PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the issuance of a Department of Revenue vehicle identification number to motor vehicles and trailers which were never assigned a vehicle identification number plate by their manufacturer; have had a number destroyed, removed, covered or altered; or were reconstructed with various major component parts of other motor vehicles or trailers which have conflicting or different vehicle identification numbers.

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 mate- 12 CSR 10-23

rial. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

1. (1) Upon certified application, the department may authorize the issuance of one (1) adhesive vehicle identification number (VIN) known as a DR number which shall be affixed by authorized law enforcement in an upright position to the inside facing of the driver’s door adjacent to the number it is replacing on a motor vehicle; on the front fork of a motorcycle; or in a prominent, upright position on the left side of the tongue of a trailer; which shall serve as the VIN of the motor vehicle or trailer.
2. (2) The Department of Revenue (department) shall require an inspection before issuing a DR number to a motor vehicle by an officer of a law enforcement agency approved by the department. The inspecting officer shall certify the inspection on a Vehicle Examination Certificate provided by the department. If the Vehicle Examination Certificate indicates conflicting VINs for the public VIN and the police VIN, and at least three (3) or more new or used major component parts have been used in reconstructing the vehicle, the department will issue a DR number for the inspecting officer to affix to the motor vehicle as described in section (1). If a DR number is required but the applicant has not rebuilt or reconstructed the vehicle, the inspection may be completed on an Application for Vehicle/Trailer Identification Number Plate or Verification. The Vehicle Examination Certificate (revised 4-04) and the Application for Vehicle/Trailer Identification Number Plate or Verification (published 4- 06), which have been incorporated by reference, are published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, PO Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100. These forms do not include any amendments or additions to the revision/publication dates shown. The Vehicle Examination Certificate is available at all contract offices and the department’s central office, or by mailing a written request to the Missouri Department of Revenue, PO Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100. The Application for Vehicle/Trailer Identification Number Plate or Verification is available at all contract offices and the department’s central office, or may be ordered at http://www.dort.mo.gov/mvdl/formorder/ or by mailing a written request to the Missouri Department of Revenue, PO Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100.
3. (3) Before issuance of a DR number to the owner of a manufactured trailer, the need for a DR number must be established through inspection of the trailer by an officer of a law enforcement agency approved by the department. The inspecting officer shall certify the inspection on an Application for Vehicle/Trailer Identification Number Plate or Verification provided by the department. If the manufactured trailer does not have a VIN, the department will issue, upon certified application for title by the owner, a DR number for the trailer. The DR number shall be affixed by authorized law enforcement as described in section (1).
4. (4) If an inspection of a motor vehicle or trailer reveals the public number has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced but the confidential number assigned by the manufacturer can be located, the department will issue a replacement number containing the original VIN assigned by the manufacturer.

AUTHORITY: sections 301.020, RSMo Supp. 2006 and 301.380, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed March 21, 1986, effective July 11, 1986. Amended: Filed Oct. 6, 2006, effective April 30, 2007. *Original authority 301.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1945, 1949, 1957, 1969, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005; and 301.380, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1949, 1984, 1998.