Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle registration and safety inspection requirements

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2969
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE KELLEY .
6482H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 301.020, 301.032, 301.074, 301.132, 301.147, 301.190, 301.380, 301.443,
301.800, 307.350, 307.353, 307.355, 307.360, 307.365, 307.370, 307.375, 307.380,
307.385, 307.390, 307.402, 643.303, and 643.315, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof
nineteen new sections relating to motor vehicle safety inspections, with penalty
provisions and a delayed effectiv e date.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 301.020, 301.032, 301.074, 301.132, 301.147, 301.190, 301.380,
2 301.443, 301.800, 307.350, 307.353, 307.355, 307.360, 307.365, 307.370, 307.375, 307.380,
3 307.385, 307.390, 307.402, 643.303, and 643.315, RSMo, are repealed and nineteen new
4 sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 301.020, 301.032, 301.074, 301.132,
5 301.147, 301.148, 301.190, 301.380, 301.443, 301.800, 307.350, 307.360, 307.365, 307.370,
6 307.375, 307.385, 307.390, 643.303, and 643.315, 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 to be furnished by the director of revenue for that purpose containing:
5 (1) A brief description of the motor vehicle or trailer to be registered, including the
6 name of the manufacturer , the vehicle identification number , the amount of motive power of
7 the motor vehicle, stated in figures of horsepower and whether the motor vehicle is to be
8 registered as a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section 301.010;
9 (2) The name, the applicant's identification number and address of the owner of such
10 motor vehicle or trailer;
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.
11 (3) The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load in pounds if the vehicle is a
12 commercial motor vehicle or trailer .
13 2. If the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section
14 301.010 and if such vehicle is ten years of age or less and has less than one hundred fifty
15 thousand miles on the odometer , the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information
16 provided [ in the vehicle inspection report ] by the owner of the vehicle , and provide for
17 prompt access to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for the
18 motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of ten years after the receipt of
19 such information. This section shall not apply unless:
20 (1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July
21 1, 1989; and
22 (2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.
23 3. If the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle primarily for business
24 use, a recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle, motortricycle, autocycle, bus, or any
25 commercial motor vehicle licensed for over twelve thousand pounds and if such motor
26 vehicle is ten years of age or less and has less than one hundred fifty thousand miles on the
27 odometer , the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information provided [ in the
28 vehicle inspection report ] by the owner of the vehicle , and provide for prompt access to such
29 information, together with the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle to which
30 such information pertains, for a period of ten years after the receipt of such information. This
31 subsection shall not apply unless:
32 (1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July
33 1, 1990; and
34 (2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.
35 4. If the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change vehicle,
36 specially constructed motor vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, as defined in section
37 301.010, or prior salvage as referenced in section 301.573, the owner or lienholder shall
38 surrender the certificate of ownership. The owner shall make an application for a new
39 certificate of ownership, pay the required title fee, and obtain the vehicle examination
40 certificate required pursuant to subsection 9 of section 301.190. If an insurance company
41 pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as defined in section 301.010 and the owner retains the
42 vehicle, as prior salvage, the vehicle shall only be required to meet the examination
43 requirements under subsection 10 of section 301.190. Notarized bills of sale along with a
44 copy of the front and back of the certificate of ownership for all major component parts
45 installed on the vehicle and invoices for all essential parts which are not defined as major
46 component parts shall accompany the application for a new certificate of ownership. If the
47 vehicle is a specially constructed motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, two pictures of
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48 the vehicle shall be submitted with the application. If the vehicle is a kit vehicle, the
49 applicant shall submit the invoice and the manufacturer's statement of origin on the kit. If the
50 vehicle requires the issuance of a special number by the director of revenue or a replacement
51 vehicle identification number , the applicant shall submit the required application and
52 application fee. All applications required under this subsection shall be submitted with any
53 applicable taxes which may be due on the purchase of the vehicle or parts. The director of
54 revenue shall appropriately designate "Reconstructed Motor V ehicle", "Motor Change
55 V ehicle", "Non-USA-Std Motor V ehicle", or "Specially Constructed Motor V ehicle" on the
56 current and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership of such vehicle.
57 5. Every insurance company that pays a claim for repair of a motor vehicle which as
58 the result of such repairs becomes a reconstructed motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010
59 or that pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as defined in section 301.010 and the owner is
60 retaining the vehicle shall in writing notify the owner of the vehicle, and in a first party claim,
61 the lienholder if a lien is in ef fect, that he is required to surrender the certificate of ownership,
62 and the documents and fees required pursuant to subsection 4 of this section to obtain a prior
63 salvage motor vehicle certificate of ownership or documents and fees as otherwise required
64 by law to obtain a salvage certificate of ownership, from the director of revenue. The
65 insurance company shall within thirty days of the payment of such claims report to the
66 director of revenue the name and address of such owner , the year , make, model, vehicle
67 identification number , and license plate number of the vehicle, and the date of loss and
68 payment.
69 6. Anyone who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of
70 a class B misdemeanor .
71 7. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to promote a
72 blindness education, screening and treatment program. The director of revenue shall collect
73 the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the blindness
74 education, screening and treatment program fund established in section 209.015. Moneys in
75 the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund shall be used solely for the
76 purposes established in section 209.015; except that the department of revenue shall retain no
77 more than one percent for its administrative costs. The donation prescribed in this subsection
78 is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance or
79 renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the
80 completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one
81 dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.
82 8. An applicant for registration may make a donation of an amount not less than one
83 dollar to promote an org an donor program. The director of revenue shall collect the donations
84 and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the or gan donor program
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85 fund as established in sections 194.297 to 194.304. Moneys in the or gan donor fund shall be
86 used solely for the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, except that the
87 department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs. The
88 donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for
89 registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at
90 the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant
91 is interested in making a contribution not less than one dollar as prescribed in this subsection.
92 9. An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to the Missouri
93 medal of honor recipients fund. The director of revenue shall collect the donations and
94 deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri medal of honor
95 recipients fund as established in section 226.925. Moneys in the medal of honor recipients
96 fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section 226.925, except that the
97 department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs. The
98 donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for
99 registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at
100 the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant
101 is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.
102 10. Notwithstanding any pr ovision of this chapter or any other law to the
103 contrary , a first offense for driving with expire d registra tion may be re moved fro m a
104 person's driver record if, within thirty days of the violation, the person:
105 (1) Renews the regist ration on the motor vehicle in accordance with this chapter;
106 and
107 (2) Submits a written req uest to the department of rev enue driver license bure au
108 r equesting the rem oval of the violation fr om the person's Missouri driver r ecord.
301.032. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 301.030 and 301.035 to the
2 contrary , the director of revenue shall establish a system of registration of all fleet vehicles
3 owned or purchased by a fleet owner registered pursuant to this section. The director of
4 revenue shall prescribe the forms for such fleet registration and the forms and procedures for
5 the registration updates prescribed in this section. Any owner of ten or more motor vehicles
6 which must be registered in accordance with this chapter may register as a fleet owner . All
7 registered fleet owners may , at their option, register all motor vehicles included in the fleet on
8 a calendar year or biennial basis pursuant to this section in lieu of the registration periods
9 provided in sections 301.030, 301.035, and 301.147. The director shall issue an identification
10 number to each registered owner of fleet vehicles.
11 2. All fleet vehicles included in the fleet of a registered fleet owner shall be registered
12 during April of the corresponding year or on a prorated basis as provided in subsection 3 of
13 this section. Fees of all vehicles in the fleet to be registered on a calendar year basis or on a
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14 biennial basis shall be payable not later than the last day of April of the corresponding year ,
15 with two years' fees due for biennially-registered vehicles. [ Notwithstanding the provisions
16 of section 307.355 , an application for registration of a fleet vehicle must be accompanied by a
17 certificate of inspection and approval issued no more than one hundred twenty days prior to
18 the date of application. ] The fees for vehicles added to the fleet which must be licensed at the
19 time of registration shall be payable at the time of registration, except that when such vehicle
20 is licensed between July first and September thirtieth the fee shall be three-fourths the annual
21 fee, when licensed between October first and December thirty-first the fee shall be one-half
22 the annual fee and when licensed on or after January first the fee shall be one-fourth the
23 annual fee. When biennial registration is sought for vehicles added to a fleet, an additional
24 year's annual fee will be added to the partial year's prorated fee.
25 3. At any time during the calendar year in which an owner of a fleet purchases or
26 otherwise acquires a vehicle which is to be added to the fleet or transfers plates to a fleet
27 vehicle, the owner shall present to the director of revenue the identification number as a fleet
28 number and may register the vehicle for the partial year as provided in subsection 2 of this
29 section. The fleet owner shall also be char ged a transfer fee of two dollars for each vehicle so
30 transferred pursuant to this subsection.
