Title XIX — MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

302.010. Definitions. — Except where otherwise provided, when used in this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: (1) "Circuit court", each circuit court in the state; (2) "Commercial motor vehicle", a motor vehicle designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merc…

302.011. Lawfully present defined. — For the purposes of sections 302.130, 302.171, 302.177, 302.181, 302.720, and 302.735, United States citizens shall be considered "lawfully present" regardless of their physical location at any given time. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.…

302.015. License classification system, director to establish — categories. — Notwithstanding the provisions of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570), the director shall have the authority to establish a license classification system, and …

302.020. Operation of motor vehicle without proper license prohibited, penalty — motorcycles — special license — protective headgear, failure to wear, fine, amount — no points to be assessed. — 1. Unless otherwise provided for by law, it shall be unlawful for any person, except t…

302.025. Driver training programs, instruction on traffic stops. — All driver training programs offered within this state shall include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions to be taken during a traffi…

302.026. Motorcycle operators twenty-six years of age or older, no protective headgear required, when — proof of insurance coverage required. — 1. Any qualified motorcycle operator who is twenty-six years of age or older may operate a motorcycle or motortricycle upon any highway …

302.041. License by municipality not required. — Any person licensed to operate a vehicle may exercise the privilege thereby granted upon all highways in this state and shall not be required by any municipality or other political subdivision having authority to adopt local police…

302.051. Government-owned vehicles, who may operate. — Unless required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570) or section 302.272, any person holding a valid license, other than one limited to the operation of a motorcycle or motortricycl…

302.060. License not to be issued to whom, exceptions — reinstatement requirements. — 1. The director shall not issue any license and shall immediately deny any driving privilege: (1) To any person who is under the age of eighteen years, if such person operates a motor vehicle in…

302.063. No issuance of a driver's license to illegal aliens or persons who cannot prove lawful presence. — The department of revenue shall not issue any driver's license to an illegal alien nor to any person who cannot prove his or her lawful presence pursuant to the provisions …

302.067. Lawful presence or citizenship, proof of to be presented once — exceptions. — Any original or certified copy, if applicable, of a document presented by an applicant under this chapter and its accompanying regulations as proof of lawful presence or citizenship to the depa…

302.080. Exemptions from license law. — The following persons are exempt from license hereunder: (1) Any person while operating any farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway; (2) A nonresident who is at least sixteen years of age and who ha…

302.110. List of licensed drivers. — The director of revenue shall keep a list of all persons who have been licensed to drive a motor vehicle, under sections 302.010 to 302.780, which shall, among other things, contain the date of issue of such license, a description of the licen…

302.120. Applications for license, accident reports and court convictions to be filed, how. — 1. The director of revenue shall file every application for a license received by him and shall maintain suitable indices containing, in alphabetical order: (1) All applications denied a…

302.130. Issuance of temporary instruction permit, when — requirements — duration — permit driver sticker or sign issued, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any person at least fifteen years of age who, except for age or lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would othe…

302.132. Minimum age and requirements to apply for temporary motorcycle instruction permit, restrictions. — 1. Any person at least fifteen and one-half years of age who, except for age or lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a m…

302.133. Definitions. — As used in sections 302.133 to 302.138, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission", the state highways and transportation commission; (2) "Department", the department of transportation; (3) "Director", the director of the department of transportation; (4) …

302.134. Motorcycle safety education program, commission to establish and set standards, program to include certain subjects — authority to adopt rules, procedure to adopt, suspend and revoke. — 1. The commission shall establish standards for and shall administer the motorcycle s…

302.135. Private or public institutions may also conduct motorcycle training courses, tuition fee may be charged — certificate to be issued — sticker on driver's license as evidence of completed course. — 1. The commission may enter into contracts with public or private instituti…

302.137. Motorcycle safety trust fund established, purpose — operators of motorcycles or motortricycles in violation of laws or ordinances to be assessed surcharge, collection, distribution. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury for use by the commission a fund to be…

302.140. Instruction permit, fee. — 1. Every application for an instruction permit shall be made upon a form furnished by the director, which application shall be certified by the applicant to be true and correct, and every such application shall be accompanied by a fee of one do…

302.150. Driving privilege of nonresident subject to suspension, revocation or disqualification — conviction records sent to other states. — 1. The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to suspension, …

302.160. Assessment of points and suspension or revocation of license, notice of conviction outside Missouri. — When the director of revenue receives notice of a conviction in another state or from a federal court, which, if committed in this state, would result in the assessment…

302.169. Selective Service System registration at time of application for driver's license, procedure. — 1. Any male applicant who applies for a driver's license instruction permit or license or renewal of any such permit or license and who is at least eighteen years of age but l…

[Repealed or reserved.]

