FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1200
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEREUTER.
2631H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections302.178,451.040,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtotheageofmarriage.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections302.178,451.040,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,arerepealed
2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections302.178,451.040,
3451.080,and451.090,toreadasfollows:
302.178.1.Anypersonbetweentheagesofsixteenandeighteenyearswhois
2qualifiedtoobtainalicensepursuanttosections302.010to302.340mayapplyfor,andthe
3directorshallissue,anintermediatedriver'slicenseentitlingtheapplicant,whilehavingsuch
4licenseinhisorherpossession,tooperateamotorvehicleoftheappropriateclassuponthe
5highwaysofthisstateinconjunctionwiththerequirementsofthissection.Anintermediate
6driver'slicenseshallbereadilydistinguishablefromalicenseissuedtothoseovertheageof
7eighteen.Allapplicantsforanintermediatedriver'slicenseshall:
8 (1)Successfullycompletetheexaminationrequiredbysection302.173;
9 (2)Paythefeerequiredbysubsection4ofthissection;
10 (3)Havehadatemporaryinstructionpermitissuedpursuanttosubsection1of
11section302.130foratleastasix-monthperiodoravalidlicensefromanotherstate;and
12 (4)Haveaparent,grandparent,legalguardian,or,iftheapplicantisaparticipantina
13federalresidentialjobtrainingprogram,adrivinginstructoremployedbyafederalresidential
14jobtrainingprogram,signtheapplicationstatingthattheapplicanthascompletedatleast
15fortyhoursofsuperviseddrivingexperienceunderatemporaryinstructionpermitissued
16pursuanttosubsection1ofsection302.130,or,iftheapplicantisanemancipatedminor,the
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17personovertwenty-oneyearsofagewhosupervisedsuchdriving.Forpurposesofthis
18section,theterm"emancipatedminor"meansapersonwhoisatleastsixteenyearsofage,but
19lessthaneighteenyearsofage,who:
20 (a)[Marrieswiththeconsentofthelegalcustodialparentorlegalguardianpursuant
21tosection451.080;
22 (b)]Hasbeendeclaredemancipatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction;
23 [(c)](b)EntersactivedutyintheArmedForces;
24 [(d)](c)Haswrittenconsenttotheemancipationfromthecustodialparentorlegal
25guardian;or
26 [(e)](d)Throughemploymentorothermeansprovidesforsuchperson'sownfood,
27shelterandothercost-of-livingexpenses;
28 (5)Havehadnoalcohol-relatedenforcementcontactsasdefinedinsection302.525
29duringtheprecedingtwelvemonths;and
30 (6)Havenononalcoholictrafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessedpursuantto
31section302.302,withintheprecedingsixmonths.
32 2.Anintermediatedriver'slicensegrantsthelicenseethesameprivilegestooperate
33thatclassificationofmotorvehicleasalicenseissuedpursuanttosection302.177,exceptthat
34nopersonshalloperateamotorvehicleonthehighwaysofthisstateundersuchan
35intermediatedriver'slicensebetweenthehoursof1:00a.m.and5:00a.m.unless
36accompaniedbyapersondescribedinsubsection1ofsection302.130;exceptthelicensee
37mayoperateamotorvehiclewithoutbeingaccompaniedifthetravelistoorfromaschoolor
38educationalprogramoractivity,aregularplaceofemploymentorinemergencysituationsas
39definedbythedirectorbyregulation.
40 3.Eachintermediatedriver'slicenseshallberestrictedbyrequiringthatthedriver
41andallpassengersinthelicensee'svehiclewearsafetybeltsatalltimes.Thissafetybelt
42restrictionshallnotapplytoapersonoperatingamotorcycle.Forthefirstsixmonthsafter
43issuanceoftheintermediatedriver'slicense,theholderofthelicenseshallnotoperateamotor
44vehiclewithmorethanonepassengerwhoisundertheageofnineteenwhoisnotamember
45oftheholder'simmediatefamily.Asusedinthissubsection,anintermediatedriver'slicense
46holder'simmediatefamilyshallincludebrothers,sisters,stepbrothersorstepsistersofthe
47driver,includingadoptedorfosterchildrenresidinginthesamehouseholdoftheintermediate
48driver'slicenseholder.Aftertheexpirationofthefirstsixmonths,theholderofan
49intermediatedriver'slicenseshallnotoperateamotorvehiclewithmorethanthreepassengers
50whoareundernineteenyearsofageandwhoarenotmembersoftheholder'simmediate
51family.Thepassengerrestrictionsofthissubsectionshallnotbeapplicabletoany
52intermediatedriver'slicenseholderwhoisoperatingamotorvehiclebeingusedin
53agriculturalwork-relatedactivities.
