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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.119 - Revocation or suspension of license, procedure, grounds — violations, a misdemeanor.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1984
301.119. Revocation or suspension of license, procedure, grounds — violations, a misdemeanor. —
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.
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(L. 1984 S.B. 416 §§ 4, 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.120 - License plates returned, when.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
301.120. License plates returned, when. —
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.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369b, A.L. 1951 p. 690, A.L. 1971 S.B. 158)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.121 - Return of plates, partial refund.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
301.121. Return of plates, partial refund. —
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.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1320 § 2, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.125 - Advisory committee established — purpose to develop uniform designs and common colors of license plates, members — dissolved, when.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016
301.125. Advisory committee established — purpose to develop uniform designs and common colors of license plates, members — dissolved, when. —
There is hereby established an advisory committee for the department of revenue, which shall exist solely to develop uniform designs and common colors for license plates issued under this chapter and to determine appropriate license plate parameters for all license plates issued under this chapter. The advisory committee shall adopt a type of design and color scheme for license plates issued under this chapter that commemorates the bicentennial of Missouri. The advisory committee may adopt more than one type of design and color scheme; 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, except such plates shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection 1 of section 301.130. The advisory committee shall consist of the director of revenue or his or her designee, the superintendent of the highway patrol, the correctional enterprises administrator, the director of the department of transportation, the executive director of the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the respective chairpersons of both the senate and house of representatives transportation committees. The committee shall meet, select a chairperson from among its members, and develop uniform design and license plate parameters for the license plates issued under this chapter not later than January 1, 2017. 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. The director of revenue shall have the final design of the uniform license plates, along with specific parameters for all license plates developed by the committee, available for issuance in all license fee offices in this state not later than January 1, 2019. The committee shall be dissolved upon completion of its duties under this section.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.133 - Special mobile equipment exempt — when permitted on highways, exception.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003
301.133. Special mobile equipment exempt — when permitted on highways, exception. —
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, does not exceed the maximum weight limits as established in subsection 3 of section 304.180, and does not exceed the limitations on height, width, or length of section 304.170, so as to require the issuance of a special permit pursuant to section 304.200, may be operated on state maintained roads or highways at any time and on any day.
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(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)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.134 - Daughters of the American Revolution special license plates, application, fee.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
301.134. Daughters of the American Revolution special license plates, application, fee. —
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 twenty-four 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, 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 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 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.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.135 - Personalized license plate — design and color — fee.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 01 Jan 1997, see footnote
301.135. Personalized license plate — design and color — fee. —
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.
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(L. 1981 H.B. 511, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)
Effective 1-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.136 - Camping or fifth-wheel trailers over 25 years old, permanent registration of — registration of historic license plates.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017
301.136. Camping or fifth-wheel trailers over 25 years old, permanent registration of — registration of historic license plates. —
1. Any camping or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in section 407.1320, that is over twenty-five years old may be permanently registered upon payment of a registration fee of fifty-two dollars and fifty cents. Upon the transfer of the title to any such trailer, the registration shall be cancelled and the license plates issued therefor shall be returned to the director of revenue.
2. The owner of any such trailer shall file an application in a form prescribed by the director and a certificate of registration shall be issued therefor.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, any person possessing license plates issued by the state of Missouri that are over twenty-five years old, in which the year of issuance of such plates is consistent with the year of the manufacture of the camping or fifth-wheel trailer, may register such plates as historic trailer plates as set forth in this section; provided that, the configuration of letters, numbers, or combination of letters and numbers of such plates is 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 plates shall not be required to possess the characteristic features of reflective material and common color scheme and design as prescribed by section 301.130. The owner of the historic trailer registered under this section shall keep the certificate of registration in the trailer at all times. The certificate of registration shall be prima facie evidence that the trailer has been properly registered with the director and that all fees have been paid.
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(L. 2017 S.B. 225)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.139 - Parking cones for disabled — rulemaking procedure.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
301.139. Parking cones for disabled — rulemaking procedure. —
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.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.141 - Fraudulent procurement, use, or certification of disabled person license plates — penalty — health care practitioners, false physician's statement, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote
301.141. Fraudulent procurement, use, or certification of disabled person license plates — penalty — health care practitioners, false physician's statement, penalty. —
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.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 343 § 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
Effective 1-01-05
CROSS REFERENCE:
Fraudulent procurement or use of a disabled person license plate, penalty, 301.142
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.145 - Congressional Medal of Honor, special license plates.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
301.145. Congressional Medal of Honor, special license plates. —
Any person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he or she owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twenty-four 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 manner prescribed 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. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified under this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued under this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued under 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. There shall be no fee charged in addition to regular registration fees for license plates issued under this section.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1062 & 929, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1503 merged with S.B. 881)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.146 - Law enforcement or public safety agency may request special licenses, granted when — confidentiality.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 01 Jan 1997, see footnote
301.146. Law enforcement or public safety agency may request special licenses, granted when — confidentiality. —
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.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 957 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)
Effective 1-01-97
*Section 301.129 was repealed by H.B. 1298 Revision, 2014.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.147 - Biennial registration, requirements, fee — rulemaking authority, procedure — staggering registration periods.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 01 Jul 2015, 2 histories, see footnote
301.147. Biennial registration, requirements, fee — rulemaking authority, procedure — staggering registration periods. —
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 fifty-four 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.
