The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall collect a fee of one dollar and fifty cents for each certificate of inspection, sticker, seal or other device issued to the official inspection stations, except that no charge shall be made for certificates of inspection, sticker, seal or other device issued to official inspection stations operated by governmental entities.

All fees collected shall be deposited in the state treasury with one dollar of each fee collected credited to the state highway fund and, for the purpose of administering and enforcing the state motor vehicle laws and traffic regulations, fifty cents credited to the "Highway Patrol Inspection Fund" which is hereby created.

The moneys collected and deposited in the highway patrol inspection fund shall be expended subject to appropriations by the general assembly for the administration and enforcement of sections 307.350 to 307.390 by the Missouri state highway patrol.

The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of each biennium exceeding the amount of the appropriations from the fund for the first two fiscal years shall be transferred to the state road fund, and the provisions of section 33.080, relating to the transfer of funds to the general revenue Page 2 of 3 4294H02.14H fund at the end of the biennium, shall not apply to the fund.

AnThe applicantowner foror registrationoperator mayof makeany inspection station who discontinues operation during the period that a donationstation ofpermit oneis dollarvalid or whose station permit is suspended or revoked shall return all official signs and posters and any current unused inspection stickers, seals or other devices to promotethe superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol and shall receive a blindnessfull education,refund screeningon request except for official signs and treatmentposters, program.provided the request is made during the calendar year or within sixty days thereafter in the manner prescribed by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol.

TheStations directorwhich ofhave revenuea valid permit shall collectexchange theunused donationsprevious andyear depositissue allinspection suchstickers donationsand/or indecals thefor statean treasuryidentical tonumber of current year issue, provided the creditunused stickers and/or decals are submitted for exchange not later than April thirtieth of the blindnesscurrent education,calendar screeningyear, andin treatmentthe programmanner fundprescribed establishedby inthe sectionsuperintendent 209.015.of the Missouri state highway patrol.

Moneys in the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section 209.015;

except that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.

The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance or renewal.

The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.

AnNotwithstanding applicantthe forprovisions registrationof maysection make307.390 ato donationthe ofcontrary, ana amountviolation notof lessthis thansection oneshall dollarbe toa promoteclass anC organmisdemeanor. donor program.

The director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the organ donor program fund as established in sections 194.297 to 194.304.

Moneys in the organ donor fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, except that the HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

4 department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.

The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance or renewal.

The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making a contribution not less than one dollar as prescribed in this subsection.

AnThe applicantowner foror registrationoperator mayof makeany ainspection donationstation ofshall onemaintain dollarliability insurance at all times to thecover Missouripossible medaldamage ofto honorvehicles recipientsduring fund.the inspection process.";

Theand"; director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri medal of honor recipients fund as established in section 226.925.

Moneysand inFurther theamend medalsaid ofbill honorby recipientsamending fund shall be used solely for the purposestitle, establishedenacting inclause, sectionand 226.925,intersectional exceptreferences thataccordingly. the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.

TheTHIS donationAMENDMENT prescribedAMENDS inAMENDMENT this4294H02.11H subsectionPage is3 voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance3 or renewal.

The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant 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 the duration of the veteran's disability.

Each such applicant issued license plates under these provisions shall annually furnish [proof of vehicle inspection and] proof of disability to the director, except that an applicant whose service connected disability qualifying him for special license plates consists in whole or in part of loss of an eye or a limb or an applicant with a one hundred percent permanent disability, as established by a physician's signed statement to that effect, need only furnish proof of disability to the director when initially applying for the special license plates and not thereafter, but in such case proof that the veteran is alive shall be required annually.

No commercial motor vehicle in excess of twenty- four thousand pounds gross weight may be licensed under the provisions of sections 301.071 to 301.075.

301.132.

1.

For purposes of this section, "street rod" is a vehicle older than 1949 or a vehicle manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949;

and has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

2.

The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the certificate of title of a street rod vehicle shall be the model year and year of manufacture that the body of such vehicle resembles.

The current and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be designated with the word "REPLICA".

3.

For each street rod, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual registration fees.

HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

5 4.

