HOUSE BILL NO. 1355 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BAKER.
2063H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 301.448, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to military license plates.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 301.448, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 301.448, to read as follows: 301.448. Any person who has served and was honorably discharged or currently 2 serves in [any branch of the United States Armed Forces] the United States Army, Marine 3 Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, or National Guard, or in the reserves 4 for any such branch, [the United States Coast Guard or reserve,] the United States Merchant 5 Marines or reserve, or the Missouri National Guard, or any subdivision of any of such 6 services or a member of the United States Marine Corps League may apply for special motor 7 vehicle license plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles 8 subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or to nonlocal property-carrying 9 commercial motor vehicles licensed for a gross weight of six thousand pounds up through and 10 including twenty-four thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057. Any such person 11 shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of 12 revenue and furnish such proof that such person is a member or former member of any such 13 branch of service as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility 14 and annual payment of the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and 15 other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department shall issue 16 personalized license plates which shall bear the seal, logo or emblem, along with a word or 17 words designating the branch or subdivision of such service for which the person applies. All
EXPLANATION — 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. HB 1355 2
18 seals, logos, emblems or special symbols shall become an integral part of the license plate; 19 however, no plate shall contain more than one seal, logo, emblem or special symbol and the 20 design of such plates shall be approved by the advisory committee established in section 21 301.129 and by the branch or subdivision of such service or the Marine Corps League prior to 22 issuing such plates. The plates shall have a white background with a blue and red 23 configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129. The 24 plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by 25 section 301.130. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture 26 the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the 27 plate. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement 28 of this section, and shall design all necessary forms. All license plates issued under this 29 provision must be renewed in accordance with law. License plates issued under the 30 provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person, except that any 31 registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the 32 duration of the year licensed, in the event of the death of the qualified applicant. ✔
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