Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
301.260. State and municipally owned motor vehicles — public schools and colleges courtesy or driver training vehicles — regulations. — 1. The director of revenue shall issue certificates for all cars owned by the state of Missouri and shall assign to each of such cars two plates bearing the words: "State of Missouri, official car number ______" (with the number inserted thereon), which plates shall be displayed on such cars when they are being used on the highways. No officer or employee or other person shall use such a motor vehicle for other than official use.
2. Motor vehicles used as ambulances, patrol wagons and fire apparatus, owned by any municipality of this state, shall be exempt from all of the provisions of sections 301.010 to 301.440 while being operated within the limits of such municipality, but the municipality may regulate the speed and use of such motor vehicles owned by them; and all other motor vehicles owned by municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 301.010 to 301.440 requiring registration, proof of ownership and display of number plates; provided, however, that there shall be a plate, or, on each side of such motor vehicle, letters not less than three inches in height with a stroke of not less than three-eighths of an inch wide, to display the name of such municipality, county or political subdivision, the department thereof, and a distinguishing number. Provided, further, that when any motor vehicle is owned and operated exclusively by any school district and used solely for transportation of school children, the commissioner shall assign to each of such motor vehicles two plates bearing the words "School Bus, State of Missouri, car no. ______" (with the number inserted thereon), which plates shall be displayed on such motor vehicles when they are being used on the highways. No officer, or employee of the municipality, county or subdivision, or any other person shall operate such a motor vehicle unless the same is marked as herein provided, and no officer, employee or other person shall use such a motor vehicle for other than official purposes.
3. For registration purposes only, a public school or college shall be considered the temporary owner of a vehicle acquired from a motor vehicle dealer which is to be used as a courtesy vehicle or a driver training vehicle. The school or college shall present to the director of revenue a copy of a lease agreement with an option to purchase clause between the authorized motor vehicle dealer and the school or college and a photocopy of the front and back of the dealer's vehicle manufacturer's statement of origin or certificate of title, and shall make application for and be granted a nonnegotiable certificate of ownership and be issued the appropriate license plates. Registration plates are not necessary on a driver training vehicle when the motor vehicle is plainly marked as a driver training vehicle while being used for such purpose and such vehicle can also be used in conjunction with the activities of the educational institution.
4. As used in this section, the term "political subdivision" is intended to include any township, road district, sewer district, school district, municipality, town or village, sheltered workshop, as defined in section 178.900, and any interstate compact agency which operates a public mass transportation system.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8374, A.L. 1941 p. 446, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 1991 H.B. 39 & 41, A.L. 2001 S.B. 244, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1402 merged with H.B. 1807, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 428)
Prior revision: 1929 § 7767
(1951) This section and § 304.010 do not impose liability upon a city for injury caused by a municipally owned motor vehicle when engaged in a governmental function. Hayes v. City of Kansas City. 362 Mo. 368, 241 S.W.2d 888.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 301 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Section 301.002 - Rules, procedure.
Section 301.003 - Rules, effective, when — rules invalid and void, when.
Section 301.010 - Definitions.
Section 301.029 - Implements of husbandry, movement on highway permitted, when — definition.
Section 301.031 - Local commercial motor vehicle hauling solid waste, extended operational limit.
Section 301.040 - Notice of motor vehicle registration — applications.
Section 301.050 - Registration fees — penalty for delinquency.
Section 301.055 - Annual registration fees — motor vehicles other than commercial.
Section 301.057 - Annual registration fee — property-carrying commercial vehicles — exemption.
Section 301.061 - Annual registration fees — passenger-carrying local commercial motor vehicles.
Section 301.063 - Annual registration fees — local transit buses.
Section 301.065 - Annual registration fees — school buses.
Section 301.070 - Computation of fees.
Section 301.071 - Disabled veteran license plates, eligibility for.
Section 301.072 - Application for disabled veteran's plates, how made.
Section 301.073 - Plates, how issued, form of.
Section 301.075 - No fee for one set of disabled veteran plates — fee for subsequent sets.
