SB 498 - Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed Bill Text

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 498

90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1999

L2098.06T

AN ACT

To repeal section 210.173, RSMo 1994, and sections 301.131, 301.132, 301.142, 301.145, 301.191, 301.441, 301.443, 301.444, 301.445, 301.447, 301.448, 301.449, 301.451, 301.453, 301.454, 301.456, 301.457, 301.458, 301.459, 301.461, 301.462, 301.463, 301.464, 301.465 and 301.466, RSMo Supp. 1998, and sections 301.130 and 301.144 as both versions appear in RSMo Supp. 1998, relating to motor vehicle license plates, and to enact in lieu thereof forty-eight new sections relating to the same subject, with penalty provisions.

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

Section A. Section 210.173, RSMo 1994, and sections 301.130, 301.131, 301.132, 301.142, 301.145, 301.191, 301.441, 301.443, 301.444, 301.445, 301.447, 301.448, 301.449, 301.451, 301.453, 301.454, 301.456, 301.457, 301.458, 301.459, 301.461, 301.462, 301.463, 301.464, 301.465 and 301.466, RSMo Supp. 1998, and sections 301.130 and 301.144 as both versions appear in RSMo Supp. 1998, are repealed and forty-eight new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 210.173, 301.130, 301.131, 301.132, 301.142, 301.144, 301.145, 301.191, 301.441, 301.443, 301.444, 301.445, 301.447, 301.448, 301.449, 301.451, 301.453, 301.454, 301.456, 301.457, 301.458, 301.459, 301.461, 301.462, 301.463, 301.464, 301.465, 301.466, 301.467, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, to read as follows:

210.173. 1. There is established in the state treasury a special trust fund, to be known as the "Children's Trust Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to and deposit in the children's trust fund [all] only those amounts received [under section 210.174] pursuant to sections 193.265, 210.174, 301.463 and 451.151, RSMo, that are designated for the children's trust fund, and any other amounts which may be received from grants, gifts, bequests, the federal government, or other sources granted or given for this specific purpose.

2. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the children's trust fund in the same manner as surplus state funds are invested pursuant to section 30.260, RSMo. All earnings resulting from the investment of moneys in the children's trust fund shall be credited to the children's trust fund.

3. Until the amount in the children's trust fund exceeds one million dollars, not more than one-half of the money deposited in the children's trust fund each year from contributions [made under section 210.174] and deposits made pursuant to sections 193.265, 210.174, 301.463 and 451.151, RSMo, that are designated for the children's trust fund, plus all earnings from the investment of moneys in the trust fund credited during the previous fiscal year, shall be available for disbursement by the board in accordance with sections 210.170 to 210.174. When the state treasurer certifies that the assets in the children's trust fund exceed one million dollars, then, from that time on, all credited earnings plus all future annual deposits to the fund from contributions [made under section 210.174] and deposits made pursuant to sections 193.265, 210.174, 301.463 and 451.151, RSMo, that are designated for the children's trust fund, shall be available for disbursement by the board within the limits of appropriations and for the purposes provided by sections 210.170 to 210.174. The general assembly may appropriate moneys annually from the children's trust fund to the department of revenue to pay the costs incurred for collecting and transferring funds [under] pursuant to section 210.174, and to the office of administration to pay the expenses incurred by the office of administration for budgetary, procurement, accounting, and other related management functions performed by it and to pay the expenses of members of the board and the salary of the executive director.

4. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, funds appropriated by the general assembly from the children's trust fund shall only be used by the board for purposes authorized [under] pursuant to sections 210.170 to 210.174 and shall not be used to supplant any existing program or service.

5. Funds received from gifts, bequests, contributions other than contributions and deposits made pursuant to [section 210.174] sections 193.265, 210.174, 301.463 and 451.151, RSMo, grants, and federal funds may be used and expended by the board for such purposes as may be specified in any requirements, terms or conditions attached thereto or, in the absence of any specific requirements, terms or conditions, as the board may determine for any lawful purpose.

6. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, requiring all unexpended balances remaining in various state funds to be transferred and placed to the credit of the ordinary revenue fund of this state at the end of each biennium, shall not apply to the children's trust fund.

[301.130. 1. The director of revenue, upon receipt of a proper application for registration, required fees and any other information which may be required by law, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in such manner and form as the director of revenue may prescribe and a set of license plates, or other evidence of registration, as provided herein. Each set of license plates shall bear the name or abbreviated name of this state, the words "Show-Me State", the month and year in which the registration shall expire, and an arrangement of numbers or letters, or both, as shall be assigned from year to year by the director of revenue. Special plates for qualified disabled veterans will have the "DISABLED VETERAN" wording on the license plates in preference to the words "Show-Me State" and special plates for members of the national guard will have the "NATIONAL GUARD" wording in preference to the words "Show-Me State".

2. The arrangement of letters and numbers of license plates shall be uniform throughout each classification of registration.

3. The background of all license plates, or the letters and numerals thereof, shall be coated with a material which will reflect the lights of other vehicles. The nature and specifications of this material shall be determined after a public hearing by the director of revenue, director of prison industries, and superintendent of the state highway patrol, and shall meet the standards established by the state transportation department.

4. Figures on license plates, except those which may be used to designate gross weights for which commercial motor vehicles are registered, shall not be less than three inches in height and the strokes thereof not less than five-sixteenths of an inch in width. In the case of motorcycles and motortricycles, the letters and figures shall be not less than one inch in height and the strokes thereof one-eighth of an inch in width. The director may provide for the arrangement of the numbers in groups or otherwise, and for other distinguishing marks on the plates.

6. The plates issued to manufacturers and dealers shall bear the letter "D" preceding the number, and the director may place upon the plates other letters or marks to distinguish commercial motor vehicles and trailers and other types of motor vehicles.

7. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this state unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the director of revenue and authorized by section 301.140. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles, motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate or plates authorized by section 301.140, when properly attached, shall be prima facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.

8. (1) The director of revenue shall issue annually a tab or set of tabs as evidence of the annual payment of registration fees and the current registration of a vehicle in lieu of the set of plates; except that the director shall annually issue a new license plate or set of plates as provided in this section for vehicles registered pursuant to subsection 2 of section 301.277, commercial motor vehicles in excess of twelve thousand pounds, trailers, buses and dealers.

(2) The vehicle owner to whom a tab or set of tabs is issued shall affix and display such tab or tabs on the middle of the license plate, no more than one per plate.

(3) A tab or set of tabs issued by the director when attached to a vehicle in the prescribed manner shall be prima facie evidence that the registration fee for such vehicle has been paid.

(4) Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the director of revenue shall issue plates for a period of at least five years.

(5) For those commercial motor vehicles registered pursuant to an agreement under section 301.277, the plate issued by the director of revenue shall be a permanent nonexpiring license plate for which no tabs shall be issued. Nothing in this section shall relieve the owner of any vehicle permanently registered under this section from the obligation to pay the annual registration fee due for the vehicle. The permanent nonexpiring license plate shall be returned to the director of revenue upon the sale or disposal of the vehicle by the owner to whom the permanent nonexpiring license plate is issued, or the plate may be transferred to a replacement commercial motor vehicle when the owner files a supplemental application with the Missouri highway reciprocity commission for the registration of such replacement commercial motor vehicle. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, the director of revenue shall issue a certificate of registration or other suitable evidence of payment of the annual fee, and such evidence of payment shall be carried at all times in the vehicle for which it is issued.

(6) Upon the sale or disposal of any vehicle permanently registered under this section, or upon the termination of a lease of any such vehicle, the permanent nonexpiring plate issued for such vehicle shall be returned to the director and shall not be valid for operation of such vehicle, or the plate may be transferred to a replacement vehicle when the owner files a supplemental application with the Missouri highway reciprocity commission for the registration of such replacement vehicle. If a vehicle which is permanently registered under this section is sold, wrecked or otherwise disposed of, or the lease terminated, the registrant shall be given credit for any unused portion of the annual registration fee when the vehicle is replaced by the purchase or lease of another vehicle during the registration year.

9. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective administration of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.]

