 301.140, RSMo. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight (8) nor more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles, motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate on buses, other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight (8) nor more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up, or if two (2) plates are issued for the vehicle pursuant to Subsection (5) of Section 301.130, RSMo., displayed in the same manner on the front and rear of such vehicles. The license plate or plates authorized by Section 301.140, RSMo., when properly attached, shall be prima facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.

SECTION 385.070: UNAUTHORIZED PLATES, TAGS, STICKERS, SIGNS

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or trailer on which there is displayed on the front or rear thereof any other plate, tag or placard bearing any number except the plate furnished by the Director of Revenue or the placard herein authorized, and the official license tag of any municipality of this State, nor shall there be displayed on any motor vehicle or trailer a placard, sign or tag bearing the words "license lost", "license applied for", or words of similar import, as a substitute for such number plates or such placard.

SECTION 385.080: LICENSE PLATES ON VEHICLES DISPLAYED FOR SALE

No person shall show, exhibit, display or have in possession for the purpose of sale any motor vehicle bearing or displaying thereon any number or license plates, except those of the dealer or owner so displaying said motor vehicle; provided however, that where the motor vehicle is placed on consignment with a dealer by the owner thereof, there may be displayed a number or license plate issued to the owner thereof.

SECTION 385.090: CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP REQUIRED FOR REGIS-TERED VEHICLE

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate in this City a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered as provided by law, unless a certificate of ownership has been issued.

SECTION 385.100: TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP UPON SALE OF VEHICLE

It shall be unlawful for any person to buy or sell in this City any motor vehicle or trailer registered under the laws of this State unless at the time of delivery thereof there shall pass between the parties a certificate of ownership with an assignment thereof as provided in Section 301.210, RSMo., as amended, and the sale of any motor vehicle or trailer registered under the laws of this State, without the assignment of such certificate of ownership, shall be fraudulent and void.

SECTION 385.110: REMOVAL OF PLATES ON TRANSFER OF VEHICLE-USE BY PURCHASER

Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer, the certificate of registration and the right to use the number plates shall expire and the number plates shall be removed by the owner at the time of the transfer of possession, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than the person to whom such number plates were originally issued to have the same in his/her possession whether in use or not; except that the buyer of a motor vehicle or trailer who trades in a motor vehicle or trailer may attach the license plates from the trade-in motor vehicle or trailer to the newly purchased motor vehicle or trailer. The operation of a motor vehicle with such transferred plates shall be lawful for no more than thirty (30) days. As used in this Section, the term "trade-in motor vehicle or trailer" shall include any single motor vehicle or trailer sold by the buyer of the newly purchased vehicle or trailer, as long as the license plates for the trade-in motor vehicle or trailer are still valid.

SECTION 385.120: SALE BY DEALER

Upon the sale of a motor vehicle or trailer by a dealer, a buyer who has made application for registration, by mail or otherwise, may operate the same for a period of thirty (30) days after taking possession thereof, if during such period the motor vehicle or trailer shall have attached thereto, in the manner required by Section 301.130, RSMo., number plates issued to the dealer. Upon application and presenta-tion of satisfactory evidence that the buyer has applied for registra-tion, a dealer may furnish such number plates to the buyer for such temporary use. In such event, the dealer shall require the buyer to deposit the sum of ten dollars fifty cents ($10.50), to be re-turned to the buyer upon return of the number plates as a guarantee that said buyer will return to the dealer such number plates within thirty (30) days.

SECTION 385.130: RESERVED

ARTICLE III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 385.140: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED

A. No owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State or required to be registered in this State shall operate the vehicle, or authorize any other person to operate the vehicle register or maintain registration of a motor vehicle, or permit another person to operate such vehicle, upon the streets or the alleys of this City, unless the owner maintains the financial responsibility as required in this Section which conforms to the requirements of the laws of this State. Furthermore, no person shall operate a motor vehicle owned by another with the knowledge that the owner has not maintained financial responsibility unless such person has financial responsibility which covers the person's operation of the other's vehicle. However, no owner shall be in violation of this Subsection if he or she fails to maintain financial responsibility on a motor vehicle which is inoperable or being stored and not in operation.

B. For purposes of this Section, the term "financial responsibility" shall mean the ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring after the effective date of proof of said financial responsibility, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident, and, subject to said limit for one (1) person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.

C. Proof of financial responsibility may be shown by any of the following:

1. An insurance identification card issued by a motor vehicle insurer or by the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri for self-insurance. A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder, or receipt which contains the name and address of the insurer, the name and address of the named insured, the policy number, the effective dates of the policy and a description by year and make of the vehicle, or at least five (5) digits of the vehicle identification number or the word "Fleet" if the insurance policy covers five (5) or more motor vehicles shall be satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
2. A certificate of the State Treasurer of a cash or security deposit according to Section 303.240, RSMo.
3. A surety bond according to Section 303.230, RSMo.

