Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 301

Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles

←301.3167

Section 301.3168.1

301.3169→

August 28, 2015

PROUD SUPPORTER (American Red Cross) special license plate, application, fee.

301.3168. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

contrary, any person after an annual payment of an emblem-use fee to the

American Red Cross trust fund may receive specialty personalized license

plates for any vehicle the member 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 Chapter of

the American Red Cross hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to

be affixed on specialty license plates within the plate area prescribed by

the director of revenue and as provided in this section. Any contribution

to the American Red Cross derived from this section, except reasonable

administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the American

Red Cross. Any person 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 American Red Cross trust fund, the Missouri

Chapter of the American Red Cross shall issue to the vehicle owner, without

further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be

presented by the vehicle owner to the director of revenue at the time of

registration. Upon presentation of the annual emblem-use authorization

statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular

registration fees, and presentation of any documents which may be required

by law, the director of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a

specialty personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of the

Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the words "PROUD SUPPORTER"

at the bottom of the plate, in a manner prescribed by the director of

revenue. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material

with a common color scheme and design of the standard license plate, shall

be clearly visible at night, shall have a reflective white background in

the area of the plate configuration, and shall be aesthetically attractive,

as prescribed by section 301.130. Notwithstanding the provisions of

section 301.144, no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization

of license plates issued under this section.



3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the

Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross' 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 Chapter of the American Red Cross' 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.



4. Prior to the issuance of a Missouri Chapter of the American Red

Cross specialty personalized plate authorized under this section, the

department of revenue must be in receipt of an application, as prescribed

by the director, which shall be accompanied by a list of at least two

hundred potential applicants who plan to purchase the specialty

personalized plate, the proposed art design for the specialty license

plate, and an application fee, not to exceed five thousand dollars, to

defray the department's cost for issuing, developing, and programming the

implementation of the specialty plate. Once the plate design is approved,

the director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacture of the material

to produce such specialized license plates with the individual seal, logo,

or emblem until such time as the director has received two hundred

applications, the fifteen dollar specialty plate fee per application, and

emblem-use statements, if applicable, and other required documents or fees

for such plates.



5. The specialty personalized plate shall not be redesigned unless

the organization pays the director in advance for all redesigned plate fees

for the plate established in this section. If a member chooses to replace

the specialty personalized plate for the new design the member must pay the

replacement fees prescribed in section 301.300 for the replacement of the

existing specialty personalized plate. All other applicable license plate

fees in accordance with this chapter shall be required.



(L. 2012 H.B. 1807, et al. § 301.4040 and S.B. 480 § 301.4040, A.L.

2014 H.B. 1245)







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