Glasgow Exemptions from License Law ordinance (§ 380.040)
Chapter 380: Licensing Requirements · Article I. Operator's Licenses
In short: No driver's license is needed to move a farm tractor or farm implement temporarily on a highway. Nonresidents with a valid home license are exempt at 16, or at 18 if driving vehicles that transport people or property commercially. Certain state prisoners may drive state trucks if accompanied by staff.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
1. Any person while operating any farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway;
2. A non-resident who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license issued to him/her in his/her home State or country;
3. A non-resident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has in his/her immediate possession a valid license issued to him/her in his/her home State or country which allows such person to operate a motor vehicle in the transportation of persons or property as classified in Section 302.015, RSMo.;
4. Convicted offenders of the Department of Corrections who have not been convicted of a motor vehicle felony as follows: driving while intoxicated, failing to stop after an accident and disclosing his/her identity, or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, may operate State-owned trucks for the benefit of the correctional facilities, provided that such offender shall be accompanied by a Correctional Officer or other staff person in such truck.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 380.040
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.