HOUSE BILL NO. 1939 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MURPHY.
4472H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 304.034, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to golf cart operation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 304.034, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 304.034, to read as follows: 304.034. 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governing body of any 2 municipality may by resolution or ordinance allow persons to operate golf carts or motorized 3 wheelchairs upon any street or highway under the governing body's jurisdiction that has a 4 posted speed limit of no more than twenty-five miles per hour. A golf cart or motorized 5 wheelchair shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway, but may be 6 operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the state highway system which 7 intersects a municipal street. No golf cart or motorized wheelchair shall cross any highway at 8 an intersection where the highway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more than forty- 9 five miles per hour. 10 2. Golf carts operating on city streets under the provisions of this section shall be 11 equipped with the following: 12 (1) At least two headlamps mounted at the same level with at least one on each 13 side of the front of the vehicle; 14 (2) At least two tail lamps; 15 (3) At least two rear lamps that when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly 16 visible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear; 17 (4) At least electrical or mechanical turn signal devices;
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 1939 2
18 (5) At least one red reflector on each side of the vehicle as far to the rear as 19 practicable; 20 (6) At least one red reflector on the rear of the vehicle; 21 (7) One exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle; 22 (8) Either one exterior mirror mounted on the passenger's side of the vehicle or 23 one interior mirror; 24 (9) Operational brakes; 25 (10) A horn; 26 (11) A windshield; 27 (12) A manufacturer's identification number permanently affixed to the frame 28 of the vehicle; 29 (13) Safety belts on both front and rear seats; 30 (14) Reliable steering apparatus; and 31 (15) Safe tires. 32 3. In addition to safety equipment required under subsection 2 of this section, 33 golf carts operated on city streets [shall be equipped with adequate brakes and] shall meet any 34 other safety requirements imposed by the governing body. 35 4. Golf carts are not subject to the registration provisions of chapter 301. 36 [3.] 5. A person operating a golf cart under this section shall have a valid driver's 37 license issued under chapter 302. 38 6. Golf carts shall not be operated on sidewalks constructed for pedestrian use or 39 on trails designated for pedestrians and bicyclists. 40 7. Where a path for golf carts is designated and available for use that is adjacent 41 to a highway or street, a person operating a golf cart may, by local ordinance, be 42 required to use that designated path. 43 8. A person operating a golf cart shall drive the vehicle as near to the right side 44 of the roadway as practicable. 45 9. A person operating or riding in a golf cart shall not be required to wear 46 protective headgear. 47 10. As used in this section, a "golf cart" means a motor vehicle that is designed and 48 manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is 49 not capable of exceeding speeds of [twenty] twenty-five miles per hour. ✔
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