Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 301

Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles

←301.177

Section 301.190.1

301.191→

August 28, 2015

Certificate of registration--application, contents--special requirements, certain vehicles--fees--failure to obtain within time limit, delinquency penalty--duration of certificate--unlawful to operate without certificate--certain vehicles brought into state in a wrecked or damaged condition or after being towed, inspection--certain vehicles previously registered in other states, designation--reconstructed motor vehicles, procedure.

301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of

revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be

granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been

previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires

the motor vehicle or trailer, unless the motor vehicle was acquired under

section 301.213 in which case the applicant shall make application within

thirty days after receiving title from the dealer, upon a blank form

furnished by the director of revenue and shall contain the applicant's

identification number, a full description of the motor vehicle or trailer,

the vehicle identification number, and the mileage registered on the

odometer at the time of transfer of ownership, as required by section

407.536, together with a statement of the applicant's source of title and

of any liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that

for good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time

for making such application. When an owner wants to add or delete a name

or names on an application for certificate of ownership of a motor vehicle

or trailer that would cause it to be inconsistent with the name or names

listed on the notice of lien, the owner shall provide the director with

documentation evidencing the lienholder's authorization to add or delete a

name or names on an application for certificate of ownership.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in

ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and

shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of

the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor

vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that

the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and

sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle

identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor

vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together

with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate pursuant to section 407.536, a statement of any liens or

encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if

ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state

issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer

mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536 indicated that the

true mileage is materially different from the number of miles shown on the

odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the

current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words

"Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially

Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in

section 301.010. Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all

subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in

subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the

face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be

available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate,

the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent

of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of

revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue

shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without

ready detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this

subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit

scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of

secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering

Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight

dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such

motor vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made

within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, or where

the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 and the applicant

fails to make application within thirty days after receiving title from the

dealer, a delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first

thirty days of delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of

delinquency thereafter, not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars, but

such penalty may be waived by the director for a good cause shown. If the

director of revenue learns that any person has failed to obtain a

certificate within thirty days after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer,

or where the motor vehicle was acquired under section 301.213 and the

applicant fails to make application within thirty days after receiving

title from the dealer, or has sold a vehicle without obtaining a

certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles registered in

the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall

notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together

with all fees, charges and payments which the person should have paid in

connection with the certificate of ownership and registration of the

vehicle. The certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle

or trailer so long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of

the certificate and shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the

department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of

ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a

fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership

fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor

vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the

law unless a certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided in

this section.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri

salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no

prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that

if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement

officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and

the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant

shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such

applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior

inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five

dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of

revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be

deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and

transportation department fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle,

non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of

revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by

the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall

include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a

determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle

which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle

for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate

prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the

director of revenue. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the

contrary, an owner presenting a motor vehicle which has been issued a

salvage title and which is ten years of age or older to a vehicle

examination described in this subsection in order to obtain a certificate

of ownership with the designation prior salvage motor vehicle shall not be

required to repair or restore the vehicle to its original appearance in

order to pass or complete the vehicle examination. The fee for the vehicle

examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected

by the director of revenue at the time of the request for the application

and shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state

highways and transportation department fund. If the vehicle is also to be

registered in Missouri, the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and

the emissions inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and

the fees required by section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be charged

to the owner.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri or as required by section 301.020, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly authorized

official inspection station as described in chapter 307. The completed

form shall certify that the manufacturer's identification number for the

vehicle has been inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle

and shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of

inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee as

authorized in section 307.365 for making the inspection, and the fee shall

be deposited in the same manner as provided in section 307.365. If the

vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, the safety inspection

required in chapter 307 and the emissions inspection required under chapter

643 shall be completed and only the fees required by section 307.365 and

section 643.315 shall be charged to the owner. This section shall not

apply to vehicles being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of

origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri

state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If

the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition,

the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership

issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward

on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, or

prior salvage vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately

designate on the current Missouri and all subsequent issues of the

certificate of ownership the name of the issuing state and such prior

designation. The absence of any prior designation shall not relieve a

transferor of the duty to exercise due diligence with regard to such

certificate of ownership prior to the transfer of a certificate. If a

transferor exercises any due diligence with regard to a certificate of

ownership, the legal transfer of a certificate of ownership without any

designation that is subsequently discovered to have or should have had a

designation shall be a transfer free and clear of any liabilities of the

transferor associated with the missing designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri

state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of

the inspections required by this section.



15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year,

and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be

accompanied by:



(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the

motor vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a

valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;



(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or

titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the

vehicle;



(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees

described in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in

the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund; and



(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination

certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and

issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement

agency as authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed

by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency

shall include a check for stolen vehicles.





The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership

designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and deliver such

certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner of a reconstructed

motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to obtain a

vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway

patrol.



(RSMo 1939 § 8382, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A.L. 1965 p. 470, A.L. 1981

H.B. 511, A.L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L.

1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1986 H.B.

1153, A.L. 1987 H.B. 605, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 1989 H.B.

211, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 1992 H.B. 884, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361,

A.L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2003 H.B. 600, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et

al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 488, A.L. 2006 S.B. 583,

A.L. 2007 S.B. 82, A.L. 2009 H.B. 269, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1150 merged

with S.B. 568, A.L. 2015 S.B. 456)



CROSS REFERENCE:



Security interests in motor vehicles and trailers to be shown on

certificate of title, 301.600





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301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor

vehicle or trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by

the director of revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make

application for and be granted a certificate of ownership of

such motor vehicle or trailer, or shall present satisfactory

evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the

applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer. Application shall

be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires the

motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the

director of revenue and shall contain a full description of the

motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification number, and

the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together

with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any

liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided

that for good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the

period of time for making such application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence

in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are

true and shall, to the extent possible without substantially

delaying processing of the application, review any odometer

information pertaining to such motor vehicle that is accessible

to the director of revenue. If satisfied that the applicant is

the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or otherwise

entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his

signature and sealed with the seal of his office, procured and

used for such purpose. The certificate, referred to as a

certificate of ownership, shall be designed to be separated into

two parts: one part shall be identified as a certificate of

title, and the other part shall be identified as a lienholder

certificate. The certificate shall be made in such a manner so

that the halves are detachable. If one or more liens are shown

on the certificate, then the lienholder certificate shall be

mailed to the first lienholder shown on the lien certificate.

If no lien is shown, the portion of the certificate of title

showing liens shall state "none". The certificate of title

portion of the certificate of ownership shall state in bold

letters "If a lien is shown on the face of the certificate of

title, then the certificate of title may only be negotiated with

the accompanying lienholder certificate or a statement of lien

release as prescribed in section 301.640, RSMo". No lien may be

released on the face of the certificate of title, but shall only

be released on the accompanying lienholder certificate or as

otherwise provided by section 301.640. If a lien is shown, both

the certificate of title and the lienholder certificate shall

contain identical information which includes a complete

description, vehicle identification number, and other evidence

of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer, as the

director of revenue may deem necessary, together with the

odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate of title pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a

statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may

show to be thereon, or a statement that no lien exists, if there

is no lien shown on the application, and, if ownership of the

vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state issuing the

transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer mileage

statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of

miles shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on

the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the

words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle",

"Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor

Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010. Effective July 1,

1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the

certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2

and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the face

thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may

be available from the department of revenue". On any duplicate

certificate, the director of revenue shall reprint on the face

thereof the most recent of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the

immediately prior certificate and the date of purchase or

issuance of the immediately prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director

of revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that

information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of

revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly

as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or

forge such certificate without ready detection. In order to

carry out the requirements of this subsection, the director of

revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or educational

institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to

determine the most effective methods of rendering Missouri

certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be

eight dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for

registration of such motor vehicle or trailer. If application

for the certificate is not made within thirty days after the

vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a delinquency penalty fee

of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of delinquency

and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars, shall

be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the director for a

good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any

person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days

after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle

without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the

registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the

person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall notify

the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this

section, together with all fees, charges and payments which he

should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership

and registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good

for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same

is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate and

shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any application for a certificate of ownership

requesting the department of revenue to process an application

for a certificate of ownership in an expeditious manner

requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars in

addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a

motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the

provisions of the law unless a certificate of ownership has been

issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is

issued, an inspection of the vehicle and a verification of

vehicle identification numbers shall be made by the Missouri

state highway patrol on vehicles for which there is a current

title issued by another state if a Missouri salvage certificate

of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior

inspection and verification has been made in this state, except

that if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a

law enforcement officer in a manner comparable to the inspection

process in this state and the vehicle identification numbers

have been so verified, the applicant shall not be liable for the

twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant submits

proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the

application. The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle

on which no prior inspection and verification has been made,

shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and

inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of

the request for the application, which shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed

motor vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle,

motor change vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other

vehicle as required by the director of revenue, shall be

accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the

Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency

as authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle

examination shall include a verification of vehicle

identification numbers and a determination of the classification

of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle which requires a vehicle

examination certificate shall present the vehicle for

examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination

certificate prior to submitting an application for a certificate

of ownership to the director of revenue. The fee for the

vehicle examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and

shall be collected by the director of revenue at the time of the

request for the application and shall be deposited in the state

treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly

authorized official inspection station as described in chapter

307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been

inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and

shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of

inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee

as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for making the

inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be

registered in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections

required in chapter 307, RSMo, shall be completed and only the

fees required by sections 307.365 and 307.366, RSMo, shall be

charged to the owner. This section shall not apply to vehicles

being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change

vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

name of the issuing state and such prior designation.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



13. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the

Missouri state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for

the administration of the inspections required by this section.



