MOTOR VEHICLES

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
MOTOR VEHICLES

: Adds motorcycles to the provisions of the Lemon Law

: Changes the laws regarding seat belts and child restraints

: Requires only operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear and requires a study on the effects of the law to be done for three years

: Requires all gasoline sold in Missouri after January 1, 2008, to be an ethanol-blend containing at least 10% fuel ethanol

: Creates the crime of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the third degree

: Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2006, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Changes the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use

: Specifies that the sales tax exemption for converting a vehicle to handicapped accessible includes vehicles modified before purchase

: Requires purchasers of all-terrain vehicles to be treated in the same manner as motor vehicles for the purpose of transfer, titling, perfection of liens, and the collection of all taxes and fees

: Authorizes an individual income tax deduction for the purchase of hybrid motor vehicles

: Requires motor vehicle inspection stations to have liability insurance to cover damages to a vehicle during an inspection

: Exempts military personnel on active duty and their spouses from being required to renew their driver's licenses while they are stationed outside the United States

: Reduces the amount of excess revenues generated by fines for moving traffic violations that municipalities must send to the Department of Revenue

: Prohibits a person from driving a vehicle across a clearly marked solid yellow center stripe of a roadway except when executing a lawful turn

: Establishes the Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act of 2006 which limits the recovery for noneconomic losses by uninsured motorists

: Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Creates the crime of failure to lower tinted windows upon the approach of a law enforcement officer

: Expands the crime of property damage in the first degree to include knowingly damaging another person's motor vehicle while making entry to steal the vehicle or something within the vehicle

: Requires the Air Conservation Commission to suspend by January 1, 2007, any motor vehicle emissions inspection program established under the Air Quality Attainment Act

: Changes the laws regarding the litigation of damages for failure to wear a safety belt

: Exempts all motor vehicles assembled and sold in this state from the state sales and use tax

: Requires operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

: Changes the age for juvenile court jurisdiction from younger than 15 and one-half years of age to younger than 15 for non-felony traffic ordinance violations

: Imposes an additional fine and license suspension for failing to yield the right-of-way when the violation results in injury or death

: Increases the penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle resulting in the death of any emergency vehicle personnel while in the performance of his or her official duties

: Adds certain moving violations to the list of infractions for which a court may order payment to the county law enforcement restitution fund

: Changes the laws regarding crime prevention

: Changes the laws regarding disposition of abandoned motor vehicles

: Allows law enforcement officers to stop a vehicle for a seat belt violation if the violation is clearly visible

: Creates the crime of displaying or possessing fictitious or altered license plates or tabs

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones

: Makes it a crime for an uninsured motorist involved in an accident to fail to pay restitution for the other person's insurance deductibles and requires license suspension until payment is made

: Requires the display of only one license plate rather than two on any motor vehicle

: Requires automobile insurers to offer coverage that considers spouses and children as third parties for accidents involving the policyholder and his or her spouse or children

: Limits the liability of the state regarding tort claims involving motor vehicles and dangerous conditions

: Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on loans and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public

: Requires all diesel fuel sold after January 1, 2008, to contain at least 2% biodiesel fuel oil by volume

: Changes the laws regarding the operation of a motorized bicycle

: Adds two traffic offenses relating to failure to yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle for which points can be assessed against a driver's license

: Revises the vehicle emissions inspection program

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle safety including intermediate driver's licenses, travel safe zones, work zone safety, child passenger restraints, and passing zones

: Creates the crime of motorcycle stunt driving

: Requires applicants for a used car dealer's license to submit proof of completing an educational seminar approved by the Department of Revenue

: Allows automobile dealers to provide disclaimers and disclosures by referencing a web page and toll-free telephone number when advertising by means of a broadcast media

: Limits the liability of an emergency vehicle involved in an accident when the other driver failed to yield the right-of-way

: Specifies that a driver must yield the right-of-way to a wrecker or tow truck while performing emergency service

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle service contracts and product service agreements

: Creates the crime of using a mobile communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle if the driver is younger than 18 years of age

: Requires all animal-driven vehicles to be equipped with conspicuity reflective tape across the entire length of the rear of the vehicle

: Prohibits a child from riding as a passenger on a motorcycle unless the child is at least eight years of age

: Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions, and other remedies available to the Director of the Department of Insurance in enforcing violations of the state insurance code

: Requires that only one license plate be issued for all motor vehicles except those with personalized plates instead of the current two plates

: Exempts individuals who are 65 years of age or older from the lawful presence requirements for the renewal of driver's licenses, permits, or nondriver's licenses

: Requires the removal of all emergency lights, sirens, and decals designating a vehicle as an emergency vehicle prior to selling or consigning the vehicle unless it is sold to another safety agency

: Specifies that no business can prohibit the storage of firearms and other weapons in a locked employee-owned vehicle

: Authorizes an income tax credit for alternative fuel facilities

: Exempts persons born prior to January 1, 1941, from the lawful presence requirements for renewal of driver's licenses, instruction permits, or non driver's licenses

: Prohibits the use of a firearm or crossbow to pursue, take, attempt to take, or molest wildlife on any public roadway from a motor-driven conveyance

: Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to annually verify the motor vehicle financial responsibility of at least 10% of all persons required to maintain financial responsibility