31 4. Except as specifically provided in this subsection, all fleet vehicles registered
32 pursuant to this section shall be issued a special license plate which shall have the words
33 "Fleet V ehicle" in place of the words "Show-Me State" in the manner prescribed by the
34 advisory committee established in section 301.129. Alternatively , for a one-time additional
35 five dollar per -vehicle fee beyond the regular registration fee, a fleet owner of at least fifty
36 fleet vehicles may apply for fleet license plates bearing a company name or logo, the size and
37 design thereof subject to approval by the director . All fleet license plates shall be made with
38 fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at
39 night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Fleet vehicles
40 shall be issued multiyear license plates as provided in this section which shall not require
41 issuance of a renewal tab. Upon payment of appropriate registration fees, the director of
42 revenue shall issue a registration certificate or other suitable evidence of payment of the
43 annual or biennial fee, and such evidence of payment shall be carried at all times in the
44 vehicle for which it is issued.
45 5. [ Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390 to the contrary , a
46 fleet vehicle registered in Missouri is exempt from the requirements of sections 307.350 to
47 307.390 if at the time of the annual fleet registration, such fleet vehicle is situated outside the
48 state of Missouri.
49 6. ] (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary , any person,
50 company , or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing three thousand five
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51 hundred or more motor vehicles which are to be used exclusively for rental or leasing
52 purposes and not for resale that has applied to the director of revenue for authority to operate
53 as a lease or rental company as prescribed in section 144.070 may operate as a registered fleet
54 owner as prescribed in the provisions of this subsection to subsection [ 10 ] 9 of this section.
55 (2) The director of revenue may issue license plates after presentment of an
56 application, as designed by the director , and payment of an annual fee of three hundred sixty
57 dollars for the first ten plates and thirty-six dollars for each additional plate. The payment and
58 issuance of such plates shall be in lieu of registering each motor vehicle with the director as
59 otherwise provided by law .
60 (3) The registration fees for vehicles in the registered fleet owner's fleet shall be fully
61 payable at the time such plates are ordered, except that when such plate is ordered after the
62 first month of registration, the fees payable shall be prorated by the month the plates were
63 ordered. When biennial registration is sought, an additional year's annual fee shall be added
64 to the partial year's prorated fee.
65 (4) Such motor vehicles within the fleet shall not be exempted from the [ safety
66 inspection and ] emissions inspection provisions as prescribed in [ chapters 307 and ] chapter
67 643, but [ notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.355 , ] such inspections shall not be
68 required to be presented to the director of revenue.
69 [ 7. ] 6. A recipient of a lease or rental company license issued by the director of
70 revenue as prescribed in section 144.070 operating as a registered fleet owner under this
71 section shall register such fleet with the director of revenue on an annual or biennial basis in
72 lieu of the individual motor vehicle registration periods as prescribed in sections 301.030,
73 301.035, and 301.147. If an applicant elects a biennial fleet registration, the annual fleet
74 license plate fees prescribed in subdivision (1) of subsection [ 6 ] 5 of this section shall be
75 doubled. An agent fee as prescribed in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 136.055
76 shall apply to the issuance of fleet registrations issued under subsections [ 6 to 10 ] 5 to 9 of
77 this section, and if a biennial fleet registration is elected, the agent fee shall be collected in an
78 amount equal to the fee for two years.
79 [ 8. ] 7. Prior to the issuance of fleet license plates under subsections [ 6 to 10 ] 5 to 9 of
80 this section, the applicant shall provide proof of insurance as required under section 303.024
81 or 303.026.
82 [ 9. ] 8. The authority of a recipient of a lease or rental company license issued by the
83 director of revenue as prescribed in section 144.070 to operate as a fleet owner as provided in
84 this section shall expire on January first of the licensure period.
85 [ 10. ] 9. A lease or rental company operating fleet license plates issued under
86 subsections [ 6 to 10 ] 5 to 9 of this section shall make available, upon request, to the director
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87 of revenue and all Missouri law enforcement agencies any corresponding vehicle and
88 registration information that may be requested as prescribed by rule.
89 [ 1 1. ] 10. The director shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the
90 administration of this section and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.
91 Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under
92 the authority delegated in this section shall become ef fective only if it complies with and is
93 subject to all the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section
94 and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
95 under chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are
96 subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
97 proposed or adopted after August 28, 2019, shall be invalid and void.
301.074. License plates issued under sections 301.071 to 301.075 shall be valid for
2 the duration of the veteran's disability . Each such applicant issued license plates under these
3 provisions shall annually furnish [ proof of vehicle inspection and ] proof of disability to the
4 director , except that an applicant whose service connected disability qualifying him for
5 special license plates consists in whole or in part of loss of an eye or a limb or an applicant
6 with a one hundred percent permanent disability , as established by a physician's signed
7 statement to that ef fect, need only furnish proof of disability to the director when initially
8 applying for the special license plates and not thereafter , but in such case proof that the
9 veteran is alive shall be required annually . No commercial motor vehicle in excess of twenty-
10 four thousand pounds gross weight may be licensed under the provisions of sections 301.071
11 to 301.075.
301.132. 1. For purposes of this section, "street rod" is a vehicle older than 1949 or a
2 vehicle manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949; and has
3 been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from
4 nonoriginal materials.
5 2. The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the certificate of title
6 of a street rod vehicle shall be the model year and year of manufacture that the body of such
7 vehicle resembles. The current and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be
8 designated with the word "REPLICA".
9 3. For each street rod, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee char ged for
10 personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual registration
11 fees.
12 4. In applying for registration of a street rod pursuant to this section, the owner of the
13 street rod shall submit with the application a certification that the vehicle for which the
14 application is made:
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15 (1) W ill be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities,
16 parades, tours, and similar uses;
17 (2) W ill not be used for general daily transportation.
18 5. [ In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 4 of this section,
19 when applying for registration of a street rod, the new owner of the street rod shall provide
20 proof that the street rod passed a safety inspection in accordance with section 307.350 that
21 shall be approved by the department of public safety in consultation with the street rod
22 community in this state.
23 6. ] On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director of the department
24 of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates containing the number assigned to the
25 registration certificate issued by the director of revenue, and the following words: "STREET
26 ROD", "ST A TE OF MISSOURI". Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the
27 motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section. The director of revenue shall determine the
28 characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions
29 of this section so that they may be recognized as such, except that such license plates shall be
30 made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly
31 visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.
32 [ 7. ] 6. Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute of
33 this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate
34 of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle
35 registered pursuant to this section.
36 [ 8. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, ] 7. A vehicle registered
37 pursuant to this section is exempt from any statute of this state that requires [ periodic vehicle
38 inspections and from any statute of this state that requires ] the use and inspection of emission
39 controls.
40 [ 9. ] 8. A "custom vehicle" means any motor vehicle that:
41 (1) Is at least twenty-five years old and of a model year after 1948, or was
42 manufactured to resemble a vehicle twenty-five years old or older and of a model year after
43 1948; and
44 (2) Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has an entire body
45 constructed from nonoriginal materials.
46 [ 10. ] 9. The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the certificate
47 of title of a custom vehicle shall be the model year and year of manufacture that the body of
48 such vehicle resembles. The current and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be
49 designated with the word "REPLICA".
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50 [ 1 1. ] 10. For each custom vehicle, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee
51 char ged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual
52 registration fees.
53 [ 12. ] 1 1. In applying for registration of a custom vehicle pursuant to this section, the
54 owner of the custom vehicle shall submit with the application a certification that the vehicle
55 for which the application is made:
56 (1) W ill be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibits, club activities, parades,
57 tours, and similar uses; and
58 (2) W ill not be used for general daily transportation.
59 [13. In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 12 of this section,
60 when applying for registration of a custom vehicle, the new owner of the custom vehicle shall
61 provide proof that the custom vehicle passed a safety inspection in accordance with section
62 307.350 that shall be approved by the department of public safety in consultation with the
63 street rod community in this state.
64 14. ] 12. On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director of the
65 department of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates containing the number
66 assigned to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue, and the following
67 words: "CUST OM VEHICLE", "ST A TE OF MISSOURI". Such license plates shall be kept
68 securely attached to the motor vehicle registered hereunder . The director of revenue shall
69 determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered pursuant to
70 the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such, except that such license
71 plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design,
72 shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section
73 301.130.
74 [ 15. ] 13. Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute
75 of this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the
76 certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a
77 vehicle registered pursuant to this section.
78 [16. Except as provided in subsection 13 of this section, A vehicle registered pursuant
79 to this section is exempt from any statute of this state that requires periodic vehicle
80 inspections and from any statute of this state that requires the use and inspection of emission
81 controls.
82 17. ] 14. For purposes of this section, "blue dot tail light" is a red lamp installed in the
83 rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than one inch in
84 diameter .
85 [ 18. ] 15. A street rod or custom vehicle may use blue dot tail lights for stop lamps,
86 rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps, and rear reflectors.
