HOUSE BILL NO. 1692 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUPPS.
5030H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal sections 301.020, 301.074, 301.132, 301.147, 301.190, 301.443, 307.350, 307.375, and 643.315, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof nine new sections relating to motor vehicle safety inspections, with penalty provisions and a delayed effective date.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 301.020, 301.074, 301.132, 301.147, 301.190, 301.443, 307.350, 2 307.375, and 643.315, RSMo, are repealed and nine new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to 3 be known as sections 301.020, 301.074, 301.132, 301.147, 301.190, 301.443, 307.350, 4 307.375, and 643.315,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 office 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; 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
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 1692 2
15 thousand miles on the odometer, the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information 16 provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access to such information, 17 together with the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle to which such 18 information pertains, for a period of ten years after the receipt of such information. This 19 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 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 HB 1692 3
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 Vehicle", "Motor Change 55 Vehicle", "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", or "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle" 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 effect, 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 organ 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 organ donor program 85 fund as established in sections 194.297 to 194.304. Moneys in the organ 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 HB 1692 4
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. 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 effect, 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 charged for 10 personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual registration 11 fees. HB 1692 5
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: 15 (1) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, 16 parades, tours, and similar uses; 17 (2) Will 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", "STATE 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 HB 1692 6
48 such vehicle resembles. The current and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be 49 designated with the word "REPLICA". 50 [11.] 10. For each custom vehicle, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee 51 charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual 52 registration fees. 53 [12.] 11. 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) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibits, club activities, parades, 57 tours, and similar uses; and 58 (2) Will 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: "CUSTOM VEHICLE", "STATE 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. HB 1692 7
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. 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