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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2662
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE W AR WICK.
5251H.02I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 301.020 and 307.350, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections
relating to motor vehicle safety inspections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 301.020 and 307.350, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections
2 enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 301.020 and 307.350, to read as follows:
301.020. 1. Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer , which shall be operated or
2 driven upon the highways of this state, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, shall
3 annually file, by mail or otherwise, in the of fice of the director of revenue, an application for
4 registration on a blank form to be furnished by the director of revenue for that purpose
5 containing:
6 (1) A brief description of the motor vehicle or trailer to be registered, including the
7 name of the manufacturer , the vehicle identification number , the amount of motive power of
8 the motor vehicle, stated in figures of horsepower and whether the motor vehicle is to be
9 registered as a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section 301.010;
10 (2) The name, the applicant's identification number and address of the owner of such
11 motor vehicle or trailer; and
12 (3) The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load in pounds if the vehicle is a
13 commercial motor vehicle or trailer .
14 2. If the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section
15 301.010 and if such vehicle is [ ten years of age or less and ] model year 2000 or newer or has
16 less than one hundred fifty thousand miles on the odometer , the director of revenue shall
17 retain the odometer information provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 prompt access to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for the
19 motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of ten years after the receipt of
20 such information. This section shall not apply unless:
21 (1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July
22 1, 1989; and
23 (2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.
24 3. If the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle primarily for business
25 use, a recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle, motortricycle, autocycle, bus, or any
26 commercial motor vehicle licensed for over twelve thousand pounds and if such motor
27 vehicle is [ ten years of age or less and ] model year 2000 or newer or has less than one
28 hundred fifty thousand miles on the odometer , the director of revenue shall retain the
29 odometer information provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt
30 access to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for the motor
31 vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of ten years after the receipt of such
32 information. This subsection shall not apply unless:
33 (1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July
34 1, 1990; and
35 (2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.
36 4. If the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change vehicle,
37 specially constructed motor vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, as defined in section
38 301.010, or prior salvage as referenced in section 301.573, the owner or lienholder shall
39 surrender the certificate of ownership. The owner shall make an application for a new
40 certificate of ownership, pay the required title fee, and obtain the vehicle examination
41 certificate required pursuant to subsection 9 of section 301.190. If an insurance company
42 pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as defined in section 301.010 and the owner retains the
43 vehicle, as prior salvage, the vehicle shall only be required to meet the examination
44 requirements under subsection 10 of section 301.190. Notarized bills of sale along with a
45 copy of the front and back of the certificate of ownership for all major component parts
46 installed on the vehicle and invoices for all essential parts which are not defined as major
47 component parts shall accompany the application for a new certificate of ownership. If the
48 vehicle is a specially constructed motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, two pictures of
49 the vehicle shall be submitted with the application. If the vehicle is a kit vehicle, the
50 applicant shall submit the invoice and the manufacturer's statement of origin on the kit. If the
51 vehicle requires the issuance of a special number by the director of revenue or a replacement
52 vehicle identification number , the applicant shall submit the required application and
53 application fee. All applications required under this subsection shall be submitted with any
54 applicable taxes which may be due on the purchase of the vehicle or parts. The director of
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55 revenue shall appropriately designate "Reconstructed Motor V ehicle", "Motor Change
56 V ehicle", "Non-USA-Std Motor V ehicle", or "Specially Constructed Motor V ehicle" on the
57 current and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership of such vehicle.
58 5. Every insurance company that pays a claim for repair of a motor vehicle which as
59 the result of such repairs becomes a reconstructed motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010
60 or that pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as defined in section 301.010 and the owner is
61 retaining the vehicle shall in writing notify the owner of the vehicle, and in a first party claim,
62 the lienholder if a lien is in ef fect, that he is required to surrender the certificate of ownership,
63 and the documents and fees required pursuant to subsection 4 of this section to obtain a prior
64 salvage motor vehicle certificate of ownership or documents and fees as otherwise required
65 by law to obtain a salvage certificate of ownership, from the director of revenue. The
66 insurance company shall within thirty days of the payment of such claims report to the
67 director of revenue the name and address of such owner , the year , make, model, vehicle
68 identification number , and license plate number of the vehicle, and the date of loss and
69 payment.
70 6. Anyone who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of
71 a class B misdemeanor .
