[R.O. 2009 §22-231; Ord. No. 513 §1, 10-11-1983; Ord. No. 604 §1, 8-13-1985]
A.
Every
resident owner of a motor vehicle in the City which shall be operated,
driven or parked within the City limits of the City shall obtain from
the City Clerk prior to the first (1st) day of March of each year,
a license so to operate, drive or park such motor vehicle, which license
shall expire at Midnight on the last day of February of the following
year. Resident owner shall include any person holding a merchant's
license in this City unless such vehicle is licensed in some other
municipality.
B.
In
the event that a resident purchases a motor vehicle during the year
after March first (1st), then the resident owner shall apply for a
license within thirty (30) days of the purchase thereof or the date
of application for State title and registration, whichever is later,
if application for State title and registration is made within the
time required by law.
C.
In
the event that a resident owner moves into the City after March first
(1st) of any year, then the resident shall apply for a license within
thirty (30) days of the date of establishing residence.
[R.O. 2009 §22-232; Ord. No 513 §2, 10-11-83]
Application for such license shall be made in writing to the
City Clerk upon a form provided by the City Clerk which form shall
contain the name of the resident owner, residence address, make, model
and year of the vehicle and the State license number of the vehicle.
The applicant shall present evidence in the form of a copy of the
application for title and State registration showing that the sales
tax due to the City by reason of purchase of the vehicle has been
paid. The resident owner shall also exhibit to the City Clerk the
applicant's paid tax bill from the County of St. Louis, Missouri,
showing that a personal property tax has been paid for the taxable
year prior to the year for which the license is being issued. If the
applicant is unable to produce such paid tax bill because of failure
to pay such tax, the applicant shall forthwith pay the same or if
no assessment has been made on the motor vehicle in question, the
applicant shall apply to the St. Louis County Assessor for an assessment
thereon and shall pay the taxes according to the assessment made together
with interest and penalties before the City motor vehicle license
will be issued.
[R.O. 2009 §22-233; Ord. No. 513 §2, 10-11-1983]
No City motor vehicle license shall be issued without the applicant
first presenting evidence that the sales tax due to the City by reason
of the purchase of the vehicle has been paid.
[R.O. 2009 §22-234; Ord. No. 513 §3, 10-11-1983]
Upon receipt of such application by the resident owner of such
motor vehicle, the City Clerk shall issue to the applicant a City
motor vehicle license which license shall bear the name of the City,
a serial number, the year and purpose for which it was issued. It
shall be the duty of the applicant to permanently affix the license
to the lower right-hand corner of the inside of the glass part of
the windshield of the motor vehicle for which the same was issued.
No resident owner shall drive, operate or park or cause to be driven,
operated or parked any motor vehicle within the City limits without
the license being permanently affixed to the windshield in the manner
herein prescribed.
[R.O. 2009 §22-235; Ord. No. 513 §4, 10-11-1983]
In the event the resident owner of any motor vehicle shall sell
or dispose of the vehicle to which a license has been permanently
affixed to the windshield, the resident owner shall destroy and remove
the license before delivering or disposing of the vehicle.
[R.O. 2009 §22-236; Ord. No. 513 §5, 10-11-1983]
No City motor vehicle license shall be transferred to any other
person, nor shall it be used for any vehicle other than the one for
which it was issued.
[R.O. 2009 §22-237; Ord. No. 513 §6, 10-11-1983]
Whenever a license has been destroyed or the resident owner
shall sell or dispose of such vehicle and shall have destroyed the
license and desires to procure a new license for the same or another
vehicle, the applicant shall deliver to the City Clerk, under oath,
satisfactory proof of its destruction. Upon receipt of such proof,
the City Clerk shall issue and deliver to the applicant a new license.
[R.O. 2009 §22-238; Ord. No. 513 §7, 10-11-1983]
The license fees levied and collected on all motor vehicles
shall be free if application for the license is made prior to March
first (1st) of each calendar year or within thirty (30) days of purchase
or residence as hereinabove required.
[R.O. 2009 §22-239; Ord. No. 513 §8, 10-11-1983]
Any application for a license fee received after the periods
for application herein set forth shall be accompanied by a six dollar
($6.00) late charge.
[R.O. 2009 §22-240; Ord. No. 513 §9, 10-11-1983]
Any motor vehicles parked overnight within the City limits for
a period of ten (10) days shall be prima facie evidence of ownership
by a resident of the City and the motor vehicle shall be licensed
as required.
[R.O. 2009 §22-241; Ord. No. 513 §10, 10-11-1983; Ord. No. 988 §1, 4-25-2000]
The resident owner of any motor vehicle operated, driven or
parked within the City limits who shall fail or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than one dollar ($1.00) and each day that the violator shall
fail or refuse to comply with any provisions of this Article shall
be considered a separate and distinct offense.