301.130. 1. The director of revenue, upon receipt of a proper application for registration, required fees and any other information which may be required by law, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in such manner and form as the director of revenue may prescribe and a set of license plates, or other evidence of registration, as provided in this section. Unless otherwise provided by law, each license plate or set of license plates issued, renewed or replaced on or after January 1, 1997, shall contain the following:

(1) The name or abbreviated name of this state;

(2) The words "Show-Me State";

(3) The month and year in which the registration shall expire;

(4) An arrangement of numbers or letters, or both, as shall be assigned from year to year by the director of revenue; and

(5) Fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design for each type of license plate issued under this chapter, which shall be designated by an advisory committee established in section 301.129. The license plates shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to all other fees required by law, applicants for registration of vehicles with license plates that expire between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1997, applicants for registration of trailers or semitrailers with license plates that expire between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1999, and applicants for registration of vehicles that are to be issued new license plates shall pay an additional fee of up to two dollars and twenty-five cents, based on the actual cost of the reissuance, to cover the cost of the fully reflective plates required by this subsection. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 3 of section 301.067 to the contrary, every license plate for a trailer or semitrailer which is permanently registered under subsection 3 of section 301.067 shall be returned to the director of revenue between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1997, and a license plate which conforms to the provisions of this subsection issued as a replacement plate upon the payment of a one dollar and fifteen cent fee per plate prescribed by this subdivision. The additional fee, based on the actual cost, prescribed by this subdivision shall only be one dollar and fifteen cents for issuance of one new plate for vehicles requiring only one license plate pursuant to subsection 5 or 7 of this section. The additional fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents prescribed in this subsection shall not be charged to persons receiving special license plates issued under section 301.073 or 301.443. The department of revenue shall adopt a program whereby all motor vehicle registrations renewed on or after January 1, 1997, will have replacement reflective plates issued for such registration prior to January 1, 2000. Special plates for qualified disabled veterans will have the "DISABLED VETERAN" wording on the license plates in preference to the words "Show-Me State" and special plates for members of the national guard will have the "NATIONAL GUARD" wording in preference to the words "Show-Me State". Veterans' plates shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129.

2. The arrangement of letters and numbers of license plates shall be uniform throughout each classification of registration.

3. The competitive bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plates and the reflective illumination capability for safety reasons. The advisory committee established in section 301.129 shall adopt specifications for all reflective material. The competitive bidding request for proposal shall contain a deduction in the amount of twenty-eight cents per plate from the cost of the reflective sheeting. The committee may select graphic designs or any of the plate processes approved on January 1, 1997.

4. Figures on license plates, except those which may be used to designate gross weights for which commercial motor vehicles are registered, shall be of a size set by the advisory committee established in section 301.129. In the case of motorcycles, motortricycles and trailers that are pulled by motorcycles or motortricycles, the letters and figures shall be of a size set by the advisory committee. The advisory committee may provide for the arrangement of the numbers in groups or otherwise, and for other distinguishing marks on the plates.

5. All property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to be registered at a gross weight in excess of twelve thousand pounds, all passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles, local transit buses, school buses, trailers, semitrailers, motorcycles, motortricycles, motorscooters and driveaway vehicles shall be registered with the director of revenue as provided for in subsection 3 of section 301.030, but only one license plate shall be issued for each such vehicle, except as provided in this subsection. The applicant for registration of any property-carrying commercial motor vehicle to be registered at a gross weight in excess of twelve thousand pounds or passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle may request and be issued two license plates for such vehicle, and if such plates are issued, the director of revenue may assess and collect an additional charge from the applicant in an amount not to exceed the fee prescribed for personalized license plates in subsection 1 of section 301.144.

6. The plates issued to [manufacturers and] dealers shall bear the letter "D" preceding the number, and the advisory committee may require the placement upon the plates other letters or marks to distinguish commercial motor vehicles and trailers and other types of motor vehicles.

7. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this state unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the director of revenue and authorized by section 301.140. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles, motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate on buses, other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than forty-eight inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up, or if two plates are issued for the vehicle pursuant to subsection 5 of this section, displayed in the same manner on the front and rear of such vehicles. The license plate or plates authorized by section 301.140, when properly attached, shall be prima facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.

8. (1) The director of revenue shall issue annually a tab or set of tabs as evidence of the annual payment of registration fees and the current registration of a vehicle in lieu of the set of plates.

(2) The vehicle owner to whom a tab or set of tabs is issued shall affix and display such tab or tabs in the designated area of the license plate, no more than one per plate.

(3) A tab or set of tabs issued by the director when attached to a vehicle in the prescribed manner shall be prima facie evidence that the registration fee for such vehicle has been paid.

(4) Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the director of revenue shall issue plates for a period of at least five years.

9. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective administration of this section.

10. [Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this section may be suspended by the joint committee on administrative rules if after hearing thereon the committee finds that such rule or portion of the rule is beyond or contrary to the statutory authority of the agency which promulgated the rule, or is inconsistent with the legislative intent of the authorizing statute. The general assembly may reinstate such rule by concurrent resolution signed by the governor.] Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1999, is of no force and effect and repealed. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with all applicable provisions of law. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void.

301.131. 1. Any motor vehicle over twenty-five years old which is owned solely as a collector's item and which is used and intended to be used for exhibition and educational purposes shall be permanently registered upon payment of a registration fee of twenty-five dollars. Upon the transfer of the title to any such vehicle the registration shall be canceled and the license plates issued therefor shall be returned to the director of revenue.

2. The owner of any such vehicle shall file an application in a form prescribed by the director, if such vehicle meets the requirements of this section, and a certificate of registration shall be issued therefor. Such certificate need not specify the horsepower of the motor vehicle.

3. The director shall issue to the owner of any motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section the same number of license plates which would be issued with a regular annual registration, containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue. Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the motor vehicle registered hereunder. [The advisory committee established in section 301.129 shall determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such, 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. Historic vehicles may be driven to and from repair facilities one hundred miles from the vehicle's location, and in addition may be driven up to one thousand miles per year for personal use. The owner of the historic vehicle shall be responsible for keeping a log of the miles driven for personal use each calendar year. Such log must be kept in the historic vehicle when the vehicle is driven on any state road. The historic vehicle's mileage driven in an antique auto tour or event and mileage driven to and from such a tour or event shall not be considered mileage driven for the purpose of the mileage limitations in this section. Violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor and in addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, upon conviction thereof, the director of revenue shall revoke the historic motor vehicle license plates of such violator which were issued pursuant to this section.

5. Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, any person possessing a license plate issued by the state of Missouri [prior to 1979] that is over twenty-five years old, in which the year of the issuance of such plate is consistent with the year of the manufacture of the vehicle, the owner of the vehicle may register such plate as [a personalized plate by following the procedures for personalized license plate registration and paying the same fees as prescribed in section 301.144] an historic vehicle plate as provided in subsections 1 and 2 of this section, provided that the configuration of letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers of such plate are not identical to the configuration of letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers of any plates already issued to a motor vehicle owner by the director. Such license plate shall not be required to possess the characteristic features of reflective material and common color scheme and design as prescribed in section 301.130. The owner of the historic vehicle registered pursuant to this subsection shall keep the certificate of registration in the vehicle at all times. The certificate of registration is prima facie evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered with the director and that all fees have been paid.

301.132. 1. Any motor vehicle manufactured in 1948 or before which is modified for safe road use, including but not limited to modifications to the drive train, suspension, brake system, and any safety or comfort apparatus and which is not owned solely as a collector's item and which is not used or intended to be used solely for exhibition and educational purposes only, may be specially registered as a "street rod" upon payment of an annual fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 in addition to the regular annual registration fees. Upon the transfer of the title to any such vehicle the registration shall be canceled and the license plates issued therefor shall be returned to the director of revenue.

2. The owner of any such vehicle shall file an application in a form prescribed by the director[, verified by affidavit, providing] and shall certify that such vehicle meets the requirements which shall be issued by the director for classification as a "street rod", and a certificate of registration shall be issued therefor.

3. The director shall issue to the owner of any motor vehicle registered [under] pursuant to this section two license plates containing the number assigned to the registration certificate issued by the director of revenue, and the following words: "Street Rod"[, "State of Missouri"]. Such license plates shall be kept securely attached to the motor vehicle registered hereunder. [The advisory committee established in section 301.129 shall determine the characteristic features of such license plates for vehicles registered under the provisions of this section so that they may be recognized as such, 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. Motor vehicles registered [under] pursuant to this section are subject to the motor vehicle safety inspection requirements of sections 307.350 to 307.390, RSMo.

