Missouri 2023 Regular Session

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11		-	2023
12		-	1413H.07T
	7	+	1413H.07C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
13	8		ANACT
14		-	To repeal sections 144.020, 144.070, 304.820, 407.812, and 407.828, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
15		-	thereof twenty-five new sections relating to motor vehicles, with penalty provisions.
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	9	+	Torepealsections144.020,144.070,304.820,407.812,and407.828,RSMo,andtoenactin
	10	+	lieuthereoffivenewsectionsrelatingtomotorvehicles,withpenaltyprovisions.
17	11		BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
18		-	Section A. Sections 14 4.020, 144.070, 304.820, 407.812, 1
19		-	and 407.828, RSMo, are repealed and twenty -five new sections 2
20		-	enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 144.020, 3
21		-	144.070, 303.420, 303.422, 303.425, 303.430, 303.440, 304.822, 4
22		-	407.812, 407.828, 407.2020, 407.2025, 40 7.2030, 407.2035, 5
23		-	407.2040, 407.2045, 407.2050, 407.2055, 407.2060, 407.2065, 6
24		-	407.2070, 407.2075, 407.2080, 407.2085, and 407.2090, to read 7
25		-	as follows:8
26		-	144.020. 1. A tax is hereby levied and imposed for 1
27		-	the privilege of titling new and used motor vehicles, 2
28		-	trailers, boats, and outboard motors purchased or acquired 3
29		-	for use on the highways or waters of this state which are 4
30		-	required to be titled under the laws of the state of 5
31		-	Missouri and, except as provided in subdivision (9) of this 6
32		-	subsection, upon all sellers for the privilege of engaging 7
33		-	in the business of selling tangible personal property or 8 HCS SS SCS SB 398 2
34		-	rendering taxable service at retail in this state. The rate 9
35		-	of tax shall be as follows: 10
36		-	(1) Upon every retail sale in this state of tangible 11
37		-	personal property, excluding motor vehicles, trailers, 12
38		-	motorcycles, mopeds, motortricycles, boats and outboard 13
39		-	motors required to be titled under the laws of the state of 14
40		-	Missouri and subject to tax under subdivision (9) of this 15
41		-	subsection, a tax equi valent to four percent of the purchase 16
42		-	price paid or charged, or in case such sale involves the 17
43		-	exchange of property, a tax equivalent to four percent of 18
44		-	the consideration paid or charged, including the fair market 19
45		-	value of the property exchanged at th e time and place of the 20
46		-	exchange, except as otherwise provided in section 144.025; 21
47		-	(2) A tax equivalent to four percent of the amount 22
48		-	paid for admission and seating accommodations, or fees paid 23
49		-	to, or in any place of amusement, entertainment or 24
50		-	recreation, games and athletic events, except amounts paid 25
51		-	for any instructional class; 26
52		-	(3) A tax equivalent to four percent of the basic rate 27
53		-	paid or charged on all sales of electricity or electrical 28
54		-	current, water and gas, natural or artificial, to domestic, 29
55		-	commercial or industrial consumers; 30
56		-	(4) (a) A tax equivalent to four percent on the basic 31
57		-	rate paid or charged on all sales of local and long distance 32
58		-	telecommunications service to telecommunications subscribers 33
59		-	and to others throug h equipment of telecommunications 34
60		-	subscribers for the transmission of messages and 35
61		-	conversations and upon the sale, rental or leasing of all 36
62		-	equipment or services pertaining or incidental thereto; 37
63		-	except that, the payment made by telecommunications 38
64		-	subscribers or others, pursuant to section 144.060, and any 39
65		-	amounts paid for access to the internet or interactive 40 HCS SS SCS SB 398 3
66		-	computer services shall not be considered as amounts paid 41
67		-	for telecommunications services; 42
68		-	(b) If local and long distance telecommunic ations 43
69		-	services subject to tax under this subdivision are 44
70		-	aggregated with and not separately stated from charges for 45
71		-	telecommunications service or other services not subject to 46
72		-	tax under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, 47
73		-	interstate or international telecommunications services, 48
74		-	then the charges for nontaxable services may be subject to 49
75		-	taxation unless the telecommunications provider can identify 50
76		-	by reasonable and verifiable standards such portion of the 51
77		-	charges not subject to such tax from its books and records 52
78		-	that are kept in the regular course of business, including, 53
79		-	but not limited to, financial statement, general ledgers, 54
80		-	invoice and billing systems and reports, and reports for 55
81		-	regulatory tariffs and other regulatory matters; 56
82		-	(c) A telecommunications provider shall notify the 57
83		-	director of revenue of its intention to utilize the 58
84		-	standards described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision to 59
85		-	determine the charges that are subject to sales tax under 60
86		-	this subdivision. Such notification shall be in writing and 61
87		-	shall meet standardized criteria established by the 62
88		-	department regarding the form and format of such notice; 63
89		-	(d) The director of revenue may promulgate and enforce 64
90		-	reasonable rules and regulations for the admini stration and 65
91		-	enforcement of the provisions of this subdivision. Any rule 66
92		-	or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 67
93		-	536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in 68
94		-	this section shall become effective only if it complies with 69
95		-	and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, 70
96		-	if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 71
97		-	536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with 72 HCS SS SCS SB 398 4
98		-	the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to 73
99		-	delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule 74
100		-	are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 75
101		-	rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 76
102		-	August 28, 2019, shall be invalid and void; 77
103		-	(5) A tax equivalent to four percent of the basic rate 78
104		-	paid or charged for all sales of services for transmission 79
105		-	of messages of telegraph companies; 80
106		-	(6) A tax equivalent to four percent on the amount of 81
107		-	sales or charges for all rooms, meals and drinks furnished 82
108		-	at any hotel, motel, taver n, inn, restaurant, eating house, 83
109		-	drugstore, dining car, tourist cabin, tourist camp or other 84
110		-	place in which rooms, meals or drinks are regularly served 85
111		-	to the public. The tax imposed under this subdivision shall 86
112		-	not apply to any automatic mandatory g ratuity for a large 87
113		-	group imposed by a restaurant when such gratuity is reported 88
114		-	as employee tip income and the restaurant withholds income 89
115		-	tax under section 143.191 on such gratuity; 90
116		-	(7) A tax equivalent to four percent of the amount 91
117		-	paid or charged for intrastate tickets by every person 92
118		-	operating a railroad, sleeping car, dining car, express car, 93
119		-	boat, airplane and such buses and trucks as are licensed by 94
120		-	the division of motor carrier and railroad safety of the 95
121		-	department of economic develop ment of Missouri, engaged in 96
122		-	the transportation of persons for hire; 97
123		-	(8) A tax equivalent to four percent of the amount 98
124		-	paid or charged for rental or lease of tangible personal 99
125		-	property, provided that if the lessor or renter of any 100
126		-	tangible personal property had previously purchased the 101
127		-	property under the conditions of sale at retail or leased or 102
128		-	rented the property and the tax was paid at the time of 103
129		-	purchase, lease or rental, the lessor, sublessor, renter or 104 HCS SS SCS SB 398 5
130		-	subrenter shall not apply or coll ect the tax on the 105
131		-	subsequent lease, sublease, rental or subrental receipts 106
132		-	from that property. The purchase, rental or lease of motor 107
133		-	vehicles, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, motortricycles, 108
134		-	boats, and outboard motors shall be taxed and the tax paid 109
135		-	as provided in this section and section 144.070. In no 110
136		-	event shall the rental or lease of boats and outboard motors 111
137		-	be considered a sale, charge, or fee to, for or in places of 112
138		-	amusement, entertainment or recreation nor shall any such 113
139		-	rental or lease be subject to any tax imposed to, for, or in 114
140		-	such places of amusement, entertainment or recreation. 115
141		-	Rental and leased boats or outboard motors shall be taxed 116
142		-	under the provisions of the sales tax laws as provided under 117
143		-	such laws for motor vehicles an d trailers. Tangible 118
144		-	personal property which is exempt from the sales or use tax 119
145		-	under section 144.030 upon a sale thereof is likewise exempt 120
146		-	from the sales or use tax upon the lease or rental thereof; 121
147		-	(9) A tax equivalent to four percent of the purchase 122
148		-	price, as defined in section 144.070, of new and used motor 123
149		-	vehicles, trailers, boats, and outboard motors purchased or 124
150		-	acquired for use on the highways or waters of this state 125
151		-	which are required to be registered under the laws of the 126
152		-	state of Missouri. This tax is imposed on the person 127
153		-	titling such property, and shall be paid according to the 128
154		-	procedures in section 144.070 or 144.440. 129
155		-	2. All tickets sold which are sold under the 130
156		-	provisions of this chapter which are subject to the sal es 131
157		-	tax shall have printed, stamped or otherwise endorsed 132
158		-	thereon, the words "This ticket is subject to a sales tax.". 133
159		-	144.070. 1. At the time the owner of any new or used 1
160		-	motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor which was 2
161		-	acquired in a transaction subject to sales tax under the 3 HCS SS SCS SB 398 6
162		-	Missouri sales tax law makes application to the director of 4
163		-	revenue for an official certificate of title and the 5
164		-	registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or 6
165		-	outboard motor as otherwise pro vided by law, the owner shall 7
166		-	present to the director of revenue evidence satisfactory to 8
167		-	the director of revenue showing the purchase price exclusive 9
168		-	of any charge incident to the extension of credit paid by or 10
169		-	charged to the applicant in the acquisit ion of the motor 11
170		-	vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor, or that no sales 12
171		-	tax was incurred in its acquisition, and if sales tax was 13
172		-	incurred in its acquisition, the applicant shall pay or 14
173		-	cause to be paid to the director of revenue the sales tax 15
174		-	provided by the Missouri sales tax law in addition to the 16
175		-	registration fees now or hereafter required according to 17
176		-	law, and the director of revenue shall not issue a 18
177		-	certificate of title for any new or used motor vehicle, 19
178		-	trailer, boat, or outboard motor subject to sales tax as 20
179		-	provided in the Missouri sales tax law until the tax levied 21
180		-	for the sale of the same under sections 144.010 to 144.510 22
181		-	has been paid as provided in this section or is registered 23
182		-	under the provisions of subsection 5 of this sect ion. 24
183		-	2. As used in subsection 1 of this section, the term 25
184		-	"purchase price" shall mean the total amount of the contract 26
185		-	price agreed upon between the seller and the applicant in 27
186		-	the acquisition of the motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or 28
187		-	outboard motor, regardless of the medium of payment therefor. 29
188		-	3. In the event that the purchase price is unknown or 30
189		-	undisclosed, or that the evidence thereof is not 31
190		-	satisfactory to the director of revenue, the same shall be 32
191		-	fixed by appraisement by the directo r. 33
192		-	4. The director of the department of revenue shall 34
193		-	endorse upon the official certificate of title issued by the 35 HCS SS SCS SB 398 7
194		-	director upon such application an entry showing that such 36
195		-	sales tax has been paid or that the motor vehicle, trailer, 37
196		-	boat, or outboard motor represented by such certificate is 38
197		-	exempt from sales tax and state the ground for such 39
198		-	exemption. 40
199		-	5. Any person, company, or corporation engaged in the 41
200		-	business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, trailers, 42
201		-	boats, or outboard motors, which are to be used exclusively 43
202		-	for rental or lease purposes, and not for resale, may apply 44
203		-	to the director of revenue for authority to operate as a 45
204		-	leasing or rental company and pay an annual fee of two 46
205		-	hundred fifty dollars for such authority. Any company 47
206		-	approved by the director of revenue may pay the tax due on 48
207		-	any motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor as 49
208		-	required in section 144.020 at the time of registration 50
209		-	thereof or in lieu thereof may pay a sales tax as provided 51
210		-	in sections 144.010, 144.020, 144.070 and 144.440. A sales 52
211		-	tax shall be charged to and paid by a leasing company which 53
212		-	does not exercise the option of paying in accordance with 54
213		-	section 144.020, on the amount charged for each rental or 55
214		-	lease agreement while the mot or vehicle, trailer, boat, or 56
215		-	outboard motor is domiciled in this state. Any motor 57
216		-	vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor which is leased as 58
217		-	the result of a contract executed in this state shall be 59
218		-	presumed to be domiciled in this state. 60
219		-	6. Every applicant to be a registered fleet owner as 61
220		-	described in subsections 6 to 10 of section 301.032 shall 62
221		-	furnish with the application to operate as a registered 63
222		-	fleet owner a corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of 64
223		-	credit, as defined in sectio n 400.5-102, issued by any state 65
224		-	or federal financial institution in the penal sum of one 66
225		-	hundred thousand dollars, on a form approved by the 67 HCS SS SCS SB 398 8
226		-	department. The bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall 68
227		-	be conditioned upon the registered fleet owner com plying 69
228		-	with the provisions of any statutes applicable to registered 70
229		-	fleet owners, and the bond shall be an indemnity for any 71
230		-	loss sustained by reason of the acts of the person bonded 72
231		-	when such acts constitute grounds for the suspension or 73
232		-	revocation of the registered fleet owner license. The bond 74
233		-	shall be executed in the name of the state of Missouri for 75
234		-	the benefit of all aggrieved parties or the irrevocable 76
235		-	letter of credit shall name the state of Missouri as the 77
236		-	beneficiary; except that, the ag gregate liability of the 78
237		-	surety or financial institution to the aggrieved parties 79
238		-	shall, in no event, exceed the amount of the bond or 80
239		-	irrevocable letter of credit. The proceeds of the bond or 81
240		-	irrevocable letter of credit shall be paid upon receipt by 82
241		-	the department of a final judgment from a Missouri court of 83
242		-	competent jurisdiction against the principal and in favor of 84
243		-	an aggrieved party. 85
244		-	7. Any corporation may have one or more of its 86
245		-	divisions separately apply to the director of revenue for 87
246		-	authorization to operate as a leasing company, provided that 88
247		-	the corporation: 89
248		-	(1) Has filed a written consent with the director 90
249		-	authorizing any of its divisions to apply for such authority; 91
250		-	(2) Is authorized to do business in Missouri; 92
251		-	(3) Has agreed to treat any sale of a motor vehicle, 93
252		-	trailer, boat, or outboard motor from one of its divisions 94
253		-	to another of its divisions as a sale at retail; 95
254		-	(4) Has registered under the fictitious name 96
255		-	provisions of sections 417.200 to 417.2 30 each of its 97
256		-	divisions doing business in Missouri as a leasing company; 98
257		-	and 99 HCS SS SCS SB 398 9
258		-	(5) Operates each of its divisions on a basis separate 100
259		-	from each of its other divisions. However, when the 101
260		-	transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer, boat or outboard motor 102
261		-	occurs within a corporation which holds a license to operate 103
262		-	as a motor vehicle or boat dealer pursuant to sections 104
263		-	301.550 to 301.573 the provisions in subdivision (3) of this 105
264		-	subsection shall not apply. 106
265		-	8. If the owner of any motor vehicle, tr ailer, boat, 107
266		-	or outboard motor desires to charge and collect sales tax as 108
267		-	provided in this section, the owner shall make application 109
268		-	to the director of revenue for a permit to operate as a 110
269		-	motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor leasing 111
270		-	company. The director of revenue shall promulgate rules and 112
271		-	regulations determining the qualifications of such a 113
272		-	company, and the method of collection and reporting of sales 114
273		-	tax charged and collected. Such regulations shall apply 115
274		-	only to owners of motor ve hicles, trailers, boats, or 116
275		-	outboard motors, electing to qualify as motor vehicle, 117
276		-	trailer, boat, or outboard motor leasing companies under the 118
277		-	provisions of subsection 5 of this section, and no motor 119
278		-	vehicle renting or leasing, trailer renting or leas ing, or 120
279		-	boat or outboard motor renting or leasing company can come 121
280		-	under sections 144.010, 144.020, 144.070 and 144.440 unless 122
281		-	all motor vehicles, trailers, boats, and outboard motors 123
282		-	held for renting and leasing are included. 124
283		-	9. Any person, company, or corporation engaged in the 125
284		-	business of renting or leasing three thousand five hundred 126
285		-	or more motor vehicles which are to be used exclusively for 127
286		-	rental or leasing purposes and not for resale, and that has 128
287		-	applied to the director of revenue for authority to operate 129
288		-	as a leasing company may also operate as a registered fleet 130
289		-	owner as prescribed in section 301.032. 131 HCS SS SCS SB 398 10
290		-	10. Beginning July 1, 2010, any motor vehicle dealer 132
291		-	licensed under section 301.560 engaged in the business of 133
292		-	selling motor vehicles or trailers [may] shall apply to the 134
293		-	director of revenue for authority to collect and remit the 135
294		-	sales tax required under this section on all motor vehicles 136
295		-	sold by the motor vehicle dealer. A motor vehicle dealer 137
296		-	receiving authority to collec t and remit the tax is subject 138
297		-	to all provisions under sections 144.010 to 144.525. Any 139
298		-	motor vehicle dealer authorized to collect and remit sales 140
299		-	taxes on motor vehicles under this subsection shall be 141
300		-	entitled to deduct and retain an amount equal to two percent 142
301		-	of the motor vehicle sales tax pursuant to section 144.140. 143
302		-	Any amount of the tax collected under this subsection that 144
303		-	is retained by a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to section 145
304		-	144.140 shall not constitute state revenue. In no event 146
305		-	shall revenues from the general revenue fund or any other 147
306		-	state fund be utilized to compensate motor vehicle dealers 148