Section 301.090 - Registration fees — collection and deposit.
Section 301.100 - Registration of motor vehicles operated for first time in state.
Section 301.110 - Director may change registration periods to equalize work.
Section 301.112 - Service agent obtaining certificate of ownership for owner, definition.
Section 301.114 - Service agent required to obtain license, form, qualifications, fee.
Section 301.117 - Bond requirements for service agents — paid out, when — liability limitation.
Section 301.120 - License plates returned, when.
Section 301.121 - Return of plates, partial refund.
Section 301.133 - Special mobile equipment exempt — when permitted on highways, exception.
Section 301.134 - Daughters of the American Revolution special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.135 - Personalized license plate — design and color — fee.
Section 301.139 - Parking cones for disabled — rulemaking procedure.
Section 301.145 - Congressional Medal of Honor, special license plates.
Section 301.150 - Sale of vehicle, procedure to follow — use of voided plates, penalty for.
Section 301.160 - License plate prima facie evidence fees paid.
Section 301.198 - Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offense of, penalty.
Section 301.200 - Sales by dealers.
Section 301.217 - Definitions — salvaged motor vehicle title may be issued, when, procedure.
Section 301.219 - Application to be submitted, contents — fee.
Section 301.221 - Application to be submitted, contents, requirements to obtain license — fee.
Section 301.223 - Suspension or revocation of license.
Section 301.225 - Licensees to maintain records — inspection of premises.
Section 301.226 - Department to provide information.
Section 301.229 - Penalties — director of revenue to enforce provisions.
Section 301.230 - Stolen cars reported to state highway patrol — reports and information.
Section 301.240 - Director of revenue to cooperate with other states.
Section 301.267 - Seventy-two-hour permits — fee.
Section 301.271 - Reciprocity in registration with other states — registration of trailers.
Section 301.275 - Commission may require reports — make investigations — regulations.
Section 301.279 - Cooperation in reciprocal agreements with public service commission.
Section 301.301 - Stolen license plate tabs, replacement at no cost, when, procedure, limitation.
Section 301.302 - Missing license plate tab, no citation issued, when.
Section 301.320 - Other plates prohibited.
Section 301.350 - Books and records, motor vehicles — audit by state auditor, when.
Section 301.351 - Fee for records requested for batch/bulk customers authorized.
Section 301.360 - Record established by chapter 301 to be retained or destroyed, when.
Section 301.370 - Replacement of motor — procedure.
Section 301.400 - Removal or defacing manufacturer's numbers — penalty.
Section 301.401 - Special mobile equipment and tires, defacing serial number prohibited — penalty.
Section 301.420 - Applications — false statements prohibited.
Section 301.440 - Penalty for violations.
Section 301.444 - Firefighters, special licenses for certain vehicles — fee.
Section 301.451 - Purple Heart medal, special license plates.
Section 301.455 - Log trucks to be noted on registration receipts.
Section 301.456 - Silver star, special license plate — application procedure — design — fee.
Section 301.464 - Korean War veteran, special license plates.
Section 301.465 - World War II veteran, special license plates.
Section 301.466 - Jaycees, special license plate — application, procedure, design, fee.
Section 301.474 - Korean Defense Service Medal, special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.475 - Brain Tumor Awareness Organization special license plates, procedure.
Section 301.477 - Combat Action Badge special license plate authorized, fee.
Section 301.481 - Missouri 4-H special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.550 - Definitions — classification of dealers.
Section 301.555 - Civil liability, department officials and employees immune from, when.
Section 301.561 - Sign required at public motor vehicle auction.
Section 301.565 - Injunction may issue, grounds — remedy not exclusive.
Section 301.567 - Advertising standards, violation of, when.
Section 301.568 - Exchange of motor vehicles between dealers, registration not required, when.
Section 301.569 - Recreational vehicle shows and exhibits by out-of-state promoters permitted, when.
Section 301.571 - Mobility motor vehicle dealers, definitions, authority.
Section 301.573 - Title designations may be reviewed by department of revenue.
