PURPOSE: This rule establishes categories of special license plates as well as the procedure for application for and issuance of the special license plates.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

1. (1) For the purpose of this rule, “special license plates” shall include all personalized, military, collegiate, helping schools, and special organizational license plates that contain letters and/or numbers and may include one apostrophe (’), one space, or one dash (—).

2. (2) All special license plates are available in the following plate categories—

   1. (A) Passenger;
   2. (B) Recreational Vehicle (RV);
   3. (C) Local 6;
   4. (D) Local 12;
   5. (E) Beyond Local 6;
   6. (F) Beyond Local 12;
   7. (G) Motorcycle/Motortricycle;
   8. (H) Local and Beyond Local 18;
   9. (I) Shuttle Bus—regular personalized plates only;
   10. (J) Van Pool—regular personalized plates only; and
   11. (K) Historic—regular personalized plates only. 12 CSR 10-23
3. (3) No special license plate will be issued which will conflict with any license number used or to be used in the regular license plate numbering system.
4. (4) Special license plates are not assigned to a particular vehicle until the plates are actually issued to the owner of that vehicle by the Department of Revenue.
5. (5) Special license plates shall not be transferred from one (1) owner to another unless provided by law, except that the holder of a special plate may follow the procedures established by the director in order to display his/her special plate on a vehicle leased by the holder after approval by the director; and they shall not be transferred from one (1) vehicle category to another. This includes any request for transfer by gift, trust, will, or judicial proceeding.
6. (6) The director of revenue shall reserve the right to approve or disapprove any request for special license plates or the transfer of license plates from one (1) vehicle to another in the same category.

7. (7) The month of expiration on all special license plates for motorcycles and motortricycles will be April of each year. Special license plates issued to members of the United States Congress, Missouri State Senate, and Missouri House of Representatives; honorary consulars; and the following statewide elected officials: governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and attorney general, which are issued in accordance with section 301.144, RSMo, will expire in January of each year. The month of expiration on all other special license plates issued or renewed prior to January 1, 2009, shall be staggered. Special license plates issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2009, shall expire as detailed in the chart below. Registrations for special license plates will be issued for a minimum of six (6) months except as otherwise determined by the director. Applicants who purchase a biennial registration will extend the registration another year with the total registration not to exceed thirty (30) months. SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE CATEGORY

   Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General, United States Congress, Missouri State Senate, Missouri House of

8. (8) Initial applications for special license plates shall be made on Form 1716, Application For Missouri Personalized And Special License Plates, or Form 4601, Application For Missouri Military Personalized License Plates, respectively. The Application For Missouri Personalized And Special License Plates, revised October 2008 and Application For Missouri Military Personalized License Plates, revised July 2008, both of which are incorporated by reference, are published by and can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Revenue, PO Box 43, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0043 or at http://dor.mo.gov/mvdl/motorv/forms/. These applications do not include any amendments or additions to their October 2008 and July 2008 editions respectively. Initial applications must be submitted to the Department of Revenue, PO Box 569, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0569. Applications shall be accompanied by a special license plate fee of fifteen dollars ($15), and a current emblem-use authorization statement or proof of military service, if required by law.
9. (9) Applicants who apply for a biennial registration at the time they pick up or renew their special license plates must submit a second fifteen-dollar ($15) fee and emblem-use authorization statement indicating the minimum donation or the original emblem-use authorization statement indicating twice the annual minimum donation, if applicable. EXPIRATION MONTH
10. (10) Special license plates for which the Department of Revenue has not received a reapplication (renewal) will be held for at least sixty (60) days from the date of expiration before being issued to a new applicant.
11. (11) Reapplications (renewals) for special license plates shall be filed with the Department of Revenue prior to the last day of the month in which they expire.
12. (12) The director of revenue may recall any special license plate erroneously issued under this rule.

AUTHORITY: sections 301.144 and 301.451, RSMo Supp. 2008 and section 301.449, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Aug. 14, 1978, effective Nov. 13, 1978. Amended: Filed April 11, 1979, effective July 11, 1979. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 30, 1979, effective Nov. 9, 1979, expired Feb. 18, 1980. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 1979, effective Feb. 11, 1980. Emergency amendment filed March 9, 1982, effective March 19, 1982, expired July 16, 1982. Amended: Filed May 20, 1982, effective Sept. 13, 1982. Amended: Filed Feb. 24, 1984, effective June 11, 1984. Amended: Filed Nov. 18, 1986, effective March 12, 1987. Amended: Filed July 17, 1989, effective Oct. 27, 1989. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 1989, effective March 26, 1990. Emergency amendment filed Sept. 16, 1991, effective Sept. 26, 1991, expired Jan. 23, 1992. Amended: Filed Sept. 16, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Amended: Filed Sept. January 1, 1995, effective Feb. 25, 1996. Amended: Filed Jan. 31, 2000, effective July 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. *Original authority 301.144, RSMo 1977, amended 1979, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007; 301.449, RSMo 1989, amended 1995; and 301.451, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1995, 1997, 2006.