Missouri Laws 390.176 – Fines for violations — what deemed separate offense — how construed
1. Any person operating as a motor carrier who violates or fails to comply with any provision of the Constitution of this state or of this or any other law, or which fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe or comply with any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand or requirement, or any part or provision thereof, of the division is subject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars for each offense.
2. Every violation of the provisions of this or any other law or of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand or requirement of the division, or any part or portion thereof, by any person operating as a motor carrier is a separate and distinct offense, and in case of continuing violation each day’s continuance thereof shall be and be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 390.176
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Division: the division of motor carrier and railroad safety of the department of transportation. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Motor carrier: any person engaged in the transportation of property or passengers, or both, for compensation or hire, over the public roads of this state by motor vehicle. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Person: any individual or other legal entity, whether such entity is a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, including the partners, officers, employees, and agents of the person, as well as any trustees, assignees, receivers, or personal representatives of the person. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- 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
3. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or employee of any person operating as a motor carrier acting within the scope of his official duties of employment, shall in every case be and be deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such person.