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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1676
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BURGER.
7258S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 301, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to persons with impaired
or limited ability to communicate with law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 301, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 301.287, to read as 2
follows:3
301.287. 1. This section shall be known and referred 1
to as "Mason's Law". 2
2. Beginning January 1, 2027, a resident of this state 3
with a health condition or disability that limits or impairs 4
the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement 5
may, at the time of motor vehicle registration, apply to the 6
department of revenue for a designation that shall be 7
associated with the person's motor vehicle license plate 8
number and available to law enforcement under the Missouri 9
uniform law enforcement system (MULES) established under 10
chapter 43. 11
3. The initial application, which shall be on a form 12
prescribed by the department and made available on the 13
department's website, shall by signed by a physician 14
licensed under chapter 334, or a psychologist licensed under 15
chapter 337, certifying that: 16
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(1) The applicant or the applicant's child, parent, or 17
spouse has a physical or mental health condition that is 18
likely to impair the ability to effectively communicate with 19
law enforcement; and 20
(2) The physician or psychologist has determined that 21
the applicant or the applicant's child, parent, or spouse 22
will have the communication impairment for at least five 23
years. 24
4. Upon submission of an application and approval by 25
the department, the department shall notify the Missouri 26
state highway patrol of the resident's approved application 27
and the highway patrol shall prepare an entry in the 28
Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) that 29
indicates that the applicant or the applicant's child, 30
parent, or spouse has a physical or mental health condition 31
that may impair the ability to effectively communicate with 32
law enforcement. Such entry shall remain active for a 33
period of five years, unless the applicant requests that 34
such designation be removed from the system. Upon 35
expiration of the five-year period, the designation in MULES 36
may be reactivated upon the filing of a renewal form with 37
the department signed by a physician licensed under chapter 38
334, or a psychologist licensed under chapter 337, 39
certifying that: 40
(1) The applicant or the applicant's child, parent, or 41
spouse has a physical or mental health condition that is 42
likely to impair the ability to effectively communicate with 43
law enforcement; and 44
(2) The physician or psychologist has determined that 45
the applicant or the applicant's child, parent, or spouse 46
will have the communication impairment for at least five 47
years. 48
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5. The department of public safety shall issue 49
guidance and education materials to all law enforcement 50
agencies in this state to promote awareness of the 51
designation established under this section. 52
6. The department of revenue may promulgate all 53
necessary rules and regulations for the administration of 54
this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term 55
is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 56
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 57
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 58
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 59
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 60
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 61
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 62
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 63
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 64
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 65
2026, shall be invalid and void. 66
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