307		-	for their role in collecting and remitting sales taxes on 149
308		-	motor vehicles. In the event this subsection or any portion 150
309		-	thereof is held to v iolate Article IV, Section 30(b) of the 151
310		-	Missouri Constitution, no motor vehicle dealer shall be 152
311		-	authorized to collect and remit sales taxes on motor 153
312		-	vehicles under this section. No motor vehicle dealer shall 154
313		-	seek compensation from the state of Missour i or its agencies 155
314		-	if a court of competent jurisdiction declares that the 156
315		-	retention of two percent of the motor vehicle sales tax is 157
316		-	unconstitutional and orders the return of such revenues. 158
317		-	11. (1) Every motor vehicle dealer licensed under 159
318		-	section 301.560, as soon as technologically possible 160
319		-	following the development and maintenance of a modernized, 161
320		-	integrated system for the titling of vehicles, issuance and 162
321		-	renewal of vehicle registrations, issuance and renewal of 163 HCS SS SCS SB 398 11
322		-	driver's licenses and identi fication cards, and perfection 164
323		-	and release of liens and encumbrances on vehicles, to be 165
324		-	funded by the motor vehicle administration technology fund 166
325		-	as created in section 301.558, shall collect and remit the 167
326		-	sales tax required under this section on all m otor vehicles 168
327		-	that such dealer sells. In collecting and remitting this 169
328		-	sales tax, motor vehicle dealers shall be subject to all 170
329		-	applicable provisions under sections 144.010 to 144.527. 171
330		-	(2) The director of revenue may promulgate all 172
331		-	necessary rules and regulations for the administration of 173
332		-	this subsection. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 174
333		-	term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 175
334		-	the authority delegated in this subsection shall become 176
335		-	effective only if it complies with a nd is subject to all of 177
336		-	the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 178
337		-	536.028. This subsection and chapter 536 are nonseverable 179
338		-	and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 180
339		-	pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effec tive 181
340		-	date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 182
341		-	held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 183
342		-	authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 184
343		-	2023, shall be invalid and void. 185
344		-	303.420. As used in sections 303.420 to 303.440, 1
345		-	unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms 2
346		-	shall mean: 3
347		-	(1) "Program", the motor vehicle financial 4
348		-	responsibility enforcement and compliance incentive program 5
349		-	established under section 303.425; 6
350		-	(2) "Qualified agency", the department of revenue, the 7
351		-	Missouri state highway patrol, the prosecuting attorney or 8
352		-	sheriff's office of any county or city not within a county, 9
353		-	the chiefs of police of any city or municipality, or any 10 HCS SS SCS SB 398 12
354		-	other authorized law enforce ment agency recognized by the 11
355		-	state; 12
356		-	(3) "System" or "verification system", the web -based 13
357		-	resource established under section 303.430 for online 14
358		-	verification of motor vehicle financial responsibility. 15
359		-	303.422. 1. There is hereby created in the state 1
360		-	treasury the "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility 2
361		-	Verification and Enforcement Fund", which shall consist of 3
362		-	money received by the department of revenue under sections 4
363		-	303.420 to 303.440. The state treasurer shall be custodia n 5
364		-	of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, 6
365		-	the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund 7
366		-	shall be a dedicated fund and money in the fund shall be 8
367		-	used solely by the department of revenue for the 9
368		-	administration of section s 303.420 to 303.440. 10
369		-	2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to 11
370		-	the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of 12
371		-	the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general 13
372		-	revenue fund. 14
373		-	3. The state treasurer shall i nvest moneys in the fund 15
374		-	in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 16
375		-	interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 17
376		-	credited to the fund. 18
377		-	303.425. 1. (1) There is hereby created within the 1
378		-	department of revenue t he motor vehicle financial 2
379		-	responsibility enforcement and compliance incentive 3
380		-	program. The department of revenue may enter into 4
381		-	contractual agreements with third -party vendors to 5
382		-	facilitate the necessary technology and equipment, 6
383		-	maintenance thereof, and associated program management 7
384		-	services. 8 HCS SS SCS SB 398 13
385		-	(2) The department of revenue or a third -party vendor 9
386		-	shall utilize technology to compare vehicle registration 10
387		-	information with the financial responsibility information 11
388		-	accessible through the system. The department of revenue 12
389		-	shall utilize this information to identify motorists who are 13
390		-	in violation of the motor vehicle financial responsibility 14
391		-	law. The department of revenue may offer offenders under 15
392		-	this program the option of pretrial diversion a s an 16
393		-	alternative to statutory fines or reinstatement fees 17
394		-	prescribed under the motor vehicle financial responsibility 18
395		-	law as a method of encouraging compliance and discouraging 19
396		-	recidivism. 20
397		-	(3) The department of revenue or third -party vendors 21
398		-	shall not use any data collected from or technology 22
399		-	associated with any automated motor vehicle financial 23
400		-	responsibility enforcement system. For purposes of this 24
401		-	subdivision, "motor vehicle financial responsibility 25
402		-	enforcement system" means a device cons isting of a camera or 26
403		-	cameras and vehicle sensor or sensors installed to record 27
404		-	motor vehicle financial responsibility violations. 28
405		-	(4) All fees paid to or collected by third -party 29
406		-	vendors under sections 303.420 to 303.440 may come from 30
407		-	violator diversion fees generated by the pretrial diversion 31
408		-	option established under this section. 32
409		-	2. The department of revenue may authorize law 33
410		-	enforcement agencies or third -party vendors to use 34
411		-	technology to collect data for the investigation, detection, 35
412		-	analysis, and enforcement of the motor vehicle financial 36
413		-	responsibility law. 37
414		-	3. The department of revenue may authorize traffic 38
415		-	enforcement officers, or third -party vendors to administer 39
416		-	the processing and issuance of notices of violation, the 40 HCS SS SCS SB 398 14
417		-	collection of fees for a violation of the motor vehicle 41
418		-	financial responsibility law, or the referral of cases for 42
419		-	prosecution, under the program. 43
420		-	4. Access to the system shall be restricted to 44
421		-	qualified agencies and the third -party vendors with w hich 45
422		-	the department of revenue contracts for purposes of the 46
423		-	program, provided that any third -party vendor with which a 47
424		-	contract is executed to provide necessary technology, 48
425		-	equipment, or maintenance for the program shall be 49
426		-	authorized as necessary to collaborate for required updates 50
427		-	and maintenance of system software. 51
428		-	5. For purposes of the program, any data collected and 52
429		-	matched to a corresponding vehicle insurance record as 53
430		-	verified through the system, and any Missouri vehicle 54
431		-	registration database, may be used to identify violations of 55
432		-	the motor vehicle financial responsibility law. Such 56
433		-	corresponding data shall constitute evidence of the 57
434		-	violations. 58
435		-	6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 59
436		-	department of revenue shal l suspend, in accordance with 60
437		-	section 303.041, the registration of any motor vehicle that 61
438		-	is determined under the program to be in violation of the 62
439		-	motor vehicle financial responsibility law. 63
440		-	7. The department of revenue shall send to an owner 64
441		-	whose vehicle is identified under the program as being in 65
442		-	violation of the motor vehicle financial responsibility law 66
443		-	a notice that the vehicle's registration may be suspended 67
444		-	unless the owner, within thirty days, provides proof of 68
445		-	financial responsibili ty for the vehicle or proof, in a form 69
446		-	specified by the department of revenue, that the owner has a 70
447		-	pending criminal charge for a violation of the motor vehicle 71
448		-	financial responsibility law. The notice shall include 72 HCS SS SCS SB 398 15
449		-	information on steps an individual may take to obtain proof 73
450		-	of financial responsibility and a web address to a page on 74
451		-	the department of revenue's website where information on 75
452		-	obtaining proof of financial responsibility shall be 76
453		-	provided. If proof of financial responsibility or a pendi ng 77
454		-	criminal charge is not provided within the time allotted, 78
455		-	the department of revenue shall provide a notice of 79
456		-	suspension and suspend the vehicle's registration in 80
457		-	accordance with section 303.041, or shall send a notice of 81
458		-	vehicle registration suspe nsion, clearly specifying the 82
459		-	reason and statutory grounds for the suspension and the 83
460		-	effective date of the suspension, the right of the vehicle 84
461		-	owner to request a hearing, the procedure for requesting a 85
462		-	hearing, and the date by which that request for a hearing 86
463		-	must be made, as well as informing the owner that the matter 87
464		-	will be referred for prosecution if a satisfactory response 88
465		-	is not received in the time allotted, informing the owner 89
466		-	that the minimum penalty for the violation is three hundred 90
467		-	dollars and four license points, and offering the owner 91
468		-	participation in a pretrial diversion option to preclude 92
469		-	referral for prosecution and registration suspension under 93
470		-	sections 303.420 to 303.440. The notice of vehicle 94
471		-	registration suspension shall give a period of thirty -three 95
472		-	days from mailing for the vehicle owner to respond, and 96
473		-	shall be deemed received three days after mailing. If no 97
474		-	request for a hearing or agreement to participate in the 98
475		-	diversion option is received by the department of r evenue 99
476		-	prior to the date provided on the notice of vehicle 100
477		-	registration suspension, the director shall suspend the 101
478		-	vehicle's registration, effective immediately, and refer the 102
479		-	case to the appropriate prosecuting attorney. If an 103
480		-	agreement by the vehic le owner to participate in the 104 HCS SS SCS SB 398 16
481		-	diversion option is received by the department of revenue 105
482		-	prior to the effective date provided on the notice of 106
483		-	vehicle registration suspension, then upon payment of a 107
484		-	diversion participation fee not to exceed two hundred 108
485		-	dollars, agreement to secure proof of financial 109
486		-	responsibility within the time provided on the notice of 110
487		-	suspension, and agreement that such financial responsibility 111
488		-	shall be maintained for a minimum of two years, no points 112
489		-	shall be assessed to the v ehicle owner's driver's license 113
490		-	under section 302.302 and the department of revenue shall 114
491		-	not take further action against the vehicle owner under 115
492		-	sections 303.420 to 303.440, subject to compliance with the 116
493		-	terms of the pretrial diversion option. The department of 117
494		-	revenue shall suspend the vehicle registration of, and shall 118
495		-	refer the case to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for 119
496		-	prosecution of, participating vehicle owners who violate the 120
497		-	terms of the pretrial diversion option. If a request for 121
498		-	hearing is received by the department of revenue prior to 122
499		-	the effective date provided on the notice of vehicle 123
500		-	registration suspension, then for all purposes other than 124
501		-	eligibility for participation in the diversion option, the 125
502		-	effective date of the s uspension shall be stayed until a 126
503		-	final order is issued following the hearing. The department 127
504		-	of revenue shall suspend the registration of vehicles 128
505		-	determined under the final order to have violated the motor 129
506		-	vehicle financial responsibility law, and s hall refer the 130
507		-	case to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for 131
508		-	prosecution. Notices under this subsection shall be mailed 132
509		-	to the vehicle owner at the last known address shown on the 133
510		-	department of revenue's records. The department of revenue 134
511		-	or its third-party vendor shall issue receipts for the 135
512		-	collection of diversion participation fees. Except as 136 HCS SS SCS SB 398 17
513		-	otherwise provided in subsection 1 of this section, all such 137
514		-	fees shall be deposited into the motor vehicle financial 138
515		-	responsibility verification and enforcement fund established 139
516		-	in section 303.422. A vehicle owner whose registration has 140
517		-	been suspended under sections 303.420 to 303.440 may obtain 141
518		-	reinstatement of the registration upon providing proof of 142
519		-	financial responsibility and payment to the department of 143
520		-	revenue of a nonrefundable reinstatement fee equal to the 144
521		-	fee that would be applicable under subsection 2 of section 145
522		-	303.042 if the registration had been suspended under section 146
523		-	303.041. 147
524		-	8. Data collected or retained under the progr am shall 148
525		-	not be used by any entity for purposes other than 149
526		-	enforcement of the motor vehicle financial responsibility 150
527		-	law. Data collected and stored by law enforcement under the 151
528		-	program shall be considered evidence if noncompliance with 152
529		-	the motor vehicle financial responsibility law is 153
530		-	confirmed. The evidence, and an affidavit stating that the 154
531		-	evidence and system have identified a particular vehicle as 155
532		-	being in violation of the motor vehicle financial 156
533		-	responsibility law, shall constitute probable cause for 157
534		-	prosecution and shall be forwarded in accordance with 158
535		-	subsection 7 of this section to the appropriate prosecuting 159
536		-	attorney. 160
537		-	9. Owners of vehicles identified under the program as 161
538		-	being in violation of the motor vehicle financial 162
539		-	responsibility law shall be provided with options for 163
540		-	disputing such claims which do not require appearance at any 164
541		-	state or local court of law, or administrative facility. 165
542		-	Any person who presents timely proof that he or she was in 166
543		-	compliance with the motor v ehicle financial responsibility 167
544		-	law at the time of the alleged violation shall be entitled 168 HCS SS SCS SB 398 18
545		-	to dismissal of the charge with no assessment of fees or 169
546		-	fines. Proof provided by a vehicle owner to the department 170
547		-	of revenue that the vehicle was in complianc e at the time of 171
548		-	the suspected violation of the motor vehicle financial 172
549		-	responsibility law shall be recorded in the system 173
550		-	established by the department of revenue under section 174
551		-	303.430. 175
552		-	10. The collection of data pursuant to this section 176
553		-	shall be done in a manner that prohibits any bias towards a 177
554		-	specific community, race, gender, or socioeconomic status of 178
555		-	vehicle owner. 179
556		-	11. Law enforcement agencies, third -party vendors, or 180
557		-	other entities authorized to operate under the program shall 181
558		-	not sell data collected or retained under the program for 182
559		-	any purpose or share it for any purpose not expressly 183
560		-	authorized in this section. All data shall be secured and 184
561		-	any third-party vendor or other entity authorized to operate 185
562		-	under the program may be liable for any data security breach. 186
563		-	12. The department of revenue shall not take action 187
564		-	under sections 303.420 to 303.440 against vehicles 188
565		-	registered as fleet vehicles under section 301.032, or 189
566		-	against vehicles known to the department of reve nue to be 190
567		-	insured under a policy of commercial auto coverage, as such 191
568		-	term is defined in subdivision (10) of subsection 2 of 192
569		-	section 303.430. 193
570		-	13. Following one year after the implementation of the 194
571		-	program, and every year thereafter, the departmen t of 195
572		-	revenue shall provide a report to the president pro tempore 196
573		-	of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, 197
574		-	the chairs of the house and senate committees with 198
575		-	jurisdictions over insurance or transportation matters, and 199
576		-	the chairs of the house budget and senate appropriations 200 HCS SS SCS SB 398 19
577		-	committees. The report shall include an evaluation of 201
578		-	program operations, information as to the costs of the 202
579		-	program incurred by the department of revenue, insurers, and 203
580		-	the public, information as to the effec tiveness of the 204
581		-	program in reducing the number of uninsured motor vehicles, 205
582		-	and anonymized demographic information including the race 206
583		-	and zip code of vehicle owners identified under the program 207
584		-	as being in violation of the motor vehicle financial 208
585		-	responsibility law, and may include any additional 209
586		-	information and recommendations for improvement of the 210
587		-	program deemed appropriate by the department of revenue. 211
588		-	The department of revenue may, by rule, require the state, 212
589		-	counties, and municipalities to p rovide information in order 213
590		-	to complete the report. 214
591		-	14. The department of revenue may promulgate rules as 215
592		-	necessary for the implementation of this section. Any rule 216
593		-	or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 217
594		-	536.010, that is create d under the authority delegated in 218
595		-	this section shall become effective only if it complies with 219
596		-	and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, 220
597		-	if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 221
598		-	536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with 222
599		-	the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to 223
600		-	delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule 224
601		-	are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 225
602		-	rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted a fter 226
603		-	August 28, 2023, shall be invalid and void. 227
604		-	303.430. 1. The department of revenue shall establish 1
605		-	and maintain a web-based system for the verification of 2
606		-	motor vehicle financial responsibility, shall provide access 3
607		-	to insurance reporting data and vehicle registration and 4
608		-	financial responsibility data, and shall require motor 5 HCS SS SCS SB 398 20
609		-	vehicle insurers to establish functionality for the 6
610		-	verification system, as provided in sections 303.420 to 7
611		-	303.440. The verification system, includin g any exceptions 8
