Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB200 Compare Versions

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 200
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BEAN.
8	8	0746S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 643.315, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to farm
11	11	vehicles.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 643.315, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
15	15	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 643.315, 2
16	16	to read as follows:3
17	17	643.315. 1. Except as provided in sec tions 643.300 to 1
18	18	643.355, all motor vehicles which are domiciled, registered 2
19	19	or primarily operated in an area for which the commission 3
20	20	has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection program 4
21	21	pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 shall be inspect ed 5
22	22	and approved prior to sale or transfer; provided that, if 6
23	23	such vehicle is inspected and approved prior to sale or 7
24	24	transfer, such vehicle shall not be subject to another 8
25	25	emissions inspection for ninety days after the date of sale 9
26	26	or transfer of such vehicle. In addition, any such vehicle 10
27	27	manufactured as an even -numbered model year vehicle shall be 11
28	28	inspected and approved under the emissions inspection 12
29	29	program established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 13
30	30	in each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle 14
31	31	manufactured as an odd -numbered model year vehicle shall be 15
32	32	inspected and approved under the emissions inspection 16
33	33	program established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 17
34	34	in each odd-numbered calendar year. All motor vehicles 18 SB 200 2
35	35	subject to the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 19
36	36	to 643.355 shall display a valid emissions inspection 20
37	37	sticker, and when applicable, a valid emissions inspection 21
38	38	certificate shall be presented at the time of registration 22
39	39	or registration renew al of such motor vehicle. The 23
40	40	department of revenue shall require evidence of the safety 24
41	41	and emission inspection and approval required by this 25
42	42	section in issuing the motor vehicle annual registration in 26
43	43	conformity with the procedure required by sectio ns 307.350 27
44	44	to 307.390 and sections 643.300 to 643.355. The director of 28
45	45	revenue may verify that a successful safety and emissions 29
46	46	inspection was completed via electronic means. 30
47	47	2. The inspection requirement of subsection 1 of this 31
48	48	section shall apply to all motor vehicles except: 32
49	49	(1) Motor vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle 33
50	50	weight rating in excess of eight thousand five hundred 34
51	51	pounds; 35
52	52	(2) Motorcycles and motortricycles if such vehicles 36
53	53	are exempted from the motor vehicle emissions inspection 37
54	54	under federal regulation and approved by the commission by 38
55	55	rule; 39
56	56	(3) Model year vehicles manufactured prior to 1996; 40
57	57	(4) Vehicles which are powered exclusively by electric 41
58	58	or hydrogen power or by fuels other than gasolin e which are 42
59	59	exempted from the motor vehicle emissions inspection under 43
60	60	federal regulation and approved by the commission by rule; 44
61	61	(5) Motor vehicles registered in an area subject to 45
62	62	the inspection requirements of sections 643.300 to 643.355 46
63	63	which are domiciled and operated exclusively in an area of 47
64	64	the state not subject to the inspection requirements of 48
65	65	sections 643.300 to 643.355, but only if the owner of such 49
66	66	vehicle presents to the department an affidavit that the 50 SB 200 3
67	67	vehicle will be operated e xclusively in an area of the state 51
68	68	not subject to the inspection requirements of sections 52
69	69	643.300 to 643.355 for the next twenty -four months, and the 53
70	70	owner applies for and receives a waiver which shall be 54
71	71	presented at the time of registration or regist ration 55
72	72	renewal; 56
73	73	(6) New and unused motor vehicles, of model years of 57
74	74	the current calendar year and of any calendar year within 58
75	75	two years of such calendar year, which have an odometer 59
76	76	reading of less than six thousand miles at the time of 60
77	77	original sale by a motor vehicle manufacturer or licensed 61
78	78	motor vehicle dealer to the first user; 62
79	79	(7) Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to 63
80	80	section 301.131; 64
81	81	(8) School buses; 65
82	82	(9) Heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles with a gross 66
83	83	vehicle weight rating in excess of eight thousand five 67
84	84	hundred pounds; 68
85	85	(10) New motor vehicles that have not been previously 69
86	86	titled and registered, for the four -year period following 70