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301.147. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.020 to the contrary ,
2 beginning July 1, 2000, the director of revenue may provide owners of motor vehicles, other
3 than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds gross
4 weight, the option of biennially registering motor vehicles. Any vehicle manufactured as an
5 even-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each even-numbered calendar year and
6 any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each
7 odd-numbered calendar year , subject to the following requirements:
8 (1) The fee collected at the time of biennial registration shall include the annual
9 registration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional twelve months of the biennial
10 registration;
11 (2) Presentation of all documentation otherwise required by law for vehicle
12 registration including, but not limited to, a personal property tax receipt or certified statement
13 for the preceding year that no such taxes were due as set forth in section 301.025, proof of [ a
14 motor vehicle safety inspection and ] any applicable emission inspection conducted within
15 sixty days prior to the date of application and proof of insurance as required by section
16 303.026.
17 2. Notwithstanding the pro visions of section 301.020 to the contrary , beginning
18 January 1, 2027, the dir ector of r evenue may pr ovide owners of motor vehicles, other
19 than commer cial motor vehicles licensed in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds gr oss
20 weight, the additional options of thr ee-year and five-year motor vehicle reg istrations,
21 subject to the following re quir ements:
22 (1) For thr ee-year reg istrations, the fee collected at the time of r egistration shall
23 include the annual regist ration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional twenty-four
24 months of the thr ee-year registra tion; and
25 (2) For five-year reg istrations, the fee collected at the time of reg istration shall
26 include the annual r egistration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional forty-eight
27 months of the five-year r egistration.
28 3. Applicants for thr ee-year and five-year regi strations shall be r equir ed to
29 pr esent all documentation otherwise requ ired by law for vehicle regi stration including,
30 but not limited to, a personal prop erty tax rec eipt or certified statement for the
31 pr eceding year that no such taxes were due as set forth in section 301.025 and proo f of
32 insurance as re quir ed under section 303.026.
33 4. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the ef fective
34 administration of this section. The director is authorized to adopt those rules that are
35 reasonable and necessary to accomplish the limited duties specifically delegated within this
36 section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is
37 promulgated pursuant to the authority delegated in this section shall become ef fective only if
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38 it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. This section and chapter
39 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to
40 chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are
41 subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
42 proposed or adopted after [ July 1, 2000 ] August 28, 2025 , shall be invalid and void.
43 [ 3. ] 5. The director of revenue shall have the authority to stagger the registration
44 period of motor vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of twelve
45 thousand pounds gross weight. Once the owner of a motor vehicle chooses the option of
46 biennial , thr ee-year , or five-year registration, such registration must be maintained for the
47 full twenty-four month , thirty-six month, or sixty-month period.
301.148. 1. Notwithstanding any pr ovision of law to the contrary , motor vehicles
2 eligible for re gistration under this chapter may , at the option of the r egistrant, be
3 r egister ed permanently upon the payment of ten times the applicable fees req uired to
4 r egister the vehicle annually and present ation of all documentation otherwise r equir ed
5 by law to r egister the vehicle annually .
6 2. The permanent plate or plates and reg istration fees shall be vehicle specific.
7 The plate or plates and the r egistration fees paid shall be nontransferable and
8 nonr efundable, except those cover ed under the pr ovisions of section 301.442. Upon the
9 transfer of the title to any vehicle reg istered in accordance with this section, the
10 r egistration shall be canceled and the license plate issued ther efor e shall be ret urned to
11 the department of r evenue.
12 3. As used in this section, the term "fees" means:
13 (1) Fees for regist ering the vehicle in accordance with this chapter;
14 (2) Emblem-use authorization fees, contributions, or donations as specified in
15 this chapter for the issuance of special license plates, which shall be paid to the
16 organization issuing the emblem-use authorization statement for the plate or plates
17 unless otherwise specified by law; and
18 (3) Fees collected as compensation for department of reven ue fee offices under
19 section 136.055, which shall be paid to the fee office. Fee offices ar e her eby authorized
20 to collect a fee as compensation in full and for all services r endere d on the basis specified
21 in this section.
22 4. The department of reven ue may issue a distinctive reg istration tab or tabs
23 indicating a vehicle has been permanently re gistered as specified in this section.
24 5. The direc tor of rev enue may pr omulgate all necessary rules and reg ulations
25 for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is
26 defined in section 536.010, that is cr eated under the authority delegated in this section
27 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provi sions of
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28 chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are
29 nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to
30 chapter 536 to review , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul a rule ar e
31 subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
32 pr oposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or trailer , or number
2 plate therefor , shall be issued by the director of revenue unless the applicant therefor shall
3 make application for and be granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer ,
4 or shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the
5 applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer . Application shall be made within thirty days after
6 the applicant acquires the motor vehicle or trailer , unless the motor vehicle was acquired
7 under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section 301.210 in which case the applicant shall
8 make application within thirty days after receiving title from the dealer , upon a blank form
9 furnished by the director of revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number , a
10 full description of the motor vehicle or trailer , the vehicle identification number , and the
11 mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer of ownership, as required by section
12 407.536, together with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or
13 encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer , provided that for good cause shown the director
14 of revenue may extend the period of time for making such application. When an owner wants
15 to add or delete a name or names on an application for certificate of ownership of a motor
16 vehicle or trailer that would cause it to be inconsistent with the name or names listed on the
17 notice of lien, the owner shall provide the director with documentation evidencing the
18 lienholder's authorization to add or delete a name or names on an application for certificate of
19 ownership.
20 2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether the
21 facts stated in such application are true and shall, to the extent possible without substantially
22 delaying processing of the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such
23 motor vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that the applicant is the
24 lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer , or otherwise entitled to have the same
25 registered in his name, the director shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his
26 signature and sealed with the seal of his of fice, procured and used for such purpose. The
27 certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle identification number , and
28 other evidence of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer , as the director of revenue may
29 deem necessary , together with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the
30 certificate pursuant to section 407.536, a statement of any liens or encumbrances which the
31 application may show to be thereon, and, if ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the
32 name of the state issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer mileage
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33 statement executed pursuant to section 407.536 indicated that the true mileage is materially
34 dif ferent from the number of miles shown on the odometer , or is unknown.
35 3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current and all
36 subsequent issues of the certificate the words "Reconstructed Motor V ehicle", "Motor Change
37 V ehicle", "Specially Constructed Motor V ehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor V ehicle", as
38 defined in section 301.010. Eff ective July 1, 1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of
39 the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the
40 director shall print on the face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates
41 may be available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate, the director
42 of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent of either:
43 (1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately prior certificate
44 and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately prior certificate; or
45 (2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of revenue, and the date
46 the director obtained or recorded that information.
47 4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue shall be
48 manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the ability to alter , counterfeit,
49 duplicate, or forg e such certificate without ready detection. In order to carry out the
50 requirements of this subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit
51 scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to
52 determine the most ef fective methods of rendering Missouri certificates of ownership
53 nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.
54 5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight dollars and fifty cents,
55 in addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle or trailer . If application for the
56 certificate is not made within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, or
57 where the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section
58 301.210 and the applicant fails to make application within thirty days after receiving title
59 from the dealer , a delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of
60 delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency thereafter , not to
61 exceed a total of two hundred dollars, but such penalty may be waived by the director for a
62 good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any person has failed to obtain a
63 certificate within thirty days after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer , or where the motor
64 vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section 301.210 and the
65 applicant fails to make application within thirty days after receiving title from the dealer , or
66 has sold a vehicle without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all
67 vehicles registered in the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner , and shall
68 notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the person pays the
69 delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together with all fees, char ges and payments
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70 which the person should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership and
71 registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle or
72 trailer so long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate and shall
73 not have to be renewed annually .
74 6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the department of revenue
75 to process an application for a certificate of ownership in an expeditious manner requiring
76 special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of
77 ownership fee.
78 7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor vehicle or trailer
79 required to be registered under the provisions of the law unless a certificate of ownership has
80 been applied for as provided in this section.
81 8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an inspection of the
82 vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification numbers shall be made by the Missouri
83 state highway patrol on vehicles for which there is a current title issued by another state if a
84 Missouri salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior
85 inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that if such vehicle has been
86 inspected in another state by a law enforcement of ficer in a manner comparable to the
87 inspection process in this state and the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified,
88 the applicant shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant
89 submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number verification to the director of
90 revenue at the time of the application. The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on
91 which no prior inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five
92 dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of
93 the request for the application, which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of
94 the state highways and transportation department fund.
