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-SECOND REGULAR SESSION
-HOUSE BILL NO. 1995
-103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
-INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE IR WIN.
-4121H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
-AN ACT
-T o repeal sections 301.064, 301.120, and 301.130, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three
-new sections relating to registration of motor vehicles.
-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
-Section A. Sections 301.064, 301.120, and 301.130, RSMo, are repealed and three
-2 new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 301.064, 301.120, and 301.130,
-3 to read as follows:
-301.064. 1. The annual registration fee for a land improvement contractors'
-2 commercial motor vehicle is three hundred fifty dollars. The maximum gross weight for
-3 which such a vehicle may be registered is eighty thousand pounds. T ransporting for hire by
-4 such a motor vehicle is prohibited.
-5 2. Upon application to the director of revenue accompanied by an af fidavit signed by
-6 the owner or owners stating that the motor vehicle to be licensed as a land improvement
-7 contractors' commercial motor vehicle shall not be operated in any manner other than as
-8 prescribed in section 301.010, and by the amount of the registration fee prescribed above, and
-9 otherwise complying with the laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles,
-10 the owner or owners shall be issued a [ set of ] land improvement contractors' license [ plates ]
-11 plate . The director of revenue shall by regulation determine the characteristic features of land
-12 improvement contractors' license [ plates ] plate so that they may be readily identified as such.
-301.120. 1. When the owner of a motor vehicle moves the vehicle to another state,
-2 [ he ] the owner shall return the license plates to the director of revenue within ninety days or
-3 upon the expiration of the period of reciprocity granted by the new state of residence; or if the
-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.
-4 owner of a motor vehicle ceases to operate the vehicle in Missouri, [ he ] the owner shall
-5 return the license plates to the director of revenue within ninety days.
-6 2. For motor vehicles that req uire the issuance of only one license plate under
-7 section 301.130 on or after August 28, 2026, an owner whose motor vehicle has a fr ont
-8 license plate on August 28, 2026, shall surrender the fr ont license plate to the
-9 department of reve nue.
-301.130. 1. The director of revenue, upon receipt of a proper application for
-2 registration, required fees and any other information which may be required by law , shall
-3 issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in such manner and form as the director of
-4 revenue may prescribe and [ a set of ] only one license [ plates ] plate , or other evidence of
-5 registration, as provided by this section. The pr ovisions of this subsection r egarding
-6 issuance of only one license plate shall also apply to personalized license plates issued
-7 under section 301.144 and special license plates issued under this chapter , except as
-8 otherwise specified in subsection 3 of this section. Each license plate or set of license
-9 plates shall bear the name or abbreviated name of this state, the words "SHOW -ME ST A TE",
-10 the month and year in which the registration shall expire, and an arrangement of numbers or
-11 letters, or both, as shall be assigned from year to year by the director of revenue. The plate or
-12 plates shall also contain fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design for
-13 each type of license plate issued pursuant to this chapter . The plate or plates shall be clearly
-14 visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive. Special plates for qualified disabled
-15 veterans will have the "DISABLED VETERAN" wording on the license plates in preference
-16 to the words "SHOW -ME ST A TE" and special plates for members of the National Guard will
-17 have the "NA TIONAL GUARD" wording in preference to the words "SHOW -ME ST A TE".
-18 2. The arrangement of letters and numbers of license plates shall be uniform
-19 throughout each classification of registration. The director may provide for the arrangement
-20 of the numbers in groups or otherwise, and for other distinguishing marks on the plates.
-21 3. All property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to be registered at a gross weight
-22 in excess of twelve thousand pounds, all passenger -carrying commercial motor vehicles, local
-23 transit buses, school buses, trailers, semitrailers, motorcycles, motortricycles, autocycles,
-24 motorscooters, and driveaway vehicles shall be registered with the director of revenue as
-25 provided for in subsection 3 of section 301.030, or with the state highways and transportation
-26 commission as otherwise provided in this chapter , [ but ] and only one license plate shall be
-27 issued for each such vehicle, except as provided in this subsection. The applicant for
-28 registration of any property-carrying commercial vehicle registered at a gross weight in
-29 excess of twelve thousand pounds may request and be issued two license plates for such
-30 vehicle, and if such plates are issued, the director of revenue shall provide for distinguishing
-31 marks on the plates indicating one plate is for the front and the other is for the rear of such
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-32 vehicle. The director may assess and collect an additional char ge from the applicant in an
-33 amount not to exceed the fee prescribed for personalized license plates in subsection 1 of
-34 section 301.144.
-35 4. The plates issued to manufacturers and dealers shall bear the letters and numbers as
-36 prescribed by section 301.560, and the director may place upon the plates other letters or
-37 marks to distinguish commercial motor vehicles and trailers and other types of motor
-38 vehicles.
