Missouri Statute | Act | Code |Motor Vehicles, Watercraft And Aviation| US Code - US Statute | Chapter 301 Registration And Licensing Of Motor Vehicles

No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of
this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated
pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo. (L. 1986 H.B. 1367 &
1573 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this bill*
shall become effective only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo,
including but not limited to section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after
July 1, 1997. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to July 1, 1997,
is of no force and effect and repealed. The provisions of this section
are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general
assembly pursuant to section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, to review, to
delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of
a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of
rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order
of rulemaking shall be invalid and void. (L. 1997 H.B. 207 § 2)

Effective 7-1-97

*"This bill" (H.B. 207, 1997) contains numerous sections. Consult
Disposition of Sections table for definitive listing.

As used in this chapter and sections 304.010 to 304.040, 304.120
to 304.260, RSMo, and sections 307.010 to 307.175, RSMo, the following
terms mean:

(1) "All-terrain vehicle", any motorized vehicle manufactured and used
exclusively for off-highway use which is fifty inches or less in width,
with an unladen dry weight of one thousand pounds or less, traveling on
three, four or more low pressure tires, with a seat designed to be
straddled by the operator, or with a seat designed to carry more than one
person, and handlebars for steering control;

(2) "Automobile transporter", any vehicle combination designed and used
specifically for the transport of assembled motor vehicles;

(3) "Axle load", the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels
whose centers are included between two parallel transverse vertical
planes forty inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle;

(4) "Boat transporter", any vehicle combination designed and used
specifically to transport assembled boats and boat hulls;

(5) "Body shop", a business that repairs physical damage on motor
vehicles that are not owned by the shop or its officers or employees by
mending, straightening, replacing body parts, or painting;

(6) "Bus", a motor vehicle primarily for the transportation of a driver
and eight or more passengers but not including shuttle buses;

(7) "Commercial motor vehicle", a motor vehicle designed or regularly
used for carrying freight and merchandise, or more than eight passengers
but not including vanpools or shuttle buses;

(8) "Cotton trailer", a trailer designed and used exclusively for
transporting cotton at speeds less than forty miles per hour from field
to field or from field to market and return;

(9) "Dealer", any person, firm, corporation, association, agent or
subagent engaged in the sale or exchange of new, used or reconstructed
motor vehicles or trailers;

(10) "Director" or "director of revenue", the director of the department
of revenue;

(11) "Driveaway operation":

(a) The movement of a motor vehicle or trailer by any person or motor
carrier other than a dealer over any public highway, under its own power
singly, or in a fixed combination of two or more vehicles, for the
purpose of delivery for sale or for delivery either before or after sale;

(b) The movement of any vehicle or vehicles, not owned by the
transporter, constituting the commodity being transported, by a person
engaged in the business of furnishing drivers and operators for the
purpose of transporting vehicles in transit from one place to another by
the driveaway or towaway methods; or

(c) The movement of a motor vehicle by any person who is lawfully engaged
in the business of transporting or delivering vehicles that are not the
person's own and vehicles of a type otherwise required to be registered,
by the driveaway or towaway methods, from a point of manufacture,
assembly or distribution or from the owner of the vehicles to a dealer or
sales agent of a manufacturer or to any consignee designated by the
shipper or consignor;

(12) "Dromedary", a box, deck, or plate mounted behind the cab and
forward of the fifth wheel on the frame of the power unit of a truck
tractor-semitrailer combination. A truck tractor equipped with a
dromedary may carry part of a load when operating independently or in a
combination with a semitrailer;

(13) "Farm tractor", a tractor used exclusively for agricultural purposes;

(14) "Fleet", any group of ten or more motor vehicles owned by the same
owner;

(15) "Fleet vehicle", a motor vehicle which is included as part of a
fleet;

(16) "Fullmount", a vehicle mounted completely on the frame of either the
first or last vehicle in a saddlemount combination;

(17) "Gross weight", the weight of vehicle and/or vehicle combination
without load, plus the weight of any load thereon;

(18) "Hail-damaged vehicle", any vehicle, the body of which has become
dented as the result of the impact of hail;

(19) "Highway", any public thoroughfare for vehicles, including state
roads, county roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways or
alleys in any municipality;

(20) "Improved highway", a highway which has been paved with gravel,
macadam, concrete, brick or asphalt, or surfaced in such a manner that it
shall have a hard, smooth surface;

(21) "Intersecting highway", any highway which joins another, whether or
not it crosses the same;

(22) "Junk vehicle", a vehicle which is incapable of operation or use
upon the highways and has no resale value except as a source of parts or
scrap, and shall not be titled or registered;

(23) "Kit vehicle", a motor vehicle assembled by a person other than a
generally recognized manufacturer of motor vehicles by the use of a
glider kit or replica purchased from an authorized manufacturer and
accompanied by a manufacturer's statement of origin;

(24) "Land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicle", any
not-for-hire commercial motor vehicle the operation of which is confined
to:

(a) An area that extends not more than a radius of one hundred miles from
its home base of operations when transporting its owner's machinery,
equipment, or auxiliary supplies to or from projects involving soil and
water conservation, or to and from equipment dealers' maintenance
facilities for maintenance purposes; or

(b) An area that extends not more than a radius of fifty miles from its
home base of operations when transporting its owner's machinery,
equipment, or auxiliary supplies to or from projects not involving soil
and water conservation.

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent any motor
vehicle from being registered as a commercial motor vehicle or local
commercial motor vehicle;

(25) "Local commercial motor vehicle", a commercial motor vehicle whose
operations are confined solely to a municipality and that area extending
not more than fifty miles therefrom, or a commercial motor vehicle whose
property-carrying operations are confined solely to the transportation of
property owned by any person who is the owner or operator of such vehicle
to or from a farm owned by such person or under the person's control by
virtue of a landlord and tenant lease; provided that any such property
transported to any such farm is for use in the operation of such farm;

(26) "Local log truck", a commercial motor vehicle which is registered
pursuant to this chapter to operate as a motor vehicle on the public
highways of this state, used exclusively in this state, used to transport
harvested forest products, operated solely at a forested site and in an
area extending not more than a fifty-mile radius from such site, carries
a load with dimensions not in excess of twenty-five cubic yards per two
axles with dual wheels, and when operated on the national system of
interstate and defense highways described in Title 23, Section 103(e) of
the United States Code, such vehicle shall not exceed the weight limits
of section 304.180, RSMo, does not have more than four axles, and does
not pull a trailer which has more than two axles. Harvesting equipment
which is used specifically for cutting, felling, trimming, delimbing,
debarking, chipping, skidding, loading, unloading, and stacking may be
transported on a local log truck. A local log truck may not exceed the
limits required by law, however, if the truck does exceed such limits as
determined by the inspecting officer, then notwithstanding any other
provisions of law to the contrary, such truck shall be subject to the
weight limits required by such sections as licensed for eighty thousand
pounds;

(27) "Local log truck tractor", a commercial motor vehicle which is
registered under this chapter to operate as a motor vehicle on the public
highways of this state, used exclusively in this state, used to transport
harvested forest products, operated solely at a forested site and in an
area extending not more than a fifty-mile radius from such site, operates
with a weight not exceeding twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds on
one axle or with a weight not exceeding forty-four thousand eight hundred
pounds on any tandem axle, and when operated on the national system of
interstate and defense highways described in Title 23, Section 103(e) of
the United States Code, such vehicle does not exceed the weight limits
contained in section 304.180, RSMo, and does not have more than three
axles and does not pull a trailer which has more than two axles.
Violations of axle weight limitations shall be subject to the load limit
penalty as described for in sections 304.180 to 304.220, RSMo;

(28) "Local transit bus", a bus whose operations are confined wholly
within a municipal corporation, or wholly within a municipal corporation
and a commercial zone, as defined in section 390.020, RSMo, adjacent
thereto, forming a part of a public transportation system within such
municipal corporation and such municipal corporation and adjacent
commercial zone;

(29) "Log truck", a vehicle which is not a local log truck or local log
truck tractor and is used exclusively to transport harvested forest
products to and from forested sites which is registered pursuant to this
chapter to operate as a motor vehicle on the public highways of this
state for the transportation of harvested forest products;

(30) "Major component parts", the rear clip, cowl, frame, body, cab,
front-end assembly, and front clip, as those terms are defined by the
director of revenue pursuant to rules and regulations or by illustrations;

(31) "Manufacturer", any person, firm, corporation or association engaged
in the business of manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles, trailers
or vessels for sale;

(32) "Mobile scrap processor", a business located in Missouri or any
other state that comes onto a salvage site and crushes motor vehicles and
parts for transportation to a shredder or scrap metal operator for
recycling;

(33) "Motor change vehicle", a vehicle manufactured prior to August,
1957, which receives a new, rebuilt or used engine, and which used the
number stamped on the original engine as the vehicle identification
number;

(34) "Motor vehicle", any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively
upon tracks, except farm tractors;

(35) "Motor vehicle primarily for business use", any vehicle other than a
recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle, motortricycle, or any commercial
motor vehicle licensed for over twelve thousand pounds:

(a) Offered for hire or lease; or

(b) The owner of which also owns ten or more such motor vehicles;

(36) "Motorcycle", a motor vehicle operated on two wheels;

(37) "Motorized bicycle", any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having
an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not
more than fifty cubic centimeters, which produces less than three gross
brake horsepower, and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum
speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on level ground;

(38) "Motortricycle", a motor vehicle operated on three wheels, including
a motorcycle while operated with any conveyance, temporary or otherwise,
requiring the use of a third wheel. A motortricycle shall not be included
in the definition of all-terrain vehicle;

(39) "Municipality", any city, town or village, whether incorporated or
not;

(40) "Nonresident", a resident of a state or country other than the state
of Missouri;

(41) "Non-USA-std motor vehicle", a motor vehicle not originally
manufactured in compliance with United States emissions or safety
standards;

(42) "Operator", any person who operates or drives a motor vehicle;

(43) "Owner", any person, firm, corporation or association, who holds the
legal title to a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an
agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of
purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and
with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or
lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to
possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be
deemed the owner for the purpose of this law;

(44) "Public garage", a place of business where motor vehicles are
housed, stored, repaired, reconstructed or repainted for persons other
than the owners or operators of such place of business;

(45) "Rebuilder", a business that repairs or rebuilds motor vehicles
owned by the rebuilder, but does not include certificated common or
contract carriers of persons or property;

(46) "Reconstructed motor vehicle", a vehicle that is altered from its
original construction by the addition or substitution of two or more new
or used major component parts, excluding motor vehicles made from all new
parts, and new multistage manufactured vehicles;

(47) "Recreational motor vehicle", any motor vehicle designed,
constructed or substantially modified so that it may be used and is used
for the purposes of temporary housing quarters, including therein
sleeping and eating facilities which are either permanently attached to
the motor vehicle or attached to a unit which is securely attached to the
motor vehicle. Nothing herein shall prevent any motor vehicle from being
registered as a commercial motor vehicle if the motor vehicle could
otherwise be so registered;

(48) "Rollback or car carrier", any vehicle specifically designed to
transport wrecked, disabled or otherwise inoperable vehicles, when the
transportation is directly connected to a wrecker or towing service;

(49) "Saddlemount combination", a combination of vehicles in which a
truck or truck tractor tows one or more trucks or truck tractors, each
connected by a saddle to the frame or fifth wheel of the vehicle in front
of it. The "saddle" is a mechanism that connects the front axle of the
towed vehicle to the frame or fifth wheel of the vehicle in front and
functions like a fifth wheel kingpin connection. When two vehicles are
towed in this manner the combination is called a "double saddlemount
combination". When three vehicles are towed in this manner, the
combination is called a "triple saddlemount combination";

(50) "Salvage dealer and dismantler", a business that dismantles used
motor vehicles for the sale of the parts thereof, and buys and sells used
motor vehicle parts and accessories;

(51) "Salvage vehicle", a motor vehicle, semitrailer, or house trailer
which:

(a) Has been damaged to the extent that the total cost of repairs to
rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle to its condition immediately before it
was damaged for legal operation on the roads or highways exceeds
seventy-five percent of the fair market value of the vehicle immediately
preceding the time it was damaged;

(b) By reason of condition or circumstance, has been declared salvage,
either by its owner, or by a person, firm, corporation, or other legal
entity exercising the right of security interest in it;

(c) Has been declared salvage by an insurance company as a result of
settlement of a claim for loss due to damage or theft;

(d) Ownership of which is evidenced by a salvage title; or

(e) Is abandoned property which is titled pursuant to section 304.155,
RSMo, or section 304.157, RSMo, and designated with the words
"salvage/abandoned property".

The total cost of repairs to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle shall not
include the cost of repairing, replacing, or reinstalling inflatable
safety restraints, tires, sound systems, or any sales tax on parts or
materials to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle. For purposes of this
definition, "fair market value" means the retail value of a motor vehicle
as:

a. Set forth in a current edition of any nationally recognized
compilation of retail values, including automated databases, or from
publications commonly used by the automotive and insurance industries to
establish the values of motor vehicles;

b. Determined pursuant to a market survey of comparable vehicles with
regard to condition and equipment; and

c. Determined by an insurance company using any other procedure
recognized by the insurance industry, including market surveys, that is
applied by the company in a uniform manner;

(52) "School bus", any motor vehicle used solely to transport students to
or from school or to transport students to or from any place for
educational purposes;

(53) "Shuttle bus", a motor vehicle used or maintained by any person,
firm, or corporation as an incidental service to transport patrons or
customers of the regular business of such person, firm, or corporation to
and from the place of business of the person, firm, or corporation
providing the service at no fee or charge. Shuttle buses shall not be
registered as buses or as commercial motor vehicles;

(54) "Special mobile equipment", every self-propelled vehicle not
designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property
and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm
equipment, implements of husbandry, road construction or maintenance
machinery, ditch-digging apparatus, stone crushers, air compressors,
power shovels, cranes, graders, rollers, well-drillers and wood-sawing
equipment used for hire, asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket
loaders, ditchers, leveling graders, finished machines, motor graders,
road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving carryalls, scrapers, drag lines,
concrete pump trucks, rock-drilling and earth-moving equipment. This
enumeration shall be deemed partial and shall not operate to exclude
other such vehicles which are within the general terms of this section;

(55) "Specially constructed motor vehicle", a motor vehicle which shall
not have been originally constructed under a distinctive name, make,
model or type by a manufacturer of motor vehicles. The term "specially
constructed motor vehicle" includes kit vehicles;

(56) "Stinger-steered combination", a truck tractor-semitrailer wherein
the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the
rearmost axle of the power unit;

(57) "Tandem axle", a group of two or more axles, arranged one behind
another, the distance between the extremes of which is more than forty
inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart;

(58) "Tractor", "truck tractor" or "truck-tractor", a self-propelled
motor vehicle designed for drawing other vehicles, but not for the
carriage of any load when operating independently. When attached to a
semitrailer, it supports a part of the weight thereof;

(59) "Trailer", any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
property or passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by a
self-propelled vehicle, except those running exclusively on tracks,
including a semitrailer or vehicle of the trailer type so designed and
used in conjunction with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable
part of its own weight rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle.
The term "trailer" shall not include cotton trailers as defined in
subdivision (8) of this section and shall not include manufactured homes
as defined in section 700.010, RSMo;

(60) "Truck", a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained for the
transportation of property;

(61) "Truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer", a combination vehicle in
which the two trailing units are connected with a B-train assembly which
is a rigid frame extension attached to the rear frame of a first
semitrailer which allows for a fifth-wheel connection point for the
second semitrailer and has one less articulation point than the
conventional "A dolly" connected truck-tractor semitrailer-trailer
combination;

(62) "Truck-trailer boat transporter combination", a boat transporter
combination consisting of a straight truck towing a trailer using
typically a ball and socket connection with the trailer axle located
substantially at the trailer center of gravity rather than the rear of
the trailer but so as to maintain a downward force on the trailer tongue;

(63) "Used parts dealer", a business that buys and sells used motor
vehicle parts or accessories, but not including a business that sells
only new, remanufactured or rebuilt parts. "Business" does not include
isolated sales at a swap meet of less than three days;

(64) "Vanpool", any van or other motor vehicle used or maintained by any
person, group, firm, corporation, association, city, county or state
agency, or any member thereof, for the transportation of not less than
eight nor more than forty-eight employees, per motor vehicle, to and from
their place of employment; however, a vanpool shall not be included in
the definition of the term "bus" or "commercial motor vehicle" as defined
by subdivisions (6) and (7) of this section, nor shall a vanpool driver
be deemed a "chauffeur" as that term is defined by section 302.010, RSMo;
nor shall use of a vanpool vehicle for ride-sharing arrangements,
recreational, personal, or maintenance uses constitute an unlicensed use
of the motor vehicle, unless used for monetary profit other than for use
in a ride-sharing arrangement;

(65) "Vehicle", any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for
use, or used, on highways, except motorized bicycles, vehicles propelled
or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed
rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by
handicapped persons;

(66) "Wrecker" or "tow truck", any emergency commercial vehicle equipped,
designed and used to assist or render aid and transport or tow disabled
or wrecked vehicles from a highway, road, street or highway rights-of-way
to a point of storage or repair, including towing a replacement vehicle
to replace a disabled or wrecked vehicle;

(67) "Wrecker or towing service", the act of transporting, towing or
recovering with a wrecker, tow truck, rollback or car carrier any vehicle
not owned by the operator of the wrecker, tow truck, rollback or car
carrier for which the operator directly or indirectly receives
compensation or other personal gain. (RSMo 1939 § 8367, A.L. 1945 p.
1194, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1969 H.B. 436, A.L. 1974
H.B. 883, A.L. 1979 H.B. 342, S.B. 108, A.L. 1980 H.B. 995 & 1051, A.L.
1983 H.B. 539, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L. 1985 S.B. 209, S.B. 152,
A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1067 & 1299 merged with H.B.
1153, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3, A.L. 1988 H.B. 990, H.B. 1581, A.L. 1989 H.B.
616, Revision, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1794, A.L. 1993 S.B. 105, A.L. 1995 S.B.
70, A.L. 1996 S.B. 560, A.L. 1997 H.B. 381, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1511, A.L.
2000 H.B. 1142 merged with H.B. 1948, A.L. 2004 H.B. 996 and H.B. 1142
and H.B. 1201 and H.B. 1489 merged with H.B. 1284 merged with S.B. 757
merged with S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 7759, 7761; 1919 § 7551; 1909 § 8502

(1952) Where street running north began at north side of highway, there
was an intersection within the meaning of this section. Burmback v.
Simpson (Mo.), 247 S.W.2d 635.

(1960) An alley in a city is a highway or public thoroughfare within the
meaning of state traffic regulations. Timmons V. Kilpatrick (Mo.), 332
S.W.2d 918.

1. Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be
operated or driven upon the highways of this state, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, shall annually file, by mail or otherwise,
in the office of the director of revenue, an application for registration
on a blank to be furnished by the director of revenue for that purpose
containing:

(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle or trailer to be registered,
including the name of the manufacturer, the vehicle identification
number, the amount of motive power of the motor vehicle, stated in
figures of horsepower and whether the motor vehicle is to be registered
as a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section
301.010;

(2) The name, the applicant's identification number and address of the
owner of such motor vehicle or trailer;

(3) The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load in pounds if the
vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle or trailer.

2. If the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for business use as
defined in section 301.010 and if such vehicle is five years of age or
less, the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information
provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access
to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for
the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of
five years after the receipt of such information. This section shall not
apply unless:

(1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was
submitted after July 1, 1989; and

(2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of
origin.

3. If the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle
primarily for business use, a recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle,
motortricycle, bus or any commercial motor vehicle licensed for over
twelve thousand pounds and if such motor vehicle is five years of age or
less, the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information
provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access
to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for
the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of
five years after the receipt of such information. This subsection shall
not apply unless:

(1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was
submitted after July 1, 1990; and

(2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of
origin.

4. If the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor
change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, non-USA-std motor
vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, or prior salvage as referenced in
section 301.573, the owner or lienholder shall surrender the certificate
of ownership. The owner shall make an application for a new certificate
of ownership, pay the required title fee, and obtain the vehicle
examination certificate required pursuant to subsection 9 of section
301.190. If an insurance company which pays a claim on a salvage vehicle
as defined in section 301.010 and the insured is retaining ownership of
the vehicle, as prior salvage, * the vehicle shall only be required to
meet the examination requirements under and pursuant to subsection 10 of
section 301.190. Notarized bills of sale along with a copy of the front
and back of the certificate of ownership for all major component parts
installed on the vehicle and invoices for all essential parts which are
not defined as major component parts shall accompany the application for
a new certificate of ownership. If the vehicle is a specially constructed
motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, two pictures of the vehicle
shall be submitted with the application. If the vehicle is a kit vehicle,
the applicant shall submit the invoice and the manufacturer's statement
of origin on the kit. If the vehicle requires the issuance of a special
number by the director of revenue or a replacement vehicle identification
number, the applicant shall submit the required application and
application fee. All applications required under this subsection shall be
submitted with any applicable taxes which may be due on the purchase of
the vehicle or parts. The director of revenue shall appropriately
designate "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle",
"Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", or "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle" on
the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership of
such vehicle.

5. Every insurance company which pays a claim for repair of a motor
vehicle which as the result of such repairs becomes a reconstructed motor
vehicle as defined in section 301.010 or which pays a claim on a salvage
vehicle as defined in section 301.010 and the insured is retaining
ownership of the vehicle, shall in writing notify the claimant, if he is
the owner of the vehicle, and the lienholder if a lien is in effect, that
he is required to surrender the certificate of ownership, and the
documents and fees required pursuant to subsection 4 of this section to
obtain a prior salvage motor vehicle certificate of ownership or
documents and fees as otherwise required by law to obtain a salvage
certificate of ownership, from the director of revenue. The insurance
company shall within thirty days of the payment of such claims report to
the director of revenue the name and address of such claimant, the year,
make, model, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of
the vehicle, and the date of loss and payment.

6. Anyone who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall
be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

7. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to
promote a blindness education, screening and treatment program. The
director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such
donations in the state treasury to the credit of the blindness education,
screening and treatment program fund established in section 192.935,
RSMo. Moneys in the blindness education, screening and treatment program
fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section
192.935, RSMo, except that the department of revenue shall retain no more
than one percent for its administrative costs. The donation prescribed in
this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for
registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The director shall
inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the
completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested
in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.

8. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to
promote an organ donor program. The director of revenue shall collect the
donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the
credit of the organ donor program fund as established in sections 194.297
to 194.304, RSMo. Moneys in the organ donor fund shall be used solely for
the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo, except
that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for
its administrative costs. The donation prescribed in this subsection is
voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the
time of issuance or renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant
at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the
director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar
donation prescribed in this subsection. (RSMo 1939 § 8369, A.L. 1943 p.
663, A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1957 p. 637, A.L. 1969
S.B. 242, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L.
1988 H.B. 990, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 1989 H.B. 211, A.L. 1997 S.B.
361, A.L. 2000 S.B. 721, A.L. 2003 S.B. 355, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.,
A.L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 488)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7761; 1919 § 7553; 1909 § 8503

*Word "and" appears here in original rolls of S.B. 488, 2005.

(1960) Constant and repeated violations of registration laws by foreign
corporations for almost two years constituted abuse of their franchises,
warranting ouster, but ouster stayed on condition of payment of $50,000
fine by each, an amount commensurable with the seriousness of the long
continued violations. Registration law upheld against charge that it
placed an illegal and unreasonable burden on interstate commerce. State
v. Riss and Company (Mo.), 335 S.W.2d 118; Cert. den., 364 U.S. 538, 81
S.Ct. 124, 5 L.Ed.2d 99.

1. No state registration license to operate any motor vehicle in
this state shall be issued unless the application for license of a motor
vehicle or trailer is accompanied by a tax receipt for the tax year which
immediately precedes the year in which the vehicle's or trailer's
registration is due and which reflects that all taxes, including
delinquent taxes from prior years, have been paid, or a statement
certified by the county collector or collector-treasurer of the county in
which the applicant's property was assessed showing that the state and
county tangible personal property taxes for such previous tax year and
all delinquent taxes due have been paid by the applicant, or a statement
certified by the county or township collector for such previous year that
no such taxes were assessed or due and, the applicant has no unpaid taxes
on the collector's tax roll for any subsequent year or, if the applicant
is not a resident of this state and serving in the armed forces of the
United States, the application is accompanied by a leave and earnings
statement from such person verifying such status or, if the applicant is
an organization described pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 137.100,
RSMo, or subsection 1 of section 137.101, RSMo, the application is
accompanied by a document, in a form approved by the director, verifying
that the organization is registered with the department of revenue or is
determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax-exempt entity. If
the director of the department of revenue has been notified by the
assessor pursuant to subsection 2 of section 137.101, RSMo, that the
applicant's personal property is not tax exempt, then the organization's
application shall be accompanied by a statement certified by the county
collector or collector-treasurer of the county in which the
organization's property was assessed showing that the state and county
tangible personal property taxes for such previous tax year and all
delinquent taxes due have been paid by the organization. In the event the
registration is a renewal of a registration made two or three years
previously, the application shall be accompanied by proof that taxes were
not due or have been paid for the two or three years which immediately
precede the year in which the motor vehicle's or trailer's registration
is due. The county collector or collector-treasurer shall not be required
to issue a receipt or certified statement that taxes were not assessed or
due for the immediately preceding tax year until all personal property
taxes, including all current and delinquent taxes, are paid. If the
applicant was a resident of another county of this state in the
applicable preceding years, he or she must submit to the collector or
collector-treasurer in the county of residence proof that the personal
property tax was paid in the applicable tax years. Every county collector
and collector-treasurer shall give each person a tax receipt or a
certified statement of tangible personal property taxes paid. The receipt
issued by the county collector in any county of the first classification
with a charter form of government which contains part of a city with a
population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which is
located in more than one county, any county of the first classification
without a charter form of government with a population of at least one
hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which contains part of a city with a
population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which is
located in more than one county and any county of the first
classification without a charter form of government with a population of
at least one hundred ten thousand but less than one hundred fifty
thousand inhabitants shall be determined null and void if the person
paying tangible personal property taxes issues or passes a check or other
similar sight order which is returned to the collector because the
account upon which the check or order was drawn was closed or did not
have sufficient funds at the time of presentation for payment by the
collector to meet the face amount of the check or order. The collector
may assess and collect in addition to any other penalty or interest that
may be owed, a penalty of ten dollars or five percent of the total amount
of the returned check or order whichever amount is greater to be
deposited in the county general revenue fund, but in no event shall such
penalty imposed exceed one hundred dollars. The collector may refuse to
accept any check or other similar sight order in payment of any tax
currently owed plus penalty or interest from a person who previously
attempted to pay such amount with a check or order that was returned to
the collector unless the remittance is in the form of a cashier's check,
certified check or money order. If a person does not comply with the
provisions of this section, a tax receipt issued pursuant to this section
is null and void and no state registration license shall be issued or
renewed. Where no such taxes are due each such collector shall, upon
request, certify such fact and transmit such statement to the person
making the request. Each receipt or statement shall describe by type the
total number of motor vehicles on which personal property taxes were
paid, and no renewal of any state registration license shall be issued to
any person for a number greater than that shown on his or her tax receipt
or statement except for a vehicle which was purchased without another
vehicle being traded therefor, or for a vehicle previously registered in
another state, provided the application for title or other evidence shows
that the date the vehicle was purchased or was first registered in this
state was such that no personal property tax was owed on such vehicle as
of the date of the last tax receipt or certified statement prior to the
renewal. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and
regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all
necessary forms. If electronic data is not available, residents of
counties with a township form of government and with collector-treasurers
shall present personal property tax receipts which have been paid for the
preceding two years when registering under this section.

2. Every county collector in counties with a population of over six
hundred thousand and less than nine hundred thousand shall give priority
to issuing tax receipts or certified statements pursuant to this section
for any person whose motor vehicle registration expires in January. Such
collector shall send tax receipts or certified statements for personal
property taxes for the previous year within three days to any person who
pays the person's personal property tax in person, and within twenty
working days, if the payment is made by mail. Any person wishing to have
priority pursuant to this subsection shall notify the collector at the
time of payment of the property taxes that a motor vehicle registration
expires in January. Any person purchasing a new vehicle in December and
licensing such vehicle in January of the following year may use the
personal property tax receipt of the prior year as proof of payment.

3. In addition to all other requirements, the director of revenue shall
not register any vehicle subject to the heavy vehicle use tax imposed by
Section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 unless the applicant
presents proof of payment, or that such tax is not owing, in such form as
may be prescribed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury. No
proof of payment of such tax shall be required by the director until the
form for proof of payment has been prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.

4. Beginning July 1, 2000, a county collector or collector-treasurer may
notify, by ordinary mail, any owner of a motor vehicle for which personal
property taxes have not been paid that if full payment is not received
within thirty days the collector may notify the director of revenue to
suspend the motor vehicle registration for such vehicle. Any notification
returned to the collector or collector-treasurer by the post office shall
not result in the notification to the director of revenue for suspension
of a motor vehicle registration. Thereafter, if the owner fails to timely
pay such taxes the collector or collector-treasurer may notify the
director of revenue of such failure. Such notification shall be on forms
designed and provided by the department of revenue and shall list the
motor vehicle owner's full name, including middle initial, the owner's
address, and the year, make, model and vehicle identification number of
such motor vehicle. Upon receipt of this notification the director of
revenue may provide notice of suspension of motor vehicle registration to
the owner at the owner's last address shown on the records of the
department of revenue. Any suspension imposed may remain in effect until
the department of revenue receives notification from a county collector
or collector-treasurer that the personal property taxes have been paid in
full. Upon the owner furnishing proof of payment of such taxes and paying
a twenty dollar reinstatement fee to the director of revenue the motor
vehicle or vehicles registration shall be reinstated. In the event a
motor vehicle registration is suspended for nonpayment of personal
property tax the owner so aggrieved may appeal to the circuit court of
the county of his or her residence for review of such suspension at any
time within thirty days after notice of motor vehicle registration
suspension. Upon such appeal the cause shall be heard de novo in the
manner provided by chapter 536, RSMo, for the review of administrative
decisions. The circuit court may order the director to reinstate such
registration, sustain the suspension of registration by the director or
set aside or modify such suspension. Appeals from the judgment of the
circuit court may be taken as in civil cases. The prosecuting attorney of
the county where such appeal is taken shall appear in behalf of the
director, and prosecute or defend, as the case may require.

5. Beginning July 1, 2005, a city not within a county or any home rule
city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more
than one county may notify, by ordinary mail, any owner of a motor
vehicle who is delinquent in payment of vehicle-related fees and fines
that if full payment is not received within thirty days, the city not
within a county or any home rule city with more than four hundred
thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county may notify the
director of revenue to suspend the motor vehicle registration for such
vehicle. Any notification returned to the city not within a county or any
home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and
located in more than one county by the post office shall not result in
the notification to the director of revenue for suspension of a motor
vehicle registration. If the vehicle-related fees and fines are assessed
against a car that is registered in the name of a rental or leasing
company and the vehicle is rented or leased to another person at the time
the fees or fines are assessed, the rental or leasing company may rebut
the presumption by providing the city not within a county or any home
rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in
more than one county with a copy of the rental or lease agreement in
effect at the time the fees or fines were assessed. A rental or leasing
company shall not be charged for fees or fines under this subsection, nor
shall the registration of a vehicle be suspended, unless prior written
notice of the fees or fines has been given to that rental or leasing
company by ordinary mail at the address appearing on the registration and
the rental or leasing company has failed to provide the rental or lease
agreement copy within fifteen days of receipt of such notice. Any
notification to a rental or leasing company that is returned to the city
not within a county or any home rule city with more than four hundred
thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county by the post
office shall not result in the notification to the director of revenue
for suspension of a motor vehicle registration. For the purpose of this
section, "vehicle-related fees and fines" includes, but is not limited
to, traffic violation fines, parking violation fines, vehicle towing,
storage and immobilization fees, and any late payment penalties, other
fees, and court costs associated with the adjudication or collection of
those fines.

6. If after notification under subsection 5 of this section the vehicle
owner fails to pay such vehicle-related fees and fines to the city not
within a county or any home rule city with more than four hundred
thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county within thirty
days from the date of such notice, the city not within a county or any
home rule city with more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and
located in more than one county may notify the director of revenue of
such failure. Such notification shall be on forms or in an electronic
format approved by the department of revenue and shall list the vehicle
owner's full name and address, and the year, make, model, and vehicle
identification number of such motor vehicle and such other information as
the director shall require.

7. Upon receipt of notification under subsection 5 of this section, the
director of revenue may provide notice of suspension of motor vehicle
registration to the owner at the owner's last address shown on the
records of the department of revenue. Any suspension imposed may remain
in effect until the department of revenue receives notification from a
city not within a county or any home rule city with more than four
hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county that the
vehicle-related fees or fines have been paid in full. Upon the owner
furnishing proof of payment of such fees and fines and paying a twenty
dollar reinstatement fee to the director of revenue the motor vehicle
registration shall be reinstated. In the event a motor vehicle
registration is suspended for nonpayment of vehicle-related fees or fines
the owner so aggrieved may appeal to the circuit court of the county
where the violation occurred for review of such suspension at any time
within thirty days after notice of motor vehicle registration suspension.
Upon such appeal the cause shall be heard de novo in the manner provided
by chapter 536, RSMo, for the review of administrative decisions. The
circuit court may order the director to reinstate such registration,
sustain the suspension of registration by the director or set aside or
modify such suspension. Appeals from the judgment of the circuit court
may be taken as in civil cases. The prosecuting attorney of the county
where such appeal is taken shall appear in behalf of the director, and
prosecute or defend, as the case may require.

8. The city not within a county or any home rule city with more than four
hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county shall
reimburse the department of revenue for all administrative costs
associated with the administration of subsections 5 to 8 of this section.

9. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this
section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to
all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section
536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter
536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and
annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
2000, shall be invalid and void. (L. 1951 p. 691 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1974 H.B.
894 & 1517, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1515, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70,
A.L. 1997 S.B. 316, A.L. 1998 S.B. 778, A.L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2000 H.B.
1797, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al. merged with S.B. 1394, A.L. 2005 H.B.
58 merged with H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 210)

1. The director shall provide for the retention of license
plates by the owners of motor vehicles, other than commercial motor
vehicles, and shall establish a system of registration on a monthly
series basis to distribute the work of registering motor vehicles as
uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve months of the calendar
year. For the purpose of assigning license plate numbers, each type of
motor vehicle shall be considered a separate class. Commencing July 1,
1949, motor vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles, shall be
registered for a period of twelve consecutive calendar months. There are
established twelve registration periods, each of which shall start on the
first day of each calendar month of the year and shall end on the last
date of the twelfth month from the date of beginning.

2. Motor vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles, operated for the
first time upon the public highways of this state, to and including the
fifteenth day of any given month, shall be subject to registration and
payment of a fee for the twelve-month period commencing the first day of
the month of such operation; motor vehicles, other than commercial motor
vehicles, operated for the first time on the public highways of this
state after the fifteenth day of any given month shall be subject to
registration and payment of a fee for the twelve-month period commencing
the first day of the next following calendar month.

