Title XIX — MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

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 transpo…

301.140. Plates removed on transfer or sale of vehicles — use by purchaser — reregistration — use of dealer plates — temporary permits, fees — credit, when — additional temporary license plate may be purchased, when — salvage vehicles, temporary permits — rulemaking authority. — …

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 mis…

301.142. Plates for disabled and placard for windshield — definitions — physician statements, requirements — issued when — death of disabled person, effect — lost or stolen placard, replacement of, fee — penalties for certain fraudulent acts. — 1. As used in sections 301.141 to 3…

301.143. Parking space for physically disabled may be established by political subdivisions and others — signs, violations, enforcement, penalty — handicap and handicapped prohibited on signage, when. — 1. As used in this section, the term "vehicle" shall have the same meaning gi…

301.144. Personalized license plates, appearance, fees — new plates every three years without charge — obscene or offensive plates prohibited — amateur radio operators, plates, how marked — repossessed vehicles, placards — retired U.S. military plates, how marked. — 1. The direct…

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 o…

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 receip…

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, oth…

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 …

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 ow…

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…

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 rev…

301.190. Certificate of registration — application, contents — special requirements, certain vehicles — fees — failure to obtain within time limit, delinquency penalty — duration of certificate — unlawful to operate without certificate — certain vehicles brought into state in a w…

301.191. Certificate of ownership, homemade trailers — inspection, fee — manufacturers' identifying number plate. — 1. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a previously untitled trailer which is stated to be homemade, the applicant sha…

301.192. Bonded vehicles, certificate of ownership may be issued, requirements — bond, release of, when. — 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 …

301.193. Abandoned property, titling of, privately owned real estate, procedure — salvage or junking certificate authorized, when — watercraft titled through claims adjustment process, certificate of title authorized, when. — 1. Any person who purchases or is the owner of real pr…

301.196. Transferors of interest in motor vehicles or trailers, notice to revenue, when, form — exceptions. — 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 t…

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 sh…

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 …

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 th…

301.210. Sale and transfer of vehicles, procedure — assignment of certificate — new certificate — notice of sale to nonresident — director of revenue to keep file — motor vehicle dealer, certificate of ownership requirements. — 1. In the event of a sale or transfer of ownership o…

301.213. Dealers may purchase or accept in trade vehicles subject to existing liens, when — sale of vehicles subject to lien, when — replacement certificate, when — liability, when — violation, penalty. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 301.200 and 301.210, any pers…

301.215. Certificate of title on repossession under mortgage, issuance — contents — application — notice — rulemaking authority. — 1. When the holder of any indebtedness secured by a security agreement or other contract for security covering a motor vehicle or trailer, who has a …

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…

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 …

301.218. Licenses required for certain businesses — buyers at salvage pool or salvage disposal sale, requirements — records to be kept of sales by operator. — 1. No person shall, except as an incident to the sale, repair, rebuilding or servicing of vehicles by a licensed franchis…

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, enum…

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 th…

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 offic…

301.225. Licensees to maintain records — inspection of premises. — 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…

301.226. Department to provide information. — 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)

301.227. Salvage certificate of title mandatory or optional, when — issuance, fee — junking certificate issued or rescinded, when — inoperable vehicle for ten years, scrap metal operator may purchase without title. — 1. Whenever a vehicle is sold for salvage, dismantling or rebui…

301.229. Penalties — director of revenue to enforce provisions. — 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 or her designated…

301.230. Stolen cars reported to state highway patrol — reports and information. — 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 hi…

301.240. Director of revenue to cooperate with other states. — 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 …

301.260. State and municipally owned motor vehicles — public schools and colleges courtesy or driver training vehicles — regulations. — 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…

301.265. Trip permits — fees — entry without permit, effect — prepayment not required if agreement with other states. — 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 du…

301.266. Hunter's permit, certain commercial motor vehicles, purpose, restrictions — application, fee — director may promulgate rules. — 1. The owner of any motor vehicle which was duly and legally proportionally registered in Missouri with the highway reciprocity commission, but…

301.267. Seventy-two-hour permits — fee. — 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 from the Missou…

301.271. Reciprocity in registration with other states — registration of trailers. — 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…

301.275. Commission may require reports — make investigations — regulations. — 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 sh…

301.277. Reciprocity agreements, negotiation, provisions, limits — highway reciprocity fund established — deposit of fees. — 1. The commission may negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements or arrangements with other states, the District of Columbia, territories and possessio…

301.279. Cooperation in reciprocal agreements with public service commission. — 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…

301.280. Dealers and garage keepers, sales report required — unclaimed vehicle report required, contents — alteration of vehicle identification number, effect — false statement, penalty. — 1. Every motor vehicle dealer and boat dealer shall make a monthly report to the department…

301.290. Correctional enterprises to manufacture plates and highway signs — money received for manufacturing plates and signs, how deposited. — 1. Correctional enterprises of the department of corrections shall purchase, erect and maintain all of the machinery and equipment neces…

301.2998. Special license plates, issuance of not required, when. — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, which establishes the issuance of a specialty plate, if no applications for such plate have been received within five years from the effective date of the sec…

301.2999. Limitation on special license plates, organization authorizing use of its emblem for a fee. — 1. No specialized license plate shall be issued after January 1, 2002, by the director of revenue which proposes to raise revenue or funds for an organization which authorizes …

301.300. Replacement of lost, stolen or damaged certificates, plates, or tabs, procedure to obtain replacement or duplicates, fee — multiyear plates fee. — 1. In event of the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of any certificate of ownership, number plate, tab or set of tabs …

[Repealed or reserved.]