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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.214
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECROSSLEY.
55 0965H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections301.218,407.300,and570.030,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffour
88 newsectionsrelatingtodetachedcatalyticconverters,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections301.218,407.300,and570.030,RSMo,arerepealedandfour
1111 2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections301.218,407.300,570.030,and
1212 3570.031,toreadasfollows:
1313 301.218.1.Nopersonshall,exceptasanincidenttothesale,repair,rebuildingor
1414 2servicingofvehiclesbyalicensedfranchisedmotorvehicledealer,carryonorconductthe
1515 3followingbusinessunlesslicensedtodosobythedepartmentofrevenueundersections
1616 4301.217to301.229:
1717 5 (1)Sellingusedpartsoforusedaccessoriesforvehiclesasausedpartsdealer,as
1818 6definedinsection301.010;
1919 7 (2)Salvaging,wrecking, ordismantlingvehiclesforresaleofthepartsthereofasa
2020 8salvagedealer[or]anddismantler,asdefinedinsection301.010, orotherwiseengagingin
2121 9thebuyingorsellingofcatalyticconvertersorthecomponentpartsofcatalytic
2222 10converters;
2323 11 (3)Rebuildingandrepairingfourormorewreckedordismantledvehiclesina
2424 12calendaryearasarebuilderorbodyshop,asdefinedinsection301.010;
2525 13 (4)Processingscrappedvehiclesorvehiclepartsasascrapprocessor,asdefinedin
2626 14section301.010.
2727 15 2.Salesatasalvagepoolorasalvagedisposalsaleshallbeopenonlytoandmadeto
2828 16personsactuallyengagedinandholdingacurrentlicenseundersections301.217to301.221
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17and301.550to301.573oranypersonfromanotherstateorjurisdictionwhoislegally
3131 18allowedinhisorherstateofdomiciletopurchaseforresale,rebuild,dismantle,crush,or
3232 19scrapeithermotorvehiclesorsalvagevehicles,andtopersonswhoresideinaforeigncountry
3333 20thatarepurchasingsalvagevehiclesforexportoutsideoftheUnitedStates.Operatorsof
3434 21salvagepoolsorsalvagedisposalsalesshallkeeparecord,forthreeyears,ofsalesofsalvage
3535 22vehicleswiththepurchasers'nameandaddress,andtheyear,make,andvehicleidentification
3636 23numberforeachvehicle.Theserecordsshallbeopenforinspectionasprovidedinsection
3737 24301.225.Suchrecordsshallbesubmittedtothedepartmentonaquarterlybasis.
3838 25 3.Theoperatorofasalvagepoolorsalvagedisposalsale,orsubsequentpurchaser,
3939 26whosellsanonrepairablemotorvehicleorasalvagemotorvehicletoapersonwhoisnota
4040 27residentoftheUnitedStatesatasalvagepoolorasalvagedisposalsaleshall:
4141 28 (1)Stamponthefaceofthetitlesoasnottoobscureanyname,date,ormileage
4242 29statementonthetitlethewords"FOREXPORTONLY"incapitallettersthatareblack;and
4343 30 (2)Stampineachunusedreassignmentspaceonthebackofthetitlethewords"FOR
4444 31EXPORTONLY"andprintthenumberofthedealer'ssalvagevehiclelicense,nameofthe
4545 32salvagepool,orthenameofthegovernmentalentity,asapplicable.
4646 33
4747 34Thewords"FOREXPORTONLY"requiredundersubdivisions(1)and(2)ofthissubsection
4848 35shallbeatleasttwoincheswideandclearlylegible.Copiesofthestampedtitlesshallbe
4949 36forwardedtothedepartment.
5050 37 4.Thedirectorofrevenueshallissueaseparatelicenseforeachkindofbusiness
5151 38describedinsubsection1ofthissection,tobeentitledanddesignatedaseither"usedparts
5252 39dealer";"salvagedealerordismantler";"rebuilderorbodyshop";or"scrapprocessor"
5353 40license.
5454 407.300.1.Everypurchaserorcollectorof,ordealerin,junk,scrapmetal,orany
5555 2secondhandpropertywhoobtainsitemsforresaleorprofitshallkeeparegistercontaininga
5656 3writtenorelectronicrecordforeachpurchaseor[tradeinwhich] trade-inofeachtypeof
5757 4materialsubjecttotheprovisionsofthissection[is]obtainedforvalue.Thereshallbea
5858 5separaterecordforeachtransactioninvolvingany:
5959 6 (1)Copper,brass,orbronze;
6060 7 (2)Aluminumwire,cable,pipe,tubing,bar,ingot,rod,fitting,orfastener;
6161 8 (3)Materialcontainingcopperoraluminumthatisknowinglyusedforfarming
6262 9purposesasfarmingisdefinedinsection350.010;whatevermaybetheconditionorlengthof
6363 10suchmetal;
6464 11 (4)Detachedcatalyticconverter;or
6565 12 (5)Motorvehicle,heavyequipment,ortractorbattery.
