Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB1200 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.
OldNewDifferences
11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1200
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEREUTER.
55 2631H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections302.178,451.040,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtotheageofmarriage.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections302.178,451.040,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,arerepealed
1111 2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections302.178,451.040,
1212 3451.080,and451.090,toreadasfollows:
1313 302.178.1.Anypersonbetweentheagesofsixteenandeighteenyearswhois
1414 2qualifiedtoobtainalicensepursuanttosections302.010to302.340mayapplyfor,andthe
1515 3directorshallissue,anintermediatedriver'slicenseentitlingtheapplicant,whilehavingsuch
1616 4licenseinhisorherpossession,tooperateamotorvehicleoftheappropriateclassuponthe
1717 5highwaysofthisstateinconjunctionwiththerequirementsofthissection.Anintermediate
1818 6driver'slicenseshallbereadilydistinguishablefromalicenseissuedtothoseovertheageof
1919 7eighteen.Allapplicantsforanintermediatedriver'slicenseshall:
2020 8 (1)Successfullycompletetheexaminationrequiredbysection302.173;
2121 9 (2)Paythefeerequiredbysubsection4ofthissection;
2222 10 (3)Havehadatemporaryinstructionpermitissuedpursuanttosubsection1of
2323 11section302.130foratleastasix-monthperiodoravalidlicensefromanotherstate;and
2424 12 (4)Haveaparent,grandparent,legalguardian,or,iftheapplicantisaparticipantina
2525 13federalresidentialjobtrainingprogram,adrivinginstructoremployedbyafederalresidential
2626 14jobtrainingprogram,signtheapplicationstatingthattheapplicanthascompletedatleast
2727 15fortyhoursofsuperviseddrivingexperienceunderatemporaryinstructionpermitissued
2828 16pursuanttosubsection1ofsection302.130,or,iftheapplicantisanemancipatedminor,the
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17personovertwenty-oneyearsofagewhosupervisedsuchdriving.Forpurposesofthis
3131 18section,theterm"emancipatedminor"meansapersonwhoisatleastsixteenyearsofage,but
3232 19lessthaneighteenyearsofage,who:
3333 20 (a)[Marrieswiththeconsentofthelegalcustodialparentorlegalguardianpursuant
3434 21tosection451.080;
3535 22 (b)]Hasbeendeclaredemancipatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction;
3636 23 [(c)](b)EntersactivedutyintheArmedForces;
3737 24 [(d)](c)Haswrittenconsenttotheemancipationfromthecustodialparentorlegal
3838 25guardian;or
3939 26 [(e)](d)Throughemploymentorothermeansprovidesforsuchperson'sownfood,
4040 27shelterandothercost-of-livingexpenses;
4141 28 (5)Havehadnoalcohol-relatedenforcementcontactsasdefinedinsection302.525
4242 29duringtheprecedingtwelvemonths;and
4343 30 (6)Havenononalcoholictrafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessedpursuantto
4444 31section302.302,withintheprecedingsixmonths.
4545 32 2.Anintermediatedriver'slicensegrantsthelicenseethesameprivilegestooperate
4646 33thatclassificationofmotorvehicleasalicenseissuedpursuanttosection302.177,exceptthat
4747 34nopersonshalloperateamotorvehicleonthehighwaysofthisstateundersuchan
4848 35intermediatedriver'slicensebetweenthehoursof1:00a.m.and5:00a.m.unless
4949 36accompaniedbyapersondescribedinsubsection1ofsection302.130;exceptthelicensee
5050 37mayoperateamotorvehiclewithoutbeingaccompaniedifthetravelistoorfromaschoolor
5151 38educationalprogramoractivity,aregularplaceofemploymentorinemergencysituationsas
5252 39definedbythedirectorbyregulation.
5353 40 3.Eachintermediatedriver'slicenseshallberestrictedbyrequiringthatthedriver
5454 41andallpassengersinthelicensee'svehiclewearsafetybeltsatalltimes.Thissafetybelt
5555 42restrictionshallnotapplytoapersonoperatingamotorcycle.Forthefirstsixmonthsafter
5656 43issuanceoftheintermediatedriver'slicense,theholderofthelicenseshallnotoperateamotor
5757 44vehiclewithmorethanonepassengerwhoisundertheageofnineteenwhoisnotamember
5858 45oftheholder'simmediatefamily.Asusedinthissubsection,anintermediatedriver'slicense
5959 46holder'simmediatefamilyshallincludebrothers,sisters,stepbrothersorstepsistersofthe
6060 47driver,includingadoptedorfosterchildrenresidinginthesamehouseholdoftheintermediate
6161 48driver'slicenseholder.Aftertheexpirationofthefirstsixmonths,theholderofan
6262 49intermediatedriver'slicenseshallnotoperateamotorvehiclewithmorethanthreepassengers
6363 50whoareundernineteenyearsofageandwhoarenotmembersoftheholder'simmediate
6464 51family.Thepassengerrestrictionsofthissubsectionshallnotbeapplicabletoany
6565 52intermediatedriver'slicenseholderwhoisoperatingamotorvehiclebeingusedin
6666 53agriculturalwork-relatedactivities.
