PURPOSE: This rule establishes the licensing fees of the Missouri Motor Vehicle Commission.

1. (1) The following fees are established by the commission and are payable in the form of a cashier’s check, money order, personal check or cash:

   1. (A) Application for Licensure Fees (original or renewal)—

      1. 1. All Motor Vehicle Dealers $175.00;
      2. 2. All Boat Dealers $100.00;
      3. 3. All Boat Manufacturers $100.00; and
      4. 4. All Motor Vehicle Manufacturers $175.00;
   2. (B) Replacement License Fee $ 20.00;

   3. (C) Late Renewal Fee—

      1. 1. Application filed after renewal application return date, but prior to license expiration $ 25.00; or
      2. 2. After license expiration date $ 50.00;
   4. (D) Insufficient Funds Check 12 CSR 60-1

Service Charge $ 50.00; and

1. (E) A reasonable fee may be charged by the commission for all dealer record searches, to cover costs of copying and staff search time.

1. (2) For the purpose of paying any fee, the commission will accept cashier’s checks, money orders, personal checks and cash. Negotiable instruments should be made payable to the Missouri Motor Vehicle Commission.

   1. (A) Individuals, firms or corporations who submit checks which are returned by a bank due to insufficient funds or for similar reasons will be required to pay the insufficient funds checks service charge and may be subject to collection or processing charges by the commission.
   2. (B) No payment for fees should be made in cash by mail.

   3. (C) Renewal fees or application fees may be refunded only under the following conditions:

      1. 1. Overpayments;
      2. 2. Denied licenses;
      3. 3. Other incorrect fees; and
      4. 4. If a renewal application for the next

calendar year is withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m. on December 31.

1. (D) Penalties for late renewal applications shall not be refunded.
2. (E) Where the application for original licensure or for renewal of license is not completed in a manner acceptable to the commission, or the fee is not included, or the fee is inadequate, or the licensee has not met the statutory or regulatory requirements of the commission, licenses may be withheld until the problem is appropriately resolved. Deposit of the fee does not indicate acceptance of the application or that any licensing requirements have been fulfilled. Licensees may be subject to additional requirements or penalties imposed by the commission.

AUTHORITY: section 301.553, RSMo (1994). Emergency rule filed July 10, 1989, effective July 20, 1989, expired Nov. 16, 1989. Original rule filed July 10, 1989, effective Sept. 28, 1989. Amended: Filed Aug. 12, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Amended: Filed Nov. 18, 1991, effective April 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Nov. 21, 1994, effective May 28, 1995. Amended: Filed Sept. 19, 1995. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 1996, effective March 30, 1996. *Original authority 1988, amended 1989, 1993, 1995.