6666 13 2.Therecordrequiredbythissectionshallcontainthefollowingdata:
6767 HB214 2 14 (1)Acopyofthedriver'slicense, orotherphotoidentificationissuedbythestateor
6868 15bytheUnitedStatesgovernmentoragencythereof, ofthepersonfromwhomthematerialis
6969 16obtained;
7070 17 (2)Thecurrentaddress,gender,birthdate,andacolorphotographofthepersonfrom
7171 18whomthematerialisobtainedifnotincludedoraredifferentfromtheidentificationrequired
7272 19insubdivision(1)ofthissubsection;
7373 20 (3)Thedate,time,andplaceofthetransaction;
7474 21 (4)Thelicenseplatenumberofthevehicleusedbythesellerduringthetransaction;
7575 22[and]
7676 23 (5)Afulldescriptionofthematerial,includingtheweightandpurchaseprice; and
7777 24 (6)Ifthepurchaseortrade-inincludesadetachedcatalyticconverter:
7878 25 (a)Eitherproofthesellerisabonafideautomobilerepairshoporanaffidavit
7979 26thatatteststhedetachedcatalyticconverterwasacquiredlawfully;and
8080 27 (b)Themake,model,year,andvehicleidentificationnumberofthevehiclefrom
8181 28whichthedetachedcatalyticconverteroriginated.
8282 29 3.(1)Therecordsrequiredunderthissectionshallbemaintainedinorderof
8383 30transactiondateforaminimumof[thirty-sixmonths] fouryearsfromwhensuchmaterial
8484 31isobtainedandshallbeavailableforinspectionbyanylawenforcementofficer.
8585 32 (2)Thedepartmentofrevenueshallcreateandmakeavailableonthe
8686 33departmentwebsiteastandardizedformforrecordingtherecordsrequiredunderthis
8787 34section.
8888 35 (3)Atleastmonthly,apurchaserorcollectorof,ordealerin,junk,scrapmetal,
8989 36oranysecondhandpropertyshallsubmittothedepartmentofrevenuetherecords
9090 37requiredunderthissectiononthedepartment'sform,withcopiesofthepurchaser's,
9191 38collector's,ordealer'sotherrecords,ifany,attached.Thesubmissionmaybeineithera
9292 39paperorelectronicformat.Thedepartmentofrevenuemayprescribetheformatof
9393 40formssubmittedelectronically.
9494 41 4.Notransactionthatincludesadetachedcatalyticconvertershalloccuratany
9595 42locationotherthanthefixedplaceofbusinessofthepurchaserorcollectorof,ordealerin,
9696 43junk,scrapmetal,oranysecondhandproperty.Nodetachedcatalyticconvertershallbe
9797 44altered,modified,disassembled,ordestroyeduntilithasbeeninthepurchaser's,collector's,
9898 45ordealer'spossessionforfivebusinessdays.
9999 46 5.Anyone[licensedundersection301.218whoknowinglypurchasesastolen
100100 47detachedcatalyticconvertershallbesubjecttothefollowingpenalties:
101101 48 (1)Forafirstviolation,afineintheamountoffivethousanddollars;
102102 49 (2)Forasecondviolation,afineintheamountoftenthousanddollars;and
103103 HB214 3 50 (3)Forathirdviolation,revocationofthe]convictedofviolatingthissectionshall
104104 51beguiltyofaclassEfelonyandshallbesubjecttohavinganylicenseforabusiness
105105 52describedundersection301.218revoked.
106106 53 6.Thissectionshallnotapplyto[eitherof]thefollowingtransactions:
107107 54 (1)Anytransactionforwhichthesellerhasanexistingbusinessrelationshipwiththe
108108 55scrapmetaldealerandisknowntothescrapmetaldealermakingthepurchasetobean
109109 56establishedbusinessorpoliticalsubdivisionthatoperatesabusinesswithafixedlocationthat
110110 57canbereasonablyexpectedtogenerateregulatedscrapmetalandcanbereasonablyidentified
111111 58assuchabusiness,andforwhichthesellerispaidbycheckorbyelectronicfundstransfer,or
112112 59thesellerproducesanacceptableidentification,whichshallbeacopyofthedriver'slicense
113113 60orphotoidentificationissuedbythestateorbytheUnitedStatesgovernmentoragency
114114 61thereof,andacopyisretainedbythepurchaser;or
115115 62 (2)Anytransactionforwhichthetypeofmetalsubjecttosubsection1ofthissection
116116 63isaminorpartofalargeritem,except[for]thatminorpartsofheatingandcooling
117117 64equipmentorofequipmentusedinthegenerationandtransmissionofelectricalpoweror
118118 65telecommunications, includinganycatalyticconverterofsuchequipment,shallremain
119119 66subjecttothissection.
