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65 SENATE BILL NO. 83
7-103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8-1309S.02C KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
96 AN ACT
10-To repeal sections 135.341, 136.055, 302.178, 302.181, 491.075, and 492.304, RSMo, and to enact
11-in lieu thereof six new sections relating to child protection.
7+To repeal sections 135.341, 136.055, 302.178,
8+302.181, 491.075, and 492.304, RSMo, and to enact in
9+lieu thereof six new sections relating to child
10+protection.
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1312 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14- Section A. Sections 135.341, 136.055, 302.178, 302.181, 1
15-491.075, and 492.304, RSMo, are repealed and six new sections 2
16-enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 135.341, 3
17-136.055, 302.178, 302.181, 491.075, and 492.304, to read as 4
18-follows:5
19- 135.341. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
20-terms shall mean: 2
21- (1) "CASA", an entity which receives funding from the 3
22-court-appointed special advocate fund established under 4
23-section 476.777, including an association based in this 5
24-state, affiliated with a national association, organized to 6
25-provide support to entities receiving funding from the court - 7
26-appointed special advocate fund; 8
27- (2) "Child advocacy centers", the regional child 9
28-assessment centers listed in subsection 2 of section 10
29-210.001, including an association based in this state, 11
30-affiliated with a national association, and organized to 12
31-provide support to entities listed in subsection 2 of 13
32-section 210.001; 14 SCS SB 83 2
33- (3) "Contribution", the amount of donation to a 15
34-qualified agency; 16
35- (4) "Crisis care center", entities contracted with 17
36-this state which provide temporary care for children whose 18
37-age ranges from birth through seventeen years of age whose 19
38-parents or guardian are experiencing an unexpected and 20
39-unstable or serious condition that requires immediate action 21
40-resulting in short-term care, usually three to five 22
41-continuous, uninterrupted days, for children who may be at 23
42-risk for child abuse, neglect, or in an emergency situation; 24
43- (5) "Department", the department of revenue; 25
44- (6) "Director", the director of the department of 26
45-revenue; 27
46- (7) "Qualified agency", CASA, child advocacy ce nters, 28
47-or a crisis care center; 29
48- (8) "Tax liability", the tax due under chapter 143 30
49-other than taxes withheld under sections 143.191 to 143.265. 31
50- 2. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 32
51-2013, and ending on or before December 31, 2024, a tax 33
52-credit may be claimed in an amount equal to up to fifty 34
53-percent of a verified contribution to a qualified agency and 35
54-shall be named the champion for children tax credit. For 36
55-all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a tax 37
56-credit may be claimed in an amount not to exceed seventy 38
57-percent of a verified contribution to a qualified agency. 39
58-The minimum amount of any tax credit issued shall not be 40
59-less than fifty dollars and shall be applied to taxes due 41
60-under chapter 143, excludi ng sections 143.191 to 143.265. 42
61-For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a 43
62-taxpayer shall not be allowed to claim a tax credit pursuant 44
63-to this section in excess of fifty thousand dollars in any 45
64-tax year. A contribution verification s hall be issued to 46 SCS SB 83 3
65-the taxpayer by the agency receiving the contribution. Such 47
66-contribution verification shall include the taxpayer's name, 48
67-Social Security number, amount of tax credit, amount of 49
68-contribution, the name and address of the agency receivi ng 50
69-the credit, and the date the contribution was made. The tax 51
70-credit provided under this subsection shall be initially 52
71-filed for the year in which the verified contribution is 53
72-made. 54
73- 3. The cumulative amount of the tax credits redeemed 55
74-shall not exceed one million dollars for all fiscal years 56
75-ending on or before June 30, 2019 [, and]; one million five 57
76-hundred thousand dollars for all fiscal years beginning on 58
77-or after July 1, 2019 , and ending on or before June 30, 59
78-2025; and two million five h undred thousand dollars for all 60
79-fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2025 . The amount 61
80-available shall be equally divided among the three qualified 62
81-agencies: CASA, child advocacy centers, or crisis care 63
82-centers, to be used towards tax credits is sued. In the 64
83-event tax credits claimed under one agency do not total the 65
84-allocated amount for that agency, the unused portion for 66
85-that agency will be made available to the remaining agencies 67
86-equally. In the event the total amount of tax credits 68
87-claimed for any one agency exceeds the amount available for 69
88-that agency, the amount redeemed shall and will be 70
89-apportioned equally to all eligible taxpayers claiming the 71
90-credit under that agency. 72
91- 4. Prior to December thirty -first of each year, each 73