3. All commercial motor vehicles and trailers, except those licensed
under section 301.035 and those operated under agreements as provided for
in sections 301.271 to 301.279, shall be registered either on a calendar
year basis or on a prorated basis as provided in this section. The fees
for commercial motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, and driveaway
vehicles, other than those to be operated under agreements as provided
for in sections 301.271 to 301.279 shall be payable not later than the
last day of February of each year, except when such vehicle is licensed
between April first and July first the fee shall be three-fourths the
annual fee, when licensed between July first and October first the fee
shall be one-half the annual fee and when licensed on or after October
first the fee shall be one-fourth the annual fee. Such license plates
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme
and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Local commercial motor
vehicle license plates shall also be so stamped, marked or designed as to
indicate they are to be used only on local commercial motor vehicles and,
in addition to such stamp, mark or design, the letter "F" shall also be
displayed on local commercial motor vehicle license plates issued to
motor vehicles used for farm or farming transportation operations as
defined in section 301.010 in the manner prescribed by the advisory
committee established in section 301.129. In addition, all commercial
motor vehicle license plates shall be so stamped or marked with a letter,
figure or other emblem as to indicate the gross weight for which issued.

4. The director shall, upon application, issue registration and license
plates for nine thousand pounds gross weight for property-carrying
commercial motor vehicles referred to herein, upon payment of the fees
prescribed for twelve thousand pounds gross weight as provided in section
301.057. (L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369a, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1965 p.
468, A.L. 1974 H.B. 894 & 1517, A.L. 1983 H.B. 539, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 &
1573, A.L. 1993 S.B. 105, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 1997 H.B. 459 merged
with S.B. 121)

Notwithstanding the twenty-five mile operations limit imposed in
subdivision (24) of section 301.010 upon local commercial motor vehicles,
a local commercial motor vehicle licensed for forty-eight thousand pounds
gross weight and above may be used to haul solid waste as defined in
section 260.200, RSMo, up to sixty miles from the municipality in which
its operations are otherwise confined and still be eligible to register
as a local commercial motor vehicle. (L. 1993 S.B. 105)

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 301.030 and
301.035 to the contrary, the director of revenue shall establish a system
of registration on a calendar year basis of all fleet vehicles owned or
purchased by a fleet owner registered pursuant to this section. The
director of revenue shall prescribe the forms for such fleet registration
and the forms and procedures for the registration updates prescribed in
this section. Any owner of ten or more motor vehicles which must be
registered in accordance with this chapter may register as a fleet owner.
All registered fleet owners may, at their option, register all motor
vehicles included in the fleet on a calendar year basis pursuant to this
section in lieu of the registration periods provided in sections 301.030
and 301.035. The director shall issue an identification number to each
registered owner of fleet vehicles.

2. All fleet vehicles included in the fleet of a registered fleet owner
shall be registered during April each year or on a prorated basis as
provided in subsection 3 of this section. Fees of all vehicles in the
fleet to be registered on a calendar year basis shall be payable not
later than the last day of April of each year. The fees for vehicles
added to the fleet which must be licensed at the time of registration
shall be payable at the time of registration, except that when such
vehicle is licensed between July first and September thirtieth the fee
shall be three- fourths the annual fee, when licensed between October
first and December thirty-first the fee shall be one-half the annual fee
and when licensed on or after January first the fee shall be one-fourth
the annual fee.

3. At any time during the calendar year in which an owner of a fleet
purchases or otherwise acquires a vehicle which is to be added to the
fleet or transfers plates to a fleet vehicle, the owner shall present to
the director of revenue the identification number as a fleet number and
may register the vehicle for the partial year as provided in subsection 2
of this section. The fleet owner shall also be charged a transfer fee of
two dollars for each vehicle so transferred pursuant to this subsection.

4. All fleet vehicles registered pursuant to this section shall be issued
a special license plate which shall have the words "Fleet Vehicle" in
place of the words "Show-Me State" in the manner prescribed by the
advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such license plates
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme
and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Fleet vehicles shall be
issued multiyear license plates as provided in this section which shall
not require issuance of a renewal tab. Upon payment of appropriate
registration fees, the director of revenue shall issue a registration
certificate or other suitable evidence of payment of the annual fee, and
such evidence of payment shall be carried at all times in the vehicle for
which it is issued. The director of revenue shall promulgate rules and
regulations establishing the procedure for application and issuance of
fleet vehicle license plates.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390, RSMo,
to the contrary, a fleet vehicle registered in Missouri is exempt from
the requirements of sections 307.350 to 307.390, RSMo, if at the time of
the annual fleet registration, such fleet vehicle is situated outside the
state of Missouri. (L. 1993 S.B. 105 § 301.032 subsecs. 1 to 6, A.L. 1995
S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, commencing
January 1, 1974, commercial motor vehicles to be licensed for twelve
thousand pounds or less shall be registered on a monthly series basis in
the manner provided for motor vehicles other than commercial motor
vehicles.

2. During the time necessary to change over from the present system of
annual calendar year registration to the monthly series system, all
commercial motor vehicles to be licensed for twelve thousand pounds or
less shall be registered for one of twelve registration periods, which
shall vary in length from a minimum of six consecutive calendar months to
a maximum of seventeen calendar months. In the order of the receipt of
applications for registration for the vehicles by the owners thereof, the
director shall allocate to each of the twelve registration periods the
number of the vehicles that will in his judgment distribute as uniformly
as practicable the clerical work of registering the vehicles throughout
the twelve-month period in which registration shall expire and come up
for renewal. Each period shall commence January 1, 1974. The first period
shall expire June 30, 1974; the second, July 31, 1974; the third, August
31, 1974; the fourth, September 30, 1974; the fifth, October 31, 1974;
the sixth, November 30, 1974; the seventh, December 31, 1974; the eighth,
January 31, 1975; the ninth, February 28, 1975; the tenth, March 31,
1975; the eleventh, April 30, 1975; the twelfth, May 31, 1975. Upon the
expiration of the initial registration period, the vehicles so registered
shall thereafter be registered for twelve-month periods.

3. The fees for registrations of such vehicles may be prorated and the
prorated fee shall be paid in the manner provided in section 301.030.
Applications for pro rata registration shall be made at the time and in
the manner prescribed by the director of revenue. (L. 1973 H.B. 25)

The director of revenue shall notify each registered motor
vehicle owner by mail, at the last known address, within an appropriate
period prior to the beginning of the registration period to which he has
been assigned, of the date for reregistration. Such notice shall include
an application blank for registration and shall specify the amount of
license fees due and the registration period covered by such license.
Application blanks shall also be furnished all branch offices of the
department of revenue and license fee offices designated by the director
of revenue under the provisions of section 136.055, RSMo, where they
shall be made available to any person upon request. Failure of the owner
to receive such notice shall not relieve the owner of the requirement to
register pursuant to this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 8368, A.L. 1945 p. 1194,
A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3, A.L. 2001
H.B. 691)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7760

1. All commercial motor vehicles and trailers registered
pursuant to this section or to be operated under reciprocity agreements
shall be registered annually, or in the discretion of the state highways
and transportation commission, staggered in such manner as to be
registered for a one-year period beginning on the first day of a quarter
during such year and in such manner as the commission may determine by
regulation. To facilitate the transition from an annual registration to a
staggered registration, the commission shall inquire of all registrants
and registrations as to which calendar quarter the registrant wishes to
use as the beginning date of the registration once the transition to
staggered registration is complete. If the registrant does not respond by
the date selected by the commission, or if no quarter is selected, the
registrant shall remain on a calendar year registration. The commission
may issue prorated registrations pursuant to this section for periods of
greater than or less than one year during the transition to a nonannual
year registration, but no registration shall exceed eighteen months nor
be less than six months. The commission may issue a prorated, by quarter,
partial year registration at any time for additions to a fleet made after
an initial registration of such fleet, or such other reasons as approved
by the commission or its designee upon the request of the registrant.

2. An application for renewal registration pursuant to this section shall
be made with all required documents on or before the first day of the
month that is three calendar months immediately prior to the beginning
date of the registration. Renewal applications received after the first
day of the third calendar month immediately prior to the registration
shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars. The commission's
designee may waive the penalty pursuant to this subsection for good cause.

3. Fees for commercial motor vehicles and trailers renewed pursuant to
this section shall be paid no later than the first day of the month that
is one calendar month immediately prior to the beginning date of the
registration except for payments made on an installment basis as provided
in subsection 4 of this section. Renewal application fees not paid by the
first day of the month immediately prior to the registration shall be
assessed a penalty of fifty dollars per vehicle, but in no case shall
such penalty exceed one hundred fifty dollars per application. The
commission's designee may, for good cause, waive or reduce any penalties
assessed pursuant to this subsection.

4. Any owner of a commercial motor vehicle or trailer operated pursuant
to this section or reciprocity agreements may elect to pay the Missouri
portion of the annual registration fee in two equal installments, except
that no such installment shall be less than one hundred dollars. The
first installment shall be payable on or before the first day of the
month immediately prior to the beginning date of the registration, and
the second installment shall be payable on or before the first day of the
sixth month of that registration one-year period. Every owner electing to
pay on an installment basis shall file on or before the first day of the
month immediately prior to the beginning date of the registration, a
surety bond, certificate of deposit or irrevocable letter of credit as
defined in section 400.5-103, RSMo, to guarantee the payment of the
second installment. The bond or certificate or letter of credit shall be
in an amount equal to the payment guaranteed. The commission may require
such installments to be filed at other times of the year if a nonannual
registration is issued pursuant to subsection 1 of this section.

5. Any applicant who fails to timely renew his or her registration with
all required documents pursuant to this section or who fails to timely
pay any fees and penalties owed pursuant to this section shall not be
issued a temporary registration for a motor vehicle or a trailer issued
pursuant to this section or under reciprocity agreements. Nothing in this
section shall prohibit the issuance of temporary registration credentials
for additions to the registrant's fleet subsequent to renewal.

6. The applicant for registration pursuant to this section shall affix
the registration plate issued to the front of the vehicle in accordance
with the provisions of section 301.130. Any vehicle required to be
registered pursuant to this section shall display the plate issued to
that vehicle no later than December thirty-first of each year or the last
day of the quarter preceding the quarter in which the registration
begins, as applicable. Failure to display the registration plate required
by this section shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

7. The commission may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective
administration of this section.

8. Any current registration or plate for which all fees have been paid
for a commercial trailer previously issued pursuant to reciprocity
agreements shall remain valid even if such agreements no longer require
apportionment of such trailers under such agreements, and such trailers
may continue to be registered pursuant to this section.

9. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commission shall
have the authority pursuant to this chapter to issue permanent and
temporary registrations on commercial trailers whether or not the
registration is issued pursuant to reciprocity agreements. The provisions
of subsection 1 of section 301.190 shall not apply to registrations
issued pursuant to this subsection, provided the carrier or person to
whom the registration is issued has at least one tractor as defined in
section 301.010 registered with the state of Missouri pursuant to this
section.

10. Commercial trailer plates issued pursuant to this section shall in
all other respects conform to and have the same requirements as those
issued pursuant to subsection 3 of section 301.067. Such plates may
contain the legend "COMM TRL" in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE".
(L. 1993 S.B. 105, A.L. 1997 S.B. 131, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520, A.L. 2004 H.B.
928 and H.B. 1123 and H.B. 1280 merged with S.B. 1233, et al.)

All registration fees shall be payable to the director of
revenue and shall accompany the application for registration. A penalty
fee of five dollars shall be paid on all delinquent registrations. Any
motor vehicle on which the annual registration fee falls due prior to
September 1, 1984, and which is delinquent shall thereafter be registered
by the department of revenue to renew that annual registration at the fee
in effect when the annual registration was due plus the penalty provided
in this section. (L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369c, A.L. 1953 p. 567, A.L.
1984 H.B. 1045)

Effective 9-1-84

The annual registration fee for motor vehicles other than
commercial motor vehicles is: Less than 12 horsepower
................................. $18.00 12 horsepower and less than 24
horsepower ............... 21.00 24 horsepower and less than 36
horsepower ............... 24.00 36 horsepower and less than 48
horsepower ............... 33.00 48 horsepower and less than 60
horsepower ............... 39.00 60 horsepower and less than 72
horsepower ............... 45.00 72 horsepower and more
.................................. 51.00 Motorcycles
............................................. 8.50 Motortricycles
.......................................... 10.00 (L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L.
1984 H.B. 1045)

Effective 9-1-84

The annual registration fee for property-carrying commercial
motor vehicles, not including property-carrying local commercial motor
vehicles, or land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicles,
based on gross weight is: 6,000 pounds and under . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.50 6,001 pounds to 9,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.00 9,001 pounds to 12,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 38.00 12,001 pounds to 18,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 63.00 18,001 pounds to 24,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 100.50 24,001 pounds to 26,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 127.00 26,001 pounds to 30,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 180.00 30,001 pounds to 36,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 275.50 36,001 pounds to 42,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 413.00 42,001 pounds to 48,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 550.50 48,001 pounds to 54,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 688.00 54,001 pounds to 60,010 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 825.50 60,011 pounds to 66,000 pounds . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1,100.50 66,001 pounds to 73,280 pounds . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 1,375.50 73,281 pounds to 78,000 pounds . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 1,650.50 78,001 pounds* to 80,000 pounds . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1,719.50 (L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1979 H.B. 342, A.L. 1983
H.B. 539, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1987 S.B. 135 & 63, A.L. 1991 S.B.
292, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520)

*Word "pounds" does not appear in original rolls.

1. The annual registration fee for property-carrying local
commercial motor vehicles, other than a land improvement contractors'
commercial motor vehicles, based on gross weight is: 6,000 pounds and
under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15.50 6,001 pounds to
12,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00 12,001 pounds to
18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.50 18,001 pounds to
24,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 24,001 pounds to
26,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.50 26,001 pounds to
30,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.50 30,001 pounds to
36,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.50 36,001 pounds to
42,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.50 42,001 pounds to
48,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.50 48,001 pounds to
54,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.50 54,001 pounds to
60,010 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.50 60,011 pounds to
66,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270.50 66,001 pounds to
72,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335.50 72,001 pounds to
80,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.50

2. Any person found to have improperly registered a motor vehicle in
excess of fifty-four thousand pounds when he or she was not entitled to
shall be required to purchase the proper license plates and, in addition
to all other penalties provided by law, shall be subject to the annual
registration fee for the full calendar year for the vehicle's gross
weight as prescribed in section 301.057. (L. 1969 S.B. 242 § 301.059,
A.L. 1979 H.B. 342, A.L. 1991 S.B. 292, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1382, A.L. 2001
S.B. 520)

The annual registration fee for passenger-carrying commercial
motor vehicles (not including passenger-carrying local commercial motor
vehicles, school buses or local transit buses) based on seating capacity
is: 10 passengers or less ................................. $ 100.50 11
to 18 passengers ................................... 180.50 19 to 25
passengers ................................... 250.50 26 to 29 passengers
................................... 290.50 30 to 33 passengers
................................... 330.50 34 to 37 passengers
................................... 370.50 38 to 41 passengers
................................... 410.50 42 to 45 passengers
................................... 450.50 (L. 1969 S.B. 242 § 301.060)

The annual registration fee for passenger-carrying local
commercial motor vehicles based on seating capacity is: 10 passengers or
less ................................. $ 50.50 11 to 18 passengers
................................... 90.50 19 to 25 passengers
................................... 125.50 26 to 29 passengers
................................... 145.50 30 to 33 passengers
.................................. 165.50 34 to 37 passengers
.................................. 185.50 38 to 41 passengers
.................................. 205.50 42 to 45 passengers
.................................. 225.50 (L. 1969 S.B. 242)

The annual registration fee for a local log truck, registered
pursuant to this chapter, is three hundred dollars. (L. 1997 H.B. 381 § 1)

The annual registration fee for local transit buses based on
seating capacity is: 40 passengers or less
................................ $ 25.50 41 to 45 passengers
.................................. 35.50 Over 45 passengers
................................... 50.50 (L. 1969 S.B. 242)

1. The annual registration fee for a land improvement
contractors' commercial motor vehicle is three hundred and fifty dollars.
The maximum gross weight for which such a vehicle may be registered is
seventy-three thousand two hundred and eighty pounds. Transporting for
hire by such a motor vehicle is prohibited.

2. Upon application to the director of revenue accompanied by an
affidavit signed by the owner or owners stating that the motor vehicle to
be licensed as a land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicle
shall not be operated in any manner other than as prescribed in section
301.010, and by the amount of the registration fee prescribed in
subsection 1 of this section**, and otherwise complying with the laws
relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, the owner
or owners shall be issued a distinctive set of land improvement
contractors' license plates. The director of revenue shall by regulation
determine the characteristic features of land improvement contractors'
license plates so that they may be readily identified as such. (L. 1979
H.B. 342, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

*This section was amended by both S.B. 3 and S.B. 70 during the 1st
Regular Session of the 88th General Assembly, 1995. H.B. 769 of the 1st
Regular Session of the 89th General Assembly, 1997, only amended the
language from S.B. 70. Due to possible conflict, both versions are
printed here.

**Word "above" appears in original rolls.

1. The annual registration fee for a land improvement
contractors' commercial motor vehicle is three hundred and fifty dollars.
The maximum gross weight for which such a vehicle may be registered is
eighty thousand pounds. Transporting for hire by such a motor vehicle is
prohibited.

2. Upon application to the director of revenue accompanied by an
affidavit signed by the owner or owners stating that the motor vehicle to
be licensed as a land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicle
shall not be operated in any manner other than as prescribed in section
301.010, and by the amount of the registration fee prescribed above, and
otherwise complying with the laws relating to the registration and
licensing of motor vehicles, the owner or owners shall be issued a set of
land improvement contractors' license plates. The advisory committee
established in section 301.129 shall determine the characteristic
features of land improvement contractors' license plates so that they may
be readily identified as such, except that such license plates shall be
made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and
design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Any rule or portion of a
rule promulgated pursuant to sections 301.010, 301.057, 301.058, and
301.064 may be suspended by the committee on administrative rules until
such time as the general assembly may by concurrent resolution reinstate
such rule. (L. 1979 H.B. 342, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1995 S.B.
70, A.L. 1997 H.B. 769)

*This section was amended by both S.B. 3 and S.B. 70 during the 1st
Regular Session of the 88th General Assembly, 1995. H.B. 769 of the 1st
Regular Session of the 89th General Assembly, 1997, only amended the
language from S.B. 70. Due to possible conflict, both versions are
printed here.

The annual registration fee for each school bus, twenty-five
dollars, fifty cents. (L. 1969 S.B. 242)

The annual registration fee for shuttle buses, recreational
motor vehicles and vanpool vehicles is thirty-two dollars. The advisory
committee established in section 301.129 shall determine the
characteristic features of license plates for vehicles registered under
the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such,
except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. (L. 1974 H.B. 883, A.L. 1979 S.B. 108, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L.
1985 S.B. 209, H.B. 501, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

CROSS REFERENCE: Vanpool licensing requirement for ride-sharing vehicles,
RSMo 285.200

1. For each trailer or semitrailer there shall be paid an annual
fee of seven dollars fifty cents, and in addition thereto such permit fee
authorized by law against trailers used in combination with tractors
operated under the supervision of the motor carrier and railroad safety
division of the department of economic development. The fees for tractors
used in any combination with trailers or semitrailers or both trailers
and semitrailers (other than on passenger-carrying trailers or
semitrailers) shall be computed on the total gross weight of the vehicles
in the combination with load.

2. Any trailer or semitrailer may at the option of the registrant be
registered for a period of three years upon payment of a registration fee
of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.

3. Any trailer or semitrailer which is operated coupled to a towing
vehicle by a fifth wheel and kingpin assembly or by a trailer converter
dolly may, at the option of the registrant, be registered permanently
upon the payment of a registration fee of fifty-two dollars and fifty
cents. The permanent plate and registration fee is vehicle specific. The
plate and the registration fee paid is nontransferable and nonrefundable,
except those covered under the provisions of section 301.442. (L. 1969
S.B. 242, A.L. 1975 S.B. 315, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3, A.L. 1992 S.B. 607)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and
functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and
department of transportation, RSMo 226.008

A driveaway license plate may not be used on a vehicle used or
operated on a highway except for the purpose of transporting vehicles in
transit. Driveaway license plates may not be used by tow truck operators
transporting wrecked, disabled, abandoned, improperly parked, or burned
vehicles. For each driveaway license there shall be paid an annual
license fee of forty-four dollars and fifty cents for one set of plates
or such insignia as the director may issue which shall be attached to the
motor vehicle as prescribed in this chapter. Applicants may choose to
obtain biennial driveaway licenses. The fee for biennial driveaway
licenses shall be eighty-nine dollars. For single trips the fee shall be
four dollars, and descriptive insignia shall be prepared and issued at
the discretion of the director who shall also prescribe the type of
equipment used to attach such vehicles in combinations. (L. 1969 S.B.
242, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 2003 H.B. 491, A.L. 2004 S.B. 757 merged
with S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. In determining fees based on the horsepower of vehicles
propelled by internal combustion engines, the horsepower shall be
computed and recorded upon the following formula established by the
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce: Square the bore of the cylinder
in inches multiplied by the number of cylinders, divided by two and
one-half.

2. The horsepower of all motor vehicles propelled by steam may be
accepted as rated by the manufacturers thereof, or may be determined in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the director.

3. The horsepower of all motor vehicles, except commercial motor
vehicles, propelled by electric power, shall be rated as being between
twelve and twenty-four horsepower.

4. Fees of commercial motor vehicles, other than passenger-carrying
commercial motor vehicles, shall be based on the gross weight of the
vehicle or any combination of vehicles and the maximum load to be carried
at any one time during the license period, except the fee for a wrecker,
tow truck, rollback or car carrier used in a towing service shall be
based on the empty weight of such vehicle fully equipped for the recovery
or towing of vehicles.

5. The decision of the director as to the type of motor vehicles and
their classification for the purpose of registration and the computation
of fees therefor shall be final and conclusive. (RSMo 1939 § 8370, A.L.
1943 p. 663, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1794)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7763; 1919 § 7559

Any person who has served in the armed forces of the United
States and who has been honorably discharged or separated therefrom and
who has a service connected disability of such a nature that it would, if
it had been incurred in service, have entitled him to be awarded an
automobile by the United States Federal Government, or who is receiving
compensation from the Veterans Administration for total service connected
disability, may apply for special motor vehicle license plates as
provided in this section. (L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 1)

Any such person shall make application for the special license
plates on a form prescribed by the director of revenue, and shall submit
the application and proof of his disability in the form of a statement
from the United States Veterans Administration verifying the person was
awarded an automobile by the United States Federal Government because of
a service incurred disability and/or the person is receiving compensation
for total service connected disability. (L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 2)

The director of revenue shall thereupon issue license plates, a
registration number and the words "Disabled Veteran". The advisory
committee established in section 301.129 shall determine the
characteristic features of the license plate, except that such license
plate shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color
scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130, and such
plate shall include the international wheelchair accessibility symbol
when the applicant is physically disabled as defined in section 301.142,
as such symbol is placed on license plates described in section 301.142.
(L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 3, A.L. 1993 S.B. 329, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

License plates issued under sections 301.071 to 301.075 shall be
valid for the duration of the veteran's disability. Each such applicant
issued license plates under these provisions shall annually furnish proof
of vehicle inspection and proof of disability to the director, except
that an applicant whose service connected disability qualifying him for
special license plates consists in whole or in part of loss of an eye or
a limb or an applicant with a one hundred percent permanent disability,
as established by a physician's signed statement to that effect, need
only furnish proof of disability to the director when initially applying
for the special license plates and not thereafter, but in such case proof
that the veteran is alive shall be required annually. Each person
qualifying under sections 301.071 to 301.075 may license only one motor
vehicle under these provisions. No commercial motor vehicle in excess of
twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight may be licensed under the
provisions of sections 301.071 to 301.075. (L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 4, A.L.
1983 H.B. 182, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

There shall be no fee charged for license plates issued under
the provisions of this section. (L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 5)

1. Upon application for registration of a motor vehicle, other
than a commercial motor vehicle, by an owner who holds license plates in
a registration period which has expired, the director shall register said
vehicle for the fraction of the twelve-month period as will enable the
owner to use the license plates so held by him, and he shall be required
to pay a fee computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the full year's
registration fee prescribed for such vehicles, multiplied by the number
of months remaining in the registration period for which he shall be
required to register. When the registration renewal is subject to the
delinquent renewal penalty imposed by section 301.050, the owner shall
file an affidavit of nonoperation for the months during which the license
plates were expired or pay the full twelve-month registration fee.

2. For new vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles, not previously
registered in this state, the fee shall be computed on the basis of
one-twelfth of the full year's registration fee prescribed for such
vehicles, multiplied by the number of months of the current registration
year which have not fully expired on the date of application. When
ownership of a nonregistered vehicle, other than a commercial motor
vehicle, which has not been previously operated on the public highways
during the current registration year, is transferred, the registration
fee to be paid by transferee shall be computed as provided above for new
vehicles, providing a satisfactory affidavit of such nonoperation is
filed with the department of revenue. In the case of a new vehicle, a
vehicle not previously registered in Missouri, or a vehicle which is
transferred, the legal date of application for registration shall be the
date on which such vehicle was first operated on the public highways
after it was acquired by the applicant; provided, however, if the bill of
sale is dated prior to the date the vehicle was placed in operation, the
applicant must file an affidavit of nonoperation, provided the later date
is fractional in the computation of the registration fee. (L. 1947 V. I
p. 380 § 8369d, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3)

All fees for the registration of motor vehicles, trailers,
certificates of title and motorcycles provided for herein shall be
collected by the director of revenue and deposited with the state
treasurer to the credit of the state highway department fund. (RSMo 1939
§ 8402, A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A.L. 1957 p. 623)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7784; 1919 § 7604

CROSS REFERENCE: Source and application of highway funds, Const. Art. IV
§ 30(b)

1. Motor vehicles not previously registered in Missouri and
operated for the first time on the public highways of this state may be
initially registered for less than a twelve-month period at the
director's option, when in his judgment such fractional registration
period shall tend to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series
registration system.

2. Upon expiration of the initial fractional registration periods, motor
vehicles so registered shall thereafter be registered for twelve-month
periods as provided in section 301.030.

3. Application for registration of a motor vehicle not previously
registered in Missouri, operated for the first time on the public
highways of this state, and previously registered in another state shall
be made within thirty days after the owner of such motor vehicle has
become a resident of this state. (L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8389b, A.L. 1951
p. 695, A.L. 1953 p. 567, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al.)

1. Whenever the director shall determine from an increase or
decrease in the number of registrations of all types of motor vehicles in
any given month that the volume of clerical work of registration of all
types of motor vehicles in such month has become so disproportionate to
the volume of work in the remaining registration periods as to render the
system burdensome or inefficient, he is authorized and empowered to
change the registration period of any number of motor vehicles, other
than commercial motor vehicles, as may be necessary to increase or reduce
the volume of registration in one or more periods by advancing the
renewal date and shortening the registration period of such motor
vehicles.

2. The shifting of registration periods shall be accomplished by
notifying the registrants of the change, and giving them credit for that
portion of the registration period not yet elapsed. In such instances the
director shall order the registrant to surrender the license plates and
registration certificate held by him and shall assign and issue, without
cost to the owner, new plates and a registration certificate designating
the new registration expiration date. (L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369b, A.L.
1951 p. 695, A.L. 1969 S.B. 242)

For the purpose of sections 301.112 to 301.119, "motor vehicle
title service agent" shall be deemed to mean any person who acts as an
agent for a fee in obtaining a certificate of ownership of a motor
vehicle. (L. 1984 S.B. 416 § 1)

1. No person shall carry on or conduct a business, the purpose
of which is to act as an agent for a fee in obtaining a certificate of
ownership of a motor vehicle, unless licensed to do so by the department
of revenue.

2. Application for license shall be submitted by July first of each year
and shall be made on the form the department prescribes, containing the
name of the applicant, the address where business is to be conducted, the
resident's address, if the applicant is an individual, the names and
residents' addresses of the partners of the applicant, if a partnership,
the names and residents' addresses of the principal officers of the
applicant and the state of its incorporation, if a corporation. The
application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the
applicant, or if the applicant is a partnership or a corporation, by a
partner or officer of the applicant and shall be accompanied by a fee of
fifty dollars.

3. The department shall file each application received by it with the
required fee, and when satisfied that the applicant, if an individual, or
each of the partners or principal officers of the applicant, if a
partnership or a corporation, is of good moral character and that the
applicant, so far as can be ascertained, has complied and will comply
with the laws of this state relating to certificates of title of
vehicles, shall issue to the applicant a license to carry on and conduct
business at the address specified in the application until July first
next following the date on which the license is issued. (L. 1984 S.B. 416
§§ 2, 3)

1. Every licensee shall maintain for three years a record of:

(1) Date of application of certificate of title of vehicles;

(2) Name and address of the owner;

(3) Name of the manufacturer;

(4) Vehicle identification number and year of manufacture;

(5) Style of vehicle;

(6) Odometer setting.

2. Any record kept pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be open
to inspection by any authorized representative of the department, member
of the Missouri highway patrol or any authorized peace officer during
reasonable business hours. (L. 1984 S.B. 416 § 5)

1. The application for licensure shall be accompanied by a
corporate surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars and
conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements for the
lawful obtaining or receiving of certificates of ownership for motor
vehicles.

2. The bond shall be an indemnity for any loss sustained by reason of the
acts of the person bonded when such acts constitute grounds for the
suspension or revocation of his license. The bonds shall be executed in
the name of Missouri for the benefit of any aggrieved party; except, that
the aggregate liability to all aggrieved parties shall, in no event,
exceed the amount of the bond. The proceeds of the bond shall be paid
upon receipt by the director of a final judgment from a court of
competent jurisdiction against the principal and in favor of an aggrieved
party. (L. 1984 S.B. 416 § 6)

1. The department shall suspend or revoke a license, upon notice
and reasonable opportunity to be heard, as otherwise provided by law if
it finds:

(1) The license was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or

(2) The applicant, or any partner or principal officer of the applicant,
if a partnership or corporation, has failed to comply with the laws of
this state relating to certificate of title of vehicles; or

(3) The license is not prominently displayed.

2. Any person who violates any provision of sections 301.112 to 301.119
is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (L. 1984 S.B. 416 §§ 4, 7)

When the owner of a motor vehicle moves the vehicle to another
state, he shall return the license plates to the director of revenue
within ninety days or upon the expiration of the period of reciprocity
granted by the new state of residence; or if the owner of a motor vehicle
ceases to operate the vehicle in Missouri, he shall return the license
plates to the director of revenue within ninety days. (L. 1947 V. I p.
380 § 8369b, A.L. 1951 p. 690, A.L. 1971 S.B. 158)

1. When the owner of a commercial motor vehicle registered in
excess of fifty-four thousand pounds returns the license plates to the
director of revenue as provided in section 301.120, but not for a license
suspension or revocation, the owner shall receive a refund or credit of
any pro rata amount to be determined by the calendar quarters remaining
before expiration of the license plates. Such refund or credit shall be
granted based upon the date the license plates are surrendered to the
director of revenue. Any credit or refund may be applied toward any
subsequent application for a Missouri registration only if a commercial
motor vehicle. Any refunded portion of a registration fee which was
distributed according to the provisions of article IV, section 30(b) of
the Constitution of Missouri shall be refunded proportionately from
state, city and county funds.

2. When the owner of a commercial motor vehicle registered in excess of
fifty-four thousand pounds returns the license plate or plates to the
appropriate official in the state where the license plate for the
commercial motor vehicle was issued, a refund or credit shall be issued
by the director of revenue as provided in subsection 1 of this section.
If the refund is to come from moneys previously transferred to another
state by this state as a result of a reciprocity agreement, such refund
by the director of revenue may only be made upon return of such moneys
from that state to the director. If such moneys are not returned by that
state, such refund will not be made. (L. 1986 H.B. 1320 § 2, A.L. 1995
S.B. 70, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520)

There is established in this section an advisory committee for
the department of revenue, which shall exist solely to develop uniform
designs and common colors for motor vehicle license plates issued under
this chapter and to determine appropriate license plate parameters for
all license plates issued under this chapter. The advisory committee may
adopt more than one type of design and color scheme for license plates
issued under this chapter; however, each license plate of a distinct type
shall be uniform in design and color scheme with all other license plates
of that distinct type. The specifications for the fully reflective
material used for the plates, as required by section 301.130, shall be
determined by the committee. Such plates shall meet any specific
requirements prescribed in this chapter. The advisory committee shall
consist of the director of revenue, the superintendent of the highway
patrol, the correctional enterprises administrator, and the respective
chairpersons of both the senate and house of representatives
transportation committees. Notwithstanding section 226.200, RSMo, to the
contrary, the general assembly may appropriate state highways and
transportation department funds for the requirements of section 301.130
and this section. Prior to January 1, 2007, the committee shall meet,
select a chairman from among their members, and develop uniform design
and license plate parameters for the motor vehicle license plates issued
under this chapter. Prior to determining the final design of the plates,
the committee shall hold at least three public meetings in different
areas of the state to invite public input on the final design. Members of
the committee shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties under this section out of
funds appropriated for that purpose. The committee shall direct the
director of revenue to implement its final design of the uniform motor
vehicle license plates and any specific parameters for all license plates
developed by the committee not later than January 1, 2007. The committee
shall be dissolved upon completion of its duties under this section. (L.
1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

1. The director of revenue, upon receipt of a proper application
for registration, required fees and any other information which may be
required by law, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of
registration in such manner and form as the director of revenue may
prescribe and a set of license plates, or other evidence of registration,
as provided by this section. Each set of license plates shall bear the
name or abbreviated name of this state, the words "SHOW-ME STATE", the
month and year in which the registration shall expire, and an arrangement
of numbers or letters, or both, as shall be assigned from year to year by
the director of revenue. The plates shall also contain fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design for each type of license
plate issued pursuant to this chapter. The plates shall be clearly
visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive. Special plates
for qualified disabled veterans will have the "DISABLED VETERAN" wording
on the license plates in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" and
special plates for members of the national guard will have the "NATIONAL
GUARD" wording in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE".

2. The arrangement of letters and numbers of license plates shall be
uniform throughout each classification of registration. The director may
provide for the arrangement of the numbers in groups or otherwise, and
for other distinguishing marks on the plates.

3. All property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to be registered at a
gross weight in excess of twelve thousand pounds, all passenger-carrying
commercial motor vehicles, local transit buses, school buses, trailers,
semitrailers, motorcycles, motortricycles, motorscooters and driveaway
vehicles shall be registered with the director of revenue as provided for
in subsection 3 of section 301.030, or with the state highways and
transportation commission as otherwise provided in this chapter, but only
one license plate shall be issued for each such vehicle except as
provided in this subsection. The applicant for registration of any
property-carrying commercial motor vehicle may request and be issued two
license plates for such vehicle, and if such plates are issued the
director of revenue may assess and collect an additional charge from the
applicant in an amount not to exceed the fee prescribed for personalized
license plates in subsection 1 of section 301.144.

4. The plates issued to manufacturers and dealers shall bear the letter
"D" preceding the number, and the director may place upon the plates
other letters or marks to distinguish commercial motor vehicles and
trailers and other types of motor vehicles.

5. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this
state unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of
license plates issued by the director of revenue or the state highways
and transportation commission and authorized by section 301.140. Each
such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so
that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so
that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates
shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck
tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds
on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than
forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon
right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles,
motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such
vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license
plate on buses, other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck
tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds
shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight nor
more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and
numbers thereon right side up or if two plates are issued for the vehicle
pursuant to subsection 3 of this section, displayed in the same manner on
the front and rear of such vehicles. The license plate or plates
authorized by section 301.140, when properly attached, shall be prima
facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.

6. (1) The director of revenue shall issue annually or biennially a tab
or set of tabs as provided by law as evidence of the annual payment of
registration fees and the current registration of a vehicle in lieu of
the set of plates. Beginning January 1, 2010, the director may prescribe
any additional information recorded on the tab or tabs to ensure that the
tab or tabs positively correlate with the license plate or plates issued
by the department of revenue for such vehicle. Such tabs shall be
produced in each license bureau office.