120120 67 7.Asusedinthissection,"catalyticconverter"meansanydevicedesignedtobe
121121 68usedasanemissionscontroldevicewhenconnectedtoaninternalcombustionengine,
122122 69includingtheconstituentpartsofsuchadevice,whetherassembledintoacompleteunit
123123 70ordisassembledintoseparateconstituentpartsorcomponents.
124124 570.030.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofstealingifheorshe:
125125 2 (1)Appropriatespropertyorservicesofanotherwiththepurposetodeprivehimor
126126 3herthereof,eitherwithouthisorherconsentorbymeansofdeceitorcoercion;
127127 4 (2)Attemptstoappropriateanhydrousammoniaorliquidnitrogenofanotherwiththe
128128 5purposetodeprivehimorherthereof,eitherwithouthisorherconsentorbymeansofdeceit
129129 6orcoercion;[or]
130130 7 (3)Forthepurposeofdeprivingtheownerofalawfulinteresttherein,receives,
131131 8retainsordisposesofpropertyofanotherknowingthatithasbeenstolen,orbelievingthatit
132132 9hasbeenstolen; or
133133 10 (4)Forthepurposeofdeprivingtheownerofalawfulinteresttherein,receives,
134134 11retains,ordisposesofacatalyticconverter,asdefinedinsubsection7ofsection407.300,
135135 12andknowsthatithasbeenstolen,believesthatithasbeenstolen,orreasonablyshould
136136 13suspectthatithasbeenstolen.
137137 14 2.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassAfelonyifthepropertyappropriatedconsistsof
138138 15anyofthefollowingcontaininganyamountofanhydrousammonia:atanktruck,tanktrailer,
139139 16railtankcar,bulkstoragetank,fieldnurse,fieldtankorfieldapplicator.
140140 HB214 4 17 3.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassBfelonyif:
141141 18 (1)Thepropertyappropriatedorattemptedtobeappropriatedconsistsofanyamount
142142 19ofanhydrousammoniaorliquidnitrogen;
143143 20 (2)Thepropertyconsistsofanyanimalconsideredlivestockasthetermlivestockis
144144 21definedinsection144.010,oranycaptivewildlifeheldunderpermitissuedbythe
145145 22conservationcommission,andthevalueoftheanimaloranimalsappropriatedexceedsthree
146146 23thousanddollarsandthatpersonhaspreviouslybeenfoundguiltyofappropriatinganyanimal
147147 24consideredlivestockorcaptivewildlifeheldunderpermitissuedbytheconservation
148148 25commission.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,suchpersonshallservea
149149 26minimumprisontermofnotlessthaneightypercentofhisorhersentencebeforeheorsheis
150150 27eligibleforprobation,parole,conditionalrelease,orotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentof
151151 28corrections;
152152 29 (3)Apersonappropriatespropertyconsistingofamotorvehicle,watercraft,or
153153 30aircraft,andthatpersonhaspreviouslybeenfoundguiltyoftwostealing-relatedoffenses
154154 31committedontwoseparateoccasionswheresuchoffensesoccurredwithintenyearsofthe
155155 32dateofoccurrenceofthepresentoffense;
156156 33 (4)Thepropertyappropriatedorattemptedtobeappropriatedconsistsofanyanimal
157157 34consideredlivestockasthetermisdefinedinsection144.010ifthevalueofthelivestock
158158 35exceedstenthousanddollars;or
159159 36 (5)Thepropertyappropriatedorattemptedtobeappropriatedisownedbyorinthe
160160 37custodyofafinancialinstitutionandthepropertyistakenorattemptedtobetakenphysically
161161 38fromanindividualpersontodeprivetheownerorcustodianoftheproperty.
162162 39 4.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassCfelonyifthevalueofthepropertyorservices
163163 40appropriatedistwenty-fivethousanddollarsormoreorthepropertyisatellermachineorthe
164164 41contentsofatellermachine,includingcash,regardlessofthevalueoramount.