92-qualified agency shall apply to the department of social 74
93-services in order to verify their qualified agency status. 75
94-Upon a determination that the agency is eligible to be a 76
95-qualified agency, the department of social services shall 77
96-provide a letter of e ligibility to such agency. No later 78 SCS SB 83 4
97-than February first of each year, the department of social 79
98-services shall provide a list of qualified agencies to the 80
99-department of revenue. All tax credit applications to claim 81
100-the champion for children tax credit shall be filed between 82
101-July first and April fifteenth of each fiscal year. A 83
102-taxpayer shall apply for the champion for children tax 84
103-credit by attaching a copy of the contribution verification 85
104-provided by a qualified agency to such taxpayer's income t ax 86
105-return. 87
106- 5. Any amount of tax credit which exceeds the tax due 88
107-or which is applied for and otherwise eligible for issuance 89
108-but not issued shall not be refunded but may be carried over 90
109-to any subsequent tax year, not to exceed a total of five 91
110-years. 92
111- 6. Tax credits may not be assigned, transferred or 93
112-sold. 94
113- 7. [(1)] In the event a full or partial credit 95
114-denial, due to [lack of available funds ] the cumulative 96
115-maximum amount of credits being redeemed for the fiscal 97
116-year, causes [a balance-due notice] an income tax balance 98
117-due to be [generated by the department of revenue, or any 99
118-other redeeming agency ] owed to the state by the taxpayer , 100
119-the taxpayer [will] shall not be held liable for any 101
120-addition to tax, penalty, or interest on that income tax 102
121-balance due, provided the balance is paid, or approved 103
122-payment arrangements have been made, within sixty days from 104
123-the issuance of notice of credit denial. 105
124- [(2) In the event the balance is not paid within sixty 106
125-days from the notice of denial, the remaining balance shall 107
126-be due and payable under the provisions of chapter 143. ] 108
127- 8. The department may promulgate such rules or 109
128-regulations as are necessary to administer the provisions of 110 SCS SB 83 5
129-this section. Any rule or portion of a r ule, as that term 111
130-is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 112
131-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 113
132-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 114
133-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 115
134-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 116
135-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 117
136-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 118
137-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 119
138-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 120
139-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 121
140-2013, shall be invalid and void. 122
141- 9. Pursuant to section 23.253, of the Missouri sunset 123
142-act: 124
143- (1) The program authorized under this section shall be 125
144-reauthorized as of [December 31, 2019] August 28, 2025, and 126
145-shall expire on December 31, [2025] 2031, unless 127
146-reauthorized by the general assembly; and 128
147- (2) This section shall terminate on September first of 129
148-the calendar year immediately following the calendar y ear in 130
149-which the program authorized under this section is sunset; 131
150-and 132
151- (3) The provisions of this subsection shall not be 133
152-construed to limit or in any way impair the department's 134
153-ability to redeem tax credits authorized on or before the 135
154-date the program authorized under this section expires or a 136
155-taxpayer's ability to redeem such credits. 137
156- 10. Beginning on March 29, 2013, any verified 138
157-contribution to a qualified agency made on or after January 139
158-1, 2013, shall be eligible for tax credits as p rovided by 140
159-this section. 141 SCS SB 83 6
160- 136.055. 1. Except as provided in subsection 8 of 1
161-this section, any person who is selected or appointed by the 2
162-state director of revenue as provided in subsection 2 of 3
163-this section to act as an agent of the department of 4
164-revenue, whose duties shall be the processing of motor 5
165-vehicle title and registration transactions and the 6
166-collection of sales and use taxes when required under 7
167-sections 144.070 and 144.440, and who receives no salary 8
168-from the department of revenue, shall be authorized to 9
169-collect from the party requiring such services additional 10
170-fees as compensation in full and for all services rendered 11
171-on the following basis: 12
172- (1) For each motor vehicle or trailer registration 13
173-issued, renewed or transferred, six dollars and twelve 14
174-dollars for those licenses sold or biennially renewed 15
175-pursuant to section 301.147; 16
176- (2) For each application or transfer of title, six 17
177-dollars; 18
178- (3) For each instruction permit, nondriver license, 19
179-chauffeur's, operator's or driver's license issued for a 20
180-period of three years or less, six dollars and twelve 21
