Hallsville Unlawful to Drive Onto Commercial Driveway, Parking Lot or Alley to Avoid Intersection ordinance (§ 340.270)
Chapter 340: Miscellaneous Driving Rules
In short: Where signs prohibit it, drivers may not leave a city, county or state street or highway and cut through a commercial driveway, parking lot or alley to avoid an intersection, whether or not the intersection has a traffic signal or other control device.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
When signs prohibiting such movement are in place, it shall be unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle upon a City-, County- or State-maintained street or highway within the City of Hallsville, Missouri, to leave said street or highway and drive onto a commercial driveway, parking lot or alley to avoid an intersection, whether or not said intersection is controlled by a traffic control device.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 340.270
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.