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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1441
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON.
6118S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 301.020 and 307.350, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections
relating to motor vehicle safety inspections, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 301.020 and 307.350, RSMo, are 1
repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be 2
known as sections 301.020 and 307.350, to read as follows:3
301.020. 1. Every owner of a motor vehicle or 1
trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways 2
of this state, except as herein otherwise expressly 3
provided, shall annually file, by mail or otherwise, in the 4
office of the director of revenue, an application for 5
registration on a blank to be furnished by the director of 6
revenue for that purpose containing: 7
(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle or 8
trailer to be registered, including the name of the 9
manufacturer, the vehicle identification number, the amount 10
of motive power of the motor vehicle, stated in figures of 11
horsepower and whether the motor vehicle is to be registered 12
as a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in 13
section 301.010; 14
(2) The name, the applicant's identification number 15
and address of the owner of such motor vehicle or trailer; 16
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(3) The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired 17
load in pounds if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle 18
or trailer. 19
2. If the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for 20
business use as defined in section 301.010 and if such 21
vehicle is [ten years of age or less] model year 2013 or 22
newer and has less than one hundred fifty thousand miles on 23
the odometer, the director of revenue shall retain the 24
odometer information provided in the vehicle inspection 25
report, and provide for prompt access to such information, 26
together with the vehicle identification number for the 27
motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a 28
period of ten years after the receipt of such information. 29
This section shall not apply unless: 30
(1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of 31
ownership was submitted after July 1, 1989; and 32
(2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a 33
manufacturer's statement of origin. 34
3. If the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a 35
motor vehicle primarily for business use, a recreational 36
motor vehicle, motorcycle, motortricycle, autocycle, bus, or 37
any commercial motor vehicle licensed for over twelve 38
thousand pounds and if such motor vehicle is [ten years of 39
age or less] model year 2013 or newer and has less than one 40
hundred fifty thousand miles on the odometer, the director 41
of revenue shall retain the odometer information provided in 42
the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access 43
to such information, together with the vehicle 44
identification number for the motor vehicle to which such 45
information pertains, for a period of ten years after the 46
receipt of such information. This subsection shall not 47
apply unless: 48
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(1) The application for the vehicle's certificate of 49
ownership was submitted after July 1, 1990; and 50
(2) The certificate was issued pursuant to a 51
manufacturer's statement of origin. 52
4. If the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor 53
vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor 54
vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, as defined in section 55
301.010, or prior salvage as referenced in section 301.573, 56
the owner or lienholder shall surrender the certificate of 57
ownership. The owner shall make an application for a new 58
certificate of ownership, pay the required title fee, and 59
obtain the vehicle examination certificate required pursuant 60
to subsection 9 of section 301.190. If an insurance company 61
pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as defined in section 62
301.010 and the owner retains the vehicle, as prior salvage, 63
the vehicle shall only be required to meet the examination 64
requirements under subsection 10 of section 301.190. 65
Notarized bills of sale along with a copy of the front and 66
back of the certificate of ownership for all major component 67
parts installed on the vehicle and invoices for all 68
essential parts which are not defined as major component 69
parts shall accompany the application for a new certificate 70
of ownership. If the vehicle is a specially constructed 71
motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, two pictures 72
of the vehicle shall be submitted with the application. If 73
the vehicle is a kit vehicle, the applicant shall submit the 74
invoice and the manufacturer's statement of origin on the 75
kit. If the vehicle requires the issuance of a special 76
number by the director of revenue or a replacement vehicle 77
identification number, the applicant shall submit the 78
required application and application fee. All applications 79
required under this subsection shall be submitted with any 80
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applicable taxes which may be due on the purchase of the 81
vehicle or parts. The director of revenue shall 82
appropriately designate "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", 83
"Motor Change Vehicle", "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", or 84
"Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle" on the current and all 85
subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership of such 86
vehicle. 87
5. Every insurance company that pays a claim for 88
repair of a motor vehicle which as the result of such 89
repairs becomes a reconstructed motor vehicle as defined in 90
section 301.010 or that pays a claim on a salvage vehicle as 91
defined in section 301.010 and the owner is retaining the 92
vehicle shall in writing notify the owner of the vehicle, 93
and in a first party claim, the lienholder if a lien is in 94
effect, that he is required to surrender the certificate of 95
ownership, and the documents and fees required pursuant to 96
subsection 4 of this section to obtain a prior salvage motor 97
vehicle certificate of ownership or documents and fees as 98
otherwise required by law to obtain a salvage certificate of 99
ownership, from the director of revenue. The insurance 100
company shall within thirty days of the payment of such 101
claims report to the director of revenue the name and 102
address of such owner, the year, make, model, vehicle 103
identification number, and license plate number of the 104
vehicle, and the date of loss and payment. 105
6. Anyone who fails to comply with the requirements of 106
this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 107
7. An applicant for registration may make a donation 108
of one dollar to promote a blindness education, screening 109
and treatment program. The director of revenue shall 110
collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the 111
state treasury to the credit of the blindness education, 112