181-dollars for licenses or instruction permits issued or 22
182-renewed for a period exceeding three years; 23
183- (4) For each notice of lien processed, six do llars; 24
184- (5) Notary fee or electronic transmission per 25
185-processing, two dollars. 26
186- 2. The director of revenue shall award fee office 27
187-contracts under this section through a competitive bidding 28
188-process. The competitive bidding process shall give 29
189-priority to organizations and entities that are exempt from 30
190-taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(4), 31
191-except those civic organizations that would be considered 32 SCS SB 83 7
192-action organizations under 26 C.F.R. Section 1.501 (c)(3) - 33
193-1(c)(3), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 34
194-with special consideration given to those organizations and 35
195-entities that reinvest a minimum of seventy -five percent of 36
196-the net proceeds to charitable organizations in Missouri, 37
197-and political subdivisions, incl uding but not limited to, 38
198-municipalities, counties, and fire protection districts. 39
199-The director of the department of revenue may promulgate 40
200-rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions 41
201-of this subsection. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 42
202-term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 43
203-the authority delegated in this subsection shall become 44
204-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 45
205-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 46
206-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 47
207-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 48
208-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 49
209-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 50
210-held unconstitutional, then the g rant of rulemaking 51
211-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 52
212-2009, shall be invalid and void. 53
213- 3. All fees collected by a tax -exempt organization may 54
214-be retained and used by the organization. 55
215- 4. All fees charged shall not ex ceed those in this 56
216-section. The fees imposed by this section shall be 57
217-collected by all permanent offices and all full -time or 58
218-temporary offices maintained by the department of revenue. 59
219- 5. Any person acting as agent of the department of 60
220-revenue for the sale and issuance of registrations, 61
221-licenses, and other documents related to motor vehicles 62
222-shall have an insurable interest in all license plates, 63 SCS SB 83 8
223-licenses, tabs, forms and other documents held on behalf of 64
224-the department. 65
225- 6. The fees authorized by this section shall not be 66
226-collected by motor vehicle dealers acting as agents of the 67
227-department of revenue under section 32.095 or those motor 68
228-vehicle dealers authorized to collect and remit sales tax 69
229-under subsection 10 of section 144.070. 70
230- 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 71
231-contrary, the state auditor may audit all records maintained 72
232-and established by the fee office in the same manner as the 73
233-auditor may audit any agency of the state, and the 74
234-department shall ensu re that this audit requirement is a 75
235-necessary condition for the award of all fee office 76
236-contracts. No confidential records shall be divulged in 77
237-such a way to reveal personally identifiable information. 78
238- 8. The fees described in subsection 1 of thi s section 79
239-shall not be collected from any person who qualifies as a 80
240-homeless child or homeless youth, as defined in subsection 1 81
241-of section 167.020, or as an unaccompanied youth as defined 82
242-in 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a(6). Such person's status as a 83
243-homeless child or youth or unaccompanied youth shall be 84
244-verified by a letter signed by one of the following persons: 85
245- (1) A director or designee of a governmental or 86
246-nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to 87
247-provide services to homel ess persons; 88
248- (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless 89
249-children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Section 90
250-11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor; 91
251-or 92
252- (3) A licensed attorney representing the minor in any 93
253-legal matter. 94 SCS SB 83 9
254- 302.178. 1. Any person between the ages of sixteen 1
255-and eighteen years who is qualified to obtain a license 2
256-pursuant to sections 302.010 to 302.340 may apply for, and 3
257-the director shall issue, an intermediate driver's license 4
258-entitling the applicant, while having such license in his or 5
259-her possession, to operate a motor vehicle of the 6
260-appropriate class upon the highways of this state in 7
261-conjunction with the requirements of this section. An 8
262-intermediate driver's license s hall be readily 9
263-distinguishable from a license issued to those over the age 10
264-of eighteen. All applicants for an intermediate driver's 11
265-license shall: 12
266- (1) Successfully complete the examination required by 13
