All motor vehicles operated upon any thoroughfare owned or maintained by a state college or university or community college district and located within any of its campuses shall be subject to the provisions of the general motor vehicle laws of this state, including chapters 301, 302, 303, 304, 307, and 577. Violations shall have the same effect as though such had occurred on public roads, streets, or highways of this state.
§ 174.712, RSMo