Missouri § 307.177 - Transporting hazardous materials, equipment required — federal physical requirements not applicable, when — violations, penalty.
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§ 307.177. Transporting hazardous materials, equipment required — federal physical requirements not applicable, when — violations, penalty.
1. It is unlawful for any person to operate any bus, truck, truck-tractor and trailer combination, or other commercial motor vehicle and trailer upon any highway of this state, whether intrastate transportation or interstate transportation, unless such transportation is conducted in accordance with the hazardous material regulations established by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as such regulations have been and may periodically be amended.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section to the contrary, Part 391, Subpart E, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to the physical requirements of drivers shall not be applicable to drivers in intrastate commerce, provided such drivers were licensed by this state as chauffeurs to operate commercial motor vehicles on May 13, 1988.
3. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in the commercial motor vehicle and trailer and driver of such vehicle and trailer being placed out of service. Criteria used for placing drivers and vehicles out of service are the North American Uniform Out-of-Service Criteria adopted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the United States Department of Transportation, as such criteria have been and may periodically be amended.
4. Violation of this section shall be deemed a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 539 § 307.171, A.L. 1988 S.B. 423, A.L. 1991 H.B. 251, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2003 H.B. 371)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 307.177 ("Transporting hazardous materials, equipment required — federal physical requirements not applicable, when — violations, penalty.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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