SECOND REGULAR SESSION

SENATE BILL NO. 728

90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


INTRODUCED BY SENATORS FLOTRON AND KLARICH.

Pre-filed December 17, 1999, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.



TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

3140S.01I


AN ACT

To amend chapter 301, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a Shriners license plate.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A.  Chapter 301, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 301.3051, to read as follows:

301.3051.  1.  Any member of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America (Shriners) living within the state of Missouri 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 multi-year 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.

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.




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