Missouri SB 1020: Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Transportation

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[CORRECTED]
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1020
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5535H.04C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal sections 136.055, 144.070, 301.010, 301.020, 301.030, 301.050, 301.055, 301.070,
301.074, 301.110, 301.130, 301.132, 301.140, 301.142, 301.147, 301.190, 301.443,
301.550, 301.560, 301.570, 301.600, 302.170, 302.177, 307.350, 307.365, 307.375,
307.380, 407.1338, and 643.315, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty-nine new
sections relating to department of revenue fee offices, with an emergency clause.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 136.055, 144.070, 301.010, 301.020, 301.030, 301.050, 301.055,
2 301.070, 301.074, 301.110, 301.130, 301.132, 301.140, 301.142, 301.147, 301.190, 301.443,
3 301.550, 301.560, 301.570, 301.600, 302.170, 302.177, 307.350, 307.365, 307.375, 307.380,
4 407.1338, and 643.315, RSMo, are repealed and twenty-nine new sections enacted in lieu
5 thereof, to be known as sections 136.055, 144.070, 301.010, 301.020, 301.030, 301.050,
6 301.055, 301.070, 301.074, 301.110, 301.130, 301.132, 301.140, 301.142, 301.147, 301.190,
7 301.443, 301.550, 301.560, 301.570, 301.600, 302.170, 302.177, 307.350, 307.365, 307.375,
8 307.380, 407.1338, and 643.315, to read as follows:
136.055. 1. Any person who is selected or appointed by the state director of revenue
2 as provided in subsection 2 of this section to act as an agent of the department of revenue,
3 whose duties shall be the processing of motor vehicle title and registration transactions and
4 the collection of sales and use taxes when required under sections 144.070 and 144.440, and
5 who receives no salary from the department of revenue, shall be authorized to collect from the
6 party requiring such services additional fees as compensation in full and for all services
7 rendered on the following basis:
8 (1) For each motor vehicle registration issued, renewed, or transferred:
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

9 (a) Nine dollars for annual registration; [or]
10 (b) Eighteen dollars for biennial registration; or
11 (c) Twenty-seven dollars for three-year registration;
12 (2) For each trailer registration issued, renewed, or transferred:
13 (a) Nine dollars for annual registration;
14 (b) Twenty-seven dollars for three-year registration; or
15 (c) Forty-five dollars for permanent registration;
16 (3) For each application or transfer of title, nine dollars;
17 (4) For each instruction permit, nondriver license, chauffeur's, operator's or driver's
18 license issued for a period of three years or less, nine dollars and eighteen dollars for licenses
19 or instruction permits issued or renewed for a period exceeding three years;
20 (5) For each notice of lien processed, nine dollars;
21 (6) Notary fee or electronic transmission per processing, two dollars.
22 2. The director of revenue shall award fee office contracts under this section through
23 a competitive bidding process. The competitive bidding process shall give priority to
24 organizations and entities that are exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or
25 501(c)(4), except those civic organizations that would be considered action organizations
26 under 26 C.F.R. Section 1.501 (c)(3)-1(c)(3), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
27 amended, with special consideration given to those organizations and entities that reinvest a
28 minimum of seventy-five percent of the net proceeds to charitable organizations in Missouri,
29 and political subdivisions, including but not limited to, municipalities, counties, and fire
30 protection districts. If no competitive bids are received, the director of revenue shall have
31 the authority to enter into a contract with a political subdivision, service organization,
32 or other reputable business to become the agent and such entity shall be authorized to
33 carry out the services for the department pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any
34 provision of law to the contrary, the director of revenue shall not award any fee office contract
35 under this section to any entity affiliated in any manner with a current employee of the
36 department of revenue or with a former employee of the department of revenue for the one-
37 year period following the former employee's termination of employment with the department.
38 For purposes of this subsection, "affiliated in any manner" includes owning the entity or
39 serving as an officer or board member of such entity. Additionally, no person affiliated in any
40 manner with an entity awarded a fee office contract under this section shall be affiliated in
41 any manner with an entity acting as a motor vehicle title service agent as prescribed in
42 sections 301.112 to 301.119. The director of the depar