Missouri SB 585: Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Revenue

Bill Text

EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 585
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (16).
2237S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 301.055, 301.070, 301.110, 301.140, 301.142, 301.147, 301.558, 301.560,
301.570, 307.350, and 643.315, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof eleven new sections
relating to the department of revenue, with penalty provisions and a contingent
effective date.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 301.055, 301.070, 301.110, 301.140, 1
301.142, 301.147, 301.558, 301.560, 301.570, 307.350, and 2
643.315, RSMo, are repealed and eleven new sections enacted in 3
lieu thereof, to be known as sections 301.055, 301.070, 301.110, 4
301.140, 301.142, 301.147, 301.558, 301.560, 301.570, 307.350, 5
and 643.315, to read as follows:6
301.055. 1. The annual registration fee for motor 1
vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles is[: 2
3 Less than 12 horsepower $18.00
4 12 horsepower and less than 24 horsepower 21.00
5 24 horsepower and less than 36 horsepower 24.00
6 36 horsepower and less than 48 horsepower 33.00
7 48 horsepower and less than 60 horsepower 39.00
8 60 horsepower and less than 72 horsepower 45.00
9 72 horsepower and more 51.00
10 Motorcycles 8.50
11 Motortricycles 10.00

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twenty-five dollars, inclusive of the railroad crossing 13
safety fee prescribed in section 389.612. 14
2. The annual registration fee for motorcycles, 15
motortricycles, and autocycles is ten dollars, inclusive of 16
the railroad crossing safety fee prescribed in section 17
389.612. 18
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 19
registration of any autocycle registered as a motorcycle or 20
motortricycle prior to August 28, 2018, shall remain in 21
effect until the expiration of the registration period for 22
such vehicle at which time the owner shall be required to 23
renew the motor vehicle's registration under the autocycle 24
classification and pay the appropriate registration fee. 25
301.070. 1. [In determining fees based on the 1
horsepower of vehicles propelled by internal combustion 2
engines, the horsepower shall be computed and recorded upon 3
the following formula established by the National Automobile 4
Chamber of Commerce: Square the bore of the cylinder in 5
inches multiplied by the number of cylinders, divided by two 6
and one-half. 7
2. The horsepower of all motor vehicles propelled by 8
steam may be accepted as rated by the manufacturers thereof, 9
or may be determined in accordance with regulations 10
promulgated by the director. 11
3. The horsepower of all motor vehicles, except 12
commercial motor vehicles, propelled by electric power, 13
shall be rated as being between twelve and twenty-four 14
horsepower. 15
12 Autocycles 10.00]

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4.] Fees of commercial motor vehicles, other than 16
passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles, shall be based 17
on the gross weight of the vehicle or any combination of 18
vehicles and the maximum load to be carried at any one time 19
during the license period, except the fee for a wrecker, tow 20
truck, rollback or car carrier used in a towing service 21
shall be based on the empty weight of such vehicle fully 22
equipped for the recovery or towing of vehicles. 23
[5.] 2. The decision of the director as to the type 24
of motor vehicles and their classification for the purpose 25
of registration and the computation of fees therefor shall 26
be final and conclusive. 27
301.110. 1. Whenever the director shall determine 1
from an increase or decrease in the number of registrations 2
of all types of motor vehicles in any given month that the 3
volume of clerical work of registration of all types of 4
motor vehicles in such month has become so disproportionate 5
to the volume of work in the remaining registration periods 6
as to render the system burdensome or inefficient, he is 7
authorized and empowered to change the registration period 8
of any number of motor vehicles, other than commercial motor 9
vehicles, as may be necessary to increase or reduce the 10
volume of registration in one or more periods by advancing 11
the renewal date and shortening the registration period of 12
such motor vehicles. 13
2. The shifting of registration periods shall be 14
accomplished by notifying the registrants of the change, and 15
giving them credit for that portion of the registration 16
period not yet elapsed. In such instances the director 17
shall order the registrant to surrender the license plates 18
and registration certificate held by him and shall assign 19
and issue, without cost to the owner, new plates and a 20

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registration certificate designating the new registration 21
expiration date. 22
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 6 of 23
section 142.869 or any other provision of law to the 24
contrary, the d