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301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of revenue

unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be granted a

certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or shall present

satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the

applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer. Application shall be made

within thirty days after the applicant acquires the motor vehicle or trailer

upon a blank form furnished by the director of revenue and shall contain the

applicant's identification number, a full description of the motor vehicle or

trailer, the vehicle identification number, and the mileage registered on the

odometer at the time of transfer of ownership, as required by section

407.536, together with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of

any liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for

good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for

making such application. When an owner wants to add or delete a name or

names on an application for certificate of ownership of a motor vehicle or

trailer that would cause it to be inconsistent with the name or names listed

on the notice of lien, the owner shall provide the director with documentation

evidencing the lienholder's authorization to add or delete a name or names on

an application for certificate of ownership.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining

whether the facts stated in such application are true and shall, to the

extent possible without substantially delaying processing of the application,

review any odometer information pertaining to such motor vehicle that is

accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that the applicant is

the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or otherwise entitled to

have the same registered in his name, the director shall thereupon issue an

appropriate certificate over his signature and sealed with the seal of his

office, procured and used for such purpose. The certificate shall contain on

its face a complete description, vehicle identification number, and other

evidence of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer, as the director

of revenue may deem necessary, together with the odometer information required

to be put on the face of the certificate pursuant to section 407.536, a

statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may show to be

thereon, and, if ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of

the state issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's

odometer mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536 indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles shown

on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words "Reconstructed Motor

Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle", or

"Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010. Effective July 1,

1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the certificate for motor

vehicles as referenced in subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the

director shall print on the face thereof the following designation: "Annual

odometer updates may be available from the department of revenue.". On any

duplicate certificate, the director of revenue shall reprint on the face

thereof the most recent of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of revenue,

and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue shall

be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the ability to

alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without ready

detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this subsection, the

director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or educational

institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to determine the

most effective methods of rendering Missouri certificates of ownership

nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight dollars

and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such motor

vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made within

thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a delinquency

penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of delinquency

and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency thereafter, not

to exceed a total of two hundred dollars, but such penalty may be waived by

the director for a good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that

any person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days after

acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle without obtaining

a certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles registered in

the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall

notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the person

pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together with all

fees, charges and payments which the person should have paid in connection

with the certificate of ownership and registration of the vehicle. The

certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so

long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate

and shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the department

of revenue to process an application for a certificate of ownership in an

expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars

in addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor vehicle

or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the law unless a

certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided in this section.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri salvage

certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior

inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that if such

vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement officer in a

manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and the vehicle

identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant shall not be

liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant submits

proof of inspection and vehicle identification number verification to the

director of revenue at the time of the application. The applicant, who has

such a title for a vehicle on which no prior inspection and verification have

been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and

inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of the request for

the application, which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit

of the state highways and transportation department fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for

a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle, specially

constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle, non-USA-std

motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of revenue shall

be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri

state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as authorized by the

director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall include a verification of

vehicle identification numbers and a determination of the classification of

the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle which requires a vehicle examination

certificate shall present the vehicle for examination and obtain a completed

vehicle examination certificate prior to submitting an application for a

certificate of ownership to the director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle

examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected

by the director of revenue at the time of the request for the application and

shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways

and transportation department fund. If the vehicle is also to be registered

in Missouri, the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and the emissions

inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and the fees required

by section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be charged to the owner.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri or as required by section 301.020, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly authorized

official inspection station as described in chapter 307. The completed form

shall certify that the manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle

has been inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall

certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of inspection. The

inspection station shall collect the same fee as authorized in section

307.365 for making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same

manner as provided in section 307.365. If the vehicle is also to be

registered in Missouri, the safety inspection required in chapter 307 and the

emissions inspection required under chapter 643 shall be completed and only

the fees required by section 307.365 and section 643.315 shall be charged to

the owner. This section shall not apply to vehicles being transferred on a

manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri state

highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If the

inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition, the

director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership issued

for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward on all

subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been appropriately

designated by the issuing state as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change

vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, or prior salvage vehicle, the

director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri and

all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name of the issuing

state and such prior designation. The absence of any prior designation shall

not relieve a transferor of the duty to exercise due diligence with regard to

such certificate of ownership prior to the transfer of a certificate. If a

transferor exercises any due diligence with regard to a certificate of

ownership, the legal transfer of a certificate of ownership without any

designation that is subsequently discovered to have or should have had a

designation shall be a transfer free and clear of any liabilities of the

transferor associated with the missing designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been appropriately

designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri and all

subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the words "Non-USA-Std

Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri state

highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of the

inspections required by this section.



15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year, and which

has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be accompanied by:



(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the motor

vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a valid

certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;



(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or

titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the

vehicle;



(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees described

in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in the state

treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation department

fund; and



(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination

certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and issued

by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed by the

highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency shall include

a check for stolen vehicles. The department of revenue shall issue the owner

a certificate of ownership designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor

Vehicle" and deliver such certificate of ownership in accordance with the

provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no

owner of a reconstructed motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be

required to obtain a vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri

state highway patrol.