87	87	their model year of manufacture, provided the odometer 71
88	88	reading for such motor vehicles are under forty thousand 72
89	89	miles at their first required biennial safety inspection 73
90	90	conducted under sections 307.350 to 307.390; otherwise such 74
91	91	motor vehicles shall be subject to the emissions inspection 75
92	92	requirements of subsection 1 of this section during the same 76
93	93	period that the biennial safety inspection is conducted; 77
94	94	(11) Motor vehicles that are driven fewer than twelve 78
95	95	thousand miles between biennial safety inspections; [and] 79
96	96	(12) Qualified plug-in electric drive vehicl es. For 80
97	97	the purposes of this section, "qualified plug -in electric 81
98	98	drive vehicle" shall mean a plug -in electric drive vehicle 82 SB 200 4
99	99	that is made by a manufacturer, has not been modified from 83
100	100	original manufacturer specifications, and can operate solely 84
101	101	on electric power and is capable of recharging its battery 85
102	102	from an on-board generation source and an off -board 86
103	103	electricity source; and 87
104	104	(13) Motor vehicles over ten years old that are 88
105	105	registered as local commercial motor vehicles used for farm 89
106	106	or farming transportation operations, as described in 90
107	107	section 301.010, or that are otherwise defined as covered 91
108	108	farm vehicles under federal laws and regulations . 92
109	109	3. The commission may, by rule, allow inspection 93
110	110	reciprocity with other states having equival ent or more 94
111	111	stringent testing and waiver requirements than those 95
112	112	established pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355. 96
113	113	4. (1) At the time of sale, a licensed motor vehicle 97
114	114	dealer, as defined in section 301.550, may choose to sell a 98
115	115	motor vehicle subject to the inspection requirements of 99
116	116	sections 643.300 to 643.355 either: 100
117	117	(a) With prior inspection and approval as provided in 101
118	118	subdivision (2) of this subsection; or 102
119	119	(b) Without prior inspection and approval as provided 103
120	120	in subdivision (3) of this subsection. 104
121	121	(2) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle with 105
122	122	prior inspection and approval, the dealer shall disclose, in 106
123	123	writing, prior to sale, whether the vehicle obtained 107
124	124	approval by meeting the emissions standards established 108
125	125	pursuant to sections 643.300 to 643.355 or by obtaining a 109
126	126	waiver pursuant to section 643.335. A vehicle sold pursuant 110
127	127	to this subdivision by a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall 111
128	128	be inspected and approved within the one hundred twenty days 112
129	129	immediately preceding the date of sale, and, for the purpose 113 SB 200 5
130	130	of registration of such vehicle, such inspection shall be 114
131	131	considered timely. 115
132	132	(3) If the dealer chooses to sell the vehicle without 116
133	133	prior inspection and approval, the purchaser may return the 117
134	134	vehicle within ten days of the date of purchase, provided 118
135	135	that the vehicle has no more than one thousand additional 119
136	136	miles since the time of sale, if the vehicle fails, upon 120
137	137	inspection, to meet the emissions standards specified by the 121
138	138	commission and the dealer shall have the vehicle inspected 122
139	139	and approved without the option for a waiver of the 123
140	140	emissions standard and return the vehicle to the purchaser 124
141	141	with a valid emissions certificate and sticker within five 125
142	142	working days or the purchaser and dealer may ent er into any 126
143	143	other mutually acceptable agreement. If the dealer chooses 127
144	144	to sell the vehicle without prior inspection and approval, 128
145	145	the dealer shall disclose conspicuously on the sales 129
146	146	contract and bill of sale that the purchaser has the option 130
147	147	to return the vehicle within ten days, provided that the 131
148	148	vehicle has no more than one thousand additional miles since 132
149	149	the time of sale, to have the dealer repair the vehicle and 133
150	150	provide an emissions certificate and sticker within five 134
151	151	working days if the vehi cle fails, upon inspection, to meet 135
152	152	the emissions standards established by the commission, or 136
153	153	enter into any mutually acceptable agreement with the 137
154	154	dealer. A violation of this subdivision shall be an 138
155	155	unlawful practice as defined in section 407.020. No 139
156	156	emissions inspection shall be required pursuant to sections 140
157	157	643.300 to 643.360 for the sale of any motor vehicle which 141
158	158	may be sold without a certificate of inspection and 142
159	159	approval, as provided pursuant to subsection 2 of section 143
160	160	307.380. 144
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