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BILL NO. 86-166
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN HAAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 1-0275
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING SECTION
18-101 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS IT
RELATES TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.
HE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is
hereby amended by the deletion of Section 18-101 as it now reads
and the adoption of a new Section 18-101 to read as follows:
Section 18-101. Leaving scene of accident.
(a) No person operating a vehicle on a roadway, any
publicly or privately owned parking lot, or any parking
facility generally pen for use by the public, knowing
that an injury has been caused to a person or damage
has been caused to property, due to the culpability of
the operator or to accident, shall leave the place of
such injury, damage or accident without stopping and
giving his name, residence address, motor vehicle
number and chauffeur's or registered operator's number,
if any, to the injured party, or to a police officer,
of if no police officer is in the vicinity, then to the
nearest police station or judicial officer.
(b) For purposes of this section, all peace officers
shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured
person, to enter the premises of any privately owned
parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of
investigating an accident and performing all necessary
duties regarding such accident.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed // Approved
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Presiding ficer Maypr
XrTEST:
City Clerk