Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations
Section 304.174 - Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992
304.174. Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when. — The provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.240 relating to height, width, weight, length and load restrictions for motor vehicles shall not apply to any wrecker or tow truck performing a wrecker or towing service, as defined in section 301.010. If a disabled or wrecked vehicle cannot be moved by a wrecker or tow truck, a rollback or car carrier, as defined in section 301.010, may be used without regard to such height, width, weight, length and load restrictions, if it is a bona fide wrecker operator or owner.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 1794)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation

Chapter 304 - Traffic Regulations

Section 304.001 - Definitions for chapter 304 and chapter 307.

Section 304.005 - Autocycle — defined—protective headgear not required — valid driver's license required to operate.

Section 304.009 - Speed limit — violation, penalty.

Section 304.010 - Definitions — maximum speed limits — cities, towns, villages, certain counties, may set speed limit, how set — slower speeds set, when — violations, penalty.

Section 304.011 - Slow speed, regulation of — agricultural implements, slower speeds, when, special permits required — penalties.

Section 304.012 - Motorists to exercise highest degree of care — violation, penalty.

Section 304.013 - All-terrain vehicles, prohibited on highways, rivers or streams of this state, exceptions, operational requirements — special permits — prohibited uses — penalty.

Section 304.014 - Rules of the road to be observed.

Section 304.015 - Drive on right of highway — traffic lanes — signs — violations, penalties.

Section 304.016 - Passing regulations — violations, penalties.

Section 304.017 - Distance at which vehicle must follow, penalty.

Section 304.019 - Hand and mechanical signals, violations, penalty.

Section 304.022 - Emergency and stationary vehicles — use of lights and sirens — right-of-way — procedure — penalty.

Section 304.023 - Passing stopped streetcars, penalty.

Section 304.024 - Crosswalks and parking regulations established — signs — violation, an infraction.

Section 304.025 - Highway and vehicle defined.

Section 304.027 - Spinal cord injury fund created, uses — surcharge imposed, when.

Section 304.028 - Brain injury fund created, moneys in fund, uses — surcharge imposed, when.

Section 304.029 - Operation of low-speed vehicles on highway, permitted when — exemptions.

Section 304.030 - Certain buses and trucks to stop at railroad crossing, when — exception, requirements.

Section 304.031 - Traffic signal preemption system, use of, permitted when — violations, penalty.

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

Section 304.033 - Recreational off-highway vehicles, operation on highways prohibited, exceptions — operation within streams and rivers prohibited, exceptions — license required for operation, exception.

Section 304.034 - Municipalities may regulate golf cart and motorized wheelchair usage on streets and highways.

Section 304.035 - Stop required at railroad grade crossing, when — commercial motor vehicles, speed at crossings — penalty.

Section 304.040 - Failure to stop, penalty.

Section 304.044 - Buses and trucks not to follow within three hundred feet — penalty.

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).

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".

Section 304.070 - Violation of section 304.050, penalty.

Section 304.075 - School bus signs to be removed, when — misdemeanor.

Section 304.076 - Head Start buses to bear signs.

Section 304.079 - Use of designated disabled parking spaces, when.

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.

Section 304.110 - Violation of sections 304.080 to 304.110, penalty.

Section 304.120 - Municipal regulations — owner or lessor not liable for violations, when.

Section 304.125 - Traffic violation citation quota prohibited--exception.

Section 304.130 - Regulation of vehicular traffic — notice, hearings — approval — publication of notice (first class counties).

Section 304.140 - Penalty for violations.

Section 304.151 - Driver's responsibility not to obstruct traffic — written warning, infraction, effective date.

Section 304.152 - Roadside checkpoints and roadblock patterns based on vehicle type prohibited.

Section 304.153 - Tow companies or tow lists, utilization of by law enforcement and state transportation employees—definitions—requirements—unauthorized towing, penalty—inapplicability.

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.

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...

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 aband...

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.

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 displaye...

Section 304.159 - Municipality may prohibit storage of certain vehicles, exceptions.

Section 304.160 - Glass, tacks, injurious substances, duty to remove from highway, when — penalty.

Section 304.170 - Regulations as to width, height and length of vehicles — inapplicability, when — implements of husbandry defined — sludge disposal units.

Section 304.172 - Fire-fighting equipment exempt from size restrictions.

Section 304.174 - Size and load restrictions not applicable to wreckers, tow trucks, rollbacks and car carriers, when.

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.

Section 304.181 - Buses, axle weight limits.

Section 304.184 - Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers.

Section 304.190 - Height and weight regulations (cities of 75,000 or more) — commercial zone defined.

Section 304.200 - Special permits for oversize or overweight loads — rules for issuing — when valid.

Section 304.210 - Reduction of maximum weight by highways and transportation commission — notice.

Section 304.220 - Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when — penalty for violation.

Section 304.230 - Enforcement of load laws — commercial vehicle inspectors, powers.

Section 304.232 - Municipal law enforcement officers, state highway patrol to approve certification procedures — fees — requirements — random roadside inspections prohibited, when — rulemaking authority.

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 we...

Section 304.240 - Violation of load law a misdemeanor — penalty — local log truck and local log truck tractor, violation, penalty.

Section 304.250 - Restriction on use of metal-tired vehicles — penalty.

Section 304.260 - Tractors exempt — designation of truck routes by commission.

Section 304.271 - Observance of traffic-control devices — presumptions — penalty.

Section 304.281 - Rules for traffic where controlled by light signals — right turn on red light, when — violations, penalty.

Section 304.285 - Red light violations by motorcycles or bicycles, affirmative defense, when.

Section 304.289 - Timing of signals, minimum interval times to be established.

Section 304.291 - Rules for pedestrians controlled by special signs.

Section 304.301 - Rules for vehicular traffic controlled by flashing signals — violation, penalty.

Section 304.311 - Observance of lane — direction — control signals.

Section 304.321 - Unauthorized signal devices prohibited — trafficway not to be used for signs — nuisances declared.

Section 304.331 - Alteration or removal of traffic-control devices prohibited.

Section 304.341 - Turns at intersection — violation, penalty.

Section 304.351 - Right-of-way at intersection — signs at intersections — violation, penalty — additional penalties — definitions — order of suspension, contents, appeal.

Section 304.361 - Penalty for violation of sections 304.271 to 304.351.

Section 304.373 - Hazardous materials, requirements for transportation — violations, penalties.

Section 304.570 - Penalty for violations.

Section 304.580 - Definitions.

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.

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 — revocat...

Section 304.590 - Travel safe zone defined — doubling of fine for violation in — signage required.

Section 304.665 - Riding in open bed of truck prohibited, when, exceptions, penalty.

Section 304.670 - Collection and maintenance of certain information regarding traffic law enforcement, analyses to be conducted.

Section 304.678 - Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle — violation, penalty.

Section 304.705 - Certain trucks not to drive in far left lane of certain interstate highways (St. Charles and Jefferson counties).

Section 304.725 - Veterans displaying special license plates or certain military medal recipients may park without charge in metered parking — windshield placard for veterans and certain military medal recipients — exceptions.

Section 304.820 - Text messaging and using a hand-held mobile device while operating a motor vehicle prohibited, when — exceptions — definitions — violation, penalty.

Section 304.890 - Definitions.

Section 304.892 - Violations, penalties.

Section 304.894 - Offense of endangerment of an emergency responder, elements — penalties — revocation of driver's license, when.

Section 304.900 - Personal delivery devices, authority to operate — definitions — requirements — insurance — lighting equipment required, when — personally identifiable likeness, sale of prohibited.