In applying for registration of a street rod pursuant to this section, the owner of the street rod shall submit with the application a certification that the vehicle for which the application is made:

(1) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and similar uses;

(2) Will not be used for general daily transportation.

5.

[In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 4 of this section, when applying for registration of a street rod, the new owner of the street rod shall provide proof that the street rod passed a safety inspection in accordance with section 307.350 that shall be approved by the department of public safety in consultation with the street rod community in this state.

6.] On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director of the department of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue, and the following words:

"STREET ROD", "STATE OF MISSOURI".

Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section.

The director of revenue shall determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such, except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

[7.] 6.

Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute of this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle registered pursuant to this section.

[8.

Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section,] 7.

A vehicle registered pursuant to this section is exempt from any statute of this state that requires [periodic vehicle inspections and from any statute of this state that requires] the use and inspection of emission controls.

[9.] 8.

A "custom vehicle" means any motor vehicle that:

(1) Is at least twenty-five years old and of a model year after 1948, or was manufactured to resemble a vehicle twenty-five years old or older and of a model year after 1948;

and (2) Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has an entire body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

[10.] 9.

The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the certificate of title of a custom vehicle shall be the model year and year of manufacture that the body of HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

6 such vehicle resembles.

The current and all subsequent certificates of ownership shall be designated with the word "REPLICA".

[11.] 10.

For each custom vehicle, there shall be an annual fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual registration fees.

[12.] 11.

In applying for registration of a custom vehicle pursuant to this section, the owner of the custom vehicle shall submit with the application a certification that the vehicle for which the application is made:

(1) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibits, club activities, parades, tours, and similar uses;

and (2) Will not be used for general daily transportation.

[13.

In addition to the certification required pursuant to subsection 12 of this section, when applying for registration of a custom vehicle, the new owner of the custom vehicle shall provide proof that the custom vehicle passed a safety inspection in accordance with section 307.350 that shall be approved by the department of public safety in consultation with the street rod community in this state.

14.] 12.

On registration of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the director of the department of revenue shall issue to the owner two license plates containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue, and the following words:

"CUSTOM VEHICLE", "STATE OF MISSOURI".

Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the motor vehicle registered hereunder.

The director of revenue shall determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such, except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

[15.] 13.

Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute of this state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle registered pursuant to this section.

[16.

Except as provided in subsection 13 of this section, Avehicle registered pursuant to this section is exempt from any statute of this state that requires periodic vehicle inspections and from any statute of this state that requires the use and inspection of emission controls.

17.] 14.

For purposes of this section, "blue dot tail light" is a red lamp installed in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than one inch in diameter.

HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

7 [18.] 15.

A street rod or custom vehicle may use blue dot tail lights for stop lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps, and rear reflectors.

301.147.

1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.020 to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2000, the director of revenue may provide owners of motor vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds gross weight, the option of biennially registering motor vehicles.

Any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each odd-numbered calendar year, subject to the following requirements:

(1) The fee collected at the time of biennial registration shall include the annual registration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional twelve months of the biennial registration;

(2) Presentation of all documentation otherwise required by law for vehicle registration including, but not limited to, a personal property tax receipt or certified statement for the preceding year that no such taxes were due as set forth in section 301.025, proof of [a motor vehicle safety inspection and] any applicable emission inspection conducted within sixty days prior to the date of application and proof of insurance as required by section 303.026.

2.

The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective administration of this section.

The director is authorized to adopt those rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the limited duties specifically delegated within this section.

Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated pursuant to the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536.

This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after July 1, 2000, shall be invalid and void.

3.

The director of revenue shall have the authority to stagger the registration period of motor vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds gross weight.

Once the owner of a motor vehicle chooses the option of biennial registration, such registration must be maintained for the full twenty-four month period.

301.190.

1.

No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

8 the applicant acquires the motor vehicle or trailer, unless the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section 301.210 in which case the applicant shall make application within thirty days after receiving title from the dealer, upon a blank form furnished by the director of revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a full description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer of ownership, as required by section 407.536, together with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for making such application.

