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Motorized Vehicles Not Allowed On Common Ground
Posted: Friday,
February 27, 2009
This is a reminder that golf carts, four wheelers, dune buggies, or other similar
motorized vehicles are not allowed in Monarch Views park or on other common ground.
Motorized vehicles have recently been seen in the playground park area. For the
safety of residents, kids playing, and the preservation of our property please
inform your children or your grown child at heart that these are not allowed
on Monarch View property. Be safe and have fun!
For information from the Lees Summit Police Dept regarding the laws pertaining
to this please see below.
This message was approved by the MVPOA Board.
ARTICLE XI. ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
Sec. 29-681. Operation limitations.
- A. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section
29-1, upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
- 1. All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a governmental entity
for official use; and
- 2. All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premise purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the day
of operation.
- B. No person shall operate an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 29-1
within any stream or river in this City, except that off-road vehicles may
be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries of land which
an off-road vehicle operator owns or has permission to be upon.
(Code 1988, § 29-681)
Sec. 29-682. Operation requirements.
- A. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway pursuant
to an exception covered in this section shall have a valid operator's or
chauffeur's license, 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 thirty (30) miles per hour. When operated on a street or highway,
an all-terrain vehicle shall have a bicycle safety flag, which extends not
less than seven (7) feet above the ground, attached to the rear of the vehicle.
The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not
less than thirty (30) square inches and shall be dayglow in color.
- B. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
- 1. In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of
another;
- 2. While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substances;
or
- 3. Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an individual
who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or otherwise
propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
- C. No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
- D. Every all-terrain vehicle, except those used in competitive events,
shall have the following equipment:
- 1. A lighted headlamp and taillamp which shall be in operation at any
time in which an all-terrain vehicle is being used on any street or highway
in this state pursuant to Section 304.013, RSMo;
- 2. An equilateral triangular emblem to be mounted on the rear of such
vehicle at least two (2) feet above the roadway when such vehicle is
operated upon any street or highway pursuant to Sections 300.348 or 304.013,
RSMo. The emblem shall be constructed of substantial material with a
fluorescent yellow-orange finish and a reflective red border at least
one inch in width. Each side of the emblem shall measure at least ten
(10) inches;
- 3. A braking system maintained in good operating condition; and
- 4. An adequate muffler system in good working condition; and a United
States Forest Service qualified spark arrester.
(Code 1988, § 29-682)
Sec. 29-683. Operation on private property.
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle on private property without
the consent of the owner of or lessor thereof. Any person operating an all-terrain
vehicle upon lands of another shall stop and identify himself or herself
upon the request of the landowner or his or her duly authorized representatives
and, if requested to do so by the landowner, shall promptly remove the all-terrain
vehicle from the premises.
(Code 1988, § 29-683)
Sec. 29-684. Age limitation.
No person under the age of 16 shall operate an all-terrain vehicle unless such
person is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent or
guardian or is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of an adult
who is authorized by the operator's parent or guardian to supervise the operator.
This section shall not apply on private property owned by the parent or guardian
of such person operating the all-terrain vehicle.
(Code 1988, § 29-684)
Sec. 29-685. Operation on public property.
The operation of all-terrain vehicles within the parks and other public lands
of the city is prohibited.
(Code 1988, § 29-685)
Secs. 29-686--29-699. Reserved.
ec. 29-573. License plates.
- A. 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 temporary permit, issued to the
lawful owner of the vehicle by the state department of revenue, except that
any person who is a nonresident of the state 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, county or other place of which the owner is a resident, provided
that at all times such motor vehicle or trailer displays the valid license
plate or temporary permit.
- 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to make a replica, facsimile
or counterfeit of any license tag or license sticker issued by the State
Director of Revenue, evidencing the payment of a license fee issued on
account of any motor vehicle, or to erase or change by any means the
numbers of any license tag or license sticker, or to knowingly use any
replica, facsimile or counterfeit of any such license tag or sticker.
- 2. No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle or trailer upon
any street or highway of this City on which there is displayed a plate,
tag, sticker, sign, or placard bearing the words "license lost," "license
applied for," or words of similar import, as a substitute for a
valid license plate or temporary permit.
- B. The required license plates or temporary permit shall be fastened to
a vehicle in such a manner as to be entirely unobstructed, unobscured, all
parts thereof plainly visible and kept reasonably clean, fastened so that
the letters or numerals are right side up and the plates do not swing. On
all motor vehicles, one (1) plate shall be displayed on the front and the
other on the rear of such motor vehicle, not less than eight (8) and not
more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, except that on trailers,
motorcycles, and motor driven cycles, one (1) plate shall be displayed on
the rear thereof. If only one (1) plate is issued to a vehicle licensed in
excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, such license shall be displayed
on the front of the vehicle. At nighttime, the rear plate shall be illuminated
with a white light so as to be clearly visible from a distance of fifty (50)
feet to the rear.
(Code 1988, § 29-573)
State law references: License plates, RSMo 301.130.
Sec. 29-106. Driver's license required; exceptions.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by RSMo
302.080, to:
- 1. Operate any motor vehicle or motorized bicycle, except a farm tractor,
upon any street of the City unless he/she has a valid driver's license under
the provisions set forth in RSMo 302.010 and RSMo 302.780.
- 2. Operate a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle with an instruction permit
or a driver's license issued to another person.
(Code 1988, § 29-106)
State law references: Similar provisions, RSMo 302.020.
Community Interaction
Officer Mark Wiesemann
Lee's Summit Police Department
10 NE Tudor Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64086
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