(2) The vehicle owner to whom a tab or set of tabs is issued shall affix
and display such tab or tabs in the designated area of the license plate,
no more than one per plate.

(3) A tab or set of tabs issued by the director of revenue when attached
to a vehicle in the prescribed manner shall be prima facie evidence that
the registration fee for such vehicle has been paid.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director of revenue
shall issue plates for a period of at least six years.

(5) For those commercial motor vehicles and trailers registered pursuant
to section 301.041, the plate issued by the highways and transportation
commission shall be a permanent nonexpiring license plate for which no
tabs shall be issued. Nothing in this section shall relieve the owner of
any vehicle permanently registered pursuant to this section from the
obligation to pay the annual registration fee due for the vehicle. The
permanent nonexpiring license plate shall be returned to the highways and
transportation commission upon the sale or disposal of the vehicle by the
owner to whom the permanent nonexpiring license plate is issued, or the
plate may be transferred to a replacement commercial motor vehicle when
the owner files a supplemental application with the Missouri highways and
transportation commission for the registration of such replacement
commercial motor vehicle. Upon payment of the annual registration fee,
the highways and transportation commission shall issue a certificate of
registration or other suitable evidence of payment of the annual fee, and
such evidence of payment shall be carried at all times in the vehicle for
which it is issued.

(6) Upon the sale or disposal of any vehicle permanently registered under
this section, or upon the termination of a lease of any such vehicle, the
permanent nonexpiring plate issued for such vehicle shall be returned to
the highways and transportation commission and shall not be valid for
operation of such vehicle, or the plate may be transferred to a
replacement vehicle when the owner files a supplemental application with
the Missouri highways and transportation commission for the registration
of such replacement vehicle. If a vehicle which is permanently registered
under this section is sold, wrecked or otherwise disposed of, or the
lease terminated, the registrant shall be given credit for any unused
portion of the annual registration fee when the vehicle is replaced by
the purchase or lease of another vehicle during the registration year.

7. The director of revenue and the highways and transportation commission
may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective administration of
this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the
authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been
promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary,
owners of motor vehicles other than apportioned motor vehicles or
commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds
gross weight may apply for special personalized license plates. Vehicles
licensed for eighteen thousand pounds that display special personalized
license plates shall be subject to the provisions of subsections 1 and 2
of section 301.030.

9. Commencing January 1, 2009, the director of revenue shall cause to be
reissued new license plates of such design as directed by the director
consistent with the terms, conditions, and provisions of this section and
this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition
to all other fees required by law, applicants for registration of
vehicles with license plates that expire between January 1, 2009, and
December 31, 2011, applicants for registration of trailers or
semitrailers with license plates that expire between January 1, 2009, and
December 31, 2011, and applicants for registration of vehicles that are
to be issued new license plates shall pay an additional fee, based on the
actual cost of the reissuance, to cover the cost of the newly reissued
plates required by this subsection. The additional fee prescribed in this
subsection shall not be charged to persons receiving special license
plates issued under section 301.073 or 301.443. Historic motor vehicle
license plates registered pursuant to section 301.131 and specialized
license plates are exempt from the provisions of this subsection. (RSMo
1939 § 8377, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1951 p. 695,
A.L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al., A.L. 1981 S.B. 200 merged
with H.B. 511, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1067 & 1299,
A.L. 1987 H.B. 605, A.L. 1993 S.B. 105, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3 merged with S.B.
156, S.B. 70, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520, A.L. 2003 H.B. 491, A.L. 2004 S.B.
1233, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7770; 1919 §§ 7564, 7565; 1909 § 8505

CROSS REFERENCES: Consular identification plates, RSMo 26.140 Farm
tractors exempted from provisions requiring display of number plates,
RSMo 304.260.

(1960) Information charging defendant with operating a motor vehicle with
license plate other than one issued to him, held sufficient. State v.
Cook (A.), 333 S.W.2d 337.

(1961) Landowner whose land is split by a highway has the right to cross
the highway in order to get from one part of his land to the other
without procuring a license for his truck. State v. Hall (A.), 351 S.W.2d
460.

(1976) Held, there is no right to a particular license number. State ex
rel. Dyke v. Spradling (A.), 536 S.W.2d 839.

1. Any motor vehicle over twenty-five years old which is owned
solely as a collector's item and which is used and intended to be used
for exhibition and educational purposes shall be permanently registered
upon payment of a registration fee of twenty-five dollars. Upon the
transfer of the title to any such vehicle the registration shall be
canceled and the license plates issued therefor shall be returned to the
director of revenue.

2. The owner of any such vehicle shall file an application in a form
prescribed by the director, if such vehicle meets the requirements of
this section, and a certificate of registration shall be issued therefor.
Such certificate need not specify the horsepower of the motor vehicle.

3. The director shall issue to the owner of any motor vehicle registered
pursuant to this section the same number of license plates which would be
issued with a regular annual registration, containing the number assigned
to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue. Such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

4. Historic vehicles may be driven to and from repair facilities one
hundred miles from the vehicle's location, and in addition may be driven
up to one thousand miles per year for personal use. The owner of the
historic vehicle shall be responsible for keeping a log of the miles
driven for personal use each calendar year. Such log must be kept in the
historic vehicle when the vehicle is driven on any state road. The
historic vehicle's mileage driven in an antique auto tour or event and
mileage driven to and from such a tour or event shall not be considered
mileage driven for the purpose of the mileage limitations in this
section. Violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor and in
addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, upon conviction
thereof, the director of revenue shall revoke the historic motor vehicle
license plates of such violator which were issued pursuant to this
section.

5. Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, any
person possessing a license plate issued by the state of Missouri that is
over twenty-five years old, in which the year of the issuance of such
plate is consistent with the year of the manufacture of the vehicle, the
owner of the vehicle may register such plate as an historic vehicle plate
as set forth in subsections 1 and 2 of this section, provided that the
configuration of letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers
of such plate are not identical to the configuration of letters, numbers
or combination of letters and numbers of any plates already issued to an
owner by the director. Such license plate shall not be required to
possess the characteristic features of reflective material and common
color scheme and design as prescribed in section 301.130. The owner of
the historic vehicle registered pursuant to this subsection shall keep
the certificate of registration in the vehicle at all times. The
certificate of registration shall be prima facie evidence that the
vehicle has been properly registered with the director and that all fees
have been paid. (L. 1955 p. 620, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1986 H.B.
1153, A.L. 1989 S.B. 209, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L.
1997 H.B. 394, A.L. 2002 S.B. 957 merged with S.B. 1093)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Historic motor vehicles exempt from emission inspection, RSMo 643.315

1. For purposes of this section, "street rod" is a vehicle older
than 1949 or a vehicle manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle
manufactured before 1949; and has been altered from the manufacturer's
original design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

2. The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the
certificate of title of a street rod vehicle shall be the model year and
year of manufacture that the body of such vehicle resembles. The current
and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be designated with the
word "REPLICA".

3. For each street rod, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee
charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to
the regular annual registration fees.

4. In applying for registration of a street rod pursuant to this section,
the owner of the street rod shall submit with the application a
certification that the vehicle for which the application is made:

(1) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club
activities, parades, tours, and similar uses;

(2) Will not be used for general daily transportation.

5. In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 4 of
this section, when applying for registration of a street rod, the new
owner of the street rod shall provide proof that the street rod passed a
safety inspection in accordance with section 307.350, RSMo, that shall be
approved by the department of public safety in consultation with the
street rod community in this state.

6. On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director of
the department of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates
containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by
the director of revenue, and the following words: "STREET ROD", "STATE OF
MISSOURI". Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the
motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section. The director of
revenue shall determine the characteristic features of such license
plates for vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of this section
so that they may be recognized as such, except that such license plates
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme
and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

7. Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a
statute of this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the
year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any
specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle
registered pursuant to this section.

8. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, a vehicle
registered pursuant to this section is exempt from any statute of this
state that requires periodic vehicle inspections and from any statute of
this state that requires the use and inspection of emission controls.

9. A "custom vehicle" means any motor vehicle that:

(1) Is at least twenty-five years old and of a model year after 1948, or
was manufactured to resemble a vehicle twenty-five years old or older and
of a model year after 1948; and

(2) Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has an
entire body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

10. The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the
certificate of title of a custom vehicle shall be the model year and year
of manufacture that the body of such vehicle resembles. The current and
all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be designated with the
word "REPLICA".

11. For each custom vehicle, there shall be an annual fee equal to the
fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in
addition to the regular annual registration fees.

12. In applying for registration of a custom vehicle pursuant to this
section, the owner of the custom vehicle shall submit with the
application a certification that the vehicle for which the application is
made:

(1) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibits, club
activities, parades, tours, and similar uses; and

(2) Will not be used for general daily transportation.

13. In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 12
of this section, when applying for registration of a custom vehicle, the
new owner of the custom vehicle shall provide proof that the custom
vehicle passed a safety inspection in accordance with section 307.350,
RSMo, that shall be approved by the department of public safety in
consultation with the street rod community in this state.

14. On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director
of the department of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates
containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by
the director of revenue, and the following words: "CUSTOM VEHICLE",
"STATE OF MISSOURI". Such license plates shall be kept securely attached
to the motor vehicle registered hereunder. The director of revenue shall
determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles
registered pursuant to the provisions of this section so that they may be
recognized as such, except that such license plates shall be made with
fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as
prescribed by section 301.130.

15. Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a
statute of this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the
year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any
specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle
registered pursuant to this section.

16. Except as provided in subsection 13 of this section, a vehicle
registered pursuant to this section is exempt from any statute of this
state that requires periodic vehicle inspections and from any statute of
this state that requires the use and inspection of emission controls.

17. For purposes of this section, "blue dot tail light" is a red lamp
installed in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple
insert that is not more than one inch in diameter.

18. A street rod or custom vehicle may use blue dot tail lights for stop
lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps, and rear
reflectors. (L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et
al.)

Effective 1-1-05

1. Special mobile equipment may be moved on the highways of this
state from one job location to another or to or from places of storage,
delivery or repair without complying with the provisions of the law
relating to titling and registration and display of license plates but
shall comply with all the other requirements of the law relating to motor
vehicles, except that such equipment, other than farm equipment, shall
not be operated on state maintained roads or highways on Saturdays,
Sundays or legal holidays, except in emergencies.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section to the
contrary, special mobile equipment that travels at a speed above any
minimum posted speed limit and is capable of traveling at the uniform
maximum speed limits as established in section 304.010, RSMo, does not
exceed the maximum weight limits as established in subsection 3 of
section 304.180, RSMo, and does not exceed the limitations on height,
width, or length of section 304.170, RSMo, so as to require the issuance
of a special permit pursuant to section 304.200, RSMo, may be operated on
state maintained roads or highways at any time and on any day. (L. 1955
p. 627 § 304.265, A.L. 1987 H.B. 531, A.L. 1995 H.B. 717 merged with S.B.
70, A.L. 2003 H.B. 247)

1. Daughters of the American Revolution who have obtained an
emblem-use authorization statement from the Missouri State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution may apply for Missouri State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution license plates for any motor vehicle
the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned
motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of
eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Missouri State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution hereby authorizes the use of its
official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as
provided in this section.

2. Upon application and payment of a one-time twenty-five dollar
emblem-use contribution to the Missouri State Society Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American
Revolution shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an
emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented to the
department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.

3. Upon presentation of the statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee
in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other
documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall
issue a personalized license plate to the vehicle owner, which shall bear
the emblem of the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American
Revolution and the words "MISSOURI STATE SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION" and shall engrave the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. A fee for the
issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section
301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. The director of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the
administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that
term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the
authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536,
RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter
536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the
effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held
unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void. (L.
2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

Any motor vehicle which is eligible for permanent registration
pursuant to the provisions of section 301.131 may also be licensed by the
owner thereof with personalized license plates in the same manner as that
otherwise provided by law. Such registration and license plates shall be
made and issued only upon the payment of an annual fee equivalent to that
regularly charged for personalized license plates in addition to the
one-time permanent registration fee authorized by section 301.131. Such
license plates may have a tab or other identifying characteristics to
readily show the year for which issued. (L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1995 S.B.
70)

Effective 1-1-97

1. The director of the department of revenue shall, upon the
request of any person who is issued special license plates or a removable
windshield placard pursuant to section 301.142 and who uses a wheelchair
or transports a person who uses a wheelchair, allow the person to obtain
a parking cone bearing the international symbol of accessibility and the
words "wheelchair parking space". Parking cones obtained pursuant to this
section shall be predominantly orange, fluorescent red-orange, or
fluorescent yellow-orange, not less than eighteen inches in height and
shall be made of a material that can be struck without damaging vehicles
on impact. Parking cones shall be purchased by any person wishing to use
such cone.

2. The director of the department of revenue shall promulgate rules and
regulations to administer the provisions of this section. No rule or
portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section
shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. (L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 14)

1. Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or
trailer, the certificate of registration and the right to use the number
plates shall expire and the number plates shall be removed by the owner
at the time of the transfer of possession, and it shall be unlawful for
any person other than the person to whom such number plates were
originally issued to have the same in his or her possession whether in
use or not; except that the buyer of a motor vehicle or trailer who
trades in a motor vehicle or trailer may attach the license plates from
the traded-in motor vehicle or trailer to the newly purchased motor
vehicle or trailer. The operation of a motor vehicle with such
transferred plates shall be lawful for no more than thirty days. As used
in this subsection, the term "trade-in motor vehicle or trailer" shall
include any single motor vehicle or trailer sold by the buyer of the
newly purchased vehicle or trailer, as long as the license plates for the
trade-in motor vehicle or trailer are still valid.

2. In the case of a transfer of ownership the original owner may register
another motor vehicle under the same number, upon the payment of a fee of
two dollars, if the motor vehicle is of horsepower, gross weight or (in
the case of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle) seating
capacity, not in excess of that originally registered. When such motor
vehicle is of greater horsepower, gross weight or (in the case of a
passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle) seating capacity, for which
a greater fee is prescribed, applicant shall pay a transfer fee of two
dollars and a pro rata portion for the difference in fees. When such
vehicle is of less horsepower, gross weight or (in case of a
passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle) seating capacity, for which
a lesser fee is prescribed, applicant shall not be entitled to a refund.

3. License plates may be transferred from a motor vehicle which will no
longer be operated to a newly purchased motor vehicle by the owner of
such vehicles. The owner shall pay a transfer fee of two dollars if the
newly purchased vehicle is of horsepower, gross weight or (in the case of
a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle) seating capacity, not in
excess of that of the vehicle which will no longer be operated. When the
newly purchased motor vehicle is of greater horsepower, gross weight or
(in the case of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle) seating
capacity, for which a greater fee is prescribed, the applicant shall pay
a transfer fee of two dollars and a pro rata portion of the difference in
fees. When the newly purchased vehicle is of less horsepower, gross
weight or (in the case of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle)
seating capacity, for which a lesser fee is prescribed, the applicant
shall not be entitled to a refund.

4. Upon the sale of a motor vehicle or trailer by a dealer, a buyer who
has made application for registration, by mail or otherwise, may operate
the same for a period of thirty days after taking possession thereof, if
during such period the motor vehicle or trailer shall have attached
thereto, in the manner required by section 301.130, number plates issued
to the dealer. Upon application and presentation of satisfactory evidence
that the buyer has applied for registration, a dealer may furnish such
number plates to the buyer for such temporary use. In such event, the
dealer shall require the buyer to deposit the sum of ten dollars and
fifty cents to be returned to the buyer upon return of the number plates
as a guarantee that said buyer will return to the dealer such number
plates within thirty days. The director shall issue a temporary permit or
paper plate authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle or trailer by a
buyer for not more than thirty days of the date of purchase.

5. The temporary permit or paper plate shall be made available by the
director of revenue and may be purchased from the department of revenue
upon proof of purchase of a motor vehicle or trailer for which the buyer
has no registration plate available for transfer, or from a dealer upon
purchase of a motor vehicle or trailer for which the buyer has no
registration plate available for transfer. The director shall make
temporary plates or permits available to registered dealers in this state
in sets of ten plates or permits. The fee for the temporary permit or
plate shall be seven dollars and fifty cents for each permit or plate
issued. No dealer shall charge more than seven dollars and fifty cents
for each permit issued. The permit or plate shall be valid for a period
of thirty days from the date of purchase of a motor vehicle or trailer,
or from the date of sale of the motor vehicle or trailer by a dealer for
which the purchaser obtains a permit or plate as set out above.

6. The permit or plate shall be issued on a form prescribed by the
director and issued only for the applicant's use in the operation of the
motor vehicle or trailer purchased to enable the applicant to legally
operate the vehicle while proper title and registration plate are being
obtained, and shall be displayed on no other vehicle. Permits or paper
plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable or
renewable and shall not be valid upon issuance of proper registration
plates for the motor vehicle or trailer. The director shall determine the
size and numbering configuration, construction, and color of the permit
and plate.

7. The dealer or authorized agent shall insert the date of issuance and
expiration date, year, make, and manufacturer's number of vehicle on the
paper plate or permit when issued to the buyer. The dealer shall also
insert such dealer's number on the paper plate. Every dealer that issues
a temporary permit or paper plate shall keep, for inspection of proper
officers, a correct record of each permit or plate issued by recording
the permit or plate number, buyer's name and address, year, make,
manufacturer's number of vehicle on which the permit or plate is to be
used, and the date of issuance.

8. Upon the transfer of ownership of any currently registered motor
vehicle wherein the owner cannot transfer the license plates due to a
change of vehicle category, the owner may surrender the license plates
issued to the motor vehicle and receive credit for any unused portion of
the original registration fee against the registration fee of another
motor vehicle. Such credit shall be granted based upon the date the
license plates are surrendered. No refunds shall be made on the unused
portion of any license plates surrendered for such credit. (RSMo 1939 §
8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1275, A.L.
1979 H.B. 90, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 1987 H.B. 605, A.L. 1996 H.B. 991
merged with S.B. 560, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1300, A.L. 1999
S.B. 19)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7774; 1919 § 7561

Effective 7-1-00

1. Fraudulent procurement or use of disabled-person license
plates or windshield placards shall be a class B misdemeanor.

2. Any physician or other health care practitioner authorized to issue a
physician's statement or certificate to enable persons to obtain disabled
license plates or windshield hanging placards pursuant to section 301.142
who issues, signs, or furnishes such statement or certificate to any
person who does not meet one or more of the conditions set forth in
subsection 1 of section 301.142, if there is no basis for the diagnosis
given, or who issues, signs, or furnishes such statement for a condition,
the diagnosis of which is outside the scope of such health care
provider's license, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (L. 1999 H.B. 343
§ 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

CROSS REFERENCE: Fraudulent procurement or use of a disabled person
license plate, penalty, RSMo 301.142

1. As used in sections 301.141 to 301.143, the following terms
mean:

(1) "Department", the department of revenue;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of revenue;

(3) "Other authorized health care practitioner" includes only
chiropractors licensed pursuant to chapter 331, RSMo, podiatrists
licensed pursuant to chapter 330, RSMo, and optometrists licensed
pursuant to chapter 336, RSMo;

(4) "Physically disabled", a natural person who is blind, as defined in
section 8.700, RSMo, or a natural person with medical disabilities which
prohibits, limits, or severely impairs one's ability to ambulate or walk,
as determined by a licensed physician or other authorized health care
practitioner as follows:

(a) The person cannot ambulate or walk fifty or less feet without
stopping to rest due to a severe and disabling arthritic, neurological,
orthopedic condition, or other severe and disabling condition; or

(b) The person cannot ambulate or walk without the use of, or assistance
from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device,
wheelchair, or other assistive device; or

(c) Is restricted by a respiratory or other disease to such an extent
that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second,
when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial
oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest; or

(d) Uses portable oxygen; or

(e) Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional
limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according
to standards set by the American Heart Association; or

(f) A person's age, in and of itself, shall not be a factor in
determining whether such person is physically disabled or is otherwise
entitled to disabled license plates and/or disabled windshield hanging
placards within the meaning of sections 301.141 to 301.143;

(5) "Physician", a person licensed to practice medicine pursuant to
chapter 334, RSMo;

(6) "Physician's statement", a statement personally signed by a duly
authorized person which certifies that a person is disabled as defined in
this section;

(7) "Temporarily disabled person", a disabled person as defined in this
section whose disability or incapacity is expected to last no more than
one hundred eighty days.

2. Other authorized health care practitioners may furnish to a disabled
or temporarily disabled person a physician's statement for only those
physical health care conditions for which such health care practitioner
is legally authorized to diagnose and treat.

3. A physician's statement shall:

(1) Be on a form prescribed by the director of revenue;

(2) Set forth the specific diagnosis and medical condition which renders
the person physically disabled or temporarily disabled as defined in this
section;

(3) Include the physician's or other authorized health care
practitioner's license number; and

(4) Be personally signed by the issuing physician or other authorized
health care practitioner.

4. If it is the professional opinion of the physician or other authorized
health care practitioner issuing the statement that the physical
disability of the applicant, user, or member of the applicant's household
is permanent, it shall be noted on the statement. Otherwise, the
physician or other authorized health care practitioner shall note on the
statement the anticipated length of the disability which period may not
exceed one hundred eighty days. If the physician or health care
practitioner fails to record an expiration date on the physician's
statement, the director shall issue a temporary windshield placard for a
period of thirty days.

5. A physician or other authorized health care practitioner who issues or
signs a physician's statement so that disabled plates or a disabled
windshield placard may be obtained shall maintain in such disabled
person's medical chart documentation that such a certificate has been
issued, the date the statement was signed, the diagnosis or condition
which existed that qualified the person as disabled pursuant to this
section and shall contain sufficient documentation so as to objectively
confirm that such condition exists.

6. The medical or other records of the physician or other authorized
health care practitioner who issued a physician's statement shall be open
to inspection and review by such practitioner's licensing board, in order
to verify compliance with this section. Information contained within such
records shall be confidential unless required for prosecution,
disciplinary purposes, or otherwise required to be disclosed by law.

7. Owners of motor vehicles who are residents of the state of Missouri,
and who are physically disabled, owners of motor vehicles operated at
least fifty percent of the time by a physically disabled person, or
owners of motor vehicles used to primarily transport physically disabled
members of the owner's household may obtain disabled person license
plates. Such owners, upon application, accompanied by the documents and
fees provided for in this section, a current physician's statement which
has been issued within ninety days proceeding the date the application is
made and proof of compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relating
to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, shall be issued motor
vehicle license plates for vehicles, other than commercial vehicles with
a gross weight in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds, upon which shall
be inscribed the international wheelchair accessibility symbol and the
word "DISABLED" in addition to a combination of letters and numbers. Such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

8. The director shall further issue, upon request, to such applicant one,
and for good cause shown, as the director may define by rule and
regulations, not more than two, removable disabled windshield hanging
placards for use when the disabled person is occupying a vehicle or when
a vehicle not bearing the permanent handicap plate is being used to pick
up, deliver, or collect the physically disabled person issued the
disabled motor vehicle license plate or disabled windshield hanging
placard.

9. No additional fee shall be paid to the director for the issuance of
the special license plates provided in this section, except for special
personalized license plates and other license plates described in this
subsection. Priority for any specific set of special license plates shall
be given to the applicant who received the number in the immediately
preceding license period subject to the applicant's compliance with the
provisions of this section and any applicable rules or regulations issued
by the director. If determined feasible by the advisory committee
established in section 301.129, any special license plate issued pursuant
to this section may be adapted to also include the international
wheelchair accessibility symbol and the word "DISABLED" as prescribed in
this section and such plate may be issued to any applicant who meets the
requirements of this section and the other appropriate provision of this
chapter, subject to the requirements and fees of the appropriate
provision of this chapter.

10. Any physically disabled person, or the parent or guardian of any such
person, or any not-for-profit group, organization, or other entity which
transports more than one physically disabled person, may apply to the
director of revenue for a removable windshield placard. The placard may
be used in motor vehicles which do not bear the permanent handicap symbol
on the license plate. Such placards must be hung from the front, middle
rearview mirror of a parked motor vehicle and may not be hung from the
mirror during operation. These placards may only be used during the
period of time when the vehicle is being used by a disabled person, or
when the vehicle is being used to pick up, deliver, or collect a disabled
person. When there is no rearview mirror, the placard shall be displayed
on the dashboard on the driver's side.

11. The removable windshield placard shall conform to the specifications,
in respect to size, color, and content, as set forth in federal
regulations published by the Department of Transportation. The fee for
each removable windshield placard shall be four dollars and the removable
windshield placard shall be renewed every two years. The director may
stagger the expiration dates to equalize workload. Only one removable
placard may be issued to an applicant who has been issued disabled person
license plates. Upon request, one additional windshield placard may be
issued to an applicant who has not been issued disabled person license
plates, at the appropriate fee.

12. A temporary windshield placard shall be issued to any physically
disabled person, or the parent or guardian of any such person who
otherwise qualifies except that the physical disability, in the opinion
of the physician, is not expected to exceed a period of one hundred
eighty days. The temporary windshield placard shall conform to the
specifications, in respect to size, color, and content, as set forth in
federal regulations published by the Department of Transportation. The
fee for the temporary windshield placard shall be two dollars. Upon
request, and for good cause shown, one additional temporary windshield
placard may be issued to an applicant. Temporary windshield placards
shall be issued upon presentation of the physician's statement provided
by this section and shall be displayed in the same manner as removable
windshield placards. A person or entity shall be qualified to possess and
display a temporary removable windshield placard for six months and the
placard may be renewed once for an additional six months if a physician's
statement pursuant to this section is supplied to the director of revenue
at the time of renewal.

13. Application for license plates or windshield placards issued pursuant
to this section shall be made to the director of revenue and shall be
accompanied by a statement signed by a licensed physician or other
authorized health care practitioner which certifies that the applicant,
user, or member of the applicant's household is a physically disabled
person as defined by this section.

14. The placard shall be renewable only by the person or entity to which
the placard was originally issued. Any placard issued pursuant to this
section shall only be used when the physically disabled occupant for whom
the disabled plate or placard was issued is in the motor vehicle at the
time of parking or when a physically disabled person is being delivered
or collected. A disabled license plate and/or a removable windshield
hanging placard are not transferable and may not be used by any other
person whether disabled or not.

15. At the time the disabled plates or windshield hanging placards are
issued, the director shall issue a registration certificate which shall
include the applicant's name, address, and other identifying information
as prescribed by the director, or if issued to an agency, such agency's
name and address. This certificate shall further contain the disabled
license plate number or, for windshield hanging placards, the
registration or identifying number stamped on the placard. The validated
registration receipt given to the applicant shall serve as the
registration certificate.

16. The director shall, upon issuing any disabled registration
certificate for license plates and/or windshield hanging placards,
provide information which explains that such plates or windshield hanging
placards are nontransferable, and the restrictions explaining who and
when a person or vehicle which bears or has the disabled plates or
windshield hanging placards may be used or be parked in a disabled
reserved parking space, and the penalties prescribed for violations of
the provisions of this act*.

17. Every new applicant for a disabled license plate or placard shall be
required to present a new physician's statement dated no more than ninety
days prior to such application. Renewal applicants will be required to
submit a physician's statement dated no more than ninety days prior to
such application upon their first renewal occurring on or after August 1,
2005. Upon completing subsequent renewal applications, a physician's
statement dated no more than ninety days prior to such application shall
be required every fourth year. Such physician's statement shall state the
expiration date for the temporary windshield placard. If the physician
fails to record an expiration date on the physician's statement, the
director shall issue the temporary windshield placard for a period of
thirty days.

18. The director of revenue upon receiving a physician's statement
pursuant to this subsection shall check with the state board of
registration for the healing arts created in section 334.120, RSMo, or
the Missouri state board of chiropractic examiners established in section
331.090, RSMo, with respect to physician's statements signed by licensed
chiropractors, or with the board of optometry established in section
336.130, RSMo, with respect to physician's statements signed by licensed
optometrists, or the state board of podiatric medicine created in section
330.100, RSMo, with respect to physician's statements signed by
physicians of the foot or podiatrists to determine whether the physician
is duly licensed and registered pursuant to law.

19. The boards shall cooperate with the director and shall supply
information requested pursuant to this subsection. The director shall, in
cooperation with the boards which shall assist the director, establish a
list of all Missouri physicians and other authorized health care
practitioners and of any other information necessary to administer this
section.

20. Where the owner's application is based on the fact that the vehicle
is used at least fifty percent of the time by a physically disabled
person, the applicant shall submit a statement stating this fact, in
addition to the physician's statement. The statement shall be signed by
both the owner of the vehicle and the physically disabled person. The
applicant shall be required to submit this statement with each
application for license plates. No person shall willingly or knowingly
submit a false statement and any such false statement shall be considered
perjury and may be punishable pursuant to section 301.420.

21. The director of revenue shall retain all physicians' statements and
all other documents received in connection with a person's application
for disabled license plates and/or disabled windshield placards.

22. The director of revenue shall enter into reciprocity agreements with
other states or the federal government for the purpose of recognizing
disabled person license plates or windshield placards issued to
physically disabled persons.

23. When a person to whom disabled person license plates or a removable
or temporary windshield placard or both have been issued dies, the
personal representative of the decedent or such other person who may come
into or otherwise take possession of the disabled license plates or
disabled windshield placard shall return the same to the director of
revenue under penalty of law. Failure to return such plates or placards
shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.

24. The director of revenue may order any person issued disabled person
license plates or windshield placards to submit to an examination by a
chiropractor, osteopath, or physician, or to such other investigation as
will determine whether such person qualifies for the special plates or
placards.

25. If such person refuses to submit or is found to no longer qualify for
special plates or placards provided for in this section, the director of
revenue shall collect the special plates or placards, and shall furnish
license plates to replace the ones collected as provided by this chapter.

26. In the event a removable or temporary windshield placard is lost,
stolen, or mutilated, the lawful holder thereof shall, within five days,
file with the director of revenue an application and an affidavit stating
such fact, in order to purchase a new placard. The fee for the
replacement windshield placard shall be four dollars.

27. Fraudulent application, renewal, issuance, procurement or use of
disabled person license plates or windshield placards shall be a class A
misdemeanor. It is a class B misdemeanor for a physician, chiropractor,
podiatrist or optometrist to certify that an individual or family member
is qualified for a license plate or windshield placard based on a
disability, the diagnosis of which is outside their scope of practice or
if there is no basis for the diagnosis. (L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al. § 1,
A.L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1489, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L.
1986 H.B. 1062 & 929, A.L. 1987 H.B. 605, A.L. 1991 S.B. 177, A.L. 1995
S.B. 70, A.L. 1997 H.B. 389, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1092 merged with H.B. 1410
merged with S.B. 649, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343 merged with S.B. 19, A.L. 2001
S.B. 111, A.L. 2003 H.B. 491, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

*"This act" (S.B. 1233, et al., 2004) contains numerous sections. Consult
Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.

CROSS REFERENCE: Designated disabled parking spaces, use of, when, RSMo
304.079

(1998) Two dollar fee for handicapped tags violated Americans With
Disabilities Act. McGarry v. Director, Department of Revenue, 7 F.Supp.2d
1022 (W.D.Mo.).

(2004) Collection of fee for removable windshield placards does not
substantially affect interstate commerce and is outside the scope of
congressional Commerce Clause power. Klingler v. Director, Department of
Revenue, 366 F.3d 614 (8th Cir.).

1. As used in this section, the term "vehicle" shall have the
same meaning given it in section 301.010, and the term "physically
disabled" shall have the same meaning given it in section 301.142.

2. Political subdivisions of the state may by ordinance or resolution
designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display
a distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071
or 301.142. Owners of private property used for public parking shall also
designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display
a distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071
or 301.142. Whenever a political subdivision or owner of private property
so designates a parking space, the space shall be indicated by a sign
upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol of accessibility
and shall also include any appropriate wording to indicate that the space
is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a
distinguishing license plate or card. The sign described in this
subsection shall also state, or an additional sign shall be posted below
or adjacent to the sign stating, the following: "$50 to $300 fine.".

3. Any political subdivision, by ordinance or resolution, and any person
or corporation in lawful possession of a public off-street parking
facility or any other owner of private property may designate reserved
parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a
distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071
or 301.142 as close as possible to the nearest accessible entrance. Such
designation shall be made by posting immediately adjacent to, and visible
from, each space, a sign upon which is inscribed the international symbol
of accessibility, and may also include any appropriate wording to
indicate that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles
which display a distinguishing license plate or card.

4. The local police or sheriff's department may cause the removal of any
vehicle not displaying a distinguishing license plate or card on which is
inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and the word
"disabled" issued pursuant to section 301.142 or a "disabled veteran"
license plate issued pursuant to section 301.071 or a distinguishing
license plate or card issued by any other state from a space designated
for physically disabled persons if there is posted immediately adjacent
to, and readily visible from, such space a sign on which is inscribed the
international symbol of accessibility and may include any appropriate
wording to indicate that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of
vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card. Any person
who parks in a space reserved for physically disabled persons and is not
displaying distinguishing license plates or a card is guilty of an
infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars. Any vehicle
which has been removed and which is not properly claimed within thirty
days thereafter shall be considered to be an abandoned vehicle.

5. Spaces designated for use by vehicles displaying the distinguishing
"disabled" license plate issued pursuant to section 301.142 or 301.071
shall meet the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities
Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations established pursuant
thereto. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, on-street
parking spaces designated by political subdivisions in residential areas
for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying a distinguishing license
plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071 or 301.142 shall meet
the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act pursuant
to this subsection and any such space shall have clearly and visibly
painted upon it the international symbol of accessibility and any curb
adjacent to the space shall be clearly and visibly painted blue.

6. Any person who, without authorization, uses a distinguishing license
plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071 or 301.142 to park in a
parking space reserved under authority of this section shall be guilty of
a class B misdemeanor.

7. Law enforcement officials may enter upon private property open to
public use to enforce the provisions of this section and section 301.142,
including private property designated by the owner of such property for
the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license
plate or card issued pursuant to section 301.071 or 301.142.

8. Nonconforming signs or spaces otherwise required pursuant to this
section which are in use prior to August 28, 1997, shall not be in
violation of this section during the useful life of such signs or spaces.
Under no circumstances shall the useful life of the nonconforming signs
or spaces be extended by means other than those means used to maintain
any sign or space on the owner's property which is not used for vehicles
displaying a disabled license plate. (L. 1981 H.B. 511 § 8, A.L. 1986
H.B. 1062 & 929, A.L. 1997 H.B. 389, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1410, A.L. 2004 S.B.
1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

1. The director of revenue shall establish and issue special
personalized license plates containing letters or numbers or combinations
of letters and numbers. Such license plates shall be made with fully
reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as
prescribed by section 301.130. Any person desiring to obtain a special
personalized license plate for any motor vehicle the person owns, either
solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a
commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds
gross weight shall apply to the director of revenue on a form provided by
the director and shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the
regular registration fees. The director of revenue shall issue rules and
regulations setting the standards and establishing the procedure for
application for and issuance of the special personalized license plates
and shall provide a deadline each year for the applications. Any rule or
portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that
is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028,
RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of
the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,
RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a
rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2001, shall
be invalid and void. No two owners shall be issued identical plates. An
owner shall make a new application and pay a new fee each year such owner
desires to obtain or retain special personalized license plates; however,
notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 8 of section 301.130 to the
contrary, the director shall allow the special personalized license
plates to be replaced with new plates every three years without any
additional charge, above the fee established in this section, to the
renewal applicant. Any person currently in possession of an approved
personalized license plate shall have first priority on that particular
plate for each of the following years that timely and appropriate
application is made.

