No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle or trailer
upon any street or highway of this City unless such motor vehicle
or trailer has properly displayed a valid license plate or plates
or temporary permit issued to the lawful owner of the vehicle by the
Department of Revenue of the State of Missouri, except that any person
who is a non-resident of the State of Missouri may operate or park
any motor vehicle or trailer upon any street or highway of this City,
provided the motor vehicle or trailer has been duly registered for
the current year in the State, country or other place of which the
owner is a resident, provided that at all times such motor vehicle
or trailer is being operated or parked upon the streets or highways
of this City, the valid license plate or plates or temporary permit
is properly displayed on such vehicle or trailer.
[R.O. 1992 § 385.055; Ord. No.
439 §§ 1 – 3, 10-23-2003]
A. Unless otherwise provided by duly executed agreements entered into
pursuant to Sections 301.271 to 301.279, RSMo., a non-resident owner,
owning any motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current
year in the State, District of Columbia, territory or possession of
the United States, foreign country or other place of which the owner
is a resident and which at all times when operated in this City has
displayed upon it the number plate issued for the vehicle in the place
of residence of such owner, may operate or permit the operation of
such vehicle within this State without registering such vehicle or
paying any such registration fee to this State; but the provisions
of this Subsection shall be operative to allow such owner to operate
or permit the operation of such vehicle owned by a non-resident of
this State only to the extent that under the laws of the State, District
of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States, foreign
country or other place of residence of the non-resident owner substantially
equivalent exemptions are granted to residents of Missouri for the
operation of vehicles duly registered in Missouri.
B. Unless otherwise provided by duly executed agreements entered into
pursuant to Sections 301.271 to 301.279, RSMo., trailers registered
in any jurisdiction may be operated in combination with any motor
vehicle properly registered in accordance with Sections 301.271 to
301.279, RSMo.
Application for registration of a motor vehicle not previously
registered in Missouri, operated for the first time on the public
highways of this State, and previously registered in another State
shall be made within thirty (30) days after the owner of such motor
vehicle has become a resident of this State.
No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway
of this City unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate
or set of license plates issued by the Director of Revenue or the
State Highways and Transportation Commission and authorized by Section
301.140, RSMo. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor
vehicle or trailer in a manner so that all parts thereof shall be
plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the reflective qualities
thereof are not impaired. License plates shall be fastened to all
motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors
licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on the front
and rear of such vehicles not less than eight (8) inches nor more
than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground, with the letters and
numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles,
motortricycles, autocycles, and motorscooters shall be displayed on
the rear of such vehicles either horizontally or vertically, with
the letters and numbers plainly visible. The license plate on buses,
other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or
truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds
shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight
(8) inches nor more than forty-eight (48) inches above the ground,
with the letters and numbers thereon right side up, or if two (2)
plates are issued for the vehicle pursuant to Subsection (3) of Section
301.130, RSMo., displayed in the same manner on the front and rear
of such vehicles. The license plate or plates authorized by Section
301.140, RSMo., when properly attached, shall be prima facie evidence
that the required fees have been paid.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle or trailer on which
there is displayed on the front or rear thereof any other plate, tag
or placard bearing any number except the plate furnished by the Director
of Revenue or the placard herein authorized and the official license
tag of any municipality of this State, nor shall there be displayed
on any motor vehicle or trailer a placard, sign or tag bearing the
words "license lost," "license applied for" or words of similar import
as a substitute for such number plates or such placard.
[R.O. 1992 § 385.075; Ord. No.
439 §§ 1 – 3, 10-23-2003]
A. In event of the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of any certificate
of ownership, number plate, tab or set of tabs issued by the Director
of Revenue, the lawful holder thereof shall, within five (5) days,
file with the Director of Revenue an affidavit showing such fact and
shall, on the payment of a fee of eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50),
obtain a duplicate or replacement of such plate, certificate, tab
or set of tabs. Any duplicate certificate issued for any "motor vehicle
primarily for business use," as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.,
shall be issued only to the owner of record.
B. Upon filing an affidavit of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed
certificate of registration, the Director of Revenue shall issue to
the lawful owner a duplicate or replacement thereof upon payment of
a fee of eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50).
C. Vehicle owners who elect not to transfer or renew multi-year plates
shall be charged a fee equal to that charged for a lost plate in addition
to the registration fee prescribed by law at the time the new plate
or plates are issued.
No person shall show, exhibit, display or have in possession
for the purpose of sale any motor vehicle bearing or displaying thereon
any number or license plates except those of the dealer or owner so
displaying said motor vehicle; provided, however, that where the motor
vehicle is placed on consignment with a dealer by the owner thereof,
there may be displayed a number or license plate issued to the owner
thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate in this City
a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered as provided by
law unless a certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided
in Section 301.190, RSMo.