72 7. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to promote a
73 blindness education, screening and treatment program. The director of revenue shall collect
74 the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the blindness
75 education, screening and treatment program fund established in section 209.015. Moneys in
76 the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund shall be used solely for the
77 purposes established in section 209.015; except that the department of revenue shall retain no
78 more than one percent for its administrative costs. The donation prescribed in this subsection
79 is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance or
80 renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the
81 completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one
82 dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.
83 8. An applicant for registration may make a donation of an amount not less than one
84 dollar to promote an org an donor program. The director of revenue shall collect the donations
85 and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the or gan donor program
86 fund as established in sections 194.297 to 194.304. Moneys in the or gan donor pr ogram
87 fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, except
88 that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative
89 costs. The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the
90 applicant for registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The director shall inquire of each
91 applicant at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether
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92 the applicant is interested in making a contribution not less than one dollar as prescribed in
93 this subsection.
94 9. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to the Missouri
95 medal of honor recipients fund. The director of revenue shall collect the donations and
96 deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri medal of honor
97 recipients fund as established in section 226.925. Moneys in the medal of honor recipients
98 fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section 226.925, except that the
99 department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs. The
100 donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for
101 registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at
102 the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant
103 is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.
307.350. 1. The owner of every motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010 which is
2 required to be registered in this state, except:
3 (1) Motor vehicles having less than one hundred fifty thousand miles[ , for the ten-
4 year period following their model year of manufacture ] or of model year 2000 or newer ,
5 excluding prior salvage vehicles immediately following a rebuilding process and vehicles
6 subject to the provisions of section 307.380;
7 (2) Those motor vehicles which are engaged in interstate commerce and are
8 proportionately registered in this state with the Missouri highway reciprocity commission,
9 although the owner may request that such vehicle be inspected by an of ficial inspection
10 station, and a peace of ficer may stop and inspect such vehicles to determine whether the
11 mechanical condition is in compliance with the safety regulations established by the United
12 States Department of T ransportation; and
13 (3) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 301.131;
14 (4) V ehicles registered in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds for a period of less
15 than twelve months;
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17 shall submit such vehicles to a biennial inspection of their mechanism and equipment in
18 accordance with the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390 and obtain a certificate of
19 inspection and approval and a sticker , seal, or other device from a duly authorized of ficial
20 inspection station. The inspection, except the inspection of school buses which shall be made
21 at the time provided in section 307.375, shall be made at the time prescribed in the rules and
22 regulations issued by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol; but the
23 inspection of a vehicle shall not be made more than sixty days prior to the date of application
24 for registration or within sixty days of when a vehicle's registration is transferred; however , if
25 a vehicle was purchased from a motor vehicle dealer and a valid inspection had been made
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26 within sixty days of the purchase date, the new owner shall be able to utilize an inspection
27 performed within ninety days prior to the application for registration or transfer . Any vehicle
28 manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved
29 pursuant to the safety inspection program established pursuant to sections 307.350 to 307.390
30 in each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered
31 model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved pursuant to sections 307.350 to 307.390
32 in each odd-numbered year . The certificate of inspection and approval shall be a sticker , seal,
33 or other device or combination thereof, as the superintendent of the Missouri state highway
34 patrol prescribes by regulation and shall be displayed upon the motor vehicle or trailer as
35 prescribed by the regulations established by him. The replacement of certificates of
36 inspection and approval which are lost or destroyed shall be made by the superintendent of
37 the Missouri state highway patrol under regulations prescribed by him.
38 2. For the purpose of obtaining an inspection only , it shall be lawful to operate a
39 vehicle over the most direct route between the owner's usual place of residence and an
40 inspection station of such owner's choice, notwithstanding the fact that the vehicle does not
41 have a current state registration license. It shall also be lawful to operate such a vehicle from
42 an inspection station to another place where repairs may be made and to return the vehicle to
43 the inspection station notwithstanding the absence of a current state registration license.
44 3. No person whose motor vehicle was duly inspected and approved as provided in
45 this section shall be required to have the same motor vehicle again inspected and approved for
46 the sole reason that such person wishes to obtain a set of any special personalized license
47 plates available pursuant to section 301.144 or a set of any license plates available pursuant to
48 section 301.142, prior to the expiration date of such motor vehicle's current registration.
49 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, violation of this section shall
50 be deemed an infraction.
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