95 9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a vehicle
96 which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, kit
97 vehicle, motor change vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by
98 the director of revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by
99 the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the
100 director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall include a verification of vehicle
101 identification numbers and a determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of
102 a vehicle which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle for
103 examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate prior to submitting an
104 application for a certificate of ownership to the director of revenue. Notwithstanding any
105 provision of the law to the contrary , an owner presenting a motor vehicle which has been
106 issued a salvage title and which is ten years of age or older to a vehicle examination described
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107 in this subsection in order to obtain a certificate of ownership with the designation prior
108 salvage motor vehicle shall not be required to repair or restore the vehicle to its original
109 appearance in order to pass or complete the vehicle examination. The fee for the vehicle
110 examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of
111 revenue at the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the state
112 treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation department fund. If the vehicle
113 is also to be registered in Missouri, [ the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and ] the
114 emissions inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and the fees required by
115 section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be char ged to the owner .
116 10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for
117 a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri [ or as required by
118 section 301.020 ], it shall be accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly
119 authorized of ficial inspection station as described in chapter 307. The completed form shall
120 certify that the manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been inspected, that it
121 is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at
122 the time of inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee as authorized in
123 section 307.365 for making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner
124 as provided in section 307.365. If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, [ the safety
125 inspection required in chapter 307 and ] the emissions inspection required under chapter 643
126 shall be completed and only the fees required by section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be
127 char ged to the owner . This section shall not apply to vehicles being transferred on a
128 manufacturer's statement of origin.
129 1 1. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged condition or after
130 being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another state's abandoned motor vehicle
131 procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection required by subsection 10 of this section, be
132 inspected by the Missouri state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this
133 section. If the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition, the director
134 shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership issued for such vehicle. Any
135 salvage designation shall be carried forward on all subsequently issued certificates of title for
136 the motor vehicle.
137 12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for
138 a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the
139 certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by the issuing state as a
140 reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, or
141 prior salvage vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current
142 Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name of the issuing state
143 and such prior designation. The absence of any prior designation shall not relieve a transferor
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144 of the duty to exercise due diligence with regard to such certificate of ownership prior to the
145 transfer of a certificate. If a transferor exercises any due diligence with regard to a certificate
146 of ownership, the legal transfer of a certificate of ownership without any designation that is
147 subsequently discovered to have or should have had a designation shall be a transfer free and
148 clear of any liabilities of the transferor associated with the missing designation.
149 13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for
150 a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the
151 certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-
152 std motor vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current
153 Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the words "Non-USA-Std
154 Motor V ehicle".
155 14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri state highway
156 patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of the inspections required by this
157 section.
158 15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a vehicle
159 which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior
160 to the current model year , and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be
161 accompanied by:
162 (1) A proper af fidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the motor vehicle or
163 trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a valid certificate of ownership cannot be
164 furnished;
165 (2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or titles, and the
166 source of all major component parts used to rebuild the vehicle;
167 (3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees described in subsection 5
168 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state
169 highways and transportation department fund; and
170 (4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination certificate
171 required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and issued by the Missouri state
172 highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the director of revenue.
173 The inspection performed by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement
174 agency shall include a check for stolen vehicles.
175
176 The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership designated with
177 the words "Reconstructed Motor V ehicle" and deliver such certificate of ownership in
178 accordance with the provisions of this chapter . Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section,
179 no owner of a reconstructed motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to
180 obtain a vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway patrol.
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301.380. 1. Whenever the original, manufacturer's, or other distinguishing number on
2 any motor vehicle, trailer or motor vehicle tire has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered,
3 defaced or is otherwise nonexistent, the director of revenue, upon application, payment of a
4 fee of seven dollars and fifty cents, and satisfactory proof of ownership by the owner , shall
5 issue a certificate authorizing the owner to place a special number designated by the director
6 of revenue upon the vehicle, trailer or tire.
7 2. In order to properly calculate the sales tax due, in the case of a trailer which is
8 alleged to have been made by someone who is not a manufacturer using readily
9 distinguishable manufacturers' identifying numbers or a certificate of origin, the person
10 seeking the special number authorized by the provisions of this section shall secure a [ written
11 statement from a motor vehicle inspection station ] vehicle examination certificate issued by
12 the Missouri state highway patr ol, or other law enfor cement agency as authorized by the
13 dir ector of reve nue, that the trailer has been examined and that it is not one made by a
14 regular manufacturer . The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall provide such
15 forms for [ inspection stations, and the person, firm, or corporation seeking the examination
16 shall pay a regular inspection fee for the examination. The proceeds of the fee shall be
17 distributed in the same manner as regular inspection fees are distributed ] law enforcem ent
18 agencies performing such inspections . This subsection shall not apply to trailers inspected
19 under section 301.191.
20 3. The director of revenue shall designate the special numbers consecutively
21 beginning with the number one preceded by the letters "DR" and followed by the letters "Mo"
22 for each make of motor vehicle, trailer or motor vehicle tire, or if the make be unknown, the
23 number shall also be preceded by the letter "X".
24 4. When such number has been placed upon the motor vehicle or motor or engine
25 thereof, or trailer or motor vehicle tire, it shall be the lawful number of the same for the
26 purpose of identification, registration, and all other purposes of this chapter , and the owner
27 may sell and transfer such property under the special number . No person shall destroy ,
28 remove, cover , alter or deface any such special number .
301.443. 1. Any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a veteran of service in
2 the Armed Forces of the United States and has been honorably dischar ged from such service
3 and who is a former prisoner of war and any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a
4 former prisoner of war and who was a United States citizen not in the Armed Forces of the
5 United States during such time is, upon filing an application for registration together with
6 such information and proof in the form of a statement from the United States V eterans
7 Administration or the Department of Defense or any other form of proof as the director may
8 require, entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates
9 or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 for a motor vehicle other than
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10 a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight.
11 There shall be no fee char ged for license plates issued under the provisions of this section.
12 2. Not more than one certificate of registration and one corresponding set of motor
13 vehicle license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 shall be
14 issued each year to a qualified former prisoner of war under this section.
15 3. Proof of ownership [ and vehicle inspection ] of the particular motor vehicle for
16 which a registration certificate and set of license plates is requested must be shown at the time
17 of application. Proof of status as a former prisoner of war as required in subsection 1 of this
18 section shall only be required on the initial application.
19 4. As used in this section, "former prisoner of war" means any person who was taken
20 as an enemy prisoner during W orld W ar I, W orld W ar II, the Korean Conflict, or the V ietnam
21 Conflict.
22 5. The director shall furnish each former prisoner of war obtaining a set of license
23 plates under the provisions of subsections 1 to 4 of this section special plates which shall have
24 the words "FORMER P .O.W ." on the license plates in preference to the words "SHOW -ME
25 ST A TE" as provided in section 301.130 in a form prescribed by the advisory committee
26 established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective
27 material, shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of
28 the advisory committee established in section 301.129, shall be clearly visible at night, and
29 shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.
30 6. Registration certificates and license plates issued under the provisions of this
31 section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the
32 motor vehicle will be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed
33 in the event of the death of the qualified former prisoner of war .
34 7. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 6 of this section to the contrary ,
35 the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who has not remarried and who has been
36 issued license plates described in subsection 5 of this section shall be entitled to transfer such
37 license plates to the motor vehicle of the surviving spouse and receive annually one certificate
38 of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in
39 section 301.130 as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage. There shall be no fee char ged
40 for the transfer of such license plates.
41 (2) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules for the obtaining of a set of
42 license plates described in subsection 5 of this section by the surviving spouse of the former
43 prisoner of war when such license plates are not issued prior to the death of the former
44 prisoner of war . The surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive annually one certificate of
45 registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in
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46 section 301.130 as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage. There shall be no fee char ged
47 for the license plates issued pursuant to this subdivision.
301.800. 1. Any motor vehicle assembled by a two- or four- year institution of higher
2 education exclusively utilizing solar power and built to compete in a national competition
3 or ganized to foster interest in solar ener gy shall be registered and titled by the director of
4 revenue, other laws regulating licensing of motor vehicles to the contrary notwithstanding.
5 2. Such institution shall file an application in a form prescribed by the director ,
6 verified by af fidavit, that such vehicle meets the requirements of subsection 1 of this section.
7 3. The plate issued by the director shall be the collegiate plate of the institution and
8 shall display the term "solar" in a manner prescribed by the director .
9 4. The institution shall pay the applicable fees as determined by the director .
10 5. Such motor vehicle shall be exempt from the [ inspections required by section
11 307.350 and ] inspection requ ired under section 643.315 and shall only be operated on the
12 streets and highways with the approval of the institution of higher education.
