HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001 Amending Code 340.245 to Address Vehicle SideshowsBILL NO. 2024-030
ORDINANCE NO..2-04
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO ADDRESS VEHICLE
SIDESHOWS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 — AMENDMENT. That Section 340.245 of Chapter 340 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Riverside, Missouri, is hereby added to read as follows:
SECTION 340.245 Spectator or unlawful assembly at drag race or speed competition.
A. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, no person shall knowingly be present as a
spectator, either on a public street or highway, or on private property open to the general
public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, at a drag race or
illegal motor vehicle speed competition.
B. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, no person shall be present as a spectator,
either on a public street or highway, or on private property without the consent of the
owner, operator, or agent thereof, where preparations are being made for a drag race or
illegal motor vehicle speed competition.
C. An individual is present at the drag race or illegal motor vehicle speed competition if that
individual is within 200 feet of the location of the event, or within 200 feet of the location
where preparations are being made for the event.
D. When two or more persons assemble to witness or participate in a drag race or illegal
motor vehicle speed competition such assembly is an unlawful assembly and any person
who participates in such unlawful assembly is guilty of an offense.
E. Exemption: Nothing in this section prohibits law enforcement officers or their agents
from being spectators at drag races or speed contests in the course of their official duties.
F. Violations of this section shall result in up to a $100.00 fine.
SECTION 2 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside this I `—day of 2024.
'NYyor Kathleen L. Rose
A'l'TEST:
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Robin Kincaid, City Clerk