Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Division 10 - Director of Revenue › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle › Section 12 CSR 10-23.280 - Replacement of Multiyear License Plates

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment is to update the life span
				  reference to license plates and remove language mandating the applicant keep
				  the same configuration.
(1)
				In January 1979 the Department of Revenue began issuing multiyear license
				plates. The categories of multiyear license plates are: passenger; recreational
				vehicle; motorcycle; motortricycle; commercial motor vehicles licensed as Local
				(L) 6000 and 12,000, Beyond Local (BL) 9000, BL 6000, and 12,000; shuttle bus;
				and van pool. These license plates were subjected to manufacturing processes,
				which guarantee a minimum useful life of six (6) years. Holders of multiyear
				license plates issued at least six (6) years previously may be issued new
				license plates upon the payment of the annual registration (renewal) fee
				subject to the procedures outlined that follow:
(A) If the owner of multiyear license plates
				requests new plates upon renewal and surrenders the old license plates, new
				license plates from the office's current inventory stock may be issued upon the
				payment of only the appropriate renewal fee;
(B) If the owner of multiyear license plates
				requests new plates upon renewal, but refuses to surrender the old license
				plates in his/her possession, new license plates from the office's current
				inventory stock may be issued upon the payment of the appropriate regular
				registration fee and the failure to renew fee;
(C) If the owner of multiyear license plates
				requests new license plates upon renewal, but declares that s/he cannot
				surrender his/her old license plates because they were lost, stolen, or
				destroyed, the applicant must complete an application for replacement plates
				and pay the appropriate replacement plate fee in addition to the regular
				registration fee. The applicant may be issued new license plates from the
				office's current inventory stock. Upon request, applicant will be issued
				validation tabs from the current inventory stock and a replacement permit and
				receipt. The replacement plates will be manufactured with the same
				configuration as the original plates and will be mailed to the applicant. The
				applicant will affix the new validation tabs to the replacement plates when
				they are received by him/her;
(D)
				If the owner of multiyear license plates requests new plates at any time other
				than during the month of renewal because the license plates currently on the
				vehicle are at least six (6) years old, s/he may be issued replacement plates
				at no fee upon surrender of the damaged license plates. The applicant may be
				issued new license plates from the office's current inventory stock. Upon
				request, owner will be issued replacement tabs and a replacement permit and
				receipt. The replacement plates will be manufactured with the same
				configuration as the original plates and mailed to the applicant;
(E) If the owner of multiyear license plates,
				which are at least six (6) years old, purchases another vehicle and does not
				wish to transfer the license plates, the applicant may pay the appropriate
				transfer fee, surrender the old plates and be issued replacement plates at no
				fee. The applicant will be issued replacement tabs, a replacement permit and
				receipt. The replacement plates will be manufactured with the same
				configuration as the original plates and mailed to the applicant;
(F) If the owner of multiyear license plates,
				which are at least six (6) years old, purchases another vehicle but does not
				wish to transfer the old license plates and refuses to surrender them, s/he may
				be issued a new set of license plates from the office's current inventory stock
				upon payment of the appropriate registration fee and the failure to transfer
				fee; and
(G) If the owner of
				multiyear license plates, which are at least six (6) years old, has only one
				(1) license plate to surrender and declares the other license plate was lost,
				stolen, or destroyed, s/he may be issued a new set of multiyear license plates
				under the procedures established in subsection (1)(A) of this rule. The
				applicant will not be required to pay the failure to renew fee or apply for one
				(1) replacement plate.