6767 HB1200 2 54 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection302.177tothecontrary,thefeeforan
6868 55intermediatedriver'slicenseshallbefivedollarsandsuchlicenseshallbevalidforaperiodof
6969 56twoyears.
7070 57 5.Anyintermediatedriver'slicenseeaccumulatingsixormorepointsinatwelve-
7171 58monthperiodmayberequiredtoparticipateinandsuccessfullycompleteadriver-
7272 59improvementprogramapprovedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission.The
7373 60driver-improvementprogramorderedbythedirectorofrevenueshallnotbeusedinlieuof
7474 61pointassessment.
7575 62 6.(1)Anintermediatedriver'slicenseewhohas,fortheprecedingtwelve-month
7676 63period,hadnoalcohol-relatedenforcementcontacts,asdefinedinsection302.525andno
7777 64trafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessed,uponreachingtheageofeighteenyearsor
7878 65withinthethirtydaysimmediatelyprecedingtheireighteenthbirthdaymayapplyforand
7979 66receivewithoutfurtherexamination,otherthanavisiontestasprescribedbysection302.173,
8080 67alicenseissuedpursuanttothischaptergrantingfulldrivingprivileges.Suchpersonshall
8181 68paytherequiredfeeforsuchlicenseasprescribedinsection302.177.
8282 69 (2)Ifanintermediatedriver'slicenseexpiresonaSaturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday,
8383 70suchlicenseshallremainvalidforthefivebusinessdaysimmediatelyfollowingthe
8484 71expirationdate.Innocaseshallalicenseewhoseintermediatedriver'slicenseexpiresona
8585 72Saturday,Sunday,orlegalholidaybeguiltyofanoffenseofdrivingwithanexpiredorinvalid
8686 73driver'slicenseifsuchoffenseoccurredwithinfivebusinessdaysimmediatelyfollowingan
8787 74expirationdatethatoccursonaSaturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday.
8888 75 (3)Thedirectorofrevenueshalldenyanapplicationforafulldriver'slicenseuntil
8989 76thepersonhashadnotrafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessedforaperiodoftwelve
9090 77monthspriortothedateofapplicationforlicenseoruntilthepersoniseligibletoapplyfora
9191 78six-yeardriver'slicenseasprovidedforinsection302.177,providedtheapplicantis
9292 79otherwiseeligibleforfulldrivingprivileges.Anintermediatedriver'slicenseshallexpire
9393 80whenthelicenseeiseligibleandreceivesafulldriver'slicenseasprescribedinsubdivision
9494 81(1)ofthissection.
9595 82 7.Nopersonuponreachingtheageofeighteenyearswhoseintermediatedriver's
9696 83licenseanddrivingprivilegeisdenied,suspended,cancelledorrevokedinthisstateorany
9797 84otherstateforanyreasonmayapplyforafulldriver'slicenseuntilsuchlicenseordriving
9898 85privilegeisfullyreinstated.Anysuchpersonwhoseintermediatedriver'slicensehasbeen
9999 86revokedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections302.010to302.540shall,uponreceiptof
100100 87reinstatementoftherevocationfromthedirector,passthecompletedriverexamination,apply
101101 88foranewlicense,andpaytheproperfeebeforeagainoperatingamotorvehicleuponthe
102102 89highwaysofthisstate.
103103 HB1200 3 90 8.Apersonshallbeexemptfromtheintermediatelicensingrequirementsifthe
104104 91personhasreachedtheageofeighteenyearsandmeetsallotherlicensingrequirements.
105105 92 9.Anypersonwhoviolatesanyoftheprovisionsofthissectionrelatingto
106106 93intermediatedrivers'licensesortheprovisionsofsection302.130relatingtotemporary
107107 94instructionpermitsisguiltyofaninfraction,andnopointsshallbeassessedtohisorher
108108 95drivingrecordforanysuchviolation.
109109 96 10.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
110110 97createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
111111 98withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
112112 99Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
113113 100generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
114114 101disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
115115 102rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2000,shallbeinvalid
116116 103andvoid.