612		-	as provided for in sections 303.420 to 303.440 or in the 9
613		-	implementation guide developed to support the program, shall 10
614		-	supersede any existing verification system, and shall be the 11
615		-	sole system used for the purpose of verifying financial 12
616		-	responsibility required under this chapter. 13
617		-	2. The system established pursuant to subsection 1 of 14
618		-	this section shall be subject to the following: 15
619		-	(1) The verification system shall transmit requests to 16
620		-	insurers for verification of motor vehic le insurance 17
621		-	coverage via web services established by the insurers 18
622		-	through the internet in compliance with the specifications 19
623		-	and standards of the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor 20
624		-	Vehicle Administration, or "IICMVA". Insurance company 21
625		-	systems shall respond to each request with a prescribed 22
626		-	response upon evaluation of the data provided in the 23
627		-	request. The system shall include appropriate protections 24
628		-	to secure its data against unauthorized access, and the 25
629		-	department of revenue shall maintain a historical record of 26
630		-	the system data for a period of no more than twelve months 27
631		-	from the date of all requests and responses. The system 28
632		-	shall be used for verification of the financial 29
633		-	responsibility required under this chapter. The system 30
634		-	shall be accessible to authorized personnel of the 31
635		-	department of revenue, the courts, law enforcement 32
636		-	personnel, and other entities authorized by the state as 33
637		-	permitted by state or federal privacy laws, and it shall be 34
638		-	interfaced, wherever appropriate, with exi sting state 35
639		-	systems. The system shall include information enabling the 36
640		-	department of revenue to submit inquiries to insurers 37 HCS SS SCS SB 398 21
641		-	regarding motor vehicle insurance which are consistent with 38
642		-	insurance industry and IICMVA recommendations, 39
643		-	specifications, and standards by using the following data 40
644		-	elements for greater matching accuracy: insurer National 41
645		-	Association of Insurance Commissioners, or "NAIC", company 42
646		-	code; vehicle identification number; policy number; 43
647		-	verification date; or as otherwise describe d in the 44
648		-	specifications and standards of the IICMVA. The department 45
649		-	of revenue shall promulgate rules to offer insurers who 46
650		-	insure one thousand or fewer vehicles within this state an 47
651		-	alternative method for verifying motor vehicle insurance 48
652		-	coverage in lieu of web services, and to provide for the 49
653		-	verification of financial responsibility when financial 50
654		-	responsibility is proven to the department to be maintained 51
655		-	by means other than a policy of motor vehicle insurance. 52
656		-	Insurers shall not be required to verify insurance coverage 53
657		-	for vehicles registered in other jurisdictions; 54
658		-	(2) The verification system shall respond to each 55
659		-	request within a time period established by the department 56
660		-	of revenue. An insurer's system shall respond within the 57
661		-	time period prescribed by the IICMVA's specifications and 58
662		-	standards. Insurer systems shall be permitted reasonable 59
663		-	system downtime for maintenance and other work with advance 60
664		-	notice to the department of revenue. Insurers shall not be 61
665		-	subject to enforcement fees or other sanctions under such 62
666		-	circumstances, or when systems are not available because of 63
667		-	emergency, outside attack, or other unexpected outages not 64
668		-	planned by the insurer and reasonably outside its control; 65
669		-	(3) The system shall assist i n identifying violations 66
670		-	of the motor vehicle financial responsibility law in the 67
671		-	most effective way possible. Responses to individual 68
672		-	insurance verification requests shall have no bearing on 69 HCS SS SCS SB 398 22
673		-	whether insurance coverage is determined to be in force at 70
674		-	the time of a claim. Claims shall be individually 71
675		-	investigated to determine the existence of coverage. 72
676		-	Nothing in sections 303.420 to 303.440 shall prohibit the 73
677		-	department of revenue from contracting with a third -party 74
678		-	vendor or vendors who have suc cessfully implemented similar 75
679		-	systems in other states to assist in establishing and 76
680		-	maintaining this verification system; 77
681		-	(4) The department of revenue shall consult with 78
682		-	representatives of the insurance industry and may consult 79
683		-	with third-party vendors to determine the objectives, 80
684		-	details, and deadlines related to the system by 81
685		-	establishment of an advisory council. The advisory council 82
686		-	shall consist of voting members comprised of: 83
687		-	(a) The director of the department of commerce and 84
688		-	insurance, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair; 85
689		-	(b) Two representatives of the department of revenue, 86
690		-	to be appointed by the director of the department of revenue; 87
691		-	(c) One representative of the department of commerce 88
692		-	and insurance, to be appointed by the director of the 89
693		-	department of commerce and insurance; 90
694		-	(d) Three representatives of insurance companies, to 91
695		-	be appointed by the director of the department of commerce 92
696		-	and insurance; 93
697		-	(e) One representative from the Missou ri Insurance 94
698		-	Coalition; 95
699		-	(f) One representative chosen by the National 96
700		-	Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; 97
701		-	(g) One representative chosen by the American Property 98
702		-	and Casualty Insurance Association; 99
703		-	(h) One representative chosen b y the Missouri 100
704		-	Independent Agents Association; and 101 HCS SS SCS SB 398 23
705		-	(i) Such other representatives as may be appointed by 102
706		-	the director of the department of commerce and insurance; 103
707		-	(5) The department of revenue shall publish for 104
708		-	comment, and then issue, a det ailed implementation guide for 105
709		-	its online verification system; 106
710		-	(6) The department of revenue and its third -party 107
711		-	vendors, if any, shall each maintain a contact person for 108
712		-	insurers during the establishment, implementation, and 109
713		-	operation of the sys tem; 110
714		-	(7) If the department of revenue has reason to believe 111
715		-	a vehicle owner does not maintain financial responsibility 112
716		-	as required under this chapter, it may also request an 113
717		-	insurer to verify the existence of such financial 114
718		-	responsibility in a fo rm approved by the department of 115
719		-	revenue. In addition, insurers shall cooperate with the 116
720		-	department of revenue in establishing and maintaining the 117
721		-	verification system established under this section, and 118
722		-	shall provide motor vehicle insurance policy sta tus 119
723		-	information as provided in the rules promulgated by the 120
724		-	department of revenue; 121
725		-	(8) Every property and casualty insurance company 122
726		-	licensed to issue motor vehicle insurance or authorized to 123
727		-	do business in this state shall comply with sections 3 03.420 124
728		-	to 303.440, and corresponding rules promulgated by the 125
729		-	department of revenue, for the verification of such 126
730		-	insurance for every vehicle insured by that company in this 127
731		-	state; 128
732		-	(9) Insurers shall maintain a historical record of 129
733		-	insurance data for a minimum period of six months from the 130
734		-	date of policy inception or policy change for the purpose of 131
735		-	historical verification inquiries; 132 HCS SS SCS SB 398 24
736		-	(10) For the purposes of this section, "commercial 133
737		-	auto coverage" shall mean any coverage provided to an 134
738		-	insured, regardless of number of vehicles or entities 135
739		-	covered, under a commercial coverage form and rated from a 136
740		-	commercial manual approved by the department of commerce and 137
741		-	insurance. Sections 303.420 to 303.440 shall not apply to 138
742		-	vehicles insured under commercial auto coverage; however, 139
743		-	insurers of such vehicles may participate on a voluntary 140
744		-	basis, and vehicle owners may provide proof at or subsequent 141
745		-	to the time of vehicle registration that a vehicle is 142
746		-	insured under commercial auto coverage, which the department 143
747		-	of revenue shall record in the system; 144
748		-	(11) Insurers shall provide commercial or fleet 145
749		-	automobile customers with evidence reflecting that the 146
750		-	vehicle is insured under a commercial or fleet automobile 147
751		-	liability policy. Sufficient evidence shall include an 148
752		-	insurance identification card clearly marked with a suitable 149
753		-	identifier such as "commercial auto insurance identification 150
754		-	card", "fleet auto insurance identification card", or other 151
755		-	clear identification that the vehicle i s insured under a 152
756		-	fleet or commercial policy; 153
757		-	(12) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 303.420 154
758		-	to 303.440, insurers shall be immune from civil and 155
759		-	administrative liability for good faith efforts to comply 156
760		-	with the terms of sections 303.420 to 303.440; 157
761		-	(13) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an insurer 158
762		-	from using the services of a third -party vendor for 159
763		-	facilitating the verification system required under sections 160
764		-	303.420 to 303.440. 161
765		-	3. The department of revenue shall promul gate rules as 162
766		-	necessary for the implementation of sections 303.420 to 163
767		-	303.440. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 164 HCS SS SCS SB 398 25
768		-	defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 165
769		-	authority delegated in this section shall become effective 166
770		-	only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 167
771		-	provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 168
772		-	536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 169
773		-	if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 170
774		-	pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to del ay the effective 171
775		-	date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 172
776		-	held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 173
777		-	authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 174
778		-	2023, shall be invalid and void. 175
779		-	303.440. The verification system established under 1
780		-	section 303.430 shall be installed and fully operational on 2
781		-	January 1, 2025, following an appropriate testing or pilot 3
782		-	period of not less than nine months. Until the successful 4
783		-	completion of the testing or pilot p eriod in the judgment of 5
784		-	the director of the department of revenue, no enforcement 6
785		-	action shall be taken based on the system, including but not 7
786		-	limited to action taken under the program established under 8
787		-	section 303.425. 9
788		-	304.822. 1. This section shall be known as the 1
789		-	"Siddens Bening Hands Free Law". 2
790		-	2. As used in this section, the following terms shall 3
791		-	mean: 4
792		-	(1) "Commercial motor vehicle", the same meaning as is 5
793		-	ascribed to such term in section 302.700; 6
794		-	(2) "Electronic communication device", a portable 7
795		-	device that is used to initiate, receive, store, or view 8
796		-	communication, information, images, or data electronically; 9
797		-	(a) Such term shall include but not be limited to: 10
798		-	cellular telephones; portable telepho nes; text-messaging 11
799		-	devices; personal digital assistants; pagers; broadband 12 HCS SS SCS SB 398 26
800		-	personal communication devices; electronic devices with 13
801		-	mobile data access; computers, including but not limited to 14
802		-	tablets, laptops, notebook computers, and electronic or 15
803		-	video game systems; devices capable of transmitting, 16
804		-	retrieving, or displaying a video, movie, broadcast 17
805		-	television image, or visual image; and any substantially 18
806		-	similar device that is used to initiate or receive 19
807		-	communication or store and review informat ion, videos, 20
808		-	images, or data; 21
809		-	(b) Such term shall not include: radios; citizens band 22
810		-	radios; commercial two -way radio communication devices or 23
811		-	their functional equivalent; subscription -based emergency 24
812		-	communication devices; prescribed medical dev ices; amateur 25
813		-	or ham radio devices; or global positioning system 26
814		-	receivers, security, navigation, communication, or remote 27
815		-	diagnostics systems permanently affixed to the vehicle; 28
816		-	(3) "Highway", the same meaning as is ascribed to such 29
817		-	term in section 302.010; 30
818		-	(4) "Noncommercial motor vehicle", the same meaning as 31
819		-	is ascribed to such term in section 302.700; 32
820		-	(5) "Operating", the actual physical control of a 33
821		-	vehicle; 34
822		-	(6) "Operator", a person who is in actual physical 35
823		-	control; 36
824		-	(7) "School bus", the same meaning as is ascribed to 37
825		-	such term in section 302.700; 38
826		-	(8) "Voice-operated or hands-free feature or 39
827		-	function", a feature or function, whether internally 40
828		-	installed or externally attached or connected to an 41
829		-	electronic communication device, that allows a person to use 42
830		-	an electronic communication device without the use of either 43 HCS SS SCS SB 398 27
831		-	hand, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate the 44
832		-	feature or function with a single touch or single swipe. 45
833		-	3. Except as otherwise p rovided in this section, while 46
834		-	operating a noncommercial motor vehicle or commercial motor 47
835		-	vehicle on any highway or property open to the public for 48
836		-	vehicular traffic in this state, no operator shall: 49
837		-	(1) Physically hold or support, with any part of his 50
838		-	or her body, an electronic communication device; 51
839		-	(2) Write, send, or read any text -based communication, 52
840		-	including but not limited to a text message, instant 53
841		-	message, email, or social media interaction on an electronic 54
842		-	communication device. This subdivision shall not apply to 55
843		-	operators of a noncommercial motor vehicle using a voice - 56
844		-	operated or hands-free feature or function that converts the 57
845		-	message to be sent as a message in a written form, provided 58
846		-	that the operator does not divert hi s or her attention from 59
847		-	lawful operation of the vehicle; 60
848		-	(3) Make any communication on an electronic 61
849		-	communication device, including a phone call, voice message, 62
850		-	or one-way voice communication; provided however, that this 63
851		-	prohibition shall not ap ply to use of a voice -operated or 64
852		-	hands-free feature or function; 65
853		-	(4) Engage in any form of electronic data retrieval or 66
854		-	electronic data communication on an electronic communication 67
855		-	device; 68
856		-	(5) Manually enter letters, numbers, or symbols int o 69
857		-	any website, search engine, or application on an electronic 70
858		-	communication device; 71
859		-	(6) Watch a video or movie on an electronic 72
860		-	communication device, other than watching data related to 73
861		-	the navigation of the vehicle; or 74 HCS SS SCS SB 398 28
862		-	(7) Record, post, send, or broadcast video, including 75
863		-	a video conference, on an electronic communication device, 76
864		-	provided that this prohibition shall not apply to electronic 77
865		-	devices used for the sole purpose of continually monitoring 78
866		-	operator behavior by recording or broa dcasting video within 79
867		-	or outside the vehicle. 80
868		-	4. The operator of a school bus shall not use or 81
869		-	operate an electronic communication device while the school 82
870		-	bus is in motion unless the device is being used in a 83
871		-	similar manner as a two -way radio to allow live 84
872		-	communication between the operator and school officials or 85
873		-	public safety officials. The operator of a school bus shall 86
874		-	not use or operate an electronic communication device or a 87
875		-	two-way radio while loading or unloading passengers. 88
876		-	5. This section shall not apply to: 89
877		-	(1) Law enforcement officers or operators of emergency 90
878		-	vehicles, as such term is defined in section 304.022, who 91
879		-	are both using the electronic communication device and 92
880		-	operating the emergency vehicle in the perform ance of their 93
881		-	official duties; 94
882		-	(2) Operators using an electronic communication device 95
883		-	for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation and 96
884		-	continuing communication with emergency personnel during the 97
885		-	emergency situation; 98
886		-	(3) Operators of noncommercial motor vehicles using an 99
887		-	electronic communication device solely through a voice - 100
888		-	operated or hands-free feature or function; 101
889		-	(4) Operators of commercial motor vehicles using a 102
890		-	voice-operated or hands-free feature or function, as long as 103
891		-	the operator remains seated and is restrained by a seat belt 104
892		-	as required by law; 105 HCS SS SCS SB 398 29
893		-	(5) Operators of commercial motor vehicles reading a 106
894		-	message displayed on a permanently installed communication 107
895		-	device designed for a commercial motor vehicl e with a screen 108
896		-	that does not exceed ten inches tall by ten inches wide in 109
897		-	size; 110
898		-	(6) Operators using electronic communication devices 111
899		-	while the vehicle is lawfully stopped or parked; 112
900		-	(7) Commercial motor vehicles that are responding to a 113
901		-	request for roadside assistance, when such response is 114
902		-	conducted by a motor club as defined in section 385.450 or a 115
903		-	towing company as defined in section 304.001; 116
904		-	(8) The use of an electronic communication device to 117
905		-	relay information between a transi t or for-hire vehicle 118
906		-	operator and that operator's dispatcher, provided the device 119
907		-	is mounted or affixed to the vehicle; 120
908		-	(9) The use of an electronic communication device to 121
909		-	access or view a map for navigational purposes; 122
910		-	(10) The use of an electronic communication device to 123
911		-	access or listen to an audio broadcast or digital audio 124
912		-	recording; or 125
913		-	(11) The use of an electronic communication device to 126
914		-	relay information through a transportation network company's 127
915		-	digital network to a trans portation network company driver, 128
916		-	provided the device is mounted or affixed to the vehicle. 129
917		-	6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 130
918		-	violation of this section shall be an infraction. Penalties 131
919		-	for violations of this section shall be as provided in this 132
920		-	subsection. Prior convictions shall be pleaded and proven 133
921		-	in the same manner as required under section 558.021. 134
922		-	(1) For a conviction under this section where there is 135
923		-	no prior conviction under this section within the preceding 136 HCS SS SCS SB 398 30
924		-	twenty-four months, the court shall impose a fine of up to 137
925		-	one hundred fifty dollars. 138
926		-	(2) For a conviction under this section where there is 139
927		-	one prior conviction under this section within the preceding 140
