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MO Rev Stat § 301.557 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.557 - Duties of director of revenue in regulating dealers and manufacturers — contents, confidentiality.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   301.557. Duties of director of revenue in regulating dealers and manufacturers — contents, confidentiality. — 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 301.580;  (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 301.580.  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, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707)
MO Rev Stat § 301.561 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.561 - Sign required at public motor vehicle auction.

Effective - 01 Jul 1997   301.561. Sign required at public motor vehicle auction. — 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 7-01-97
MO Rev Stat § 301.563 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.563 - Subpoenas, issuance of process, department's authority — witnesses, costs — failure to obey process, penalty, continuing violations.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   301.563. Subpoenas, issuance of process, department's authority — witnesses, costs — failure to obey process, penalty, continuing violations. — 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 301.580. 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, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707)
MO Rev Stat § 301.564 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.564 - Inspection of certain documents and odometer readings in possession of dealers, manufacturers and auctions — law enforcement official, defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories   301.564. Inspection of certain documents and odometer readings in possession of dealers, manufacturers and auctions — law enforcement official, defined. — 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 301.580 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 301.580 or chapter 407;  (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 or authorized or designated employee of the Missouri state highway patrol;  (4) Any sheriff or deputy sheriff;  (5) Any peace officer certified pursuant to chapter 590 acting in his official capacity. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
MO Rev Stat § 301.565 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.565 - Injunction may issue, grounds — remedy not exclusive.

Effective - 01 Jul 1997   301.565. Injunction may issue, grounds — remedy not exclusive. — 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, sections 407.511 to 407.556, or section 578.120.  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 7-01-97  CROSS REFERENCE:  Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 301.003
MO Rev Stat § 301.568 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.568 - Exchange of motor vehicles between dealers, registration not required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   301.568. Exchange of motor vehicles between dealers, registration not required, when. — New motor vehicles may be exchanged for resale from one new motor vehicle franchise 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 franchise 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 franchise 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 franchised 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 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, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707)
MO Rev Stat § 301.569 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.569 - Recreational vehicle shows and exhibits by out-of-state promoters permitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   301.569. Recreational vehicle shows and exhibits by out-of-state promoters permitted, when. — 1. An out-of-state show promoter of recreational vehicles, as that term is defined in section 700.010, may hold recreational vehicle shows or exhibits with recreational vehicles within this state if 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; and  (2) More than fifty percent of the participating recreational vehicle dealers are licensed motor vehicle dealers in this state.  2. A violation of subsection 1 of this section shall result in a five thousand dollar fine. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 82)
MO Rev Stat § 301.570 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.570 - Sale of six or more motor vehicles in a year without license, prohibited — prosecuting attorney, duties — penalty, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories   301.570. Sale of six or more motor vehicles in a year without license, prohibited — prosecuting attorney, duties — penalty, exceptions. — 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 six 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 301.580;  (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 301.580, the sale, barter, exchange, lease or rental with option to purchase of six 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 without a license.  4. Any person, partnership, corporation, company or association who violates subsection 1 of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction shall be deemed a class E felony.  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, A.L. 2007 S.B. 82, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1402, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707)
MO Rev Stat § 301.571 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.571 - Mobility motor vehicle dealers, definitions, authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   301.571. Mobility motor vehicle dealers, definitions, authority. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:  (1) "Mobility motor vehicle", a motor vehicle that is designed and equipped to transport a person with a disability and:  (a) Contains a lowered floor or lowered frame, or a raised roof and/or raised door;  (b) Contains an electronic or mechanical wheelchair, scooter, or platform lift that enables a person to enter or exit the vehicle while occupying a wheelchair or scooter; an electronic or mechanical wheelchair ramp; or a system to secure a wheelchair or scooter to allow for a person to be safely transported while occupying the wheelchair or scooter; and  (c) Is installed as an integral part or permanent attachment to the motor vehicle chassis;  (2) "Mobility motor vehicle dealer", a dealer who is licensed as a new or used motor vehicle dealer under this chapter who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging mobility motor vehicles and servicing or repairing mobility motor vehicles at an established and permanent place of business.  2. Notwithstanding any other law, a mobility motor vehicle dealer may:  (1) Purchase or otherwise acquire a new motor vehicle from a franchised dealer to fit or equip the motor vehicle for retail sale as a mobility motor vehicle from a franchised dealer wherever located;  (2) Display a new motor vehicle to a person with a disability to fit or equip the vehicle as a mobility motor vehicle for the person; or  (3) Sell a new motor vehicle that has been fitted or equipped as a new mobility motor vehicle with the resale occurring through or by a franchised dealer.  3. A mobility motor vehicle dealer who purchased or acquired a new motor vehicle from a franchised dealer to equip the vehicle as a mobility vehicle shall not advertise the vehicle for resale until the vehicle is fitted or equipped as a mobility motor vehicle.  4. A mobility motor vehicle dealer shall not, except as permitted by subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, display or offer to display a new motor vehicle that is not a mobility motor vehicle to the public. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 683)
MO Rev Stat § 301.573 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.573 - Title designations may be reviewed by department of revenue.

Effective - 01 Jul 1997   301.573. Title designations may be reviewed by department of revenue. — 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 7-01-97  (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).
MO Rev Stat § 301.576 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.576 - Third-party motor vehicle reports — immunity from liability, when — inapplicability, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   301.576. Third-party motor vehicle reports — immunity from liability, when — inapplicability, when. — A motor vehicle dealer, as defined in section 301.550, and the dealer's owners, shareholders, officers, employees, and agents who, in conjunction with the actual or potential sale or lease of a motor vehicle, arrange to provide, actually provide, or otherwise make available to a vehicle purchaser, lessee, or other person any third-party motor vehicle history report shall not be liable to the vehicle purchaser, lessee, or other person for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies contained in the third-party motor vehicle history report that are not based on information provided directly to the preparer of the third-party motor vehicle history report by that dealer. For purposes of this section, a "third-party motor vehicle report" means any information prepared by a party other than the dealer relating to any one or more of the following: vehicle ownership or titling history; liens on the vehicle; vehicle service, maintenance, or repair history; vehicle condition; or vehicle accident or collision history. This section shall not apply in the case of any dealer having actual knowledge about a vehicle's accident, salvage, or service history which is different from, or not disclosed on, any third-party motor vehicle report. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
MO Rev Stat § 301.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.610 - Certificate of ownership, delivery to whom, when — electronic certificate of ownership, defined, maintained by director, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   301.610. Certificate of ownership, delivery to whom, when — electronic certificate of ownership, defined, maintained by director, when. — 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)
MO Rev Stat § 301.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation|Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Section 301.630 - Lien or encumbrance, assignment, procedure, effect of — perfection of assignment, how, fee — form for notice of electronic certificate.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories   301.630. Lien or encumbrance, assignment, procedure, effect of — perfection of assignment, how, fee — form for notice of electronic certificate. — 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 assignment of a lien to the director in a form prescribed by the director. Upon receipt of notice of assignment the director shall update the electronic certificate of ownership to reflect the assignment of the lien and lienholder. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 474 § 4, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1992 H.B. 884, A.L. 1999 H.B. 795, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008 and A.L. 2002 S.B. 895, A.L. 2011 H.B. 315)