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Columbia Windows and windshields must be unobstructed and windshields must be equipped with wipers ordinance (§ 14-139)

Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article III. Motor Vehicles

(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object suspended or mounted in any manner between the driver and the front windshield or with any sign, poster, snow, ice or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle, which obstructs or interferes with the driver's clear view of the street, or which might divert the driver's attention from the street.

(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with the windshield, side wings or side or rear windows of such vehicle broken or cracked in such manner as to obstruct or interfere with the driver's clear view of the street.

(c) The windshield of every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle, and shall be maintained in good working order.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-139

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.