307.350. 1. The owner of every commer cial motor vehicle , as defined in section
2 301.010 ; [ which is required to be registered in this state, except:
3 (1) Motor vehicles having less than one hundred fifty thousand miles, for the ten-year
4 period following their model year of manufacture, excluding ] prior salvage [ vehicles ] vehicle,
5 as defined in section 301.010, immediately following a rebuilding process ; and [ vehicles ]
6 motor vehicle 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; ] shall submit such [ vehicles ] vehicle to a biennial inspection of [ their ] its
16 mechanism and equipment in accordance with the provisions of sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to
17 307.390 and obtain a certificate of inspection and approval and a sticker , seal, or other device
18 from a duly authorized of ficial inspection station. The inspection, except the inspection of
19 school buses which shall be made at the time provided in section 307.375, shall be made at
20 the time prescribed in the rules and regulations issued by the superintendent of the Missouri
21 state highway patrol; but the inspection of a vehicle shall not be made more than sixty days
22 prior to the date of application for registration or within sixty days of when a vehicle's
23 registration is transferred; however , if a vehicle was purchased from a motor vehicle dealer
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24 and a valid inspection had been made within sixty days of the purchase date, the new owner
25 shall be able to utilize an inspection performed within ninety days prior to the application for
26 registration or transfer . Any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle
27 shall be inspected and approved pursuant to the safety inspection program established
28 pursuant to sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 in each even-numbered calendar year and
29 any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and
30 approved pursuant to sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 in each odd-numbered year . The
31 certificate of inspection and approval shall be a sticker , seal, or other device or combination
32 thereof, as the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol prescribes by regulation
33 and shall be displayed upon the motor vehicle or trailer as prescribed by the regulations
34 established by him. The replacement of certificates of inspection and approval which are lost
35 or destroyed shall be made by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol under
36 regulations prescribed by him.
37 2. For the purpose of obtaining an inspection only , it shall be lawful to operate a
38 vehicle over the most direct route between the owner's usual place of residence and an
39 inspection station of such owner's choice, notwithstanding the fact that the vehicle does not
40 have a current state registration license. It shall also be lawful to operate such a vehicle from
41 an inspection station to another place where repairs may be made and to return the vehicle to
42 the inspection station notwithstanding the absence of a current state registration license.
43 3. No person whose motor vehicle was duly inspected and approved as provided in
44 this section shall be required to have the same motor vehicle again inspected and approved for
45 the sole reason that such person wishes to obtain a set of any special personalized license
46 plates available pursuant to section 301.144 or a set of any license plates available pursuant to
47 section 301.142, prior to the expiration date of such motor vehicle's current registration.
48 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, violation of this section shall
49 be deemed an infraction.
307.360. 1. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall issue
2 permits and written instructions to of ficial inspection stations and shall furnish forms and
3 certificates for the [ inspection of brakes, lighting equipment, signaling devices, steering
4 mechanisms, horns, mirrors, windshield wipers, tires, wheels, exhaust system, glazing, air
5 pollution control devices, fuel system, and any other safety equipment required by the state.
6 In no instance will road testing of a vehicle be considered a part of the inspection procedure ]
7 certification of manufactur er's identification numbers and odometer read ings for
8 vehicles present ed for inspection .
9 2. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall prescribe the
10 standards and equipment necessary for an of ficial inspection station and the qualifications for
11 persons who conduct the inspections, and no applicant may be approved to operate an of ficial
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12 inspection station until the applicant meets the standards and has the required equipment and
13 qualified inspectors as prescribed. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol
14 shall establish standards and procedures to be followed in the making of inspections required
15 by sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 and shall prescribe rules and regulations for the
16 operation of the stations.
17 3. (1) The application for permit as an of ficial inspection station shall be made to the
18 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol on a form furnished by the
1 9 superintendent. The fee for a permit to operate an of ficial inspection station shall be ten
20 dollars per year and each permit shall be renewed annually on the date of issue. All fees shall
21 be payable to the director of revenue and shall be deposited by him in the state treasury to the
22 credit of the state highway fund.
23 (2) The application shall set forth the name under which applicant transacts or intends
24 to transact business, the location of the applicant's place of business and such other
25 information as the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol may require. If the
26 applicant has or intends to have more than one place of business within the state, a separate
27 application shall be made for each place of business. If the applicant is a partnership, the
28 application shall set forth the names of the partners; if a corporation, the names of the of ficers
29 shall be shown. The application shall be signed and verified by oath or af firmation of the
30 owner or an authorized of ficer or partner .
31 (3) Each location which fulfills the superintendent of the Missouri state highway
32 patrol's requirements and whose owners, proprietors and employees comply with the
33 superintendent's regulations and qualifications shall be designated as an of ficial inspection
34 station and the applicant issued a certificate. The superintendent of the Missouri state
35 highway patrol shall investigate all applicants for inspection station permits to determine
36 whether or not the premises, equipment and personnel meet the requirements prescribed by
37 him.
38 (4) Any automobile mechanic who has had at least one year of practical experience as
39 an automotive mechanic or any person who has successfully completed a course of vocational
40 instruction in automotive mechanics from a generally recognized educational institution,
41 either public or private, and who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to conduct an
42 inspection in compliance with the regulations established by the superintendent of the
43 Missouri state highway patrol may be issued a permit to conduct inspections at any of ficial
44 inspection station. No person without a valid permit shall conduct any part of an inspection[ ,
45 except a person without a valid permit may assist in the inspection of a vehicle by operating
46 the vehicle's lighting equipment and signaling devices. The superintendent of the Missouri
47 state highway patrol may require a mechanic to be reexamined at any time to determine the
48 mechanic's knowledge and ability to conduct an inspection. If the mechanic fails the
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49 reexamination or refuses to be reexamined, the permit issued to the mechanic shall be
50 suspended until the mechanic passes the examination but under no circumstances can the
51 mechanic again be tested until a period of thirty days has elapsed ]. No fee shall be char ged
52 for the permit and the permit shall remain valid for a period of three years from the date of
53 issue or until suspended or revoked by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway
54 patrol.
55 [(5) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol may issue a private
56 of ficial inspection station permit to any association, person, partnership, corporation and/or
57 subsidiary corporation, and governmental entity having registered or titled in his, her or its
58 name in this state one or more vehicles of the type required to be inspected by section
59 307.350, or who maintains such vehicles under a written maintenance agreement of at least
60 one year's duration and who maintains approved inspection facilities and has qualified
61 personnel; but separate permits must be obtained for separate facilities of the same
62 association, person, partnership, corporation and/or subsidiary corporation, or governmental
63 entity . Such private stations shall inspect only vehicles registered or to be registered, titled or
64 to be titled or maintained in the name of the person or or ganization described on the
65 application for permit. No fee shall be char ged for a permit issued to a governmental entity . ]
66 4. (1) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall supervise and
67 cause inspections to be made of the of ficial inspection stations and inspecting personnel and if
68 the superintendent finds that the provisions of sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 or the
69 regulations issued pursuant to sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 are not being complied
70 with, or that the business of an of ficial inspection station, in connection with corrections,
71 adjustments, repairs or inspection of vehicles is being improperly conducted, the
7 2 superintendent shall suspend or revoke the permit of the station for a period of not less
73 than thirty days or more than one year and require the immediate surrender and return of the
74 permit, together with all of ficial forms and certificates of inspection and approval. If the
75 superintendent finds that an inspector has violated any of the provisions of sections [ 307.350 ]
76 307.360 to 307.390 or the regulations issued pursuant to sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to
77 307.390, the superintendent shall suspend or revoke the inspector's permit for a period of not
78 less than thirty days nor more than one year . If a station operator or if an inspector violates
79 any of the provisions of sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390, he or she is subject to
80 prosecution as provided in section 307.390.
81 (2) The suspension or revocation of a station permit or of an inspector's permit shall
82 be in writing to the operator , inspector , or the person in char ge of the station. Before
83 suspending or revoking either of the permits, the superintendent shall serve notice in writing
84 by certified mail or by personal service to the permittee at the permittee's address of record
85 giving the permittee the opportunity to appear in the of fice of the superintendent on a stated
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86 date, not less than ten nor more than thirty days after the mailing or service of the notice, for a
87 hearing to show cause why the permittee's permit should not be suspended or revoked. An
88 inspection station owner or an inspector may appear in person or by counsel in the office of
89 the superintendent to show cause why the proposed suspension or revocation is in error , or to
90 present any other facts or testimony that would bear on the final decision of the
91 superintendent. If the permittee or the permittee's agent does not appear on the stated day
92 after receipt of notice, it shall be presumed that the permittee admits the allegations of fact
93 contained in the hearing notification letter . The decision of the superintendent may in such
94 case be based upon the written reports submitted by the superintendent's of ficers. The order
95 of the superintendent, specifying his findings of fact and conclusions of law , shall be
96 considered final immediately after receipt of notice thereof by the permittee.
97 (3) Any person whose permit is suspended or revoked or whose application for a
98 permit is denied may within ten days appeal the action as provided in chapter 536.