928		-	twenty-four months, the court shall impose a fine of up to 141
929		-	two hundred fifty dollars. 142
930		-	(3) For a conviction under this section where there 143
931		-	are two or more prior convictions under this section in the 144
932		-	preceding twenty-four months, the court shall impose a fine 145
933		-	of up to five hundred dollars. 146
934		-	(4) For a conviction under this section where the 147
935		-	violation occurred in a work zone when workers are present, 148
936		-	as such terms are defined in section 304.580, or for a 149
937		-	conviction under this section where the violation occurred 150
938		-	in an area designated as a school zone and marked in any way 151
939		-	that would alert a reasonably prudent operator to the 152
940		-	presence of the school zone, the court shall impose a fine 153
941		-	of up to five hundred dollars. 154
942		-	(5) A violation of this section that is the proximate 155
943		-	cause of damage to property in excess of five thousand 156
944		-	dollars shall be a class D misdemeanor. 157
945		-	(6) A violation of this section that is the proximate 158
946		-	cause of serious physical injury to another person shall be 159
947		-	a class B misdemeanor. 160
948		-	(7) A violation of this section that is the proximate 161
949		-	cause of the death of another person shall be a class D 162
950		-	felony. 163
951		-	(8) A violation of this section while operating a 164
952		-	commercial motor vehicle shall be deemed a serious traffic 165
953		-	violation, as such term is defined in s ection 302.700, for 166
954		-	purposes of commercial driver's license disqualification 167
955		-	under section 302.755. 168 HCS SS SCS SB 398 31
956		-	7. A law enforcement officer who stops a noncommercial 169
957		-	motor vehicle for a violation of this section shall inform 170
958		-	the operator of the operator's r ight to decline a search of 171
959		-	their electronic communication device. No warrant shall be 172
960		-	issued to confiscate or access an electronic communication 173
961		-	device based on a violation of this section unless the 174
962		-	violation results in serious bodily injury or deat h. 175
963		-	8. A violation of this section shall not be used to 176
964		-	establish probable cause for any other violation. 177
965		-	9. The provisions of this section shall be subject to 178
966		-	the reporting requirements set forth in section 590.650. 179
967		-	10. The state preempts the field of regulating the use 180
968		-	of electronic communication devices by the operators of 181
969		-	commercial and noncommercial motor vehicles. The provisions 182
970		-	of this section shall supercede any local laws, ordinances, 183
971		-	orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, 184
972		-	municipality, or other political subdivision to regulate the 185
973		-	use of electronic communication devices by the operator of a 186
974		-	commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle. 187
975		-	11. Prior to January 1, 2025, a law enforcement 188
976		-	officer who stops a no ncommercial motor vehicle for a 189
977		-	violation of this section shall not issue a citation for a 190
978		-	violation of this section and shall only issue a warning. 191
979		-	12. No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained 192
980		-	solely for a violation of this section. 193
981		-	407.812. 1. Any franchisor obtaining or renewing its 1
982		-	license after August 28, 2010, shall be bound by the 2
983		-	provisions of the MVFP act and shall comply with it, and no 3
984		-	franchise agreement made, entered, modified, or renewed 4
985		-	after August 28, 2010, shall avoid the requirements of the 5
986		-	MVFP act, or violate its provisions, and no franchise 6
987		-	agreement shall be performed after the date the franchisor's 7 HCS SS SCS SB 398 32
988		-	license is issued or renewed in such a manner that the 8
989		-	franchisor avoids or otherwise does not conform or comply 9
990		-	with the requirements of the MVFP act. Notwithstanding the 10
991		-	effective date of any franchise agreement, all franchisor 11
992		-	licenses and renewals thereof are issued subject to all 12
993		-	provisions of the MVFP act and chapter 301 and any 13
994		-	regulations in effect upon the date of issuance, as well as 14
995		-	all future provisions of the MVFP act and chapter 301 and 15
996		-	any regulations which may become effective during the term 16
997		-	of the license. 17
998		-	2. The provisions of the MVFP act shall apply to each 18
999		-	franchise that a franchisor, manufacturer, importer, or 19
1000		-	distributor has with a franchisee and all agreements between 20
1001		-	a franchisee and a common entity or any person that is 21
1002		-	controlled by a franchisor. 22
1003		-	3. No dealer or manufacturer licensed in this state 23
1004		-	under sections 301.550 to 301.573 shall allow any subsidiary 24
1005		-	or related entity to engage in the business of selling motor 25
1006		-	vehicles, as defined in section 301.010, to retail consumers 26
1007		-	in this state, except as otherwise permitted by law. Any 27
1008		-	dealer or manufacturer licensed in this state shall have 28
1009		-	standing to enforce the provisions of this subsection 29
1010		-	provided that a franchise relationship exists between the 30
1011		-	parties. 31
1012		-	4. No entity controlling, controlled by, or sharing a 32
1013		-	common parent entity or sibling entity with a licensed 33
1014		-	dealer or manufacturer shall engage in the business of 34
1015		-	selling motor vehicles to retail consumers in this state, 35
1016		-	except as permitted by sections 301.550 to 301.575 and the 36
1017		-	MVFP act. Any dealer or manufacturer lice nsed in this state 37
1018		-	shall have standing to enforce the provisions of this 38
1019		-	subsection. 39 HCS SS SCS SB 398 33
1020		-	5. No dealer or manufacturer not licensed in this 40
1021		-	state under sections 301.550 to 301.575 shall engage in the 41
1022		-	business of selling motor vehicles to retail consum ers in 42
1023		-	this state, except as permitted by sections 301.550 to 43
1024		-	301.575 and the MVFP act. Any dealer or manufacturer in 44
1025		-	this state shall have standing to enforce the provisions of 45
1026		-	this subsection, provided that a franchise relationship 46
1027		-	exists between the parties. 47
1028		-	6. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 301.550 48
1029		-	to 301.575 to the contrary, a manufacturer, importer, or 49
1030		-	distributor may engage in the business of selling motor 50
1031		-	vehicles to retail consumers in this state from a dealership 51
1032		-	if the manufacturer, importer, or distributor owned the 52
1033		-	dealership and initially submitted a dealer license 53
1034		-	application to the Missouri department of revenue on or 54
1035		-	before August 28, 2023, provided that the license is 55
1036		-	subsequently granted, and the ownership or controlling 56
1037		-	interest of such dealership is not transferred, sold, or 57
1038		-	conveyed to another person or entity required to be licensed 58
1039		-	under this chapter. 59
1040		-	407.828. 1. Notwithstanding any provision in a 1
1041		-	franchise to the contrary, each f ranchisor shall specify in 2
1042		-	writing to each of its franchisees in this state the 3
1043		-	franchisee's obligations for preparation, delivery, and 4
1044		-	warranty service on its products. The franchisor shall 5
1045		-	fairly and reasonably compensate the franchisee for 6
1046		-	preparation, delivery, and warranty service required of the 7
1047		-	franchisee by the franchisor. The franchisor shall provide 8
1048		-	the franchisee with the schedule of compensation to be paid 9
1049		-	to the franchisee for parts, labor, and service, and the 10
1050		-	time allowance for the performance of the labor and service 11 HCS SS SCS SB 398 34
1051		-	for the franchisee's obligations for preparation, delivery, 12
1052		-	and warranty service. 13
1053		-	2. The schedule of compensation shall include 14
1054		-	reasonable compensation for diagnostic work, as well as 15
1055		-	repair service and labor for the franchisee to meet its 16
1056		-	obligations for preparation, delivery, and warranty service. 17
1057		-	The schedule shall also include reasonable and adequate 18
1058		-	time allowances for the diagnosis and performance of 19
1059		-	preparation, delivery, and warranty service to be performed 20
1060		-	in a careful and professional manner. In the determination 21
1061		-	of what constitutes reasonable compensation for labor and 22
1062		-	service pursuant to this section, the principal factor to be 23
1063		-	given consideration shall be the prevailing wage rates being 24
1064		-	charged for similar labor and service by [franchisees in the 25
1065		-	market in which the franchisee is doing business, and in no 26
1066		-	event shall the compensation of a franchisee for labor and 27
1067		-	service be less than the rates charged by ] the franchisee 28
1068		-	for similar labor and service to retail customers for 29
1069		-	nonwarranty labor and service [, provided that such rates are 30
1070		-	reasonable]. The primary factor in determining [a fair and] 31
1071		-	reasonable compensation for parts under this section shall 32
1072		-	be the [prevailing amount charg ed for similar parts by other 33
1073		-	same line-make franchisees in the market in which the 34
1074		-	franchisee is doing business and the fair and reasonable 35
1075		-	compensation for parts shall not be less than the ] amount 36
1076		-	charged by the franchisee for similar parts to retail 37
1077		-	customers for nonwarranty parts [, provided that such rates 38
1078		-	are reasonable. If another same line -make franchisee is not 39
1079		-	available within the market, then the prevailing amount 40
1080		-	charged for similar parts by other franchisees in the market 41
1081		-	shall be used as the primary factor ]. 42 HCS SS SCS SB 398 35
1082		-	3. A franchisor shall perform all warranty 43
1083		-	obligations, including recall notices; include in written 44
1084		-	notices of franchisor recalls to new motor vehicle owners 45
1085		-	and franchisees the expected date by which necessary parts 46
1086		-	and equipment will be available to franchisees for the 47
1087		-	correction of the defects; and [reasonably] compensate any 48
1088		-	of the franchisees in this state for repairs required by the 49
1089		-	recall. [Reasonable] Compensation for parts [,] and labor[, 50
1090		-	and service] for recall repairs shall be determined under 51
1091		-	subsection 2 of this section. 52
1092		-	4. No franchisor shall require a franchisee to submit 53
1093		-	a claim authorized under this section sooner than thirty 54
1094		-	days after the franchisee completes the preparation, 55
1095		-	delivery, or warranty service authorizing the claim for 56
1096		-	preparation, delivery, or warranty service. All claims made 57
1097		-	by a franchisee under this section shall be paid within 58
1098		-	thirty days after their approval. All claims shall be 59
1099		-	either approved or disapproved by the franchisor within 60
1100		-	thirty days after their receipt on a proper form generally 61
1101		-	used by the franchisor and containing the usually required 62
1102		-	information therein. Any claims not specifically 63
1103		-	disapproved in writing within thirty days after the receipt 64
1104		-	of the form shall be considered to be approved and payment 65
1105		-	shall be made within fifteen days thereafter. A franchisee 66
1106		-	shall not be required to maintain defective parts for more 67
1107		-	than thirty days after submission of a claim. 68
1108		-	5. A franchisor shall compen sate the franchisee for 69
1109		-	franchisor-sponsored sales or service promotion events, 70
1110		-	including but not limited to, rebates, programs, or 71
1111		-	activities in accordance with established written guidelines 72
1112		-	for such events, programs, or activities, which guidelines 73
1113		-	shall be provided to each franchisee. 74 HCS SS SCS SB 398 36
1114		-	6. No franchisor shall require a franchisee to submit 75
1115		-	a claim authorized under subsection 5 of this section sooner 76
1116		-	than thirty days after the franchisee becomes eligible to 77
1117		-	submit the claim. All claims made by a franchisee pursuant 78
1118		-	to subsection 5 of this section for promotion events, 79
1119		-	including but not limited to rebates, programs, or 80
1120		-	activities shall be paid within ten days after their 81
1121		-	approval. All claims shall be either approved or 82
1122		-	disapproved by the franchisor within thirty days after their 83
1123		-	receipt on a proper form generally used by the franchisor 84
1124		-	and containing the usually required information therein. 85
1125		-	Any claim not specifically disapproved in writing within 86
1126		-	thirty days after the receipt of thi s form shall be 87
1127		-	considered to be approved and payment shall be made within 88
1128		-	[ten] fifteen days. 89
1129		-	7. In calculating the retail rate customarily charged 90
1130		-	by the franchisee for parts, service, and labor, the 91
1131		-	following work shall not be included in the calculation: 92
1132		-	(1) Repairs for franchisor, manufacturer, or 93
1133		-	distributor special events, specials, or promotional 94
1134		-	discounts for retail customer repairs; 95
1135		-	(2) Parts sold at wholesale; 96
1136		-	(3) Engine assemblies and transmission assemblies; 97
1137		-	(4) Routine maintenance not covered under any retail 98
1138		-	customer warranty, such as fluids, filters, and belts not 99
1139		-	provided in the course of repairs; 100
1140		-	(5) Nuts, bolts, fasteners, and similar items that do 101
1141		-	not have an individual part number; 102
1142		-	(6) Tires; and 103
1143		-	(7) Vehicle reconditioning. 104
1144		-	8. If a franchisor, manufacturer, importer, or 105
1145		-	distributor furnishes a part or component to a franchisee, 106 HCS SS SCS SB 398 37
1146		-	at no cost, to use in performing repairs under a recall, 107
1147		-	campaign service action, or warranty rep air, the franchisor 108
1148		-	shall compensate the franchisee for the part or component in 109
1149		-	the same manner as warranty parts compensation under this 110
1150		-	section by compensating the franchisee at the average markup 111
1151		-	on the cost for the part or component as listed in t he price 112
1152		-	schedule of the franchisor, manufacturer, importer, or 113
1153		-	distributor, less the cost for the part or component. This 114
1154		-	subsection shall not apply to entire engine assemblies, 115
1155		-	propulsion engine assemblies, including electric vehicle 116
1156		-	batteries, or entire transmission assemblies. 117
1157		-	9. A franchisor shall not require a franchisee to 118
1158		-	establish the retail rate customarily charged by the 119
1159		-	franchisee for parts, service, or labor by an unduly 120
1160		-	burdensome or time-consuming method or by requiring 121
1161		-	information that is unduly burdensome or time consuming to 122
1162		-	provide, including, but not limited to, part -by-part or 123
1163		-	transaction-by-transaction calculations. A franchisee shall 124
1164		-	not request a franchisor to approve a different labor rate 125
1165		-	or parts rate more than twice in one calendar year. 126
1166		-	10. If a franchisee submits any claim under this 127
1167		-	section to a franchisor that is incomplete, inaccurate, or 128
1168		-	lacking any information usually required by the franchisor, 129
1169		-	then the franchisor shall promptly notify the fran chisee, 130
1170		-	and the time limit to submit the claim shall be extended for 131
1171		-	a reasonable length of time, not less than five business 132
1172		-	days following notice by the franchisor to the franchisee, 133
1173		-	for the franchisee to provide the complete, accurate, or 134
1174		-	lacking information to the franchisor. 135
1175		-	11. (1) A franchisor may only audit warranty, sales, 136
1176		-	or incentive claims and charge -back to the franchisee 137
1177		-	unsubstantiated claims for a period of twelve months 138 HCS SS SCS SB 398 38
1178		-	following payment, subject to all of the provisions of t his 139
1179		-	section. Furthermore, if the franchisor has good cause to 140
1180		-	believe that a franchisee has submitted fraudulent claims, 141
1181		-	then the franchisor may only audit suspected fraudulent 142
1182		-	warranty, sales, or incentive claims and charge -back to the 143
1183		-	franchisee fraudulent claims for a period of two years 144
1184		-	following payment, subject to all provisions of this section. 145
1185		-	(2) A franchisor shall not require documentation for 146
1186		-	warranty, sales, or incentive claims more than twelve months 147
1187		-	after the claim was paid. 148
1188		-	(3) Prior to requiring any charge -back, reimbursement, 149
1189		-	or credit against a future transaction arising out of an 150
1190		-	audit, the franchisor shall submit written notice to the 151
1191		-	franchisee along with a copy of its audit and the detailed 152
1192		-	reason for each inten ded charge-back, reimbursement, or 153
1193		-	credit. 154
1194		-	12. A franchisee may file a complaint with the 155
1195		-	administrative hearing commission pursuant to section 156
1196		-	407.822 within [thirty] sixty days after receipt of any 157
1197		-	[such] written notice [challenging such acti on] by a 158
1198		-	franchisor of any adverse decision on any claim for 159
1199		-	reimbursement submitted pursuant to this section, including, 160
1200		-	but not limited to, specific claims for reimbursement in 161
1201		-	individual warranty repair transactions, and requests for an 162
1202		-	increase in labor or parts rate. If a complaint is filed 163
1203		-	within the [thirty] sixty days, then the [charge-back, 164
1204		-	reimbursement, or credit ] denial or reduction of 165
1205		-	reimbursement, denial of a request for an increase in labor 166
1206		-	or parts rate, charge -back, or other determination by a 167
1207		-	franchisor which is adverse to a franchisee shall be stayed 168
1208		-	pending a hearing and determination of the matter under 169
1209		-	section 407.822. The franchisor shall file an answer to the 170 HCS SS SCS SB 398 39
1210		-	complaint within thirty days after service of the 171
1211		-	complaint. If, following a hearing which shall be held 172
1212		-	within sixty days following service of the franchisor's 173
1213		-	answer, the administrative hearing commission determines 174
1214		-	that [any portion of the charge -back, reimbursement, or 175
1215		-	credit is improper, then that portio n of the charge-back, 176
1216		-	reimbursement, or credit shall be void and not allowed ] a 177
1217		-	franchisor has violated any requirements of this section, 178
1218		-	then the denial or reduction of reimbursement, denial of a 179
1219		-	request for an increase in labor or parts rate, or char ge- 180
1220		-	back shall be void and the franchisor shall, within fifteen 181
1221		-	days of the commission's order, fairly compensate the 182
1222		-	franchisee as required by the provisions of this section. 183
1223		-	Section 407.835 shall apply to proceedings pursuant to this 184
1224		-	section. 185
1225		-	407.2020. For purposes of sections 407.2020 to 1
1226		-	407.2090, the following terms mean: 2
1227		-	(1) "Commercial transaction", a transaction involving 3
1228		-	a motor vehicle in which the motor vehicle will primarily be 4
1229		-	used for business purposes r ather than personal purposes; 5
1230		-	(2) "Consumer", an individual purchaser of a motor 6
1231		-	vehicle or a borrower under a finance agreement. The term 7
1232		-	"consumer" includes any borrower, as defined in section 8
1233		-	407.2030, or contract holder, as defined in section 9
1234		-	407.2060, as applicable; 10
1235		-	(3) "Finance agreement", a loan, retail installment 11