2. Upon application for a personalized plate by the owner of a motor
vehicle for which the owner has no registration plate available for
transfer as prescribed by section 301.140, the director shall issue a
temporary permit authorizing the operation of the motor vehicle until the
personalized plate is issued.

3. No personalized license plates shall be issued containing any letters,
numbers or combination of letters and numbers which are obscene, profane,
patently offensive or contemptuous of a racial or ethnic group, or
offensive to good taste or decency, or would present an unreasonable
danger to the health or safety of the applicant, of other users of
streets and highways, or of the public in any location where the vehicle
with such a plate may be found. The director may recall any personalized
license plates, including those issued prior to August 28, 1992, if the
director determines that the plates are obscene, profane, patently
offensive or contemptuous of a racial or ethnic group, or offensive to
good taste or decency, or would present an unreasonable danger to the
health or safety of the applicant, of other users of streets and
highways, or of the public in any location where the vehicle with such a
plate may be found. Where the director recalls such plates pursuant to
the provisions of this subsection, the director shall reissue
personalized license plates to the owner of the motor vehicle for which
they were issued at no charge, if the new plates proposed by the owner of
the motor vehicle meet the standards established pursuant to this
section. The director shall not apply the provisions of this statute in a
way that violates the Missouri or United States Constitutions as
interpreted by the courts with controlling authority in the state of
Missouri. The primary purpose of motor vehicle licence plates is to
identify motor vehicles. Nothing in the issuance of a personalized
license plate creates a designated or limited public forum. Nothing
contained in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit the use of
license plates, which are no longer valid for registration purposes, as
collector's items or for decorative purposes.

4. The director may also establish categories of special license plates
from which license plates may be issued. Any such person, other than a
person exempted from the additional fee pursuant to subsection 7 of this
section, that desires a personalized special license plate from any such
category shall pay the same additional fee and make the same kind of
application as that required by subsection 1 of this section, and the
director shall issue such plates in the same manner as other personalized
special license plates are issued.

5. The director of revenue shall issue to residents of the state of
Missouri who hold an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio
license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, upon application
and upon payment of the additional fee specified in subsection 1 of this
section, except for a person exempted from the additional fee pursuant to
subsection 7 of this section, personalized special license plates bearing
the official amateur radio call letters assigned by the Federal
Communications Commission to the applicant with the words "AMATEUR RADIO"
in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". The application shall be
accompanied by a statement stating that the applicant has an unrevoked
and unexpired amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications
Commission and the official radio call letters assigned by the Federal
Communications Commission to the applicant. An owner making a new
application and paying a new fee to retain an amateur radio plate may
request a replacement plate with the words "AMATEUR RADIO" in place of
the words "SHOW-ME STATE". If application is made to retain a plate that
is three years old or older, the replacement plate shall be issued upon
the payment of required fees.

6. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any business that
repossesses motor vehicles or trailers and sells or otherwise disposes of
them shall be issued a placard displaying the word "Repossessed",
provided such business pays the fees presently required of a
manufacturer, distributor, or dealer in subsection 1 of section 301.253*.
Such placard shall bear a number and shall be in such form as the
director of revenue shall determine, and shall be only used for
demonstrations when displayed substantially as provided for number plates
on the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer.

7. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who
has retired from any branch of the United States armed forces or
reserves, the United States Coast Guard or reserve, the United States
Merchant Marines or reserve, the National Guard, or any subdivision of
any such services shall be exempt from the additional fee required for
personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.441. As used
in this subsection, "retired" means having served twenty or more years in
the appropriate branch of service and having received an honorable
discharge. (L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al. § 2, A.L. 1979 S.B. 12, A.L. 1983
H.B. 149, et al., A.L. 1984 S.B. 505 & 471, A.L. 1989 S.B. 209, A.L. 1992
S.B. 607, A.L. 1993 S.B. 329, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3 and A.L. 1995 S.B. 70,
A.L. 2001 S.B. 13, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

*Section 301.253 was repealed by H.B. 1512, 1988.

Any person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he
owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing
over twelve thousand pounds, as provided in this section. Any such person
shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided
by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of receipt of the
Congressional Medal of Honor as the director may require. The director
shall then issue license plates bearing the words "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF
HONOR" in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in
section 301.129, except that such license plates shall be made with fully
reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as
prescribed by section 301.130. (L. 1986 H.B. 1062 & 929, A.L. 1995 S.B.
70)

Effective 1-1-97

1. Any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement or
public safety agency may request the issuance of special license plates
and drivers licenses. Upon receipt of such a request, the director of
revenue shall determine whether or not the special license plates and
drivers licenses are to be used for a legitimate law enforcement or
public safety purpose and if he so determines then the director of
revenue shall issue the special license plates and drivers licenses
subject to such conditions as he shall decide, in a form prescribed by
the advisory committee established in section 301.129, except that such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. All decisions
of the director of revenue relating to the special law enforcement or
public safety license plates or drivers licenses shall be final.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, records
pertaining to the request for, issuance of, retention of or disposal of
special license plates and drivers licenses issued for law enforcement or
public safety purposes as provided for in this section shall not be
subject to public disclosure and shall be held by the department of
revenue in such a way as to keep these records confidential. (L. 1986
H.B. 957 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.020 to the
contrary, beginning July 1, 2000, the director of revenue may provide
owners of motor vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles licensed
in excess of twelve thousand pounds gross weight, the option of
biennially registering motor vehicles. Any vehicle manufactured as an
even-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each even-numbered
calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model
year vehicle shall be renewed each odd-numbered calendar year, subject to
the following requirements:

(1) The fee collected at the time of biennial registration shall include
the annual registration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional
twelve months of the biennial registration;

(2) Presentation of all documentation otherwise required by law for
vehicle registration including, but not limited to, a personal property
tax receipt or certified statement for the preceding year that no such
taxes were due as set forth in section 301.025, proof of a motor vehicle
safety inspection and any applicable emission inspection conducted within
sixty days prior to the date of application and proof of insurance as
required by section 303.026, RSMo.

2. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the
effective administration of this section. The director is authorized to
adopt those rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the
limited duties specifically delegated within this section. Any rule or
portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that
is promulgated pursuant to the authority delegated in this section shall
become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are
nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or
to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional,
then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted
after July 1, 2000, shall be invalid and void.

3. The director of revenue shall have the authority to stagger the
registration period of motor vehicles other than commercial motor
vehicles licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds gross weight. Once
the owner of a motor vehicle chooses the option of biennial registration,
such registration must be maintained for the full twenty-four month
period. (L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2003 S.B. 54)

1. License plates issued to owners of motor vehicles registered
pursuant to the monthly series system of registration as provided in
section 301.030 shall be removed on the sale or transfer of ownership of
such vehicles. The plates, if still current, may thereafter be retained
and preserved by the person to whom issued, to be fastened to such other
motor vehicles as such person shall thereafter register in the person's
name.

2. If application for registration of another motor vehicle is not made
to the director of revenue within one year following the sale or transfer
of ownership of a motor vehicle, the license plates held by the person
who sold or transferred ownership of such motor vehicle shall be declared
void, and new license plates bearing the same numbers may be issued to
another registrant.

3. It shall be unlawful to fasten voided plates to any motor vehicle.
Violation of this section shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor. (L. 1947
V. I p. 380 § 8369e, A.L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al., A.L.
1996 H.B. 1047)

(1976) Held, there is no right to a particular license number. State ex
rel. Dyke v. Spradling (A.), 536 S.W.2d 839.

Upon approval of the application for registration of a motor
vehicle or trailer and when the required fee has been paid to the
department of revenue, the department shall forward or deliver to the
applicant the registration receipt and the number of license plates
prescribed for the vehicle or trailer by section 301.130, or renewal tabs
if appropriate. The attachment to the motor vehicle or trailer specified
in the application of current license plates shall be prima facie
evidence that the fees have been paid for such license. (RSMo 1939 §
8403, A.L. 1945 p. 1223, A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7785

1. Motor vehicles and trailers in the course of delivery from a
manufacturer to a dealer, or from one dealer to another, may be operated
on the highways without number plates being attached thereto, provided
they bear on the front and on the rear, substantially as provided for
number plates, a placard displaying the words "In Transit" and the number
of the certificate issued as herein provided in letters and figures not
less than three inches high with a stroke not less than three-eighths of
an inch wide; and provided further, that the operator of each motor
vehicle shall carry, and exhibit on request, a certificate bearing the
seal of the director of revenue and his facsimile signature,
countersigned with the genuine signature of the manufacturer or dealer
selling such motor vehicle, or his authorized agent. Such certificate
shall bear a number and shall show the date and place of issue and the
destination of the motor vehicle, and shall be of such form as the
director of revenue shall determine.

2. The manufacturer, dealer or authorized agent shall insert the correct
date, place of issue and destination, and mail a duplicate copy of such
certificate to the director of revenue at the time the original is
issued; original and duplicate forms of certificates shall be furnished
to manufacturers and dealers, and to no others, in books of ten sets of
certificates each for a fee of five dollars, and in books of fifty sets
of certificates each for a fee of twenty-five dollars. It shall be
unlawful for any person to display such placard or to use such
certificate except as herein provided. (RSMo 1939 § 8377, A.L. 1947 V. I
p. 380, A. 1949 S.B. 1110)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7770

1. Upon the application for and payment of a fee of five dollars
the director of revenue shall issue a maintenance trip permit at any
office issuing motor vehicle license plates. Any holder of a local
commercial motor vehicle license may apply for the maintenance trip
permit by certifying on the application for such a permit that the permit
will be used solely for the purpose of operating the motor vehicle and
its mounted equipment, while empty, to or from a place of repair or
maintenance, or place where its mounted equipment may be repaired or
replaced, beyond the twenty-five mile license zone. The agent or deputy
of the director who issues the permit shall enter on such permit the name
of the registered owner of the vehicle, the address of the place to which
the vehicle is registered, the place of origin for the trip, the
destination for the trip, the number of the local commercial license
issued for that vehicle, the vehicle make and year model, and the date,
time and place of issuance.

2. Possession of a duly issued permit shall entitle the operator of a
locally licensed commercial vehicle to operate the vehicle beyond the
twenty-five mile commercial zone for which licensed for the purposes set
out in subsection 1 of this section.

3. "Maintenance trip permit", as used in this section, means a trip
permit issued as a supplement to a local commercial license for the sole
purpose of allowing the operation of a vehicle licensed as a local
commercial vehicle, while empty, to or from a place of repair or
maintenance within a period of ten days from the time of issuance.

4. All fees collected by the director of revenue under the provisions of
this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of
the state highways and transportation department fund.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a
public utility, as defined in section 386.020, RSMo, has customers
without utility service due to a weather-related or other type of
emergency, the public utility may use locally licensed commercial
vehicles to make service restoration trips to the areas of the service
outages, even if such areas are outside the twenty-five-mile commercial
license zone. The vehicles may operate in the areas of service outages
until service is restored, and then such vehicles may make the return
trip to their local area. (L. 1965 p. 469 § 1, A.L. 1989 S.B. 238)

1. The director shall issue a temporary permit authorizing the
operation of a motor vehicle or trailer by a nonresident buyer for not
more than fifteen days from the date of purchase. Proof of ownership must
be presented to the director and application for such permit shall be
made upon a blank form furnished by the director of revenue and shall
contain a full description of the motor vehicle, including manufacturer's
or other identifying number.

2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining
whether the facts stated in such application are true, and, if satisfied
that the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle, issuance of
such permit shall be granted and the director shall furnish an
appropriate placard evidencing the issuance thereof to be displayed on
the vehicle. A fee of ten dollars shall be collected upon the issuance of
each such permit. (L. 1978 H.B. 1275 § 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153)

1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or
trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of
revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be
granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or
shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been
previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.
Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires
the motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the director
of revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a
full description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle
identification number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the
time of transfer of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo,
together with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any
liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for
good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time
for making such application.

2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining
whether the facts stated in such application are true and shall, to the
extent possible without substantially delaying processing of the
application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor
vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that
the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or
otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director
shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and
sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.
The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle
identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor
vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary,
together with the odometer information required to be put on the face of
the certificate pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a statement of any
liens or encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and,
if ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state
issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer
mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated
that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles
shown on the odometer, or is unknown.

3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current
and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words "Reconstructed
Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially Constructed Motor
Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010.
Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the
certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2 and 3 of
section 301.020, the director shall print on the face thereof the
following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be available from the
department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate, the director of
revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent of either:

(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately prior
certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately prior
certificate; or

(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of revenue,
and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.

4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue shall
be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the ability
to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without ready
detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this subsection, the
director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or
educational institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents
to determine the most effective methods of rendering Missouri
certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.

5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight dollars
and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such motor
vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made within
thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a delinquency
penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of
delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency
thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars before November
1, 2003, and not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars on or after
November 1, 2003, shall be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the
director for a good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that
any person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days after
acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle without
obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles
registered in the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a
co-owner, and shall notify the person that the cancellation will remain
in force until the person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in
this section, together with all fees, charges and payments which he
should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership and
registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good for the life
of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same is owned or held by
the original holder of the certificate and shall not have to be renewed
annually.

6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the department
of revenue to process an application for a certificate of ownership in an
expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five
dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.

7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor vehicle
or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the law
unless a certificate of ownership has been issued as herein provided.

8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an
inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification
numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles
for which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri
salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no
prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except
that if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law
enforcement officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in
this state and the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified,
the applicant shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection
fee if such applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle
identification number verification to the director of revenue at the time
of the application. The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on
which no prior inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a
fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and inspection, payable
to the director of revenue at the time of the request for the
application, which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit
of the state highways and transportation department fund.

9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for
a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, specially
constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle, non-USA-std
motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of revenue
shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the
Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as
authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall
include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a
determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a
vehicle which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present
the vehicle for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination
certificate prior to submitting an application for a certificate of
ownership to the director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle examination
application shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the
director of revenue at the time of the request for the application and
shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state
highways and transportation department fund.

10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of
ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state
other than Missouri or as required by section 301.020, it shall be
accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly authorized
official inspection station as described in chapter 307, RSMo. The
completed form shall certify that the manufacturer's identification
number for the vehicle has been inspected, that it is correctly displayed
on the vehicle and shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the
time of inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee as
authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for making the inspection, and the
fee shall be deposited in the same manner as provided in section 307.365,
RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, the safety and
emissions inspections required in chapter 307, RSMo, shall be completed
and only the fees required by sections 307.365 and 307.366, RSMo, shall
be charged to the owner. This section shall not apply to vehicles being
transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.

11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged
condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to
another state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the
inspection required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the
Missouri state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this
section. If the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk
condition, the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of
ownership issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be
carried forward on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the
motor vehicle.

12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of
ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state
other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been
appropriately designated by the issuing state as a reconstructed motor
vehicle, motor change vehicle, or specially constructed motor vehicle,
the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current
Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the
name of the issuing state and such prior designation.

13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of
ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state
other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been
appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor
vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the
current Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of
ownership the words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".

14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri state
highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of the
inspections required by this section.

15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership
for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,
manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year, and
which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be accompanied
by:

(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the motor
vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a valid
certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;

(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or
titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the
vehicle;

(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees described
in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in the state
treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation
department fund; and

(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination
certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and
issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement
agency as authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed
by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency
shall include a check for stolen vehicles.

The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of
ownership designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and
deliver such certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner
of a reconstructed motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be
required to obtain a vehicle examination certificate issued by the
Missouri state highway patrol. (RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380,
A.L. 1965 p. 470, A.L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L.
1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573,
A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 1987 H.B. 605, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 1989
H.B. 211, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1992 H.B. 884, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361,
A.L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2003 H.B. 600, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L.
2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 488)

CROSS REFERENCE: Security interests in motor vehicles and trailers to be
shown on certificate of title, RSMo 301.600

(1957) Where title to vehicle issued by state of Texas was duly assigned
under the Texas law to Missouri resident, it transferred title to the
vehicle, and transferee could maintain action for wrongful conversion of
the vehicle. Garrison v. J. L. Querner Truck Lines (A.), 308 S.W.2d 315.

1. When an application is made for an original Missouri
certificate of ownership for a previously untitled trailer sixteen feet
or more in length which is stated to be homemade, the applicant shall
present a certificate of inspection as provided in this section. No
certificate of ownership shall be issued for such a homemade trailer if
no certificate of inspection is presented.

2. As used in this section, "homemade" means made by a person who is not
a manufacturer using readily distinguishable manufacturers' identifying
numbers or a statement of origin.

3. Every person constructing a homemade trailer sixteen feet or more in
length shall obtain an inspection from the sheriff of his or her county
of residence or from the Missouri state highway patrol prior to applying
for a certificate of ownership. If the person constructing the trailer
sells or transfers the trailer prior to applying for a certificate of
ownership, the sheriff's or the Missouri state highway patrol's
certificate of inspection shall be transferred with the trailer.

4. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid for the inspection. If the
inspection is completed by the sheriff, the proceeds from the inspections
shall be deposited by the sheriff within thirty days into the county law
enforcement fund if one exists; otherwise into the county general revenue
fund. If the inspection is completed by the Missouri state highway
patrol, the applicant shall pay the ten dollar inspection fee to the
director of revenue at the time of application for a certificate of
ownership for the homemade trailer. The fee shall be deposited in the
state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.

5. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol shall inspect the trailer
and certify it if the trailer appears to be homemade. The sheriff or
Missouri state highway patrol may request the owner to provide any
documents or other evidence showing that the trailer was homemade. When a
trailer is certified by the sheriff, the sheriff may stamp a permanent
identifying number in the tongue of the frame. The certificate of
inspection shall be on a form designed and provided by the director of
revenue.

6. Upon presentation of the certificate of inspection and all applicable
documents and fees including the identification plate fee provided in
section 301.380, the director of revenue shall issue a readily
distinguishable manufacturers' identifying number plate. The
identification number plate shall be affixed to the tongue of the
trailer's frame.

7. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol may seize any trailer
which has been stolen or has identifying numbers obliterated or removed.
The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol may hold the trailer as
evidence while an investigation is conducted. The trailer shall be
returned if no related criminal charges are filed within thirty days or
when the charges are later dropped or dismissed or when the owner is
acquitted. (L. 1998 H.B. 1528, A.L. 1999 S.B. 19)

1. In addition to any other requirements of section 301.190,
when application is made for a certificate of ownership for a motor
vehicle or trailer seven years old or older and the value of vehicle does
not exceed three thousand dollars, for which no record of any prior
application for a certificate of ownership exists in the records of the
director of revenue or for which the records of the director of revenue
reflect incomplete or conflicting documentation of ownership, the
director of revenue may issue a certificate of ownership, not less than
thirty days after receiving the completed application, provided it is
accompanied by:

(1) An affidavit explaining how the motor vehicle or trailer was acquired
and the reasons a valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;

(2) Presentation of all evidence of ownership in the applicant's
possession;

(3) Title verification from a state in which the vehicle was previously
titled or registered if known, provided the vehicle was so previously
titled or registered;

(4) A notarized lien release from any lienholder of record;

(5) A vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state
highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the
director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall include a verification
of the vehicle's identification number and a determination that the
vehicle has not been reported stolen in Missouri or any other state. The
fee for the vehicle examination certificate shall be twenty-five dollars
and shall be collected by the director of revenue at the time of the
request for the application;

(6) A statement certifying the odometer reading of the motor vehicle if
less than ten years of age; and

(7) A surety bond or a suitable financial security instrument in a form
prescribed by the director of revenue and executed by the applicant and a
person authorized to conduct surety business in this state. The bond
shall be an amount equal to two times the value of the vehicle as
determined by the Kelly Blue Book, NADA Used Car Guide or two appraisals
from a licensed motor vehicle dealer. The bond shall be for a minimum of
one hundred dollars and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner or
lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person
acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in
interest, against any expense, loss or damage including reasonable
attorneys fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of ownership
of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security
interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and to
the vehicle. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover
on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability
of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The
bond shall be returned at the end of three years, unless the department
has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond.

2. Upon satisfaction with the genuineness of the application and
supporting documents, the director of revenue shall issue a new
certificate of ownership. The certificate of ownership shall
appropriately be designated with the words "BONDED VEHICLE". (L. 1990
H.B. 1279)

Effective 7-1-91

1. Any person who purchases or is the owner of real property on
which vehicles, as defined in section 301.011*, vessels or watercraft, as
defined in section 306.010, RSMo, or outboard motors, as that term is
used in section 306.530, RSMo, have been abandoned, without the consent
of said purchaser or owner of the real property, may apply to the
department of revenue for a certificate of title. Any insurer which
purchases a vehicle through the claims adjustment process for which the
insurer is unable to obtain a negotiable title may make an application to
the department of revenue for a salvage certificate of title pursuant to
this section. Prior to making application for a certificate of title on a
vehicle under this section, the insurer or owner of the real estate shall
have the vehicle inspected by law enforcement pursuant to subsection 9 of
section 301.190, and shall have law enforcement perform a check in the
national crime information center and any appropriate statewide law
enforcement computer to determine if the vehicle has been reported stolen
and the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle was last
titled and any lienholders of record. The insurer or owner or purchaser
of the real estate shall, thirty days prior to making application for
title, notify any owners or lienholders of record for the vehicle by
certified mail that the owner intends to apply for a certificate of title
from the director for the abandoned vehicle. The application for title
shall be accompanied by:

(1) A statement explaining the circumstances by which the property came
into the insurer, owner or purchaser's possession; a description of the
property including the year, make, model, vehicle identification number
and any decal or license plate that may be affixed to the vehicle; the
current location of the property; and the retail value of the property;

(2) An inspection report of the property, if it is a vehicle, by a law
enforcement agency pursuant to subsection 9 of section 301.190; and

(3) A copy of the thirty-day notice and certified mail receipt mailed to
any owner and any person holding a valid security interest of record.

2. Upon receipt of the application and supporting documents, the director
shall search the records of the department of revenue, or initiate an
inquiry with another state, if the evidence presented indicated the
property described in the application was registered or titled in another
state, to verify the name and address of any owners and any lienholders.
If the latest owner or lienholder was not notified the director shall
inform the insurer, owner, or purchaser of the real estate of the latest
owner and lienholder information so that notice may be given as required
by subsection 1 of this section. Any owner or lienholder receiving
notification may protest the issuance of title by, within the thirty-day
notice period and may file a petition to recover the vehicle, naming the
insurer or owner of the real estate and serving a copy of the petition on
the director of revenue. The director shall not be a party to such
petition but shall, upon receipt of the petition, suspend the processing
of any further certificate of title until the rights of all parties to
the vehicle are determined by the court. Once all requirements are
satisfied the director shall issue one of the following:

(1) An original certificate of title if the vehicle examination
certificate, as provided in section 301.190, indicates that the vehicle
was not previously in a salvaged condition or rebuilt;

(2) An original certificate of title designated as prior salvage if the
vehicle examination certificate as provided in section 301.190 indicates
the vehicle was previously in a salvaged condition or rebuilt;

(3) A salvage certificate of title designated with the words
"salvage/abandoned property" or junking certificate based on the
condition of the property as stated in the inspection report. An insurer
purchasing a vehicle through the claims adjustment process under this
section shall only be eligible to obtain a salvage certificate of title
or junking certificate. (L. 2002 H.B. 1075, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

*Section 301.011 does not exist.

1. Beginning January 1, 2006, except as otherwise provided in
this section, the transferor of an interest in a motor vehicle or trailer
listed on the face of a Missouri title, excluding salvage titles and
junking certificates, shall notify the department of revenue of the
transfer within thirty days of the date of transfer. The notice shall be
in a form determined by the department by rule and shall contain:

(1) A description of the motor vehicle or trailer sufficient to identify
it;

(2) The vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or trailer;

(3) The name and address of the transferee;

(4) The date of birth of the transferee, unless the transferee is not a
natural person;

(5) The date of the transfer or sale;

(6) The purchase price of the motor vehicle or trailer, if applicable;

(7) The number of the transferee's drivers license, unless the transferee
does not have a drivers license;

(8) The printed name and signature of the transferee;

(9) Any other information required by the department by rule.

2. For purposes of giving notice under this section, if the transfer
occurs by operation of law, the personal representative, receiver,
trustee, sheriff, or other representative or successor in interest of the
person whose interest is transferred shall be considered the transferor.
Repossession by a creditor shall not be considered a transfer of
ownership requiring such notice.

3. The requirements of this section shall not apply to transfers when
there is no complete change of ownership interest or upon award of
ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer made by court order, or transfers
of ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer to or between vehicle dealers,
or transfers of beneficial ownership of a motor vehicle owned by a trust.

4. Notification under this section is only required for transfers of
ownership that would otherwise require registration and an application
for certificate of title in this state under section 301.190, and is for
informational purposes only and does not constitute an assignment or
release of any interest in the vehicle.

5. Retail sales made by licensed dealers including sales of new vehicles
shall be reported pursuant to the provisions of section 301.280. (L. 2004
S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. Beginning January 1, 2006, upon receipt of a notification of
transfer described in section 301.196, the department shall make a
notation on its records indicating that it has received notification that
an interest in the motor vehicle or trailer has been transferred. The
notation shall be made whether or not the form submitted to the
department contains all the information required by section 301.196, so
long as there is sufficient information to identify the motor vehicle or
trailer and the name and address of the transferee. Thereafter, until a
new title is issued, when the department is asked or is required by law
to provide the name of the owner or lienholder of a motor vehicle or
trailer as shown on its records, the department shall provide the name of
the owner or lienholder recorded on the latest title or lien perfection
of record and indicate that department records show a notification of
transfer but do not show a title transfer. The department shall also
provide the name of the transferee, if otherwise permitted by law, if it
is shown on the form submitted by the transferor pursuant to section
301.196.

2. If the department does not receive an application for title from the
person named as transferee in a form submitted pursuant to section
301.196 within sixty days of the receipt of the form, the department
shall notify the transferee to apply for title. Notification shall be
made as soon after the sixtieth day after receipt of the form as is
convenient for the department. The provisions of this subsection shall be
in addition to the requirements of section 301.190.

3. The department may adopt rules for the implementation of section
301.196 and this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is
defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority
delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with
and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if
applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo,
are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general
assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held
unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void.
Notwithstanding section 226.200, RSMo, to the contrary the general
assembly may appropriate state highways and transportation department
funds for the requirements of sections 301.196, 301.198, and 301.280, and
this section. (L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. Beginning January 1, 2006, a person commits the offense of
knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle if the
person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a motor vehicle or
trailer as described in section 301.196 to the department of revenue and
the person knows that some or all of the information contained in the
notice is false. The offense described in this section, knowingly
submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, is a class C
misdemeanor.

2. Any person who fails to submit the required notice pursuant to section
301.196 shall be guilty of an infraction. If the failure to submit the
required notice was done to assist the transferee to avoid applying for
title, paying applicable registration fees or other fraudulent purposes,
then the person shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. (L. 2004 S.B.
1233, et al.)

1. In the case of dealers, a separate certificate of ownership,
either of such dealer's immediate vendor, or of the dealer himself, shall
be required in the case of each motor vehicle in his possession, and the
director of revenue shall determine the form in which application for
such certificates of ownership and assignments shall be made, in case
forms differing from those used for individuals are, in his judgment,
reasonably required; provided, however, that no such certificates shall
be required in the case of new motor vehicles or trailers sold by
manufacturers to dealers.

2. Dealers shall execute and deliver manufacturer's statements of origin
in accordance with forms prescribed by the director of revenue for all
new cars sold by them. On the presentation of a manufacturer's statement
of origin, executed in the form prescribed by the director of revenue, by
a manufacturer or a dealer for a new car sold in this state, a
certificate of ownership shall be issued.

3. Each certificate of ownership issued by the department of revenue
shall contain space for four assignments. On all certificates of
ownership containing fewer than four assignment spaces, the director
shall prescribe a secure document for use in making a fourth assignment
by a dealer. All secure documents for assignments which are spoiled shall
be marked "void" and shall be returned by the dealer to the department of
revenue at the end of each month. (RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p.
380, A.L. 1984 S.B. 656, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7774

(1969) Dealer's execution and delivery of a bill of sale for an
automobile was not a prerequisite to the passing of title to the
automobile. Galemore v. Mid-West National Fire and Casualty Ins. Co.
(A.), 443 S.W.2d 194.

1. In the event of a sale or transfer of ownership of a motor
vehicle or trailer for which a certificate of ownership has been issued,
the holder of such certificate shall endorse on the same an assignment
thereof, with warranty of title in form printed thereon, and prescribed
by the director of revenue, with a statement of all liens or encumbrances
on such motor vehicle or trailer, and deliver the same to the buyer at
the time of the delivery to him of such motor vehicle or trailer;
provided that, when the transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer, boat or
outboard motor occurs within a corporation which holds a license to
operate as a motor vehicle or boat dealer pursuant to sections 301.550 to
301.575*, the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 6 of section
144.070, RSMo, shall not apply.

2. The buyer shall then present such certificate, assigned as aforesaid,
to the director of revenue, at the time of making application for the
registration of such motor vehicle or trailer, whereupon a new
certificate of ownership shall be issued to the buyer, the fee therefor
being that prescribed in subsection 5 of section 301.190.

3. If such motor vehicle or trailer is sold to a resident of another
state or country, or if such motor vehicle or trailer is destroyed or
dismantled, the owner thereof shall immediately notify the director of
revenue. Certificates when so signed and returned to the director of
revenue shall be retained by the director of revenue and all certificates
shall be appropriately indexed so that at all times it will be possible
for him to expeditiously trace the ownership of the motor vehicle or
trailer designated therein.

4. It shall be unlawful for any person to buy or sell in this state any
motor vehicle or trailer registered under the laws of this state, unless,
at the time of the delivery thereof, there shall pass between the parties
such certificates of ownership with an assignment thereof, as provided in
this section, and the sale of any motor vehicle or trailer registered
under the laws of this state, without the assignment of such certificate
of ownership, shall be fraudulent and void. (RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947
V. I p. 380, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1991 H.B. 261, A.L. 1997 S.B. 59
merged with S.B. 316)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7774; 1919 § 7561

*Section 301.575 was repealed by S.B. 52, 1993.

(1955) This section has no application to sale of new cars to dealer and
such cars may be transferred by bill of sale as prescribed by section
301.210. Mallory Motor Co. v. Overfall (A.), 279 S.W.2d 532.

(1957) Section 301.210 applies to all sales of motor vehicles made in
Missouri whether the vehicles were previously registered in this state or
not. Lebcowitz v. Simms (A.), 300 S.W.2d 827.

(1957) Where owner had car sold at public auction and executed and
delivered certificate of title to buyer who thereupon executed chattel
mortgage thereon to secure loan, mortgagee held entitled to car as
against auctioneer who had retained possession, although buyer's check in
payment therefor was returned because of insufficient funds. Inland
Discount Co. v. St. Louis Auction Barn (A.), 303 S.W.2d 185.

(1957) This section does not apply to new car sales, and sale of new car
to person who procured Indiana title therefor was valid. Stephen Burns,
Inc. v. Trantham (A.), 305 S.W.2d 66.

(1957) Where title to vehicle was in name of one of two brothers, who
were alleged to be co-owners thereof, insurer's denial of liability under
sole ownership clause of policy could not be maintained because brother,
not having title, had no insurable interest in vehicle. Kelso v. Kelso
(Mo.), 306 S.W.2d 534.

(1958) Where individual and dealer traded cars and exchanged possession
of the vehicles on one day but did not formally assign titles to the
vehicles until the following day, the use of the car acquired by the
individual prior to assignment of title was with "permission" of dealer
so as to render dealer's insurer liable for damages resulting from such
use. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. (A.), 311 S.W.2d 41.

(1958) Where owner placed vehicle on dealer's lot with understanding that
he would deliver title when he received stipulated sum, purchaser from
dealer who did not receive title was not entitled to vehicle. Albright v.
Uhlig (A.), 315 S.W.2d 471.

(1958) Where sale of motor vehicle and mortgage thereof for part of
purchase price were both a part of the same transaction, fact that title
to vehicle was not duly assigned to purchaser until a short time later
did not make mortgage void as being on after-acquired property. World
Inv. Co. v. Kolburt (A.), 317 S.W.2d 697.

(1959) So long as the certificate of title to a vehicle is not assigned
and delivered, the buyer may repudiate his contract of purchase and may
recover what he has paid if within a reasonable time he returns the
vehicle in as good condition as when he received it. Matthews v. Truxton
Parts, Inc. (A.), 327 S.W.2d 28.

(1960) Where buyer of new automobile waited about nine months to
repudiate sale on ground contract was illegal for seller's failure to
assign and deliver certificate of title, he did not act within a
reasonable time and could not recover his purchase money. Hymer v. Dude
Hinton Pontiac, Inc. (A.), 332 S.W.2d 467.

(1960) Tender of assigned certificate of ownership to the buyer
approximately two weeks after automobile was delivered constituted
compliance with provision of this section requiring delivery at the time
of delivery of motor vehicle. Ashby v. National Bond Finance Company
(A.), 343 S.W.2d 218.

(1961) Where comaker on note secured by chattel mortgage on motor vehicle
agreed to take over the car after its repossession by mortgagee and
executed new note and chattel mortgage for sum in excess of balance due
and accepted possession of vehicle, there was a sale to him of the
vehicle which was void because title was not assigned. The note,
therefore, was void for want of consideration. Public Finance Corp. of
Kansas City v. Shemwell (A.), 345 S.W.2d 494.

(1963) Where purchaser of automobile did not receive certificate of title
until after he was involved in accident, purchaser was not owner of
automobile at time of accident and purchaser was an insured under garage
liability of policy covering seller and insurer was liable in equitable
garnishment suit for satisfaction of judgment obtained against purchaser.
Sabella v. American Indemnity Co. (Mo.), 372 S.W.2d 36.

(1963) Oral settlement agreement between parties to a divorce would be
ineffectual to convey legal title to automobile. Nye v. James (A.), 373
S.W.2d 655.

(1964) Where no certificate of title was delivered to purported purchaser
of automobile at the time the purchase money was paid, the sale was void.
Galati v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. (A.), 381 S.W.2d 5.

(1964) Purported purchaser of a motor vehicle to whom a properly-assigned
certificate of ownership is not passed at the time of delivery of the
vehicle not only does not become the owner thereof but also does not
acquire any insurable interest therein. Moore v. State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company (A.), 381 S.W.2d 161.

(1965) Failure to acknowledge assignment of automobile title certificates
before a notary public in accordance with forms prescribed by director of
revenue results in certificate not being sufficient to vest legal title.
Commercial Credit Corp. v. Blau (Mo.), 393 S.W.2d 558.

(1969) The clear legislative intent is to outlaw and render void an
agreement to sell, as well as an actual sale of a motor vehicle when made
contrary to the provisions of this section. Greer v. Zurich Insurance Co.
(Mo.), 441 S.W.2d 15.

(1969) The provisions of this section are mandatory and failure of seller
of motor vehicle to endorse an assignment of the certificate of title,
together with a statement of all liens and encumbrances, renders the sale
fraudulent and void, the seller transfers no title and the buyer acquires
no interest which can be insured or mortgaged. Merchants Produce Bank v.
Mack Trucks, Inc. (A.), 411 F.2d 1174.

(1973) Used car dealer who failed to receive certificate of title as
required in § 301.210, RSMo, had no interest to sustain recovery in
replevin. Bonnell v. Mahaffey (A.), 493 S.W.2d 688.

