Missouri HB 1507: Prohibits car repair businesses from performing any maintenance or repairs on motor vehicles that are not current on registration

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1507
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BANGERT.
3094H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 301, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to motor vehicle
repairs, with a penalty provision.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 301, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 301.285, to read as follows:
301.285. 1. Prior to repairing or performing maintenance on a motor vehicle,
2 the person or business performing the repair or maintenance work shall verify that the
3 motor vehicle's registration is current under section 301.020. If the motor vehicle
4 registration is not current, the repairs or maintenance work shall not be performed.
5 2. Any personor business that failstocomply with theprovisions ofsubsection 1
6 of this section shall be subject to a penalty assessed by the director of the department of
7 revenue, not to exceed three hundred dollars per violation.
8 3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not apply if the
9 motor vehicle is being repaired to comply with the motor vehicle safety inspection
10 requirements under chapter 307.
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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.