2007



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of

revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be

granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been

previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires

the motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the director of

revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a full

description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification

number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together with a

statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or

encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for good cause

shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for making such

application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in

ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and

shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of

the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor

vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that

the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and

sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle

identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor

vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together

with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a statement of any liens or

encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if

ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state

issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer

mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles

shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the

current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words

"Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially

Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in

section 301.010. Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all

subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in

subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the

face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be

available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate,

the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent

of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of

revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue

shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without

ready detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this

subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit

scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of

secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering

Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight

dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such

motor vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made

within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a

delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of

delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars, but such penalty

may be waived by the director for a good cause shown. If the director of

revenue learns that any person has failed to obtain a certificate within

thirty days after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a

vehicle without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the registration

of all vehicles registered in the name of the person, either as sole owner

or as a co-owner, and shall notify the person that the cancellation will

remain in force until the person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided

in this section, together with all fees, charges and payments which the

person should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership and

registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good for the life of

the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same is owned or held by the

original holder of the certificate and shall not have to be renewed

annually.



6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the

department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of

ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a

fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership

fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor

vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the

law unless a certificate of ownership has been applied for as provided in

this section.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri

salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no

prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that

if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement

officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and

the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant

shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such

applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior

inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five

dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of

revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be

deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and

transportation department fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle,

non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of

revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by

the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall

include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a

determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle

which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle

for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate

prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the

director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle examination application shall

be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of revenue at

the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund. If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, the

safety inspection required in chapter 307, RSMo, and the emissions

inspection required under chapter 643, RSMo, shall be completed and the

fees required by section 307.365, RSMo, and section 643.315, RSMo, shall be

charged to the owner.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri or as required by section 301.020, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly authorized

official inspection station as described in chapter 307, RSMo. The

completed form shall certify that the manufacturer's identification number

for the vehicle has been inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the

vehicle and shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of

inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee as

authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for making the inspection, and the fee

shall be deposited in the same manner as provided in section 307.365, RSMo.

If the vehicle is also to be registered in Missouri, the safety inspection

required in chapter 307, RSMo, and the emissions inspection required under

chapter 643, RSMo, shall be completed and only the fees required by section

307.365, RSMo, and section 643.315, RSMo, shall be charged to the owner.

This section shall not apply to vehicles being transferred on a

manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri

state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If

the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition,

the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership

issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward

on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, or

prior salvage vehicle, the director of revenue shall appropriately

designate on the current Missouri and all subsequent issues of the

certificate of ownership the name of the issuing state and such prior

designation. The absence of any prior designation shall not relieve a

transferor of the duty to exercise due diligence with regard to such

certificate of ownership prior to the transfer of a certificate. If a

transferor exercises any due diligence with regard to a certificate of

ownership, the legal transfer of a certificate of ownership without any

designation that is subsequently discovered to have or should have had a

designation shall be a transfer free and clear of any liabilities of the

transferor associated with the missing designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri

state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of

the inspections required by this section.



15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year,

and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be

accompanied by:



(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the

motor vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a

valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;



(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or

titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the

vehicle;



(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees

described in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in

the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund; and



(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination

certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and

issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement

agency as authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed

by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency

shall include a check for stolen vehicles.





The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership

designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and deliver such

certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner of a reconstructed

motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to obtain a

vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway

patrol.



2005



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor

vehicle or trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by

the director of revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make

application for and be granted a certificate of ownership of

such motor vehicle or trailer, or shall present satisfactory

evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the

applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer. Application shall

be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires the

motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the

director of revenue and shall contain a full description of the

motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification number, and

the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together

with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any

liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided

that for good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the

period of time for making such application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence

in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are

true and shall, to the extent possible without substantially

delaying processing of the application, review any odometer

information pertaining to such motor vehicle that is accessible

to the director of revenue. If satisfied that the applicant is

the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or otherwise

entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his

signature and sealed with the seal of his office, procured and

used for such purpose. The certificate, referred to as a

certificate of ownership, shall be designed to be separated into

two parts: one part shall be identified as a certificate of

title, and the other part shall be identified as a lienholder

certificate. The certificate shall be made in such a manner so

that the halves are detachable. If one or more liens are shown

on the certificate, then the lienholder certificate shall be

mailed to the first lienholder shown on the lien certificate.

If no lien is shown, the portion of the certificate of title

showing liens shall state "none". The certificate of title

portion of the certificate of ownership shall state in bold

letters "If a lien is shown on the face of the certificate of

title, then the certificate of title may only be negotiated with

the accompanying lienholder certificate or a statement of lien

release as prescribed in section 301.640, RSMo". No lien may be

released on the face of the certificate of title, but shall only

be released on the accompanying lienholder certificate or as

otherwise provided by section 301.640. If a lien is shown, both

the certificate of title and the lienholder certificate shall

contain identical information which includes a complete

description, vehicle identification number, and other evidence

of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer, as the

director of revenue may deem necessary, together with the

odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate of title pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a

statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may

show to be thereon, or a statement that no lien exists, if there

is no lien shown on the application, and, if ownership of the

vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state issuing the

transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer mileage

statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of

miles shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on

the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the

words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle",

"Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor

Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010. Effective July 1,

1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the

certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2

and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the face

thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may

be available from the department of revenue". On any duplicate

certificate, the director of revenue shall reprint on the face

thereof the most recent of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the

immediately prior certificate and the date of purchase or

issuance of the immediately prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director

of revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that

information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of

revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly

as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or

forge such certificate without ready detection. In order to

carry out the requirements of this subsection, the director of

revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or educational

institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to

determine the most effective methods of rendering Missouri

certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be

eight dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for

registration of such motor vehicle or trailer. If application

for the certificate is not made within thirty days after the

vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a delinquency penalty fee

of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of delinquency

and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars, shall

be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the director for a

good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any

person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days

after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle

without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the

registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the

person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall notify

the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this

section, together with all fees, charges and payments which he

should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership

and registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good

for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same

is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate and

shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any application for a certificate of ownership

requesting the department of revenue to process an application

for a certificate of ownership in an expeditious manner

requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars in

addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a

motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the

provisions of the law unless a certificate of ownership has been

issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is

issued, an inspection of the vehicle and a verification of

vehicle identification numbers shall be made by the Missouri

state highway patrol on vehicles for which there is a current

title issued by another state if a Missouri salvage certificate

of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior

inspection and verification has been made in this state, except

that if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a

law enforcement officer in a manner comparable to the inspection

process in this state and the vehicle identification numbers

have been so verified, the applicant shall not be liable for the

twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant submits

proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the

application. The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle

on which no prior inspection and verification has been made,

shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and

inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of

the request for the application, which shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed

motor vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle,

motor change vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other

vehicle as required by the director of revenue, shall be

accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the

Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency

as authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle

examination shall include a verification of vehicle

identification numbers and a determination of the classification

of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle which requires a vehicle

examination certificate shall present the vehicle for

examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination

certificate prior to submitting an application for a certificate

of ownership to the director of revenue. The fee for the

vehicle examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and

shall be collected by the director of revenue at the time of the

request for the application and shall be deposited in the state

treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly

authorized official inspection station as described in chapter

307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been

inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and

shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of

inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee

as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for making the

inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be

registered in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections

required in chapter 307, RSMo, shall be completed and only the

fees required by sections 307.365 and 307.366, RSMo, shall be

charged to the owner. This section shall not apply to vehicles

being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change

vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

name of the issuing state and such prior designation.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



13. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the

Missouri state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for

the administration of the inspections required by this section.



2005



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor

vehicle or trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by

the director of revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make

application for and be granted a certificate of ownership of

such motor vehicle or trailer, or shall present satisfactory

evidence that such certificate has been previously issued to the

applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer. Application shall

be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires the

motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the

director of revenue and shall contain a full description of the

motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification number, and

the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together

with a statement of the applicant's source of title and of any

liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided

that for good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the

period of time for making such application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence

in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are

true and shall, to the extent possible without substantially

delaying processing of the application, review any odometer

information pertaining to such motor vehicle that is accessible

to the director of revenue. If satisfied that the applicant is

the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or otherwise

entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his

signature and sealed with the seal of his office, procured and

used for such purpose. The certificate, referred to as a

certificate of ownership, shall be designed to be separated into

two parts: one part shall be identified as a certificate of

title, and the other part shall be identified as a lienholder

certificate. The certificate shall be made in such a manner so

that the halves are detachable. If one or more liens are shown

on the certificate, then the lienholder certificate shall be

mailed to the first lienholder shown on the lien certificate.

If no lien is shown, the portion of the certificate of title

showing liens shall state "none". The certificate of title

portion of the certificate of ownership shall state in bold

letters "If a lien is shown on the face of the certificate of

title, then the certificate of title may only be negotiated with

the accompanying lienholder certificate or a statement of lien

release as prescribed in section 301.640, RSMo". No lien may be

released on the face of the certificate of title, but shall only

be released on the accompanying lienholder certificate or as

otherwise provided by section 301.640. If a lien is shown, both

the certificate of title and the lienholder certificate shall

contain identical information which includes a complete

description, vehicle identification number, and other evidence

of identification of the motor vehicle or trailer, as the

director of revenue may deem necessary, together with the

odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate of title pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a

statement of any liens or encumbrances which the application may

show to be thereon, or a statement that no lien exists, if there

is no lien shown on the application, and, if ownership of the

vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state issuing the

transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer mileage

statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of

miles shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on

the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the

words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle",

"Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor

Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010. Effective July 1,

1990, on all original and all subsequent issues of the

certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in subsections 2

and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the face

thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may

be available from the department of revenue". On any duplicate

certificate, the director of revenue shall reprint on the face

thereof the most recent of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the

immediately prior certificate and the date of purchase or

issuance of the immediately prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director

of revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that

information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of

revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly

as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or

forge such certificate without ready detection. In order to

carry out the requirements of this subsection, the director of

revenue may contract with a nonprofit scientific or educational

institution specializing in the analysis of secure documents to

determine the most effective methods of rendering Missouri

certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be

eight dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for

registration of such motor vehicle or trailer. If application

for the certificate is not made within thirty days after the

vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a delinquency penalty fee

of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of delinquency

and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars, shall

be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the director for a

good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any

person has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days

after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle

without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the

registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the

person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall notify

the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this

section, together with all fees, charges and payments which he

should have paid in connection with the certificate of ownership

and registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good

for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same

is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate and

shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any application for a certificate of ownership