267-section 302.173; 14
268- (2) Pay the fee required by subsection 4 of this 15
269-section; 16
270- (3) Have had a temporary instruction permit issued 17
271-pursuant to subsection 1 of section 302.130 for at least a 18
272-six-month period or a valid license from another state; and 19
273- (4) Have a parent, grandparent, l egal guardian, or, if 20
274-the applicant is a participant in a federal residential job 21
275-training program, a driving instructor employed by a federal 22
276-residential job training program, sign the application 23
277-stating that the applicant has completed at least fort y 24
278-hours of supervised driving experience under a temporary 25
279-instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 1 of 26
280-section 302.130, or, if the applicant is an emancipated 27
281-minor, the person over twenty -one years of age who 28
282-supervised such driving. For purposes of this section, the 29
283-term "emancipated minor" means a person who is at least 30
284-sixteen years of age, but less than eighteen years of age, 31
285-who: 32 SCS SB 83 10
286- (a) Marries with the consent of the legal custodial 33
287-parent or legal guardian pursuant to section 451.080; 34
288- (b) Has been declared emancipated by a court of 35
289-competent jurisdiction; 36
290- (c) Enters active duty in the Armed Forces; 37
291- (d) Has written consent to the emancipation from the 38
292-custodial parent or legal guardian; [or] 39
293- (e) Through employment or other means provides for 40
294-such person's own food, shelter and other cost -of-living 41
295-expenses; or 42
296- (f) Qualifies as a homeless child or homeless youth, 43
297-as defined in subsection 1 of section 167.020, or as an 44
298-unaccompanied youth as defi ned in 42 U.S.C. Section 45
299-11434a(6), and whose status as such is verified as provided 46
300-under subsection 10 of this section; 47
301- (5) Have had no alcohol-related enforcement contacts 48
302-as defined in section 302.525 during the preceding twelve 49
303-months; and 50
304- (6) Have no nonalcoholic traffic convictions for which 51
305-points are assessed pursuant to section 302.302, within the 52
306-preceding six months. 53
307- 2. An intermediate driver's license grants the 54
308-licensee the same privileges to operate that classificatio n 55
309-of motor vehicle as a license issued pursuant to section 56
310-302.177, except that no person shall operate a motor vehicle 57
311-on the highways of this state under such an intermediate 58
312-driver's license between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 59
313-a.m. unless accompanied by a person described in subsection 60
314-1 of section 302.130; except the licensee may operate a 61
315-motor vehicle without being accompanied if the travel is to 62
316-or from a school or educational program or activity, a 63 SCS SB 83 11
317-regular place of employment or in emer gency situations as 64
318-defined by the director by regulation. 65
319- 3. Each intermediate driver's license shall be 66
320-restricted by requiring that the driver and all passengers 67
321-in the licensee's vehicle wear safety belts at all times. 68
322-This safety belt restr iction shall not apply to a person 69
323-operating a motorcycle. For the first six months after 70
324-issuance of the intermediate driver's license, the holder of 71
325-the license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than 72
326-one passenger who is under the age of n ineteen who is not a 73
327-member of the holder's immediate family. As used in this 74
328-subsection, an intermediate driver's license holder's 75
329-immediate family shall include brothers, sisters, 76
330-stepbrothers or stepsisters of the driver, including adopted 77
331-or foster children residing in the same household of the 78
332-intermediate driver's license holder. After the expiration 79
333-of the first six months, the holder of an intermediate 80
334-driver's license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more 81
335-than three passengers who are under nineteen years of age 82
336-and who are not members of the holder's immediate family. 83
337-The passenger restrictions of this subsection shall not be 84
338-applicable to any intermediate driver's license holder who 85
339-is operating a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work- 86
340-related activities. 87
341- 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 302.177 88
342-to the contrary, the fee for an intermediate driver's 89
343-license shall be five dollars and such license shall be 90
344-valid for a period of two years. Such fee shall be waived 91
345-for any person qualifying as an emancipated minor under 92
346-subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section. 93
347- 5. Any intermediate driver's licensee accumulating six 94
348-or more points in a twelve -month period may be required to 95 SCS SB 83 12
349-participate in and successfully complete a driver - 96
350-improvement program approved by the state highways and 97
351-transportation commission. The driver-improvement program 98
352-ordered by the director of revenue shall not be used in lieu 99
353-of point assessment. 100
