Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.170 (2026)

Must stop on signal of member of patrol

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43.170. Must stop on signal of member of patrol — penalty. — It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle or the rider of any animal traveling on the highways of this state to stop on signal of any member of the patrol and to obey any other reasonable signal or direction of such member of the patrol given in directing the movement of traffic on the highways. Any person who willfully fails or refuses to obey such signals or directions or who willfully resists or opposes a member of the patrol in the proper discharge of his duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law for such offenses.

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(RSMo 1939 § 8361)

(1993) Statute does not apply to law enforcement officers, other than members of the highway patrol. The failure to stop on a signal from other law enforcement officers is not, in and of itself, a crime. State v. Dossett, 851 S.W.2d 750 (Mo. App. W.D.).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2017 · leading case: Jimmy Weed v. Corporal T.R. Jenkins, 873 F.3d 1023 (8th Cir. 2017).

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Jimmy Weed v. Corporal T.R. Jenkins, 873 F.3d 1023 (8th Cir. 2017). · cites it 14× “Jenkins asked Weed whether he was going to leave and said that if he did not, he would be arrested.”

United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “"); Mo.Rev.Stat. § 43.170 ("It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle or the rider of any animal traveling on the highways of this state to stop on signal of any member of the patrol and to obey any other reasonable signal or direction of such member of the…”

State v. Dossett, 851 S.W.2d 750 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “The only statute that criminalizes a failure to stop a vehicle on a signal to stop is § 43.170 which makes it the duty of the driver of a vehicle on the highway to stop on the signal of any member of the State Highway Patrol.”

State v. Chamberlin, 872 S.W.2d 615 (Mo. Ct. App. 1994). “For instance, § 43.170 makes it a misdemeanor offense to fail or refuse to stop on the signal of any highway patrol officer in the proper discharge of his duties.”

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