911 Dock Address Sign Required

[Spring Cove Road]

Lake of the Ozarks - 911 Dock Address Sign Required.

Both the Missouri Senate and the House approved House Bill 657 which requires dock owners to post signs bearing their 911 addresses on those docks. The law, which covers all lakes in the state with more than 950 miles of shoreline, requires dock owners to post the address in block-style letters and numbers no smaller than 3 inches on the lake side of the dock in a place that is visible from the main channel or the cove. The address must also be placed against a background of contrasting color.

The signs must be posted by January 1, 2010

Failure to comply will ultimately be considered an infraction and will be subject to a ticket and a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100.

The Missouri Water Patrol mentioned the signs will allow officers to provide better service and to more quickly summon help in an emergency. Water Patrol Officers have no way of knowing what docks are on what roads. However, once dock addresses are posted, when someone is injured, it will make it much easier for them.

Here are the specs for the new required dock signs:

http://www.ameren.com/LakeOzarks/ADC_911Addre...

[Colorado Kid]

Spring Cove Road wrote:

Lake of the Ozarks - 911 Dock Address Sign Required.

Very helpful. Thanks, I'll pass this along to all my lake neighbors.

[Herman]

There was a segment about this on KOMU-TV out of Columbia, MO Tuesday, 11/3/09. Click Here:

http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender...

Dock owners have until January 1 to post their signs. If they don't, they could face fines starting at 25 dollars. There has been a surprising lack of coverage concerning the required dock signs in the local media. When those with vacation homes return next spring, they'll be surprised when they are ticketed for non-compliance.

[Choo Choo]

Many lake homes don't yet have 9-1-1 addresses. Call the Emergency Preparedness Dept at your local county courthouse.