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ORDINANCE NO. BOG'/-//
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE III OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, CHAPTER 38~, SECTION 385.140(A) RELATING TO
MAINTENANCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR_VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the Missouri Legislature has adopted a bill and signed such into law which
amends the requirement of maintenance of financial responsibility on motor vehicles which are
inoperable.
WHEREAS, the City Code provisions are intended to comply with and enforce the same
financial responsibility requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, By the Board of Alderman of Riverside,
Missouri:
SECTION I. The Municipal Code of the city of Riverside, Chapter 38~, Section
385.140(A) is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
A. No owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state shall operate the vehicle or
authorize any other person to operate the vehicle, upon the streets or the alleys of
this City, unless the owner maintains the financial responsibility as required in
this Section. Furthermore, no person shall operate a motor vehicle owned by
another with the knowledge that the owner has not maintained financial
responsibility unless such person has financial responsibility which covers his/her
operation of the other's vehicle. However, no owner shall be in violation of this
subsection if he or she fails to maintain financial responsibility on a motor vehicle
which is inoperable or being stored and not in operation.
For purposes of this Section, the term `financial responsibility" shall mean the
ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring after
the effective date of proof of said financial responsibility, arising out of the
ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1)
person in any one (1) accident, and, subject to said limit for one (1) person, in the
amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death
of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of
others in any one (1) accident.
SECTION 2. The sections, paragraphs, clauses, and phrases of this chapter are severable
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Chapter shall be declared
unlawful by the valid judgement, decree, or injunction order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
such ruling shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and
sections of this Chapter. In the event that, contrary to the policies, interests, and values of the
City°, a court of competent jurisdiction issues a judgement, decree, or injunction order that this
Chapter is unlawfiil because of any omission or prohibition in this Chapter, than all provisions of
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this Chapter not specifically declared to be unlawful shall remain in full force and effect. In the
event that a judgement, decree or injunction order declaring all or a portion of this Chapter to be
unla~r~ful is reversed or vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provisions contained in
this Chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
Adopted and passed this~~d"ay of January, 2001.
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MAYOR OFT CITY OF RIVERSIDE
ATTEST:
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