St. Louis Police Will Enforce ATV Ban on City Streets, Effective Immediately, Chief Says

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Turns out there was something police could do about ATVs after all.

Two days after the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department seemed to throw its hands in the air, saying officers had little ability to stop packs of ATV riders on city streets, Police Chief John Hayden has issued a statement saying the department will, in fact, be taking action — effectively immediately.

“The police department has been made aware of large groups of ATV riders creating disturbances throughout the city,” Hayden said in a press release. “We are going to enforce the mentioned state statute, which prohibits the operation of ATVs in places open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic within the State. This includes our City streets."


If you're busted for riding an ATV on city streets, Hayden says, you could face a class-C misdemeanor. Hayden warned, "Drivers of ATVs on the streets of our City will be subject to arrest and the towing of the ATV.”

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/05/09/atv-ban-will-be-enforced-on-st-louis-streets-effective-immediately-chief-says