307.365. 1. No permit for an official inspection station shall be assigned or
2 transferred or used at any location other than therein designated and every permit shall be
3 posted in a conspicuous place at the location designated. The superintendent of the Missouri
4 state highway patrol shall design and furnish each of ficial inspection station, at no cost, one
5 of ficial sign made of metal or other durable material to be displayed in a conspicuous location
6 to designate the station as an of ficial inspection station. Additional signs may be obtained by
7 an of ficial inspection station for a fee equal to the cost to the state. Each inspection station
8 shall also be supplied with one or more posters which must be displayed in a conspicuous
9 location at the place of inspection and which informs the public that required repairs or
10 corrections need not be made at the inspection station.
11 2. No person operating an of ficial inspection station pursuant to the provisions of
12 sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 may issue a certificate of inspection and approval for
13 any vehicle except upon an of ficial form furnished by the superintendent of the Missouri state
14 highway patrol for that purpose [ and only after inspecting the vehicle and determining that its
15 brakes, lighting equipment, signaling devices, steering mechanisms, horns, mirrors,
16 windshield wipers, tires, wheels, exhaust system, glazing, air pollution control devices,
17 fuel system and any other safety equipment as required by the state are in proper condition
18 and adjustment to be operated upon the public highways of this state with safety to the driver
19 or operator , other occupants therein, as well as other persons and property upon the highways,
20 as provided by sections 307.350 to 307.390 and the regulations prescribed by the
21 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol. Brakes may be inspected for safety by
22 means of visual inspection or computerized brake testing ]. No person operating an of ficial
23 inspection station shall furnish, loan, give or sell a certificate of inspection and approval to
24 any other person except those entitled to receive it under provisions of sections [ 307.350 ]
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25 307.360 to 307.390. [ No person shall have in such person's possession any certificate of
26 inspection and approval and/or inspection sticker with knowledge that the certificate and/or
27 inspection sticker has been illegally purchased, stolen or counterfeited. ]
28 3. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol may require official ly
29 designated stations to furnish reports upon forms furnished by the superintendent for that
30 purpose as the superintendent considers reasonably necessary for the proper and ef ficient
31 administration of sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390.
32 4. [ If, upon inspection, defects or unsafe conditions are found, the owner may correct
33 them or shall have them corrected at any place the owner chooses within twenty days after the
34 defect or unsafe condition is found, and shall have the right to remove the vehicle to such
35 place for correction, but before the vehicle is operated thereafter upon the public highways of
36 this state, a certificate of inspection and approval must be obtained. The inspecting personnel
37 of the of ficial inspection station must inform the owner that the corrections need not be made
38 at the inspection station.
39 5. ] A fee, not to exceed twelve dollars, as determined by each of ficial inspection
40 station, may be char ged by an of ficial inspection station for each of ficial inspection including
41 the issuance of the certificate of inspection [ and approval, sticker , seal or other device and a
42 total fee, not to exceed ten dollars, as determined by each of ficial inspection station, may be
43 char ged for an of ficial inspection of a trailer or motorcycle, which shall include the issuance
44 of the certificate of inspection and approval, sticker , seal or other device ]. Such fee shall be
45 conspicuously posted on the premises of each such of ficial inspection station. [ No owner
46 shall be char ged an additional inspection fee upon having corrected defects or unsafe
47 conditions found in an inspection completed within the previous twenty consecutive days,
48 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, if such follow-up inspection is made by the
49 station making the initial inspection. Every inspection for which a fee is char ged shall be a
50 complete inspection, and upon completion of the inspection, if any defects are found the
51 owner of the vehicle shall be furnished a list of the defects and a receipt for the fee paid for
52 the inspection. If the owner of a vehicle decides to have any necessary repairs or corrections
53 made at the official inspection station, the owner shall be furnished a written estimate of the
54 cost of such repairs before such repairs or corrections are made by the of ficial inspection
55 station. The written estimate shall have plainly written upon it that the owner understands
56 that the corrections need not be made by the of ficial inspection station and shall have a
57 signature line for the owner . The owner must sign below the statement on the signature line
58 before any repairs are made.
59 6. Certificates of inspection and approval, sticker , seal or other device shall be
60 purchased by the of ficial inspection stations from the superintendent of the Missouri state
61 highway patrol. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall collect a fee of
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62 one dollar and fifty cents for each certificate of inspection, sticker , seal or other device issued
63 to the of ficial inspection stations, except that no char ge shall be made for certificates of
64 inspection, sticker , seal or other device issued to of ficial inspection stations operated by
65 governmental entities. All fees collected shall be deposited in the state treasury with one
66 dollar of each fee collected credited to the state highway fund and, for the purpose of
67 administering and enforcing the state motor vehicle laws and traff ic regulations, fifty cents
68 credited to the "Highway Patrol Inspection Fund" which is hereby created. The moneys
69 collected and deposited in the highway patrol inspection fund shall be expended subject to
70 appropriations by the general assembly for the administration and enforcement of sections
71 307.350 to 307.390 by the Missouri state highway patrol. The unexpended balance in the
72 fund at the end of each biennium exceeding the amount of the appropriations from the fund
73 for the first two fiscal years shall be transferred to the state road fund, and the provisions of
74 section 33.080, relating to the transfer of funds to the general revenue fund at the end of the
75 biennium, shall not apply to the fund.
76 7. ] 5. The owner or operator of any inspection station who discontinues operation
77 during the period that a station permit is valid or whose station permit is suspended or
78 revoked shall return all official signs and posters [ and any current unused inspection stickers,
79 seals or other devices ] to the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol and shall
80 receive a full refund on request except for of ficial signs and posters, provided the request is
81 made during the calendar year or within sixty days thereafter in the manner prescribed by the
82 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol. [ Stations which have a valid permit shall
83 exchange unused previous year issue inspection stickers and/or decals for an identical number
84 of current year issue, provided the unused stickers and/or decals are submitted for exchange
85 not later than April thirtieth of the current calendar year , in the manner prescribed by the
86 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol.
87 8. ] 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390 to the contrary , a violation of
88 this section shall be a class C misdemeanor .
89 [ 9. ] 7. The owner or operator of any inspection station shall maintain liability
90 insurance at all times to cover possible damage to vehicles during the inspection process.
307.370. 1. No person shall represent in any manner any place as an of ficial
2 inspection station unless the station is operated under a valid permit issued by the
3 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol.
4 2. No person unless then holding a valid permit shall issue a certificate of inspection
5 [ and approval, sticker , seal or other device ].
6 3. No person shall make, issue or knowingly use any imitation or counterfeit of an
7 of ficial certificate of inspection[ , sticker , seal or other device ].
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8 4. No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any vehicle any
9 certificate of inspection and approval[ , sticker , seal or other device ] knowing the same to be
10 fictitious or issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made.
307.375. 1. The owner of every bus used to transport children to or from school in
2 addition to any other inspection required by law shall submit the vehicle to an of ficial school
3 bus inspection station, and obtain a certificate of inspection, sticker , seal or other device
4 annually , but the inspection of the vehicle shall not be made more than sixty days prior to
5 operating the vehicle during the school year . The inspection shall[ , in addition to the
6 inspection of the mechanism and equipment required for all motor vehicles under the
7 provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390 , ] include a determination that the brakes,
8 lighting equipment, signaling devices, steering mechanisms, horns, mirr ors, windshield
9 wipers, tir es, wheels, exhaust system, glazing, air pollution contr ol devices, and fuel
10 system of the bus ar e in prop er condition and, in addition, include an inspection to
11 ascertain that the following items are correctly fitted, adjusted, and in good working
12 condition:
13 (1) All mirrors, including crossview , inside, and outside;
14 (2) The front and rear warning flashers;
15 (3) The stop signal arm;
16 (4) The crossing control arm on public school buses required to have them pursuant to
17 section 304.050;
18 (5) The rear bumper to determine that it is flush with the bus so that hitching of rides
19 cannot occur;
20 (6) The exhaust tailpipe shall be flush with or may extend not more than two inches
21 beyond the perimeter of the body or bumper;
22 (7) The emer gency doors and exits to determine them to be unlocked and easily
23 opened as required;
24 (8) The lettering and signing on the front, side and rear of the bus;
25 (9) The service door;
26 (10) The step treads;
27 (1 1) The aisle mats or aisle runners;
28 (12) The emer gency equipment which shall include as a minimum a first aid kit,
29 flares or fuses, and a fire extinguisher;
30 (13) The seats, including a determination that they are securely fastened to the floor;
31 (14) The emer gency door buzzer;
32 (15) All hand hold grips;
33 (16) The interior glazing of the bus.
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34 2. In addition to the inspection required by subsection 1 of this section, the Missouri
35 state highway patrol shall conduct an inspection after February first of each school year of all
36 vehicles required to be marked as school buses under section 304.050. This inspection shall
37 be conducted by the Missouri highway patrol in cooperation with the department of
38 elementary and secondary education and shall include, as a minimum, items in subsection 1
39 of this section and the following:
40 (1) The driver seat belts;
41 (2) The heating and defrosting systems;
42 (3) The reflectors;
43 (4) The bus steps;
44 (5) The aisles;
45 (6) The frame.