301.142. 1. As used in this section the term "physically disabled" means a natural person who is a blind person, as defined in section 8.700, RSMo, or a natural person with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk, as determined by a licensed physician as follows:

(1) The person cannot walk fifty feet without stopping to rest; or

(2) The person cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device; or

(3) Is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest; or

(4) Uses portable oxygen; or

(5) Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American Heart Association; or

(6) Is severely limited in the applicant's ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.

2. "Temporarily disabled person" means a physically disabled person whose disability or incapacity can be expected to last for not more than one hundred eighty days.

3. Owners of motor vehicles who are residents of the state of Missouri, and who are physically disabled, owners of motor vehicles operated at least fifty percent of the time by a physically disabled person, or owners of motor vehicles used to transport physically disabled members of the owner's household may obtain disabled person license plates. Such owners, upon application, accompanied by the documents and fees provided for in this section, and by state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles shall be issued motor vehicle license plates for vehicles, other than commercial vehicles with a gross weight in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds, upon which shall be inscribed the international wheelchair accessibility symbol and the word "disabled" in addition to a combination of letters and numbers. 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. Handicapped parking places may only be used when a physically disabled occupant is in the motor vehicle at the time of parking or when a physically disabled person is being delivered or collected by a properly marked vehicle which is parked for the sole use of the physically disabled person. No vehicle shall park in the access aisle. Such parking violation shall be an infraction. The use of a vehicle displaying a disabled license plate or windshield placard to park in a parking space designated for the disabled by a person not transporting the individual for whom the license or placard was issued shall be an infraction. Upon conviction thereof, violators shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.

4. No additional fee shall be paid to the director of revenue for the issuance of the special license plates provided in this section, except for special personalized license plates and other license plates described in this subsection. Priority for any specific set of special license plates shall be given to the applicant who received the number in the immediately preceding license period subject to the applicant's compliance with the provisions of this section and any applicable rules or regulations issued by the director. If determined feasible by the advisory committee established in section 301.129, any special license plate issued pursuant to this section may be adapted to also include the international wheelchair accessibility symbol and the word "disabled" as prescribed in subsection 3 of this section and such plate may be issued to any applicant who meets the requirements of this section and the other appropriate provision of this chapter, subject to the requirements and fees of the appropriate provision of this chapter.

5. Any physically disabled person, or the parent or guardian of any such person, or any not for profit group, organization, or other entity which transports more than one physically disabled person, may apply to the director of revenue for a removable windshield placard to be hung from the rearview mirror of a parked motor vehicle. When there is no rearview mirror, the placard shall be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side. The removable windshield placard shall conform to the specifications, in respect to size, color, and content, as set forth in federal regulations published by the Department of Transportation. The fee for each removable windshield placard shall be two dollars and the removable windshield placard shall be renewed every year. Only one removable placard may be issued to an applicant who has been issued disabled person license plates. Upon request, one additional windshield placard shall be issued to an applicant who has not been issued disabled person license plates. A temporary windshield placard shall be issued to any physically disabled person, or the parent or guardian of any such person who otherwise qualifies except that the physical disability, in the opinion of the physician, is not expected to exceed a period of one hundred eighty days. The temporary windshield placard shall conform to the specifications, in respect to size, color, and content, as set forth in federal regulations published by the Department of Transportation. The fee for the temporary windshield placard shall be two dollars. Upon request, one additional temporary windshield placard shall be issued to an applicant. Temporary windshield placards shall be issued upon presentation of the physician's statement provided by this section and shall be displayed in the same manner as removable windshield placards. A person or entity shall be qualified to possess and display a temporary removable windshield placard for six months and the placard may be renewed once for an additional six months if a physician's statement pursuant to subsection 6 of this section is supplied to the director of revenue at the time of renewal. The placard shall be renewable only by the person or entity to which the placard was originally issued. Any placard issued pursuant to this section shall only be used when a physically disabled occupant is in the motor vehicle at the time of parking or when a physically disabled person is being delivered or collected by a properly marked vehicle which is parked for the sole use of the physically disabled person.

6. Application for license plates or windshield placards issued pursuant to this section shall be made to the director of revenue and shall be accompanied by a statement signed by a licensed physician which certifies that the applicant, user, or member of the applicant's household is a physically disabled person as defined by this section. The physician's statement shall be on a form prescribed by the director of revenue which shall include the physician's license number. If it is the professional opinion of the physician who issues the statement that the physical disability of the applicant, user, or member of the applicant's household is permanent, this shall be noted on the statement. In such instances, the applicant shall present the physician's statement which states that the applicant's disability is permanent to the director of revenue the first time the applicant applies for license plates or a removable windshield placard. The applicant shall not be required to obtain a new physician's statement each time that the applicant applies for or renews license plates or a removable windshield placard; but, the applicant shall present a physician's statement each time the applicant applies for a temporary windshield placard or renews a temporary windshield placard. Such physician's statement shall state the expiration date for the temporary windshield placard. If the physician fails to record an expiration date on the physician's statement, the director shall issue the temporary windshield placard for a period of thirty days. The director of revenue upon receiving a physician's statement pursuant to this subsection shall check with the state board of registration for the healing arts created in section 334.120, RSMo, or the Missouri state board of chiropractic examiners established in section 331.090, RSMo, with respect to physician's statements signed by licensed chiropractors, or the state board of podiatric medicine created in section 330.100, RSMo, with respect to physician's statements signed by physicians of the foot or podiatrists to determine whether the physician is duly licensed and registered pursuant to law. The boards shall cooperate with the director and shall supply information requested pursuant to this subsection. The director may, in cooperation with the boards which shall assist the director, establish a list of all physicians' names and of any other information necessary to administer this subsection within the department of revenue if the director determines that such listing is necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

7. Where the owner's application is based on the fact that the vehicle is used at least fifty percent of the time by a physically disabled person, the applicant shall submit [an affidavit] a statement stating this fact, in addition to the physician's statement. The [affidavit] statement shall be signed by both the owner of the vehicle and the physically disabled person. The applicant shall be required to submit this [affidavit] statement with each application for license plates.

8. The director of revenue shall enter into reciprocity agreements with other states for the purpose of recognizing disabled person license plates or windshield placards issued to physically disabled persons in those states.

9. When a person to whom disabled person license plates or a removable or temporary windshield placard or both have been issued dies, the personal representative of such person shall return the plates or placards or both to the director of revenue under penalty of law. The director of revenue may order any person issued disabled person license plates or windshield placards to submit to an examination by a chiropractor, osteopath, or physician, or to such other investigation as will determine whether such person qualifies for the special plates or placards. If such person refuses to submit or is found to no longer qualify for special plates or placards provided for in this section, the director of revenue shall collect the special plates or placards, and shall furnish license plates to replace the ones collected as provided by this chapter.

10. In the event a removable or temporary windshield placard is lost, stolen, or mutilated, the lawful holder thereof shall, within five days, file with the director of revenue an application and an affidavit stating such fact, in order to purchase a new placard. The fee for the replacement windshield placard shall be two dollars.

11. Beginning after September 1, 1998, and prior to August 31, 1999, the director of revenue shall authorize a one-time recertification and review of all permanent disabled person license plates and windshield placards, including physician's license numbers and related information that the director has on file pursuant to subsection 6 of this section to determine if such numbers and information are current and correct. The director shall require the presentation of a new physician's statement and other information deemed necessary by the director to administer the provisions of this section. The recertification and review shall be conducted in a manner as determined by the director.

[301.144. 1. The director of revenue shall establish and issue special personalized license plates containing letters or numbers or combinations of letters and numbers. 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. Any person desiring to obtain a special personalized license plate for any motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle licensed for more than twelve thousand pounds shall apply to the director of revenue on a form provided by the director and shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees. The director of revenue shall issue rules and regulations setting the standards and establishing the procedure for application for and issuance of the special personalized license plates and shall provide a deadline each year for the applications. No rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall become effective until approved by the joint committee on administrative rules. No two owners shall be issued identical plates. An owner shall make a new application and pay a new fee each year he desires to obtain or retain special personalized license plates; however, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 8 of section 301.130 to the contrary, the director shall allow the special personalized license plates to be replaced with new plates every three years without any additional charge, above the fee established in this section, to the renewal applicant. Any person currently in possession of an approved personalized license plate shall have first priority on that particular plate for each of the following years that timely and appropriate application is made.

