Where You May Not Park
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.440 — the model ordinance's list, in a city that adopts it, from fifteen feet off a hydrant
In Missouri, a list of places a vehicle may not stop, stand or park is in chapter 300, the model traffic ordinance, which, or any part of which, becomes effective in a city when the city's legislative body adopts it by ordinance. The list applies except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or an official traffic control device.
- On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
- On a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk.
- Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite its ends, unless signs or markings show a different length.
- Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction, when stopping there would obstruct traffic.
- On a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway, or in a highway tunnel.
- On railroad tracks, or anywhere official signs prohibit stopping.
| The place | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers |
|---|---|
| The placeA public or private driveway | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersIn front of it |
| The placeA fire hydrant | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersWithin fifteen feet |
| The placeA crosswalk at an intersection | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersWithin twenty feet |
| The placeA flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal at the side of a roadway | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersWithin thirty feet on the approach |
| The placeThe driveway entrance to a fire station | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersWithin twenty feet, and within seventy-five feet on the opposite side of the street when properly signposted |
| The placeThe nearest rail of a railroad crossing | No standing or parking, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengersWithin fifty feet, no parking except while actually loading or unloading merchandise or passengers |
Signs on state highways. On highways under its jurisdiction, the state highways and transportation commission may place official signs prohibiting or restricting stopping, standing or parking where it is dangerous or would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic. No person stops, stands or parks in violation of those signs, and a violation is an infraction.
A disabled parking space. A designated disabled parking space may be used only when a disabled person issued disabled plates or a windshield hanging placard is in the vehicle, or was immediately before it parked, or the vehicle is delivering or collecting that person. On request of a law enforcement officer, the driver or an occupant produces the disabled registration certificate and photo identification of the disabled person. An operator who cannot is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, unless a certificate valid at the time of the citation is produced to the court.
Whether a particular city has adopted the model ordinance, the signs and meters a city posts, and the penalty for a parking violation in a particular place are not on this page. What a particular ticket means is a question for a licensed Missouri attorney.
Sources for this section (4)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.440 — Stopping, standing or parking prohibited
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.600 — Cities may adopt ordinance by reference
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 304.024 — Crosswalks and parking regulations established — signs — violation, an infraction
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 304.079 — Use of designated disabled parking spaces, when
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Missouri attorney.