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Section: 304.0032 Utility vehicles, operation on highway and in streams or rivers prohibited--exceptions--passengers prohibited--violations, penalty. RSMO 304.032


Published: 2015

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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)





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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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