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screening and treatment program fund established in section 113
209.015. Moneys in the blindness education, screening and 114
treatment program fund shall be used solely for the purposes 115
established in section 209.015; except that the department 116
of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its 117
administrative costs. The donation prescribed in this 118
subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant 119
for registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The 120
director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the 121
applicant presents the completed application to the director 122
whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar 123
donation prescribed in this subsection. 124
8. An applicant for registration may make a donation 125
of an amount not less than one dollar to promote an organ 126
donor program. The director of revenue shall collect the 127
donations and deposit all such donations in the state 128
treasury to the credit of the organ donor program fund as 129
established in sections 194.297 to 194.304. Moneys in the 130
organ donor fund shall be used solely for the purposes 131
established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, except that the 132
department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent 133
for its administrative costs. The donation prescribed in 134
this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the 135
applicant for registration at the time of issuance or 136
renewal. The director shall inquire of each applicant at 137
the time the applicant presents the completed application to 138
the director whether the applicant is interested in making a 139
contribution not less than one dollar as prescribed in this 140
subsection. 141
9. An applicant for registration may make a donation 142
of one dollar to the Missouri medal of honor recipients 143
fund. The director of revenue shall collect the donations 144
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and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the 145
credit of the Missouri medal of honor recipients fund as 146
established in section 226.925. Moneys in the medal of 147
honor recipients fund shall be used solely for the purposes 148
established in section 226.925, except that the department 149
of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its 150
administrative costs. The donation prescribed in this 151
subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant 152
for registration at the time of issuance or renewal. The 153
director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the 154
applicant presents the completed application to the director 155
whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar 156
donation prescribed in this subsection. 157
307.350. 1. The owner of every motor vehicle as 1
defined in section 301.010 which is required to be 2
registered in this state, except: 3
(1) Motor vehicles having less than one hundred fifty 4
thousand miles[, for the ten-year period following their 5
model year of manufacture] and of model year 2013 or newer, 6
excluding prior salvage vehicles immediately following a 7
rebuilding process and vehicles subject to the provisions of 8
section 307.380; 9
(2) Those motor vehicles which are engaged in 10
interstate commerce and are proportionately registered in 11
this state with the Missouri highway reciprocity commission, 12
although the owner may request that such vehicle be 13
inspected by an official inspection station, and a peace 14
officer may stop and inspect such vehicles to determine 15
whether the mechanical condition is in compliance with the 16
safety regulations established by the United States 17
Department of Transportation; and 18
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(3) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to 19
section 301.131; 20
(4) Vehicles registered in excess of twenty-four 21
thousand pounds for a period of less than twelve months; 22
shall submit such vehicles to a biennial inspection of their 23
mechanism and equipment in accordance with the provisions of 24
sections 307.350 to 307.390 and obtain a certificate of 25
inspection and approval and a sticker, seal, or other device 26
from a duly authorized official inspection station. The 27
inspection, except the inspection of school buses which 28
shall be made at the time provided in section 307.375, shall 29
be made at the time prescribed in the rules and regulations 30
issued by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway 31
patrol; but the inspection of a vehicle shall not be made 32
more than sixty days prior to the date of application for 33
registration or within sixty days of when a vehicle's 34
registration is transferred; however, if a vehicle was 35
purchased from a motor vehicle dealer and a valid inspection 36
had been made within sixty days of the purchase date, the 37
new owner shall be able to utilize an inspection performed 38
within ninety days prior to the application for registration 39
or transfer. Any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered 40
model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved pursuant 41
to the safety inspection program established pursuant to 42
sections 307.350 to 307.390 in each even-numbered calendar 43
year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered 44
model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved pursuant 45
to sections 307.350 to 307.390 in each odd-numbered year. 46
The certificate of inspection and approval shall be a 47
sticker, seal, or other device or combination thereof, as 48
the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol 49
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prescribes by regulation and shall be displayed upon the 50
motor vehicle or trailer as prescribed by the regulations 51
established by him. The replacement of certificates of 52
inspection and approval which are lost or destroyed shall be 53
made by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway 54
patrol under regulations prescribed by him. 55
2. For the purpose of obtaining an inspection only, it 56
shall be lawful to operate a vehicle over the most direct 57
route between the owner's usual place of residence and an 58
inspection station of such owner's choice, notwithstanding 59
the fact that the vehicle does not have a current state 60
registration license. It shall also be lawful to operate 61
such a vehicle from an inspection station to another place 62
where repairs may be made and to return the vehicle to the 63
inspection station notwithstanding the absence of a current 64
state registration license. 65
3. No person whose motor vehicle was duly inspected 66
and approved as provided in this section shall be required 67
to have the same motor vehicle again inspected and approved 68
for the sole reason that such person wishes to obtain a set 69
of any special personalized license plates available 70
pursuant to section 301.144 or a set of any license plates 71
available pursuant to section 301.142, prior to the 72
expiration date of such motor vehicle's current registration. 73
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, 74
violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction. 75
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