HB1200 2 54 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection302.177tothecontrary,thefeeforan
55intermediatedriver'slicenseshallbefivedollarsandsuchlicenseshallbevalidforaperiodof
56twoyears.
57 5.Anyintermediatedriver'slicenseeaccumulatingsixormorepointsinatwelve-
58monthperiodmayberequiredtoparticipateinandsuccessfullycompleteadriver-
59improvementprogramapprovedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission.The
60driver-improvementprogramorderedbythedirectorofrevenueshallnotbeusedinlieuof
61pointassessment.
62 6.(1)Anintermediatedriver'slicenseewhohas,fortheprecedingtwelve-month
63period,hadnoalcohol-relatedenforcementcontacts,asdefinedinsection302.525andno
64trafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessed,uponreachingtheageofeighteenyearsor
65withinthethirtydaysimmediatelyprecedingtheireighteenthbirthdaymayapplyforand
66receivewithoutfurtherexamination,otherthanavisiontestasprescribedbysection302.173,
67alicenseissuedpursuanttothischaptergrantingfulldrivingprivileges.Suchpersonshall
68paytherequiredfeeforsuchlicenseasprescribedinsection302.177.
69 (2)Ifanintermediatedriver'slicenseexpiresonaSaturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday,
70suchlicenseshallremainvalidforthefivebusinessdaysimmediatelyfollowingthe
71expirationdate.Innocaseshallalicenseewhoseintermediatedriver'slicenseexpiresona
72Saturday,Sunday,orlegalholidaybeguiltyofanoffenseofdrivingwithanexpiredorinvalid
73driver'slicenseifsuchoffenseoccurredwithinfivebusinessdaysimmediatelyfollowingan
74expirationdatethatoccursonaSaturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday.
75 (3)Thedirectorofrevenueshalldenyanapplicationforafulldriver'slicenseuntil
76thepersonhashadnotrafficconvictionsforwhichpointsareassessedforaperiodoftwelve
77monthspriortothedateofapplicationforlicenseoruntilthepersoniseligibletoapplyfora
78six-yeardriver'slicenseasprovidedforinsection302.177,providedtheapplicantis
79otherwiseeligibleforfulldrivingprivileges.Anintermediatedriver'slicenseshallexpire
80whenthelicenseeiseligibleandreceivesafulldriver'slicenseasprescribedinsubdivision
81(1)ofthissection.
82 7.Nopersonuponreachingtheageofeighteenyearswhoseintermediatedriver's
83licenseanddrivingprivilegeisdenied,suspended,cancelledorrevokedinthisstateorany
84otherstateforanyreasonmayapplyforafulldriver'slicenseuntilsuchlicenseordriving
85privilegeisfullyreinstated.Anysuchpersonwhoseintermediatedriver'slicensehasbeen
86revokedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections302.010to302.540shall,uponreceiptof
87reinstatementoftherevocationfromthedirector,passthecompletedriverexamination,apply
88foranewlicense,andpaytheproperfeebeforeagainoperatingamotorvehicleuponthe
89highwaysofthisstate.
HB1200 3 90 8.Apersonshallbeexemptfromtheintermediatelicensingrequirementsifthe
91personhasreachedtheageofeighteenyearsandmeetsallotherlicensingrequirements.
92 9.Anypersonwhoviolatesanyoftheprovisionsofthissectionrelatingto
93intermediatedrivers'licensesortheprovisionsofsection302.130relatingtotemporary
94instructionpermitsisguiltyofaninfraction,andnopointsshallbeassessedtohisorher
95drivingrecordforanysuchviolation.
96 10.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
97createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
98withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
99Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
100generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
101disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
102rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2000,shallbeinvalid
103andvoid.