requesting the department of revenue to process an application

for a certificate of ownership in an expeditious manner

requiring special handling shall pay a fee of five dollars in

addition to the regular certificate of ownership fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a

motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the

provisions of the law unless a certificate of ownership has been

issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is

issued, an inspection of the vehicle and a verification of

vehicle identification numbers shall be made by the Missouri

state highway patrol on vehicles for which there is a current

title issued by another state if a Missouri salvage certificate

of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no prior

inspection and verification has been made in this state, except

that if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a

law enforcement officer in a manner comparable to the inspection

process in this state and the vehicle identification numbers

have been so verified, the applicant shall not be liable for the

twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such applicant submits

proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the

application. The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle

on which no prior inspection and verification has been made,

shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for such verification and

inspection, payable to the director of revenue at the time of

the request for the application, which shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed

motor vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle,

motor change vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other

vehicle as required by the director of revenue, shall be

accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by the

Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency

as authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle

examination shall include a verification of vehicle

identification numbers and a determination of the classification

of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle which requires a vehicle

examination certificate shall present the vehicle for

examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination

certificate prior to submitting an application for a certificate

of ownership to the director of revenue. The fee for the

vehicle examination application shall be twenty-five dollars and

shall be collected by the director of revenue at the time of the

request for the application and shall be deposited in the state

treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, it shall be

accompanied by a current inspection form certified by a duly

authorized official inspection station as described in chapter

307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been

inspected, that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and

shall certify the reading shown on the odometer at the time of

inspection. The inspection station shall collect the same fee

as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for making the

inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be

registered in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections

required in chapter 307, RSMo, shall be completed and only the

fees required by sections 307.365 and 307.366, RSMo, shall be

charged to the owner. This section shall not apply to vehicles

being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change

vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

name of the issuing state and such prior designation.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri

certificate of ownership for a motor vehicle previously

registered or titled in a state other than Missouri, and the

certificate of ownership has been appropriately designated by

the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle, the director of

revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



13. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the

Missouri state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for

the administration of the inspections required by this section.



2005



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of

revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be

granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been

previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires

the motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the director of

revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a full

description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification

number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together with a

statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or

encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for good cause

shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for making such

application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in

ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and

shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of

the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor

vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that

the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and

sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle

identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor

vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together

with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a statement of any liens or

encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if

ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state

issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer

mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles

shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the

current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words

"Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially

Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in

section 301.010. Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all

subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in

subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the

face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be

available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate,

the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent

of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of

revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue

shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without

ready detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this

subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit

scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of

secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering

Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight

dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such

motor vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made

within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a

delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of

delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars before November 1,

2003, and not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars on or after November

1, 2003, shall be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the director

for a good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any person

has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days after acquiring a

motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle without obtaining a

certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles registered in

the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall

notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together

with all fees, charges and payments which he should have paid in connection

with the certificate of ownership and registration of the vehicle. The

certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so

long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate

and shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the

department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of

ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a

fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership

fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor

vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the

law unless a certificate of ownership has been issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri

salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no

prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that

if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement

officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and

the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant

shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such

applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior

inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five

dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of

revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be

deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and

transportation department fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle,

non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of

revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by

the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall

include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a

determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle

which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle

for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate

prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the

director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle examination application shall

be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of revenue at

the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, it shall be accompanied by a current inspection form

certified by a duly authorized official inspection station as described in

chapter 307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been inspected,

that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall certify the reading

shown on the odometer at the time of inspection. The inspection station

shall collect the same fee as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for

making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be registered

in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections required in chapter 307,

RSMo, shall be completed and only the fees required by sections 307.365 and

307.366, RSMo, shall be charged to the owner. This section shall not apply

to vehicles being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri

state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If

the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition,

the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership

issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward

on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as a* reconstructed motor

vehicle, motor change vehicle, or** specially constructed motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name

of the issuing state and such prior designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri

state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of

the inspections required by this section.



15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year,

and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be

accompanied by:



(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the

motor vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a

valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;



(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or

titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the

vehicle;



(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees

described in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in

the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund; and



(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination

certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and

issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement

agency as authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed

by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency

shall include a check for stolen vehicles.





The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership

designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and deliver such

certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner of a reconstructed

motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to obtain a

vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway

patrol.



2005



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of

revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be

granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been

previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires

the motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the director of

revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a full

description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification

number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together with a

statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or

encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for good cause

shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for making such

application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in

ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and

shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of

the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor

vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that

the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and

sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle

identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor

vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together

with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a statement of any liens or

encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if

ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state

issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer

mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles

shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the

current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words

"Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially

Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in

section 301.010. Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all

subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in

subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the

face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be

available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate,

the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent

of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of

revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue

shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without

ready detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this

subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit

scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of

secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering

Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight

dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such

motor vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made

within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a

delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of

delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars before November 1,

2003, and not to exceed a total of two hundred dollars on or after November

1, 2003, shall be imposed, but such penalty may be waived by the director

for a good cause shown. If the director of revenue learns that any person

has failed to obtain a certificate within thirty days after acquiring a

motor vehicle or trailer or has sold a vehicle without obtaining a

certificate, he shall cancel the registration of all vehicles registered in

the name of the person, either as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall

notify the person that the cancellation will remain in force until the

person pays the delinquency penalty fee provided in this section, together

with all fees, charges and payments which he should have paid in connection

with the certificate of ownership and registration of the vehicle. The

certificate shall be good for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so

long as the same is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate

and shall not have to be renewed annually.



