HB 744 -- TRANSPORTATION (St. Onge)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Transportation

This bill authorizes the Highways and Transportation Commission
to void billboard permits without paying compensation when:

(1)  There has been any misrepresentation of a material fact by
the applicant on a permit application and the sign is removed
under law;

(2)  The commission determines that a change has been made to a
conforming sign by the owner and the sign has been removed under
law; or

(3)  The commission determines that a substantial change has been
made to a nonconforming sign by the sign owner so that the sign's
nonconforming status was terminated and the sign was removed
under the commission's administrative rules for maintenance of
nonconforming signs.

The commission may also void any permit when it determines that a
permit has been erroneously issued by any Department of
Transportation staff member in violation of any state law or
administrative rule.  The billboard must be subject to removal,
and compensation must be paid according to the provisions of law.

Any person convicted of driving while out of service will be
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle in the
manner specified by federal regulations.

The expungement of a minor in possession violation for a holder
of a commercial driver's license or a person operating a
commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense is
prohibited.  No records can be expunged for a commercial driver's
license holder until three years after the date of the suspension
or revocation if the person was holding a commercial driver's
license at the time of the offense or who has been convicted of
or pled guilty to an offense where the person's blood-alcohol
content is .04 or above.

Failure to appear in court or pay fines by a commercial license
holder or operator of a commercial motor vehicle is included as a
commercial driver's license offense requiring indefinite
suspension until he or she is in compliance.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am