PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the sale by registered Missouri motor vehicle dealers of temporary permits to operate motor vehicles and trailers on the streets and highways of Missouri.

1. (1) A registered dealer may provide no more than one (1) temporary permit per motor vehicle or trailer sold by his/her dealership. The temporary permits shall be effective for the number of days provided by law and shall be nonrenewable. No dealer shall sell a permit for use on any motor vehicle or trailer other than a motor vehicle or trailer sold by the dealer or his/her authorized employees at the dealer’s own certified place of business except that a franchised motor vehicle dealer may issue a temporary permit for use on a motor vehicle the dealer delivers to a purchaser pursuant to a courtesy delivery arrangement made with another franchised dealer or manufacturer.
2. (2) The sale of all temporary permits, except those permits issued pursuant to a courtesy delivery arrangement, shall be recorded in the appropriate space on the dealer’s monthly sales report by notation of the true, accurate and complete permit number next to the corresponding motor vehicle or trailer sale listed.
3. (3) A registered dealer may charge no more than the fee prescribed by law for each temporary permit as specified in section 301.140.4, RSMo.
4. (4) Upon each sale of a temporary permit, each dealer shall fully complete all information on the temporary permit in accordance with Department of Revenue instructions. If the permit is issued pursuant to a courtesy delivery arrangement, the dealer issuing the permit must record the words courtesy delivery on the corresponding permit. The information listed shall be true, accurate, and complete. Temporary permits that are spoiled shall be marked void and kept as a part of the dealership’s records. Temporary permit records shall be maintained for a period of at least five (5) years for inspection by law enforcement or Department of Revenue officials.
5. (5) The Department of Revenue shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain whether the number of temporary permits requested by any dealer is reasonably proportionate to the number of motor vehicle and trailer sales previously reported by the dealer on his/her monthly sales reports. In cases of discrepancy, the department may reduce the number of temporary permits provided to a dealer or refuse a request for temporary permits based upon its findings.
6. (6) No temporary permit shall be issued for use on a motor vehicle unless there is a valid certificate of inspection and approval for the particular motor vehicle in accordance with section 307.380, RSMo. Dealers shall enter the true, accurate and complete motor vehicle inspection certificate number on the temporary permit record. No temporary permit shall be issued when the ownership document is a salvage certificate of title.
7. (7) Upon a finding that a dealer has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this rule, the department may reduce the number of temporary permits issued to a dealer or refuse a dealer’s request for temporary permits.

AUTHORITY: section 307.380, RSMo 2016, and section 301.140, RSMo Supp. 2018.* This rule previously filed as 12 CSR 10-23.190. Original rule filed Oct. 1, 1985, effective Dec. 26, 1985. Amended: Filed Nov. 13, 1986, effective Feb. 28, 1987. Amended: Filed Nov. 17, 1987, effective April 11, 1988. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 26, 1990, effective Nov. 5, 1990, expired March 4, 1991. Amended: Filed July 2, 1990, effective Dec. 31, 1990. Amended and moved: Filed May 14, 2003, effective Nov. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 25, 2018, effective May 30, 2019. *Original authority: 301.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1951, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987 and 307.380, RSMo 1967, amended 1981.