1236		-	sales contract, or lease for the purchase, refinancing, or 12
1237		-	lease of a motor vehicle; 13
1238		-	(4) "Free-look period", a period of time from the 14
1239		-	effective date of the motor vehicle financial protection 15
1240		-	product until the date the motor vehicle financial 16
1241		-	protection product may be cancelled without penalty, fees, 17 HCS SS SCS SB 398 40
1242		-	or costs. This period of time shall not be shorter than 18
1243		-	thirty days; 19
1244		-	(5) "Insurer", an insurance company licensed, 20
1245		-	registered, or otherwise authorized to issue contractual 21
1246		-	liability insurance under the insurance laws of this state; 22
1247		-	(6) "Motor vehicle", any self -propelled or towed 23
1248		-	vehicle designed for personal or commercial use including, 24
1249		-	but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, 25
1250		-	recreational vehicles, all -terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, 26
1251		-	campers, boats, personal watercraft, and related trailers; 27
1252		-	(7) "Motor vehicle financial protection product", an 28
1253		-	agreement that protects a consumer 's financial interest in 29
1254		-	his or her current or future motor vehicle. The term "motor 30
1255		-	vehicle financial protection product" includes any debt 31
1256		-	waiver, as defined in section 407.2030, and any vehicle 32
1257		-	value protection agreement, as defined in section 407. 2060; 33
1258		-	(8) "Person", an individual, company, association, 34
1259		-	organization, partnership, business trust, or corporation, 35
1260		-	and every form of legal entity. 36
1261		-	407.2025. 1. Motor vehicle financial protection 1
1262		-	products may be offered, sold, or given to consumers in this 2
1263		-	state in compliance with sections 407.2020 to 407.2090. 3
1264		-	2. Any amount charged or financed for a motor vehicle 4
1265		-	financial protection product shall be separately stated and 5
1266		-	shall not be considered a finance charge or in terest. 6
1267		-	3. Any extension of credit, terms of credit, or terms 7
1268		-	of the related motor vehicle sale or lease shall not be 8
1269		-	conditioned upon the consumer's payment for or financing of 9
1270		-	any charge for a motor vehicle financial protection product, 10
1271		-	except that motor vehicle financial protection products may 11
1272		-	be discounted or given at no charge in connection with the 12
1273		-	purchase of other non -credit-related goods or services. 13 HCS SS SCS SB 398 41
1274		-	407.2030. For purposes of sections 407.2030 to 1
1275		-	407.2055, the following terms mean: 2
1276		-	(1) "Administrator", any person, other than an insurer 3
1277		-	or creditor, who performs administrative or operational 4
1278		-	functions for debt waiver programs; 5
1279		-	(2) "Borrower", a debtor or retail buyer or lessee 6
1280		-	under a finance agreement ; 7
1281		-	(3) "Creditor": 8
1282		-	(a) The lender in a loan or credit transaction; 9
1283		-	(b) The lessor in a lease transaction; 10
1284		-	(c) Any retail seller of motor vehicles; 11
1285		-	(d) The seller in commercial retail installment 12
1286		-	transactions; or 13
1287		-	(e) The assignee of any person described in paragraphs 14
1288		-	(a) to (d) of this subdivision to whom the credit obligation 15
1289		-	is payable; 16
1290		-	(4) "Debt waiver", any guaranteed asset protection 17
1291		-	waiver or excess wear and use waiver; 18
1292		-	(5) "Excess wear and use waiver" , a contractual 19
1293		-	agreement in which a creditor agrees, with or without a 20
1294		-	separate charge, to cancel or waive all or part of amounts 21
1295		-	that may become due under a borrower's lease agreement as a 22
1296		-	result of excessive wear and use of a motor vehicle, which 23
1297		-	agreement shall be part of, or a separate addendum to, the 24
1298		-	lease agreement. Excess wear and use waivers may also 25
1299		-	cancel or waive amounts due for excess mileage; 26
1300		-	(6) "Guaranteed asset protection waiver", a 27
1301		-	contractual agreement in which a creditor agrees, with or 28
1302		-	without a separate charge, to cancel or waive all or part of 29
1303		-	amounts due on a borrower's finance agreement in the event 30
1304		-	of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the 31
1305		-	motor vehicle, which agreement shall be part of, or a 32 HCS SS SCS SB 398 42
1306		-	separate addendum to, the finance agreement. A guaranteed 33
1307		-	asset protection waiver may also provide, with or without a 34
1308		-	separate charge, a benefit that waives an amount, or 35
1309		-	provides a borrower with a credit, toward the purchase of a 36
1310		-	replacement motor veh icle. 37
1311		-	407.2035. 1. (1) A retail seller shall insure its 1
1312		-	debt waiver obligations under a contractual liability or 2
1313		-	other insurance policy issued by an insurer. A creditor, 3
1314		-	other than a retail seller, may insure its debt waiver 4
1315		-	obligations under a contractual liability policy or other 5
1316		-	such policy issued by an insurer. Any such insurance policy 6
1317		-	may be directly obtained by a creditor or retail seller or 7
1318		-	may be procured by an administrator to cover a creditor's or 8
1319		-	retail seller's obligations. 9
1320		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) 10
1321		-	of this subsection, retail sellers who are lessors on motor 11
1322		-	vehicles shall not be required to insure obligations related 12
1323		-	to debt waivers on such leased motor vehicles. 13
1324		-	2. The debt waiver remains a part of the finance 14
1325		-	agreement upon the assignment, sale, or transfer of such 15
1326		-	finance agreement by the creditor. 16
1327		-	3. Any creditor who offers a debt waiver shall report 17
1328		-	the sale of, and forward funds due to, the designated party 18
1329		-	or parties. 19
1330		-	4. Funds received or held by a creditor or 20
1331		-	administrator and belonging to an insurer, creditor, or 21
1332		-	administrator shall be held by such creditor or 22
1333		-	administrator in a fiduciary capacity. 23
1334		-	407.2040. 1. Contractual liability or other insurance 1
1335		-	policies insuring debt waivers shall state the obligation of 2
1336		-	the insurer to reimburse or pay to the creditor any sums the 3
1337		-	creditor is legally obligated to waive under a debt waiver. 4 HCS SS SCS SB 398 43
1338		-	2. Coverage under a contractual liabi lity or other 5
1339		-	insurance policy insuring a debt waiver shall also cover any 6
1340		-	subsequent assignee upon the assignment, sale, or transfer 7
1341		-	of the finance agreement. 8
1342		-	3. Coverage under a contractual liability or other 9
1343		-	insurance policy insuring a debt wa iver shall remain in 10
1344		-	effect unless cancelled or terminated in compliance with 11
1345		-	applicable insurance laws of this state. 12
1346		-	4. The cancellation or termination of a contractual 13
1347		-	liability or other insurance policy shall not reduce the 14
1348		-	insurer's responsibility for debt waivers issued by the 15
1349		-	creditor before the date of cancellation or termination and 16
1350		-	for which premium has been received by the insurer. 17
1351		-	407.2045. Debt waivers shall disclose in writing and 1
1352		-	in clear, understandable langu age that is easy to read the 2
1353		-	following: 3
1354		-	(1) The name and address of the initial creditor and 4
1355		-	the borrower at the time of sale, and the identity of any 5
1356		-	administrator if different from the creditor; 6
1357		-	(2) The purchase price, if any, and the term s of the 7
1358		-	debt waiver including, but not limited to, the requirements 8
1359		-	for protection, conditions, or exclusions associated with 9
1360		-	the debt waiver; 10
1361		-	(3) A statement that the borrower may cancel the debt 11
1362		-	waiver within a free -look period as specified in the debt 12
1363		-	waiver and, if so cancelled, shall be entitled to a full 13
1364		-	refund of the purchase price paid by the borrower, if any, 14
1365		-	so long as no benefits have been provided; 15
1366		-	(4) The procedure the borrower is required to follow, 16
1367		-	if any, to obtain debt waiver benefits under the terms and 17
1368		-	conditions of the debt waiver, including, if applicable, a 18 HCS SS SCS SB 398 44
1369		-	telephone number or website and address where the borrower 19
1370		-	may apply for debt waiver benefits; 20
1371		-	(5) The terms and conditions governing cancellation 21
1372		-	consistent with all applicable Missouri laws; and 22
1373		-	(6) A statement that any extension of credit, terms of 23
1374		-	the credit, or terms of the related motor vehicle sale or 24
1375		-	lease shall not be conditioned upon the borrower's purchase 25
1376		-	of a debt waiver. 26
1377		-	407.2050. 1. Debt waivers shall provide that if a 1
1378		-	borrower cancels a debt waiver within the free -look period, 2
1379		-	the borrower shall be entitled to a full refund of the 3
1380		-	amount the borrower paid, if any, so long as no benefits 4
1381		-	have been provided. 5
1382		-	2. If, after the debt waiver has been in effect beyond 6
1383		-	the free-look period, the borrower cancels the debt waiver 7
1384		-	or there is an early termination of the finance agreement, 8
1385		-	the borrower may be entitled to a refund of the amount the 9
1386		-	borrower paid of the unearned portion of the purchase price, 10
1387		-	if any, less a cancellation fee up to seventy -five dollars, 11
1388		-	if no benefit has been or will be provided. 12
1389		-	3. If the cancellation of a debt waiver occurs as a 13
1390		-	result of a default under the fi nance agreement, the 14
1391		-	repossession of the motor vehicle associated with the 15
1392		-	finance agreement, or any other termination of the finance 16
1393		-	agreement, any refund due may be paid directly to the 17
1394		-	creditor or administrator and applied as a reduction of the 18
1395		-	amount owed under the finance agreement unless the borrower 19
1396		-	can show that the finance agreement has been paid in full. 20
1397		-	407.2055. 1. Debt waivers offered by state or federal 1
1398		-	banks or credit unions in compliance with applicable state 2
1399		-	or federal law shall be exempt from the provisions of 3
1400		-	sections 407.2020 to 407.2090. 4 HCS SS SCS SB 398 45
1401		-	2. The provisions of sections 407.2045 and 407.2080 5
1402		-	shall not apply to debt waivers offered in connection with 6
1403		-	commercial transactions. 7
1404		-	407.2060. For purposes of sections 407.2060 to 1
1405		-	407.2075, the following terms mean: 2
1406		-	(1) "Administrator", any person who is responsible for 3
1407		-	the administrative or operational functions of vehicle value 4
1408		-	protection agreements including, but not limited to, the 5
1409		-	adjudication of claims or benefit requests by contract 6
1410		-	holders; 7
1411		-	(2) "Contract holder", a person who is the purchaser 8
1412		-	or holder of a vehicle value protection agreement; 9
1413		-	(3) "Provider", a person who is obligated to provide a 10
1414		-	benefit under a vehicle value protection agreement. A 11
1415		-	provider may perform as an administrator or retain the 12
1416		-	services of a third-party administrator; 13
1417		-	(4) "Vehicle value protection agreement", a 14
1418		-	contractual agreement that: 15
1419		-	(a) Provides a benefit toward the r eduction of some or 16
1420		-	all of the contract holder's current finance agreement 17
1421		-	deficiency balance or toward the purchase or lease of a 18
1422		-	replacement motor vehicle or motor vehicle services upon the 19
1423		-	occurrence of an adverse event to the motor vehicle 20
1424		-	including, but not limited to, loss, theft, damage, 21
1425		-	obsolescence, diminished value, or depreciation; 22
1426		-	(b) Does not include debt waivers; and 23
1427		-	(c) May include agreements such as, but not limited 24
1428		-	to, trade-in-credit agreements, diminished value agreemen ts, 25
1429		-	depreciation benefit agreements, or other similarly named 26
1430		-	agreements. 27
1431		-	407.2065. 1. A provider may, but is not required to, 1
1432		-	use an administrator or other designee to be responsible for 2 HCS SS SCS SB 398 46
1433		-	any and all of the administration of vehicl e value 3
1434		-	protection agreements in compliance with the provisions of 4
1435		-	sections 407.2020 to 407.2090. 5
1436		-	2. Vehicle value protection agreements shall not be 6
1437		-	sold unless the contract holder has been or will be provided 7
1438		-	access to a copy of the vehicle val ue protection agreement 8
1439		-	within a reasonable time. 9
1440		-	3. In order to assure the faithful performance of the 10
1441		-	provider's obligations to its contract holders, each 11
1442		-	provider shall comply with subdivision (1) or (2) of this 12
1443		-	subsection, as follows: 13
1444		-	(1) In order to satisfy the requirements of this 14
1445		-	subsection under this subdivision, the provider shall insure 15
1446		-	all its vehicle value protection agreements under an 16
1447		-	insurance policy that pays or reimburses in the event the 17
1448		-	provider fails to perform its ob ligations under the vehicle 18
1449		-	value protection agreement and that is issued by an insurer 19
1450		-	who is licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to do 20
1451		-	business in this state and who: 21
1452		-	(a) Maintains surplus as to policyholders and paid -in 22
1453		-	capital of at least fifteen million dollars; or 23
1454		-	(b) Maintains: 24
1455		-	a. Surplus as to policyholders and paid -in capital of 25
1456		-	less than fifteen million dollars but at least equal to ten 26
1457		-	million dollars; and 27
1458		-	b. A ratio of net written premiums, wherever writte n, 28
1459		-	to surplus as to policyholders and paid -in capital of not 29
1460		-	greater than three to one; or 30
1461		-	(2) In order to satisfy the requirements of this 31
1462		-	subsection under this subdivision, the provider shall: 32 HCS SS SCS SB 398 47
1463		-	(a) Maintain, or together with its parent comp any 33
1464		-	maintain, a net worth or stockholders' equity of one hundred 34
1465		-	million dollars; and 35
1466		-	(b) Upon request, provide the attorney general with a 36
1467		-	copy of the provider's or the provider's parent company's 37
1468		-	most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F filed with the Securities 38
1469		-	and Exchange Commission (SEC) within the last calendar year 39
1470		-	or, if the company does not file with the SEC, a copy of the 40
1471		-	company's audited financial statements, which show a net 41
1472		-	worth of the provider or its parent company of at least one 42
1473		-	hundred million dollars. If the provider's parent company's 43
1474		-	Form 10-K, Form 20-F, or financial statements are filed to 44
1475		-	meet the provider's financial security requirement, the 45
1476		-	parent company shall agree to guarantee the obligations of 46
1477		-	the provider relating to vehicle value protection agreements 47
1478		-	sold by the provider in this state. 48
1479		-	4. Except for the requirements specified in subsection 49
1480		-	3 of this section, no other financial security requirements 50
1481		-	shall be required for vehicle value protection agree ment 51
1482		-	providers. 52
1483		-	407.2070. Vehicle value protection agreements shall 1
1484		-	disclose in writing and in clear, understandable language 2
1485		-	that is easy to read the following: 3
1486		-	(1) The name and address of the provider, contract 4
1487		-	holder, and administrator, if any; 5
1488		-	(2) The terms of the vehicle value protection 6
1489		-	agreement including, but not limited to, the purchase price 7
1490		-	to be paid by the contract holder, if any, the requirements 8
1491		-	for eligibility, the conditions of coverage, and any 9
1492		-	exclusions; 10
1493		-	(3) A statement that the vehicle value protection 11
1494		-	agreement may be cancelled by the contract holder within a 12 HCS SS SCS SB 398 48
1495		-	free-look period as specified in the vehicle value 13
1496		-	protection agreement and that in such event the contract 14
1497		-	holder shall be entitl ed to a full refund of the purchase 15
1498		-	price paid by the contract holder, if any, so long as no 16
1499		-	benefits have been provided; 17
1500		-	(4) The procedure the contract holder shall follow, if 18
1501		-	any, to obtain a benefit under the terms and conditions of 19
1502		-	the vehicle value protection agreement, including, if 20
1503		-	applicable, a telephone number or website and address where 21
1504		-	the contract holder may apply for a benefit; 22
1505		-	(5) A statement that indicates whether the vehicle 23
1506		-	value protection agreement may be cancelled aft er the free- 24
1507		-	look period and the conditions under which it may be 25
1508		-	cancelled, including the procedures for requesting any 26
1509		-	refund of the unearned purchase price paid by the contract 27
1510		-	holder; 28
1511		-	(6) If the vehicle value protection agreement is 29
1512		-	cancellable after the free-look period, a statement that any 30
1513		-	refund of the unearned purchase price of the vehicle value 31
1514		-	protection agreement shall be calculated on a pro rata basis; 32
1515		-	(7) A statement that any extension of credit, terms of 33
1516		-	the credit, or terms of the related motor vehicle sale or 34
1517		-	lease shall not be conditioned upon the purchase of the 35
1518		-	vehicle value protection agreement; 36
1519		-	(8) The terms, restrictions, or conditions governing 37
1520		-	cancellation of the vehicle value protection agreement 38
1521		-	before the termination or expiration date of the vehicle 39
1522		-	value protection agreement by either the provider or the 40
1523		-	contract holder. The provider of the vehicle value 41
1524		-	protection agreement shall mail a written notice to the 42
1525		-	contract holder at the last known add ress of the contract 43
1526		-	holder contained in the records of the provider at least 44 HCS SS SCS SB 398 49
1527		-	five days before cancellation by the provider. Prior notice 45
1528		-	shall not be required if the reason for cancellation is 46
1529		-	nonpayment of the provider fee, a material misrepresentat ion 47
1530		-	by the contract holder to the provider or administrator, or 48
1531		-	a substantial breach of duties by the contract holder 49
1532		-	relating to the covered product or its use. The notice 50
1533		-	shall state the effective date of the cancellation and the 51
1534		-	reason for the cancellation. If a vehicle value protection 52
1535		-	agreement is cancelled by the provider for a reason other 53
1536		-	than nonpayment of the provider fee, the provider shall 54
1537		-	refund to the contract holder one hundred percent of the 55
1538		-	unearned pro rata provider fee paid by the contract holder, 56
1539		-	if any. If coverage under the vehicle value protection 57
1540		-	agreement continues after a claim, any refund may deduct 58
1541		-	claims paid. A reasonable administrative fee may be charged 59
1542		-	by the provider up to seventy -five dollars; and 60
1543		-	(9) A statement that the agreement is not an insurance 61
1544		-	contract. 62
1545		-	407.2075. The provisions of sections 407.2070 and 1
1546		-	407.2080 shall not apply to vehicle value protection 2
1547		-	agreements offered in connection with a commercial 3
1548		-	transaction. 4
1549		-	407.2080. The attorney general may take action that is 1
1550		-	necessary or appropriate to enforce the provisions of 2
1551		-	sections 407.2020 to 407.2090 and to protect motor vehicle 3
1552		-	financial protection product consumers in this state. After 4
1553		-	proper notice and opportunity for hearing, the attorney 5
1554		-	general may: 6
1555		-	(1) Order the creditor, provider, administrator, or 7