6. Any applicant for a certificate of ownership requesting the

department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of

ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a

fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership

fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor

vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the

law unless a certificate of ownership has been issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri

salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no

prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that

if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement

officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and

the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant

shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such

applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior

inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five

dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of

revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be

deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and

transportation department fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle,

non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of

revenue shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued by

the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall

include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a

determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle

which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle

for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate

prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the

director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle examination application shall

be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of revenue at

the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, it shall be accompanied by a current inspection form

certified by a duly authorized official inspection station as described in

chapter 307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been inspected,

that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall certify the reading

shown on the odometer at the time of inspection. The inspection station

shall collect the same fee as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for

making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be registered

in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections required in chapter 307,

RSMo, shall be completed and only the fees required by sections 307.365 and

307.366, RSMo, shall be charged to the owner. This section shall not apply

to vehicles being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri

state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If

the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition,

the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership

issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward

on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as a* reconstructed motor

vehicle, motor change vehicle, or** specially constructed motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name

of the issuing state and such prior designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri

state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of

the inspections required by this section.



15. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of

ownership for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor

vehicle, manufactured forty or more years prior to the current model year,

and which has a value of three thousand dollars or less shall be

accompanied by:



(1) A proper affidavit submitted by the owner explaining how the

motor vehicle or trailer was acquired and, if applicable, the reasons a

valid certificate of ownership cannot be furnished;



(2) Photocopies of receipts, bills of sale establishing ownership, or

titles, and the source of all major component parts used to rebuild the

vehicle;



(3) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars in addition to the fees

described in subsection 5 of this section. Such fee shall be deposited in

the state treasury to the credit of the state highways and transportation

department fund; and



(4) An inspection certificate, other than a motor vehicle examination

certificate required under subsection 9 of this section, completed and

issued by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement

agency as authorized by the director of revenue. The inspection performed

by the highway patrol or other authorized local law enforcement agency

shall include a check for stolen vehicles.





The department of revenue shall issue the owner a certificate of ownership

designated with the words "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle" and deliver such

certificate of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding subsection 9 of this section, no owner of a reconstructed

motor vehicle described in this subsection shall be required to obtain a

vehicle examination certificate issued by the Missouri state highway

patrol.



1999



301.190. 1. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle or

trailer, or number plate therefor, shall be issued by the director of

revenue unless the applicant therefor shall make application for and be

granted a certificate of ownership of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

shall present satisfactory evidence that such certificate has been

previously issued to the applicant for such motor vehicle or trailer.

Application shall be made within thirty days after the applicant acquires

the motor vehicle or trailer upon a blank form furnished by the director of

revenue and shall contain the applicant's identification number, a full

description of the motor vehicle or trailer, the vehicle identification

number, and the mileage registered on the odometer at the time of transfer

of ownership, as required by section 407.536, RSMo, together with a

statement of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or

encumbrances on the motor vehicle or trailer, provided that for good cause

shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for making such

application.



2. The director of revenue shall use reasonable diligence in

ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are true and

shall, to the extent possible without substantially delaying processing of

the application, review any odometer information pertaining to such motor

vehicle that is accessible to the director of revenue. If satisfied that

the applicant is the lawful owner of such motor vehicle or trailer, or

otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his name, the director

shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate over his signature and

sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for such purpose.

The certificate shall contain on its face a complete description, vehicle

identification number, and other evidence of identification of the motor

vehicle or trailer, as the director of revenue may deem necessary, together

with the odometer information required to be put on the face of the

certificate pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, a statement of any liens or

encumbrances which the application may show to be thereon, and, if

ownership of the vehicle has been transferred, the name of the state

issuing the transferor's title and whether the transferor's odometer

mileage statement executed pursuant to section 407.536, RSMo, indicated

that the true mileage is materially different from the number of miles

shown on the odometer, or is unknown.



3. The director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the

current and all subsequent issues of the certificate the words

"Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Specially

Constructed Motor Vehicle", or "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", as defined in

section 301.010. Effective July 1, 1990, on all original and all

subsequent issues of the certificate for motor vehicles as referenced in

subsections 2 and 3 of section 301.020, the director shall print on the

face thereof the following designation: "Annual odometer updates may be

available from the department of revenue.". On any duplicate certificate,

the director of revenue shall reprint on the face thereof the most recent

of either:



(1) The mileage information included on the face of the immediately

prior certificate and the date of purchase or issuance of the immediately

prior certificate; or



(2) Any other mileage information provided to the director of

revenue, and the date the director obtained or recorded that information.



