Missouri Laws 301.3051 – Shrine temple, special license plates — emblem authorization, application ..
1. Any member of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America (Shriners) or any person living within the state of Missouri and who has a motor vehicle which complies with the provisions of section 303.025 may receive special license plates as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Shrine temple to which the person is a member in good standing. The Shrine temple described in this section shall authorize the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to such Shrine temple derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be contributed to the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled and Burned Children. Any member of such Shrine temple may annually apply to the temple for the use of the emblem.
2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five-dollar emblem-use contribution to the Shrine temple, the temple shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the member to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Shrine, to the vehicle owner.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 301.3051
- director of revenue: the director of the department of revenue. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks, except farm tractors and electric bicycles. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Owner: any person, firm, corporation or association, who holds the legal title to a vehicle or who has executed a buyer's order or retail installment sales contract with a motor vehicle dealer licensed under sections 301. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Vehicle: any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use, or used, on highways, except motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. See Missouri Laws 301.010
3. The license plate authorized by this section shall be in a form as prescribed in section 301.129*, except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.
4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Shrine emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Shrine emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.