: Requires all public high schools to offer a driver's education course during the regular school year

: Changes the laws regarding salvage vehicles

: Allows motor vehicle owners the option of an annual, biennial, or four-year motor vehicle registration

: Defines "designated bicycle lane" and allows bicycles to be operated in the opposite direction as vehicles when there is only one designated bicycle lane

: Changes the laws regarding commercial motor vehicles, outdoor advertising, vacating roads, log trucks, proof of lawful presence, driver's licenses, all-terrain vehicles, and vehicle weight limits

: Requires motor vehicle buyers to submit proof of insurance to dealers before obtaining temporary license plates

: Allows political entities to establish automated photo red-light enforcement systems to detect red-light signal violations

: Establishes the Missouri Energy Security Act which requires all motor fuel sold in Missouri for use in motor vehicles equipped to operate on gasoline to be a gasoline ethanol blend by January 1, 2010

: Exempts from emissions inspections current model-year vehicles and vehicles with model years within four years of the current year

: Requires the Air Conservation Commission to suspend by January 1, 2007, any motor vehicle emissions inspection program established under the Air Quality Attainment Act

: Prohibits the operation of any passenger motor vehicle with a detachable trailer ball mount attached to a ball mount receiver when device is not in use

: Prohibits the loud playing of sound-producing or sound-amplifying devices in St. Louis and St. Charles counties and allows officers to impound these devices

: Creates the Personal Property Tax Relief Fund and phases out the personal property tax on motor vehicles if taxes were paid timely and funds are appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund

: Requires automobile insurers that provide repair shop lists to include all willing providers within a reasonable distance

: Clarifies what information is to be made available to a person who is given an alcohol breath test

: Authorizes a motor fuel tax holiday for gasoline and diesel fuel used in a personal vehicle for a four-day period during Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends

: Creates an affirmative defense for motorcycle riders who enter or cross an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal against a red light under certain conditions specified in the bill

: Establishes the Missouri Urban Pursuit Reduction Grant to provide monetary assistance in the amount of a 50% match to urban police departments which purchase real-time pursuit management systems

: Regulates the disposal of mercury switches in vehicles that are being scrapped

: Restricts passengers younger than 18 years of age in vehicles driven by individuals holding intermediate driver's licenses

: Requires one license plate instead of two for display on any motor vehicle

: Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation one motor vehicle of any active-duty military personnel under certain conditions

: Establishes a decentralized emission inspection program which utilizes on-board diagnostic testing on certain motor vehicles

: Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxicated-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement.

: Establishes an administrative procedure to suspend driver's licenses and motor vehicle registrations for failure to pay towing charges

: Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle

: Allows the Department of Transportation to construct toll roads under certain conditions

: Enacts various provisions relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles to ensure the safety of highway workers, emergency workers and other motorists

: Exempts purple heart license plate recipients from paying the $15 specialty license plate fee

: Exempts dealers who sell only emergency vehicles from certain dealer licensure requirements

: Prohibits political subdivisions from using photo radar or automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws

: Requires used car dealers to complete educational seminars in order to obtain a license

: Clarifies employment security for owner/operators who lease or contract vehicles to common or contract carriers

: Prohibits certain trucks from being driven in the far left-hand lane on interstate highways, freeways or expressways in this state

: Modifies lawful presence requirements for drivers' license, modifies graduated driver's license law and allows the Highway Commission to revoke licenses and registrations of motor carriers in certain circum

: Revises the process for obtaining a repossession title to motor vehicles, certain watercrafts, and manufactured homes

: Allows for substituted service upon an insured defendant's automobile insurance company

: Modifies the definition of "salvage vehicle"

: Modifies law with respect to how tow companies may dispose of abandoned motor vehicles for parts

: Enacts various provisions relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles to ensure the safety of highway workers, emergency workers and other motorists

: Modifies lawful presence requirements for drivers' license, modifies graduated driver's license law and allows the Highway Commission to revoke licenses and registrations of motor carriers in certain circum

: Requires children to be restrained by a child passenger restraint system, booster seat, or safety belt depending upon the child's age, weight, or height

: Requires cities to send excess revenues derived from traffic violations to the Department of Revenue if such fines and court costs exceed 35% of the city's annual general operating revenue

: Modifies several provisions relating to motor vehicles, including annual registration fees, commercial motor vehicle driver's licenses and liens for motor vehicle services

: Requires motor vehicle owners to deposit old license plates with the Department of Revenue as part of a recycling program to benefit certain nonprofit organizations

: Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met

: Requires those who contract to receive repossessed vehicles to deliver surety bonds

: Requires certain commercial motor vehicles used to haul gravel, sand, dirt, rock or other similar materials to display the owner's name, address and registration number on the rear of the vehicle

: Modifies numerous penalties for violations of motor vehicle licensing, registration, and equipment statutes

: Repeals the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Program effective January 1, 2007, except for school buses

: Requires the Department of Revenue to issue motor vehicle owners a pamphlet summarizing any new motor vehicle laws passed by the Missouri General Assembly within the last two years whenever the moto

: Requires all new signs erected after August 28, 2006, relating to disabled parking to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking"

: Modifies several provisions of law relating to motor vehicle dealers and the registration process

: Gives the Highways and Transportation Commission authority to finance, construct, operate, and maintain toll facilities

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:52 am