State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Missouri > T38 > C575 > 575_145Signal or direction of sheriff or deputy sheriff, duty to stop,motor vehicle operators and riders of animals--violation, penalty.
575.145. It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of anyvehicle or the rider of any animal traveling on the highways of this stateto stop on signal of any sheriff or deputy sheriff and to obey any otherreasonable signal or direction of such sheriff or deputy sheriff given indirecting the movement of traffic on the highways. Any person whowillfully fails or refuses to obey such signals or directions or whowillfully resists or opposes a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the properdischarge of his or her duties shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor andon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law for suchoffenses.
(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032)