(1974) Held that this section applies even though title in question
originated in Maryland. This section applies to all sales made in
Missouri. Fawley v. Bailey (A.), 512 S.W.2d 477.

(1976) The mandatory requirements of this section are intended to hamper
traffic in stolen vehicles and to reduce fraud and deceit in the sale of
used cars. A certificate of title is only prima facie evidence of
ownership which may be rebutted. Case v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co.
(A.), 534 S.W.2d 635.

(1977) Held, failure to comply strictly with this section left good-faith
purchaser without title to a vehicle and prevented his having an
insurable interest in the vehicle. Horton v. State Farm Fire & Casualty
Co. (A.), 550 S.W.2d 806.

1. When the holder of any indebtedness secured by a security
agreement or other contract for security covering a motor vehicle or
trailer repossesses the motor vehicle or trailer either by legal process
or in accordance with the terms of a contract authorizing the
repossession of the vehicle without legal process, the holder may obtain
a certificate of ownership from the director of revenue upon presentation
of an application which shall be upon a blank form furnished by the
director of revenue and shall contain a full description of the motor
vehicle or trailer and the manufacturer's or other identifying number and
an affidavit of the holder, certified under penalties of perjury for
making a false statement to a public official, that the debtor defaulted
in payment of the debt, and that the holder repossessed the motor vehicle
or trailer either by legal process or in accordance with the terms of the
contract, and the specific address where the vehicle or trailer is held.
Such affidavit shall also state that the lienholder has the written
consent from all owners or lienholders of record to repossess the vehicle
or has provided all the owners or lienholders with written notice of the
repossession. The lienholder shall first give ten days' written notice by
first class United States mail postage prepaid to each of the owners and
other lienholders, if any, of the motor vehicle or trailer at each of
their last mailing addresses as shown by the last prior certificate of
ownership, if any issued on the motor vehicle or trailer, that an
application for a repossessed title will be made.

2. Upon the holder's presentation of the papers and payment of a fee of
ten dollars, the director of revenue, if he is satisfied with the
genuineness of the papers, shall issue and deliver to the holder a
certificate of ownership which shall be in its usual form except it shall
be clearly captioned "Repossessed Title". Each repossessed title so
issued shall for all purposes be treated as an original certificate of
ownership and shall supersede the outstanding certificate of ownership,
if any, and duplicates thereof, if any, on the motor vehicle or trailer,
all of which shall become null and void.

3. In any case where there is no certificate of ownership or duplicate
thereof outstanding in the name of the debtor on the repossessed motor
vehicle or trailer, the director of revenue shall issue a repossessed
title to the holder and shall proceed to collect all unpaid fees, taxes,
charges and penalties from the debtor as provided in section 301.190.

4. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the
effective administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule,
as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under
the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536,
RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter
536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the
effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held
unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
proposed or adopted after August 28, 2005, shall be invalid and void. (L.
1955 p. 618, A.L. 1965 pp. 114, 470, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1989 H.B.
211, A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

(1974) Repossession proceedings under this section held not to involve
sufficient state action to authorize cause of action under federal civil
rights act. Nichols v. Tower Grove Bank (CA Mo.), 497 F.2d 404.

(1976) Issuance of a repossessed title by director of revenue pursuant to
section 301.215, RSMo, to secured creditor who had repossessed automobile
by self help under power granted in security agreement did not constitute
significant participation by state such as to come within legal
definition of "state action", thus due process was not involved and
statute was not unconstitutional. Smith v. Spradling (Mo.), 532 S.W.2d
202.

1. As used in sections 301.217 to 301.229, the following words
and phrases mean:

(1) "Purchaser", the buyer of a salvage vehicle, including an insurance
company for purposes of sections 301.217 to 301.229;

(2) "Salvage certificate of title", the title issued by the department of
revenue as proof of ownership for a salvaged vehicle, and it shall not be
acceptable for the purpose of registering a motor vehicle. The salvage
title shall be negotiable with one reassignment on back by registered
dealers or insurance companies only. The redeemed title shall be returned
in its original form;

(3) "Salvage pool" or "salvage disposal sale", a scheduled sale at
auction or by private bid of wrecked or repairable motor vehicles or
trailers by insurance companies, underwriters, or dealers, either at
retail or wholesale.

2. The department of revenue may issue a certificate of title for a
salvaged motor vehicle at least twenty-five years old and if, in the
judgment of the department of revenue it may be needed, require the
applicant to file with the department of revenue a corporate surety bond
in the form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant,
and executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this
state. The bond shall be in an amount equal to one and one-half times the
value of the vehicle as determined by the department and conditioned to
indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of
the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their
respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss or damage,
including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the
certificate of title of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or
undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the
applicant in and to the vehicle. Any such interested person has a right
of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but
the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the
amount of the bond. The bond shall be returned at the end of three years
or prior thereto if the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and
the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the
department, unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an
action to recover on the bond. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 2, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149,
et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 2004 H.B.
1284 merged with S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. No person shall, except as an incident to the sale, repair,
rebuilding or servicing of vehicles by a licensed franchised motor
vehicle dealer carry on or conduct the following business unless licensed
to do so by the department of revenue under sections 301.217 to 301.229:

(1) Selling used parts of or used accessories for vehicles as a used
parts dealer, as defined in section 301.010;

(2) Salvaging, wrecking or dismantling vehicles for resale of the parts
thereof as a salvage dealer or dismantler, as defined in section 301.010;

(3) Rebuilding and repairing four or more wrecked or dismantled vehicles
in a calendar year as a rebuilder or body shop, as defined in section
301.010;

(4) Processing scrapped vehicles or vehicle parts as a mobile scrap
processor, as defined in section 301.010.

2. Sales at a salvage pool or a salvage disposal sale shall be open only
to and made to persons holding a current license under sections 301.217
to 301.221 as a salvage dealer and dismantler and actually engaged in
that business. Such persons must have and present a separate buyer's
identification card issued by the department of revenue to buy at a
salvage pool or salvage disposal sale. If the prospective purchasers are
not engaged in such business in Missouri but are in some other state,
then they shall submit a fee of twenty-five dollars and must furnish
proof of licensure or nonrequirement therefor from their state to the
director of revenue who shall issue a buyer's identification card after
verifying that the prospective purchaser is entitled to have the same in
order to buy salvage vehicles. The director of revenue shall adopt rules
for criteria and requirements for out of state, prospective purchasers to
meet in order to be issued a buyer's identification card. Operators of
salvage pools or salvage disposal sales shall keep a record, for three
years, of sales of salvage vehicles with the purchasers' name and
address, and the year, make, and vehicle identification number for each
vehicle. These records shall be open for inspection as provided in
section 301.225.

3. The director of revenue shall issue a separate license for each kind
of business described in this section, to be entitled and designated as
either "used parts dealer"; "salvage dealer or dismantler"; "rebuilder or
body shop"; or "mobile scrap processor" license. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 3,
A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573)

Application for a license shall be submitted biennially and
shall be made on the form the department prescribes, containing the name
of the applicant, the address where business is to be conducted, the kind
of business, enumerated in section 301.218 to be conducted, the residence
address of the applicant if an individual, the names and residence
addresses of the partners of the applicant if a partnership, the names
and residence addresses of the principal officers of the applicant and
the state of its incorporation, if a corporation. The application shall
be verified by the oath or affirmation of the applicant, if the applicant
is a partnership or a corporation, by a partner or officer of the
applicant and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred thirty dollars
every two years for each kind of business required to be licensed under
subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 1 of section 301.218. If
the applicant conducts business at different locations, a separate
application, license and one hundred thirty dollar fee shall be required
for each location. The director may stagger the expiration dates to
equalize the workload. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 4, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573,
A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. The department shall file each application received by it
with the required fee, and when satisfied that the applicant, if an
individual, or each of the partners or principal officers of the
applicant, if a partnership or a corporation, is of good moral character
and that the applicant, so far as can be ascertained, has complied and
will comply with the provisions of sections 301.217 to 301.229 and the
laws of this state relating to registration of and certificates of title
of vehicles, shall issue to the applicant a license to carry on and
conduct the kind of businesses, enumerated in section 301.218, specified
in the application at the address therein specified, until the next
license renewal date.

2. When the application is being made for licensure as a salvage dealer,
a certification by a uniformed member of the Missouri state highway
patrol stationed in the troop area in which the applicant's place of
business is located; except, that in counties of the first
classification, certification may be performed by an officer of a
metropolitan police department when the applicant's established place of
business of salvage is in the metropolitan area where the certifying
metropolitan police officer is employed. An applicant shall have a bona
fide established place of business which shall include a permanent
enclosed building or structure, either owned in fee or leased and
actually occupied as a place of business by the applicant for:

(1) Selling used parts of or used accessories for vehicles; or

(2) Salvaging, wrecking or dismantling vehicles for resale of the parts
thereof; or

(3) Rebuilding and repairing wrecked or dismantled vehicles; or

(4) Processing scrapped vehicles or vehicle parts.

3. The applicant's place of business shall be a place wherein the public
may contact the owner or operator, in person or by telephone, at any
reasonable time, and wherein shall be kept and maintained the books,
records, files, tools, equipment and other matters required and necessary
to conduct the business.

4. The application shall include a photograph, not to exceed eight inches
by ten inches, showing the building and business premises and shall
accompany the initial application but will not be required for subsequent
renewals unless substantial changes have been made to the building or
business premises. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 5, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L.
2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

The department shall suspend or revoke a license, upon notice
and reasonable opportunity to be heard, if it finds:

(1) The license was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued;

(2) The applicant, or any partner or principal officer of the applicant,
if a partnership or corporation, has failed to comply with the provisions
of sections 301.217 to 301.229 and the laws of this state relating to
registration of and certificate of title of vehicles;

(3) The license is not displayed. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 6)

Every person licensed or required to be licensed shall maintain
for three years on vehicles not more than seven years old a record of:

(1) Every vehicle or used transmission, rear end, cowl, frame, body,
front end assembly or engine of or for a vehicle received or acquired by
him, its description and identifying number, if any, the date of its
receipt or acquisition, and the name and address of the person from whom
received or acquired;

(2) Every vehicle wrecked, dismantled or disposed of by him, and the date
of its wrecking or dismantling and, if sold to a scrap metal operator,
the operator's name and address. Every such record shall be retained by
the person licensed or required to be licensed at his principal place of
business and shall be open to inspection by any representative of the
department, member of the Missouri highway patrol, or any police officer
during reasonable business hours. Members of the patrol or any police
officer may inspect the premises of every person licensed or required to
be licensed at any time that business is being conducted or work is being
performed, whether or not open to the public to enforce the provisions of
sections 301.217 to 301.229. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 7, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et
al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573)

The department shall provide the licensee with the information
on the location of public identifying numbers on the parts of the
vehicles for which identifying numbers are required to be kept. (L. 1979
H.B. 78 § 8)

1. Whenever a vehicle is sold for salvage, dismantling or
rebuilding, the purchaser shall forward to the director of revenue within
ten days the certificate of ownership or salvage certificate of title and
the proper application and fee of eight dollars and fifty cents, and the
director shall issue a negotiable salvage certificate of title to the
purchaser of the salvaged vehicle. On vehicles not more than seven years
old, it shall be mandatory that the purchaser apply for a salvage title,
but on vehicles over seven years old, application for a salvage title
shall be optional on the part of the purchaser. Whenever a vehicle is
sold for destruction and a salvage certificate of title, junking
certificate, or certificate of ownership exists, the seller, if licensed
under sections 301.217 to 301.221, shall forward the certificate to the
director of revenue within ten days, with the notation of the date sold
for destruction and the name of the purchaser clearly shown on the face
of the certificate.

2. Whenever a vehicle is classified as "junk", as defined in section
301.010, the purchaser may forward to the director of revenue the salvage
certificate of title or certificate of ownership and the director shall
issue a negotiable junking certificate to the purchaser of the vehicle.
The director may also issue a junking certificate to a possessor of a
vehicle manufactured twenty-six years or more prior to the current model
year who has a bill of sale for said vehicle but does not possess a
certificate of ownership, provided no claim of theft has been made on the
vehicle and the highway patrol has by letter stated the vehicle is not
listed as stolen after checking the registration number through its
nationwide computer system. Such certificate may be granted within thirty
days of the submission of a request.

3. Upon receipt of a properly completed application for a junking
certificate, the director of revenue shall issue to the applicant a
junking certificate which shall authorize the holder to possess,
transport, or, by assignment, transfer ownership in such parts, scrap or
junk, and a certificate of title shall not again be issued for such
vehicle; except that, the initial purchaser shall, within ninety days, be
allowed to rescind his application for a junking certificate by
surrendering the junking certificate and apply for a salvage certificate
of title in his name. The seller of a vehicle for which a junking
certificate has been applied for or issued shall disclose such fact in
writing to any prospective buyers before sale of such vehicle; otherwise
the sale shall be voidable at the option of the buyer.

4. No scrap metal operator shall acquire or purchase a motor vehicle or
parts thereof without, at the time of such acquisition, receiving the
original certificate of title or salvage certificate of title or junking
certificate from the seller of the vehicle or parts, unless the seller is
a licensee under sections 301.219 to 301.221.

5. All titles and certificates required to be received by scrap metal
operators from nonlicensees shall be forwarded by the operator to the
director of revenue within ten days of the receipt of the vehicle or
parts.

6. The scrap metal operator shall keep a record, for three years, of the
seller's name and address, the salvage business license number of the
licensee, date of purchase, and any vehicle or parts identification
numbers open for inspection as provided in section 301.225.

7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a motor vehicle
dealer as defined in section 301.550 and licensed under the provisions of
sections 301.550 to 301.572* may negotiate one reassignment of a salvage
certificate of title on the back thereof.

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, an
insurance company which settles a claim for a stolen vehicle shall be
issued a negotiable salvage certificate of title without the payment of
any fee upon proper application within thirty days after settlement of
the claim for such stolen vehicle. However, if the insurance company upon
recovery of a stolen vehicle determines that the stolen vehicle has not
sustained damage to the extent that the vehicle would have otherwise been
declared a salvage vehicle pursuant to subdivision (51) of section
301.010, then the insurance company may have the vehicle inspected by the
Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency authorized
by the director of revenue, in accordance with the inspection provisions
of subsection 9 of section 301.190. Upon receipt of title application,
applicable fee, the completed inspection, and the return of any
previously issued negotiable salvage certificate, the director shall
issue an original title with no salvage designation. Upon the issuance of
an original title the director shall remove any indication of the
negotiable salvage title previously issued to the insurance company from
the department's electronic records. (L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 9, A.L. 1983 H.B.
149, et al., A.L. 1984 S.B. 648 Revision, H.B. 1045, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367
& 1573, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et
al.)

*Section 301.572 was repealed in 1997 by H.B. 207.

1. Anyone who violates any provision of sections 301.217 to
301.229 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
punished as provided by law.

2. The director of revenue or his designated representative shall
administer and enforce the provisions of sections 301.217 to 301.229 and
may develop, prescribe and issue any forms, notices or other written
documents in order to enforce such authority and to ensure that every
person licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to sections 301.217
to 301.229 is in compliance with sections 301.217 to 301.229. (L. 1979
H.B. 78 § 10, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581)

Effective 7-1-89

Each sheriff and police department of the state shall make an
immediate report to the state highway patrol of each motor vehicle
reported stolen or recovered within their jurisdiction. The state highway
patrol shall keep a file and index of the reports, together with similar
reports received from other states and shall furnish the director of
revenue such information as is necessary for the administration of
sections 301.030 to 301.050, 301.080, 301.100 to 301.150, 301.170 to
301.240, 301.300 to 301.330 and 301.360. Before issuing a certificate of
title and registration on a motor vehicle previously registered in
another state the director of revenue shall check the application with
the motor vehicle theft records. (L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369g)

The director of revenue shall cooperate with the commissioners
or the officials of other states and countries having supervision of the
registration of motor vehicles and shall exchange information with them
relative to the registration, ownership, sale and theft of motor
vehicles, for the purpose of suppressing the stealing and unauthorized
use of motor vehicles. (RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7774

1. The director of revenue shall issue certificates for all cars
owned by the state of Missouri and shall assign to each of such cars two
plates bearing the words: "State of Missouri, official car number
...................." (with the number inserted thereon), which plates
shall be displayed on such cars when they are being used on the highways.
No officer or employee or other person shall use such a motor vehicle for
other than official use.

2. Motor vehicles used as ambulances, patrol wagons and fire apparatus,
owned by any municipality of this state, shall be exempt from all of the
provisions of sections 301.010 to 301.440 while being operated within the
limits of such municipality, but the municipality may regulate the speed
and use of such motor vehicles owned by them; and all other motor
vehicles owned by municipalities, counties and other political
subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from the provisions of sections
301.010 to 301.440 requiring registration, proof of ownership and display
of number plates; provided, however, that there shall be displayed on
each side of such motor vehicle, in letters not less than three inches in
height with a stroke of not less than three-eighths of an inch wide, the
name of such municipality, county or political subdivision, the
department thereof, and a distinguishing number. Provided, further, that
when any motor vehicle is owned and operated exclusively by any school
district and used solely for transportation of school children, the
commissioner shall assign to each of such motor vehicles two plates
bearing the words "School Bus, State of Missouri, car no.
................" (with the number inserted thereon), which plates shall
be displayed on such motor vehicles when they are being used on the
highways. No officer, or employee of the municipality, county or
subdivision, or any other person shall operate such a motor vehicle
unless the same is marked as herein provided, and no officer, employee or
other person shall use such a motor vehicle for other than official
purposes.

3. For registration purposes only, a public school or college shall be
considered the temporary owner of a vehicle acquired from a new motor
vehicle franchised dealer which is to be used as a courtesy vehicle or a
driver training vehicle. The school or college shall present to the
director of revenue a copy of a lease agreement with an option to
purchase clause between the authorized new motor vehicle franchised
dealer and the school or college and a photocopy of the front of the
dealer's vehicle manufacturer's statement of origin, and shall make
application for and be granted a nonnegotiable certificate of ownership
and be issued the appropriate license plates. Registration plates are not
necessary on a driver training vehicle when the motor vehicle is plainly
marked as a driver training vehicle while being used for such purpose and
such vehicle can also be used in conjunction with the activities of the
educational institution.

4. As used in this section, the term "political subdivision" is intended
to include any township, road district, sewer district, school district,
municipality, town or village, sheltered workshop, as defined in section
178.900, RSMo, and any interstate compact agency which operates a public
mass transportation system. (RSMo 1939 § 8374, A.L. 1941 p. 446, A.L.
1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 1991 H.B. 39 & 41, A.L. 2001 S.B. 244)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7767

(1951) This section and § 304.010 do not impose liability upon a city for
injury caused by a municipally owned motor vehicle when engaged in a
governmental function. Hayes v. City of Kansas City. 362 Mo. 368, 241
S.W.2d 888.

1. The owner of any motor vehicle or, in the event the motor
vehicle is legally operated by someone other than the owner, then the
operator thereof, which is duly and legally registered in some other
jurisdiction but which cannot legally be operated on Missouri highways
under the provisions of section 301.271, or under the provisions of any
applicable agreement duly entered into by the Missouri highway
reciprocity commission, which is operated on the highways of this state
only occasionally by such owner or operator, may in lieu of the payment
of the registration fee for such vehicle, obtain a trip permit from the
department of revenue authorizing the operation of such vehicle on the
highways of this state for a period of not to exceed seventy-two hours.
The trip permit is valid for use by any owner or operator who uses the
vehicle during the seventy-two hour period. The fee for such trip permit
shall be ten dollars and shall be collected by the department of revenue
and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state highway
department fund except when an agreement has been negotiated with another
jurisdiction whereby prepayment is not required. In such cases, the terms
of the agreement shall prevail. When such trip permit fee has been paid
on a motor vehicle, no registration or fee shall be required for a
trailer or semitrailer duly and legally registered in any jurisdiction
and propelled by such motor vehicle. The director of revenue shall
prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this
section. Application for such trip permits shall be made on a form
prescribed by and shall contain such information as may be required by
the director of revenue.

2. The requirements of Missouri law as to title of motor vehicles shall
not be applicable to vehicles operated under such trip permits.

3. Any owner or operator who desires to use a trip permit for the
operation of his vehicle shall secure such permit and the same must be in
full force and effect before the vehicle enters or commences its trip in
the state of Missouri.

4. Operators who fail to obtain such permit before the vehicle enters or
commences its trip in this state are subject to arrest and must obtain
such permit before proceeding. The permits shall be made available at
official highway weight stations.

5. The purchase of a ten dollar trip permit shall allow such operator to
haul the maximum weight allowed by statute.

6. Such permits may be sold in advance of the date of their use in such
quantities as the director of revenue shall determine. (L. 1965 p. 472 §§
1 to 3, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171, A.L. 1975 S.B. 314, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1473)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions
transferred to highways and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

1. The owner of any motor vehicle which was duly and legally
proportionally registered in Missouri with the highway reciprocity
commission, but which cannot legally be operated on Missouri highways
because of lease cancellation, may, in lieu of the payment of other
registration fee for such vehicle and upon proof of ownership, obtain a
hunter's permit from the department of revenue. Such permit shall
authorize the operation of the vehicle on the highways of this state and
the highways of all member jurisdictions of the international
registration plan for a period not to exceed thirty days. Any vehicle
operated under a hunter's permit issued in accordance with this section
shall only be operated while empty and shall only be operated for the
purpose of securing a new lease agreement under which proper registration
may be obtained. No vehicle may be operated on the highways of this state
when the registration of such vehicle has been canceled, unless the
vehicle owner shall have been issued a hunter's permit for such vehicle.
Operation of any vehicle without proper registration or a hunter's permit
shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. No owner operating such a vehicle
without proper registration or a hunter's permit shall be allowed to
operate the vehicle until he has purchased a hunter's permit or otherwise
obtained proper registration.

2. Application for a hunter's permit shall be made upon forms prescribed
by the director. Application shall be made to the highway reciprocity
commission. The applicant shall provide proof acceptable to the
commission, that he has surrendered all plates, cab cards and other
evidence of previous registration to the previous registrant before a
permit under this section may be issued. The fee for a hunter's permit
shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the department of
revenue and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state
highway department fund. When such fee has been paid, no other
registration fee shall be required for any trailer or semitrailer which
is being towed by such vehicle.

3. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a vehicle
operated on a hunter's permit shall not be subject to the laws of this
state relating to motor vehicle titles during the time of operation on
such permit.

4. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to change the
vehicle owner's duty to timely file any necessary fuel reports and to pay
any fuel taxes owed to the state of Missouri.

5. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the
effective administration of this section. (L. 1993 S.B. 105)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions
transferred to highways and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

1. The owner of any motor vehicle, or in the event the motor
vehicle is legally operated by someone other than the owner, then the
operator thereof, may obtain the permits required by sections 142.422,
301.265 and 390.136, RSMo, from the Missouri highway reciprocity
commission. The commission shall issue a single permit authorizing the
operation of such vehicle on the highways of this state for a period of
not to exceed seventy-two hours. The fee for such trip permit shall be
twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the department of revenue
and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state highway
department fund except when an agreement has been negotiated with another
jurisdiction whereby prepayment is not required. In such cases, the terms
of agreement shall prevail.

2. The requirements of sections 142.422, 301.265, and 390.136, RSMo,
concerning trip permits shall apply to the operation of the vehicle under
this section. (L. 1975 S.B. 312 §§ 2, 3, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1473)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions
transferred to highways and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

1. Unless otherwise provided by duly executed agreements entered
into pursuant to sections 301.271 to 301.279, a nonresident owner, owning
any motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current year in
the state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United
States, foreign country or other place of which the owner is a resident,
and which at all times when operated in this state has displayed upon it
the number plate issued for the vehicle in the place of residence of such
owner, may operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within this
state without registering such vehicle or paying any such registration
fee to this state; but the provisions of this subsection shall be
operative to allow such owner to operate or permit the operation of such
vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state only to the extent that
under the laws of the state, District of Columbia, territory or
possession of the United States, foreign country or other place of
residence of the nonresident owner, substantially equivalent exemptions
are granted to residents of Missouri for the operation of vehicles duly
registered in Missouri.

2. Unless otherwise provided by duly executed agreements entered into
pursuant to sections 301.271 to 301.279, trailers registered in any
jurisdiction may be operated in combination with any motor vehicle
properly registered in accordance with sections 301.271 to 301.279. (L.
1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 176 §§ 6, 7)

CROSS REFERENCE: Interstate motor carriers, registration and regulation
of pursuant to International Registration Plan transferred to highways
and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

(1960) Motor vehicles owned by Colorado and Illinois corporations which
were not registered in those states but were registered in other states
where great part of their operations occurred, were not entitled to
reciprocal exemption since the word "residence" as applied to a corporate
owner means the state of its incorporation. State v. Riss and Company
(Mo.), 335 S.W.2d 118.

(2004) Reciprocal exemption only applies if nonresident owner timely
registers vehicle elsewhere. Holm v. Director of Revenue, 148 S.W.3d 313
(Mo.banc).

1. There is hereby created a "Missouri Highway Reciprocity
Commission" to be composed of the governor, the attorney general, the
director of the division of motor carrier and railroad safety in the
department of economic development, the director of revenue, the
superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol and the director of
the department of transportation, and any member may designate a
qualified employee to act for and in the member's stead on the
commission. The designation shall be made in writing filed with the
commission and may be revoked at any time by the designating official.
The commission shall elect from its members a chairperson and such other
officers as it deems necessary, fix its times and places of meeting and
determine its own procedure. The commission is hereby authorized to
appoint a secretary, who shall have charge of the office of the
commission and shall be the custodian of the records of the commission,
and such other employees as shall be necessary to properly perform the
duties of the commission and shall fix the compensation of such secretary
and other employees within the amount appropriated by the general
assembly.

2. The commission shall keep written records of the minutes of all
meetings which shall be kept, together with copies of all agreements
entered into and rules and regulations promulgated by the commission, in
the office of the secretary of the commission. Such records shall be
public records of the state of Missouri and shall be open to public
inspection. All rules and regulations promulgated by the commission shall
be filed in the office of the secretary of state and shall take effect
and become operative not sooner than ten days after they are so filed.
(L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 176 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1428, A.L. 1999 S.B.
268)

CROSS REFERENCES:

Commission's duties, powers, transferred to department of revenue, RSMo
32.028

Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and
functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and
department of transportation, RSMo 226.008

Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions
transferred to highways and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

Interstate motor carriers, registration and regulation of pursuant to
International Registration Plan transferred to highways and
transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

The commission may require such reports from owners and
operators of motor vehicles as may be useful to assist the commission in
performing its duties under sections 301.271 to 301.279. Such reports
shall furnish such information as may be required by the commission and
shall cover such periods and be made at such time or times as the
commission may direct and shall be in the form prescribed by the
commission and shall be verified by the person making such report or by
the president, vice president, secretary or other responsible officer or
employee of a corporation or association or by a partner or a responsible
employee of a partnership. The commission may make or direct the making
of such investigations within or without the state, as may be necessary
for the performance of its duties under sections 301.271 to 301.279. If
any owner or operator of motor vehicles shall file any false report or
give false information called for or required under sections 301.271 to
301.279, the commission shall have power to suspend or revoke any or all
reciprocity as to such owner or operator. The commission may make and
promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively
carry out its duties under sections 301.271 to 301.279. (L. 1958 2d Ex.
Sess. p. 176 § 3)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Interstate motor carriers, registration and regulation of pursuant to
International Registration Plan transferred to highways and
transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

1. The commission may negotiate and enter into reciprocal
agreements or arrangements with other states, the District of Columbia,
territories and possessions of the United States, and foreign countries
as follows:

(1) To exempt, either wholly or partially, under such terms, conditions
and restrictions as it deems proper, motor vehicles and trailers licensed
in other states, the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of
the United States, and foreign countries or political subdivisions
thereof wherein the owner is a resident, from any or all registration
fees, as provided by law, but any exemption afforded hereunder shall be
extended to owners whose vehicles are duly licensed in the state of their
residence only to the extent that substantially equivalent exemptions are
extended by that state to vehicles which are duly licensed in this state.

(2) If any state permits or requires the licensing of fleets of motor
vehicles and trailers or combinations thereof operated in interstate or
combined interstate and intrastate commerce and payment of license taxes
and other fixed fees thereon on an apportionment basis commensurate with
and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of said state's
highways or any other equitable basis of apportionment, and exempts
equipment registered in other states under such apportionment basis from
its own registration and other fixed fees, then said Missouri highway
reciprocity commission may by agreement adopt such exemptions with
respect to motor vehicles and trailers, which agreement may, under such
terms, conditions and restrictions as the commission deems proper,
provide that owners and operators of motor vehicles and trailers operated
in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce in Missouri
shall be required to pay registration and other fees on an apportionment
basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the
use made of Missouri highways, or any other equitable basis of
apportionment, and shall provide a fair and equitable formula for
apportionment whereby there shall be registered in Missouri and the
Missouri registration fees paid and applied to a proper proportion of
said motor vehicles and trailers operated in the fleet.

(3) Such agreements may authorize the granting of reciprocal privileges
to an owner for vehicles which are not licensed in the state, District of
Columbia, territory or possession of the United States, foreign country,
or other place of such owner's residence when such owner maintains a bona
fide place of business in a state, District of Columbia, territory or
possession of the United States, foreign country or other place other
than his residence and such vehicle is in fact based at such a place of
business and is principally operated into and out of such a place of
business as a terminal of its operation and such vehicle is duly licensed
in the state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United
States, foreign country, or other place where such place of business is
located. Before reciprocal privileges are granted to an owner under such
agreement authorized by this subsection, the commission may, under such
conditions and terms as it deems advisable, require such owner to apply
for a basing point permit which, among other things, shall name the
state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United
States, foreign country, or other place in which such vehicle is to be
licensed.

2. Any agreement entered into by the commission shall require that the
operator of any vehicle for which reciprocal privileges are claimed must
have in his possession a valid and legal registration certificate or
other evidence of proper registration issued for such vehicle by the
state or other jurisdiction in which it is registered.

3. Notwithstanding section 301.090, fees collected by the commission
which are subject to prorating under this section shall be immediately
transmitted to the treasurer of the state for deposit to the credit of
the state highway department fund except that part of such fees to be
paid to other states under a reciprocal agreement shall be placed in a
special fund designated a "reciprocity fund." The commission shall not
less frequently* than once each month direct the payment of, and the
treasurer shall pay, the reciprocal fees to the appropriate state or
states. All income derived from the investment of the "reciprocity fund"
by the treasurer shall be credited to the highway department fund.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no reciprocity shall be
granted under any statute or agreement for the operation of any
commercial motor vehicle within the state of Missouri solely in
intrastate commerce, but all vehicles so engaged must be duly registered
and licensed in the state of Missouri. (L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 176 §§ 4,
5, 8, A.L. 1981 H.B. 511)

*Original rolls have word "frequent".

CROSS REFERENCES:

Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions
transferred to highways and transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

Interstate motor carriers, registration and regulation of pursuant to
International Registration Plan transferred to highways and
transportation commission, RSMo 226.008

The commission shall cooperate with the public service
commission in the matter of negotiating and entering into reciprocal
agreements as provided for under sections 301.271 to 301.279 and as
provided for by section 386.220, RSMo, but the provisions and agreements
as to reciprocity concerning motor vehicle registration shall be separate
and distinct from and not governed by any provisions or agreements as to
reciprocity concerning public service commission fees and charges. (L.
1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 176 § 9)

1. Every motor vehicle dealer and boat dealer shall make a
monthly report to the department of revenue, on blanks to be prescribed
by the department of revenue, giving the following information: date of
the sale of each motor vehicle, boat, trailer and all-terrain vehicle
sold; the name and address of the buyer; the name of the manufacturer;
year of manufacture; model of vehicle; vehicle identification number;
style of vehicle; odometer setting; and it shall also state whether the
motor vehicle, boat, trailer or all-terrain vehicle is new or secondhand.
The odometer reading is not required when reporting the sale of any motor
vehicle that is ten years old or older, any motor vehicle having a gross
vehicle weight rating of more than sixteen thousand pounds, new vehicles
that are transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin between one
franchised motor vehicle dealer and another, or boats, all-terrain
vehicles or trailers. The sale of all thirty-day temporary permits,
without exception, shall be recorded in the appropriate space on the
dealer's monthly sales report by recording the complete permit number
issued on the motor vehicle or trailer sale listed. The monthly sales
report shall be completed in full and signed by an officer, partner, or
owner of the dealership, and actually received by the department of
revenue on or before the fifteenth day of the month succeeding the month
for which the sales are being reported. If no sales occur in any given
month, a report shall be submitted for that month indicating no sales.
Any vehicle dealer who fails to file a monthly report or who fails to
file a timely report shall be subject to disciplinary action as
prescribed in section 301.562 or a penalty assessed by the director not
to exceed three hundred dollars per violation. Every motor vehicle and
boat dealer shall retain copies of the monthly sales report as part of
the records to be maintained at the dealership location and shall hold
them available for inspection by appropriate law enforcement officials
and officials of the department of revenue. Beginning January 1, 2006,
the monthly sales report required by this subsection may be filed
electronically. Beginning January 1, 2007, every vehicle dealer selling
twenty or more vehicles a month shall file the monthly sales report with
the department in an electronic format. Any dealer filing a monthly sales
report in an electronic format shall be exempt from filing the notice of
transfer required by section 301.196. For any dealer not filing
electronically, the notice of transfer required by section 301.196 shall
be submitted with the monthly sales report as prescribed by the director.

2. Every dealer and every person operating a public garage shall keep a
correct record of the vehicle identification number, odometer setting,
manufacturer's name of all motor vehicles or trailers accepted by him for
the purpose of sale, rental, storage, repair or repainting, together with
the name and address of the person delivering such motor vehicle or
trailer to the dealer or public garage keeper, and the person delivering
such motor vehicle or trailer shall record such information in a file
kept by the dealer or garage keeper. The record shall be kept for three
years and be open for inspection by law enforcement officials and
persons, agencies and officials designated by the director of revenue.

3. Every dealer and every person operating a public garage in which a
motor vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of fifteen days shall,
within five days after the expiration of that period, report the motor
vehicle as unclaimed to the director of revenue. Such report shall be on
a form prescribed by the director of revenue. A motor vehicle left by its
owner whose name and address are known to the dealer or his employee or
person operating a public garage or his employee is not considered
unclaimed. Any dealer or person operating a public garage who fails to
report a motor vehicle as unclaimed as herein required forfeits all
claims and liens for its garaging, parking or storing.

4. The director of revenue shall maintain appropriately indexed
cumulative records of unclaimed vehicles reported to the director. Such
records shall be kept open to public inspection during reasonable
business hours.

5. The alteration or obliteration of the vehicle identification number on
any such motor vehicle shall be prima facie evidence of larceny, and the
dealer or person operating such public garage shall upon the discovery of
such obliteration or alteration immediately notify the highway patrol,
sheriff, marshal, constable or chief of police of the municipality where
the dealer or garage keeper has his place of business, and shall hold
such motor vehicle or trailer for a period of forty-eight hours for the
purpose of an investigation by the officer so notified. (RSMo 1939 §
8381, A.L. 1974 H.B. 985, A.L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1984 S.B. 656, A.L. 1986
H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1988 H.B. 990, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1993 S.B.
35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7773; 1919 §§ 7568, 7605

Effective 1-1-06

1. Correctional enterprises of the department of corrections
shall purchase, erect and maintain all of the machinery and equipment
necessary for the manufacture of the license plates and tabs issued by
the director of revenue, and of signs used by the state transportation
department. Beginning on January 1, 2010, correctional enterprises shall
no longer erect and maintain tabs for the department of revenue.

