Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
301.3082. Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., special license plate, application, fee. — 1. Any person may receive special license plates as prescribed by this section 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 twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc. The Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., 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 Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the benefit of children who are residents of Missouri.
2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use authorization fee to the Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., that organization 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 registration fee and 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 Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc. 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.
3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., 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 Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc., 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. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1093, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)