307.075. Taillamps, reflectors--violations, penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Taillamps, reflectors--violations, penalty.

307.075. 1. Every motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shallbe equipped with at least two rear lamps, not less than fifteen inches ormore than seventy-two inches above the ground upon which the vehiclestands, which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly visible from adistance of five hundred feet to the rear. Either such rear lamp or aseparate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with awhite light the rear registration marker and render it clearly legible froma distance of fifty feet to the rear. When the rear registration marker isilluminated by an electric lamp other than the required rear lamps, allsuch lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at alltimes.

2. Every motorcycle registered in this state, when operated on ahighway, shall also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp orseparately, at least one approved red reflector, which shall be of suchsize and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during thetimes when lighted lamps are required from all distances within threehundred feet to fifty feet from such vehicle when directly in front of amotor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps.

3. Every new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motor-drawnvehicle and omnibus with a capacity of more than six passengers registeredin this state after January 1, 1966, when operated on a highway, shall alsocarry at the rear at least two approved red reflectors, at least one ateach side, so designed, mounted on the vehicle and maintained as to bevisible during the times when lighted lamps are required from all distanceswithin five hundred to fifty feet from such vehicle when directly in frontof a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps. Every suchreflector shall meet the requirements of this chapter and shall be mountedupon the vehicle at a height not to exceed sixty inches nor less thanfifteen inches above the surface upon which the vehicle stands.

4. Any person who knowingly operates a motor vehicle without thelamps required in this section in operable condition is guilty of aninfraction.

(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386q, A.L. 1965 p. 494, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1514, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)

*Transferred 1969; formerly 304.380

(1967) Subject to the exception stated in the first paragraph of section 304.450, RSMo, the lighting requirements imposed by sections 304.310 and 304.380, RSMo, are applicable to a vehicle parked at the curb on a city street. Walker v. Massey (A.), 417 S.W.2d 14.