Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 367 - Pawnbrokers and Small Loans
Section 367.140 - Annual registration — fee, amount — certificates, issuance, display.

Effective - 28 Aug 2015
*367.140. Annual registration — fee, amount — certificates, issuance, display. — 1. Every lender shall, at the time of filing application for certificate of registration as provided in section 367.120 hereof, pay the sum of five hundred dollars as an annual registration fee for the period ending the thirtieth day of June next following the date of payment and in full payment of all expenses for investigations, examinations and for the administration of sections 367.100 to 367.200, except as provided in section 367.160, and thereafter a like fee shall be paid on or before June thirtieth of each year; provided, that if a lender is supervised by the commissioner of finance under any other law, the charges for examination and supervision required to be paid under said law shall be in lieu of the annual fee for registration and examination required under this section. The fee shall be made payable to the director of revenue. If the initial registration fee for any certificate of registration is for a period of less than twelve months, the registration fee shall be prorated according to the number of months that said period shall run. The director may establish a biennial licensing arrangement but in no case shall the fees be payable for more than one year at a time.
2. Upon receipt of such fee and application for registration, and provided the bond, if required by the director, has been filed, the director shall issue to the lender a certificate containing the lender's name and address and reciting that such lender is duly and properly registered to conduct the supervised business. The lender shall keep this certificate of registration posted in a conspicuous place at the place of business recited in the registration certificate. Where the lender engages in the supervised business at or from more than one office or place of business, such lender shall obtain a separate certificate of registration for each such office or place of business.
3. Certificates of registration shall not be assignable or transferable except that the lender named in any such certificate may obtain a change of address of the place of business therein set forth. Each certificate of registration shall remain in full force and effect until surrendered, revoked, or suspended as herein provided.
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(L. 1951 p. 262 § 5, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1195, A.L. 2003 S.B. 346, A.L. 2015 H.B. 587 merged with S.B. 345)
Effective 8-28-15 (H.B. 587)
*10-16-15 (S.B. 345), see § 21.250. S.B. 345 was vetoed July 7, 2015. The veto was overridden September 16, 2015.

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions

Chapter 367 - Pawnbrokers and Small Loans

Section 367.011 - Definitions.

Section 367.021 - Secured personal credit loans — who may make — interest rate.

Section 367.031 - Receipt for pledged property — contents — definitions — third-party charge for database — access to database information, limitations — error in data, procedure — loss of pawn ticket, effect.

Section 367.040 - Loans due, when — return of collateral, when — restrictions.

Section 367.043 - License required — qualifications — oath — bond — accounting — location within one-half mile of excursion gambling boat or facility, prohibited, when.

Section 367.044 - Definitions — pledged goods for money, pawnbroker entitled only to goods pledged, exception, misappropriated goods — procedure to recover.

Section 367.045 - Customer failure to repay pawnbroker when notified that goods pledged or sold were misappropriated, penalty.

Section 367.046 - Procedure to reclaim purchase price of misappropriated goods.

Section 367.047 - Hold order in effect, pawnbroker may release property to peace officer, not waiver of property rights — sale of property under hold order prohibited.

Section 367.048 - Criminal charges filed and disposition of case, notice to pawnbroker, duty of prosecutor or circuit attorney — release of hold order, procedure.

Section 367.049 - No criminal or civil liability for pawnbroker exercising due care and good faith.

Section 367.050 - Violation, penalties.

Section 367.051 - Jurisdiction of state courts for all civil actions — nonresident to appoint secretary of state as agent for service.

Section 367.052 - Leased property, rental or installment contracts not misappropriated unless marked — defacing marks, effect — claimant may recover — pawnbroker not liable.

Section 367.053 - Titles, licenses and permits for pledged goods to remain in effect, void when — ownership passing to pawnbroker, right to retitle or relicense.

Section 367.055 - Inspection of property, search warrant required — hold order, probable cause, contents, expiration — confidentiality.

Section 367.060 - Sections 367.011 to 367.060 not to repeal or amend small loan laws.

Section 367.100 - Definitions.

Section 367.110 - Certificate of registration required, when.

Section 367.120 - Certificate of registration — application for.

Section 367.130 - Bond — amount — conditions — additional bond, when.

Section 367.140 - Annual registration — fee, amount — certificates, issuance, display.

Section 367.160 - Examination of lenders — authority of director — lender to pay costs, when.

Section 367.170 - Regulations — authority of director — insurance — premiums deemed not to be charges.

Section 367.180 - Lender to keep records.

Section 367.185 - Loan solicitation, disclosures.

Section 367.190 - Certificates of registration — suspension, revocation, when — hearing — review.

Section 367.200 - Violations — penalty.

Section 367.205 - Annual audit by certified public accountant required.

Section 367.210 - Audit report to director of finance, when.

Section 367.215 - Failure to file audit report, effect of — surety bond posted, when.

Section 367.300 - Definitions.

Section 367.305 - Advance fee prohibited, penalty.

Section 367.307 - Principal liable.

Section 367.310 - Violations deemed unlawful practice, penalty — attorney general, powers — penalties not exclusive — other rights not affected.

Section 367.500 - Definitions.

Section 367.503 - Allows division of finance to regulate lending on titled property.

Section 367.506 - Licensure of title lenders, penalty.

Section 367.509 - Qualifications of applicants, fee, license issued, when.

Section 367.512 - Title loan requirements — liability of borrower.

Section 367.515 - Interest and fees.

Section 367.518 - Title loan agreements, contents, form.

Section 367.521 - Redemption of certificate of title — expiration or default, lender may proceed against collateral.

Section 367.524 - Records of loan agreements.

Section 367.525 - Notice to borrower prior to acceptance of title loan application.

Section 367.527 - Limitations of title lenders.

Section 367.530 - Safekeeping of certificates of title — liability insurance maintained, when — liability of title lender.

Section 367.531 - Applicability to certain transactions.

Section 367.532 - Violations, penalties.

Section 367.533 - Pawn or pawnbroker title prohibited.