FIRST REGULAR SESSION
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYKINS.
Read 1st time March 6, 2003, and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 301, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to organ donor license plates.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 301, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 301.3125, to read as follows:
301.3125. 1. Any vehicle owner may apply for "Be An Organ Donor" special personalized license plates for any motor 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 making a twenty-five dollar annual contribution to the Organ Donor Program Fund, established pursuant to section 194.297, RSMo, the vehicle owner may apply for the "Be An Organ Donor" plate. If the contribution is made directly to the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall issue the individual making the contribution a receipt, verifying the contribution, that may be used to apply for the "Be An Organ Donor" license plate. If the contribution is made directly to the director of revenue pursuant to section 301.3031, the director shall note the contribution and the owner may then apply for the "Be An Organ Donor" plate. The applicant for such plate must pay a fifteen-dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and present any other documentation required by law for each set of "Be An Organ Donor" plates issued pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates issued pursuant to this section.
2. The "Be An Organ Donor" plate shall have the words "BE AN ORGAN DONOR" 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.
3. These plates shall be designed by the director, in consultation with the Organ Donation Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 194.300, RSMo, to educate the public about the urgent need for organ donation and the life saving benefits of organ transplants.
4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the words "BE AN ORGAN DONOR" authorized by this section but who does not present a contribution receipt or make a contribution to the Organ Donor Program Fund at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the words "BE AN ORGAN DONOR", as otherwise provided by law.
5. The director of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of 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 chapter 536, RSMo.