Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 304
Traffic Regulations
←304.031
Section 304.032.1
304.033→
August 28, 2015
Utility vehicles, operation on highway and in streams or rivers prohibited--exceptions--passengers prohibited--violations, penalty.
304.032. 1. No person shall operate a utility vehicle, as defined in
section 301.010, upon the highways of this state, except as follows:
(1) Utility vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for
official use;
(2) Utility vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of
operation, unless equipped with proper lighting;
(3) Utility 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 for utility
vehicles to be used on highways within the city limits by licensed drivers.
Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by cities for such
permits;
(5) Governing bodies of counties may issue special permits for
utility vehicles to be used on county roads within the county by licensed
drivers. Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by the
counties for such permits;
(6) Municipalities may by resolution or ordinance allow utility
vehicle operation on streets or highways under the governing body's
jurisdiction. Any person operating a utility 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 a utility
vehicle.
2. No person shall operate a utility vehicle within any stream or
river in this state, except that utility vehicles may be operated within
waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which a utility vehicle
operator owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land
which a utility 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 a utility 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 under 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
forty-five miles per hour.
4. No persons shall operate a utility vehicle:
(1) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another; or
(2) While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
5. No operator of a utility vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes. The provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to any utility 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. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947, A.L. 2013 H.B. 103)
2008
2008
304.032. 1. No person shall operate a utility vehicle, as defined in
section 301.010, upon the highways of this state, except as follows:
(1) Utility vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity for
official use;
(2) Utility vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premises purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day of
operation, unless equipped with proper lighting;
(3) Utility 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 for utility
vehicles to be used on highways within the city limits by licensed drivers.
Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by cities for such
permits;
(5) Governing bodies of counties may issue special permits for utility
vehicles to be used on county roads within the county by licensed drivers.
Fees of fifteen dollars may be collected and retained by the counties for
such permits.
2. No person shall operate a utility vehicle within any stream or river
in this state, except that utility vehicles may be operated within waterways
which flow within the boundaries of land which a utility vehicle operator
owns, or for agricultural purposes within the boundaries of land which a
utility 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 a utility 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
under 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 forty-five miles per
hour.
4. No persons shall operate a utility vehicle:
(1) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another; or
(2) While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
5. No operator of a utility vehicle shall carry a passenger, except for
agricultural purposes. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
any utility 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.
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