MISSOURI CONSERVATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.469)

This act specifies that application for the emblem-use authorization and payment of the $25 contribution required for Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation special license plates may be made at the time of vehicle registration. The Director of the Department of Revenue shall deposit the contribution to the credit of the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation.

These provisions are identical to HB 142 (2023), provisions in CCS/HCS/SB 47 (2023), and provisions in HCS/HB 424 (2023).

MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (Section 307.380)

Current law requires used motor vehicles to undergo a safety inspection prior to sale and registration. This act specifies that the inspections shall be obtained no more than 60 days prior to the date of sale, and exempts from the inspection requirement motor vehicles having less than 40,000 miles, for the 3-year period following their model year of manufacture. Sellers shall present the certificate of inspection and approval at the point of sale, and the buyer shall submit the certificate of inspection when registering the vehicle.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/HB 443 (2023) and provisions in HCS/HB 894 (2023), and similar to provisions in SB 456 (2023).

ERIC VANDER WEERD