117117 451.040.1.Previoustoanymarriageinthisstate,alicenseforthatpurposeshallbe
118118 2obtainedfromtheofficerauthorizedtoissuethesame,andnomarriagecontractedshallbe
119119 3recognizedasvalidunlessthelicensehasbeenpreviouslyobtained,andunlessthemarriage
120120 4issolemnizedbyapersonauthorizedbylawtosolemnizemarriages.
121121 5 2.Beforeapplicantsforamarriagelicenseshallreceivealicense,andbeforethe
122122 6recorderofdeedsshallbeauthorizedtoissuealicense,thepartiestothemarriageshall
123123 7presentanapplicationforthelicense,dulyexecutedandsignedinthepresenceoftherecorder
124124 8ofdeedsortheirdeputyorelectronicallythroughanonlineprocess.Ifanapplicantisunable
125125 9tosigntheapplicationinthepresenceoftherecorderofdeedsasaresultoftheapplicant's
126126 10incarcerationorbecausetheapplicanthasbeencalledororderedtoactivemilitarydutyoutof
127127 11thestateorcountry,therecorderofdeedsmayissuealicenseif:
128128 12 (1)Anaffidavitorswornstatementissubmittedbytheincarceratedormilitary
129129 13applicantonaformfurnishedbytherecorderofdeedswhichincludesthenecessary
130130 14informationfortherecorderofdeedstoissueamarriagelicenseunderthissection.Theform
131131 15shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:
132132 16 (a)Thenamesofbothapplicantsforthemarriagelicense;
133133 17 (b)Thedateofbirthoftheincarceratedormilitaryapplicant;
134134 18 (c)Anattestationbytheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantthatbothapplicantsarenot
135135 19related;
136136 20 (d)Thedatethemarriageendediftheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantwas
137137 21previouslymarried;
138138 22 (e)Anattestationsignedbytheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantstatingin
139139 23substantialpartthattheapplicantisunabletoappearinthepresenceoftherecorderofdeeds
140140 HB1200 4 24asaresultoftheapplicant'sincarcerationorbecausetheapplicanthasbeencalledorordered
141141 25toactivemilitarydutyoutofthestateorcountry,whichwillbeverifiedbytheprofessionalor
142142 26officialwhodirectstheoperationofthejailorprisonorthemilitaryapplicant'smilitary
143143 27officer,orsuchprofessional'sorofficial'sdesignee,andacknowledgedbyanotarypublic
144144 28commissionedbythestateofMissouriatthetimeofverification.However,inthecaseofan
145145 29applicantwhoiscalledororderedtoactivemilitarydutyoutsideMissouri,acknowledgment
146146 30maybeobtainedbyanotarypublicwhoisdulycommissionedbyastateotherthanMissouri
147147 31orbynotarialservicesofamilitaryofficerinaccordancewiththeUniformCodeofMilitary
148148 32Justiceatthetimeofverification;
149149 33 (2)Thecompletedmarriagelicenseapplicationoftheincarceratedormilitary
150150 34applicantissubmittedwhichincludestheapplicant'sSocialSecuritynumber;exceptthat,in
151151 35theeventtheapplicantdoesnothaveaSocialSecuritynumber,aswornstatementbythe
152152 36applicanttothateffect;and
153153 37 (3)Acopyofagovernment-issuedidentificationfortheincarceratedormilitary
154154 38applicantwhichcontainstheapplicant'sphotograph.However,insuchcasetheincarcerated
155155 39applicantdoesnothavesuchanidentificationbecausethejailorprisontowhichheorsheis
156156 40confineddoesnotissueanidentificationwithaphotohisorhernotarizedapplicationshall
157157 41satisfythisrequirement.
158158 42 3.EachapplicationforalicenseshallcontaintheSocialSecuritynumberofthe
159159 43applicant,providedthattheapplicantinfacthasaSocialSecuritynumber,ortheapplicant
160160 44shallsignastatementprovidedbytherecorderthattheapplicantdoesnothaveaSocial
161161 45Securitynumber.TheSocialSecuritynumbercontainedinanapplicationforamarriage
162162 46licenseshallbeexemptfromexaminationandcopyingpursuanttosection610.024.Afterthe
163163 47receiptoftheapplicationtherecorderofdeedsshallissuethelicense,unlessoneoftheparties
164164 48withdrawstheapplication.Thelicenseshallbevoidafterthirtydaysfromthedateof
165165 49issuance.
166166 50 4.Anypersonviolatingtheprovisionsofthissectionshallbedeemedguiltyofa
167167 51misdemeanor.
168168 52 5.Common-lawmarriagesshallbenullandvoid.
169169 53 6.Provided,however,thatnomarriageshallbedeemedoradjudgedinvalid,norshall
170170 54thevaliditybeinanywayaffectedforwantofauthorityinanypersonsosolemnizingthe
171171 55marriagepursuanttosection451.100,ifconsummatedwiththefullbeliefonthepartofthe
172172 56persons,somarried,oreitherofthem,thattheywerelawfullyjoinedinmarriage.
