Missouri Laws 301.705 – Operation, where allowed — sovereign immunity, when — persons under sixteen ..
1. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner of or lessor thereof. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle upon lands of another shall stop and identify himself upon the request of the landowner or his duly authorized representatives and, if requested to do so by the landowner, shall promptly remove the all-terrain vehicle from the premises.
2. The state may, in its discretion, determine whether or not a road or area shall be closed to vehicular traffic. Adequate notices of such designation and determination shall be displayed in such areas or by such roads.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 301.705
- All-terrain vehicle: any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, with an unladen dry weight of one thousand five hundred pounds or less, traveling on three, four or more nonhighway tires, with either:
(a) A seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control, but excluding an electric bicycle. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Guardian: if used in a section in a context relating to property rights or obligations, means conservator of the estate as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Operator: any person who operates or drives a motor vehicle. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Owner: any person, firm, corporation or association, who holds the legal title to a vehicle or who has executed a buyer's order or retail installment sales contract with a motor vehicle dealer licensed under sections 301. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. 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
- Vehicle: any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use, or used, on highways, except motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. See Missouri Laws 301.010
3. Sections 537.600 to 537.650, establishing the doctrine of sovereign immunity for governmental entities, and exceptions thereto, shall apply to any death, personal injury or property damage caused in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by activity involving the use of an all-terrain vehicle on lands in which any such governmental entity has an ownership, leasehold, or other possessory interest or an easement.
4. No person under the age of sixteen shall operate an all-terrain vehicle in this state unless such person is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian or is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of an adult who is authorized by the operator‘s parent or guardian to supervise the operator. This subsection shall not apply on private property owned by the parent or guardian of such person operating the all-terrain vehicle.