When an owner wants to add or delete a name or names on an application for certificate of ownership of a motor vehicle or trailer that would cause it to be inconsistent with the name or names listed on the notice of lien, the owner shall provide the director with documentation evidencing the lienholder's authorization to add or delete a name or names on an application for certificate of ownership.

2.

The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue.

If satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the certificate pursuant to section 407.536, a statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536 indicated that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles shown on the odometer, or is unknown.

3.

The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010.

Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the face thereof the following designation:

"Annual odometer updates may be available from the department of revenue.".

On any duplicate certificate, the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent of either:

HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

9 (1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately prior certificate;

or (2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.

4.

The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without ready detection.

In order to carry out the requirements of this subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.

5.

The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle or trailer.

If application for the certificate is not made within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, or where the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section 301.210 and the applicant fails to make application within thirty days after receiving title from the dealer, a delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency thereafter, not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars, but such penalty may be waived by the director for a good cause shown.

If the director of revenue learns that any person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer, or where the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 or subsection 5 of section 301.210 and the applicant fails to make application within thirty days after receiving title from the dealer, or has sold a vehicle without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together with all fees, charges and payments which the person should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership and registration of the vehicle.

The certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate and shall not have to be renewed annually.

6.

Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.

HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

10 7.

It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the law unless a certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided in this section.

8.

Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation department fund.

9.

Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the director of revenue.

The vehicle examination shall include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a determination of the classification of the vehicle.

The owner of a vehicle which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the director of revenue.

Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, an owner presenting a motor vehicle which has been issued a salvage title and which is ten years of age or older to a vehicle examination described in this subsection in order to obtain a certificate of ownership with the designation prior salvage motor vehicle shall not be required to repair or restore the vehicle to its original appearance in order to pass or complete the vehicle examination.

The fee for the vehicle examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of revenue at the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation department fund.

If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and the HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

11 emissions inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and the fees required by section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be charged to the owner.

10.

When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri or as required by section 301.020, it shall be accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly authorized official inspection station as described in chapter 307, except that such inspection may be completed by an employee of a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer.

The completed form shall certify that the manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of inspection.

The inspection station or the licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer shall collect the same fee as authorized in section 307.365 for making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as provided in section 307.365.

If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, [the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and] the emissions inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and [only] the fees required by [section 307.365 and] section 643.315 shall be charged to the owner.

This section shall not apply to vehicles being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.

11.

Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section.

If the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition, the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership issued for such vehicle.

Any salvage designation shall be carried forward on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.

12.

When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by the issuing state as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, or prior salvage vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name of the issuing state and such prior designation.

The absence of any prior designation shall not relieve a transferor of the duty to exercise due diligence with regard to such certificate of ownership prior to the transfer of a certificate.

If a transferor exercises any due diligence with regard to a certificate of ownership, the legal transfer of a certificate of ownership without any designation that is subsequently discovered to have or should have had a designation shall be a transfer free and clear of any liabilities of the transferor associated with the missing designation.

HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

12 13.

When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA- std motor vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".

14.

The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of the inspections required by this section.

15.

Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year, and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be accompanied by:

(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the motor vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;

(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the vehicle;

(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees described in subsection 5 of this section.

Such fee shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation department fund;

and (4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the director of revenue.

The inspection performed by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency shall include a check for stolen vehicles.

The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and deliver such certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner of a reconstructed motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to obtain a vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway patrol.

301.443.

1.

Any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a veteran of service in the Armed Forces of the United States and has been honorably discharged from such service and who is a former prisoner of war and any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a former prisoner of war and who was a United States citizen not in the Armed Forces of the United States during such time is, upon filing an application for registration together with HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

13 such information and proof in the form of a statement from the United States Veterans Administration or the Department of Defense or any other form of proof as the director may require, entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 for a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight.

There shall be no fee charged for license plates issued under the provisions of this section.

2.

Not more than one certificate of registration and one corresponding set of motor vehicle license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 shall be issued each year to a qualified former prisoner of war under this section.

3.

Proof of ownership [and vehicle inspection] of the particular motor vehicle for which a registration certificate and set of license plates is requested must be shown at the time of application.

Proof of status as a former prisoner of war as required in subsection 1 of this section shall only be required on the initial application.