173173 57 7.Intheeventarecorderofdeedsutilizesanonlineprocesstoacceptapplicationsfor
174174 58amarriagelicenseortoissueamarriagelicenseandtheapplicants'identityhasnotbeen
175175 59verifiedinperson,therecorderofdeedsshallhaveatwo-stepidentityverificationprocessor
176176 60aprocessthatindependentlyverifiestheidentityofsuchapplicants.Suchprocessshallbe
177177 HB1200 5 61adoptedaspartofanyelectronicsystemformarriagelicensesiftheapplicantsdonotpresent
178178 62themselvestotherecorderofdeedsorhisorherdesigneeinperson.Itshallbethe
179179 63responsibilityoftherecorderofdeedstoensureanyprocessadoptedtoallowelectronic
180180 64applicationorissuanceofamarriagelicenseverifiestheidentitiesofbothapplicants.The
181181 65recorderofdeedsshallnotacceptapplicationsfororissuemarriagelicensesthroughthe
182182 66processprovidedinthissubsectionunless[bothapplicantsareatleasteighteenyearsofage
183183 67and]atleastoneoftheapplicantsisaresidentofthecountyorcitynotwithinacountyin
184184 68whichtheapplicationwassubmitted.
185185 451.080.1.Therecordersoftheseveralcountiesofthisstate,andtherecorderofthe
186186 2cityofSt.Louis,shall,whenappliedtobyanypersonlegallyentitledtoamarriagelicense,
187187 3issuethesamewhichmaybeinthefollowingform:
188188 4 StateofMissouri )
189189 5 )
190190 6 ss.
191191 7 )
192192 8 Countyof______ )
193193 9 Thislicenseauthorizesanyjudge,associatecircuitjudge,licensedor
194194 10 ordainedpreacherofthegospel,orotherpersonauthorizedunderthelaws
195195 11 ofthisstate,tosolemnizemarriagebetweenABof______,countyof____
196196 12 __andstateof______,whois______theageofeighteenyears,andCD
197197 13 of______,inthecountyof______,stateof______,whois______theage
198198 14 ofeighteenyears.
199199 15 2.[Ifthemanisundereighteenorthewomanundereighteen,addthefollowing:]
200200 16 [Thecustodialparentorguardian,asthecasemaybe,ofthesaidABorC
201201 17 D(ABorCD,asthecasemayrequire),hasgivenhisorherassenttothe
202202 18 saidmarriage.]
203203 19 [Witnessmyhandasrecorder,withthesealofofficeheretoaffixed,atmy
204204 20 office,in______,the______dayof______,20______,recorder.]
205205 21 [3.]Onwhichsuchlicensethepersonsolemnizingthemarriageshall,withinfifteen
206206 22daysaftertheissuingthereof,makeasnearasmaybethefollowingreturn,andreturnsuch
207207 23licensetotheofficerissuingthesame:
208208 24 StateofMissouri )
209209 25 )
210210 26 ss.
211211 27 )
212212 28 Countyof______ )
213213 HB1200 6 29 Thisistocertifythattheundersigned______didat______,insaidcounty,
214214 30 onthe______dayof______A.D.20______,uniteinmarriagetheabove-
215215 31 namedpersons.
216216 451.090.1.Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
217217 2femaleunder[sixteen] eighteenyearsofage[norshallalicensebeissuedauthorizingthe
218218 3marriageofanymaleorfemaletwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertoamaleorfemaleunder
219219 4eighteenyearsofage].
220220 5 2.[Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleorfemale
221221 6undertheageofeighteenyears,exceptwiththeconsentofhisorhercustodialparentor
222222 7guardian,whichconsentshallbegivenatthetime,inwriting,statingtheresidenceofthe
223223 8persongivingsuchconsent,signedandsworntobeforeanofficerauthorizedtoadminister
224224 9oaths.
225225 10 3.]Therecordershallstateineverylicensewhetherthepartiesapplyingforsame[,
226226 11oneoreitherorbothofthem,] areofage[,orwhetherthemaleisundertheageofeighteen
227227 12yearsorthefemaleundertheageofeighteenyears,andifthemaleisundertheageof
228228 13eighteenyearsorthefemaleisundertheageofeighteenyears,thenameofthecustodial
229229 14parentorguardianconsentingtosuchmarriage]. Applicantsshallprovideproofofagetothe
230230 15recorderintheformofacertifiedcopyoftheapplicant'sbirthcertificate,passport,orother
231231 16government-issuedidentification,whichshallthenbedocumentedbytherecorder.
232232 âś”
233233 HB1200 7