Section 301.620 - Duties of parties upon creation of lien or encumbrance, violation, penalty.
Section 301.644 - Electronic signature permitted, when.
Section 301.650 - Scope of law — method of perfecting liens or encumbrances is exclusive.
Section 301.660 - Law not to affect existing rights, duties and interests.
Section 301.684 - Transfers not subject to sales and use tax.
Section 301.703 - Unlawful to operate without certificate of ownership, when.
Section 301.707 - Registration required, exceptions.
Section 301.709 - Application, contents.
Section 301.714 - Transfer of all-terrain vehicle, new owner to register.
Section 301.716 - Special enforcement procedures.
Section 301.2998 - Special license plates, issuance of not required, when.
Section 301.3030 - No limit on certain special license plates for qualified persons.
Section 301.3032 - March of Dimes special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3040 - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal special license plate, procedure.
Section 301.3043 - Missouri Botanical Garden special license plate, application, fees.
Section 301.3045 - St. Louis Zoo special license plate, application, fees.
Section 301.3047 - Kansas City Zoo special license plate, application, fees.
Section 301.3049 - Springfield Zoo special license plate, application, fees.
Section 301.3050 - Safari Club International specialized license plate, issuance, fees.
Section 301.3052 - Navy Cross special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3054 - Honorable discharge from the military special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3060 - Civil Air Patrol special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3065 - MO-AG Businesses special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3074 - NAACP special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3078 - Operation Iraqi Freedom special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3079 - Missouri agriculture special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3080 - Rotary International special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3084 - Breast Cancer Awareness special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3085 - United States Marine Corps, active duty combat, special license plate authorized.
Section 301.3086 - Delta Sigma Theta and Omega Psi Phi special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3090 - Operation Enduring Freedom special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3092 - Friends of Arrow Rock special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3093 - Eagle Scout special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3094 - Tribe of Mic-O-Say special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3095 - Order of the Arrow special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3097 - God Bless America special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3098 - Kingdom of Calontir special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3102 - St. Louis College of Pharmacy special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3103 - Fraternal Order of Police special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3105 - Veterans of Foreign Wars special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3106 - Former Missouri legislator special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3107 - Missouri Task Force One special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3115 - Air medal award special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3116 - Operation Noble Eagle special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3117 - Jefferson National Parks Association special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3118 - Missouri Elks Association special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3119 - Missouri Travel Council special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3121 - Spouse of military members may be issued special license plates, procedure.
Section 301.3122 - Friends of Kids with Cancer special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3124 - Special Olympics Missouri special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3125 - Be An Organ Donor special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3126 - Fox trotter — state horse special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3128 - To Protect and Serve special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3131 - Optimist International special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3133 - Lewis and Clark expedition anniversary special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3137 - Alpha Phi Omega special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3139 - Boy Scouts of America special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3143 - Delta Tau Delta special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3144 - Camp Quality special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3145 - American Heart Association special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3146 - Search and Rescue special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3147 - Theta Chi special license plates, application, fee.
Section 301.3158 - Legion of merit medal special license plate, procedure.
Section 301.3159 - Meritorious Service special license plate — application, procedure, fee.
Section 301.3161 - Cass County — The Burnt District special license plate authorized, fee.
Section 301.3162 - Nixa Education Foundation special license plate authorized, fee.
Section 301.3163 - Don't Tread on Me specialty personalized license plate authorized.
Section 301.3165 - DARE TO DREAM special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3166 - National Wild Turkey Federation special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3167 - GO TEAM USA special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3168 - PROUD SUPPORTER (American Red Cross) special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3169 - Pony Express special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3170 - National Rifle Association special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3172 - Woman Veteran special license plate, application fee.
Section 301.3175 - Back the Blue special license plate, application, fee.
Section 301.3179 - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum license plates — application, procedure, fee.
Section 301.3150 - Procedure for approval, exceptions — transfer of moneys collected.
Section 301.3152 - Appeal procedure for denial.
Section 301.3154 - Fee, amount — exemptions.
Section 301.4000 - Military service special license plates for motorcycles, application, fees.