D. Proof of financial responsibility shall be carried at all times in the insured motor vehicle or by the operator of the motor vehicle if the proof of financial responsibility is effective as to the operator rather than to the vehicle. The operator of an insured motor vehicle shall exhibit the insurance identification card on the demand of any Peace Officer, commercial vehicle enforcement officer or commercial vehicle inspector who lawfully stops such operator or investigates an accident while that officer or inspector is engaged in the performance of the officer's or inspector's duties.

E. However, no person shall be found guilty of violating this Section if the operator demonstrates to the court that he or she met the financial responsibility requirements of Section 303.025, RSMo. at the time the peace officer wrote the citation.

F. Any person who violates any provisions of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each and every violation.

SECTION 385.150: CONVICTION FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR COURT-ORDERED SUPERVISION-COURT TO FORWARD TO DIRECTOR OF REVENUE

A. Whenever a court convicts a person of a violation of Section 303.025, RSMo., or enters an order of court-ordered supervision, the Clerk of the court shall within ten (10) days forward a report of the conviction or order of supervision to the Director of Revenue in a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue. In any case where the person charged with the violation fails to appear in court, the procedures provided in Section 302.341, RSMo., shall apply. For the purposes of this Section, the term "court-ordered supervision" is used to indicate where a court of record may, upon a plea or finding of guilt, defer further proceedings of a sentence and enter an order for supervision of the defendant if the defendant is charged with a violation, in which case no points shall be assessed.

B. The Department of Revenue shall keep records of such reports. However, reports of court-ordered supervision shall not be released to any outside source, except the affected operator and those entities provided for in Subsection 4 of Section 32.091, RSMo., and shall be used only to inform the Director and the courts that such operator has previously been assigned court supervision.

SECTION 385.160: DISPLAY OF FALSE EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE-PENALTY- CONFISCATION OF FALSE EVIDENCE, MISDEMEANOR

No person shall display evidence of insurance to a Law Enforcement Officer knowing there is no valid liability insurance in effect on the motor vehicle as required pursuant to this Article, or knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally altered, counterfeit or otherwise invalid as evidence of insurance. If the Law Enforcement Officer issues a citation to a motor vehicle operator for displaying invalid evidence of insurance, the officer shall confiscate the evidence for presentation in court. Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

SECTION 385.170: ALTERATION, PRODUCTION OR SALE OF INVALID INSURANCE CARD, MISDEMEANOR

No person shall alter an invalid insurance card to make it appear valid. No person knowingly shall make, sell or otherwise make available an invalid or counterfeit insurance card. Any person who violates this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

SCHEDULE I. SPEED LIMITS

The operation of a vehicle at rates of speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour is authorized at specific locations within the City of Clarkson Valley as follows:

Street Maximum	Allowable Speed (MPH)
Highway 340 (Clarkson Road), the entire length	40
Kehrs Mill Road, the entire length	30

SCHEDULE II. STOP INTERSECTIONS

In accordance with the Municipal Code and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, traffic at the intersections listed in this Schedule shall be required to stop as specified in this Schedule:

