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Missouri Move Over Law Laws (2026)

Info: Missouri requires you to move over a lane for stopped vehicles displaying red or blue lights, or amber or white lights — emergency, tow, utility and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) vehicles.

InfoVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Missouri requires you to move over a lane for stopped vehicles displaying red or blue lights, or amber or white lights — emergency, tow, utility and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) vehicles. If you can't move over, slow down.

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Move Over Law in states bordering Missouri

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ArkansasInfo
Arkansas requires you to move to the farthest lane or position away from any authorized vehicle stopped or parked on a street, road, highway or shoulder, and to stay there until you have safely passed. …
Verified Jul 29, 2026 · Source: dps.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
IllinoisInfo
Under Scott's Law, Illinois requires you to change lanes and slow down for any stopped vehicle showing flashing emergency or hazard lights — emergency vehicles, tow trucks and disabled vehicles. If changing lanes isn't safe, reduce your speed.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IowaInfo
Iowa requires you to change lanes or slow below the posted limit for stopped emergency, tow or recovery, maintenance or construction, and waste vehicles, and for any vehicle displaying hazard lights.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KansasInfo
Kansas requires you to move over a lane for stopped emergency vehicles, or to slow down if you can't. A 2025 law (SB 8) expanded it to cover any stalled or disabled vehicle showing hazard lights.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
KentuckyInfo
Kentucky requires you to move into the adjacent lane for emergency, public-safety, safety-patrol and towing vehicles with flashing lights. If that isn't safe, slow down and use caution.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
NebraskaInfo
On controlled-access highways, Nebraska requires you to move a lane away when approaching or passing any stopped occupied vehicle, including emergency and road-assistance vehicles. If you can't move over, slow down.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
OklahomaInfo
Oklahoma requires you to move over for any stationary vehicle displaying flashing lights — including an ordinary motorist with hazard lights on, Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicles, Highway Patrol and local law enforcement, and emergency vehicles or wreckers. …
Verified Jul 29, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseeInfo
Tennessee requires you to move into a lane that isn't next to a stopped emergency, utility or highway-maintenance vehicle with flashing lights. If that isn't safe, slow down (TCA 55-8-132).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →

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