Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.110 (2026)

Parked vehicles

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307.110. Parked vehicles — how lighted — exception — violation, penalty. — 1. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred feet upon such street or highway no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

2. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred feet upon the highway, a vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements: At least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle, and the location of the lamps shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic. This section does not apply to a motor-driven cycle. Any lighted headlamp upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.120, violation of this section is an infraction.

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(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386r, A.L. 1961 p. 497, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1974–2005 · leading case: City of Plattsburg v. Davison, 176 S.W.3d 164 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).

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City of Plattsburg v. Davison, 176 S.W.3d 164 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 7× “Davison claimed that he should not be found guilty because Officer Hess was parked illegally, under section 307.110, RSMo 2000, at the time he observed Mr.”

Penn v. Columbia Asphalt Co., 513 S.W.2d 679 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “The application of § 307.110 to road rollers and road machinery cannot be clearly determined without reference to § 307.”

— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.110(2) — 1 case

Penn v. Columbia Asphalt Co., 513 S.W.2d 679 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). “The application of § 307.110 to road rollers and road machinery cannot be clearly determined without reference to § 307.”

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