PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the issuance of special identification numbers to units seized by law enforcement because the identification number has been removed, covered, altered, destroyed or defaced and the procedures for obtaining these numbers.

1. (1) Section 301.390, RSMo provides that any motor vehicle, trailer, boat, outboard motor, vehicle part, motor vehicle tire, farm ma - chinery, farm implement or construction equipment which has been seized by authorized law enforcement because the identification number has been removed, covered, altered, destroyed or defaced shall be placed in the custody of a court of competent jurisdiction. The court may not release that unit until a special identification number is issued by the Department of Revenue.

2. (2) In order to obtain a special identification number, the owner or purchaser of the unit shall submit—

   1. (A) An Order for Special Identification Number executed by the circuit court that has custody of the unit. The attached sample order contains the format that should be used. The judge must sign and date the order;
   2. (B) An Application for Replacement of Vehicle Identification Number Plate, DOR- 923 (see 12 CSR 10-23.180), completed by the applicant and either the law enforcement agency that seized the unit, an authorized member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol or other law enforcement agencies authorized by the director of revenue; and
   3. (C) The appropriate fee for the special identification number.

3. (3) If the unit requiring a special identification number is a motor vehicle, trailer, boat or outboard motor, the owner or purchaser of the unit shall apply for a new certificate of title which shall reflect the new assigned identification number. To obtain a new certificate of title, the applicant shall submit the following in addition to the documents and fee outlined in section (2):

   1. (A) An Application for Missouri Title and License, DOR-108 (see 12 CSR 10-23.265), completed and signed;
   2. (B) The certificate of title if the unit is already titled in the applicant’s name or a sheriff’s bill of sale if ownership of the unit has been transferred by the court or a court order establishing ownership;
   3. (C) The applicable title fee; and
   4. (D) State and local taxes on the purchase price of the unit, if applicable.
4. (4) The Department of Revenue shall issue one (1) metal plate bearing the assigned identification number and a certificate of title reflecting this number on certain units as outlined in section (3). The metal plate shall be affixed to the unit and shall be the lawful number for the purpose of identification.
5. (5) The assigned special identification number shall consist of seventeen (17) characters. The special number shall begin with the two

6. (2) letters as outlined in this rule, followed by thirteen (13) letters and numbers followed by MO.

   1. (A) Motor vehicle or manufactured trailer—DR.
   2. (B) Vehicle part or motor vehicle tire—VP.
   3. (C) Farm machinery, farm implement or construction equipment—FC.

AUTHORITY: section 301.390, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed April 23, 1992, effective Dec. 3, 1992.

*Original authority: 301.390, RSMo 1939, amended 1953, 1982, 1986.