§ 70-251. Unattended motor vehicles.

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing downhill upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the closest curb or side of the street or highway and, when standing uphill upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the closest side of the street or highway if there is no curb or turning the front wheels away from the closest curb if there is a curb. The use or operation of a remote starter system in a vehicle with locked doors shall be sufficient to comply with the provision of this section requiring a person in charge of an unattended motor vehicle to stop such vehicle's engine. As used in this section, the phrase "remote starter system" means any device installed in a motor vehicle that allows the engine of such vehicle to be started by remote or radio control.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 34.131; Ord. No. 41525, 10-20-72; Ord. No. 56381, 8-16-84; Ord. No. 150086 , § 1, 2-19-15)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 304.150.