SECOND REGULAR SESSION
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES MEADOWS (Sponsor), BRUNS AND ROORDA (Co-sponsors).
5420L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 389, by adding thereto one new section relating to contract carriers hired to transport railroad employees.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 389, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 389.1150, to read as follows:
389.1150. 1. All vehicles operated by a contract carrier, as defined in subsection 2 of this section, either purchased, leased, or otherwise newly placed in service after February 28, 2011, shall be equipped with one or more operable oscillating amber light or white strobe light which shall be mounted to either the roof of the vehicle in the rear one third portion, or on or integrated into the rear bumper of the vehicle, and shall be utilized to provide warning to other motorists whenever the vehicle has stopped on or directly adjacent to a roadway for the loading or unloading of passengers or equipment.
2. For purposes of this section, "contract carrier" means a passenger contract carrier that for compensation transports railroad employees.
3. The provisions of this section shall be considered minimum standards and shall not be construed to supercede or abrogate any law, rule, or regulation that imposes stricter standards or regulations upon the operation of contract carriers that transport railroad employees.
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