2. No personalized license plates shall be issued containing any letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers which are obscene, profane, inflammatory or contrary to public policy. The director may recall any personalized license plates, including those issued prior to August 28, 1992, if he determines that the plates are obscene, profane, inflammatory or contrary to public policy. Where the director recalls such plates under the provisions of this subsection, he shall reissue personalized license plates to the owner of the motor vehicle for which they were issued at no charge, if the new plates proposed by the owner of the motor vehicle meet the standards established under this section. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit the use of license plates, which are no longer valid for registration purposes, as collector's items or for decorative purposes.

3. The director may also establish categories of specialized personalized license plates from which license plates may be issued. Any such person that desires a special personalized license plate from any such category shall pay the same additional fee and make the same kind of application as that required by subsection 1 of this section, and the director shall issue such plates in the same manner as other special personalized license plates are issued.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any business listed in subsection 1 of section 301.570 that repossesses motor vehicles or trailers and sells or otherwise disposes of them shall be issued a placard displaying the word "Repossessed", provided such business pays the fees presently required of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer in section 301.560. Such placard shall bear a number and shall be in such form as the director of revenue shall determine, and shall be only used for demonstrations when displayed substantially as provided for number plates on the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer.]

301.144. 1. The director of revenue shall establish and issue special personalized license plates containing letters or numbers or combinations of letters and numbers, not to exceed six characters in length. Any person desiring to obtain a special personalized license plate for any motor vehicle other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed for more than [twelve] eighteen thousand pounds shall apply to the director of revenue on a form provided by the director and shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees. Upon application for a personalized plate by the owner of a motor vehicle for which the owner has no registration plate available for transfer as prescribed by section 301.140, the director shall issue a temporary permit authorizing the operation of the motor vehicle, for a period not to exceed thirty days. The director of revenue shall issue rules and regulations setting the standards and establishing the procedure for application for and issuance of the special personalized license plates and shall provide a deadline each year for the applications. [No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.] No two owners shall be issued identical plates. An owner shall make a new application and pay a new fee each year [he] such owner desires to obtain or retain special personalized license plates; however, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 8 of section 301.130 to the contrary, the director shall allow the special personalized license plates to be replaced with new plates every three years without any additional charge, above the fee established in this section, to the renewal applicant. Any person currently in possession of an approved personalized license plate shall have first priority on that particular plate for each of the following years that timely and appropriate application is made.

2. No personalized license plates shall be issued containing any letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers which are obscene, profane, inflammatory or contrary to public policy. The director may recall any personalized license plates, including those issued prior to August 28, 1992, if [he] the director determines that the plates are obscene, profane, inflammatory or contrary to public policy. Where the director recalls such plates [under] pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, [he] the director shall reissue personalized license plates to the owner of the motor vehicle for which they were issued at no charge, if the new plates proposed by the owner of the motor vehicle meet the standards established [under] pursuant to this section. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit the use of license plates, which are no longer valid for registration purposes, as collector's items or for decorative purposes.

4. The director of revenue shall issue to residents of the state of Missouri who hold an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, upon application and upon payment of [the additional] a fifteen dollar fee [specified in subsection 1 of this section], in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, special [personalized] license plates bearing the official amateur radio call letters assigned by the Federal Communications Commission [to the applicant] and the words "AMATEUR RADIO" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". The application shall be accompanied by [an affidavit] a statement stating that the applicant has an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission and the official radio call letters assigned by the Federal Communications Commission to the applicant. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to this section shall not be required. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any business [listed in subsection 1 of section 301.256] that repossesses motor vehicles or trailers and sells or otherwise disposes of them shall be issued a placard displaying the word "Repossessed", provided such business pays the fees presently required of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer in subsection 1 of section 301.253. Such placard shall bear a number and shall be in such form as the director of revenue shall determine, and shall be only used for demonstrations when displayed substantially as provided for number plates on the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer.

6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1999, is of no force and effect and repealed. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with all applicable provisions of law. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void.

301.145. Any person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor may apply for [special] Congressional Medal of Honor motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle [he] the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial [vehicles weighing over twelve] motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds[, as provided in this section] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR" [in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established 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. There shall be no fee charged for plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person.

301.191. 1. When an application is made for an original Missouri certificate of ownership for a previously untitled trailer sixteen feet or more in length which is stated to be homemade, the applicant shall present a certificate of inspection as provided in this section. No certificate of ownership shall be issued for such a homemade trailer if no certificate of inspection is presented.

2. As used in this section, "homemade" means made by a person who is not a manufacturer using readily distinguishable manufacturers' identifying numbers or a statement of origin.

3. Every person constructing a homemade trailer sixteen feet or more in length shall obtain an inspection from the sheriff of his or her county of residence or from the Missouri state highway patrol prior to applying for a certificate of ownership. If the person constructing the trailer sells or transfers the trailer prior to applying for a certificate of ownership, the sheriff's or the Missouri state highway patrol's certificate of inspection shall be transferred with the trailer.

4. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid for the inspection. [The] If the inspection is completed by the sheriff, the proceeds from the inspections shall be deposited by the sheriff within thirty days into the county law enforcement fund if one exists; otherwise into the county general revenue fund. If the inspection is completed by the Missouri state highway patrol, the applicant shall pay the ten dollar inspection fee to the director of revenue at the time of application for a certificate of ownership for the homemade trailer. The fee shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.

5. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol hall inspect the trailer and certify it if the trailer appears to be homemade. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol may request the owner to provide any documents or other evidence showing that the trailer was homemade. When a trailer is certified by the sheriff, the sheriff [shall] may stamp a permanent identifying number in the tongue of the frame [in a manner designated by the director of revenue]. The certificate of inspection shall be on a form designed and provided by the director of revenue.

6. Upon presentation of the certificate of inspection and all applicable documents and fees including the identification plate fee provided in section 301.380, the director of revenue shall issue a readily distinguishable manufacturers' identifying number plate. The identification number plate shall be affixed to the tongue of the trailer's frame.

7. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol may seize any trailer which has been stolen or has identifying numbers obliterated or removed. The sheriff or Missouri state highway patrol may hold the trailer as evidence while an investigation is conducted. The trailer shall be returned if no related criminal charges are filed within thirty days or when the charges are later dropped or dismissed or when the owner is acquitted.

301.441. Any person who is a retired member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard may apply for [issuance of special] Retired Military motor vehicle license plates for any [passenger motor] vehicle [subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal property carrying] the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. No additional fee shall be charged for a set of special license plates issued pursuant to this section. Such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue[,] and furnish such proof of retired status from that particular branch of the United States armed forces as the director may require[, and pay an additional fee for each set of special license plates issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates]. The plates shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129. The director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "RETIRED MILITARY" in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

301.443. 1. Any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a veteran of service in the armed forces of the United States and has been honorably discharged from such service and who is a former prisoner of war and any legal resident of the state of Missouri who is a former prisoner of war and who was a United States citizen not in the armed forces of the United States during such time is, upon filing an application for registration together with such information and proof in the form of a statement from the United States Veterans Administration or the Department of Defense or any other form of proof as the director may require, entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 for [a motor] any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of [twelve] eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. There shall be no fee charged for the first set of license plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section, but a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees may be charged for each subsequent set of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section for each other vehicle owned and titled to such person. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

2. [Not more than one certificate of registration and one corresponding set of motor vehicle license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 shall be issued each year to a qualified former prisoner of war under this section.] There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person.

3. Proof of ownership and vehicle inspection of the particular motor vehicle for which a registration certificate and set of license plates is requested [must] shall be shown at the time of application. Proof of status as a former prisoner of war as required in subsection 1 of this section shall only be required on the initial application.

4. As used in this section, "former prisoner of war" means any person who was taken as an enemy prisoner during World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam conflict.

