Motorists to exercise highest degree of care
Anyone driving a car on Missouri roads must drive carefully and at a safe speed so they do not hurt people or damage property. Doing stunts while driving is not allowed. Breaking this law is a class B misdemeanor, but if an accident happens because of it, it becomes a class A misdemeanor.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
304.012. Motorists to exercise — violation, . — 1. Every person operating a motor vehicle on the roads and highways of this state shall drive the vehicle in a careful and manner and at a rate of speed so as not to endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any person and shall exercise the highest degree of care.
2. No person operating a motor vehicle on the roads and highways of this state shall perform stunt driving, as such term is defined in section 304.145.
3. Any person who violates the of this section is guilty of a , unless an accident is involved then it shall be a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1996 H.B. 1047, A.L. 2025 H.B. 495) Severability clause, see § 1.1001
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