46 3. If, upon inspection, conditions which violate the standards in subsection 2 of this
47 section are found, the owner or operator shall have them corrected in ten days and notify the
48 superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or those persons authorized by the
49 superintendent. If the defects or unsafe conditions found constitute an immediate danger , the
50 bus shall not be used until corrections are made and the superintendent of the Missouri state
51 highway patrol or those persons authorized by the superintendent are notified.
52 4. The Missouri highway patrol may inspect any school bus at any time and if such
53 inspection reveals a deficiency affectin g the safe operation of the bus, the provisions of
54 subsection 3 of this section shall be applicable.
55 5. [ Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390 to the contrary , ] A violation of
56 this section shall be a class C misdemeanor .
57 6. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patr ol shall prescrib e the
58 standards and equipment necessary for an official school bus inspection station and the
59 qualifications for persons who conduct the inspections. The Missouri state highway
60 patr ol shall establish standards and pro cedur es to be followed when conducting the
61 inspections r equir ed under this section and shall pr escribe rules and regul ations for the
62 operation of the school bus inspection stations.
307.385. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol may notify the
2 director of revenue and the director of revenue shall suspend the registration of any vehicle
3 which the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol determines, after a written
4 notice, is not equipped as required by law or for which a certificate required by sections
5 [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 has not been obtained.
307.390. 1. Any person who violates any provision of sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to
2 307.390 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by
3 law .
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4 2. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol may assign qualified
5 persons who are not highway patrol of ficers to investigate and enforce motor vehicle safety
6 inspection laws and regulations pursuant to sections [ 307.350 ] 307.360 to 307.390 and
7 sections 643.300 to 643.355. A person assigned by the superintendent pursuant to the
8 authority granted by this subsection shall be designated a motor vehicle inspector and shall
9 have limited powers to issue a uniform complaint and summons for a violation of the motor
10 vehicle inspection laws and regulations. A motor vehicle inspector shall not have authority to
11 exercise the power granted in this subsection until such inspector successfully completes
12 training provided by , and to the satisfaction of, the superintendent.
643.303. 1. Beginning September 1, 2007, emissions inspections required by sections
2 643.300 to 643.355 shall be conducted through a decentralized emissions program that meets
3 the requirements of this section. Prior to September 1, 2007, the air conservation commission
4 shall develop a decentralized emissions inspection program that allows of ficial inspection
5 stations to conduct on-board diagnostic emission inspections of 1996 model year and newer
6 motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems meeting the federal Environmental
7 Protection Agency On-Board Diagnostics II (OBDII) standards. The decentralized emissions
8 inspection program shall, at a minimum, provide for the following:
9 (1) The periodic inspection of certain motor vehicles as required under section
10 643.315;
11 (2) The certification and operation of of ficial emissions inspection stations and the
12 licensing of emission inspectors;
13 (3) The testing of motor vehicles through on-board diagnostic testing technologies;
14 (4) The training, certification, and supervision of emission inspectors and other
15 personnel; and
16 (5) Procedures for certifying test results and for reporting and maintaining relevant
17 data records.
18 2. In addition to any other criteria established by the commission under section
19 643.320 or by rule, the decentralized emissions inspection program shall allow any of ficial
20 inspection station located in an area described in subsection 1 of section 643.305 otherwise
21 qualified by the Missouri state highway patrol to conduct motor vehicle [ safety ] inspections
22 under section 307.360 to conduct on-board diagnostic emission inspections. Any motor
23 vehicle [ safety ] inspection station that desires to conduct emissions inspections shall submit
24 an application for a certificate of authorization to the commission as provided for under
25 section 643.320. Other individuals, corporations, or entities [ that do not conduct motor
26 vehicle safety inspections ] may conduct emission inspections provided they meet the
27 qualifications set forth in sections 643.300 to 643.355 and [ the ] rules promulgated by the
28 commission. Applications shall be made upon a form designated by the commission and
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29 shall contain such information as may be required by the commission. A certificate of
30 authorization issued under section 643.320 to conduct emission inspections shall be issued
31 only after the commission has made a determination that the applicant's proposed inspection
32 station will be properly equipped, has the necessary licensed emission inspectors to conduct
33 inspections, and meets all other requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 or rules
34 promulgated to carry out the provisions of those sections.
35 3. The decentralized emissions inspection program shall allow any of ficial emissions
36 inspection station that is certified to conduct an on-board diagnostic emission inspection
37 under sections 643.300 to 643.355 to repair motor vehicles in order to bring such vehicles into
38 compliance with sections 643.300 to 643.355, if such station and personnel meet the
39 qualifications to conduct emission repairs as set forth in sections 643.300 to 643.355. An
40 of ficial emission inspection station may elect to be an emissions test-only station or may elect
41 to conduct both emission inspections and repairs.
42 4. The commission is authorized to begin certification of of ficial emissions
43 inspection stations prior to September 1, 2007, in order to implement the decentralized
44 emissions inspection program. Prior to January 1, 2007, the department of natural resources
45 shall issue a report to the general assembly and the governor regarding the progress of
46 implementing the decentralized emissions inspection program. The report shall include, but
47 not be limited to, a summary describing how many inspection stations or individuals the
48 department expects to participate in the program and how many inspection stations or
49 individuals will be qualified by September 1, 2007, to conduct such emissions inspections.
50 5. The commission may , as a part of implementing the decentralized emissions
51 inspection program, use remote sensing devices to collect information regarding the vehicle
52 fleet emissions characteristics and registration compliance within the area described in
53 subsection 1 of section 643.305. The decentralized emissions inspection program established
54 by the commission may also include a clean screen program that utilizes remote sensing
55 devices. Owners of eligible vehicles who comply with clean screen/remote sensing
56 procedures shall be deemed to have complied with the mandatory inspection requirements for
57 the next inspection cycle. As used in this subsection, the term "clean screen program" shall
58 mean a procedure or system that utilizes remote sensing technologies to determine whether a
59 motor vehicle has acceptable emission levels and then allows the motor vehicle owner to
60 bypass the emissions inspection test required under section 643.315.
61 6. The decentralized emissions inspection program may include a gas cap pressure
62 test and a visual inspection component[ , and such tests may be included as part of the motor
63 vehicle safety inspection test under section 307.350 ].
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64 7. As used in sections 643.300 to 643.355, "decentralized emissions inspection
65 program" means an emissions inspection program under which a certified emissions inspector
66 conducts emissions inspection testing at an of ficial inspection station.
67 8. The decentralized emission inspection program shall satisfy the requirements
68 established by regulation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency .
69 9. The decentralized emissions inspection program established by the commission
70 and sections 643.300 to 643.355 shall not be construed to be a new program as described in
71 section 23.253, and the decentralized emissions inspection program shall not be subject to the
72 sunset mandate prescribed by sections 23.250 to 23.298.
73 10. No later than July 1, 2007, the department of natural resources and the Missouri
74 highway patrol shall enter into an interagency agreement covering all aspects of the
75 administration and enforcement of sections 643.300 to 643.355.
76 1 1. No later than July 1, 2007, the air conservation commission shall promulgate rules
77 for the implementation of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in
78 section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become
79 ef fective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if
80 applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the
81 powers vested with the general assembly under chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective
82 date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant
83 of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be
84 invalid and void.
85 12. Prior to September 1, 2007, the department of natural resources shall actively
86 promote participation in the decentralized emissions inspection program among qualified
87 motor vehicle dealers, service stations, and other individuals. After the implementation of the
88 decentralized emission inspection program, the department shall monitor participation in such
89 program. In determining whether there are a suff icient number of individuals conducting
90 motor vehicle emission inspections under the decentralized program, the department shall
91 attempt to ensure, through promotional ef forts, that no more than twenty percent of all
92 persons residing in the af fected nonattainment area reside farther than five miles from the
93 nearest inspection station.
643.315. 1. Except as provided in sections 643.300 to 643.355, all motor vehicles
2 which are domiciled, registered or primarily operated in an area for which the commission
3 has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection program pursuant to sections 643.300 to
4 643.355 shall be inspected and approved prior to sale or transfer; provided that, if such
5 vehicle is inspected and approved prior to sale or transfer , such vehicle shall not be subject to
6 another emissions inspection for ninety days after the date of sale or transfer of such vehicle.
7 In addition, any such vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be
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8 inspected and approved under the emissions inspection program established pursuant to
9 sections 643.300 to 643.355 in each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle
10 manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved under
11 the emissions inspection program established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 in each
12 odd-numbered calendar year . All motor vehicles subject to the inspection requirements of
13 sections 643.300 to 643.355 shall display a valid emissions inspection sticker , and when
14 applicable, a valid emissions inspection certificate shall be presented at the time of
15 registration or registration renewal of such motor vehicle. The department of revenue shall
16 require evidence of [ the safety and ] emission inspection and approval required by this section
17 in issuing the motor vehicle annual registration in conformity with the procedure required by
18 [ sections 307.350 to 307.390 and ] sections 643.300 to 643.355. The director of revenue may
19 verify that a successful [ safety and ] emissions inspection was completed via electronic means.