2. The director of revenue shall procure all plates issued by him, and
the state transportation department shall procure all signs used by it
from correctional enterprises, unless an emergency arises and
correctional enterprises cannot furnish the plates, tabs or signs.

3. Correctional enterprises shall furnish the plates and signs at such a
price as will not exceed the price at which such plates and signs may be
obtained upon the open market, but in no event shall such price be less
than the cost of manufacture, including labor and materials.

4. All moneys derived from the sale of the plates, tabs and signs shall
be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the working capital
revolving fund as provided in section 217.595, RSMo. (RSMo 1939 § 8378,
A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1957 p. 623, A.L. 1961 p. 463,
A.L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al., A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision, A.L. 1990 H.B.
974, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

1. In event of the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of any
certificate of ownership, number plate, tab or set of tabs issued by the
director of revenue, the lawful holder thereof shall, within five days,
file with the director of revenue, an affidavit showing such fact, and
shall, on the payment of a fee of eight dollars and fifty cents, obtain a
duplicate or replacement of such plate, certificate, tab or set of tabs.
Any duplicate certificate issued for any "motor vehicle primarily for
business use", as defined in section 301.010, shall be issued only to the
owner of record.

2. Upon filing affidavit of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed
certificate of registration, the director of revenue shall issue to the
lawful owner a duplicate or replacement thereof upon payment of a fee of
eight dollars and fifty cents.

3. Vehicle owners who elect not to transfer or renew multiyear plates
shall be charged a fee equal to that charged for a lost plate in addition
to the registration fee prescribed by law at the time the new plate or
plates are issued.

4. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section, a new or used motor
vehicle dealer may obtain a duplicate or replacement title in the owner's
name if the owner's title has been lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed
and is not available for assignment. In order to obtain the duplicate or
replacement title from the department of revenue, the licensed dealer
shall procure a power of attorney from the owner authorizing the dealer
to obtain a duplicate or replacement title in the owner's name and sign
any title assignments on the owner's behalf. The application to the
department of revenue for the duplicate or replacement title shall be
accompanied by the executed power of attorney, or a copy thereof, and the
application shall contain the appropriate mailing address of the dealer.
The director of the department of revenue is authorized to make all
necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this
subsection, and shall design all necessary forms required by this
subsection. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the
authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been
promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. Any rule or
portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that
is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028,
RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of
the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,
RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul
a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
2005, shall be invalid and void. (RSMo 1939 § 8379, A.L. 1941 p. 445,
A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A.L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1988
H.B. 1581, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279 merged with H.B. 1450, A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7771

Any person replacing a stolen license plate tab may receive at
no cost up to two sets of two license plate tabs per year when the
application for the replacement tab is accompanied with a police report
that is corresponding with the stolen license plate tab. (L. 1995 S.B.
374 § 4, A.L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 378)

A citation shall not be issued to any person stopped by law
enforcement for a missing license plate tab or tabs if such person
indicates that the tab or tabs have been stolen and a check on such
person's vehicle registration reveals that the vehicle is properly
registered. A law enforcement officer may issue a warning under these
circumstances. In the event a citation is improperly issued to a person
for missing tabs when the requirements of this section are met, any court
costs shall be waived. (L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 378)

1. Whenever a law enforcement officer observes a plate to be in
such condition as to hinder or make difficult identification of same, he
shall notify the director of revenue and instruct the owner to apply for
a duplicate plate.

2. If the owner has not made application within fifteen days, the
director of revenue may cancel such registration and notify the
registrant and such cancellation shall remain in force until the
application has been filed.

3. The director of revenue may at his discretion replace worn plates
without cost to the registrant.

4. Failure to surrender a mutilated or worn plate for which duplicate has
been issued shall be deemed a misdemeanor. (RSMo 1939 § 8379, A.L. 1941
p. 445, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7771

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or trailer on which
there is displayed on the front or rear thereof any other plate, tag or
placard bearing any number except the plate furnished by the director of
revenue or the placard herein authorized, and the official license tag of
any municipality of this state, nor shall there be displayed on any motor
vehicle or trailer a placard, sign or tag bearing the words "license
lost", "license applied for", or words of similar import, as a substitute
for such number plates or such placard. (RSMo 1939 § 8377, A.L. 1947 V. I
p. 380, A. 1949 S.B. 1110)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7770; 1919 §§ 7564, 7565

CROSS REFERENCE: Identification plates for consular officers, RSMo 26.140

Each commercial motor vehicle except those licensed under the
provisions of section 301.057 or 301.058 based on a gross weight of
thirty-six thousand pounds or less and which are not regularly used for
actual commercial purposes shall have displayed thereon in a conspicuous
place:

(1) The name of the owner;

(2) The address from which the motor vehicle is operated;

(3) Each local commercial vehicle in addition shall have displayed in a
conspicuous place the word "local". (RSMo 1939 § 8369, A.L. 1943 p. 663,
A.L. 1945 p. 1194; RSMo 1939 § 8377, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380; A. 1949 S.B.
1110, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1965 p. 473, A.L. 1975 H.B. 95, A.L. 1988
S.B. 686, A.L. 1996 S.B. 792)

Prior revision: 1929 §§ 7761, 7770

(1958) Information charging failure to display the required matters in
language of the statute held sufficient; question of whether pickup truck
was commercial motor vehicle was for jury. State v. Lasswell (A.), 311
S.W.2d 356.

1. Municipalities, by ordinance, may levy and collect license
taxes from the owners of and dealers in motor vehicles, residing in such
municipalities, and may require the display of license plates or
stickers. Municipal license taxes, including the cost of plates, stickers
and notarial fees shall not exceed the amounts in effect on September 28,
1985, or the amounts approved by the voters of the municipality on or
after September 28, 1985, whichever is greater.

2. Upon approval of the voters of any city, the amount of the motor
vehicle license tax imposed by such city shall be:

(1) Uniform for all motor vehicles; or

(2) At three different rates for passenger cars, trucks, and motorcycles;
or

(3) At rates which are based on the horsepower of motor vehicles other
than commercial motor vehicles and the tonnage of commercial motor
vehicles.

3. Other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, any motor
vehicle license tax imposed by any city may, by ordinance recommended by
the license collector of such city, be included as a charge on bills
issued for personal property taxes and may be collected, with and in the
same payment as personal property taxes, by the collector of revenue. The
collector of revenue may collect delinquent receipts of such motor
vehicle license taxes, and penalties thereon, in the same manner and form
as provided by law for the collection of delinquent ad valorem property
taxes.

4. No municipal license tax shall be collected from a resident of any
municipality for motor vehicles used exclusively outside of such
municipality, and that fact may be shown by an affidavit of the motor
vehicle owner for the purpose of securing a state registration
certificate without producing a receipt for municipal license taxes. When
the owner of any motor vehicle or trailer, or chauffeur, or registered
operator shall have complied with the requirements of this section, he
shall not be required to pay any license tax or fee to any municipality,
or to submit to any other requirement, except as authorized by this
section, in any municipality of this state.

5. Municipalities may impose occupation taxes on the business of
transporting passengers, freight and merchandise for hire carried on
within their limits, and may measure such taxes by the number of motor
vehicles engaged in such transportation.

6. At no time shall any municipality propose a percentage increase in the
municipal license tax on commercial motor vehicles higher than that of
other motor vehicles.

7. In lieu of the license tax prescribed pursuant to this section, the
governing body of any city in which the voters of the city have approved
such a license tax may submit to the qualified voters of the city a
proposal to either increase the city property tax levy imposed pursuant
to sections 94.010 to 94.330, RSMo, or increase the city sales tax levied
pursuant to sections 94.510 to 94.550, RSMo, by an amount to generate
approximately the same amount of revenue as the license tax prescribed by
this section generates. No such proposal shall become effective unless
and until the majority of the qualified voters in the city approve such
proposal at a citywide election held for such purpose. Any proposal
approved by the voters shall cause the property or sales tax to increase
by the approved amount and shall cause the motor vehicle license tax
imposed pursuant to this section to be eliminated in that city. (RSMo
1939 § 8369, A.L. 1943 p. 663, A.L. 1945 p. 1194; RSMo 1939 § 8395, A.L.
1943 p. 659; A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1955 p. 617, A.L. 1957 p. 628, A.L.
1985 S.B. 188, A.L. 1993 S.B. 376)

(1954) Ordinance making license tax collectible from an "operator or
person having control of" an automobile is not authorized by statute and
is invalid insofar as it is broader than this section. City of
Fredericktown v. Hunter (A.), 273 S.W.2d 732.

(1961) Where evidence in prosecution for violation of city ordinance for
failure to have city license did not show that defendant owned the motor
vehicle, it was insufficient to sustain conviction. City of Frankford v.
Davis (A.), 348 S.W.2d 553.

No town, city, village or municipality shall require a fee,
permit or license for any reason from any wrecker or tow service business
registered with the United States Department of Transportation, however,
any county or a city not within a county of this state shall require such
a fee, permit or license of any such business physically located in such
county or city not within a county or of any such business which conducts
more than fifty percent of its wrecker or tow service business activities
in such county or city not within a county. (L. 1993 S.B. 105 § 301.032
subsec. 7, A.L. 1996 S.B. 560)

1. Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle, trailer, manufacturer or dealer, as provided in this chapter,
the director of revenue shall file such application and register such
motor vehicle, trailer, manufacturer or dealer, together with the facts
stated in the application, under a distinctive number assigned to such
motor vehicle, trailer, manufacturer or dealer. Separate records shall be
kept as follows:

(1) Motor vehicles registered by owners;

(2) Commercial motor vehicles;

(3) Trailers;

(4) Motorcycles and motor tricycles;

(5) Manufacturers and dealers.

2. The director of revenue may keep such other classifications and
records as he may deem necessary and may enter contracts or agreements or
otherwise make arrangements for computerized access to odometer and title
information.

3. All of such books and records shall be kept open to public inspection
during reasonable business hours.

4. The governor may cause the records of the department of revenue to be
audited by the state auditor at any time. (RSMo 1939 § 8380, A.L. 1951 p.
693, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1512, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L.
1989 H.B. 211)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7772; 1919 § 7554

Effective 7-6-89

Records established pursuant to this chapter shall be retained
or destroyed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 109, RSMo.
(RSMo 1939 § 8368, A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380; L. 1945 p.
1222 § 1; A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7760

1. Nothing in sections 301.010 to 301.440 shall be construed to
prohibit the owner of a duly registered motor vehicle from removing the
motor or engine from such vehicle and replacing it with a new or
reconditioned motor or engine of the same make or manufacture.

2. The owner and the person removing and replacing such motor or engine
shall join in an affidavit showing the number of the motor or engine
removed, the date of removal, the reason for removal, and a description
of the motor or engine replaced in the vehicle.

3. If the motor to be installed is a reconditioned motor, it shall bear
the same number as the motor removed but shall be preceded by the symbol
"RC". If the motor installed is a new motor, it shall bear a special
number to be secured as provided in section 301.380.

4. The affidavit, together with the original certificate of title, shall
be sent to the director of revenue at Jefferson City, Missouri, with a
fee of one dollar for registering such change of motor or engine. The
director of revenue shall file the affidavit and certificate in his
office and shall issue and deliver a new certificate of title to the
owner.

5. The owner of a motor vehicle that is identified on the appropriate
Missouri certificate of ownership by a manufacturer's number other than
the engine or motor number shall be exempt from the provisions of
subsections 2, 3 and 4.

6. The director of revenue may adopt and enforce the rules and
regulations, compatible with this chapter, that he deems necessary to
properly administer this section. (RSMo 1939 § 8397, A.L. 1945 p. 1194,
A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1961 p. 486)

(1961) Fact that plaintiff in action on insurance policy to recover for
loss of truck by fire had switched engines in two of his trucks, covered
by same policy, without complying with provisions of this section and
obtaining new title certificate, did not affect his insurable interest in
the truck, though policy, issued after the transfer, described the truck
by the original motor number. Melugin v. Imperial Casualty & Ind. Co. of
Omaha, Neb. (A.) 344 S.W.2d 144.

1. Whenever the original, manufacturer's, or other
distinguishing number on any motor vehicle, trailer or motor vehicle tire
has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, defaced or is otherwise
nonexistent, the director of revenue, upon application, payment of a fee
of seven dollars and fifty cents, and satisfactory proof of ownership by
the owner, shall issue a certificate authorizing the owner to place a
special number designated by the director of revenue upon the vehicle,
trailer or tire.

2. In order to properly calculate the sales tax due, in the case of a
trailer which is alleged to have been made by someone who is not a
manufacturer using readily distinguishable manufacturers' identifying
numbers or a certificate of origin, the person seeking the special number
authorized by the provisions of this section shall secure a written
statement from a motor vehicle inspection station that the trailer has
been examined and that it is not one made by a regular manufacturer. The
superintendent of the state highway patrol shall provide such forms for
inspection stations, and the person, firm, or corporation seeking the
examination shall pay a regular inspection fee for the examination. The
proceeds of the fee shall be distributed in the same manner as regular
inspection fees are distributed. This subsection shall not apply to
trailers inspected under section 301.191.

3. The director of revenue shall designate the special numbers
consecutively beginning with the number one preceded by the letters "DR"
and followed by the letters "Mo" for each make of motor vehicle, trailer
or motor vehicle tire, or if the make be unknown, the number shall also
be preceded by the letter "X".

4. When such number has been placed upon the motor vehicle or motor or
engine thereof, or trailer or motor vehicle tire, it shall be the lawful
number of the same for the purpose of identification, registration, and
all other purposes of this chapter, and the owner may sell and transfer
such property under the special number. No person shall destroy, remove,
cover, alter or deface any such special number. (RSMo 1939 §§ 8396, 8397,
A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1998 H.B.
1528)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7781

1. No person shall sell, or offer for sale, or shall knowingly
have the custody or possession of a motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat,
outboard motor, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery,
farm implement, or piece of construction equipment on which the original
manufacturer's number or other distinguishing number has been destroyed,
removed, covered, altered or defaced, and no person shall sell, offer for
sale, or knowingly have the custody or possession of a motor vehicle or
trailer having no manufacturer's number or other original number, or
distinguishing number. Every motor vehicle and trailer shall have an
original manufacturer's number or other distinguishing number assigned by
the manufacturer.

2. Every peace officer who has probable cause to believe and has
knowledge of a motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat, outboard motor,
trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery, farm implement, or
piece of construction equipment, the number of which has been removed,
covered, altered, destroyed or defaced, and for which no special number
has been issued, shall be authorized to immediately seize and take
possession of such motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat, outboard motor,
trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery, farm implement, or
piece of construction equipment, and may arrest the supposed owner or
custodian thereof and cause prosecution to be begun in a court of
competent jurisdiction.

3. The law enforcement authority having seized it shall retain custody of
the motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat, outboard motor, trailer, motor
vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery, farm implement, or piece of
construction equipment pending the prosecution of the person arrested. If
the person arrested should be found guilty, such motor vehicle, vehicle
part, boat, outboard motor, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm
machinery, farm implement, or piece of construction equipment shall be
transferred to the custody of the court until the fine and costs of
prosecution are paid. No property shall be released from the custody of
the court until a special number shall have been issued by the director
of revenue on an application of the supposed owner, approved by the court.

4. In case such fine and costs not be paid within thirty days from the
date of judgment, the court shall advertise and sell such motor vehicle,
boat, outboard motor, vehicle part, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of
farm machinery, farm implement, or piece of construction equipment in the
manner provided by law for the sale of personal property under execution.
The advertisement shall contain a description of the motor vehicle,
vehicle part, boat, outboard motor, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of
farm machinery, farm implement, or piece of construction equipment and a
copy thereof shall be mailed to the director of revenue. The proceeds of
such sale shall be applied, first, to the payment of the fine and costs
of the prosecution and sale, and any sum remaining shall be paid by the
court to the owner, and the motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat, outboard
motor, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery, farm
implement, or piece of construction equipment shall not be delivered to
the purchaser thereof until he shall first have secured a special number
from the director of revenue, on the application of the purchaser,
approved by the court.

5. If at any time while such motor vehicle, vehicle part, boat, outboard
motor, trailer, motor vehicle tire, piece of farm machinery, farm
implement, or piece of construction equipment remains in the custody of
the court or law enforcement authority having seized it, the true owner
thereof shall appear and prove to the satisfaction of the court or law
enforcement authority proper ownership of and entitlement to said item,
it shall be returned to the owner after he has obtained from the director
of revenue a special number, on application made by the owner.

6. Violation of any provision of this section is a class D felony. (RSMo
1939 § 8396, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1953 p. 567, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et
al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1190 merged with H.B. 1153, A.L. 2004 S.B. 824)

Any person who removes, covers, alters or defaces, or causes to
be destroyed, removed, covered, altered or defaced, the manufacturer's
number, the motor number or other distinguishing number on any motor
vehicle, or number or other distinguishing number on any motor vehicle
tire, piece of farm machinery, farm implement, or piece of construction
equipment, the property of another, for any reason, shall be deemed
guilty of a class C felony. (RSMo 1939 §§ 8396, 8404, A. 1949 S.B. 1110,
A.L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al.)

Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 7781, 7786; 1919 §§ 7608, 7609

(1967) The number on the transmission is a distinguishing manufacturer's
number within the meaning of this section. State v. Friedman (Mo.), 412
S.W.2d 171.

1. Any person who removes, covers, alters, or defaces, or causes
to be destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced, the
manufacturer's serial number, the motor number or other distinguishing
number on special mobile equipment or special mobile equipment tires, the
property of another, for any reason, shall be deemed guilty of a class D
felony. Further, any person who knowingly buys, sells, receives, disposes
of, conceals or has in his possession special mobile equipment or special
mobile equipment tires from which the manufacturer's serial number, motor
number or other distinguishing number has been removed, covered, altered,
defaced or destroyed shall be deemed guilty of a class D felony.

2. Every peace officer who has probable cause to believe that and has
knowledge of an item of special mobile equipment on which the original
manufacturer's distinguishing number has been removed, covered, altered,
or defaced shall be authorized to seize immediately and to take
possession of said item of special mobile equipment.

3. If at any time while such special mobile equipment remains in the
custody of the law enforcement authority having seized it, the true owner
thereof shall appear and prove to the satisfaction of such law
enforcement authority his ownership of and entitlement to said item of
special mobile equipment, it shall be returned to said owner subject to
its being made available for use in any criminal prosecution under this
section.

4. If, after twelve months, no person has appeared and proved he is the
true owner of an item of special mobile equipment seized under this
section, the court in which such prosecution was begun may advertise and
sell said item of special mobile equipment under such terms as are
reasonable. The proceeds of such sale shall be applied, first, to the
payment of any expenses incurred in association with such sale; second,
to the payment of the fine and costs of prosecution; and the balance, if
any, shall be paid over to the county commission of the county in which
the prosecution was begun for its application to that county's general
revenues. (L. 1980 H.B. 995 & 1051)

Effective 6-20-80

No person shall willfully or knowingly make a false statement in
any application for the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer, or as
a dealer, or in an application for or assignment of a certificate of
ownership. All blanks or forms issued by the director of revenue for the
purpose of making application for registration* of certificate of
ownership shall conspicuously bear on the face thereof the following
words: "Any false statement in this application is a violation of the law
and may be punished by fine or imprisonment or both". (RSMo 1939 § 8401,
A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7783; 1919 § 7600

*Word "or" appears in original rolls.

Any person who violates any provision of sections 301.010 to
301.440 for which no specific punishment is provided shall upon
conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars or
more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(RSMo 1939 § 8404, A. 1949 S.B. 1110, A.L. 1969 H.B. 670)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7786; 1919 § 7601

Any person who is a retired member of the United States Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard may apply for retired
military motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle the person
owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle
or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand
pounds gross weight. There shall be no limit on the number of license
plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long
as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued
for a vehicle owned solely or jointly by such person. No additional fee
shall be charged for license plates issued pursuant to this section.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no additional fee
shall be charged for the personalization of license plates issued
pursuant to this section. Such person shall make application for the
license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish
such proof of retired status from that particular branch of the United
States armed forces as the director may require. The plates shall have a
white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of
the advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such plates shall
bear the insignia of the respective branch the applicant served in. The
director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "RETIRED
MILITARY" in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" in a form prescribed
by the advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such license
plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall be clearly
visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by
section 301.130. (L. 1994 H.B. 1308 § 2, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 1999
S.B. 115, A.L. 2001 S.B. 13, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1205, et al.)

Whenever a business is sold by the owner thereof and as part of
the sale the ownership of one or more commercial motor vehicles is
transferred, or whenever an individual or partnership transfers ownership
of a business and commercial motor vehicles owned by him or them to a
corporation substantially owned by him or them in a nontaxable transfer
under the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the
original owner of any such vehicles may transfer the registration plates
issued for such vehicles to the new owner who, upon notification to the
director of revenue of the sale or transfer of ownership of the business
and transfer of the registration plates, may use those registration
plates for the remainder of the current registration period as if he,
they, or it had originally purchased the plates. The director may
prescribe the necessary forms for use in making the notification and may
require that the notification be made under oath. (L. 1981 S.B. 138 § 1)

1. Any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a veteran
of service in the armed forces of the United States and has been
honorably discharged from such service and who is a former prisoner of
war and any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a former
prisoner of war and who was a United States citizen not in the armed
forces of the United States during such time is, upon filing an
application for registration together with such information and proof in
the form of a statement from the United States Veterans Administration or
the Department of Defense or any other form of proof as the director may
require, entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and
one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided
in section 301.130 for a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor
vehicle licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds gross weight. There
shall be no fee charged for license plates issued under the provisions of
this section.

2. Not more than one certificate of registration and one corresponding
set of motor vehicle license plates or other evidence of registration as
provided in section 301.130 shall be issued each year to a qualified
former prisoner of war under this section.

3. Proof of ownership and vehicle inspection of the particular motor
vehicle for which a registration certificate and set of license plates is
requested must be shown at the time of application. Proof of status as a
former prisoner of war as required in subsection 1 of this section shall
only be required on the initial application.

4. As used in this section, "former prisoner of war" means any person who
was taken as an enemy prisoner during World War I, World War II, the
Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam Conflict.

5. The director shall furnish each former prisoner of war obtaining a set
of license plates under the provisions of subsections 1 to 4 of this
section special plates which shall have the words "FORMER P.O.W." on the
license plates in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" as provided in
section 301.130 in a form prescribed by the advisory committee
established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be made with
fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and
red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established
in section 301.129, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

6. Registration certificates and license plates issued under the
provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person
except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle will be entitled
to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the
event of the death of the qualified former prisoner of war.

7. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 6 of this section to
the contrary, the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who has
not remarried and who has been issued license plates described in
subsection 5 of this section shall be entitled to transfer such license
plates to the motor vehicle of the surviving spouse and receive annually
one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other
evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 as if a former
prisoner of war until remarriage. There shall be no fee charged for the
transfer of such license plates.

(2) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules for the obtaining of
a set of license plates described in subsection 5 of this section by the
surviving spouse of the former prisoner of war when such license plates
are not issued prior to the death of the former prisoner of war. The
surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive annually one certificate of
registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of
registration as provided in section 301.130 as if a former prisoner of
war until remarriage. There shall be no fee charged for the license
plates issued pursuant to this subdivision. (L. 1983 S.B. 320 §§ 1, 2,
A.L. 1989 S.B. 209, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

1. Any person, as defined in subsection 3 of this section, may
apply for special license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns,
either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a
commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds
gross weight. The firefighter memorial foundation of Missouri hereby
authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear
personalized license plates as provided in this section.

2. Upon application and payment of a one-time twenty-five dollar
emblem-use contribution to the firefighter memorial foundation of
Missouri, the foundation shall issue to the vehicle owner, without
further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be
presented to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a
motor vehicle.

3. As used in this section, the term "person" shall mean:

(1) A director of a fire protection district;

(2) Persons compensated, partially compensated, or volunteer members of
any fire department, fire protection district, or voluntary fire
protection association of this state;

(3) A person wounded in the line of duty as a firefighter; or

(4) A surviving spouse, parent, brother, sister, or adult child,
including an adopted child or stepchild, of a person killed in the line
of duty as a firefighter.

4. Upon presentation of the emblem-use authorization statement and
payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration
fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law,
the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate to the
vehicle owner, which shall bear the emblem of the firefighter memorial
foundation of Missouri and the word "FIREFIGHTER" in place of the words
"SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no additional
fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates pursuant
to this section.

5. The director of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the
administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that
term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the
authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536,
RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter
536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the
effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held
unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void. (L.
1984 H.B. 1045 § 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1067 & 1299, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L.
2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 1-1-05

Any person who has been awarded the combat infantry badge may
apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle such
person owns, either solely or jointly, for issuance either to passenger
motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section
301.055, or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle
licensed for a gross weight not in excess of twelve thousand pounds as
provided in section 301.057. Any such person shall make application for
the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue
and furnish such proof as a recipient of the combat infantry badge as the
director may require. The director shall then issue license plates
bearing the words "COMBAT INFANTRYMAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME
STATE" in a form prescribed by the director, except that such license
plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall have a white
background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of the
director, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates shall also bear
an image of the combat infantry badge. There shall be an additional fee
charged for each set of special combat infantry badge license plates
issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in
section 301.144. No more than one set of combat infantry badge license
plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant. License plates issued
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to
any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle
shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the
duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified
person. (L. 1994 H.B. 1308 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 1999 H.B. 290)

*No continuity with § 301.445 as repealed by L. 1993 S.B. 329 § A.

1. Any member of the United States Military Service who was
stationed on or within three miles of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu on
December 7, 1941, during the enemy attack on Pearl Harbor and other
related military installations may apply for special motor vehicle
license plates for one vehicle he owns, either solely or jointly, as
provided in this section. Any such person shall make application for the
special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and
pay an additional fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license
plates in section 301.144 for the issuance of the license plates provided
for herein. Applications for license plates issued under this section
shall be accompanied by such proof of eligibility as the director may
require.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.130, each such license
plate shall be embossed with the words "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" at the
bottom of the plate in the form prescribed by the advisory committee
established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be made with
fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and
red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established
in section 301.129, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates
shall be available for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles
subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or to
nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicles licensed for a gross
weight of six thousand pounds up through and including twelve thousand
pounds as provided in section 301.057.

3. No more than one set of Pearl Harbor survivor plates shall be issued
to a qualified applicant. License plates issued under the provisions of
this section shall not be transferable to any other person except as
provided herein. Any registered co-owner of a motor vehicle will be
entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year
licensed in the event of the death of the qualified applicant. Pearl
Harbor survivor plates issued under the provisions of this section shall
be transferable only to a widow or widower of a Pearl Harbor survivor.
(L. 1988 H.B. 1127 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 329, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

Any person who has served and was honorably discharged or
currently serves in any branch of the United States armed forces or
reserves, the United States Coast Guard or reserve, the United States
Merchant Marines or reserve or the Missouri national guard, or any
subdivision of any of such services or a member of the United States
Marine Corps League may apply for special motor vehicle license plates,
either solely or jointly, for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles
subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or to
nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicles licensed for a gross
weight of six thousand pounds up through and including twelve thousand
pounds as provided in section 301.057. Any such person shall make
application for the special license plates on a form provided by the
director of revenue and furnish such proof that such person is a member
or former member of any such branch of service as the director may
require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility and annual payment
of the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144,
and other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department
shall issue personalized license plates which shall bear the seal, logo
or emblem, along with a word or words designating the branch or
subdivision of such service for which the person applies. All seals,
logos, emblems or special symbols shall become an integral part of the
license plate; however, no plate shall contain more than one seal, logo,
emblem or special symbol and the design of such plates shall be approved
by the advisory committee established in section 301.129 and by the
branch or subdivision of such service or the Marine Corps League prior to
issuing such plates. The plates shall have a white background with a blue
and red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee
established in section 301.129. The bidding process used to select a
vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by
this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate. The
director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the
enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms. All
license plates issued under this provision must be renewed in accordance
with law. License plates issued under the provisions of this section
shall not be transferable to any other person, except that any registered
co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor
vehicle for the duration of the year licensed, in the event of the death
of the qualified applicant. (L. 1988 H.B. 1127 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 329,
A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1205, et al.)

Any community college or four-year public or private institution
of higher education located in the state of Missouri may authorize the
use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized
license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to such
institution derived from this section, except reasonable administrative
costs, shall be used for scholarship endowment or other academically
related purposes. Any vehicle owner may annually apply to the institution
for the use of the emblem. Upon annual application and payment of an
emblem use contribution to the institution, which shall be set by the
governing body of the institution at an amount of at least twenty-five
dollars, the institution shall issue to the vehicle owner, without
further charge, an "emblem use authorization statement", which shall be
presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time
of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of
the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and
other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of
revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the
seal, emblem or logo of the institution, to the vehicle owner. The
license plate authorized by this section shall use the school colors of
the institution, and those colors shall be constructed upon the license
plate using a process to ensure that the school emblem shall be displayed
upon the license plate in the clearest and most attractive manner
possible. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. The license plate authorized by this section shall be issued
with a design approved by both the institution of higher education and
the advisory committee established in section 301.129. A vehicle owner,
who was previously issued a plate with an institutional emblem authorized
by this section and does not provide an emblem use authorization
statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new
plate which does not bear the institutional emblem, as otherwise provided
by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and
regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all
necessary forms including establishing a minimum number of license plates
which can be issued with the authorized emblem of a participating
institution. (L. 1989 S.B. 209 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97

Any person who has been awarded the purple heart medal may apply
for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he owns, either
solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twelve
thousand pounds. Any such person shall make application for the special
license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish
such proof as a recipient of the purple heart medal as the director may
require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or
numbers or a combination thereof, with the words "PURPLE HEART" in place
of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" in a form prescribed by the advisory
committee established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be
made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and
design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. There shall be an
additional fee charged for each set of special purple heart license
plates issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates,
but the additional fee shall only have to be paid once by the qualified
applicant at the time of initial application. No more than two sets of
purple heart license plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant.
License plates issued under the provisions of this section shall not be
transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of
the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the
duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified
person. (L. 1991 S.B. 47 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 329, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L.
1997 S.B. 69)

Rental price adjustment of motor vehicle or trailer based on amount of
sale of vehicle does not create sale or security interest. 301.452. In
the case of motor vehicles or trailers as those terms are defined in
section 301.010, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a
transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it
provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted
under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount
realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.

(L. 1991 S.B. 413 § 1)

1. Any member of the general assembly of the state of Missouri
while holding office, upon application and payment of the fee required
for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other fees and
documents which may be required by law, may apply for special
personalized license plates bearing the state seal in gold and black
colors along with the words "Representative" or "Senator" in preference
to the words "SHOW-ME STATE". The director of revenue shall annually set
aside special personalized license plates bearing the letters and numbers
S-1 to S-34 and S01 to S034, R-1 to R-163 and R01 to R0163 to be issued
to a member of the general assembly of the state of Missouri while such
member is holding that office, upon such member's written request. For
the first set of special personalized license plates issued to a member
of the general assembly, such plates shall bear the letter "S" and the
number of the senator's district for a member of the state senate or the
letter "R" and the number of the representative's district for a member
of the house of representatives and for the second set of plates issued
to a member of the general assembly, such plates shall bear the letter
"S" and the number of the senator's district preceded by the numeral "0"
for a member of the state senate or the letter "R" and the number of the
representative's district preceded by the numeral "0" for a member of the
house of representatives. Only two sets of such plates may be issued to
any one member of the general assembly.

2. Any member of the United States Congress while he or she is holding
that office, upon his or her written request and upon a payment of the
additional fee required for personalized plates in section 301.144, may
apply for special personalized license plates bearing the state seal in
gold and black along with the words "Member of Congress" instead of the
words "SHOW-ME STATE" and either the letters and numbers "USS-1, USS-01"
and "USS-2, USS-02" for the senior and junior United States Senators from
Missouri, respectively, or, in the case of members of the United States
House of Representatives, bearing the letters "USC-1 to USC-9 and USC-01
to USC-09". Only two sets of such plates may be issued to any one
individual congressman.

3. The director shall annually set aside special personalized license
plates bearing the state seal in gold and black and the numbers 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, and 6 along with the words "Governor", "Lieutenant Governor",
"Secretary of State", "State Auditor", "State Treasurer" and "Attorney
General" in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" to be issued to the
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state
treasurer, and attorney general, respectively, upon written request and
upon payment of the fee required for personalized license plates in
section 301.144, and other fees and documents as may be required by law.
These plates shall be held by the appropriate public official only while
such person remains in that office. Upon leaving that office the public
official shall surrender the personalized license plates to the director,
who shall make them available as provided in this subsection to the
succeeding public official.

4. All special license plates issued under this section shall be made
with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design,
shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive,
as prescribed by section 301.130. (L. 1993 S.B. 329 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B.
70, A.L. 2002 S.B. 798)

Any school or nonprofit organization connected with and
designated by a school located in this state may authorize the use of the
"helping schools" official emblem described in this section to be affixed
on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any
vehicle owner may annually apply to a participating school or designated
nonprofit organization for the use of the emblem. Upon annual application
and payment of a fifteen-dollar emblem-use contribution to any
participating school or designated nonprofit organization, such school or
nonprofit organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further
charge, an "emblem-use authorization statement", which shall be presented
by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of
registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of
the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and
other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of
revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the
"helping schools" emblem described in this section, to the vehicle owner.
Each such license plate shall be embossed with the words "HELPING
SCHOOLS" at the bottom of the plate. The license plate authorized by this
section shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color
scheme and design approved by both the department of elementary and
secondary education and the advisory committee established in section
301.129; however, it shall include an emblem depicting books or other
scholastic equipment or materials, as determined appropriate by the
department of elementary and secondary education. The plates shall be
clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as
prescribed by section 301.130. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued
a plate with the emblem authorized by this section who does not provide
an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of
registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the
prescribed emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue
shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this
section and shall design all necessary forms. Any contribution to a
school or designated nonprofit organization derived from this section may
be used for any academically related purpose deemed appropriate by the
school or nonprofit organization. (L. 1995 S.B. 70 § 1)

The director of revenue, upon receipt of a proper application
for registration, required fees and any other information which may be
necessary, shall record on the registration receipt a notation that the
vehicle is a log truck as defined in section 301.010. (L. 1985 S.B. 209 §
1)

Effective 6-26-85

Any person who has been awarded the military service award known
as the "Silver Star" may apply for special motor vehicle license plates
for any vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an
apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in
excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall
make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the
director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the silver
star as the director may require. The director shall then issue license
plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined
by the advisory committee established in section 301.129, with the words
"SILVER STAR" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme
and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates shall also bear
an image of the silver star. There shall be an additional fee charged for
each set of silver star license plates issued pursuant to this section
equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates. No more than
two sets of silver star license plates shall be issued to a qualified
applicant. License plates issued under the provisions of this section
shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered
co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor
vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the
event of the death of the qualified person. (L. 1995 S.B. 70 § 2, A.L.
2003 H.B. 75)

Any person who served in the Vietnam Conflict and either
currently serves in any branch of the United States armed forces or was
honorably discharged from such service may apply for special motor
vehicle license plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance either for
any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in
section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor
vehicle licensed for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve
thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is
owned solely or jointly. Any such person shall make application for the
special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and
furnish such proof of service in the Vietnam Conflict and status as
currently serving in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or
as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon
presentation of the proof of eligibility and annual payment of the fee
required for personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144,
and other fees and documents which may be required by law, the director
shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a
combination thereof as determined by the advisory committee established
in section 301.129, with the words "VIETNAM VETERAN" in place of the
words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such plates shall also bear an image of the
Vietnam service medal. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and
shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. No
more than one set of special license plates shall be issued pursuant to
this section to a qualified applicant. License plates issued pursuant to
this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that
any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor
vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death
of the qualified person. (L. 1995 S.B. 70 § 3)

1. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand
Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, which shall include the Prince
Hall Masons, of the state of Missouri may receive special license plates
as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem use
authorization fee to the Grand Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of
the state of Missouri. The grand lodge described in this section hereby
authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear
personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution
to such grand lodge derived from this section, except reasonable
administrative costs, shall be used solely for one or more of the grand
lodge's charitable programs. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction
of the grand lodge may annually apply to the grand lodge for the use of
the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the grand lodge, the grand lodge shall issue to the
vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization
statement, which shall be presented by the member to the department of
revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation
of the annual statement and payment of the fee required for personalized
license plates in section 301.144, and other fees and documents which may
be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized
license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the grand lodge, to the
vehicle owner.