4. The certificate of ownership issued by the director of revenue

shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such certificate without

ready detection. In order to carry out the requirements of this

subsection, the director of revenue may contract with a nonprofit

scientific or educational institution specializing in the analysis of

secure documents to determine the most effective methods of rendering

Missouri certificates of ownership nonalterable or noncounterfeitable.



5. The fee for each original certificate so issued shall be eight

dollars and fifty cents, in addition to the fee for registration of such

motor vehicle or trailer. If application for the certificate is not made

within thirty days after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, a

delinquency penalty fee of twenty-five dollars for the first thirty days of

delinquency and twenty-five dollars for each thirty days of delinquency

thereafter, not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars, shall be imposed,

but such penalty may be waived by the director for a good cause shown. If

the director of revenue learns that any person has failed to obtain a

certificate within thirty days after acquiring a motor vehicle or trailer

or has sold a vehicle without obtaining a certificate, he shall cancel the

registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the person, either

as sole owner or as a co-owner, and shall notify the person that the

cancellation will remain in force until the person pays the delinquency

penalty fee provided in this section, together with all fees, charges and

payments which he should have paid in connection with the certificate of

ownership and registration of the vehicle. The certificate shall be good

for the life of the motor vehicle or trailer so long as the same is owned

or held by the original holder of the certificate and shall not have to be

renewed annually.



6. Any applicant* for a certificate of ownership requesting the

department of revenue to process an application for a certificate of

ownership in an expeditious manner requiring special handling shall pay a

fee of five dollars in addition to the regular certificate of ownership

fee.



7. It is unlawful for any person to operate in this state a motor

vehicle or trailer required to be registered under the provisions of the

law unless a certificate of ownership has been issued as herein provided.



8. Before an original Missouri certificate of ownership is issued, an

inspection of the vehicle and a verification of vehicle identification

numbers shall be made by the Missouri state highway patrol on vehicles for

which there is a current title issued by another state if a Missouri

salvage certificate of title has been issued for the same vehicle but no

prior inspection and verification has been made in this state, except that

if such vehicle has been inspected in another state by a law enforcement

officer in a manner comparable to the inspection process in this state and

the vehicle identification numbers have been so verified, the applicant

shall not be liable for the twenty-five dollar inspection fee if such

applicant submits proof of inspection and vehicle identification number

verification to the director of revenue at the time of the application.

The applicant, who has such a title for a vehicle on which no prior

inspection and verification have been made, shall pay a fee of twenty-five

dollars for such verification and inspection, payable to the director of

revenue at the time of the request for the application, which shall be

deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



9. Each application for an original Missouri certificate of ownership

for a vehicle which is classified as a reconstructed motor vehicle,

specially constructed motor vehicle, kit vehicle, motor change vehicle,

non-USA-std motor vehicle, or other vehicle as required by the director of

revenue, shall be accompanied by a vehicle examination certificate issued

by the Missouri state highway patrol, or other law enforcement agency as

authorized by the director of revenue. The vehicle examination shall

include a verification of vehicle identification numbers and a

determination of the classification of the vehicle. The owner of a vehicle

which requires a vehicle examination certificate shall present the vehicle

for examination and obtain a completed vehicle examination certificate

prior to submitting an application for a certificate of ownership to the

director of revenue. The fee for the vehicle examination application shall

be twenty-five dollars and shall be collected by the director of revenue at

the time of the request for the application and shall be deposited in the

state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.



10. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, it shall be accompanied by a current inspection form

certified by a duly authorized official inspection station as described in

chapter 307, RSMo. The completed form shall certify that the

manufacturer's identification number for the vehicle has been inspected,

that it is correctly displayed on the vehicle and shall certify the reading

shown on the odometer at the time of inspection. The inspection station

shall collect the same fee as authorized in section 307.365, RSMo, for

making the inspection, and the fee shall be deposited in the same manner as

provided in section 307.365, RSMo. If the vehicle is also to be registered

in Missouri, the safety and emissions inspections required in chapter 307,

RSMo, shall be completed and only the fees required by sections 307.365 and

307.366, RSMo, shall be charged to the owner. This section shall not apply

to vehicles being transferred on a manufacturer's statement of origin.



11. Motor vehicles brought into this state in a wrecked or damaged

condition or after being towed as an abandoned vehicle pursuant to another

state's abandoned motor vehicle procedures shall, in lieu of the inspection

required by subsection 10 of this section, be inspected by the Missouri

state highway patrol in accordance with subsection 9 of this section. If

the inspection reveals the vehicle to be in a salvage or junk condition,

the director shall so indicate on any Missouri certificate of ownership

issued for such vehicle. Any salvage designation shall be carried forward

on all subsequently issued certificates of title for the motor vehicle.



12. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as reconstructed motor

vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, the

director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current Missouri

and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the name of the

issuing state and such prior designation.



13. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate

of ownership for a motor vehicle previously registered or titled in a state

other than Missouri, and the certificate of ownership has been

appropriately designated by the issuing state as non-USA-std motor vehicle,

the director of revenue shall appropriately designate on the current

Missouri and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership the

words "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle".



14. The director of revenue and the superintendent of the Missouri

state highway patrol shall make and enforce rules for the administration of

the inspections required by this section.



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