5. The director shall furnish each former prisoner of war obtaining a set of license plates [under] pursuant to the provisions of subsections 1 to 4 of this section [special] plates which shall have the words "FORMER P.O.W." on the license plates in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE" [as provided in section 301.130 in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129]. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration [at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129], shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

6. Registration certificates and license plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle will be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified former prisoner of war.

7. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 6 of this section to the contrary, the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who has not remarried and who has been issued license plates described in subsection 5 of this section shall be entitled to transfer such license plates to the motor [vehicle] vehicles of the surviving spouse and receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 per vehicle as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage. There shall be no fee charged for the transfer of such license plates.

(2) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules for the obtaining of a set of license plates described in subsection 5 of this section by the surviving spouse of the former prisoner of war when such license plates are not issued prior to the death of the former prisoner of war. The surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive annually one certificate of registration and one set of license plates or other evidence of registration as provided in section 301.130 per vehicle owned by and titled to such spouse as if a former prisoner of war until remarriage. There shall be no fee charged for the first set of license plates issued pursuant to this subdivision, but a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees may be charged for each subsequent set of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision for each other vehicle owned and titled to such spouse. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

301.444. 1. Owners or a joint owner of motor vehicles who are residents of the state of Missouri, and who are directors of a fire protection district or who are compensated, partially compensated or volunteer members of any fire department, fire protection district or voluntary fire protection association in this state, upon application accompanied by [affidavit] a statement as prescribed in this section, complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of a fee as prescribed in this section, shall be issued [a set of] license plates for [noncommercial vehicles or a commercial motor vehicle licensed for no more than twelve] a motor vehicle other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The license plates shall be inscribed with a variation of the Maltese cross that signifies the universally recognized symbol for firefighters. In addition, upon such set of license plates shall be inscribed, in lieu of the words "Show-me State", the word "FIREFIGHTER" in addition to a combination of letters and numbers in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

2. Applications for license plates issued [under] pursuant to this section shall be made to the director of revenue and shall be accompanied by [an affidavit] a statement stating that the applicant is a person described in subsection 1 of this section. Any person who is lawfully in possession of such plates who resigns, is removed, or otherwise terminates or is terminated from his or her association with such fire department, fire protection district or voluntary fire protection association shall return such special plates to the director within fifteen days.

3. [An additional annual fee equal to that charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144] A fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law shall be paid to the director of revenue for the issuance of the license plates provided for in this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person.

301.445. Any person who has been awarded the combat infantry badge may apply for [special] combat infantryman motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle [he] the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal property-carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds up through and including twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the combat infantry badge as the director may require. Upon presentation of proof of eligibility, the director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "COMBAT INFANTRYMAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" [in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129, except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130]. Such plates shall also bear an image of the combat infantry badge and shall have a common blue and white color scheme and design in a manner prescribed by the director of the department of revenue. [There shall be an additional fee charged for each set of special combat infantry badge license plates issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144. No more than one set of combat infantry badge license plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant.] There shall be a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees charged for plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.447. 1. Any member of the United States Military Service who was stationed on or within three miles of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu on December 7, 1941, during the enemy attack on Pearl Harbor and other related military installations may apply for [special] Pearl Harbor motor vehicle license plates for [one] any vehicle [he] the person owns, either solely or jointly, [as provided in this section] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and pay [an additional fee equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in section 301.144 for the issuance of the license plates provided for herein] a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees charged for plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. Applications for license plates issued [under] pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by such proof of eligibility as the director may require.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.130, each such license plate shall be embossed with the words "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" at the bottom of the plate [in the form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129]. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration [at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129], shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. [Such plates shall be available for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or to nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicles licensed for a gross weight of six thousand pounds up through and including twelve thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057.]

3. [No more than one set of Pearl Harbor survivor plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant.] There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except as provided herein. Any registered co-owner of a motor vehicle will be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified applicant. Pearl Harbor survivor plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be transferable only to a widow or widower of a Pearl Harbor survivor.

301.448. Any person who has served and was honorably discharged or currently serves in any branch of the United States armed forces or reserves, the United States Coast Guard or reserve, the United States Merchant Marines or reserve or the Missouri national guard, or any subdivision of any of such services or a member of the United States Marine Corps League may apply for [special] motor vehicle license plates pursuant to this section for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or to nonlocal property-carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor [vehicles] vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of six thousand pounds up through and including twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates authorized by this section on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof that such person is a member or former member of any such branch of service as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility and annual payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other fees] a fifteen-dollar license plate fee in addition to the regular registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the department shall issue personalized license plates which shall bear the seal, logo or emblem, along with a word or words designating the branch or subdivision of such service for which the person applies. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. All seals, logos, emblems or special symbols shall become an integral part of the license plate; however, no plate shall contain more than one seal, logo, emblem or special symbol and the design of such plates shall be approved by the [advisory committee established in section 301.129] director of revenue and by the branch or subdivision of such service or the Marine Corps League prior to issuing such plates. The plates shall have a white background with a blue and red configuration [at the discretion of the advisory committee established in section 301.129]. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms. [The director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacture of the material to produce such license plates with the individual seal, logo, or emblem until such time he has received one hundred applications for such plates for each branch or subdivision of such service. License plates indicating army reserve, naval reserve, air force reserve, marine corps reserve, coast guard reserve, issued prior to January 1, 1994, will still be in full force and effect until such time the one hundred minimum applications for such branch of service is met.] All license plates issued [under] pursuant to this provision must be renewed in accordance with law. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person, except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed, in the event of the death of the qualified applicant. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person.

301.449. Any community college or four-year public or private institution of higher education located in the state of Missouri may authorize the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to such institution derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used for scholarship endowment or other academically related purposes. Any [vehicle owner may annually apply] person may receive license plates authorized by this section for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight if such person annually applies to the institution for the use of the emblem. Upon annual application and payment of an emblem use contribution to the institution, which shall be set by the governing body of the institution at an amount of at least twenty-five dollars, the institution shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an "emblem use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other [fees and] documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a [personalized] license plate, which shall bear the seal, emblem or logo of the institution, to the vehicle owner. The license plate authorized by this section shall use the school colors of the institution, and those colors shall be constructed upon the license plate using a process to ensure that the school emblem shall be displayed upon the license plate in the clearest and most attractive manner possible. 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. The license plate authorized by this section shall be issued with a design approved by both the institution of higher education and the [advisory committee established in section 301.129] director. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with an institutional emblem authorized by this section and 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 institutional 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 including establishing a minimum number of license plates which can be issued with the authorized emblem of a participating institution.

301.451. Any person who has been awarded the purple heart medal may apply for [special] purple heart motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle [he] the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial [vehicles weighing over twelve] motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the purple heart medal as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof, with the words "PURPLE HEART" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" [in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129]. 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. There shall be [an additional] a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees charged for each set of special purple heart license plates [issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates,] but the additional fee shall only have to be paid once by the qualified applicant at the time of initial application. [No more than two sets of purple heart license plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant.] A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.453. 1. Any member of the general assembly of the state of Missouri while holding office, upon application [and], payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, may apply for [special personalized] motor vehicle license plates bearing the state seal in gold and black colors along with the words "Representative" or "Senator" in preference to the words "Show-Me State" for any vehicle such member owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The director of revenue shall annually set aside [special personalized] license plates bearing the letters and numbers S-1 to S-34 and S01 to S034, R-1 to R-163 and R01 to R0163 to be issued to a member of the general assembly of the state of Missouri while such member is holding that office, upon such member's written request. For the first set of [special personalized] license plates issued to a member of the general assembly, such plates shall bear the letter "S" and the number of the senator's district for a member of the state senate or the letter "R" and the number of the representative's district for a member of the house of representatives and for the second set of plates issued to a member of the general assembly, such plates shall bear the letter "S" and the number of the senator's district preceded by the numeral "0" for a member of the state senate or the letter "R" and the number of the representative's district preceded by the numeral "0" for a member of the house of representatives. Only two sets of such plates may be issued to any one member of the general assembly.

