HB 835 -- Specialty License Plates

Sponsor:  Cunningham (86)

This bill creates new application procedures for new non-military
specialty license plates.

An organization's application for license plates must include the
specialty plate fees from at least 100 eligible applicants who
plan to purchase the plate if approved and an application fee of
not more than $5,000.

All moneys received by the Department of Revenue for the review
and development of new specialty plates, excluding the $25
specialty license plate fee, will be deposited in the newly
created Specialty Plate Fund.  Excess funds will be transferred
to the State Highway Department Fund.  The department must give
public notice of any proposed specialty plate within four weeks
of the submission of the application, and written testimony
concerning the proposal must be submitted to the department by
November 30 of the year of filing.

The department is required to submit all applications to the
Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight or its successor
during a regular session of the General Assembly.  If a specialty
license plate is approved by the committee, the organization will
submit the proposed art design for the plate to the department
within 60 days of approval.  The plate design must match
standards set by the department.  If the plate is not approved,
97% of the application fee and all of the specialty plate fees
will be refunded.  If an application for a special license plate
is turned down by the joint committee, the organization may
request a hearing before the committee to review the
determination.

Organizations may charge an emblem-use authorization fee.

The department must begin production within one year of approval
of a specialty plate and will issue a specialty plate to any
applicant who meets the requirements for issuance of the
specialty plate other than an owner of an apportioned vehicle or
a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of 18,000 pounds
gross weight.

New and renewed applications for approved specialty plates must
be accompanied by an additional fee of $25 and the appropriate
emblem-use authorization statement.  No other fee for
personalization will be charged.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:13 am