Boonville,MO

City council meeting permits 16-year-olds to drive motorized vehicles in Pilot Grove

Boonville, Mo. -
The following is a brief of the story. For the rest of the story, see the Tuesday, Sept. 2 print edition of the BDN.

At Monday night’s Pilot Grove City Council meeting, the council approved an amendment to its ordinance regarding use of bicycles and motorized bicycles, changing the acceptable age of anyone referred to in the section from 17-years-old to 16-years-old.


The new section now states the following: “Any person sixteen (16) years of age or older who violates any provision of this Chapter is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25).


“If any person under sixteen years of age violates any provision of this Chapter in the presence of a Peace Office possessing the duty and power of arrest for violation of the general criminal laws of the State or for violation of ordinances of Counties or municipalities of the State, said officer may impound the bicycle or motorized bicycle involved for a period not to exceed five (5) days upon issuance of a receipt to the person riding it or to its owner.”

City council meeting permits 16-year-olds to drive motorized vehicles in Pilot Grove - Boonville, MO - Boonville Daily News