1556		-	any other person not in compliance with the provisions of 8
1557		-	sections 407.2020 to 407.2090 to cease and desist from 9 HCS SS SCS SB 398 50
1558		-	product-related operations that are in violation of the 10
1559		-	provisions of sections 407.2020 to 407.2090; and 11
1560		-	(2) Impose a penalty of not more than five hundred 12
1561		-	dollars for each violation of the provisions of sections 13
1562		-	407.2020 to 407.2090 and not more than ten thous and dollars 14
1563		-	in the aggregate for all violations of a similar nature. A 15
1564		-	violation shall be considered of a similar nature to another 16
1565		-	violation if the violation consists of the same or similar 17
1566		-	course of conduct, action, or practice, irrespective of the 18
1567		-	number of times the action, conduct, or practice that is 19
1568		-	determined to be a violation of the provisions of sections 20
1569		-	407.2020 to 407.2090 occurred. 21
1570		-	407.2085. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1
1571		-	407.2090, all motor vehicle finan cial protection products 2
1572		-	issued before and on and after August 28, 2023, shall not be 3
1573		-	considered insurance. 4
1574		-	407.2090. The provisions of sections 407.2020 to 1
1575		-	407.2090 shall apply to all motor vehicle financial 2
1576		-	protection products tha t become effective after February 23, 3
1577		-	2024. 4
1578		-	[304.820. 1. Except as otherwise provided 1
1579		-	in this section, no person twenty -one years of 2
1580		-	age or younger operating a moving motor vehicle 3
1581		-	upon the highways of this state shall, by means 4
1582		-	of a hand-held electronic wireless 5
1583		-	communications device, send, read, or write a 6
1584		-	text message or electronic message. 7
1585		-	2. Except as otherwise provided in this 8
1586		-	section, no person shall operate a commercial 9
1587		-	motor vehicle while using a hand -held mobile 10
1588		-	telephone. 11
1589		-	3. Except as otherwise provided in this 12
1590		-	section, no person shall operate a commercial 13
1591		-	motor vehicle while using a wireless 14
1592		-	communications device to send, read, or write a 15
1593		-	text message or electronic message. 16
1594		-	4. The provisions of subsection 1 through 17
1595		-	subsection 3 of this section shall not apply to 18
1596		-	a person operating: 19
1597		-	(1) An authorized emergency vehicle; or 20 HCS SS SCS SB 398 51
1598		-	(2) A moving motor vehicle while using a 21
1599		-	hand-held electronic wireless communications 22
1600		-	device to: 23
1601		-	(a) Report illegal activity; 24
1602		-	(b) Summon medical or other emergency help; 25
1603		-	(c) Prevent injury to a person or 26
1604		-	property; or 27
1605		-	(d) Relay information between a transit or 28
1606		-	for-hire operator and that operator's 29
1607		-	dispatcher, in which the device is perman ently 30
1608		-	affixed to the vehicle. 31
1609		-	5. Nothing in this section shall be 32
1610		-	construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person 33
1611		-	from making or taking part in a telephone call, 34
1612		-	by means of a hand-held electronic wireless 35
1613		-	communications device, while operating a 36
1614		-	noncommercial motor vehicle upon the highways of 37
1615		-	this state. 38
1616		-	6. As used in this section, "electronic 39
1617		-	message" means a self -contained piece of digital 40
1618		-	communication that is designed or intended to be 41
1619		-	transmitted between hand -held electronic 42
1620		-	wireless communication devices. "Electronic 43
1621		-	message" includes, but is not limited to, 44
1622		-	electronic mail, a text message, an instant 45
1623		-	message, or a command or request to access an 46
1624		-	internet site. 47
1625		-	7. As used in this section, "hand -held 48
1626		-	electronic wireless communications device" 49
1627		-	includes any hand-held cellular phone, palm 50
1628		-	pilot, blackberry, or other mobile electronic 51
1629		-	device used to communicate verbally or by text 52
1630		-	or electronic messaging, but shall not apply to 53
1631		-	any device that is permanently embedde d into the 54
1632		-	architecture and design of the motor vehicle. 55
1633		-	8. As used in this section, "making or 56
1634		-	taking part in a telephone call" means listening 57
1635		-	to or engaging in verbal communication through a 58
1636		-	hand-held electronic wireless communication 59
1637		-	device. 60
1638		-	9. As used in this section, "send, read, 61
1639		-	or write a text message or electronic message" 62
1640		-	means using a hand-held electronic wireless 63
1641		-	telecommunications device to manually 64
1642		-	communicate with any person by using an 65
1643		-	electronic message. Sending, reading, or 66
1644		-	writing a text message or electronic message 67
1645		-	does not include reading, selecting, or entering 68
1646		-	a phone number or name into a hand -held 69
1647		-	electronic wireless communications device for 70
1648		-	the purpose of making a telephone call. 71
1649		-	10. A violation of this section shall be 72
1650		-	deemed an infraction and shall be deemed a 73
1651		-	moving violation for purposes of point 74
1652		-	assessment under section 302.302. 75
1653		-	11. The state preempts the field of 76
1654		-	regulating the use of hand -held electronic 77 HCS SS SCS SB 398 52
1655		-	wireless communications de vices in motor 78
1656		-	vehicles, and the provisions of this section 79
1657		-	shall supercede any local laws, ordinances, 80
1658		-	orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a 81
1659		-	county, municipality, or other political 82
1660		-	subdivision to regulate the use of hand -held 83
1661		-	electronic wireless communication devices by the 84
1662		-	operator of a motor vehicle. 85
1663		-	12. The provisions of this section shall 86
1664		-	not apply to: 87
1665		-	(1) The operator of a vehicle that is 88
1666		-	lawfully parked or stopped; 89
1667		-	(2) Any of the following while in the 90
1668		-	performance of their official duties: a law 91
1669		-	enforcement officer; a member of a fire 92
1670		-	department; or the operator of a public or 93
1671		-	private ambulance; 94
1672		-	(3) The use of factory-installed or 95
1673		-	aftermarket global positioning systems (GPS) or 96
1674		-	wireless communications devi ces used to transmit 97
1675		-	or receive data as part of a digital dispatch 98
1676		-	system; 99
1677		-	(4) The use of voice-operated technology; 100
1678		-	(5) The use of two-way radio transmitters 101
1679		-	or receivers by a licensee of the Federal 102
1680		-	Communications Commission in the Amateu r Radio 103
1681		-	Service.] 104
1682		-	
	12	+	SectionA.Sections144.020,144.070,304.820,407.812,and407.828,RSMo,are
	13	+	2repealedandfivenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections144.020,
	14	+	3144.070,304.822,407.812,and407.828,toreadasfollows:
	15	+	144.020.1.Ataxisherebyleviedandimposedfortheprivilegeoftitlingnewand
	16	+	2usedmotorvehicles,trailers,boats,andoutboardmotorspurchasedoracquiredforuseonthe
	17	+	3highwaysorwatersofthisstatewhicharerequiredtobetitledunderthelawsofthestateof
	18	+	4Missouriand,exceptasprovidedinsubdivision(9)ofthissubsection,uponallsellersforthe
	19	+	5privilegeofengaginginthebusinessofsellingtangiblepersonalpropertyorrendering
	20	+	6taxableserviceatretailinthisstate.Therateoftaxshallbeasfollows:
	21	+	7 (1)Uponeveryretailsaleinthisstateoftangiblepersonalproperty,excludingmotor
	22	+	8vehicles,trailers,motorcycles,mopeds,motortricycles,boatsandoutboardmotorsrequiredto
	23	+	9betitledunderthelawsofthestateofMissouriandsubjecttotaxundersubdivision(9)ofthis
	24	+	10subsection,ataxequivalenttofourpercentofthepurchasepricepaidorcharged,orincase
	25	+	11suchsaleinvolvestheexchangeofproperty,ataxequivalenttofourpercentofthe
	26	+	12considerationpaidorcharged,includingthefairmarketvalueofthepropertyexchangedat
	27	+	13thetimeandplaceoftheexchange,exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsection144.025;
	28	+	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
	29	+	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 14 (2)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentoftheamountpaidforadmissionandseating
	30	+	15accommodations,orfeespaidto,orinanyplaceofamusement,entertainmentorrecreation,
	31	+	16gamesandathleticevents,exceptamountspaidforanyinstructionalclass;
	32	+	17 (3)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentofthebasicratepaidorchargedonallsalesof
	33	+	18electricityorelectricalcurrent,waterandgas,naturalorartificial,todomestic,commercialor
	34	+	19industrialconsumers;
	35	+	20 (4)(a)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentonthebasicratepaidorchargedonallsales
	36	+	21oflocalandlongdistancetelecommunicationsservicetotelecommunicationssubscribersand
	37	+	22toothersthroughequipmentoftelecommunicationssubscribersforthetransmissionof
	38	+	23messagesandconversationsanduponthesale,rentalorleasingofallequipmentorservices
	39	+	24pertainingorincidentalthereto;exceptthat,thepaymentmadebytelecommunications
	40	+	25subscribersorothers,pursuanttosection144.060,andanyamountspaidforaccesstothe
	41	+	26internetorinteractivecomputerservicesshallnotbeconsideredasamountspaidfor
	42	+	27telecommunicationsservices;
	43	+	28 (b)Iflocalandlongdistancetelecommunicationsservicessubjecttotaxunderthis
	44	+	29subdivisionareaggregatedwithandnotseparatelystatedfromchargesfor
	45	+	30telecommunicationsserviceorotherservicesnotsubjecttotaxunderthissubdivision,
	46	+	31including,butnotlimitedto,interstateorinternationaltelecommunicationsservices,thenthe
	47	+	32chargesfornontaxableservicesmaybesubjecttotaxationunlessthetelecommunications
	48	+	33providercanidentifybyreasonableandverifiablestandardssuchportionofthechargesnot
	49	+	34subjecttosuchtaxfromitsbooksandrecordsthatarekeptintheregularcourseofbusiness,
	50	+	35including,butnotlimitedto,financialstatement,generalledgers,invoiceandbillingsystems
	51	+	36andreports,andreportsforregulatorytariffsandotherregulatorymatters;
	52	+	37 (c)Atelecommunicationsprovidershallnotifythedirectorofrevenueofitsintention
	53	+	38toutilizethestandardsdescribedinparagraph(b)ofthissubdivisiontodeterminethecharges
	54	+	39thataresubjecttosalestaxunderthissubdivision.Suchnotificationshallbeinwritingand
	55	+	40shallmeetstandardizedcriteriaestablishedbythedepartmentregardingtheformandformat
	56	+	41ofsuchnotice;
	57	+	42 (d)Thedirectorofrevenuemaypromulgateandenforcereasonablerulesand
	58	+	43regulationsfortheadministrationandenforcementoftheprovisionsofthissubdivision.Any
	59	+	44ruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe
	60	+	45authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
	61	+	46subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissection
	62	+	47andchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
	63	+	48pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannula
	64	+	49rulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandany
	65	+	50ruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2019,shallbeinvalidandvoid;
	66	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 2 51 (5)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentofthebasicratepaidorchargedforallsalesof
	67	+	52servicesfortransmissionofmessagesoftelegraphcompanies;
	68	+	53 (6)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentontheamountofsalesorchargesforallrooms,
	69	+	54mealsanddrinksfurnishedatanyhotel,motel,tavern,inn,restaurant,eatinghouse,
	70	+	55drugstore,diningcar,touristcabin,touristcamporotherplaceinwhichrooms,mealsor
	71	+	56drinksareregularlyservedtothepublic.Thetaximposedunderthissubdivisionshallnot
	72	+	57applytoanyautomaticmandatorygratuityforalargegroupimposedbyarestaurantwhen
	73	+	58suchgratuityisreportedasemployeetipincomeandtherestaurantwithholdsincometax
	74	+	59undersection143.191onsuchgratuity;
	75	+	60 (7)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentoftheamountpaidorchargedforintrastate
	76	+	61ticketsbyeverypersonoperatingarailroad,sleepingcar,diningcar,expresscar,boat,
	77	+	62airplaneandsuchbusesandtrucksasarelicensedbythedivisionofmotorcarrierandrailroad
	78	+	63safetyofthedepartmentofeconomicdevelopmentofMissouri,engagedinthetransportation
	79	+	64ofpersonsforhire;
	80	+	65 (8)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentoftheamountpaidorchargedforrentalorlease
	81	+	66oftangiblepersonalproperty,providedthatifthelessororrenterofanytangiblepersonal
	82	+	67propertyhadpreviouslypurchasedthepropertyundertheconditionsofsaleatretailorleased
	83	+	68orrentedthepropertyandthetaxwaspaidatthetimeofpurchase,leaseorrental,thelessor,
	84	+	69sublessor,renterorsubrentershallnotapplyorcollectthetaxonthesubsequentlease,
	85	+	70sublease,rentalorsubrentalreceiptsfromthatproperty.Thepurchase,rentalorleaseof
	86	+	71motorvehicles,trailers,motorcycles,mopeds,motortricycles,boats,andoutboardmotors
	87	+	72shallbetaxedandthetaxpaidasprovidedinthissectionandsection144.070.Innoevent
	88	+	73shalltherentalorleaseofboatsandoutboardmotorsbeconsideredasale,charge,orfeeto,
	89	+	74fororinplacesofamusement,entertainmentorrecreationnorshallanysuchrentalorlease
	90	+	75besubjecttoanytaximposedto,for,orinsuchplacesofamusement,entertainmentor
	91	+	76recreation.Rentalandleasedboatsoroutboardmotorsshallbetaxedundertheprovisionsof
	92	+	77thesalestaxlawsasprovidedundersuchlawsformotorvehiclesandtrailers.Tangible
	93	+	78personalpropertywhichisexemptfromthesalesorusetaxundersection144.030uponasale
	94	+	79thereofislikewiseexemptfromthesalesorusetaxupontheleaseorrentalthereof;
	95	+	80 (9)Ataxequivalenttofourpercentofthepurchaseprice,asdefinedinsection
	96	+	81144.070,ofnewandusedmotorvehicles,trailers,boats,andoutboardmotorspurchasedor
	97	+	82acquiredforuseonthehighwaysorwatersofthisstatewhicharerequiredtoberegistered
	98	+	83underthelawsofthestateofMissouri.Thistaxisimposedonthepersontitlingsuch
	99	+	84property,andshallbepaidaccordingtotheproceduresinsection144.070or144.440.
	100	+	85 2.Allticketssoldwhicharesoldundertheprovisionsofthischapterwhichare
	101	+	86subjecttothesalestaxshallhaveprinted,stampedorotherwiseendorsedthereon,thewords
	102	+	87"Thisticketissubjecttoasalestax.".
	103	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 3 144.070.1.Atthetimetheownerofanyneworusedmotorvehicle,trailer,boat,or
	104	+	2outboardmotorwhichwasacquiredinatransactionsubjecttosalestaxundertheMissouri
	105	+	3salestaxlawmakesapplicationtothedirectorofrevenueforanofficialcertificateoftitleand
	106	+	4theregistrationofthemotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotorasotherwiseprovidedby
	107	+	5law,theownershallpresenttothedirectorofrevenueevidencesatisfactorytothedirectorof
	108	+	6revenueshowingthepurchasepriceexclusiveofanychargeincidenttotheextensionofcredit
	109	+	7paidbyorchargedtotheapplicantintheacquisitionofthemotorvehicle,trailer,boat,or
	110	+	8outboardmotor,orthatnosalestaxwasincurredinitsacquisition,andifsalestaxwas
	111	+	9incurredinitsacquisition,theapplicantshallpayorcausetobepaidtothedirectorofrevenue
	112	+	10thesalestaxprovidedbytheMissourisalestaxlawinadditiontotheregistrationfeesnowor
	113	+	11hereafterrequiredaccordingtolaw,andthedirectorofrevenueshallnotissueacertificateof
	114	+	12titleforanyneworusedmotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotorsubjecttosalestaxas
	115	+	13providedintheMissourisalestaxlawuntilthetaxleviedforthesaleofthesameunder
	116	+	14sections144.010to144.510hasbeenpaidasprovidedinthissectionorisregisteredunder
	117	+	15theprovisionsofsubsection5ofthissection.
	118	+	16 2.Asusedinsubsection1ofthissection,theterm"purchaseprice"shallmeanthe
	119	+	17totalamountofthecontractpriceagreeduponbetweenthesellerandtheapplicantinthe
	120	+	18acquisitionofthemotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotor,regardlessofthemediumof
	121	+	19paymenttherefor.
	122	+	20 3.Intheeventthatthepurchasepriceisunknownorundisclosed,orthattheevidence
	123	+	21thereofisnotsatisfactorytothedirectorofrevenue,thesameshallbefixedbyappraisement
	124	+	22bythedirector.
	125	+	23 4.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueshallendorseupontheofficialcertificate
	126	+	24oftitleissuedbythedirectoruponsuchapplicationanentryshowingthatsuchsalestaxhas
	127	+	25beenpaidorthatthemotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotorrepresentedbysuch
	128	+	26certificateisexemptfromsalestaxandstatethegroundforsuchexemption.
	129	+	27 5.Anyperson,company,orcorporationengagedinthebusinessofrentingorleasing
	130	+	28motorvehicles,trailers,boats,oroutboardmotors,whicharetobeusedexclusivelyforrental
	131	+	29orleasepurposes,andnotforresale,mayapplytothedirectorofrevenueforauthorityto
	132	+	30operateasaleasingorrentalcompanyandpayanannualfeeoftwohundredfiftydollarsfor
	133	+	31suchauthority.Anycompanyapprovedbythedirectorofrevenuemaypaythetaxdueon
	134	+	32anymotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotorasrequiredinsection144.020atthetime
	135	+	33ofregistrationthereoforinlieuthereofmaypayasalestaxasprovidedinsections144.010,
	136	+	34144.020,144.070and144.440.Asalestaxshallbechargedtoandpaidbyaleasingcompany
	137	+	35whichdoesnotexercisetheoptionofpayinginaccordancewithsection144.020,onthe
	138	+	36amountchargedforeachrentalorleaseagreementwhilethemotorvehicle,trailer,boat,or
	139	+	37outboardmotorisdomiciledinthisstate.Anymotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotor
	140	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 4 38whichisleasedastheresultofacontractexecutedinthisstateshallbepresumedtobe
	141	+	39domiciledinthisstate.
	142	+	40 6.Everyapplicanttobearegisteredfleetownerasdescribedinsubsections6to10of
	143	+	41section301.032shallfurnishwiththeapplicationtooperateasaregisteredfleetownera
	144	+	42corporatesuretybondorirrevocableletterofcredit,asdefinedinsection400.5-102,issued
	145	+	43byanystateorfederalfinancialinstitutioninthepenalsumofonehundredthousanddollars,
	146	+	44onaformapprovedbythedepartment.Thebondorirrevocableletterofcreditshallbe
	147	+	45conditionedupontheregisteredfleetownercomplyingwiththeprovisionsofanystatutes
	148	+	46applicabletoregisteredfleetowners,andthebondshallbeanindemnityforanyloss
	149	+	47sustainedbyreasonoftheactsofthepersonbondedwhensuchactsconstitutegroundsforthe
	150	+	48suspensionorrevocationoftheregisteredfleetownerlicense.Thebondshallbeexecutedin
	151	+	49thenameofthestateofMissouriforthebenefitofallaggrievedpartiesortheirrevocable
	152	+	50letterofcreditshallnamethestateofMissouriasthebeneficiary;exceptthat,theaggregate
	153	+	51liabilityofthesuretyorfinancialinstitutiontotheaggrievedpartiesshall,innoevent,exceed
	154	+	52theamountofthebondorirrevocableletterofcredit.Theproceedsofthebondorirrevocable
	155	+	53letterofcreditshallbepaiduponreceiptbythedepartmentofafinaljudgmentfroma
	156	+	54Missouricourtofcompetentjurisdictionagainsttheprincipalandinfavorofanaggrieved
	157	+	55party.
	158	+	56 7.Anycorporationmayhaveoneormoreofitsdivisionsseparatelyapplytothe
	159	+	57directorofrevenueforauthorizationtooperateasaleasingcompany,providedthatthe
	160	+	58corporation:
	161	+	59 (1)Hasfiledawrittenconsentwiththedirectorauthorizinganyofitsdivisionsto
	162	+	60applyforsuchauthority;
	163	+	61 (2)IsauthorizedtodobusinessinMissouri;
	164	+	62 (3)Hasagreedtotreatanysaleofamotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotor
	165	+	63fromoneofitsdivisionstoanotherofitsdivisionsasasaleatretail;
	166	+	64 (4)Hasregisteredunderthefictitiousnameprovisionsofsections417.200to417.230
	167	+	65eachofitsdivisionsdoingbusinessinMissouriasaleasingcompany;and
	168	+	66 (5)Operateseachofitsdivisionsonabasisseparatefromeachofitsotherdivisions.
	169	+	67However,whenthetransferofamotorvehicle,trailer,boatoroutboardmotoroccurswithina
	170	+	68corporationwhichholdsalicensetooperateasamotorvehicleorboatdealerpursuantto
	171	+	69sections301.550to301.573theprovisionsinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsectionshallnot
	172	+	70apply.
