BILLNO.105 ORDINANCE 1124
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, DEFINING TERMS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
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Be it ordained by the Board of Alderman of the City of Rich Hill, Missouri, as follows:
SECTION 1. As used in this ordinance, the following words and phrases shall mean:
- “Motor Vehicle”, a self-propelled vehicle which is designed for use upon a highway, except trailers designed for use with such vehicles, traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels, well drillers and motorized bicycles, as defined in §307.180, RSMo, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails;
2. “Owner”, a person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle; or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a motor vehicle is entitled to possession thereof then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor;
3. Proof of financial responsibility”, proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of said proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to said limit for one person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and in the amount of ten thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
SECTION 2. No owner of a motor vehicle shall operate, or permit another person to operate such vehicle, unless the owner maintains the financial responsibility, which conforms to the requirements of the laws of the State of Missouri. 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.
SECTION 3. A motor vehicle owner shall maintain the owner’s financial responsibility in a manner provided for in §303.160, RSMO, or with a motor vehicle liability policy which conforms to the requirements of the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 4. An insurance identification card shall be carried in the insured motor vehicle at all times. The operator or an insured motor vehicle shall exhibit the insurance identification card on the demand of any peace officer who lawfully stops such operator or investigates an accident while that officer is engaged in the performance of the officer’s duties. If the operator fails to exhibit an insurance identification card, the offer shall issue a citation to the operator for a violation of this ordinance. A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder, or receipt which contains the policy information required by §303.024, RSMO, shall be satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be assessed a fine to be determined by the Rich Hill Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri.
SECTION 6. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this ordinance, which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.
READ TWO TIMES ANDPASSED THIS 27thDAY OF MARCH 2001.
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Alvin Briscoe, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Rose Entrikin, City Clerk
Ayes: Rich, Wills, Stephens, Humble
Nays: None
