Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 367 - Pawnbrokers and Small Loans
Section 367.527 - Limitations of title lenders.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001
367.527. Limitations of title lenders. — 1. A title lender shall not:
(1) Accept a pledge from a person under eighteen years of age or from anyone who appears to be intoxicated;
(2) Make a loan which exceeds five thousand dollars;
(3) Accept any waiver of any right or protection of a borrower;
(4) Fail to exercise reasonable care to protect from loss or damage certificates of title or titled personal property in the physical possession of the title lender;
(5) Purchase titled personal property in the operation of its business;
(6) Enter into a title loan agreement unless the borrower presents clear title at the time that the loan is made;
(7) Knowingly violate any provision of sections 367.500 to 367.533 or any rule promulgated thereunder;
(8) Violate any provision of sections 408.551 to 408.557 and sections 408.560 to 408.562; or
(9) Store repossessed titled personal property at a location more than fifteen miles from the office where the title loan agreement was executed.
2. If a title lender enters into a transaction contrary to this section, the loan and the lien shall be void.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1526 § 10, A.L. 2001 H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186)

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.