165165 42 5.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassDfelonyif:
166166 43 (1)Thevalueofthepropertyorservicesappropriatedissevenhundredfiftydollarsor
167167 44more;
168168 45 (2)Theoffenderphysicallytakesthepropertyappropriatedfromthepersonofthe
169169 46victim;or
170170 47 (3)Thepropertyappropriatedconsistsof:
171171 48 (a)Anymotorvehicle,watercraftoraircraft;
172172 49 (b)Anywillorunrecordeddeedaffectingrealproperty;
173173 50 (c)Anycreditdevice,debitdeviceorletterofcredit;
174174 51 (d)Anyfirearms;
175175 52 (e)Anyexplosiveweaponasdefinedinsection571.010;
176176 HB214 5 53 (f)AnyUnitedStatesnationalflagdesigned,intendedandusedfordisplayon
177177 54buildingsorstationaryflagstaffsintheopen;
178178 55 (g)Anyoriginalcopyofanact,billorresolution,introducedoracteduponbythe
179179 56legislatureofthestateofMissouri;
180180 57 (h)Anypleading,notice,judgmentoranyotherrecordorentryofanycourtofthis
181181 58state,anyotherstateoroftheUnitedStates;
182182 59 (i)Anybookofregistrationorlistofvotersrequiredbychapter115;
183183 60 (j)Anyanimalconsideredlivestockasthattermisdefinedinsection144.010;
184184 61 (k)Anylivefishraisedforcommercialsalewithavalueofseventy-fivedollarsor
185185 62more;
186186 63 (l)Anycaptivewildlifeheldunderpermitissuedbytheconservationcommission;
187187 64 (m)Anycontrolledsubstanceasdefinedbysection195.010;
188188 65 (n)Ammoniumnitrate;
189189 66 (o)Anywire,electricaltransformer,ormetallicwireassociatedwithtransmitting
190190 67telecommunications,video,internet,orvoiceoverinternetprotocolservice,oranyother
191191 68deviceorpipethatisassociatedwithconductingelectricityortransportingnaturalgasor
192192 69othercombustiblefuels;or
193193 70 (p)Anymaterialappropriatedwiththeintenttousesuchmaterialtomanufacture,
194194 71compound,produce,prepare,testoranalyzeamphetamineormethamphetamineoranyof
195195 72theiranalogues.
196196 73 6.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassEfelonyif:
197197 74 (1)Thepropertyappropriatedisananimal;
198198 75 (2)Thepropertyisacatalyticconverter, asdefinedinsubsection7ofsection
199199 76407.300;
200200 77 (3)Apersonhaspreviouslybeenfoundguiltyofthreestealing-relatedoffenses
201201 78committedonthreeseparateoccasionswheresuchoffensesoccurredwithintenyearsofthe
202202 79dateofoccurrenceofthepresentoffense;or
203203 80 (4)Thepropertyappropriatedisaletter,postalcard,package,bag,orothersealed
204204 81articlethatwasdeliveredbyacommoncarrierordeliveryserviceandnotyetreceivedbythe
205205 82addresseeorthathadbeenlefttobecollectedforshipmentbyacommoncarrierordelivery
206206 83service.
207207 84 7.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassDmisdemeanorifthepropertyisnotofatype
208208 85listedinsubsection2,3,5,or6ofthissection,thepropertyappropriatedhasavalueofless
209209 86thanonehundredfiftydollars,andthepersonhasnopreviousfindingsofguiltforastealing-
210210 87relatedoffense.
211211 88 8.TheoffenseofstealingisaclassAmisdemeanorifnootherpenaltyisspecifiedin
212212 89thissection.
213213 HB214 6 90 9.Ifaviolationofthissectionissubjecttoenhancedpunishmentbasedonprior
214214 91findingsofguilt,suchfindingsofguiltshallbepleadedandproveninthesamemanneras
215215 92requiredbysection558.021.
216216 93 10.Theappropriationofanypropertyorservicesofatypelistedinsubsection2,3,5,
217217 94or6ofthissectionorofavalueofsevenhundredfiftydollarsormoremaybeconsidereda
218218 95separatefelonyandmaybechargedinseparatecounts.
219219 96 11.Thevalueofpropertyorservicesappropriatedpursuanttooneschemeorcourse
220220 97ofconduct,whetherfromthesameorseveralownersandwhetheratthesameordifferent
221221 98times,constitutesasinglecriminalepisodeandmaybeaggregatedindeterminingthegrade
222222 99oftheoffense,exceptassetforthinsubsection10ofthissection.
223223 570.031.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofunlawfulpossessionofadetached
224224 2catalyticconverterifthepersonpossessesacatalyticconverterthatisdetachedfroma
225225 3motorvehiclewiththeintenttosellthecatalyticconverterunless:
226226 4 (1)Thedetachedcatalyticconverterispossessedinthecourseofalegitimate
227227 5businesspurpose;
228228 6 (2)Thedetachedcatalyticconverterisacomponentorconstituentpartofan
229229 7itemorequipmentownedbytheperson;or
230230 8 (3)Thepossessionofthedetachedcatalyticconverterisforsomeotherlawful
231231 9purpose.
232232 10 2.Theoffenseofunlawfulpossessionofadetachedcatalyticconverterisaclass
233233 11Efelony.
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