FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.484
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHAUSMAN.
0203H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections302.178,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthree
newsectionsrelatingtotheageofmarriage.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections302.178,451.080,and451.090,RSMo,arerepealedandthree
2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections302.178,451.080,and451.090,
3toreadasfollows:
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.
HB484 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.
HB484 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.
451.080.1.Therecordersoftheseveralcountiesofthisstate,andtherecorderofthe
2cityofSt.Louis,shall,whenappliedtobyanypersonlegallyentitledtoamarriagelicense,
3issuethesamewhichmaybeinthefollowingform:
4 StateofMissouri )
5 )
6 ss.
7 )
8 Countyof______ )
9 Thislicenseauthorizesanyjudge,associatecircuitjudge,licensedor
10 ordainedpreacherofthegospel,orotherpersonauthorizedunderthe
11 lawsofthisstate,tosolemnizemarriagebetweenABof______,
12 countyof______andstateof______,whois______theageof
13 eighteenyears,andCDof______,inthecountyof______,stateof__
14 ____,whois______theageofeighteenyears.
15 2.Iftheman[isundereighteen] orthewomanisatleastsixteenyearsofagebut
16undereighteenyearsofageandisemancipatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction, add
17thefollowing:
18 [Thecustodialparentorguardian,asthecasemaybe,ofthesaid]AB
19 orCD(ABorCD,asthecasemayrequire),has[givenhisorher
20 assenttothesaidmarriage] providedproofofemancipation.
21 Witnessmyhandasrecorder,withthesealofofficeheretoaffixed,at
22 myoffice,in______,the______dayof______,20______,recorder.
HB484 4 23 3.Onwhichsuchlicensethepersonsolemnizingthemarriageshall,withinfifteen
24daysaftertheissuingthereof,makeasnearasmaybethefollowingreturn,andreturnsuch
25licensetotheofficerissuingthesame:
26 StateofMissouri )
27 )
28 ss.
29 )
30 Countyof______ )
31 Thisistocertifythattheundersigned______didat______,insaid
32 county,onthe______dayof______A.D.20______,uniteinmarriage
33 theabove-namedpersons.
451.090.1.(1)Exceptasprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection,no
2recordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleorfemaleunder[sixteen]
3eighteenyearsofage[norshallalicensebeissuedauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
4femaletwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertoamaleorfemaleundereighteenyearsofage].
5 (2)Therecordermayissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
6femalewhoisatleastsixteenyearsofagebutundereighteenyearsofageifsuchmaleor
7femaleisemancipatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
8 (3)Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleor
9femaletwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertoamaleorfemalewhoisatleastsixteenyears
10ofagebutundereighteenyearsofageandemancipatedbyacourtofcompetent
11jurisdiction.
12 2.[Norecordershallissuealicenseauthorizingthemarriageofanymaleorfemale
13undertheageofeighteenyears,exceptwiththeconsentofhisorhercustodialparentor
14guardian,whichconsentshallbegivenatthetime,inwriting,statingtheresidenceofthe
15persongivingsuchconsent,signedandsworntobeforeanofficerauthorizedtoadminister
16oaths.
17 3.]Therecordershallstateineverylicensewhetherthepartiesapplyingforsame[,
18oneoreitherorbothofthem,] areofage[,orwhetherthemaleisundertheageofeighteen
19yearsorthefemaleundertheageofeighteenyears,andifthemaleisundertheageof
20eighteenyearsorthefemaleisundertheageofeighteenyears,thenameofthecustodial
21parentorguardianconsentingtosuchmarriage] asprovidedundersubsection1ofthis
22section. Applicantsshallprovideproofofagetotherecorderintheformofacertifiedcopy
23oftheapplicant'sbirthcertificate,passport,orothergovernment-issuedidentificationand
HB484 5 24proofofemancipationbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,ifapplicable, whichshall
25thenbedocumentedbytherecorder.
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