Missouri Laws 301.682 – Death of owner and no surviving owner or beneficiary, director of revenue ..
If an owner dies and no surviving owner or surviving beneficiary exists, on proof of death of all persons shown on the certificate of ownership, surrender of the outstanding certificate of ownership, and on application and payment of the fee for an original certificate of ownership, the director of revenue may rely on, transfer and issue a new certificate of ownership in accordance with one of the following:
(1) A certified copy of a court order approving the transfer, refusing to issue letters of administration, terminating administration or authorizing distribution of the deceased owner’s estate;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 301.682
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- director of revenue: the director of the department of revenue. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- 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
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) A small estate affidavit with the certificate of the clerk of the probate division of the circuit court as provided in section 473.097;
(3) A verified application of the owner’s surviving spouse or, if none, the owner’s unmarried minor children or someone acting in their behalf, that claims the property as exempt property of the deceased under section 474.250; or
(4) A notarized application for transfer from a personal representative of the deceased owner accompanied by a copy of the personal representative’s letters of administration or letters testamentary together with a court order approving the transfer or a statement that the personal representative has authority under section 473.457 or subdivision (16) of section 473.810 to make the transfer without court order.