4.

As used in this section, "former prisoner of war" means any person who was taken as an enemy prisoner during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam Conflict.

5.

The director shall furnish each former prisoner of war obtaining a set of license plates under the provisions of subsections 1 to 4 of this section special plates which shall have the words "FORMER P.O.W." on the license plates in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" as provided in section 301.130 in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129.

Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

6.

Registration certificates and license plates issued under the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle will be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified former prisoner of war.

7.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 6 of this section to the contrary, the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who has not remarried and who has been issued license plates described in subsection 5 of this section shall be entitled to transfer such license plates to the motor vehicle of the surviving spouse and receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage.

There shall be no fee charged for the transfer of such license plates.

(2) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules for the obtaining of a set of license plates described in subsection 5 of this section by the surviving spouse of the former HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

14 prisoner of war when such license plates are not issued prior to the death of the former prisoner of war.

The surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage.

There shall be no fee charged for the license plates issued pursuant to this subdivision.

307.350.

1.

The owner of every [motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010 which is required to be registered in this state, except:

(1) Motor vehicles having less than one hundred fifty thousand miles, for the ten-year period following their model year of manufacture, excluding] prior salvage [vehicles] vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, immediately following a rebuilding process and [vehicles] every motor vehicle subject to the provisions of section 307.380[;

(2) Those motor vehicles which are engaged in interstate commerce and are proportionately registered in this state with the Missouri highway reciprocity commission, although the owner may request that such vehicle be inspected by an official inspection station, and a peace officer may stop and inspect such vehicles to determine whether the mechanical condition is in compliance with the safety regulations established by the United States Department of Transportation;

and (3) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 301.131;

(4) Vehicles registered in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds for a period of less than twelve months;] shall submit such [vehicles] vehicle to [a biennial] an inspection of [their] its mechanism and equipment in accordance with the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390 and obtain a certificate of inspection and approval and a sticker, seal, or other device from a duly authorized official inspection station.

The inspection, except the inspection of school buses which shall be made at the time provided in section 307.375, shall be made at the time prescribed in the rules and regulations issued by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol;

but the inspection of a vehicle shall not be made more than sixty days prior to the date of application for registration or within sixty days of when a vehicle's registration is transferred;

however, if a vehicle was purchased from a motor vehicle dealer and a valid inspection had been made within sixty days of the purchase date, the new owner shall be able to utilize an inspection performed within ninety days prior to the application for registration or transfer.

Any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved pursuant to the safety inspection program established pursuant to sections 307.350 to 307.390 in each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved pursuant to sections 307.350 to 307.390 in each odd-numbered year.

The certificate of inspection and approval shall be a sticker, seal, or other device or combination thereof, as the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol prescribes by regulation and shall be HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

15 displayed upon the motor vehicle or trailer as prescribed by the regulations established by him.

The replacement of certificates of inspection and approval which are lost or destroyed shall be made by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol under regulations prescribed by him.

2.

For the purpose of obtaining an inspection only, it shall be lawful to operate a vehicle over the most direct route between the owner's usual place of residence and an inspection station of such owner's choice, notwithstanding the fact that the vehicle does not have a current state registration license.

It shall also be lawful to operate such a vehicle from an inspection station to another place where repairs may be made and to return the vehicle to the inspection station notwithstanding the absence of a current state registration license.

3.

No person whose motor vehicle was duly inspected and approved as provided in this section shall be required to have the same motor vehicle again inspected and approved for the sole reason that such person wishes to obtain a set of any special personalized license plates available pursuant to section 301.144 or a set of any license plates available pursuant to section 301.142, prior to the expiration date of such motor vehicle's current registration.

4.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

307.375.

1.

The owner of every bus used to transport children to or from school in addition to any other inspection required by law shall submit the vehicle to an official inspection station, and obtain a certificate of inspection, sticker, seal or other device annually, but the inspection of the vehicle shall not be made more than sixty days prior to operating the vehicle during the school year.