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, 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. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 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.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2003 S.B. 54, A.L. 2012 S.B. 470 merged with S.B. 568)
Effective 7-01-15
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.149 - Proof of insurance by electronic image permitted, when — mobile electronic device defined.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
301.149. Proof of insurance by electronic image permitted, when — mobile electronic device defined. —
1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, proof of financial responsibility required for vehicle registration under section 301.147 may be provided by displaying an electronic image of an insurance identification card on a mobile electronic device.
2. Whenever a person presents a mobile electronic device as proof of financial responsibility to any employee of the department of revenue or any agent authorized by the department of revenue under section 136.055 to register motor vehicles and trailers, the person presenting such mobile electronic device shall assume all liability for any damage that may occur to the mobile electronic device, except for damage willfully or maliciously caused by a department employee or agent.
3. When a person provides evidence of financial responsibility using a mobile electronic device pursuant to this section to any employee of the department of revenue or any agent authorized by the department of revenue under section 136.055 to register motor vehicles and trailers, such employees or agents shall only view the evidence of financial responsibility and shall not view any other content on the mobile electronic device.
4. As used in this section, the term
"mobile electronic device"
means any small handheld computing or communications device that has a display screen with a touch input or a miniature keyboard.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 322)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.150 - Sale of vehicle, procedure to follow — use of voided plates, penalty for.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
301.150. Sale of vehicle, procedure to follow — use of voided plates, penalty for. —
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 punishable under section 301.440.
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(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, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.160 - License plate prima facie evidence fees paid.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
301.160. License plate prima facie evidence fees paid. —
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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8403, A.L. 1945 p. 1223, A.L. 1945 p. 1194, A.L. 1987 S.B. 3)
Prior revision: 1929 § 7785
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.175 - Maintenance trip permits for local commercial vehicle — definition — disposition of fees — utility emergencies, use of local commercial vehicles to restore service beyond license zone.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
301.175. Maintenance trip permits for local commercial vehicle — definition — disposition of fees — utility emergencies, use of local commercial vehicles to restore service beyond license zone. —
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, 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.
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(L. 1965 p. 469 § 1, A.L. 1989 S.B. 238)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.197 - Notification of transfer of interest included in revenue records, when — application for new title, failure to apply, effect — rulemaking authority.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
301.197. Notification of transfer of interest included in revenue records, when — application for new title, failure to apply, effect — rulemaking authority. —
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, 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 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 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 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.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.198 - Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offense of, penalty.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
301.198. Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offense of, penalty. —
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.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.200 - Sales by dealers.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
301.200. Sales by dealers. —
1. In the case of dealers, a certificate of ownership or proof that a dealer has applied for a certificate of ownership or that a prior lien has been satisfied by the dealer 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A.L. 1984 S.B. 656, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 2007 S.B. 82)
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.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.216 - Department investigators deemed peace officers while acting in scope of authority, when — limitation on power to arrest.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2012
301.216. Department investigators deemed peace officers while acting in scope of authority, when — limitation on power to arrest. —
Department investigators licensed as peace officers by the director of the department of public safety under chapter 590 shall be deemed to be peace officers within the state of Missouri while acting in an investigation to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any provisions regarding fees, licenses, or taxes administered by the director. The power of arrest of a department investigator acting as a peace officer shall be limited to offenses involving fees, licenses, taxes, or in situations of imminent danger to the investigator or another person.
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(L. 2012 H.B. 1402)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.217 - Definitions — salvaged motor vehicle title may be issued, when, procedure.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
301.217. Definitions — salvaged motor vehicle title may be issued, when, procedure. —
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.
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(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.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.219 - Application to be submitted, contents — fee.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
301.219. Application to be submitted, contents — fee. —
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.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 4, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.221 - Application to be submitted, contents, requirements to obtain license — fee.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories
301.221. Application to be submitted, contents, requirements to obtain license — fee. —
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, the applicant shall obtain a certification by a uniformed member or authorized or designated employee 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.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 5, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2007 S.B. 82)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation › Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles › Section 301.223 - Suspension or revocation of license.

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Chapter 301
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
301.223. Suspension or revocation of license. —
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.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 78 § 6)