2. Any member of the United States Congress while he or she is holding that office, upon his or her written request and upon a payment of [the additional fee required for personalized plates in section 301.144] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, may apply for [special] personalized license plates bearing the state seal in gold and black along with the words "Member of Congress" instead of the words "Show-Me State" and either the letters and numbers "USS1" and "USS2" for the senior and junior United States Senators from Missouri, respectively, or, in the case of members of the United States House of Representatives, bearing the letters "USC" together with the number of the representative's district for any vehicle such member owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Only one set of such plates may be issued to any one individual congressman.

3. The director shall annually set aside [special personalized] license plates bearing the state seal in gold and black and the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 along with the words "Governor", "Lieutenant Governor", "Secretary of State", "State Auditor", "State Treasurer" and "Attorney General" in preference to the words "Show-Me State" to be issued to the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and attorney general, respectively, upon written request and upon payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents as may be required by law for any vehicle such state official owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. These plates shall be held by the appropriate public official only while such person remains in that office. Upon leaving that office the public official shall surrender the personalized license plates to the director, who shall make them available as provided in this subsection to the succeeding public official.

4. All [special] license plates issued [under] pursuant to this section 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

301.454. Any school or nonprofit organization connected with and designated by a school located in this state may authorize the use of the "helping schools" official emblem described in this section to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any [vehicle owner may annually apply] person may receive license plates authorized by this section for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight if such person annually applies to a participating school or designated nonprofit organization for the use of the emblem. Upon annual application and payment of a fifteen-dollar emblem-use contribution to any participating school or designated nonprofit organization, such school or nonprofit organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an "emblem-use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of [the] a fifteen dollar fee [required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the "helping schools" emblem described in this section, to the vehicle owner. Each such license plate shall be embossed with the words "HELPING SCHOOLS" at the bottom of the plate. The license plate authorized by this section shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design approved by both the department of elementary and secondary education and the [advisory committee established in section 301.129] director of revenue; however, it shall include an emblem depicting books or other scholastic equipment or materials, as determined appropriate by the department of elementary and secondary education. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the emblem authorized by this section 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 prescribed 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. Any contribution to a school or designated nonprofit organization derived from this section may be used for any academically related purpose deemed appropriate by the school or nonprofit organization.

301.456. Any person who has been awarded the military service award known as the "Silver Star" may apply for [special] silver star motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle [such] the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] silver star license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the silver star as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof [as determined by the advisory committee established in section 301.129], with the words "SILVER STAR" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". 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. Such plates shall also bear an image of the silver star. There shall be [an additional fee] a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees charged for each set of silver star license plates issued pursuant to this section [equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates. No more than one set of silver star license plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant]. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section are issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered coowner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.457. Any person who served in the Vietnam conflict and either currently serves in any branch of the United States armed forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for [special] Vietnam veteran motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service in the Vietnam conflict and status as currently serving in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility [and annual payment of the fee required for personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144, and other fees], payment of a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof [as determined by the advisory committee established in section 301.129], with the words "VIETNAM VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". A fee for the issuance of personalized plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. Such plates shall also bear an image of the Vietnam service medal. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. [No more than one set of special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a qualified applicant.] There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section are issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered coowner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.458. 1. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, which shall include the Prince Hall Masons, of the state of Missouri may receive [special] motor vehicle license plates as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem use authorization fee to the Grand Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Missouri or the Prince Hall Masons for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The grand [lodge] lodges described in this section hereby [authorizes] authorize the use of [its] their official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to such grand lodge derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for one or more of the grand lodge's charitable programs. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge may annually apply to the grand lodge for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the grand [lodge] lodges, the grand [lodge] lodges 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 and payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the grand lodge, to the vehicle owner.

3. The license plate authorized by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the [advisory committee established in section 301.129] director of revenue, 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the grand lodge 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 grand lodge 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.

301.459. 1. Any member of the Knights of Columbus of 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 Knights of Columbus for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Knights of Columbus hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Knights of Columbus derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the educational programs or purposes of the Knights of Columbus. Any member of the Knights of Columbus may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of Columbus 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 and payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Knights of Columbus [in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129 to the vehicle owner]. 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Knights of Columbus 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 Knights of Columbus 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.

301.461. 1. Any member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of 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 Fraternal Order of Eagles for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Fraternal Order of Eagles hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Fraternal Order of Eagles derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the educational programs or purposes of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Any member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Fraternal Order of Eagles 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 and payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Fraternal Order of Eagles [in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129 to the vehicle owner]. 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Fraternal Order of Eagles 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 Fraternal Order of Eagles 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.

301.462. 1. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of Missouri Order of the Eastern Star may receive [special] license plates as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Grand Chapter of Missouri Order of the Eastern Star for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The grand chapter described in this section hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to such grand chapter derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for one or more of the grand chapter's charitable programs. Any member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the grand chapter may annually apply to the grand chapter for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the grand chapter, the grand chapter 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 and payment of [the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the grand chapter, to the vehicle owner.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the grand chapter 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 grand chapter 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.

301.463. The children's trust fund board established in section 210.170, RSMo, may authorize the use of their logo to be incorporated on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. The license plate shall contain an emblem designed by the board depicting two handprints of a child and the words "Children's Trust Fund" and the children's trust fund logo in preference to the words "SHOW-ME STATE". The license plates shall have a common background and shall bear as many letters and numbers as will fit on the plate without damaging the plate's aesthetic appearance as determined by the director of revenue. Any [vehicle owner may annually apply] person may receive license plates authorized by this section for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight if such person annually applies to the board or the director for the use of the logo. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar logo use contribution to the board, the board shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Application for use of the logo and payment of the twenty-five dollar contribution may also be made at the time of registration to the director, who shall deposit such contribution in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund. Upon presentation of the annual statement or upon application made to the director for use of the logo with the twenty-five dollar contribution, [and] payment of the [fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144, and other] regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate described in this section to the vehicle owner. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. The license plate authorized by this section shall be issued with a design approved by both the board and the director of revenue. The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with an emblem authorized by this section and 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 emblem, as otherwise provided by law. Any contribution to the board derived from this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund established in section 210.173, RSMo.

301.464. Any person who served in the Korean war and was honorably discharged from such service may apply for [special] Korean war motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal property carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] Korean war license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service in the Korean war and status as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility [and annual payment of the fee required for personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144, and other fees], payment of a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by [the advisory committee established in section 301.129] director, with the words "KOREAN WAR VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. Such plates shall also bear an image of the Korean war service medal. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. [No more than one set of special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a qualified applicant.] There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.465. Any person who served in World War II and was honorably discharged from such service may apply for [special] World War II motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal property carrying] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed [for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds to twelve] in excess of eighteen thousand pounds [as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly] gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the [special] World War II license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service in World War II and status as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility [and annual payment of the fee required for personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144, and other fees], payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by the [advisory committee established in section 301.129] director, with the words "WORLD WAR II VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE". A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. Such plates shall also bear an image of the World War II service medal, known as the victory medal. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. [No more than one set of special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a qualified applicant.] There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.466. 1. Any person who is an active member or alumni member of any Missouri chapter of the junior chamber of commerce may apply for [special] Missouri Jaycees motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle [he] such person owns, either solely or jointly, [for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of nine thousand one pounds up through and including twelve thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057] other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight.

2. Any such person shall make application for the [special] license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of membership in the junior chamber of commerce as the director may require. Upon application and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "MISSOURI JAYCEES" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE" in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129. 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. Such plates shall also bear the shield of the Missouri junior chamber of commerce to the left of the letters or numbers or combination thereof.

3. [There shall be a fee charged for each set of Missouri junior chamber of commerce license plates issued equal to the fee charged for personalized license plates in addition to other fees required by law.] No more than one set of Missouri junior chamber of commerce license plates shall be issued to a qualified applicant. License plates issued [under] pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

301.467. 1. Any paramedic or emergency medical technician may, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association as provided in subsection 2 of this section, apply for emergency medical services license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a fifteen dollar emblem-use contribution to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association, the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association shall issue to the person, 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 and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association and the words "PARAMEDIC" or the words "EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE" to the person. The emblem, seal or logo shall be reproduced on the license plate in as a clear and defined manner as possible. If the emblem, seal or logo is unacceptable to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association, it shall be the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Associations responsibility to furnish the artwork in a digitalized format. 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. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person, except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

Section 1. 1. Any person who has been awarded the military service award known as the "bronze star" may apply for bronze star motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight.