Intersection	Traffic Shall Stop On Street Listed Below
Clarkson Road and Forest Club Drive,	Forest Club Drive, eastbound traffic the northernmost intersection
Clarkson Road and Kettington Road	Kettington Road, westbound traffic
Clarkson Road and Trowbridge Road	Trowbridge Road, westbound traffic
Forest Club Drive and Herworth Drive	Forest Club Drive, northbound and southbound traffic, Herworth Drive, eastbound traffic
Kehrs Mill Road and Horseshoe Ridge Road	Horseshoe Ridge Road, southbound traffic
Kettington Road and Whitby Road	Kettington Road, eastbound and westbound traffic and traffic on Whitby Road, northbound and southbound
Clarkson Road and Clarkson Mill Circle	Clarkson Mill Circle, eastbound traffic
Clarkson Road and Forest Club Drive,	Forest Club Drive, eastbound traffic the southernmost intersection
Horseshoe Ridge Road and Quiet Creek Road	Quiet Creek Road, westbound traffic
Horseshoe Ridge Road and Saddle Creek Road	Horseshoe Ridge Road, northbound and southbound traffic and Saddle Creek Road, eastbound traffic
Horseshoe Ridge Road and Blue Roan Court Blue Roan Court, southbound traffic Saddle Creek Road and Walnut Rail Road Walnut Rail Road, northbound and southbound traffic Saddle Creek Road and the road known as The road known as Saddle Creek Court, Saddle Creek Court southbound traffic Saddle Creek Road and Trotting Trail Road Trotting Trail Road, northbound traffic Kehrs Mill Road and Saddle Creek Road Saddle Creek Road, westbound traffic Kehrs Mill Road and Kehrs Mill Estates Kehrs Mill Estates Drive, eastbound traffic Drive Kehrs Mill Road and Kehrs Grove Drive Kehrs Grove Drive, northbound traffic Valley Road and Ridgley Woods Drive Ridgley Woods Drive, southbound traffic Clarkson Road and Clarkson Farm Drive Clarkson Farm Drive, westbound traffic Dapple Gray Court and Horseshoe Ridge Road Dapple Gray Court, southbound traffic Kehrs Mill Road and entrance to Kingspointe Kingspointe at entrance onto Kehrs Mill Road, southbound Kehrs Mill Road and Kehrswood Drive Kehrswood Drive, southbound Kingspointe Lake Lane and Kingspointe Drive Kingspointe Lake Lane, southbound Kingspointe Drive and Kingspointe entrance Kingspointe Drive, southbound Kingspointe entrance and Kingspointe Drive Kingspointe entrance, eastbound Kehrsboro Drive and Kehrs Ridge Drive Kehrsboro Drive, southbound Kehrspoint Drive and Kehrswood Drive Kehrspoint Drive, southbound Kehrs Ridge Drive and Kehrs Mill Estates Drive Kehrs Ridge Drive, northbound and southbound Kehrsgrove Drive and Kehrs Mill Road Kehrsgrove Drive, southbound Clarkson Valley City Code

Schedule II. Stop Intersections (cont) Intersection Traffic Shall Stop On Street Listed Below Kehrs Mill Road and Forest Hills Ridge Egress from Forest Hills Ridge Subdivision cul-de-sac Subdivision cul-de-sac onto Kehrs Mill Road Forest Club Drive and Greenbank Drive Greenbank Drive, northbound Forest Club Drive and Fairlake Drive Fairlake Drive, westbound Whiting Lane and Forest Club Drive Whiting Lane, northbound Fox Chapel Lane and Forest Club Drive Fox Chapel Lane, northbound Highgrove Lane and Forest Club Drive Highgrove Lane, southbound Kettington Drive and Richborough Drive Richborough Drive, northbound (CC 1990 App. C, Sch, II; Ord. No. 90-12 §7, 10-20-90; Ord. No. 90-13 §2, 11-6-90) SCHEDULE III. PROHIBITED PARKING In accordance with the Municipal Code and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, parking is prohibited at all times at the locations listed in this Schedule, and signs giving notice thereof shall read as indicated in this Schedule: Location Where Parking Is Prohibited Notice On Sign Shall Read At All Times Fairlake Drive, between the intersection of Fairlake NO PARKING FIRE LANE Drive and Forest Club Drive and the intersection of Fairlake Drive and Hillock Lane, at any place on or along or adjacent to the north traffic lane, north shoulder on north right-of-way line. Fairlake Drive, between the intersection of Fairlake NO PARKING FIRE LANE Drive and Forest Club Drive and the intersection of Fairlake Drive with an extension of the east curb line of Hillock Lane, at any place on or along or adjacent to the south traffic lane, south shoulder or south right-of-way line. Hillock Lane, at any place on or along or adjacent to NO PARKING ANY TIME the west traffic lane, west shoulder or west right-of-way line. (CC 1990 App. C, Sch. III; Ord. No. 90-12 §7, 10-20-90) SCHEDULE IV. PROHIBITED LEFT TURNS In accordance with the Municipal Code and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, left turns are prohibited between certain hours at the locations listed in this Schedule, and signs giving notice thereof shall read as indicated in this Schedule: Location Where Left Turn Is Prohibited Between Notice On Sign Shall Read: 6:45 A.M.-8:45 A.M. and between 2:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M. South side of Kehrs Mill Road facing NO LEFT TURN BETWEEN 6:45 A.M. eastbound traffic, directly across -8:45 A.M. AND BETWEEN from the service entrance to 2:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Marquette High School. North side of Kehrs Mill Road facing NO LEFT TURN BETWEEN 6:45 A.M. exiting traffic from the service -8:45 A.M. AND BETWEEN entrance on Kehrs Mill Road to 2:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Marquette High School. (CC 1990 App. C, Sch. IV; Ord. No. 94-11 §§1-2, 8-2-94; Ord. No. 00-09 §§1-2, 3-7-00)

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