3. The license plate authorized by this section shall be in a form
prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129,
except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to
manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider
the aesthetic appearance of the plate.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the grand
lodge emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an
emblem- use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,
shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the grand lodge emblem,
as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make
necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and
shall design all necessary forms required by this section. (L. 1995 S.B.
70 § 4)

1. Any member of the Knights of Columbus of the state of
Missouri may receive special license plates as prescribed in this section
after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Knights
of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus hereby authorizes the use of its
official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as
provided in this section. Any contribution to the Knights of Columbus
derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall
be used solely for the educational programs or purposes of the Knights of
Columbus. Any member of the Knights of Columbus may annually apply for
the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of Columbus shall
issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use
authorization statement, which shall be presented by the member to the
department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.
Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of the fee required
for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other fees and
documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall
issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the
Knights of Columbus in a form prescribed by the advisory committee
established in section 301.129 to the vehicle owner. Such license plates
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme
and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Knights of
Columbus emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an
emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,
shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Knights of Columbus
emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make
necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and
shall design all necessary forms required by this section. (L. 1995 S.B.
70 § 5)

1. Any member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of the state of
Missouri may receive special license plates as prescribed in this section
after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the
Fraternal Order of Eagles. The Fraternal Order of Eagles hereby
authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear
personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution
to the Fraternal Order of Eagles derived from this section, except
reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the educational
programs or purposes of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Any member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Fraternal Order of
Eagles shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an
emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the
member to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a
motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of
the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and
other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of
revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the
emblem of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in a form prescribed by the
advisory committee established in section 301.129 to the vehicle owner.
Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a
common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and
shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Fraternal
Order of Eagles emblem authorized by this section but who does not
provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of
registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the
Fraternal Order of Eagles* emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The
director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the
enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms
required by this section. (L. 1995 S.B. 70 § 6)

*Original rolls contain "Knights of Columbus".

1. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand
Chapter of Missouri Order of the Eastern Star may receive special license
plates as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an
emblem-use authorization fee to the Grand Chapter of Missouri Order of
the Eastern Star. The grand chapter described in this section hereby
authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear
personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution
to such grand chapter derived from this section, except reasonable
administrative costs, shall be used solely for one or more of the grand
chapter's charitable programs. Any member of a lodge under the
jurisdiction of the grand chapter may annually apply to the grand chapter
for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the grand chapter, the grand chapter shall issue to the
vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization
statement, which shall be presented by the member to the department of
revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation
of the annual statement and payment of the fee required for personalized
license plates in section 301.144, and other fees and documents which may
be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized
license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the grand chapter, to the
vehicle owner.

3. The license plate authorized by this section shall be in a form
prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129,
except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to
manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider
the aesthetic appearance of the plate.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the grand
chapter emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an
emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,
shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the grand chapter emblem,
as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make
necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and
shall design all necessary forms required by this section. (L. 1995 S.B.
70 § 7)

1. The children's trust fund board established in section
210.170, RSMo, may authorize the use of their logo to be incorporated on
motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle the person owns,
either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a
commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds
gross weight. The license plate shall contain an emblem designed by the
board depicting two handprints of a child and the words "CHILDREN'S TRUST
FUND" and the children's trust fund logo in preference to the words
"SHOW-ME STATE". The license plates shall have a common background and
shall bear as many letters and numbers as will fit on the plate without
damaging the plate's aesthetic appearance as determined by the director
of revenue. Any vehicle owner may annually apply to the board or director
for the use of the logo. Upon annual application and payment of a
twenty-five dollar logo use contribution to the board, the board shall
issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a logo-use
authorization statement, which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to
the department of revenue at the time of registration. Application for
use of the logo and payment of the twenty- five dollar contribution may
also be made at the time of registration to the director, who shall
deposit such contribution in the state treasury to the credit of the
children's trust fund. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment
of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and
presentation of documents which may be required by law, the department of
revenue shall issue a license plate described in this section to the
vehicle owner. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no
additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates
issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of
license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain
so long as each set of plates issued pursuant to this section is issued
for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. The license plate
authorized by this section shall be issued with a design approved by both
the board and the director of revenue. The bidding process used to select
a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by
this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate. A
vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with a logo authorized
by this section and who does not provide a logo-use authorization
statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new
plate which does not bear the logo, as otherwise provided by law. Any
contribution to the board derived from this section shall be deposited in
the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund established
in section 210.173, RSMo.

2. The director of revenue shall issue samples of license plates
authorized pursuant to this section to all offices in this state where
vehicles are registered and license plates are issued. Such sample
license plates shall be prominently displayed in such offices along with
literature prepared by the director or by the children's trust fund board
describing the purposes of the children's trust fund. The general
assembly may appropriate moneys annually from the children's trust fund
to the department of revenue to offset costs reasonably incurred by the
director of revenue pursuant to this subsection. (L. 1995 H.B. 617 § 1,
A.L. 1997 H.B. 124, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Any person who served in the Korean War and was honorably
discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license
plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance for any vehicle the person
owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle
or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand
pounds. Any such person shall make application for the special license
plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such
proof of service in the Korean War and status as an honorably discharged
veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of
eligibility and annual payment of the fee required for personalized
license plates prescribed by section 301.144, and other fees and
documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue
license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as
determined by the advisory committee established in section 301.129, with
the words "KOREAN WAR VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE".
Such plates shall also bear an image of the Korean War service medal. The
plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. No more than one set of
special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a
qualified applicant. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall
not be transferable to any other person except that any registered
co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the
duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified
person.

(L. 1997 S.B. 69 § 1, A.L. 2001 S.B. 142)

Any person who served in World War II and was honorably
discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license
plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance either for any passenger
motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section
301.055, or for a nonlocal property carrying commercial motor vehicle
licensed for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve
thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is
owned solely or jointly. Any such person shall make application for the
special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and
furnish such proof of service in World War II and status as an honorably
discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the
proof of eligibility and annual payment of the fee required for
personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144, and other fees
and documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue
license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as
determined by the advisory committee established in section 301.129, with
the words "WORLD WAR II VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE".
Such plates shall also bear an image of the World War II service medal.
The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. No more than one set of
special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a
qualified applicant. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall
not be transferable to any other person except that any registered
co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the
duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified
person. (L. 1997 S.B. 69 § 2)

1. Any person who is an active member or alumni member of any
Missouri chapter of the junior chamber of commerce may apply for special
motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he owns, either solely or
jointly, for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the
registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal
property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of
nine thousand one pounds up through and including twelve thousand pounds
as provided in section 301.057.

2. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates
on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of
membership in the junior chamber of commerce as the director may require.
The director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "MISSOURI
JAYCEES" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" in a form prescribed by
the advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such license
plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color
scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates
shall also bear the shield of the Missouri junior chamber of commerce to
the left of the letters or numbers or combination thereof.

3. There shall be a fee charged for each set of Missouri junior chamber
of commerce license plates issued equal to the fee charged for
personalized license plates in addition to other fees required by law. No
more than one set of Missouri junior chamber of commerce license plates
shall be issued to a qualified applicant. License plates issued under the
provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person
except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be
entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration
of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.
(L. 1997 S.B. 59 § 301.465)

1. Any paramedic or emergency medical technician may, after an
annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Missouri
Emergency Medical Services Association as provided in subsection 2 of
this section, apply for emergency medical services license plates for any
motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, for issuance
either for a passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees as
provided in section 301.055, or for a local or nonlocal property-carrying
commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight not in excess of
twelve thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057 or 301.058. The
Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association hereby authorizes the use
of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license
plates as provided in this section.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a fifteen dollar emblem-use
contribution to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association, the
Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association shall issue to the
person, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement
which shall be presented by the member to the department of revenue at
the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the
annual statement and payment of the fee required for personalized license
plates in section 301.144, and other fees and documents which may be
required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized
license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri Emergency
Medical Services Association and the words "PARAMEDIC" or the words
"EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE" to
the person. The emblem, seal or logo shall be reproduced on the license
plate in as a clear and defined manner as possible. If the emblem, seal
or logo is unacceptable to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services
Association, it shall be the Missouri Emergency Medical Services
Association's responsibility to furnish the artwork in a digitalized
format. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material
with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night,
and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. The director shall issue no more than one set of such license plates
to a qualified applicant. License plates issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person,
except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be
entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration
of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.
(L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 13)

1. Any vehicle owner who has obtained an annual emblem-use
authorization statement from the Lions Club may, subject to the
registration fees provided in section 301.055, apply for Lions Club
license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, other than a
commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight in excess of twelve
thousand pounds. The Lions Club hereby authorizes the use of its official
emblem to be affixed on multiyear license plates as provided in this
section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the Lions Club, the Lions Club shall issue to the vehicle
owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement,
which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of
revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.

3. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen
dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation
of other documents which may be required by law, the department of
revenue shall issue a license plate to the vehicle owner, which shall
bear the emblem of the Lions Club in a form prescribed by the director,
shall bear six letters or numbers and shall bear the words "LIONS CLUB"
in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates shall be made
with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design,
shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive,
as prescribed by section 301.130. A fee for the issuance of personalized
license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for
plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Lions Club
emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use
authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be
issued a new plate which does not bear the Lions Club emblem, as
otherwise provided by law.

5. The director of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the
administration of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated
pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless
it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo.
(L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 8)

1. Any vehicle owner may receive license plates as prescribed in
this section, for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or
jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor
vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight,
after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the
Missouri conservation heritage foundation. The foundation hereby
authorizes the use of its official emblems to be affixed on multiyear
license plates as provided in this section. Any vehicle owner may
annually apply for the use of the emblems.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
authorization fee to the Missouri conservation heritage foundation, the
foundation shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an
emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented to the
director of the department of revenue at the time of registration of a
motor vehicle.

3. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar
fee in addition to the regular registration fees and documents which may
be required by law, the director of the department of revenue shall issue
a license plate, which shall bear an emblem of the Missouri conservation
heritage foundation in a form prescribed by the director, to the vehicle
owner. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material
with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night,
and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no additional fee
shall be charged for the personalization of license plates pursuant to
this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with a Missouri
conservation heritage foundation emblem authorized by this section but
who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a
subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does
not bear the foundation emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

5. The director of the department of revenue may promulgate rules and
regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion
of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is
promulgated under the authority delegated in this section shall become
effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of
chapter 536, RSMo. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28,
1999, is of no force and effect; however, nothing in this section shall
be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or
adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are
nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or
to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional,
then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted
after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void. (L. 1999 S.B. 352 §
301.466, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1093, et al., A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

1. Any person may receive license plates as prescribed in this
section, for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the
registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a local or nonlocal
property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight
not in excess of twelve thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057 or
301.058, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to
Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited hereby authorizes the use of its
official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as
provided in this section. Any contribution to Ducks Unlimited derived
from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used
solely for the purposes of Ducks Unlimited. Any member of Ducks Unlimited
may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited shall issue to the
vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization
statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the department of
revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation
of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to
the registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the
department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized
license plate which shall bear the emblem of Ducks Unlimited. Such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Ducks
Unlimited emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an
emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,
shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Ducks Unlimited
emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make
necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section,
and shall design all necessary forms required by this section. No rule or
portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section
shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. (L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 11)

1. Any motor vehicle owner may receive special license plates
for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an
apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in
excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this
section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to a
professional sports team which has made an agreement pursuant to
subsection 5 of this section. For the purposes of this section a
"professional sports team" shall mean an organization located in this
state franchised by the National Professional Soccer League, the National
Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey
League, the International Hockey League, or the American League or the
National League of Major League Baseball or a team playing in Major
League Soccer.

2. The professional sports team which has made an agreement pursuant to
subsection 5 of this section and which receives the emblem-use
authorization fee hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be
affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this
section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.
The director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacturer of the
material to produce such license plates with the individual seal, logo,
or emblem until the department of revenue receives a minimum of one
hundred applications for each specific professional sports team.

3. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar emblem-use
contribution to the professional sports team such team shall issue to the
vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization
statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the director of the
department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.
Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar
fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of
other documents which may be required by law, the director shall issue a
personalized license plate, which shall bear the official emblem of the
professional sports team in a manner determined by the director. Such
license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be
aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. A fee for the
issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section
301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with a professional
sports team emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an
emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,
shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the professional sports
team emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

5. The director of the department of revenue is authorized to make
agreements with professional sports teams on behalf of the state which
allow the use of any such team's official emblem pursuant to the
provisions of this section as consideration for receiving a thirty-five
dollar emblem-use contribution.

6. Except as provided in subsection 7, a professional sports team
receiving a thirty-five dollar contribution shall forward such
contribution, less an amount not in excess of five percent of the
contribution for the costs of administration, to the Jackson County
Sports Authority or the St. Louis Regional Convention and Visitors
Commission. The moneys shall be administered as follows:

(1) The sports authority may retain not in excess of five percent of all
funds forwarded to it pursuant to this section for the costs of
administration and shall expend the remaining balance of such funds,
after consultation with a professional sports team within the authority's
area, on marketing and promoting such team. The amount of money expended
from the funds obtained pursuant to this section by the authority per
professional sports team shall be in the same proportion to the total
funds available to be expended on such team as the proportion of
contributions forwarded by the team to the authority is to the total
contributions received by the authority;

(2) The regional convention and visitors commission shall hold the
revenues received from the professional sports teams in the St. Louis
area in separate accounts for each team. Each team may submit an annual
marketing plan to the commission. Expenses of a team which are in
accordance with the marketing plan shall be reimbursed by the commission
as long as moneys are available in the account. The commission may retain
not in excess of five percent for the costs of administration. If no
marketing plan is submitted by a team, the commission shall market and
promote the team.

7. The Kansas City Chiefs shall forward all emblem-use fees received,
less an amount not in excess of five percent of the costs of
administration, to the Chiefs' Children's Fund, a not-for-profit fund
established to benefit children in need in the Kansas City area.

8. The director of the department of revenue shall promulgate rules and
regulations for the administration of this section. No rule or portion of
a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become
effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of
chapter 536, RSMo. (L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 9 merged with S.B. 115 § 1, A.L.
2004 H.B. 1508)

Any person who is a member or a former member or whose child is
a member of the Missouri 4-H may apply for motor vehicle license plates
for any vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than a
commercial or apportioned motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen
thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for
the license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and
furnish such proof as a member or member's parent of the Missouri 4-H as
the director may require. Upon payment of a fifteen dollar fee,
presentation of all documents and payment of all other fees required by
law, the director shall issue license plates bearing letters or numbers
or a combination thereof as determined by the advisory committee
established in section 301.129, with the words "MISSOURI 4-H" in place of
the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates shall be made with fully
reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as
prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates shall also bear an image of
the Missouri 4-H emblem. No additional fee shall be charged for
personalization of plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be
no limit on the number of plates issued pursuant to this section. (L.
2002 H.B. 1093, et al. merged with S.B. 737)

1. The definitions contained in section 301.010 shall apply to
sections 301.550 to 301.573, and in addition as used in sections 301.550
to 301.573, the following terms mean:

(1) "Boat dealer", any natural person, partnership, or corporation who,
for a commission or with an intent to make a profit or gain of money or
other thing of value, sells, barters, exchanges, leases or rents with the
option to purchase, offers, attempts to sell, or negotiates the sale of
any vessel or vessel trailer, whether or not the vessel or vessel trailer
is owned by such person. The sale of six or more vessels or vessel
trailers or both in any calendar year shall be required as evidence that
such person is eligible for licensure as a boat dealer under sections
301.550 to 301.573. The boat dealer shall demonstrate eligibility for
renewal of his license by selling six or more vessels or vessel trailers
or both in the prior calendar year while licensed as a boat dealer
pursuant to sections 301.550 to 301.573;

(2) "Boat manufacturer", any person engaged in the manufacturing,
assembling or modification of new vessels or vessel trailers as a regular
business, including a person, partnership or corporation which acts for
and is under the control of a manufacturer or assembly in connection with
the distribution of vessels or vessel trailers;

(3) "Department", the Missouri department of revenue;

(4) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of revenue;

(5) "Manufacturer", any person engaged in the manufacturing, assembling
or modification of new motor vehicles or trailers as a regular business,
including a person, partnership or corporation which acts for and is
under the control of a manufacturer or assembly in connection with the
distribution of motor vehicles or accessories for motor vehicles;

(6) "Motor vehicle broker", a person who holds himself out through
solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise as one who offers to arrange a
transaction involving the retail sale of a motor vehicle, and who is not:

(a) A dealer, or any agent, or any employee of a dealer when acting on
behalf of a dealer;

(b) A manufacturer, or any agent, or employee of a manufacturer when
acting on behalf of a manufacturer;

(c) The owner of the vehicle involved in the transaction; or

(d) A public motor vehicle auction or wholesale motor vehicle auction
where buyers are licensed dealers in this or any other jurisdiction;

(7) "Motor vehicle dealer" or "dealer", any person who, for commission or
with an intent to make a profit or gain of money or other thing of value,
sells, barters, exchanges, leases or rents with the option to purchase,
or who offers or attempts to sell or negotiates the sale of motor
vehicles or trailers whether or not the motor vehicles or trailers are
owned by such person; provided, however, an individual auctioneer or
auction conducted by an auctioneer licensed pursuant to chapter 343,
RSMo, shall not be included within the definition of a motor vehicle
dealer. The sale of six or more motor vehicles or trailers in any
calendar year shall be required as evidence that such person is engaged
in the motor vehicle business and is eligible for licensure as a motor
vehicle dealer under sections 301.550 to 301.573;

(8) "New motor vehicle", any motor vehicle being transferred for the
first time from a manufacturer, distributor or new vehicle dealer which
has not been registered or titled in this state or any other state and
which is offered for sale, barter or exchange by a dealer who is
franchised to sell, barter or exchange that particular make of motor
vehicle. The term "new motor vehicle" shall not include manufactured
homes, as defined in section 700.010, RSMo;

(9) "New motor vehicle franchise dealer", any motor vehicle dealer who
has been franchised to deal in a certain make of motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or distributor of that make and motor vehicle and who may,
in line with conducting his business as a franchise dealer, sell, barter
or exchange used motor vehicles;

(10) "Person" includes an individual, a partnership, corporation, an
unincorporated society or association, joint venture or any other entity;

(11) "Powersport dealer", any motor vehicle dealer who sells, either
pursuant to a franchise agreement or otherwise, primarily motor vehicles
including but not limited to motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and
personal watercraft, as those terms are defined in this chapter and
chapter 306, RSMo;

(12) "Public motor vehicle auction", any person, firm or corporation who
takes possession of a motor vehicle whether by consignment, bailment or
any other arrangement, except by title, for the purpose of selling motor
vehicles at a public auction by a licensed auctioneer;

(13) "Storage lot", an area, within the same city or county where a
dealer may store excess vehicle inventory;

(14) "Used motor vehicle", any motor vehicle which is not a new motor
vehicle, as defined in sections 301.550 to 301.573, and which has been
sold, bartered, exchanged or given away or which may have had a title
issued in this state or any other state, or a motor vehicle so used as to
be what is commonly known as a secondhand motor vehicle. In the event of
an assignment of the statement of origin from an original franchise
dealer to any individual or other motor vehicle dealer other than a new
motor vehicle franchise dealer of the same make, the vehicle so assigned
shall be deemed to be a used motor vehicle and a certificate of ownership
shall be obtained in the assignee's name. The term "used motor vehicle"
shall not include manufactured homes, as defined in section 700.010, RSMo;

(15) "Used motor vehicle dealer", any motor vehicle dealer who is not a
new motor vehicle franchise dealer;

(16) "Vessel", every boat and watercraft defined as a vessel in section
306.010, RSMo;

(17) "Vessel trailer", any trailer, as defined by section 301.010 which
is designed and manufactured for the purposes of transporting vessels;

(18) "Wholesale motor vehicle auction", any person, firm or corporation
in the business of providing auction services solely in wholesale
transactions at its established place of business in which the purchasers
are motor vehicle dealers licensed by this or any other jurisdiction, and
which neither buys, sells nor owns the motor vehicles it auctions in the
ordinary course of its business. Except as required by law with regard to
the auction sale of a government owned motor vehicle, a wholesale motor
vehicle auction shall not provide auction services in connection with the
retail sale of a motor vehicle;

(19) "Wholesale motor vehicle dealer", a motor vehicle dealer who sells
motor vehicles only to other new motor vehicle franchise dealers or used
motor vehicle dealers or via auctions limited to other dealers of any
class.

2. For purposes of sections 301.550 to 301.573, neither the term "motor
vehicle" nor the term "trailer" shall include manufactured homes, as
defined in section 700.010, RSMo.

3. Dealers shall be divided into classes as follows:

(1) Boat dealers;

(2) Franchised new motor vehicle dealers;

(3) Used motor vehicle dealers;

(4) Wholesale motor vehicle dealers;

(5) Recreational motor vehicle dealers;

(6) Historic motor vehicle dealers;

(7) Classic motor vehicle dealers; and

(8) Powersport dealers. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L.
1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008)

1. The department of revenue shall be responsible for the
licensing of all manufacturers, motor vehicle dealers, boat dealers,
wholesale motor vehicle auctions, public motor vehicle auctions and
wholesale motor vehicle dealers pursuant to the provisions of sections
301.550 to 301.573 and the rules and regulations which it may adopt.

2. All the powers, duties and functions of the Missouri motor vehicle
commission, sections 301.550 to 301.573, in effect immediately prior to
July 1, 1997, are transferred by type I transfer, as provided in the
Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, to the department of revenue.
The rules and regulations adopted by the commission which were adopted
pursuant to this section prior to July 1, 1997, shall continue in effect
after July 1, 1997.

3. All orders or decisions of the department shall be in writing, signed
by the** director and the official seal affixed thereto.

4. The department shall have the authority to promulgate those rules and
regulations necessary to perform the provisions of sections 301.550 to
301.573 and is vested with those powers and duties necessary and proper
to enable it to fully and effectively carry out the provisions of
sections 301.550 to 301.573. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated
under the authority of sections 301.550 to 301.573 shall become effective
unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section
536.024, RSMo. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 2, A.L. 1989 H.B. 211, A.L. 1993 S.B.
52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

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*Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, see RSMo
301.003.

**Word "the" does not appear in original rolls.

Every official and employee of the department and each person
who provides information to or otherwise participates in the operation of
the department shall be immune from civil liability for such acts so long
as the acts were performed in good faith, without malice, and were
reasonably related to the scope of inquiry of the department. (L. 1988
H.B. 1512 § 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

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1. The duties of the director shall include, but not be limited
to:

(1) The supervision and direction of the activities of the department's
employees;

(2) Keeping custody of the department's official seal and affixing of
this seal to all licenses and orders issued by the department pursuant to
sections 301.550 to 301.573;

(3) The receipt and prompt disposition of all correspondence or inquiries
directed to the department;

(4) Maintaining a record of total number of annual new motor vehicle
sales by individual franchise dealers and a separate record of total
annual used motor vehicle sales by individual motor vehicle dealers from
the director of revenue. These records will be available for public
inspection;

(5) Being the custodian of the files and records of the department;

(6) The performance of any other duty required in the enforcement of
sections 301.550 to 301.573.

2. The director shall receive complaints concerning its licensee's
business or professional practices. The complaints shall be logged into
record, the record shall include at a minimum, the licensee's name, the
name of the complaining party, if given, the date of the complaint and a
brief statement of the complaint and its ultimate disposition.
Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, such complaint
shall be kept in confidence by the director until such time as formal
proceedings are filed with the director, or the director disposes of the
complaint in accordance with section 301.562; provided that upon inquiry
from a licensee against whom a complaint has been received, the director
shall acknowledge to the licensee that a complaint has been made. The
licensee shall have access to all complaints and information contained
therein. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

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1. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as
or act as a motor vehicle dealer, boat dealer, manufacturer , boat
manufacturer, public motor vehicle auction, wholesale motor vehicle
auction or wholesale motor vehicle dealer without first obtaining a
license from the department as required in sections 301.550 to 301.573.
Any person who maintains or operates any business wherein a license is
required pursuant to the provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.573,
without such license, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person
committing a second violation of sections 301.550 to 301.573 shall be
guilty of a class D felony.

2. All dealer licenses shall expire on December thirty-first of each
year. The department shall notify each person licensed under sections
301.550 to 301.573 of the date of license expiration and the amount of
the fee required for renewal. The notice shall be mailed at least ninety
days before the date of license expiration to the licensee's last known
business address.

3. Every manufacturer, boat manufacturer, motor vehicle dealer, wholesale
motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction, boat dealer or
public motor vehicle auction shall make application to the department for
issuance of a license. The application shall be on forms prescribed by
the department and shall be issued under the terms and provisions of
sections 301.550 to 301.573 and require all applicants, as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a license, to provide such information as
the department may deem necessary to determine that the applicant is bona
fide and of good moral character, except that every application for a
license shall contain, in addition to such information as the department
may require, a statement to the following facts:

(1) The name and business address, not a post office box, of the
applicant and the fictitious name, if any, under which he intends to
conduct his business; and if the applicant be a partnership, the name and
residence address of each partner, an indication of whether the partner
is a limited or general partner and the name under which the partnership
business is to be conducted. In the event that the applicant is a
corporation, the application shall list the names of the principal
officers of the corporation and the state in which it is incorporated.
Each application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the
applicant, if an individual, or in the event an applicant is a
partnership or corporation, then by a partner or officer;

(2) Whether the application is being made for registration as a
manufacturer, boat manufacturer, new motor vehicle franchise dealer, used
motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor vehicle dealer, boat dealer,
wholesale motor vehicle auction or a public motor vehicle auction;

(3) When the application is for a new motor vehicle franchise dealer, the
application shall be accompanied by a copy of the franchise agreement in
the registered name of the dealership setting out the appointment of the
applicant as a franchise holder and it shall be signed by the
manufacturer, or his authorized agent, or the distributor, or his
authorized agent, and shall include a description of the make of all
motor vehicles covered by the franchise. The department shall not require
a copy of the franchise agreement to be submitted with each renewal
application unless the applicant is now the holder of a franchise from a
different manufacturer or distributor from that previously filed, or
unless a new term of agreement has been entered into;

(4) When the application is for a public motor vehicle auction, that the
public motor vehicle auction has met the requirements of section 301.561.

4. No insurance company, finance company, credit union, savings and loan
association, bank or trust company shall be required to obtain a license
from the department in order to sell any motor vehicle, trailer or vessel
repossessed or purchased by the company on the basis of total destruction
or theft thereof when the sale of the motor vehicle, trailer or vessel is
in conformance with applicable title and registration laws of this state.

5. No person shall be issued a license to conduct a public motor vehicle
auction or wholesale motor vehicle auction if such person has a violation
of sections 301.550 to 301.573 or other violations of chapter 301, RSMo,
sections 407.511 to 407.556, RSMo, or section 578.120, RSMo, which
resulted in a felony conviction or finding of guilt or a violation of any
federal motor vehicle laws which resulted in a felony conviction or
finding of guilt. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 5, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1997
H.B. 207)

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1. In addition to the application forms prescribed by the
department, each applicant shall submit the following to the department:

(1) Every application other than a renewal application for a motor
vehicle franchise dealer shall include a certification that the applicant
has a bona fide established place of business. When the application is
being made for licensure as a manufacturer, motor vehicle dealer,
wholesale motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction or a
public motor vehicle auction, certification shall be performed by a
uniformed member of the Missouri state highway patrol stationed in the
troop area in which the applicant's place of business is located; except,
that in counties of the first classification, certification may be
performed by an officer of a metropolitan police department when the
applicant's established place of business of distributing or selling
motor vehicles or trailers is in the metropolitan area where the
certifying metropolitan police officer is employed. When the application
is being made for licensure as a boat manufacturer or boat dealer,
certification shall be performed by a uniformed member of the Missouri
state water patrol stationed in the district area in which the
applicant's place of business is located or by a uniformed member of the
Missouri state highway patrol stationed in the troop area in which the
applicant's place of business is located or, if the applicant's place of
business is located within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police
department in a first class county, by an officer of such metropolitan
police department. A bona fide established place of business for any new
motor vehicle franchise dealer or used motor vehicle dealer shall include
a permanent enclosed building or structure, either owned in fee or leased
and actually occupied as a place of business by the applicant for the
selling, bartering, trading or exchanging of motor vehicles or trailers
and wherein the public may contact the owner or operator at any
reasonable time, and wherein shall be kept and maintained the books,
records, files and other matters required and necessary to conduct the
business. The applicant's place of business shall contain a working
telephone which shall be maintained during the entire registration year.
In order to qualify as a bona fide established place of business for all
applicants licensed pursuant to this section there shall be an exterior
sign displayed carrying the name of the business set forth in letters at
least six inches in height and clearly visible to the public and there
shall be an area or lot which shall not be a public street on which one
or more vehicles may be displayed, except when licensure is for a
wholesale motor vehicle dealer, a lot and sign shall not be required. The
sign shall contain the name of the dealership by which it is known to the
public through advertising or otherwise, which need not be identical to
the name appearing on the dealership's license so long as such name is
registered as a fictitious name with the secretary of state, has been
approved by its line-make manufacturer in writing in the case of a new
motor vehicle franchise dealer and a copy of such fictitious name
registration has been provided to the department. When licensure is for a
boat dealer, a lot shall not be required. In the case of new motor
vehicle franchise dealers, the bona fide established place of business
shall include adequate facilities, tools and personnel necessary to
properly service and repair motor vehicles and trailers under their
franchisor's warranty;

(2) If the application is for licensure as a manufacturer, boat
manufacturer, new motor vehicle franchise dealer, used motor vehicle
dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction, boat dealer or a public motor
vehicle auction, a photograph, not to exceed eight inches by ten inches,
showing the business building and sign shall accompany the initial
application. In the case of a manufacturer, new motor vehicle franchise
dealer or used motor vehicle dealer, the photograph shall include the lot
of the business. A new motor vehicle franchise dealer applicant who has
purchased a currently licensed new motor vehicle franchised dealership
shall be allowed to submit a photograph of the existing dealership
building, lot and sign but shall be required to submit a new photograph
upon the installation of the new dealership sign as required by sections
301.550 to 301.573. Applicants shall not be required to submit a
photograph annually unless the business has moved from its previously
licensed location, or unless the name of the business or address has
changed, or unless the class of business has changed;

(3) If the application is for licensure as a wholesale motor vehicle
dealer or as a boat dealer, the application shall contain the business
address, not a post office box, and telephone number of the place where
the books, records, files and other matters required and necessary to
conduct the business are located and where the same may be inspected
during normal daytime business hours. Wholesale motor vehicle dealers and
boat dealers shall file reports as required of new franchised motor
vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle dealers;

(4) Every applicant as a new motor vehicle franchise dealer, a used motor
vehicle dealer, a wholesale motor vehicle dealer, or boat dealer shall
furnish with the application a corporate surety bond or an irrevocable
letter of credit as defined in section 400.5-103, RSMo, issued by any
state or federal financial institution in the penal sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars on a form approved by the department. The bond or
irrevocable letter of credit shall be conditioned upon the dealer
complying with the provisions of the statutes applicable to new motor
vehicle franchise dealers, used motor vehicle dealers, wholesale motor
vehicle dealers and boat dealers, and the bond shall be an indemnity for
any loss sustained by reason of the acts of the person bonded when such
acts constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the dealer's
license. The bond shall be executed in the name of the state of Missouri
for the benefit of all aggrieved parties or the irrevocable letter of
credit shall name the state of Missouri as the beneficiary; except, that
the aggregate liability of the surety or financial institution to the
aggrieved parties shall, in no event, exceed the amount of the bond or
irrevocable letter of credit. The proceeds of the bond or irrevocable
letter of credit shall be paid upon receipt by the department of a final
judgment from a Missouri court of competent jurisdiction against the
principal and in favor of an aggrieved party;

(5) Payment of all necessary license fees as established by the
department. In establishing the amount of the annual license fees, the
department shall, as near as possible, produce sufficient total income to
offset operational expenses of the department relating to the
administration of sections 301.550 to 301.573. All fees payable pursuant
to the provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.573, other than those fees
collected for the issuance of dealer plates or certificates of number
collected pursuant to subsection 6 of this section, shall be collected by
the department for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the
"Motor Vehicle Commission Fund", which is hereby created. The motor
vehicle commission fund shall be administered by the Missouri department
of revenue. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary
notwithstanding, money in such fund shall not be transferred and placed
to the credit of the general revenue fund until the amount in the motor
vehicle commission fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the
amount of the appropriation from such fund for the preceding fiscal year
or, if the department requires permit renewal less frequently than
yearly, then three times the appropriation from such fund for the
preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse
is that amount in the fund which exceeds the multiple of the
appropriation from such fund for the preceding fiscal year.

2. In the event a new manufacturer, boat manufacturer, motor vehicle
dealer, wholesale motor vehicle dealer, boat dealer, wholesale motor
vehicle auction or a public motor vehicle auction submits an application
for a license for a new business and the applicant has complied with all
the provisions of this section, the department shall make a decision to
grant or deny the license to the applicant within eight working hours
after receipt of the dealer's application, notwithstanding any rule of
the department.

3. Upon the initial issuance of a license by the department, the
department shall assign a distinctive dealer license number or
certificate of number to the applicant and the department shall issue one
number plate or certificate bearing the distinctive dealer license number
or certificate of number within eight working hours after presentment of
the application. Upon the renewal of a boat dealer, boat manufacturer,
manufacturer, motor vehicle dealer, public motor vehicle auction,
wholesale motor vehicle dealer or wholesale motor vehicle auction, the
department shall issue the distinctive dealer license number or
certificate of number as quickly as possible. The issuance of such
distinctive dealer license number or certificate of number shall be in
lieu of registering each motor vehicle, trailer, vessel or vessel trailer
dealt with by a boat dealer, boat manufacturer, manufacturer, public
motor vehicle auction, wholesale motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor
vehicle auction or motor vehicle dealer.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the
department shall assign the following distinctive dealer license numbers
to:

New motor vehicle franchise dealers. . . . . . . . . . . .D-0 through
D-999 New motor vehicle franchise and commercial

motor vehicle dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1000 through D-1999
Used motor vehicle dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-2000 through
D-5399

and D-6000 through D-9999 Wholesale motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . .
. . . .W-1000 through W-1999 Wholesale motor vehicle auctions . . . . . .
. . . . .W-2000 through W-2999 Trailer dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . T-0 through T-9999 Motor vehicle and trailer manufacturers.
. . . . . . . . M-0 through M-9999 Motorcycle dealers . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .D-5400 through D-5999 Public motor vehicle auctions. . . .
. . . . . . . . .A-1000 through A-1999 Boat dealers and boat
manufacturers. . . . . . . . . . . B-0 through B-9999

5. Upon the sale of a currently licensed new motor vehicle franchise
dealership the department shall, upon request, authorize the new approved
dealer applicant to retain the selling dealer's license number and shall
cause the new dealer's records to indicate such transfer.

