SCS HB 1093, 1094, 1159, 1204, 1242, 1272, 1391, 1397, 1411,
1624, 1632, 1714, 1755, 1778, 1779, 1852, 1862, 2025 & 2123 --
SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES

This bill allows for issuance of the following new special
license plates:  "MO-AG BUSINESS," "MISSOURI CORONERS' AND
MEDICAL EXAMINERS' ASSOCIATION," "DELTA SIGMA THETA," "OMEGA PSI
PHI," "KAPPA ALPHA PSI," "IOTA PHI THETA," "SIGMA GAMMA RHO,"
"ALPHA PHI ALPHA," "ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA," "ZETA PHI BETA," "PHI
BETA SIGMA," "FRIENDS OF ARROW ROCK," "PREVENT DISASTERS IN
MISSOURI," "ELKS," "4-H," "MISSOURI FEDERATION OF SQUARE AND
ROUND DANCERS CLUBS," "HEARING IMPAIRED KIDS ENDOWMENT FUND,"
"EAGLE SCOUT," "TRIBE OF MIC-O-SAY," "FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE,"
"ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY," "MISSOURI TRAVEL COUNCIL,"
"KINGDOM OF CALONTIR," "MISSOURI CIVIL WAR REENACTORS
ASSOCIATION," "MISSOURI-KANSAS-NEBRASKA CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS,"
"JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION," "ROTARY INTERNATIONAL,"
"FRIENDS OF THE MISSOURI WOMEN'S COUNCIL," and "GOD BLESS
AMERICA."

To obtain these plates, a person must get a use authorization
statement from the respective organization (4-H members must only
show proof of membership) and present the statement or proof of
membership to the Department of Revenue at the time of
registration along with a $15 fee in addition to the registration
fee and other documents required by law.

The bill prohibits the Director of the Department of Revenue from
issuing specialized license plates for sponsoring organizations
which raise revenues from the use of their emblems on these
plates unless the organization is a governmental entity or a
not-for-profit organization under section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code.  Current organizations will have until January 1,
2004, to comply with the provisions of the bill.  The director
will require organizations to verify their eligibility status.
The bill requires the emblem-use authorization fees to be used
only for the organization's charitable mission.  Special license
plates sponsored by not-for-profit organizations will only be
issued if the director receives 100 applications or if the
organization pays the start-up costs of the plates and the
director receives at least 10 applications.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:00 am