The inspection shall, in addition to the inspection of the mechanism and equipment required for [all] motor vehicles under the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.390, include an inspection to ascertain that the following items are correctly fitted, adjusted, and in good working condition:

(1) All mirrors, including crossview, inside, and outside;

(2) The front and rear warning flashers;

(3) The stop signal arm;

(4) The crossing control arm on public school buses required to have them pursuant to section 304.050;

(5) The rear bumper to determine that it is flush with the bus so that hitching of rides cannot occur;

(6) The exhaust tailpipe shall be flush with or may extend not more than two inches beyond the perimeter of the body or bumper;

(7) The emergency doors and exits to determine them to be unlocked and easily opened as required;

(8) The lettering and signing on the front, side and rear of the bus;

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16 (9) The service door;

(10) The step treads;

(11) The aisle mats or aisle runners;

(12) The emergency equipment which shall include as a minimum a first aid kit, flares or fuses, and a fire extinguisher;

(13) The seats, including a determination that they are securely fastened to the floor;

(14) The emergency door buzzer;

(15) All hand hold grips;

(16) The interior glazing of the bus.

2.

In addition to the inspection required by subsection 1 of this section, the Missouri state highway patrol shall conduct an inspection after February first of each school year of all vehicles required to be marked as school buses under section 304.050.

This inspection shall be conducted by the Missouri highway patrol in cooperation with the department of elementary and secondary education and shall include, as a minimum, items in subsection 1 of this section and the following:

(1) The driver seat belts;

(2) The heating and defrosting systems;

(3) The reflectors;

(4) The bus steps;

(5) The aisles;

(6) The frame.

3.

If, upon inspection, conditions which violate the standards in subsection 2 of this section are found, the owner or operator shall have them corrected in ten days and notify the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or those persons authorized by the superintendent.

If the defects or unsafe conditions found constitute an immediate danger, the bus shall not be used until corrections are made and the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or those persons authorized by the superintendent are notified.

4.

The Missouri highway patrol may inspect any school bus at any time and if such inspection reveals a deficiency affecting the safe operation of the bus, the provisions of subsection 3 of this section shall be applicable.

5.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390 to the contrary, A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor.

307.380.

1.

Every vehicle [of the type required to be inspected] upon having been involved in an accident and when so directed by a police officer [must] shall be inspected and an official certificate of inspection and approval, sticker, seal, or other device be obtained for such vehicle before it is again operated on the highways of this state.

[At the seller's expense every used motor vehicle of the type required to be inspected by section 307.350 shall HCS HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, et al.

17 immediately prior to sale be fully inspected regardless of any current certificate of inspection and approval, and an appropriate new certificate of inspection and approval, sticker, seal or other device shall be obtained.] 2.

Nothing contained in the provisions of this section shall be construed to prohibit a dealer or any other person from selling a vehicle without a certificate of inspection and approval if the vehicle is sold for junk, salvage, or for rebuilding, or for vehicles sold at public auction or from dealer to dealer.

The purchaser of any vehicle which is purchased for junk, salvage, or for rebuilding shall give to the seller an affidavit, on a form prescribed by the superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol, stating that the vehicle is being purchased for one of the reasons stated herein.

No vehicle of the type required to be inspected by section 307.350 which is purchased as junk, salvage, or for rebuilding shall again be registered in this state until the owner has submitted the vehicle for inspection and obtained an official certificate of inspection and approval, sticker, seal or other device for such vehicle.

3.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.390, violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

643.315.

1.

Except as provided in sections 643.300 to 643.355, all motor vehicles which are domiciled, registered or primarily operated in an area for which the commission has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection program pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 shall be inspected and approved prior to sale or transfer;

provided that, if such vehicle is inspected and approved prior to sale or transfer, such vehicle shall not be subject to another emissions inspection for ninety days after the date of sale or transfer of such vehicle.

In addition, any such vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved under the emissions inspection program established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 in each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be inspected and approved under the emissions inspection program established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 in each odd-numbered calendar year.

All motor vehicles subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 shall display a valid emissions inspection sticker, and when applicable, a valid emissions inspection certificate shall be presented at the time of registration or registration renewal of such motor vehicle.

The department of revenue shall require evidence of the safety and emission inspection and approval required by this section in issuing the motor vehicle annual registration in conformity with the procedure required by sections 307.350 to 307.390 and sections 643.300 to 643.355.