It shall be unlawful for any person to buy or sell in this City
any motor vehicle or trailer registered under the laws of this State
unless at the time of delivery thereof there shall pass between the
parties a certificate of ownership with an assignment thereof as provided
in Section 301.210, RSMo., as amended, and the sale of any motor vehicle
or trailer registered under the laws of this State, without the assignment
of such certificate of ownership, shall be presumed fraudulent and
void unless the parties have executed a written agreement for delayed
delivery of certificate of ownership as provided in Subsection 5 of
Section 301.210, RSMo.
Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer,
the certificate of registration and the right to use the number plates
shall expire and the number plates shall be removed by the owner at
the time of the transfer of possession, and it shall be unlawful for
any person other than the person to whom such number plates were originally
issued to have the same in his/her possession whether in use or not,
unless such possession is solely for charitable purposes; except that
the buyer of a motor vehicle or trailer who trades in a motor vehicle
or trailer may attach the license plates from the trade-in motor vehicle
or trailer to the newly purchased motor vehicle or trailer. The operation
of a motor vehicle with such transferred plates shall be lawful for
no more than thirty (30) days, or no more than ninety (90) days if
the dealer is selling the motor vehicle under the provisions of Section
301.213, RSMo., or no more than sixty (60) days if the dealer is selling
the motor vehicle under the provisions of Subsection 5 of Section
301.210, RSMo. As used in this Section, the term "trade-in motor vehicle
or trailer" shall include any single motor vehicle or trailer sold
by the buyer of the newly purchased vehicle or trailer, as long as
the license plates for the trade-in motor vehicle or trailer are still
valid.
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle or trailer by a dealer, a buyer
who has made application for registration, by mail or otherwise, may
operate the same for a period of thirty (30) days, or no more than
ninety (90) days if issued by a dealer selling the motor vehicle under
the provisions of Section 301.213, RSMo., or no more than sixty (60)
days if issued by a dealer selling the motor vehicle under the provisions
of Subsection 5 of Section 301.210, RSMo., after taking possession
thereof if during such period the motor vehicle or trailer shall have
attached thereto, in the manner required by Section 301.130, RSMo.,
number plates issued to the dealer. Upon application and presentation
of proof of financial responsibility as required under Subsection
4 of Section 301.140, RSMo., and satisfactory evidence that the buyer
has applied for registration, a dealer may furnish such number plates
to the buyer for such temporary use. In such event, the dealer shall
require the buyer to deposit the sum of ten dollars and fifty cents
($10.50), to be returned to the buyer upon return of the number plates,
as a guarantee that said buyer will return to the dealer such number
plates within thirty (30) days, or no more than ninety (90) days if
issued by a dealer selling the motor vehicle under the provisions
of Section 301.213, RSMo., or no more than sixty (60) days if issued
by a dealer selling the motor vehicle under the provisions of Subsection
5 of Section 301.210, RSMo.
No dealer shall advise any purchaser of a motor vehicle or trailer
that such purchaser may drive such a motor vehicle or trailer without
compliance with the foregoing license requirements.
[R.O. 1992 § 385.135; Ord. No.
439 §§ 1 – 3, 10-23-2003]
A. Any motor vehicle over twenty-five (25) years old which is owned
solely as a collector's item and which is used and intended to
be used for exhibition and educational purposes shall be permanently
registered upon payment of a registration fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00). Upon the transfer of the title to any such vehicle, the
registration shall be canceled and the license plates issued therefor
shall be returned to the Director of Revenue.
B. The owner of any such vehicle shall file an application in a form
prescribed by the Director if such vehicle meets the requirements
of this Section, and a certificate of registration shall be issued
therefor. Such certificate need not specify the horsepower of the
motor vehicle.
C. Historic vehicles may be driven to and from repair facilities one
hundred (100) miles from the vehicle's location, and in addition may
be driven up to one thousand (1,000) miles per year for personal use.
The owner of the historic vehicle shall be responsible for keeping
a log of the miles driven for personal use each calendar year. Such
log must be kept in the historic vehicle when the vehicle is driven
on any State road. The historic vehicle's mileage driven in an antique
auto tour or event and mileage driven to and from such a tour or event
shall not be considered mileage driven for the purpose of the mileage
limitations in this Section. Violation of this Section shall be punishable
under Section 301.440, RSMo., and, in addition to any other penalties
prescribed by law, upon plea or finding of guilt thereof, the director
of revenue shall revoke the historic motor vehicle license plates
of such violator which were issued pursuant to this Section.
D. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section to the contrary, any person possessing a license plate issued by the state of Missouri that is over twenty-five (25) years old, in which the year of the issuance of such plate is consistent with the year of the manufacture of the vehicle, the owner of the vehicle may register such plate as an historic vehicle plate as set forth in Subsections
A and
B of this Section, provided that the configuration of letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers of such plate are not identical to the configuration of letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers of any plates already issued to an owner by the director. Such license plate shall not be required to possess the characteristic features of reflective material and common color scheme and design as prescribed in Section 301.130, RSMo. The owner of the historic vehicle registered pursuant to this Subsection shall keep the certificate of registration in the vehicle at all times. The certificate of registration shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered with the director and that all fees have been paid.