Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1496
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBILLINGTON.
55 2985H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections302.178and451.090,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenew
88 sectionsrelatingtomarriedminors.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections302.178and451.090,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenewsections
1111 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections302.178,451.015,and451.090,toreadas
1212 3follows:
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,
3232 19exceptasprovidedundersection451.090, butlessthaneighteenyearsofage,who:
3333 20 (a)Marrieswiththeconsentofthelegalcustodialparentorlegalguardianpursuantto
3434 21section451.080;
3535 22 (b)Hasbeendeclaredemancipatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction;
3636 23 (c)EntersactivedutyintheArmedForces;
3737 24 (d)Haswrittenconsenttotheemancipationfromthecustodialparentorlegal
3838 25guardian;or
3939 26 (e)Throughemploymentorothermeansprovidesforsuchperson'sownfood,shelter
4040 27andothercost-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 HB1496 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 HB1496 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 451.015.Aminorwhoislegallymarriedundertheprovisionsofthischapter
118118 2shallbeconsideredanemancipatedminorandshallbequalifiedandcompetentto
119119 3contractforhousing,employment,purchaseofanautomobile,receiptofastudentloan,
120120 4oradmissiontohighschoolorpostsecondaryschool;toobtainmedicalandmental
121121 5healthcare;toestablishabankaccount;tobeadmittedtoashelterforvictimsof
122122 6domesticviolenceasthatphraseisusedinsections455.200to455.220,arapecrisis
123123 7centerasdefinedinsection455.003,orahomelessshelter;andtoreceiveservicesasa
124124 8victimofdomesticviolenceorsexualassaultassuchtermsaredefinedinsection455.010
125125 9including,butnotlimitedto,counseling,courtadvocacy,financialassistance,andother
126126 10advocacyservices.Anemancipatedminormayalsocommence,prosecute,ordefend
127127 11anyactioninhisorherownnameastherealpartyininterest.
128128 451.090.1.Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
129129 2femaleunder[sixteen] seventeenyearsofagenorshallalicensebeissuedauthorizingthe
130130 3marriageofanymaleorfemaletwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertoamaleorfemaleunder
131131 4eighteenyearsofage.
132132 5 2.Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleorfemale
133133 6undertheageofeighteenyears,exceptwiththeconsentofhisorhercustodialparentor
134134 7guardian,whichconsentshallbegivenatthetime,inwriting,statingtheresidenceofthe
135135 8persongivingsuchconsent,signedandsworntobeforeanofficerauthorizedtoadminister
136136 9oaths.
137137 10 3.Therecordershallstateineverylicensewhetherthepartiesapplyingforsame,one
138138 11oreitherorbothofthem,areofage,orwhetherthemaleisundertheageofeighteenyearsor
139139 12thefemaleundertheageofeighteenyears,andifthemaleisundertheageofeighteenyears
140140 HB1496 4 13orthefemaleisundertheageofeighteenyears,thenameofthecustodialparentorguardian
141141 14consentingtosuchmarriage.Applicantsshallprovideproofofagetotherecorderintheform
142142 15ofacertifiedcopyoftheapplicant'sbirthcertificate,passport,orothergovernment-issued
143143 16identification,whichshallthenbedocumentedbytherecorder.
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