20 2. The inspection requirement of subsection 1 of this section shall apply to all motor
21 vehicles except:
22 (1) Motor vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating in excess of
23 eight thousand five hundred pounds;
24 (2) Motorcycles and motortricycles if such vehicles are exempted from the motor
25 vehicle emissions inspection under federal regulation and approved by the commission by
26 rule;
27 (3) Model year vehicles manufactured prior to 1996;
28 (4) V ehicles which are powered exclusively by electric or hydrogen power or by fuels
29 other than gasoline which are exempted from the motor vehicle emissions inspection under
30 federal regulation and approved by the commission by rule;
31 (5) Motor vehicles registered in an area subject to the inspection requirements of
32 sections 643.300 to 643.355 which are domiciled and operated exclusively in an area of the
33 state not subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355, but only if the
34 owner of such vehicle presents to the department an af fidavit that the vehicle will be operated
35 exclusively in an area of the state not subject to the inspection requirements of sections
36 643.300 to 643.355 for the next twenty-four months, and the owner applies for and receives a
37 waiver which shall be presented at the time of registration or registration renewal;
38 (6) New and unused motor vehicles, of model years of the current calendar year and
39 of any calendar year within two years of such calendar year , which have an odometer reading
40 of less than six thousand miles at the time of original sale by a motor vehicle manufacturer or
41 licensed motor vehicle dealer to the first user;
42 (7) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 301.131;
43 (8) School buses;
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44 (9) Heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess
45 of eight thousand five hundred pounds;
46 (10) New motor vehicles that have not been previously titled and registered, for the
47 four -year period following their model year of manufacture[ , provided the odometer reading
48 for such motor vehicles are under forty thousand miles at their first required biennial safety
49 inspection conducted under sections 307.350 to 307.390 ; otherwise such motor vehicles shall
50 be subject to the emissions inspection requirements of subsection 1 of this section during the
51 same period that the biennial safety inspection is conducted ];
52 (1 1) Motor vehicles that are driven fewer than twelve thousand miles between
53 biennial [ safety inspections ] r egistration periods ; and
54 (12) Qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles. For the purposes of this section,
55 "qualified plug-in electric drive vehicle" shall mean a plug-in electric drive vehicle that is
56 made by a manufacturer , has not been modified from original manufacturer specifications,
57 and can operate solely on electric power and is capable of rechar ging its battery from an on-
58 board generation source and an of f-board electricity source.
59 3. The commission may , by rule, allow inspection reciprocity with other states having
60 equivalent or more stringent testing and waiver requirements than those established pursuant
61 to sections 643.300 to 643.355.
62 4. (1) At the time of sale, a licensed motor vehicle dealer , as defined in section
63 301.550, may choose to sell a motor vehicle subject to the inspection requirements of sections
64 643.300 to 643.355 either:
65 (a) W ith prior inspection and approval as provided in subdivision (2) of this
66 subsection; or
67 (b) W ithout prior inspection and approval as provided in subdivision (3) of this
68 subsection.
69 (2) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle with prior inspection and approval, the
70 dealer shall disclose, in writing, prior to sale, whether the vehicle obtained approval by
71 meeting the emissions standards established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 or by
72 obtaining a waiver pursuant to section 643.335. A vehicle sold pursuant to this subdivision by
73 a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall be inspected and approved within the one hundred
74 twenty days immediately preceding the date of sale, and, for the purpose of registration of
75 such vehicle, such inspection shall be considered timely .
76 (3) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle without prior inspection and approval, the
77 purchaser may return the vehicle within ten days of the date of purchase, provided that the
78 vehicle has no more than one thousand additional miles since the time of sale, if the vehicle
79 fails, upon inspection, to meet the emissions standards specified by the commission and the
80 dealer shall have the vehicle inspected and approved without the option for a waiver of the
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81 emissions standard and return the vehicle to the purchaser with a valid emissions certificate
82 and sticker within five working days or the purchaser and dealer may enter into any other
83 mutually acceptable agreement. If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle without prior
84 inspection and approval, the dealer shall disclose conspicuously on the sales contract and bill
85 of sale that the purchaser has the option to return the vehicle within ten days, provided that the
86 vehicle has no more than one thousand additional miles since the time of sale, to have the
87 dealer repair the vehicle and provide an emissions certificate and sticker within five working
88 days if the vehicle fails, upon inspection, to meet the emissions standards established by the
89 commission, or enter into any mutually acceptable agreement with the dealer . A violation of
90 this subdivision shall be an unlawful practice as defined in section 407.020. [ No emissions
91 inspection shall be required pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.360 for the sale of any motor
92 vehicle which may be sold without a certificate of inspection and approval, as provided
93 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 307.380 . ]
[ 307.353. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, no person shall be
2 required to have a biennial vehicle inspection during a registration period
3 which exceeds two years. The inspection required at the beginning of the
4 registration period shall be valid for the entire registration period. ]
[ 307.355. 1. No state registration license to operate the type of vehicle
2 required to be inspected by section 307.350 may be transferred or issued
3 during a biennial registration year in which the vehicle is required to be
4 inspected unless the application is accompanied by a certificate of inspection
5 and approval issued no more than sixty days prior to the date of application, or
6 in the case of school buses, which will be required to be inspected annually as
7 provided in section 307.375, except:
8 (1) The director of revenue may transfer or issue a state registration
9 license to the type of vehicle required to be inspected by section 307.350
10 without a certificate of inspection and approval accompanying the application
11 if the director has satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was not in the state of
12 Missouri at any time during the sixty days prior to the date of application;
13 however , the owner of every such vehicle must submit the vehicle for
14 inspection and obtain a certificate of inspection and approval within ten days
15 after the vehicle is first returned to the state of Missouri;
16 (2) The director of revenue shall renew a vehicle's registration license
17 without a certificate of inspection and approval accompanying the application
18 if satisfactory documentary evidence is presented at the time of application
19 that the license being renewed was properly transferred within a six-month
20 period prior to the expiration of the license being renewed or that the vehicle
21 for which the registration is being issued was issued a registration for a period
22 of less than one year for the registration period just expiring.
23 2. If due to interstate operation a commercial motor vehicle as defined
24 in section 301.010 or a trailer of the type required to be inspected is required to
25 obtain full fee registration in this and any other state during the same calendar
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26 year , no Missouri certificate of inspection and approval is required if the
27 vehicle bears evidence that a current valid inspection sticker or decal was
28 issued by such other state in which the vehicle is registered; provided that the
29 sticker or decal issued by such other state is valid for the registration period in
30 this state.
31 3. After a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010 has
32 been registered for the current year , no certificate of inspection and approval is
33 required when a local commercial motor vehicle license is changed to a
34 beyond-local commercial motor vehicle license or when the licensed gross
35 weight is changed during the licensed period. ]
[ 307.380. 1. Every vehicle of the type required to be inspected upon
2 having been involved in an accident and when so directed by a police of ficer
3 must be inspected and an of ficial certificate of inspection and approval,
4 sticker , seal or other device be obtained for such vehicle before it is again
5 operated on the highways of this state. At the seller's expense every used
6 motor vehicle of the type required to be inspected by section 307.350 shall
7 immediately prior to sale be fully inspected regardless of any current
8 certificate of inspection and approval, and an appropriate new certificate of
9 inspection and approval, sticker , seal or other device shall be obtained.
10 2. Nothing contained in the provisions of this section shall be
11 construed to prohibit a dealer or any other person from selling a vehicle
12 without a certificate of inspection and approval if the vehicle is sold for junk,
13 salvage, or for rebuilding, or for vehicles sold at public auction or from dealer
14 to dealer . The purchaser of any vehicle which is purchased for junk, salvage,
15 or for rebuilding shall give to the seller an af fidavit, on a form prescribed by
16 the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol, stating that the vehicle
17 is being purchased for one of the reasons stated herein. No vehicle of the type
18 required to be inspected by section 307.350 which is purchased as junk,
19 salvage, or for rebuilding shall again be registered in this state until the owner
20 has submitted the vehicle for inspection and obtained an of ficial certificate of
21 inspection and approval, sticker , seal or other device for such vehicle.
22 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, violation of this
23 section shall be deemed an infraction. ]
[ 307.402. All state agencies owning motor vehicles shall be
2 responsible for obtaining an inspection of each of their vehicle's mechanism
3 and equipment in accordance with the provisions of sections 307.350 to
4 307.402 and obtaining a certificate of inspection and approval and a sticker ,
5 seal or other device from a duly authorized official inspection station. ]
Section B. Section A of this act shall become effectiv e January 1, 2027.
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