Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories
301.566. Motor vehicle sales or shows held away from registered place of business, allowed, when — off-site retail sale of vehicles, when — recreational vehicle dealer participation in off-premise events, recreational vehicle shows and vehicle exhibitions — out-of-state participants — violation, penalty. — 1. Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for a motor vehicle dealer to sell or offer to sell any motor vehicle away from the dealer's registered place of business. It shall not be a violation of this section for a motor vehicle dealer to deliver a motor vehicle to a customer for a test drive away from the dealer's registered place of business; deliver documents to a customer to sign away from the dealer's registered place of business; deliver documents to, or obtain documents from, a customer away from the dealer's registered place of business; or deliver a motor vehicle to a customer away from the dealer's registered place of business.
2. The sale of vehicles at off-site sales shall be limited to sales by a seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business, and such sales shall be held in conjunction with a credit union and limited to members of the credit union, thus constituting a private sale to be advertised to members only.
3. Off-site sales by a seller of vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business may also be held in conjunction with other financial institutions provided that any such sale event shall be held on the premises of the financial institution, and sales shall be limited to persons who were customers of the financial institution prior to the date of the sale event. Off-site sales held with such other financial institutions shall be limited to one sale per year per institution.
4. A motor vehicle dealer may participate in up to two off-premise motor vehicle shows or sales annually and conduct sales of motor vehicles away from the dealer's registered place of business, which for purposes of this section shall be considered off-premise events provided the following:
(1) The off-premise event shall be conducted for not more than five consecutive days;
(2) The off-premise event shall not require any motor vehicle dealer participant to pay an unreasonably prohibitive participation fee:
(a) Participation fees may include those costs reasonably necessary for the off-premise event such as rental of real property and provision of insurance coverage;
(b) If a participation fee is required, the fee shall be the same for all motor vehicle dealers participating in the event, but in no event shall any participation fee exceed five hundred dollars per participant;
(3) A majority of motor vehicle dealers within a class of dealers described in subsection 3 of section 301.550 that are located within the city or town in which the off-premise event is situated participate in the event or are notified via mail or electronic means and have the opportunity to participate in the event;
(4) A majority of motor vehicle dealers within a class of dealers described in subsection 3 of section 301.550 that are located within a ten-mile radius of the location of the off-premise event participate in the event or are notified via mail or electronic means and have the opportunity to participate in the event;
(5) Notices provided pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection shall be provided not less than forty-five days before the off-premise event is to take place and invited dealers shall be given at least five business days to respond to the notice;
(6) The organizer of the off-premise event shall provide a copy of the notices issued pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection to the director at the time they are mailed or electronically transmitted to the prospective participants; and
(7) No motor vehicle dealer shall participate in any off-premise event that is more than ten miles from its licensed location.
5. Provided the requirements of this section are met, the department shall consider such events to be proper in all respects and as if each dealer participant was conducting business at the dealer's usual business location. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as applying to the sale of motor vehicles or trailers through either a wholesale motor vehicle auction or public motor vehicle auction. A recreational motor vehicle dealer, as classified by subdivision (5) of subsection 3 of section 301.550, may participate in an off-premise event even if a majority of recreational motor vehicle dealers in a city or town do not participate in the event.
6. A recreational vehicle dealer, as that term is defined in section 700.010, who is licensed in another state may participate in recreational vehicle shows or exhibits with recreational vehicles within this state in which less than fifty dealers participate as exhibitors with permission of the dealer's licensed manufacturer if all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The show or exhibition has a minimum of ten recreational vehicle dealers licensed as motor vehicle dealers in this state;
(2) More than fifty percent of the participating recreational vehicle dealers are licensed motor vehicle dealers in this state; and
(3) The state in which the recreational vehicle is licensed is a state contiguous to Missouri and the state permits recreational vehicle dealers licensed in Missouri to participate in recreational vehicle shows in such state pursuant to conditions substantially equivalent to the conditions which are imposed on dealers from such state who participate in recreational vehicle shows in Missouri.
7. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state may participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in Missouri which has, when it opens to the public, at least fifty dealers displaying recreational vehicles if the show or exhibition is trade-oriented and is predominantly funded by recreational vehicle manufacturers. All of the participating dealers who are not licensed in Missouri shall be licensed as recreational vehicle dealers by the state of their residence.
8. A recreational vehicle dealer licensed in another state who intends to participate in a vehicle show or exhibition in this state shall send written notification of such intended participation to the department of revenue at least thirty days prior to the vehicle show or exhibition. Upon receipt of such written notification, the department of revenue shall make a determination regarding compliance with the provisions of this section. If such recreational vehicle dealer would be unable to participate in the vehicle show or exhibition in this state pursuant to this section, the department of revenue shall notify the recreational vehicle dealer at least fifteen days prior to the vehicle show or exhibition of the inability to participate in the vehicle show or exhibition in this state.
9. The department may assess a fine of up to one thousand dollars for the off-premise sale or display of any motor vehicle in violation of this section.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 9, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1996 S.B. 560, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1288 and S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2007 S.B. 82, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2416)
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.