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Hallsville Exemptions from License Law ordinance (§ 380.040)

Chapter 380: Licensing Requirements · Article I. Operator's Licenses

In short: Exempt: anyone temporarily moving a farm tractor or implement on a highway; nonresidents 16+ carrying a valid home license (18+ for commercial driving under Section 302.015, RSMo.); and Corrections offenders without felony convictions for DWI, leaving an accident, or driving without consent, driving state trucks with staff aboard.

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 Hallsville 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.