HB 2235 -- Specialty License Plate Approval Process

Sponsor:  Meadows

This bill changes the administrative procedures for issuing and
developing specialty license plates.  In its main provisions, the
bill:

(1)  Specifies that the Department of Revenue is not required to
accept applications and issue specialty plates for a specific
category or organization if no applications for the plate have
been received within four years from the authorization of the
plate or the total number of specialty plates issued for a
specific category is less than 200 plates for two consecutive
years;

(2)  Authorizes the department to discontinue the issuance and
renewal of a specialty license plate if the organization has
stopped providing services and the emblem-use authorization
statements are no longer being issued by the organization.  The
organization must notify the department immediately to
discontinue the issuance of a specialty plate.  These provisions
will not apply to any specialty license plate which bears the
emblem or insignia of a branch of the United States military or a
military organization or involve military actions or personnel;

(3)  Removes the July 1 deadline for the submission of the
necessary documents and fees to the department regarding a
request for a new specialty plate and allows an organization to
submit the necessary documents at any time.  Interested parties
have 60 days from the filing of the proposal to submit testimony
to the department in support of or opposition to the specialty
plate; and

(4)  Requires the department, as soon as practicable after
receiving the required documents and fees, to submit all
applications for the development of a specialty plate to the
Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight for the committee to
approve or deny.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:13 pm