	173	+	71 8.Iftheownerofanymotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotordesirestocharge
	174	+	72andcollectsalestaxasprovidedinthissection,theownershallmakeapplicationtothe
	175	+	73directorofrevenueforapermittooperateasamotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboardmotor
	176	+	74leasingcompany.Thedirectorofrevenueshallpromulgaterulesandregulationsdetermining
	177	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 5 75thequalificationsofsuchacompany,andthemethodofcollectionandreportingofsalestax
	178	+	76chargedandcollected.Suchregulationsshallapplyonlytoownersofmotorvehicles,trailers,
	179	+	77boats,oroutboardmotors,electingtoqualifyasmotorvehicle,trailer,boat,oroutboard
	180	+	78motorleasingcompaniesundertheprovisionsofsubsection5ofthissection,andnomotor
	181	+	79vehiclerentingorleasing,trailerrentingorleasing,orboatoroutboardmotorrentingor
	182	+	80leasingcompanycancomeundersections144.010,144.020,144.070and144.440unlessall
	183	+	81motorvehicles,trailers,boats,andoutboardmotorsheldforrentingandleasingareincluded.
	184	+	82 9.Anyperson,company,orcorporationengagedinthebusinessofrentingorleasing
	185	+	83threethousandfivehundredormoremotorvehicleswhicharetobeusedexclusivelyfor
	186	+	84rentalorleasingpurposesandnotforresale,andthathasappliedtothedirectorofrevenuefor
	187	+	85authoritytooperateasaleasingcompanymayalsooperateasaregisteredfleetowneras
	188	+	86prescribedinsection301.032.
	189	+	87 10.BeginningJuly1,2010,anymotorvehicledealerlicensedundersection301.560
	190	+	88engagedinthebusinessofsellingmotorvehiclesortrailers[may] shallapplytothedirector
	191	+	89ofrevenueforauthoritytocollectandremitthesalestaxrequiredunderthissectiononall
	192	+	90motorvehiclessoldbythemotorvehicledealer.Amotorvehicledealerreceivingauthorityto
	193	+	91collectandremitthetaxissubjecttoallprovisionsundersections144.010to144.525.Any
	194	+	92motorvehicledealerauthorizedtocollectandremitsalestaxesonmotorvehiclesunderthis
	195	+	93subsectionshallbeentitledtodeductandretainanamountequaltotwopercentofthemotor
	196	+	94vehiclesalestaxpursuanttosection144.140.Anyamountofthetaxcollectedunderthis
	197	+	95subsectionthatisretainedbyamotorvehicledealerpursuanttosection144.140shallnot
	198	+	96constitutestaterevenue.Innoeventshallrevenuesfromthegeneralrevenuefundorany
	199	+	97otherstatefundbeutilizedtocompensatemotorvehicledealersfortheirroleincollectingand
	200	+	98remittingsalestaxesonmotorvehicles.Intheeventthissubsectionoranyportionthereofis
	201	+	99heldtoviolateArticleIV,Section30(b)oftheMissouriConstitution,nomotorvehicledealer
	202	+	100shallbeauthorizedtocollectandremitsalestaxesonmotorvehiclesunderthissection.No
	203	+	101motorvehicledealershallseekcompensationfromthestateofMissourioritsagenciesifa
	204	+	102courtofcompetentjurisdictiondeclaresthattheretentionoftwopercentofthemotorvehicle
	205	+	103salestaxisunconstitutionalandordersthereturnofsuchrevenues.
	206	+	104 11.(1)Everymotorvehicledealerlicensedundersection301.560,assoonas
	207	+	105technologicallypossiblefollowingthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofamodernized,
	208	+	106integratedsystemforthetitlingofvehicles,issuanceandrenewalofvehicle
	209	+	107registrations,issuanceandrenewalofdriver'slicensesandidentificationcards,and
	210	+	108perfectionandreleaseofliensandencumbrancesonvehicles,tobefundedbythemotor
	211	+	109vehicleadministrationtechnologyfundascreatedinsection301.558,shallcollectand
	212	+	110remitthesalestaxrequiredunderthissectiononallmotorvehiclesthatsuchdealer
	213	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 6 111sells.Incollectingandremittingthissalestax,motorvehicledealersshallbesubjectto
	214	+	112allapplicableprovisionsundersections144.010to144.527.
	215	+	113 (2)Thedirectorofrevenuemaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulations
	216	+	114fortheadministrationofthissubsection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermis
	217	+	115definedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
	218	+	116subsectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
	219	+	117provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissubsectionand
	220	+	118chapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
	221	+	119pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
	222	+	120arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
	223	+	121andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2023,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
	224	+	304.822.1.Thissectionshallbeknownasthe"SiddensBeningHandsFree
	225	+	2Law".
	226	+	3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
	227	+	4 (1)"Commercialmotorvehicle",thesamemeaningasisascribedtosuchterm
	228	+	5insection302.700;
	229	+	6 (2)"Electroniccommunicationdevice",aportabledevicethatisusedtoinitiate,
	230	+	7receive,store,orviewcommunication,information,images,ordataelectronically;
	231	+	8 (a)Suchtermshallincludebutnotbelimitedto:cellulartelephones;portable
	232	+	9telephones;text-messagingdevices;personaldigitalassistants;pagers;broadband
	233	+	10personalcommunicationdevices;electronicdeviceswithmobiledataaccess;computers,
	234	+	11includingbutnotlimitedtotablets,laptops,notebookcomputers,andelectronicor
	235	+	12videogamesystems;devicescapableoftransmitting,retrieving,ordisplayingavideo,
	236	+	13movie,broadcasttelevisionimage,orvisualimage;andanysubstantiallysimilardevice
	237	+	14thatisusedtoinitiateorreceivecommunicationorstoreandreviewinformation,videos,
	238	+	15images,ordata;
	239	+	16 (b)Suchtermshallnotinclude:radios;citizensbandradios;commercialtwo-
	240	+	17wayradiocommunicationdevicesortheirfunctionalequivalent;subscription-based
	241	+	18emergencycommunicationdevices;prescribedmedicaldevices;amateurorhamradio
	242	+	19devices;orglobalpositioningsystemreceivers,security,navigation,communication,or
	243	+	20remotediagnosticssystemspermanentlyaffixedtothevehicle;
	244	+	21 (3)"Highway",thesamemeaningasisascribedtosuchterminsection302.010;
	245	+	22 (4)"Noncommercialmotorvehicle",thesamemeaningasisascribedtosuch
	246	+	23terminsection302.700;
	247	+	24 (5)"Operating",theactualphysicalcontrolofavehicle;
	248	+	25 (6)"Operator",apersonwhoisinactualphysicalcontrol;
	249	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 7 26 (7)"Schoolbus",thesamemeaningasisascribedtosuchterminsection
	250	+	27302.700;
	251	+	28 (8)"Voice-operatedorhands-freefeatureorfunction",afeatureorfunction,
	252	+	29whetherinternallyinstalledorexternallyattachedorconnectedtoanelectronic
	253	+	30communicationdevice,thatallowsapersontouseanelectroniccommunicationdevice
	254	+	31withouttheuseofeitherhand,excepttoactivate,deactivate,orinitiatethefeatureor
	255	+	32functionwithasingletouchorsingleswipe.
	256	+	33 3.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,whileoperatinganoncommercial
	257	+	34motorvehicleorcommercialmotorvehicleonanyhighwayorpropertyopentothe
	258	+	35publicforvehiculartrafficinthisstate,nooperatorshall:
	259	+	36 (1)Physicallyholdorsupport,withanypartofhisorherbody,anelectronic
	260	+	37communicationdevice;
	261	+	38 (2)Write,send,orreadanytext-basedcommunication,includingbutnotlimited
	262	+	39toatextmessage,instantmessage,email,orsocialmediainteractiononanelectronic
	263	+	40communicationdevice.Thissubdivisionshallnotapplytooperatorsofa
	264	+	41noncommercialmotorvehicleusingavoice-operatedorhands-freefeatureor
	265	+	42functionthatconvertsthemessagetobesentasamessageinawrittenform,
	266	+	43providedthattheoperatordoesnotdiverthisorherattentionfromlawfuloperationof
	267	+	44thevehicle;
	268	+	45 (3)Makeanycommunicationonanelectroniccommunicationdevice,including
	269	+	46aphonecall,voicemessage,orone-wayvoicecommunication;providedhowever,that
	270	+	47thisprohibitionshallnotapplytouseofavoice-operatedorhands-freefeatureor
	271	+	48function;
	272	+	49 (4)Engageinanyformofelectronicdataretrievalorelectronicdata
	273	+	50communicationonanelectroniccommunicationdevice;
	274	+	51 (5)Manuallyenterletters,numbers,orsymbolsintoanywebsite,searchengine,
	275	+	52orapplicationonanelectroniccommunicationdevice;
	276	+	53 (6)Watchavideoormovieonanelectroniccommunicationdevice,otherthan
	277	+	54watchingdatarelatedtothenavigationofthevehicle;or
	278	+	55 (7)Record,post,send,orbroadcastvideo,includingavideoconference,onan
	279	+	56electroniccommunicationdevice,providedthatthisprohibitionshallnotapplyto
	280	+	57electronicdevicesusedforthesolepurposeofcontinuallymonitoringoperatorbehavior
	281	+	58byrecordingorbroadcastingvideowithinoroutsidethevehicle.
	282	+	59 4.Theoperatorofaschoolbusshallnotuseoroperateanelectronic
	283	+	60communicationdevicewhiletheschoolbusisinmotionunlessthedeviceisbeingusedin
	284	+	61asimilarmannerasatwo-wayradiotoallowlivecommunicationbetweentheoperator
	285	+	62andschoolofficialsorpublicsafetyofficials.Theoperatorofaschoolbusshallnotuse
	286	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 8 63oroperateanelectroniccommunicationdeviceoratwo-wayradiowhileloadingor
	287	+	64unloadingpassengers.
	288	+	65 5.Thissectionshallnotapplyto:
	289	+	66 (1)Lawenforcementofficersoroperatorsofemergencyvehicles,assuchtermis
	290	+	67definedinsection304.022,whoarebothusingtheelectroniccommunicationdeviceand
	291	+	68operatingtheemergencyvehicleintheperformanceoftheirofficialduties;
	292	+	69 (2)Operatorsusinganelectroniccommunicationdeviceforthesolepurposeof
	293	+	70reportinganemergencysituationandcontinuingcommunicationwithemergency
	294	+	71personnelduringtheemergencysituation;
	295	+	72 (3)Operatorsofnoncommercialmotorvehiclesusinganelectronic
	296	+	73communicationdevicesolelythroughavoice-operatedorhands-freefeatureor
	297	+	74function;
	298	+	75 (4)Operatorsofcommercialmotorvehiclesusingavoice-operatedorhands-free
	299	+	76featureorfunction,aslongastheoperatorremainsseatedandisrestrainedbyaseat
	300	+	77beltasrequiredbylaw;
	301	+	78 (5)Operatorsofcommercialmotorvehiclesreadingamessagedisplayedona
	302	+	79permanentlyinstalledcommunicationdevicedesignedforacommercialmotorvehicle
	303	+	80withascreenthatdoesnotexceedteninchestallbytenincheswideinsize;
	304	+	81 (6)Operatorsusingelectroniccommunicationdeviceswhilethevehicleis
	305	+	82lawfullystoppedorparked;
	306	+	83 (7)Commercialmotorvehiclesthatarerespondingtoarequestforroadside
	307	+	84assistance,whensuchresponseisconductedbyamotorclubasdefinedinsection
	308	+	85385.450oratowingcompanyasdefinedinsection304.001;
	309	+	86 (8)Theuseofanelectroniccommunicationdevicetorelayinformationbetween
	310	+	87atransitorfor-hirevehicleoperatorandthatoperator'sdispatcher,providedthedevice
	311	+	88ismountedoraffixedtothevehicle;
	312	+	89 (9)Theuseofanelectroniccommunicationdevicetoaccessorviewamapfor
	313	+	90navigationalpurposes;
	314	+	91 (10)Theuseofanelectroniccommunicationdevicetoaccessorlistentoanaudio
	315	+	92broadcastordigitalaudiorecording;or
	316	+	93 (11)Theuseofanelectroniccommunicationdevicetorelayinformationthrough
	317	+	94atransportationnetworkcompany'sdigitalnetworktoatransportationnetwork
	318	+	95companydriver,providedthedeviceismountedoraffixedtothevehicle.
	319	+	96 6.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissubsection,violationofthissectionshall
	320	+	97beaninfraction.Penaltiesforviolationsofthissectionshallbeasprovidedinthis
	321	+	98subsection.Priorconvictionsshallbepleadedandproveninthesamemanneras
	322	+	99requiredundersection558.021.
	323	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 9 100 (1)Foraconvictionunderthissectionwherethereisnopriorconvictionunder
	324	+	101thissectionwithintheprecedingtwenty-fourmonths,thecourtshallimposeafineofup
	325	+	102toonehundredfiftydollars.
	326	+	103 (2)Foraconvictionunderthissectionwherethereisonepriorconvictionunder
	327	+	104thissectionwithintheprecedingtwenty-fourmonths,thecourtshallimposeafineofup
	328	+	105totwohundredfiftydollars.
	329	+	106 (3)Foraconvictionunderthissectionwheretherearetwoormoreprior
	330	+	107convictionsunderthissectionintheprecedingtwenty-fourmonths,thecourtshall
	331	+	108imposeafineofuptofivehundreddollars.
	332	+	109 (4)Foraconvictionunderthissectionwheretheviolationoccurredinawork
	333	+	110zonewhenworkersarepresent,assuchtermsaredefinedinsection304.580,orfora
	334	+	111convictionunderthissectionwheretheviolationoccurredinanareadesignatedasa
	335	+	112schoolzoneandmarkedinanywaythatwouldalertareasonablyprudentoperatorto
	336	+	113thepresenceoftheschoolzone,thecourtshallimposeafineofuptofivehundred
	337	+	114dollars.
	338	+	115 (5)Aviolationofthissectionthatistheproximatecauseofdamagetoproperty
	339	+	116inexcessoffivethousanddollarsshallbeaclassDmisdemeanor.
	340	+	117 (6)Aviolationofthissectionthatistheproximatecauseofseriousphysical
	341	+	118injurytoanotherpersonshallbeaclassBmisdemeanor.
	342	+	119 (7)Aviolationofthissectionthatistheproximatecauseofthedeathofanother
	343	+	120personshallbeaclassDfelony.
	344	+	121 (8)Aviolationofthissectionwhileoperatingacommercialmotorvehicleshall
	345	+	122bedeemedaserioustrafficviolation,assuchtermisdefinedinsection302.700,for
	346	+	123purposesofcommercialdriver'slicensedisqualificationundersection302.755.
	347	+	124 7.Alawenforcementofficerwhostopsanoncommercialmotorvehiclefora
	348	+	125violationofthissectionshallinformtheoperatoroftheoperator'srighttodeclinea
	349	+	126searchoftheirelectroniccommunicationdeviceandshallnotaccesstheelectronic
	350	+	127communicationdevicewithoutawarrant,norconfiscatethedevicewhileawaiting
	351	+	128issuanceofawarrant.
	352	+	129 8.Aviolationofthissectionshallnotbeusedtoestablishprobablecauseforany
	353	+	130otherviolation.
	354	+	131 9.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallbesubjecttothereportingrequirements
	355	+	132setforthinsection590.650.
	356	+	133 10.Thestatepreemptsthefieldofregulatingtheuseofelectronic
	357	+	134communicationdevicesbytheoperatorsofcommercialandnoncommercialmotor
	358	+	135vehicles.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallsupercedeanylocallaws,ordinances,
	359	+	136orders,rules,orregulationsenactedbyacounty,municipality,orotherpolitical
	360	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 10 137subdivisiontoregulatetheuseofelectroniccommunicationdevicesbytheoperatorofa
	361	+	138commercialornoncommercialmotorvehicle.
	362	+	139 11.PriortoJanuary1,2025,alawenforcementofficerwhostopsa
	363	+	140noncommercialmotorvehicleforaviolationofthissectionshallnotissueacitation
	364	+	141foraviolationofthissectionandshallonlyissueawarning.
	365	+	142 12.Nopersonshallbestopped,inspected,ordetainedsolelyforaviolationof
	366	+	143thissection.
	367	+	407.812.1.AnyfranchisorobtainingorrenewingitslicenseafterAugust28,2010,
	368	+	2shallbeboundbytheprovisionsoftheMVFPactandshallcomplywithit,andnofranchise
	369	+	3agreementmade,entered,modified,orrenewedafterAugust28,2010,shallavoidthe
	370	+	4requirementsoftheMVFPact,orviolateitsprovisions,andnofranchiseagreementshallbe
	371	+	5performedafterthedatethefranchisor'slicenseisissuedorrenewedinsuchamannerthatthe
	372	+	6franchisoravoidsorotherwisedoesnotconformorcomplywiththerequirementsofthe
	373	+	7MVFPact.Notwithstandingtheeffectivedateofanyfranchiseagreement,allfranchisor
	374	+	8licensesandrenewalsthereofareissuedsubjecttoallprovisionsoftheMVFPactandchapter
	375	+	9301andanyregulationsineffectuponthedateofissuance,aswellasallfutureprovisionsof
	376	+	10theMVFPactandchapter301andanyregulationswhichmaybecomeeffectiveduringthe
	377	+	11termofthelicense.
	378	+	12 2.TheprovisionsoftheMVFPactshallapplytoeachfranchisethatafranchisor,
	379	+	13manufacturer,importer,ordistributorhaswithafranchiseeandallagreementsbetweena
	380	+	14franchiseeandacommonentityoranypersonthatiscontrolledbyafranchisor.
	381	+	15 3.Nodealerormanufacturerlicensedinthisstateundersections301.550to
	382	+	16301.573shallallowanysubsidiaryorrelatedentitytoengageinthebusinessofselling
	383	+	17motorvehicles,asdefinedinsection301.010,toretailconsumersinthisstate,exceptas
	384	+	18otherwisepermittedbylaw.Anydealerormanufacturerlicensedinthisstateshallhave
	385	+	19standingtoenforcetheprovisionsofthissubsectionprovidedthatafranchise
	386	+	20relationshipexistsbetweentheparties.
	387	+	21 4.Noentitycontrolling,controlledby,orsharingacommonparententityor
	388	+	22siblingentitywithalicenseddealerormanufacturershallengageinthebusinessof
	389	+	23sellingmotorvehiclestoretailconsumersinthisstate,exceptaspermittedbysections
	390	+	24301.550to301.575andtheMVFPact.Anydealerormanufacturerlicensedinthisstate
	391	+	25shallhavestandingtoenforcetheprovisionsofthissubsection.
