Terms Used In Missouri Laws 302.051

  • Commercial motor vehicle: a motor vehicle designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merchandise, or more than fifteen passengers. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • License: a license issued by a state to a person which authorizes a person to operate a motor vehicle. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicycles, as defined in section 307. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Motorcycle: a motor vehicle operated on two wheels. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Motortricycle: a motor vehicle operated on three wheels, including a motorcycle operated with any conveyance, temporary or otherwise, requiring the use of a third wheel, but excluding an electric bicycle as defined in section 301. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Unless required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570) or section 302.272, any person holding a valid license, other than one limited to the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycle, may operate for official use any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the state of Missouri, or any municipality or political subdivision of this state.