2. Any such person shall make application for the bronze star license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the bronze star as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by the director with the words "BRONZE STAR" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". 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, RSMo. Such plates shall also bear an image of the bronze star.

3. If the person has been awarded a bronze star with a "V" for valor device on the medal, then the director of revenue shall issue plates bearing the letter "V" in addition to the words and images required by this section. Such letter "V" shall be placed on the plate in a conspicuous manner as determined by the director.

4. There shall be a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees charged for each set of bronze star license plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section are issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

Section 2. Any person who has been awarded the combat medic badge may apply for combat medic motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the combat medic badge as the director may require. Upon presentation of proof of eligibility, the director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "COMBAT MEDIC" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE", except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive. Such plates shall also bear an image of the combat medic badge. There shall be a fee of fifteen dollars in addition to the regular registration fees charged for plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

Section 3. 1. Any person who is a member of the Civil Air Patrol may, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Civil Air Patrol as provided in subsection 2 of this section, apply for Civil Air Patrol license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Civil Air Patrol hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a fifteen dollar emblem-use contribution to the Civil Air Patrol, the Civil Air Patrol shall issue to the person, 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 and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Civil Air Patrol in the left hand section of such license plate and the words "CIVIL AIR PATROL" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE" to the person. The emblem, seal or logo shall be reproduced on the license plate in as a clear and defined manner as possible. If the emblem, seal or logo is unacceptable to the Civil Air Patrol, it shall be the Civil Air Patrol's responsibility to furnish the artwork in a digitalize format. 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, RSMo.

3. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

Section 4. 1. Any vehicle owner who has obtained an annual emblem-use authorization statement from the Lions Club International may, subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055, RSMo, apply for Lions Club International license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight in excess of eighteen thousand pounds. The Lions Club International hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Lions Club International, the Lions Club International shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.

3. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a license plate to the vehicle owner, which shall bear the emblem of the Lions Club International in a form prescribed by the director shall bear the words "LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Lions Club International 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 Lions Club International emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

Section 5. 1. A motor vehicle owner may receive special license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs. The Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the educational programs or purposes of the federation. Any motor vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs, the federation shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by such owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs, to the vehicle owner. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri federation of square and round dance clubs 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 federation emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

Section 6. 1. Any motor vehicle owner may receive special license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to a professional sports team which has made an agreement pursuant to subsection 5 of this section. For the purposes of this section a "professional sports team" shall mean an organization located in this state franchised by the National Professional Soccer League, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the International Hockey League, or the American League or the National League of Major League Baseball or a team playing in Major League Soccer.

2. The professional sports team which has made an agreement pursuant to subsection 5 of this section and which receives the emblem-use authorization fee hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem. The director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacturer of the material to produce such license plates with the individual seal, logo, or emblem until the department of revenue receives a minimum of one hundred applications for each specific professional sports team.

3. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the professional sports team such team shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the director of the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the director shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the official emblem of the professional sports team in a manner determined by the director. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with a professional sports team 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 professional sports team emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

5. The director of the department of revenue is authorized to make agreements with professional sports teams on behalf of the state which allows the use of any such team's official emblem pursuant to the provisions of this section as consideration for receiving a thirty-five dollar emblem-use contribution.

6. A professional sports team receiving a thirty-five dollar contribution shall forward such contribution, less an amount not in excess of five percent of the contribution for the costs of administration, to the Jackson County Sports Authority or the St. Louis Regional Convention and Visitors Commission. The moneys shall be administered as follows:

(1) The sports authority may retain not in excess of five percent of all funds forwarded to it pursuant to this section for the costs of administration and shall expend the remaining balance of such funds, after consultation with a professional sports team within the authority's area, on marketing and promoting such team. The amount of money expended from the funds obtained pursuant to this section by the authority per professional sports team shall be in the same proportion to the total funds available to be expended on such team as the proportion of contributions forwarded by the team to the authority is to the total contributions received by the authority;

(2) The regional convention and visitors commission shall hold the revenues received from the professional sports teams in the St. Louis area in separate accounts for each team. Each team may submit an annual marketing plan to the commission. Expenses of a team which are in accordance with the marketing plan shall be reimbursed by the commission as long as moneys are available in the account. The commission may retain not in excess of five percent for the costs of administration. If no marketing plan is submitted by a team, the commission shall market and promote the team.

7. The director of the department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this section.

Section 7. 1. The environmental improvement and energy resources authority, created pursuant to section 260.010, RSMo, may authorize the use of up to three designs developed by the authority depicting aspects of conservation of the air, water, land, or wildlife resources of this state to be incorporated on multiyear personalized license plates, as provided in this section. Any contribution to the authority derived from this section shall be placed in the conservation, environmental, and energy education fund that is created in subsection 2 of this section. Up to fifteen percent of the fund may be used annually by the authority for administrative costs. Any vehicle owner may annually apply to the authority for the use of one of the designs, to be selected by the vehicle owner, for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar design use contribution to the authority, the authority shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a design use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the selected design described in this section, to the vehicle owner. The license plate authorized by this section shall be made with preference given to recycled material and shall be issued with a design approved by both the authority and the department of revenue. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. The bidding process used to select the vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the design authorized by this section and does not provide a design use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the design, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make the necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms including establishing a minimum number of license plates which can be issued with the authorized design.

2. The environmental improvement and energy resources authority shall establish, maintain, and administer a fund to be known as the "Conservation, Environmental, and Energy Education Fund", which is hereby created in the state treasury, from which the authority shall use moneys for activities and projects to further enhance the education of the citizens of this state relating to conservation, the environment, and energy. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary, moneys in the conservation, environmental, and energy education fund shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund at the end of a biennium.

Section 8. 1. Any person may receive license plates as prescribed in this section, for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to Ducks Unlimited derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of Ducks Unlimited. Any member of Ducks Unlimited may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five-dollar emblem-use contribution to Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner 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 regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of Ducks Unlimited. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Ducks Unlimited 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 Ducks Unlimited emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

Section 9. 1. Any person may receive special license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Missouri Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officers' Association. The Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section.

2. Any contribution to the Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purpose of promoting and supporting the objectives of the Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association. Any person may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

3. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five- dollar emblem-use contribution to the Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association, the association shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charter, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the person to the director of the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.

4. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the director shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association in a form prescribed by the director to the vehicle owner. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

5. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association's 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 Missouri D.A.R.E. Officers' Association's emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

6. The director of the department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this section.

Section 10. 1. Any person may receive license plates as prescribed in this section, for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Elks Lodge. The Elks Lodge hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Elks Lodge derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Elks Lodge. Any member of the Elks Lodge may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five-dollar emblem-use contribution to the Elks Lodge, the Elks Lodge shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner 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 regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of the Elks Lodge. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Elks Lodge 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 Elks Lodge emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

Section 11. 1. Any vehicle owner who has obtained an annual emblem-use authorization statement from the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation may apply for Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle.

3. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate to the vehicle owner, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation in a form prescribed by the director. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation 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 Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

5. The director of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this section.

Section 12. 1. Any person may receive special license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of a logo use authorization fee to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The Missouri Botanical Gardens hereby authorizes the use of its official logo to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Missouri Botanical Gardens derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Any member of the Missouri Botanical Gardens may annually apply for the use of the logo.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar logo use contribution to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Missouri Botanical Gardens shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the logo of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri Botanical Gardens' logo authorized by this section, but who does not provide a logo use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Missouri Botanical Gardens' logo, 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.

Section 13. 1. Any person may receive specialized license plates with words and an emblem which denotes respect for human life both before and after birth, pursuant to this section, for any vehicle such person owns either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight after a contribution of at least twenty-five dollars to the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund. Such license plates shall be called "Respect Life License Plates".

2. Respect life license plates shall bear the words "RESPECT LIFE" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE", shall bear an image of a single red rose placed on the plate in a conspicuous manner, and shall have a background with a color scheme chosen to complement and highlight the words "RESPECT LIFE" and the image of the red rose. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. The contribution of at least twenty-five dollars to the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund shall be made to the director of revenue at the time of registration of the vehicle. The director shall transfer such contributions to the state treasurer for deposit in the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund. Upon the receipt of such contribution, payment of the regular registration fees and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the director of revenue shall issue respect life license plates to the vehicle owner.