-39 5. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this state unless it
-40 shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the director of
-41 revenue or the state highways and transportation commission [ and authorized by section
-42 301.140 ]. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle or trailer in a
-43 manner so that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the
-44 reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. Each such plate may be encased in a transparent
-45 cover so long as the plate is plainly visible and its reflective qualities are not impaired. The
-46 license [ plates ] plate shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck
-47 tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds on the [ front and ] rear
-48 of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with
-49 the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles,
-50 motortricycles, autocycles, and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicles
-51 either horizontally or vertically , with the letters and numbers plainly visible. The license plate
-52 on buses, other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors
-53 licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles
-54 not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and
-55 numbers thereon right side up or if two plates are issued for the vehicle pursuant to subsection
-56 3 of this section, displayed in the same manner on the front and rear of such vehicles. The
-57 license plate or plates [ authorized by section 301.140 ] issued by the direc tor of rev enue or
-58 the state highways and transportation commission , when properly attached, shall be prima
-59 facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.
-60 6. (1) The director of revenue shall issue annually or biennially a tab or set of tabs as
-61 provided by law as evidence of the annual payment of registration fees and the current
-62 registration of a vehicle in lieu of the plate or set of plates. Beginning January 1, 2010, the
-63 director may prescribe any additional information recorded on the tab or tabs to ensure that
-64 the tab or tabs positively correlate with the license plate or plates issued by the department of
-65 revenue for such vehicle. Such tabs shall be produced in each license bureau of fice.
-66 (2) The vehicle owner to whom a tab or set of tabs is issued shall affix and display
-67 such tab or tabs in the designated area of the license plate, no more than one per plate.
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-68 (3) A tab or set of tabs issued by the director of revenue when attached to a vehicle in
-69 the prescribed manner shall be prima facie evidence that the registration fee for such vehicle
-70 has been paid.
-71 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director of revenue shall issue
-72 plates for a period of at least six years.
-73 (5) For those commercial motor vehicles and trailers registered pursuant to section
-74 301.041, the plate issued by the highways and transportation commission shall be a
-75 permanent nonexpiring license plate for which no tabs shall be issued. Nothing in this section
-76 shall relieve the owner of any vehicle permanently registered pursuant to this section from the
-77 obligation to pay the annual registration fee due for the vehicle. The permanent nonexpiring
-78 license plate shall be returned to the highways and transportation commission upon the sale or
-79 disposal of the vehicle by the owner to whom the permanent nonexpiring license plate is
-80 issued, or the plate may be transferred to a replacement commercial motor vehicle when the
-81 owner files a supplemental application with the Missouri highways and transportation
-82 commission for the registration of such replacement commercial motor vehicle. Upon
-83 payment of the annual registration fee, the highways and transportation commission shall
-84 issue a certificate of registration or other suitable evidence of payment of the annual fee, and
-85 such evidence of payment shall be carried at all times in the vehicle for which it is issued.
-86 (6) Upon the sale or disposal of any vehicle permanently registered under this section,
-87 or upon the termination of a lease of any such vehicle, the permanent nonexpiring plate issued
-88 for such vehicle shall be returned to the highways and transportation commission and shall
-89 not be valid for operation of such vehicle, or the plate may be transferred to a replacement
-90 vehicle when the owner files a supplemental application with the Missouri highways and
-91 transportation commission for the registration of such replacement vehicle. If a vehicle which
-92 is permanently registered under this section is sold, wrecked or otherwise disposed of, or the
-93 lease terminated, the registrant shall be given credit for any unused portion of the annual
-94 registration fee when the vehicle is replaced by the purchase or lease of another vehicle
-95 during the registration year .
-96 7. The director of revenue and the highways and transportation commission may
-97 prescribe rules and regulations for the effectiv e administration of this section. No rule or
-98 portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become ef fective unless
-99 it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
-100 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary , owners of motor
-101 vehicles other than apportioned motor vehicles or commercial motor vehicles licensed in
-102 excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight may apply for special personalized
-103 license plates. V ehicles licensed for twenty-four thousand pounds that display special
-104 personalized license plates shall be subject to the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of section
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-105 301.030. On and after August 28, 2016, owners of motor vehicles, other than apportioned
-106 motor vehicles or commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand
-107 pounds gross weight, may apply for any preexisting or hereafter statutorily created special
-108 personalized license plates.
-109 9. No later than January 1, 2019, the director of revenue shall commence the
-110 reissuance of new license plates of such design as approved by the advisory committee under
-111 section 301.125 consistent with the terms, conditions, and provisions of section 301.125 and
-112 this chapter . Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to all other fees
-113 required by law , applicants for registration of vehicles with license plates that expire during
-114 the period of reissuance, applicants for registration of trailers or semitrailers with license
-115 plates that expire during the period of reissuance and applicants for registration of vehicles
-116 that are to be issued new license plates during the period of reissuance shall pay the cost of
-117 the plates required by this subsection. The additional cost prescribed in this subsection shall
-118 not be char ged to persons receiving special license plates issued under section 301.073 or
-119 301.443. Historic motor vehicle license plates registered pursuant to section 301.131 and
-120 specialized license plates are exempt from the provisions of this subsection. Except for new ,
-121 replacement, and transfer applications, permanent nonexpiring license plates issued to
-122 commercial motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 301.041 are exempt from the
-123 provisions of this subsection.
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+HB 1995 -- LICENSE PLATES
+SPONSOR:  Irwin
+Currently, the Department of Revenue issues two license plates
+for most vehicles.
+The bill removes the requirement for front license plates and the
+Department will issue only one plate.
+This bill is similar to SB 452 (2025).