451.040.1.Previoustoanymarriageinthisstate,alicenseforthatpurposeshallbe
2obtainedfromtheofficerauthorizedtoissuethesame,andnomarriagecontractedshallbe
3recognizedasvalidunlessthelicensehasbeenpreviouslyobtained,andunlessthemarriage
4issolemnizedbyapersonauthorizedbylawtosolemnizemarriages.
5 2.Beforeapplicantsforamarriagelicenseshallreceivealicense,andbeforethe
6recorderofdeedsshallbeauthorizedtoissuealicense,thepartiestothemarriageshall
7presentanapplicationforthelicense,dulyexecutedandsignedinthepresenceoftherecorder
8ofdeedsortheirdeputyorelectronicallythroughanonlineprocess.Ifanapplicantisunable
9tosigntheapplicationinthepresenceoftherecorderofdeedsasaresultoftheapplicant's
10incarcerationorbecausetheapplicanthasbeencalledororderedtoactivemilitarydutyoutof
11thestateorcountry,therecorderofdeedsmayissuealicenseif:
12 (1)Anaffidavitorswornstatementissubmittedbytheincarceratedormilitary
13applicantonaformfurnishedbytherecorderofdeedswhichincludesthenecessary
14informationfortherecorderofdeedstoissueamarriagelicenseunderthissection.Theform
15shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:
16 (a)Thenamesofbothapplicantsforthemarriagelicense;
17 (b)Thedateofbirthoftheincarceratedormilitaryapplicant;
18 (c)Anattestationbytheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantthatbothapplicantsarenot
19related;
20 (d)Thedatethemarriageendediftheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantwas
21previouslymarried;
22 (e)Anattestationsignedbytheincarceratedormilitaryapplicantstatingin
23substantialpartthattheapplicantisunabletoappearinthepresenceoftherecorderofdeeds
HB1200 4 24asaresultoftheapplicant'sincarcerationorbecausetheapplicanthasbeencalledorordered
25toactivemilitarydutyoutofthestateorcountry,whichwillbeverifiedbytheprofessionalor
26officialwhodirectstheoperationofthejailorprisonorthemilitaryapplicant'smilitary
27officer,orsuchprofessional'sorofficial'sdesignee,andacknowledgedbyanotarypublic
28commissionedbythestateofMissouriatthetimeofverification.However,inthecaseofan
29applicantwhoiscalledororderedtoactivemilitarydutyoutsideMissouri,acknowledgment
30maybeobtainedbyanotarypublicwhoisdulycommissionedbyastateotherthanMissouri
31orbynotarialservicesofamilitaryofficerinaccordancewiththeUniformCodeofMilitary
32Justiceatthetimeofverification;
33 (2)Thecompletedmarriagelicenseapplicationoftheincarceratedormilitary
34applicantissubmittedwhichincludestheapplicant'sSocialSecuritynumber;exceptthat,in
35theeventtheapplicantdoesnothaveaSocialSecuritynumber,aswornstatementbythe
36applicanttothateffect;and
37 (3)Acopyofagovernment-issuedidentificationfortheincarceratedormilitary
38applicantwhichcontainstheapplicant'sphotograph.However,insuchcasetheincarcerated
39applicantdoesnothavesuchanidentificationbecausethejailorprisontowhichheorsheis
40confineddoesnotissueanidentificationwithaphotohisorhernotarizedapplicationshall
41satisfythisrequirement.
42 3.EachapplicationforalicenseshallcontaintheSocialSecuritynumberofthe
43applicant,providedthattheapplicantinfacthasaSocialSecuritynumber,ortheapplicant
44shallsignastatementprovidedbytherecorderthattheapplicantdoesnothaveaSocial
45Securitynumber.TheSocialSecuritynumbercontainedinanapplicationforamarriage
46licenseshallbeexemptfromexaminationandcopyingpursuanttosection610.024.Afterthe
47receiptoftheapplicationtherecorderofdeedsshallissuethelicense,unlessoneoftheparties
48withdrawstheapplication.Thelicenseshallbevoidafterthirtydaysfromthedateof
49issuance.
50 4.Anypersonviolatingtheprovisionsofthissectionshallbedeemedguiltyofa
51misdemeanor.
52 5.Common-lawmarriagesshallbenullandvoid.