4. There shall be no limit on the number of sets of respect life license plates a person may obtain pursuant to this section so long as such license plates are issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person, and so long as a contribution of twenty-five dollars is made for each set of respect life license plates.

5. A vehicle owner who was previously issued respect life license plates but who does not make a contribution of at least twenty-five dollars to the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund at a subsequent time of registration shall be issued new plates which are not respect life license plates, as otherwise provided by law.

6. The director of revenue shall issue samples of the respect life license plates to all offices in this state where vehicles are registered and license plates are issued. Such sample license plates shall be prominently displayed in such offices along with literature prepared by the director, by the Missouri respect life commission, or jointly, describing the license plates, the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund, and the purposes for which the fund was created.

7. The general assembly may appropriate moneys annually from the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund to the department of revenue to offset costs incurred for collecting and transferring contributions pursuant to this section.

8. The director of revenue shall promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void.

Section 14. 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Support Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to and deposit in such fund all moneys which may be required by law to be credited to or deposited in such fund, all moneys which may be appropriated to it by the general assembly, other amounts which may be received from general revenue, grants, gifts, bequests or from federal, state or local sources, and any other sources granted or given for this specific purpose.

2. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund in the same manner as surplus state funds are invested pursuant to section 30.260, RSMo. All earnings which result from the investment of moneys in the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund shall be credited to such fund.

3. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, requiring all unexpended balances remaining in various state funds to be transferred and placed to the credit of the general revenue fund of this state at the end of each biennium, shall not apply to the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund.

4. The administration of the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund, including but not limited to the disbursement of moneys from such fund, shall be as prescribed by the Missouri respect life commission in its rules. Moneys credited to and deposited in the fund shall only be used by the commission for the purposes authorized pursuant to this section or as otherwise provided by law.

5. Until the amount in the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund exceeds one million dollars, not more than one-half of the money credited to and deposited in the fund from all sources, plus all earnings from the investment of moneys in the fund credited to the fund during the previous fiscal year, shall be available for disbursement by the Missouri respect life commission pursuant to this section. When the state treasurer certifies that the assets in the fund exceed one million dollars, from that time on all credited earnings plus all future credits to and deposits in the fund from all sources shall be available for disbursement by the commission within the limits of appropriations and for the purposes of this section. The general assembly may appropriate moneys annually from the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund to the office of administration to pay the expenses incurred by the office of administration for budgetary, procurement, accounting and other related management functions performed by it relating to the Missouri respect life commission, to the members of the commission to pay the expenses of the members, and to the executive director and employees of the commission for salaries.

6. The purpose of the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund is to support those private agencies which are:

(1) Established primarily to provide alternative to abortion services, and which do not perform or refer for abortions;

(2) Located in this state; and

(3) Exempt from income taxation pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Code.

For purposes of this section, the term "alternative to abortion services" means services or counseling offered to a woman with a crisis pregnancy or unplanned pregnancy specifically to assist her in carrying her pregnancy to term instead of having an abortion.

Section 15. 1. There is hereby established in the office of administration the "Missouri Respect Life Commission". The commission shall consist of thirteen members, two who shall be members of the Missouri senate, one from the majority party and one from the minority party, appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, two who shall be members of the Missouri house of representatives, one from the majority party and one from the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and nine members, one from each congressional district, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than five congressional district members shall be from the same political party.

2. The four members appointed from the general assembly shall serve during their term as a member of the general assembly, and the nine congressional district members shall serve four-year terms, except that of the initial appointments, five shall be appointed for a term of four years and four shall be appointed for a term of two years. Before the expiration of the term of a congressional district member appointed by the governor, the governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July first next following. Each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy of a congressional district member for any cause, the governor shall make an appointment for the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the senate.

3. To be eligible for appointment to the commission and confirmation of the senate, a person shall demonstrate agreement with the principles and goals set forth in this section regarding respect for innocent human life from conception until natural death, and the need to offer and promote alternative to abortion services for pregnant women so that such women are encouraged to carry their pregnancies to term instead of having abortions. In making congressional district member appointments to the commission, the governor shall consider nominees recommended to the governor for appointment by right-to-life organizations of this state.

4. Any congressional district member may be removed by the governor for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty after first being given the opportunity to be heard in his or her own behalf.

5. The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson of the commission, and may elect such other officers and establish such committees as deemed necessary.

6. The commission may appoint an executive director who shall serve subject to the supervision of and at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall be responsible for the administrative operations of the commission and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated or assigned to the executive director by law or the commission. The executive director may obtain all necessary office space, facilities and equipment, and may hire and set the compensation of such staff as is approved by the commission, within the limitations of appropriations for this purpose.

7. Each member of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties.

8. The commission shall exercise its powers and duties independently of the office of administration, except that budgetary, procurement, accounting and other related management functions shall be performed by the office of administration.

9. The commission shall meet at least quarterly.

10. The powers and duties of the Missouri respect life commission shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) To disburse funds from the Missouri alternatives to abortion support fund and any other funds authorized by law to be disbursed by the commission;

(2) To consult with appropriate state agencies, commissions, boards and public and private agencies to determine the effectiveness of, and need for, alternative to abortion services and effectiveness of, and need for, programs that foster respect for human life both before and after birth;

(3) To facilitate information exchange and coordination among agencies and groups concerned with offering and promoting alternative to abortion services, and concerned with offering and promoting programs that foster respect for human life both before and after birth;

(4) To develop statewide educational and public informational campaigns, conferences and workshops for the purpose of developing appropriate public awareness regarding respect for human life both before and after birth, and the need to offer and promote alternative to abortion services;

(5) To identify those groups of pregnant women at risk of obtaining abortions, identify problems and conditions such pregnant women have and encounter which causes them to choose to obtain abortions instead of choosing to carry their pregnancies to term, and propose solutions to such problems and conditions;

(6) To recommend statutory changes and appropriations to promote alternative to abortion services and to promote programs that foster respect for human life both before and after birth;

(7) To solicit and accept general revenue, grants, gifts, bequests, contributions or other aid from the general assembly, any person or business, organization or foundation, public or private, or from federal, state or local sources;

(8) To perform any other functions or duties consistent with the provisions of this section or otherwise required by law;

(9) To promulgate rules necessary to administer the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void.

11. The Missouri respect life commission shall submit an annual report of its activities to the president pro tem of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor before January thirty-first of each year.

Section 16. Any person who served in the military operation known as desert storm or desert shield and either currently serves in any branch of the United States armed forces or was honorable discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service in desert storm or desert shield and status as currently serving in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or as an honorable discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, the director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by the director, with the words "GULF WAR VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE". Such plates shall also bear an image of the southwest Asia service medal awarded for service in desert storm or desert shield. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. No more than one set of special license plates shall be issued pursuant to this section to a qualified applicant. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

Section 17. 1. Any motor vehicle owner may receive special license plates for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Fraternal Order of Police.

2. The Fraternal Order of Police hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any vehicle owner may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

3. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Fraternal Order of Police, the Fraternal Order of Police shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the director of the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of other documents which may be required by law, the director shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the official emblem of the Fraternal Order of Police in a manner determined by the director. 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, RSMo. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates issued pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Fraternal Order of Police 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 Fraternal Order of Police emblem, as otherwise provided by law.

Section 18. An emblem, seal or logo reproduced on a license plate pursuant to chapter 301, RSMo, shall be reproduced in as clear and defined a manner as possible. If the emblem, seal or logo is unacceptable to an organization authorizing the use of such emblem, seal or logo, it shall be the responsibility of the organization to furnish the artwork contained in the emblem, seal or logo in a digitized format.

Section 19. 1. Any person who has been awarded the military service award known as the "Distinguished Flying Cross" may apply for Distinguished Flying Cross motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight.

2. Any such person shall make application for the Distinguished Flying Cross license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by the director with the words "DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". 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, RSMo. Such plates shall also bear an image of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

3. There shall be a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees charged for each set of Distinguished Flying Cross license plates issued pursuant to this section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant to section 301.144, RSMo, shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section are issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

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