302.171. Application for license — form — content — educational materials to be provided to applicants under twenty-one — voluntary contribution to certain programs and fund — denial of driving privilege, when — exemption from requirement to provide proof of residency — one-year …

302.172. Exchange of drivers' licenses, foreign countries, reciprocal agreements, content. — 1. The director of revenue is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements or arrangements with foreign countries in order to facilitate the exchange of drivers' li…

302.173. Driver's examination required, when — exceptions — procedure — military motorcycle rider training, no further driving test required. — 1. Any applicant for a license, who does not possess a valid license issued pursuant to the laws of this state, another state, or a coun…

302.174. Deaf or hard of hearing, driver's license special notation, definitions — ASL informational video — rulemaking authority. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Deaf person", any person who, because of hearing loss, is not able to discriminate speec…

302.175. Vision requirements — examination — license may be issued with conditions, limitations, restrictions. — 1. The director shall not issue or renew a license to any applicant whose vision is not twenty-forty or better with either eye according to the test for vision provide…

302.176. First-time licenses, information to receive — rulemaking authority. — 1. Upon successful completion of the requirements of this chapter to obtain a driver's license, all first-time licensees in this state shall receive information from the department of revenue relating …

302.177. Licenses, issuance and renewal, duration, fees. — 1. To all applicants for a license or renewal to transport persons or property classified in section 302.015 who are at least twenty-one years of age and under the age of seventy, and who submit a satisfactory application…

302.178. Intermediate driver's license, issued to whom, requirements, limitations, fee, duration, point assessment — penalty, application for full driving privileges, requirements — exceptions — penalty — rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. Any person between the ages of sixtee…

302.179. Notice of expiration of license. — The director of revenue shall cause a notice of expiration of license to be mailed to each holder of a current Missouri license, addressed to the licensee at the address shown on his record. The notice shall be mailed not less than fift…

302.180. Photo identification for election purpose, nondriver identification card not compliant with federal REAL ID Act to be issued. — In the event the state is required to provide a citizen with photo identification acceptable for election purposes, such identification shall b…

302.181. Form of license — information shown — digital image required, exception — temporary license — nondriver's license, fee, duration — exception — digital driver's license program, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. The license issued pursuant to the provisions of sec…

302.182. Permanent disability notation on driver's and nondriver's licenses — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any resident of this state who is permanently disabled may apply to the department of revenue to have a notation indicating such status on the person's driver's license or non…

302.184. Boater identification card, notation for compliance with boating safety requirements — rulemaking authority. — Any resident of this state who possesses a boater identification card issued by the Missouri state water patrol* under section 306.127 may apply to the departme…

302.185. Duplicate license, REAL ID compliant license — how obtained — fee. — In the event that a license issued under sections 302.010 to 302.780 shall be lost or destroyed or when a veteran seeks a veteran designation under section 302.188 prior to the expiration of a license o…

302.186. Active military duty, expiration of driver's license during, renewal without examination, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding any other law, if the driver's license of any person expires while such person is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United …

302.187. Municipalities and counties to pay replacement costs of driver's license, when. — Any municipality or county that, after having taken the motor vehicle driver's license of a person, loses such license shall replace such license and pay all costs of replacement. For purpo…

302.188. Veteran designation on driver's licensed or ID card, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. A person may apply to the department of revenue to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license or identification card issued under this chapter by providing: (1) A Unite…

302.190. Duration of suspension of license — new license, when. — The director of revenue shall not suspend a license for a period of more than one year and upon revoking a license shall not in any event grant application for a new license until the expiration of one year after s…

302.200. Effect of revocation — penalty. — Any resident or nonresident whose license, right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked as provided in sections 302.010 to 302.540 shall not operate a motor vehicle in this state under a licen…

302.205. Medical alert notation on driver's license or nondriver's identification card, when — procedure — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any resident of this state may elect to have a medical alert notation placed on the person's driver's license or nondriver's identification card. …

302.220. Prohibited uses of license. — It shall be unlawful for any person to display or to permit to be displayed, or to have in his possession, any license knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been cancelled, suspended, revoked, disqualified or altered; to lend to or kn…

302.225. Surrender of license — record of convictions, kept where, by whom — revocation by city officials prohibited. — 1. Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under sections 302.010 to 302.780, or any other law of this state, or county or municipal ordinance, …

302.228. Fees, how deposited. — On and after July 1, 1961, all fees payable under this law shall be collected by the department of revenue and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway department fund. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 494 § 1)

302.230. Penalty for false statement or affidavit. — Any person who makes a false unsworn statement or affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely as to any matter or thing required by sections 302.010 to 302.540 shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. No person who…

302.233. Fraud in obtaining a license or permit, penalty. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who commits or assists another individual in committing fraud or deception during any examination process required by sections 302.010 to 302.782, or who knowingl…