	392	+	26 5.Nodealerormanufacturernotlicensedinthisstateundersections301.550to
	393	+	27301.575shallengageinthebusinessofsellingmotorvehiclestoretailconsumersinthis
	394	+	28state,exceptaspermittedbysections301.550to301.575andtheMVFPact.Anydealer
	395	+	29ormanufacturerinthisstateshallhavestandingtoenforcetheprovisionsofthis
	396	+	30subsection,providedthatafranchiserelationshipexistsbetweentheparties.
	397	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 11 31 6.Amanufacturer,importer,ordistributormayengageinthebusinessofselling
	398	+	32motorvehiclestoretailconsumersinthisstatefromadealershipifthemanufacturer,
	399	+	33importer,ordistributorownedthedealershipandfirstappliesforalicenseforthe
	400	+	34dealershiponorbeforeAugust28,2023,providedthatthelicenseissubsequently
	401	+	35granted,andtheownershiporcontrollinginterestofsuchdealershipisnottransferred,
	402	+	36sold,orconveyedtoanotherpersonorentityrequiredtobelicensedunderthischapter.
	403	+	407.828.1.Notwithstandinganyprovisioninafranchisetothecontrary,each
	404	+	2franchisorshallspecifyinwritingtoeachofitsfranchiseesinthisstatethefranchisee's
	405	+	3obligationsforpreparation,delivery,andwarrantyserviceonitsproducts.Thefranchisor
	406	+	4shallfairlyandreasonablycompensatethefranchiseeforpreparation,delivery,andwarranty
	407	+	5servicerequiredofthefranchiseebythefranchisor.Thefranchisorshallprovidethe
	408	+	6franchiseewiththescheduleofcompensationtobepaidtothefranchiseeforparts,labor,and
	409	+	7service,andthetimeallowancefortheperformanceofthelaborandserviceforthe
	410	+	8franchisee'sobligationsforpreparation,delivery,andwarrantyservice.
	411	+	9 2.Thescheduleofcompensationshallincludereasonablecompensationfor
	412	+	10diagnosticwork,aswellasrepairserviceandlaborforthefranchiseetomeetitsobligations
	413	+	11forpreparation,delivery,andwarrantyservice.Thescheduleshallalsoincludereasonable
	414	+	12andadequatetimeallowancesforthediagnosisandperformanceofpreparation,delivery,and
	415	+	13warrantyservicetobeperformedinacarefulandprofessionalmanner.Inthedetermination
	416	+	14ofwhatconstitutesreasonablecompensationforlaborandservicepursuanttothissection,the
	417	+	15principalfactortobegivenconsiderationshallbetheprevailingwageratesbeingchargedfor
	418	+	16similarlaborandserviceby[franchiseesinthemarketinwhichthefranchiseeisdoing
	419	+	17business,andinnoeventshallthecompensationofafranchiseeforlaborandservicebeless
	420	+	18thantherateschargedby]thefranchiseeforsimilarlaborandservicetoretailcustomersfor
	421	+	19nonwarrantylaborandservice[, providedthatsuchratesarereasonable]. Theprimaryfactor
	422	+	20indetermining[afairand]reasonablecompensationforpartsunderthissectionshallbethe
	423	+	21[prevailingamountchargedforsimilarpartsbyothersameline-makefranchiseesinthe
	424	+	22marketinwhichthefranchiseeisdoingbusinessandthefairandreasonablecompensationfor
	425	+	23partsshallnotbelessthanthe]amountchargedbythefranchiseeforsimilarpartstoretail
	426	+	24customersfornonwarrantyparts[, providedthatsuchratesarereasonable.Ifanothersame
	427	+	25line-makefranchiseeisnotavailablewithinthemarket,thentheprevailingamountcharged
	428	+	26forsimilarpartsbyotherfranchiseesinthemarketshallbeusedastheprimaryfactor].
	429	+	27 3.Afranchisorshallperformallwarrantyobligations,includingrecallnotices;
	430	+	28includeinwrittennoticesoffranchisorrecallstonewmotorvehicleownersandfranchisees
	431	+	29theexpecteddatebywhichnecessarypartsandequipmentwillbeavailabletofranchiseesfor
	432	+	30thecorrectionofthedefects;and[reasonably] compensateanyofthefranchiseesinthisstate
	433	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 12 31forrepairsrequiredbytherecall.[Reasonable] Compensationforparts[,] andlabor[, and
	434	+	32service] forrecallrepairsshallbedeterminedundersubsection2ofthissection.
	435	+	33 4.Nofranchisorshallrequireafranchiseetosubmitaclaimauthorizedunderthis
	436	+	34sectionsoonerthanthirtydaysafterthefranchiseecompletesthepreparation,delivery,or
	437	+	35warrantyserviceauthorizingtheclaimforpreparation,delivery,orwarrantyservice.All
	438	+	36claimsmadebyafranchiseeunderthissectionshallbepaidwithinthirtydaysaftertheir
	439	+	37approval.Allclaimsshallbeeitherapprovedordisapprovedbythefranchisorwithinthirty
	440	+	38daysaftertheirreceiptonaproperformgenerallyusedbythefranchisorandcontainingthe
	441	+	39usuallyrequiredinformationtherein.Anyclaimsnotspecificallydisapprovedinwriting
	442	+	40withinthirtydaysafterthereceiptoftheformshallbeconsideredtobeapprovedand
	443	+	41paymentshallbemadewithinfifteendaysthereafter.Afranchiseeshallnotberequiredto
	444	+	42maintaindefectivepartsformorethanthirtydaysaftersubmissionofaclaim.
	445	+	43 5.Afranchisorshallcompensatethefranchiseeforfranchisor-sponsoredsalesor
	446	+	44servicepromotionevents,includingbutnotlimitedto,rebates,programs,oractivitiesin
	447	+	45accordancewithestablishedwrittenguidelinesforsuchevents,programs,oractivities,which
	448	+	46guidelinesshallbeprovidedtoeachfranchisee.
	449	+	47 6.Nofranchisorshallrequireafranchiseetosubmitaclaimauthorizedunder
	450	+	48subsection5ofthissectionsoonerthanthirtydaysafterthefranchiseebecomeseligibleto
	451	+	49submittheclaim.Allclaimsmadebyafranchiseepursuanttosubsection5ofthissectionfor
	452	+	50promotionevents,includingbutnotlimitedtorebates,programs,oractivitiesshallbepaid
	453	+	51withintendaysaftertheirapproval.Allclaimsshallbeeitherapprovedordisapprovedbythe
	454	+	52franchisorwithinthirtydaysaftertheirreceiptonaproperformgenerallyusedbythe
	455	+	53franchisorandcontainingtheusuallyrequiredinformationtherein.Anyclaimnot
	456	+	54specificallydisapprovedinwritingwithinthirtydaysafterthereceiptofthisformshallbe
	457	+	55consideredtobeapprovedandpaymentshallbemadewithin[ten]fifteendays.
	458	+	56 7.Incalculatingtheretailratecustomarilychargedbythefranchiseeforparts,
	459	+	57service,andlabor,thefollowingworkshallnotbeincludedinthecalculation:
	460	+	58 (1)Repairsforfranchisor,manufacturer,ordistributorspecialevents,specials,or
	461	+	59promotionaldiscountsforretailcustomerrepairs;
	462	+	60 (2)Partssoldatwholesale;
	463	+	61 (3)Engineassembliesandtransmissionassemblies;
	464	+	62 (4)Routinemaintenancenotcoveredunderanyretailcustomerwarranty,suchas
	465	+	63fluids,filters,andbeltsnotprovidedinthecourseofrepairs;
	466	+	64 (5)Nuts,bolts,fasteners,andsimilaritemsthatdonothaveanindividualpart
	467	+	65number;
	468	+	66 (6)Tires;and
	469	+	67 (7)Vehiclereconditioning.
	470	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 13 68 8.Ifafranchisor,manufacturer,importer,ordistributorfurnishesapartorcomponent
	471	+	69toafranchisee,atnocost,touseinperformingrepairsunderarecall,campaignservice
	472	+	70action,orwarrantyrepair,thefranchisorshallcompensatethefranchiseeforthepartor
	473	+	71componentinthesamemanneraswarrantypartscompensationunderthissectionby
	474	+	72compensatingthefranchiseeattheaveragemarkuponthecostforthepartorcomponentas
	475	+	73listedinthepricescheduleofthefranchisor,manufacturer,importer,ordistributor,lessthe
	476	+	74costforthepartorcomponent.Thissubsectionshallnotapplytoentireengine
	477	+	75assemblies,propulsionengineassemblies,includingelectricvehiclebatteries,orentire
	478	+	76transmissionassemblies.
	479	+	77 9.Afranchisorshallnotrequireafranchiseetoestablishtheretailratecustomarily
	480	+	78chargedbythefranchiseeforparts,service,orlaborbyanundulyburdensomeortime-
	481	+	79consumingmethodorbyrequiringinformationthatisundulyburdensomeortimeconsuming
	482	+	80toprovide,including,butnotlimitedto,part-by-partortransaction-by-transaction
	483	+	81calculations.Afranchiseeshallnotrequestafranchisortoapproveadifferentlaborrate
	484	+	82orpartsratemorethantwiceinonecalendaryear.
	485	+	83 10.Ifafranchiseesubmitsanyclaimunderthissectiontoafranchisorthatis
	486	+	84incomplete,inaccurate,orlackinganyinformationusuallyrequiredbythefranchisor,thenthe
	487	+	85franchisorshallpromptlynotifythefranchisee,andthetimelimittosubmittheclaimshallbe
	488	+	86extendedforareasonablelengthoftime,notlessthanfivebusinessdaysfollowingnoticeby
	489	+	87thefranchisortothefranchisee,forthefranchiseetoprovidethecomplete,accurate,or
	490	+	88lackinginformationtothefranchisor.
	491	+	89 11.(1)Afranchisormayonlyauditwarranty,sales,orincentiveclaimsandcharge-
	492	+	90backtothefranchiseeunsubstantiatedclaimsforaperiodoftwelvemonthsfollowing
	493	+	91payment,subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofthissection.Furthermore,ifthefranchisorhas
	494	+	92goodcausetobelievethatafranchiseehassubmittedfraudulentclaims,thenthefranchisor
	495	+	93mayonlyauditsuspectedfraudulentwarranty,sales,orincentiveclaimsandcharge-backto
	496	+	94thefranchiseefraudulentclaimsforaperiodoftwoyearsfollowingpayment,subjecttoall
	497	+	95provisionsofthissection.
	498	+	96 (2)Afranchisorshallnotrequiredocumentationforwarranty,sales,orincentive
	499	+	97claimsmorethantwelvemonthsaftertheclaimwaspaid.
	500	+	98 (3)Priortorequiringanycharge-back,reimbursement,orcreditagainstafuture
	501	+	99transactionarisingoutofanaudit,thefranchisorshallsubmitwrittennoticetothefranchisee
	502	+	100alongwithacopyofitsauditandthedetailedreasonforeachintendedcharge-back,
	503	+	101reimbursement,orcredit.
	504	+	102 12.Afranchiseemayfileacomplaintwiththeadministrativehearingcommission
	505	+	103pursuanttosection407.822within[thirty] sixtydaysafterreceiptofany[such] written
	506	+	104notice[challengingsuchaction] byafranchisorofanyadversedecisiononanyclaimfor
	507	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 14 105reimbursementsubmittedpursuanttothissection,including,butnotlimitedto,specific
	508	+	106claimsforreimbursementinindividualwarrantyrepairtransactions,andrequestsfor
	509	+	107anincreaseinlabororpartsrate.Ifacomplaintisfiledwithinthe[thirty] sixtydays,then
	510	+	108the[charge-back,reimbursement,orcredit] denialorreductionofreimbursement,denial
	511	+	109ofarequestforanincreaseinlabororpartsrate,charge-back,orotherdetermination
	512	+	110byafranchisorwhichisadversetoafranchiseeshallbestayedpendingahearingand
	513	+	111determinationofthematterundersection407.822.Thefranchisorshallfileananswerto
	514	+	112thecomplaintwithinthirtydaysafterserviceofthecomplaint.If,followingahearing
	515	+	113whichshallbeheldwithinsixtydaysfollowingserviceofthefranchisor'sanswer,the
	516	+	114administrativehearingcommissiondeterminesthat[anyportionofthecharge-back,
	517	+	115reimbursement,orcreditisimproper,thenthatportionofthecharge-back,reimbursement,
	518	+	116orcreditshallbevoidandnotallowed] afranchisorhasviolatedanyrequirementsofthis
	519	+	117section,thenthedenialorreductionofreimbursement,denialofarequestforan
	520	+	118increaseinlabororpartsrate,orcharge-backshallbevoidandthefranchisorshall,
	521	+	119withinfifteendaysofthecommission'sorder,fairlycompensatethefranchiseeas
	522	+	120requiredbytheprovisionsofthissection.Section407.835shallapplytoproceedings
	523	+	121pursuanttothissection.
	524	+	[304.820.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,noperson
	525	+	2 twenty-oneyearsofageoryoungeroperatingamovingmotorvehicleupon
	526	+	3 thehighwaysofthisstateshall,bymeansofahand-heldelectronicwireless
	527	+	4 communicationsdevice,send,read,orwriteatextmessageorelectronic
	528	+	5 message.
	529	+	6 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,nopersonshalloperate
	530	+	7 acommercialmotorvehiclewhileusingahand-heldmobiletelephone.
	531	+	8 3.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection,nopersonshalloperate
	532	+	9 acommercialmotorvehiclewhileusingawirelesscommunicationsdeviceto
	533	+	10 send,read,orwriteatextmessageorelectronicmessage.
	534	+	11 4.Theprovisionsofsubsection1throughsubsection3ofthissection
	535	+	12 shallnotapplytoapersonoperating:
	536	+	13 (1)Anauthorizedemergencyvehicle;or
	537	+	14 (2)Amovingmotorvehiclewhileusingahand-heldelectronic
	538	+	15 wirelesscommunicationsdeviceto:
	539	+	16 (a)Reportillegalactivity;
	540	+	17 (b)Summonmedicalorotheremergencyhelp;
	541	+	18 (c)Preventinjurytoapersonorproperty;or
	542	+	19 (d)Relayinformationbetweenatransitorfor-hireoperatorandthat
	543	+	20 operator'sdispatcher,inwhichthedeviceispermanentlyaffixedtothevehicle.
	544	+	21 5.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedorinterpretedas
	545	+	22 prohibitingapersonfrommakingortakingpartinatelephonecall,bymeans
	546	+	23 ofahand-heldelectronicwirelesscommunicationsdevice,whileoperatinga
	547	+	24 noncommercialmotorvehicleuponthehighwaysofthisstate.
	548	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 15 25 6.Asusedinthissection,"electronicmessage"meansaself-contained
	549	+	26 pieceofdigitalcommunicationthatisdesignedorintendedtobetransmitted
	550	+	27 betweenhand-heldelectronicwirelesscommunicationdevices."Electronic
	551	+	28 message"includes,butisnotlimitedto,electronicmail,atextmessage,an
	552	+	29 instantmessage,oracommandorrequesttoaccessaninternetsite.
	553	+	30 7.Asusedinthissection,"hand-heldelectronicwireless
	554	+	31 communicationsdevice"includesanyhand-heldcellularphone,palmpilot,
	555	+	32 blackberry,orothermobileelectronicdeviceusedtocommunicateverballyor
	556	+	33 bytextorelectronicmessaging,butshallnotapplytoanydevicethatis
	557	+	34 permanentlyembeddedintothearchitectureanddesignofthemotorvehicle.
	558	+	35 8.Asusedinthissection,"makingortakingpartinatelephonecall"
	559	+	36 meanslisteningtoorengaginginverbalcommunicationthroughahand-held
	560	+	37 electronicwirelesscommunicationdevice.
	561	+	38 9.Asusedinthissection,"send,read,orwriteatextmessageor
	562	+	39 electronicmessage"meansusingahand-heldelectronicwireless
	563	+	40 telecommunicationsdevicetomanuallycommunicatewithanypersonby
	564	+	41 usinganelectronicmessage.Sending,reading,orwritingatextmessageor
	565	+	42 electronicmessagedoesnotincludereading,selecting,orenteringaphone
	566	+	43 numberornameintoahand-heldelectronicwirelesscommunicationsdevice
	567	+	44 forthepurposeofmakingatelephonecall.
	568	+	45 10.Aviolationofthissectionshallbedeemedaninfractionandshall
	569	+	46 bedeemedamovingviolationforpurposesofpointassessmentundersection
	570	+	47 302.302.
	571	+	48 11.Thestatepreemptsthefieldofregulatingtheuseofhand-held
	572	+	49 electronicwirelesscommunicationsdevicesinmotorvehicles,andthe
	573	+	50 provisionsofthissectionshallsupercedeanylocallaws,ordinances,orders,
	574	+	51 rules,orregulationsenactedbyacounty,municipality,orotherpolitical
	575	+	52 subdivisiontoregulatetheuseofhand-heldelectronicwireless
	576	+	53 communicationdevicesbytheoperatorofamotorvehicle.
	577	+	54 12.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplyto:
	578	+	55 (1)Theoperatorofavehiclethatislawfullyparkedorstopped;
	579	+	56 (2)Anyofthefollowingwhileintheperformanceoftheirofficial
	580	+	57 duties:alawenforcementofficer;amemberofafiredepartment;orthe
	581	+	58 operatorofapublicorprivateambulance;
	582	+	59 (3)Theuseoffactory-installedoraftermarketglobalpositioning
	583	+	60 systems(GPS)orwirelesscommunicationsdevicesusedtotransmitorreceive
	584	+	61 dataaspartofadigitaldispatchsystem;
	585	+	62 (4)Theuseofvoice-operatedtechnology;
	586	+	63 (5)Theuseoftwo-wayradiotransmittersorreceiversbyalicenseeof
	587	+	64 theFederalCommunicationsCommissionintheAmateurRadioService.]
	588	+	✔
	589	+	HCSSSSCSSB398 16