Boonville Traffic lanes ordinance (§ 12-2.36)
Chapter 12: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article I. In General
In short: Where traffic lanes are marked, drivers must stay within their lane except when passing or getting ready to make a lawful turn.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) The director of public works is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary.
(b) Where such traffic lanes have been marked, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within the boundaries of any such lane except when lawfully passing another vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement.
Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 12-2.36
Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.