6. In the case of manufacturers and motor vehicle dealers, the department
shall also issue one number plate bearing the distinctive dealer license
number to the applicant upon payment by the manufacturer or dealer of a
fifty dollar fee. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible
at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
301.130. Boat dealers and boat manufacturers shall be entitled to one
certificate of number bearing such number upon the payment of a fifty
dollar fee. As many additional number plates as may be desired by
manufacturers and motor vehicle dealers and as many additional
certificates of number as may be desired by boat dealers and boat
manufacturers may be obtained upon payment of a fee of ten dollars and
fifty cents for each additional plate or certificate. A motor vehicle
dealer, boat dealer, manufacturer, boat manufacturer, public motor
vehicle auction, wholesale motor vehicle dealer or wholesale motor
vehicle auction obtaining a dealer license plate or certificate of number
or additional license plate or additional certificate of number,
throughout the calendar year, shall be required to pay a fee for such
license plates or certificates of number computed on the basis of
one-twelfth of the full fee prescribed for the original and duplicate
number plates or certificates of number for such dealers' licenses,
multiplied by the number of months remaining in the licensing period for
which the dealer or manufacturers shall be required to be licensed. In
the event of a renewing dealer, the fee due at the time of renewal shall
not be prorated.

7. The plates issued pursuant to subsection 3 or 6 of this section may be
displayed on any motor vehicle owned and held for resale by the motor
vehicle dealer or manufacturer, and used by a customer who is test
driving the motor vehicle, or is used by an employee or officer, but
shall not be displayed on any motor vehicle or trailer hired or loaned to
others or upon any regularly used service or wrecker vehicle. Motor
vehicle dealers may display their dealer plates on a tractor, truck or
trailer to demonstrate a vehicle under a loaded condition.

8. The certificates of number issued pursuant to subsection 3 or 6 of
this section may be displayed on any vessel or vessel trailer owned and
held for resale by a boat manufacturer or a boat dealer, and used by a
customer who is test driving the vessel or vessel trailer, or is used by
an employee or officer, but shall not be displayed on any vessel or
vessel trailer hired or loaned to others or upon any regularly used
service vessel or vessel trailer. Boat dealers and manufacturers may
display their certificate of number on a vessel or vessel trailer which
is being transported to an exhibit or show. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 6, A.L.
1989 H.B. 211, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207,
A.L. 2002 H.B. 1838 merged with H.B. 2008 merged with H.B. 2009 merged
with S.B. 895)

Any person or corporation holding a public motor vehicle auction
shall display in a conspicuous manner two signs each of which shall bear
the following warning in letters at least six inches high: "Attention
Buyers: Vehicles sold at this auction may not have had a safety
inspection." The dimensions of each sign shall be at least two feet by
two feet. (L. 1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

1. The department may refuse to issue or renew any license
required pursuant to sections 301.550 to 301.573 for any one or any
combination of causes stated in subsection 2 of this section. The
department shall notify the applicant or licensee in writing at his or
her last known address of the reasons for the refusal to issue or renew
the license and shall advise the applicant or licensee of his or her
right to file a complaint with the administrative hearing commission as
provided by chapter 621, RSMo.

2. The department may cause a complaint to be filed with the
administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo,
against any holder of any license issued under sections 301.550 to
301.573 for any one or any combination of the following causes:

(1) The applicant or license holder was previously the holder of a
license issued under sections 301.550 to 301.573, which license was
revoked for cause and never reissued by the department, or which license
was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been
fulfilled;

(2) The applicant or license holder was previously a partner,
stockholder, director or officer controlling or managing a partnership or
corporation whose license issued under sections 301.550 to 301.573 was
revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended for cause and the
terms of suspension have not been fulfilled;

(3) The applicant or license holder has, within ten years prior to the
date of the application, been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or
entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a prosecution under the
laws of any state or of the United States, for any offense reasonably
related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of any business
licensed under sections 301.550 to 301.573; for any offense, an essential
element of which is fraud, dishonesty, or an act of violence; or for any
offense involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed;

(4) Use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or bribery in securing
any license issued pursuant to sections 301.550 to 301.573;

(5) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any money, commission, fee, barter,
exchange, or other compensation by fraud, deception, or misrepresentation;

(6) Violation of, or assisting or enabling any person to violate any
provisions of this chapter and chapters 306, 307, 407, 578, and 643,
RSMo, or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this
chapter and chapters 306, 307, 407, 578, and 643, RSMo;

(7) The applicant or license holder has filed an application for a
license which, as of its effective date, was incomplete in any material
respect or contained any statement which was, in light of the
circumstances under which it was made, false or misleading with respect
to any material fact;

(8) The applicant or license holder has failed to pay the proper
application or license fee or other fees required pursuant to this
chapter or chapter 306, RSMo, or fails to establish or maintain a bona
fide place of business;

(9) Uses or permits the use of any special license or license plate
assigned to the license holder for any purpose other than those permitted
by law;

(10) The applicant or license holder is finally adjudged insane or
incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(11) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which is false;

(12) Violations of sections 407.511 to 407.556, RSMo, section 578.120,
RSMo, which resulted in a conviction or finding of guilt or violation of
any federal motor vehicle laws which result in a conviction or finding of
guilt.

3. Any such complaint shall be filed within one year of the date upon
which the department receives notice of an alleged violation of an
applicable statute or regulation. After the filing of such complaint, the
proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 621, RSMo. Upon a finding by the administrative hearing
commission that the grounds, provided in subsection 2 of this section,
for disciplinary action are met, the department may, singly or in
combination, refuse to issue the person a license, issue a private
reprimand, place the person on probation on such terms and conditions as
the department deems appropriate for a period of one day to five years,
suspend the person's license from one day to six days, or revoke the
person's license for such period as the department deems appropriate. The
applicant or licensee shall have the right to appeal the decision of the
administrative hearing commission and department in the manner provided
in chapter 536, RSMo.

4. Upon the suspension or revocation of any person's license issued under
sections 301.550 to 301.573, the department shall recall any distinctive
number plates that were issued to that licensee. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 7,
A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1259 merged with
S.B. 1233, et al.)

*Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, see RSMo
301.003.

1. The department or its designated representative may issue
process, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, examine books and papers,
and require the production thereof, and cause the deposition of any
witness to be taken and the costs thereof paid as other costs under
sections 301.550 to 301.573. Any party may process to compel the
attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and at
his own cost to take and use depositions in like manner as in civil cases
in the circuit court. The subpoena shall extend to all parts of the
state, and may be served as in civil actions in the circuit court, but
the costs of the service shall be as in other civil actions. Each witness
shall receive the fees and mileage prescribed by law in civil cases, but
the same shall not be allowed as costs to the party in whose behalf the
witness was summoned unless the person who conducts the hearing certifies
that the testimony of the witness was necessary. All costs under this
section shall be approved by the department and paid out of the Missouri
motor vehicle commission fund established in section 301.560, except that
if the department determines that any proceedings are brought, prosecuted
or defended without reasonable ground, it may assess the whole cost of
the proceedings upon the party who brought, prosecuted or defended the
proceedings.

2. If any person subpoenaed to appear at any hearing or proceeding fails
to obey the command of such subpoena without reasonable cause or if any
person attending a hearing or proceeding shall, without reasonable cause,
refuse to be sworn or to be examined or to answer a question or to
produce a book or paper or to subscribe or swear to his deposition, such
person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment, and in the case of a continuing violation,
each day's continuance thereof shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

1. Any person or his agent licensed or registered as a
manufacturer, motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor vehicle dealer, boat
dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction or a public motor vehicle auction
pursuant to the provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.573, shall permit
an employee of the department of revenue or any law enforcement official
to inspect, during normal business hours, any of the following documents
which are in his possession or under his custody or control:

(1) Any title to any motor vehicle or vessel;

(2) Any application for title to any motor vehicle or vessel;

(3) Any affidavit provided pursuant to sections 301.550 to 301.573 or
chapter 407, RSMo;

(4) Any assignment of title to any motor vehicle or vessel;

(5) Any disclosure statement or other document relating to mileage or
odometer readings required by the laws of the United States or any other
state;

(6) Any inventory and related documentation.

2. For purposes of this section, the term "law enforcement official"
shall mean any of the following:

(1) Attorney general, or any person designated by him to make such an
inspection;

(2) Any prosecuting attorney or any person designated by a prosecuting
attorney to make such an inspection;

(3) Any member of the highway patrol or water patrol;

(4) Any sheriff or deputy sheriff;

(5) Any peace officer certified pursuant to chapter 590, RSMo, acting in
his official capacity. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L.
1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

1. Upon application by the department, and the necessary burden
having been met, a court of general jurisdiction may grant an injunction,
restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person
from:

(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or
practices for which a license is required under the provisions of this
chapter, upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or
offered to be performed without a license; or

(2) Violating any provision of this chapter, any rule promulgated by the
department pursuant to this chapter, subsection 1 of section 307.350,
RSMo, sections 407.511 to 407.556, RSMo, or section 578.120, RSMo.

2. Any action brought under this section shall be in addition to and not
in lieu of any remedy provided by this chapter and may be brought
concurrently with other actions to enforce this chapter. (L. 1993 S.B.
35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

*Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, see RSMo
301.003.

1. A motor vehicle dealer may participate in any motor vehicle
show or sale and conduct sales of motor vehicles away from the dealer's
usual, licensed place of business if either the requirements of
subsection 2 or 3 of this section are met or the event is conducted for
not more than ten days, and if a majority of the motor vehicle dealers
within a class of dealers described pursuant to subsection 3 of section
301.550 in a city or town participate or are invited and have the
opportunity to participate in the event, except that a recreational motor
vehicle dealer classified in subdivision (5) of subsection 3 of section
301.550 may participate in such a show or sale even if a majority of
recreational motor vehicle dealers in a city or town do not participate
in the event. The department shall consider such events to be proper in
all respects and as if each dealer participant was conducting business at
the dealer's usual business location. Nothing contained in this section
shall be construed as applying to the sale of motor vehicles or trailers
through either a wholesale motor vehicle auction or public motor vehicle
auction.

2. Any person, partnership, corporation or association disposing of
vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business as
provided in section 301.570 may sell at retail such vehicles away from
that person's bona fide established place of business, thus constituting
an off-site sale, by adhering to each of the following conditions with
regard to each and every off-site sale conducted:

(1) Have in effect a valid license, pursuant to sections 301.550 to
301.575**, from the department for the sale of used motor vehicles;

(2) No off-site sale may exceed ten days in duration, and only one sale
may be held per year, per county, in counties of the third and fourth
classification;

(3) Pay to the motor vehicle commission fund, pursuant to section
301.560, a permit fee of two hundred fifty dollars for each off-site sale
event;

(4) Advise the department, at least ten days prior to the sale, of the
date, location and duration of each off-site sale;

(5) The sale of vehicles at off-site sales shall be limited to sales by a
seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of
business, and such sales shall be held in conjunction with a credit union
and limited to members of the credit union, thus constituting a private
sale to be advertised to members only;

(6) Off-site sales by a seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its
ordinary course of business may also be held in conjunction with other
financial institutions provided that any such sale event shall be held on
the premises of the financial institution, and sales shall be limited to
persons who were customers of the financial institution prior to the date
of the sale event. Off-site sales held with such other financial
institutions shall be limited to one sale per year per institution;

(7) The sale of motor vehicles which have the designation of the current
model year, except discontinued models, is prohibited at off-site sales
until subsequent model year designated vehicles of the same manufacture
and model are offered for sale to the public.

3. A recreational vehicle dealer, as that term is defined in section
700.010, RSMo, who is licensed in another state may participate in
recreational vehicle shows or exhibits with recreational vehicles within
this state, in which less than fifty dealers participate as exhibitors
with permission of the dealer's licensed manufacturer if all of the
following conditions exist:

(1) The show or exhibition has a minimum of ten recreational vehicle
dealers licensed as motor vehicle dealers in this state;

(2) More than fifty percent of the participating recreational vehicle
dealers are licensed motor vehicle dealers in this state; and

(3) The state in which the recreational vehicle is licensed is a state
contiguous to Missouri and the state permits recreational vehicle dealers
licensed in Missouri to participate in recreational vehicle shows in such
state pursuant to conditions substantially equivalent to the conditions
which are imposed on dealers from such state who participate in
recreational vehicle shows in Missouri.

4. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state may
participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in Missouri which has, when
it opens to the public, at least fifty dealers displaying recreational
vehicles if the show or exhibition is trade-oriented and is predominantly
funded by recreational vehicle manufacturers. All of the participating
dealers who are not licensed in Missouri shall be licensed as
recreational vehicle dealers by the state of their residence.

5. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state who intends to
participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in this state shall send
written notification of such intended participation to the department of
revenue at least thirty days prior to the vehicle show or exhibition.
Upon receipt of such written notification, the department of revenue
shall make a determination regarding compliance with the provisions of
this section. If such recreational vehicle dealer would be unable to
participate in the vehicle show or exhibition in this state pursuant to
this section, the department of revenue shall notify the recreational
vehicle dealer at least fifteen days prior to the vehicle show or
exhibition of the inability to participate in the vehicle show or
exhibition in this state, a violation of this section shall result in a
fine of one thousand dollars to be assessed by the department of revenue.
(L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 9, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1996 S.B. 560, A.L. 1997
H.B. 207, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1288)

*This section was amended by both H.B. 1288 and S.B. 1233, et al. during
the second regular session of the 92nd General Assembly, 2004. Due to
possible conflict, both versions appear here.

**Section 301.575 was repealed by S.B. 52 in 1993.

1. A motor vehicle dealer may participate in any motor vehicle
show or sale and conduct sales of motor vehicles away from the dealer's
usual, licensed place of business if either the requirements of
subsection 2 or 3 of this section are met or the event is conducted for
not more than ten days, and if a majority of the motor vehicle dealers
within a class of dealers described pursuant to subsection 3 of section
301.550 in a city or town participate or are invited and have the
opportunity to participate in the event, except that a recreational motor
vehicle dealer classified in subdivision (5) of subsection 3 of section
301.550 may participate in such a show or sale even if a majority of
recreational motor vehicle dealers in a city or town do not participate
in the event. The department shall consider such events to be proper in
all respects and as if each dealer participant was conducting business at
the dealer's usual business location. Nothing contained in this section
shall be construed as applying to the sale of motor vehicles or trailers
through either a wholesale motor vehicle auction or public motor vehicle
auction.

2. Any person, partnership, corporation or association disposing of
vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business as
provided in section 301.570 may sell at retail such vehicles away from
that person's bona fide established place of business, thus constituting
an off-site sale, by adhering to each of the following conditions with
regard to each and every off-site sale conducted:

(1) Have in effect a valid license, pursuant to sections 301.550 to
301.575**, from the department for the sale of used motor vehicles;

(2) No off-site sale may exceed ten days in duration, and only one sale
may be held per year, per county, in counties of the third and fourth
classification;

(3) Pay to the motor vehicle commission fund, pursuant to section
301.560, a permit fee of two hundred fifty dollars for each off-site sale
event;

(4) Advise the department, at least ten days prior to the sale, of the
date, location and duration of each off-site sale;

(5) The sale of vehicles at off-site sales shall be limited to sales by a
seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of
business, and such sales shall be held in conjunction with a credit union
and limited to members of the credit union, thus constituting a private
sale to be advertised to members only;

(6) Off-site sales by a seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its
ordinary course of business may also be held in conjunction with other
financial institutions provided that any such sale event shall be held on
the premises of the financial institution, and sales shall be limited to
persons who were customers of the financial institution prior to the date
of the sale event. Off-site sales held with such other financial
institutions shall be limited to one sale per year per institution;

(7) The sale of motor vehicles which have the designation of the current
model year, except discontinued models, is prohibited at off-site sales
until subsequent model year designated vehicles of the same manufacture
and model are offered for sale to the public.

3. A recreational vehicle dealer, as that term is defined in section
700.010, RSMo, who is licensed in another state may participate in
recreational vehicle shows or exhibits with recreational vehicles within
this state, in which less than fifty dealers participate as exhibitors
with permission of the dealer's licensed manufacturer if all of the
following conditions exist:

(1) The show or exhibition has a minimum of ten recreational vehicle
dealers licensed as motor vehicle dealers in this state;

(2) More than fifty percent of the participating recreational vehicle
dealers are licensed motor vehicle dealers in this state; and

(3) The state in which the recreational vehicle is licensed is a state
contiguous to Missouri and the state permits recreational vehicle dealers
licensed in Missouri to participate in recreational vehicle shows in such
state pursuant to conditions substantially equivalent to the conditions
which are imposed on dealers from such state who participate in
recreational vehicle shows in Missouri.

4. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state may
participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in Missouri which has, when
it opens to the public, at least fifty dealers displaying recreational
vehicles if the show or exhibition is trade-oriented and is predominantly
funded by recreational vehicle manufacturers. All of the participating
dealers who are not licensed in Missouri shall be licensed as
recreational vehicle dealers by the state of their residence.

5. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state who intends to
participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in this state shall send
written notification of such intended participation to the department of
revenue at least thirty days prior to the vehicle show or exhibition.
Upon receipt of such written notification, the department of revenue
shall make a determination regarding compliance with the provisions of
this section. If such recreational vehicle dealer would be unable to
participate in the vehicle show or exhibition in this state pursuant to
this section, the department of revenue shall notify the recreational
vehicle dealer at least fifteen days prior to the vehicle show or
exhibition of the inability to participate in the vehicle show or
exhibition in this state.

6. The department of revenue may assess a fine of up to one thousand
dollars for any violation of this section. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 9, A.L.
1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1996 S.B. 560, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2004 S.B.
1233, et al.)

*This section was amended by both H.B. 1288 and S.B. 1233, et al. during
the second regular session of the 92nd General Assembly, 2004. Due to
possible conflict, both versions are printed here.

**Section 301.575 was repealed by S.B. 52 § A, 1993.

1. For purposes of this section, a violation of any of the
following advertising standards shall be deemed an attempt by the
advertising dealer to obtain a fee or other compensation by fraud,
deception or misrepresentation in violation of section 301.562:

(1) A motor vehicle shall not be advertised as new, either by express
terms or implication, unless it is a "new motor vehicle" as defined in
section 301.550;

(2) When advertising any motor vehicle which is not a new motor vehicle,
such advertisement must expressly identify that the motor vehicle is a
used motor vehicle by express use of the term "used", or by such other
term as is commonly understood to mean that the vehicle is used;

(3) Any terms, conditions, and disclaimers relating to the advertised
motor vehicle's price or financing options shall be stated clearly and
conspicuously. An asterisk or other reference symbol may be used to point
to a disclaimer or other information, but not be used as a means of
contradicting or changing the meaning of an advertised statement;

(4) The expiration date, if any, of an advertised sale or vehicle price
shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed. In the absence of such
disclosure, the advertised sale or vehicle price shall be deemed
effective so long as such vehicles remain in the advertising dealership's
inventory;

(5) The terms "list price", "sticker price", or "suggested retail price"
shall be used only in reference to the manufacturer's suggested retail
price for new motor vehicles, and, if used, shall be accompanied by a
clear and conspicuous disclosure that such terms represent the
"manufacturer's suggested retail price" of the advertised vehicle;

(6) Terms such as "at cost", "$....... above cost" shall not be used in
advertisements because of the difficulty in determining a dealer's actual
net cost at the time of the sale. Terms such as "invoice price",
"$....... over invoice" may be used, provided that the invoice referred
to is the manufacturer's factory invoice for a new motor vehicle and the
invoice is available for customer inspection. For purposes of this
section, "manufacturer's factory invoice" means that document supplied by
the manufacturer to the dealer listing the manufacturer's charge to the
dealer before any deduction for holdback, group advertising, factory
incentives or rebates, or any governmental charges;

(7) When the price or financing terms of a motor vehicle are advertised,
the vehicle shall be fully identified as to year, make, and model. In
addition, in advertisements placed by individual dealers and not
line-make marketing groups, the advertised price or credit terms shall
include all charges which the buyer must pay to the dealer, except
buyer-selected options and state and local taxes. If a processing fee or
freight or destination charges are not included in the advertised price,
the amount of any such processing fee and freight or destination charge
must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed within the advertisement;

(8) Advertisements which offer to match or better any competitors' prices
shall not be used;

(9) Advertisements of "dealer rebates" shall not be used, however, this
shall not be deemed to prohibit the advertising of manufacturer rebates,
so long as all material terms of such rebates are clearly and
conspicuously disclosed;

(10) "Free", "at no cost" shall not be used if any purchase is required
to qualify for the "free" item, merchandise, or service;

(11) "Bait advertising", in which an advertiser may have no intention to
sell at the prices or terms advertised, shall not be used. Bait
advertising shall include, but not be limited to, the following examples:

(a) Not having available for sale the advertised motor vehicles at the
advertised prices. If a specific vehicle is advertised, the dealer shall
be in possession of a reasonable supply of such vehicles, and they shall
be available at the advertised price. If the advertised vehicle is
available only in limited numbers or only by order, such limitations
shall be stated in the advertisement;

(b) Advertising a motor vehicle at a specified price, including such
terms as "as low as $.......", but having available for sale only
vehicles equipped with dealer-added cost options which increase the
selling price above the advertised price;

(12) Any reference to monthly payments, down payments, or other reference
to financing or leasing information shall be accompanied by a clear and
conspicuous disclosure of the following:

(a) Whether the payment or other information relates to a financing or a
lease transaction;

(b) If the payment or other information relates to a financing
transaction, the minimum down payment, annual percentage interest rate,
and number of payments necessary to obtain the advertised payment amount
must be disclosed, in addition to any special qualifications required for
obtaining the advertised terms including, but not limited to, "first-time
buyer" discounts, "college graduate" discounts, and a statement
concerning whether the advertised terms are subject to credit approval;

(c) If the payment or other information relates to a lease transaction,
the total amount due from the purchaser at signing with such costs broken
down and identified by category, lease term expressed in number of
months, whether the lease is closed-end or open-end, and total cost to
the lessee over the lease term in dollars;

(13) Any advertisement which states or implies that the advertising
dealer has a special arrangement or relationship with the distributor or
manufacturer, as compared to similarly situated dealers, shall not be
used;

(14) Any advertisement which, in the circumstances under which it is made
or applied, is false, deceptive, or misleading shall not be used;

(15) No abbreviations for industry words or phrases shall be used in any
advertisement unless such abbreviations are accompanied by the fully
spelled or spoken words or phrases.

2. The requirements of this section shall apply regardless of whether a
dealer advertises by means of print, broadcast, or electronic media, or
direct mail. If the advertisement is by means of a broadcast or print
media, a dealer may provide the disclaimers and disclosures required
under subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section by reference to an
Internet web page or toll-free telephone number containing the
information required to be disclosed.

3. Dealers shall clearly and conspicuously identify themselves in each
advertisement by use of a dealership name which complies with subsection
6 of section 301.560. (L. 2002 H.B. 2008, A.L. 2005 H.B. 487)

New motor vehicles may be exchanged for resale from one new
motor vehicle franchised dealer to another who is franchised to sell the
same make of new motor vehicles by assignment of the manufacturer's
statement of origin. Such exchange shall not be deemed to be a sale and
shall not require the motor vehicle dealer to register and make
application for a certificate of ownership as set out in this chapter.
However, when an exchange by assignment of the manufacturer's statement
of origin is between a new motor vehicle franchised dealer and another
motor vehicle dealer who has a franchise for a different make of motor
vehicle or a motor vehicle dealer who is not a new motor vehicle
franchised dealer, the transaction shall be deemed a sale and shall void
the resale of that motor vehicle as a new motor vehicle, and it shall be
unlawful for any motor vehicle dealer to hold forth, offer for sale,
advertise or sell such motor vehicle as a new motor vehicle. A motor
vehicle dealer shall not assign ownership on any vehicle in a retail sale
by the assignment of a manufacturer's statement of origin unless he is
enfranchised by the manufacturer to sell that particular make of vehicle;
however, this provision shall not take effect if the motor vehicle dealer
and the manufacturer are in the process of negotiating a new franchise
agreement, or the motor vehicle dealer has filed a timely protest to the
manufacturer or appealed under section 407.825, RSMo, of the motor
vehicle franchise practices act. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to mobile homes or trailers. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 10)

Effective 1-1-89

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
corporation, company or association, unless the seller is a financial
institution, or is selling repossessed motor vehicles or is disposing of
vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business or is
a collector of antique motor vehicles, to sell or display with an intent
to sell seven or more motor vehicles in a calendar year, except when such
motor vehicles are registered in the name of the seller, unless such
person, partnership, corporation, company or association is:

(1) Licensed as a motor vehicle dealer by the department under the
provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.573;

(2) Exempt from licensure as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to
subsection 4 of section 301.559;

(3) Selling commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight of at least
nineteen thousand five hundred pounds, but only with respect to such
commercial motor vehicles;

(4) An auctioneer, acting at the request of the owner at an auction, when
such auction is not a public motor vehicle auction.

2. Any person, partnership, corporation, company or association that has
reason to believe that the provisions of this section are being violated
shall file a complaint with the prosecuting attorney in the county in
which the violation occurred. The prosecuting attorney shall investigate
the complaint and take appropriate action.

3. For the purposes of sections 301.550 to 301.573, the sale, barter,
exchange, lease or rental with option to purchase of seven or more motor
vehicles in a calendar year by any person, partnership, corporation,
company or association, whether or not the motor vehicles are owned by
them, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to make a profit or gain of
money and such person, partnership, corporation, company or association
shall be deemed to be acting as a motor vehicle dealer.

4. Any person, partnership, corporation, company or association who
violates subsection 1 of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to liquidation of an
estate. (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 11, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1995 S.B. 152,
A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

The department may review all title designations. Any
designation described in section 301.190 or 301.227, placed on a
certificate of ownership or certificate of title issued pursuant to
section 301.190 or 301.227, shall remain on the certificate of ownership
or title, and any and all subsequent certificates of ownership or title
issued for that vehicle shall carry such designation on the face of such
certificates of ownership or title. (L. 1993 S.B. 35 § 1, A.L. 1997 H.B.
207)

Effective 7-1-97

(1994) Statute giving administrative agency the specific duty to review
title designations and to place historical information regarding vehicle
title on subsequent titles is not so imprecise and uncertain a duty as to
render the statute void for vagueness. Baugust v. Director of Revenue,
878 S.W.2d 39 (Mo. en banc).

1. Unless excepted by section 301.650, a lien or encumbrance on
a motor vehicle or trailer, as defined by section 301.010, is not valid
against subsequent transferees or lienholders of the motor vehicle or
trailer who took without knowledge of the lien or encumbrance unless the
lien or encumbrance is perfected as provided in sections 301.600 to
301.660.

2. Subject to the provisions of section 301.620, a lien or encumbrance on
a motor vehicle or trailer is perfected by the delivery to the director
of revenue of a notice of a lien in a format as prescribed by the
director of revenue. To perfect a subordinate lien, the notice of lien
must be accompanied by the documents required to be delivered to the
director pursuant to subdivision (3) of section 301.620. The notice of
lien is perfected as of the time of its creation if the delivery of such
notice to the director of revenue is completed within thirty days
thereafter, otherwise as of the time of the delivery. A notice of lien
shall contain the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle or
trailer and the secured party, a description of the motor vehicle or
trailer, including the vehicle identification number, and such other
information as the department of revenue may prescribe. A notice of lien
substantially complying with the requirements of this section is
effective even though it contains minor errors which are not seriously
misleading. Provided the lienholder submits complete and legible
documents, the director of revenue shall mail confirmation or
electronically confirm receipt of such notice of lien to the lienholder
as soon as possible, but no later than fifteen business days after the
filing of the notice of lien.

3. Liens may secure future advances. The future advances may be evidenced
by one or more notes or other documents evidencing indebtedness and shall
not be required to be executed or delivered prior to the date of the
future advance lien securing them. The fact that a lien may secure future
advances shall be clearly stated on the security agreement and noted as
"subject to future advances" on the notice of lien and noted on the
certificate of ownership if the motor vehicle or trailer is subject to
only one notice of lien. To secure future advances when an existing lien
on a motor vehicle or trailer does not secure future advances, the
lienholder shall file a notice of lien reflecting the lien to secure
future advances. A lien to secure future advances is perfected in the
same time and manner as any other lien, except as follows: proof of the
lien for future advances is maintained by the department of revenue;
however, there shall be additional proof of such lien when the notice of
lien reflects such lien for future advances, is receipted for by the
department of revenue, and returned to the lienholder.

4. If a motor vehicle or trailer is subject to a lien or encumbrance when
brought into this state, the validity and effect of the lien or
encumbrance is determined by the law of the jurisdiction where the motor
vehicle or trailer was when the lien or encumbrance attached, subject to
the following:

(1) If the parties understood at the time the lien or encumbrance
attached that the motor vehicle or trailer would be kept in this state
and it was brought into this state within thirty days thereafter for
purposes other than transportation through this state, the validity and
effect of the lien or encumbrance in this state is determined by the law
of this state;

(2) If the lien or encumbrance was perfected pursuant to the law of the
jurisdiction where the motor vehicle or trailer was when the lien or
encumbrance attached, the following rules apply:

(a) If the name of the lienholder is shown on an existing certificate of
title or ownership issued by that jurisdiction, the lien or encumbrance
continues perfected in this state;

(b) If the name of the lienholder is not shown on an existing certificate
of title or ownership issued by that jurisdiction, the lien or
encumbrance continues perfected in this state three months after a first
certificate of ownership of the motor vehicle or trailer is issued in
this state, and also thereafter if, within the three-month period, it is
perfected in this state. The lien or encumbrance may also be perfected in
this state after the expiration of the three-month period; in that case
perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state;

(3) If the lien or encumbrance was not perfected pursuant to the law of
the jurisdiction where the motor vehicle or trailer was when the lien or
encumbrance attached, it may be perfected in this state; in that case
perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state;

(4) A lien or encumbrance may be perfected pursuant to paragraph (b) of
subdivision (2) or subdivision (3) of this subsection either as provided
in subsection 2 or 3 of this section or by the lienholder delivering to
the director of revenue a notice of lien or encumbrance in the form the
director of revenue prescribes and the required fee.

5. By rules and regulations, the director of revenue shall establish a
security procedure for the purpose of verifying that an electronic notice
of lien or notice of satisfaction of a lien on a motor vehicle or trailer
given as permitted in sections 301.600 to 301.640 is that of the
lienholder, verifying that an electronic notice of confirmation of
ownership and perfection of a lien given as required in section 301.610
is that of the director of revenue, and detecting error in the
transmission or the content of any such notice. A security procedure may
require the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or
numbers, encryption, callback procedures or similar security devices.
Comparison of a signature on a communication with an authorized specimen
signature shall not by itself be a security procedure. (L. 1965 p. 474 §
1, A.L. 1989 H.B. 211, A.L. 1999 H.B. 795, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2001
H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008 merged with S.B. 895)

Effective 8-28-02 (H.B. 2008)

7-1-03 (S.B. 895)

(1974) Repossession proceedings under this section held not to involve
sufficient state action to authorize cause of action under federal civil
rights act. Nichols v. Tower Grove Bank (C.A. Mo.), 497 F.2d 404.

1. A certificate of ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer when
issued by the director of revenue shall be mailed to the owner shown on
the face of the title of such motor vehicle or trailer. If the
certificate of ownership is being held electronically by the director of
revenue at the election of a lienholder, then confirmation of such
ownership shall be electronically transmitted or mailed to the first
lienholder named in such certificate.

2. A lienholder may elect that the director of revenue retain possession
of an electronic certificate of ownership, and the director shall issue
regulations to cover the procedure by which such election is made. Each
such certificate of ownership shall require a separate election, unless
the director provides otherwise by regulation. A subordinate lienholder
shall be bound by the election of the superior lienholder with respect to
the certificate involved.

3. "Electronic certificate of ownership" means any electronic record of
ownership, including a lien or liens that may be recorded. (L. 1965 p.
474 § 2, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1992 H.B. 884, A.L. 1999 H.B. 795,
A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008 merged with S.B. 895)

Effective 8-28-02 (H.B. 2008)

7-01-03 (S.B. 895)

If an owner creates a lien or encumbrance on a motor vehicle or
trailer:

(1) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space
provided therefor on the certificate of ownership or on a separate form
the director of revenue prescribes, to name the lienholder on the
certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date
of the lienholder's security agreement, and cause the certificate,
application and the required fee to be delivered to the director of
revenue;

(2) The lienholder or an authorized agent licensed pursuant to sections
301.112 to 301.119 shall deliver to the director of revenue a notice of
lien as prescribed by the director accompanied by all other necessary
documentation to perfect a lien as provided in section 301.600;

(3) To perfect a lien for a subordinate lienholder when a transfer of
ownership occurs, the subordinate lienholder shall either mail or
deliver, or cause to be mailed or delivered, a completed notice of lien
to the department of revenue, accompanied by authorization from the first
lienholder. The owner shall ensure the subordinate lienholder is recorded
on the application for title at the time the application is made to the
department of revenue. To perfect a lien for a subordinate lienholder
when there is no transfer of ownership, the owner or lienholder in
possession of the certificate shall either mail or deliver, or cause to
be mailed or delivered, the owner's application for title, certificate,
notice of lien, authorization from the first lienholder and title fee to
the department of revenue. The delivery of the certificate and executing
a notice of authorization to add a subordinate lien does not affect the
rights of the first lienholder under the security agreement;

(4) Upon receipt of the documents and fee required in subdivision (3) of
this section, the director of revenue shall issue a new certificate of
ownership containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and
shall mail the certificate as prescribed in section 301.610 or if a
lienholder who has elected for the director of revenue to retain
possession of an electronic certificate of ownership the lienholder shall
either mail or deliver to the director a notice of authorization for the
director to add a subordinate lienholder to the existing certificate.
Upon receipt of such authorization, a notice of lien and required
documents and title fee, if applicable, from a subordinate lienholder,
the director shall add the subordinate lienholder to the certificate of
ownership being electronically retained by the director and provide
confirmation of the addition to both lienholders;

(5) Failure of the owner to name the lienholder in the application for
title, as provided in this section, is a class A misdemeanor. (L. 1965 p.
474 § 3, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1992 H.B. 884, A.L. 1999 H.B. 795,
A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008 merged with S.B. 895)

Effective 8-28-02 (H.B. 2008)

7-01-03 (S.B. 895)

1. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his or her
lien or encumbrance in the motor vehicle or trailer to a person other
than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the
validity or effect of the lien or encumbrance, but any person without
notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as
the holder of the lien or encumbrance and the lienholder remains liable
for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as
lienholder on the certificate.

2. The assignee may, but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the
certificate of ownership endorsed or issued with the assignee named as
lienholder, upon delivering to the director of revenue the certificate
and an assignment by the lienholder named in the certificate in the form
the director of revenue prescribes the application and the required fee.

3. If the certificate of ownership is being electronically retained by
the director of revenue, the original lienholder may mail or deliver a
notice of assig