The director of revenue may verify that a successful safety and emissions inspection was completed via electronic means.

2.

The inspection requirement of subsection 1 of this section shall apply to all motor vehicles except:

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18 (1) Motor vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating in excess of eight thousand five hundred pounds;

(2) Motorcycles and motortricycles if such vehicles are exempted from the motor vehicle emissions inspection under federal regulation and approved by the commission by rule;

(3) Model year vehicles manufactured prior to 1996;

(4) Vehicles which are powered exclusively by electric or hydrogen power or by fuels other than gasoline which are exempted from the motor vehicle emissions inspection under federal regulation and approved by the commission by rule;

(5) Motor vehicles registered in an area subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 which are domiciled and operated exclusively in an area of the state not subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355, but only if the owner of such vehicle presents to the department an affidavit that the vehicle will be operated exclusively in an area of the state not subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 for the next twenty-four months, and the owner applies for and receives a waiver which shall be presented at the time of registration or registration renewal;

(6) New and unused motor vehicles, of model years of the current calendar year and of any calendar year within two years of such calendar year, which have an odometer reading of less than six thousand miles at the time of original sale by a motor vehicle manufacturer or licensed motor vehicle dealer to the first user;

(7) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 301.131;

(8) School buses;

(9) Heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of eight thousand five hundred pounds;

(10) New motor vehicles that have not been previously titled and registered, for the four-year period following their model year of manufacture[, provided the odometer reading for such motor vehicles are under forty thousand miles at their first required biennial safety inspection conducted under sections 307.350 to 307.390;

otherwise such motor vehicles shall be subject to the emissions inspection requirements of subsection 1 of this section during the same period that the biennial safety inspection is conducted];

(11) Motor vehicles that are driven fewer than twelve thousand miles between biennial [safety inspections] registration periods;

and (12) Qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles.

For the purposes of this section, "qualified plug-in electric drive vehicle" shall mean a plug-in electric drive vehicle that is made by a manufacturer, has not been modified from original manufacturer specifications, and can operate solely on electric power and is capable of recharging its battery from an on- board generation source and an off-board electricity source.

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19 3.

The commission may, by rule, allow inspection reciprocity with other states having equivalent or more stringent testing and waiver requirements than those established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355.

4.

(1) At the time of sale, a licensed motor vehicle dealer, as defined in section 301.550, may choose to sell a motor vehicle subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 either:

(a) With prior inspection and approval as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection;

or (b) Without prior inspection and approval as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(2) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle with prior inspection and approval, the dealer shall disclose, in writing, prior to sale, whether the vehicle obtained approval by meeting the emissions standards established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 or by obtaining a waiver pursuant to section 643.335.

Avehicle sold pursuant to this subdivision by a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall be inspected and approved within the one hundred twenty days immediately preceding the date of sale, and, for the purpose of registration of such vehicle, such inspection shall be considered timely.

(3) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle without prior inspection and approval, the purchaser may return the vehicle within ten days of the date of purchase, provided that the vehicle has no more than one thousand additional miles since the time of sale, if the vehicle fails, upon inspection, to meet the emissions standards specified by the commission and the dealer shall have the vehicle inspected and approved without the option for a waiver of the emissions standard and return the vehicle to the purchaser with a valid emissions certificate and sticker within five working days or the purchaser and dealer may enter into any other mutually acceptable agreement.

If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle without prior inspection and approval, the dealer shall disclose conspicuously on the sales contract and bill of sale that the purchaser has the option to return the vehicle within ten days, provided that the vehicle has no more than one thousand additional miles since the time of sale, to have the dealer repair the vehicle and provide an emissions certificate and sticker within five working days if the vehicle fails, upon inspection, to meet the emissions standards established by the commission, or enter into any mutually acceptable agreement with the dealer.

A violation of this subdivision shall be an unlawful practice as defined in section 407.020.

No emissions inspection shall be required pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.360 for the sale of any motor vehicle which may be sold without a certificate of inspection and approval, as provided pursuant to subsection 2 of section 307.380.

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20 Section B.

Section A of this act shall become effective January 1, 2027.