53 6.Provided,however,thatnomarriageshallbedeemedoradjudgedinvalid,norshall
54thevaliditybeinanywayaffectedforwantofauthorityinanypersonsosolemnizingthe
55marriagepursuanttosection451.100,ifconsummatedwiththefullbeliefonthepartofthe
56persons,somarried,oreitherofthem,thattheywerelawfullyjoinedinmarriage.
57 7.Intheeventarecorderofdeedsutilizesanonlineprocesstoacceptapplicationsfor
58amarriagelicenseortoissueamarriagelicenseandtheapplicants'identityhasnotbeen
59verifiedinperson,therecorderofdeedsshallhaveatwo-stepidentityverificationprocessor
60aprocessthatindependentlyverifiestheidentityofsuchapplicants.Suchprocessshallbe
HB1200 5 61adoptedaspartofanyelectronicsystemformarriagelicensesiftheapplicantsdonotpresent
62themselvestotherecorderofdeedsorhisorherdesigneeinperson.Itshallbethe
63responsibilityoftherecorderofdeedstoensureanyprocessadoptedtoallowelectronic
64applicationorissuanceofamarriagelicenseverifiestheidentitiesofbothapplicants.The
65recorderofdeedsshallnotacceptapplicationsfororissuemarriagelicensesthroughthe
66processprovidedinthissubsectionunless[bothapplicantsareatleasteighteenyearsofage
67and]atleastoneoftheapplicantsisaresidentofthecountyorcitynotwithinacountyin
68whichtheapplicationwassubmitted.
451.080.1.Therecordersoftheseveralcountiesofthisstate,andtherecorderofthe
2cityofSt.Louis,shall,whenappliedtobyanypersonlegallyentitledtoamarriagelicense,
3issuethesamewhichmaybeinthefollowingform:
4 StateofMissouri )
5 )
6 ss.
7 )
8 Countyof______ )
9 Thislicenseauthorizesanyjudge,associatecircuitjudge,licensedor
10 ordainedpreacherofthegospel,orotherpersonauthorizedunderthelaws
11 ofthisstate,tosolemnizemarriagebetweenABof______,countyof____
12 __andstateof______,whois______theageofeighteenyears,andCD
13 of______,inthecountyof______,stateof______,whois______theage
14 ofeighteenyears.
15 2.[Ifthemanisundereighteenorthewomanundereighteen,addthefollowing:]
16 [Thecustodialparentorguardian,asthecasemaybe,ofthesaidABorC
17 D(ABorCD,asthecasemayrequire),hasgivenhisorherassenttothe
18 saidmarriage.]
19 [Witnessmyhandasrecorder,withthesealofofficeheretoaffixed,atmy
20 office,in______,the______dayof______,20______,recorder.]
21 [3.]Onwhichsuchlicensethepersonsolemnizingthemarriageshall,withinfifteen
22daysaftertheissuingthereof,makeasnearasmaybethefollowingreturn,andreturnsuch
23licensetotheofficerissuingthesame:
24 StateofMissouri )
25 )
26 ss.
27 )
28 Countyof______ )
HB1200 6 29 Thisistocertifythattheundersigned______didat______,insaidcounty,
30 onthe______dayof______A.D.20______,uniteinmarriagetheabove-
31 namedpersons.
451.090.1.Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
2femaleunder[sixteen] eighteenyearsofage[norshallalicensebeissuedauthorizingthe
3marriageofanymaleorfemaletwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertoamaleorfemaleunder
4eighteenyearsofage].
5 2.[Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleorfemale
6undertheageofeighteenyears,exceptwiththeconsentofhisorhercustodialparentor
7guardian,whichconsentshallbegivenatthetime,inwriting,statingtheresidenceofthe
8persongivingsuchconsent,signedandsworntobeforeanofficerauthorizedtoadminister
9oaths.
10 3.]Therecordershallstateineverylicensewhetherthepartiesapplyingforsame[,
11oneoreitherorbothofthem,] areofage[,orwhetherthemaleisundertheageofeighteen
12yearsorthefemaleundertheageofeighteenyears,andifthemaleisundertheageof
13eighteenyearsorthefemaleisundertheageofeighteenyears,thenameofthecustodial
14parentorguardianconsentingtosuchmarriage]. Applicantsshallprovideproofofagetothe
15recorderintheformofacertifiedcopyoftheapplicant'sbirthcertificate,passport,orother
16government-issuedidentification,whichshallthenbedocumentedbytherecorder.
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