354- 6. (1) An intermediate driver's licensee who has, for 101
355-the preceding twelve -month period, had no alcohol -related 102
356-enforcement contacts, as defined in section 302.525 and no 103
357-traffic convictions for which points are assessed, upon 104
358-reaching the age of eighteen years or within the thirty days 105
359-immediately preceding their eighteenth birthday may apply 106
360-for and receive without further examination, other than a 107
361-vision test as prescribed by section 302.173, a license 108
362-issued pursuant to this chapter granting full driving 109
363-privileges. Such person shall pay the required fee for such 110
364-license as prescribed in section 302.177. 111
365- (2) If an intermediate driver's license expires on a 112
366-Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such license shall 113
367-remain valid for the five business da ys immediately 114
368-following the expiration date. In no case shall a licensee 115
369-whose intermediate driver's license expires on a Saturday, 116
370-Sunday, or legal holiday be guilty of an offense of driving 117
371-with an expired or invalid driver's license if such offens e 118
372-occurred within five business days immediately following an 119
373-expiration date that occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal 120
374-holiday. 121
375- (3) The director of revenue shall deny an application 122
376-for a full driver's license until the person has had no 123
377-traffic convictions for which points are assessed for a 124
378-period of twelve months prior to the date of application for 125
379-license or until the person is eligible to apply for a six - 126
380-year driver's license as provided for in section 302.177, 127 SCS SB 83 13
381-provided the applicant is otherwise eligible for full 128
382-driving privileges. An intermediate driver's license shall 129
383-expire when the licensee is eligible and receives a full 130
384-driver's license as prescribed in subdivision (1) of this 131
385-section. 132
386- 7. No person upon reaching the age of eighteen years 133
387-whose intermediate driver's license and driving privilege is 134
388-denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked in this state or any 135
389-other state for any reason may apply for a full driver's 136
390-license until such license or driving privilege is fully 137
391-reinstated. Any such person whose intermediate driver's 138
392-license has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of 139
393-sections 302.010 to 302.540 shall, upon receipt of 140
394-reinstatement of the revocation from the director, pass the 141
395-complete driver exami nation, apply for a new license, and 142
396-pay the proper fee before again operating a motor vehicle 143
397-upon the highways of this state. 144
398- 8. A person shall be exempt from the intermediate 145
399-licensing requirements if the person has reached the age of 146
400-eighteen years and meets all other licensing requirements. 147
401- 9. Any person who violates any of the provisions of 148
402-this section relating to intermediate drivers' licenses or 149
403-the provisions of section 302.130 relating to temporary 150
404-instruction permits is guilty of an infraction, and no 151
405-points shall be assessed to his or her driving record for 152
406-any such violation. 153
407- 10. A person's status as a homeless child or youth or 154
408-unaccompanied youth under paragraph (f) of subdivision (4) 155
409-of subsection 1 of this secti on shall be verified by a 156
410-letter signed by one of the following persons: 157 SCS SB 83 14
411- (1) A director or designee of a governmental or 158
412-nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to 159
413-provide services to homeless persons; 160
414- (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless 161
415-children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Section 162
416-11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor; 163
417-or 164
418- (3) A licensed attorney representing the minor in any 165
419-legal matter. 166
420- 11. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 167
421-defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 168
422-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 169
423-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 170
424-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 171
425-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 172
426-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 173
427-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 174
428-date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held 175
429-unconstitutional, then th e grant of rulemaking authority and 176
430-any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2000, shall be 177
431-invalid and void. 178
432- 302.181. 1. The license issued pursuant to the 1
433-provisions of sections 302.010 to 302.340 shall be in such 2
434-form as the director shall prescribe, but the license shall 3
435-be a card made of plastic or other comparable material. All 4
436-licenses shall be manufactured of materials and processes 5
437-that will prohibit, as nearly as possible, the ability to 6
438-reproduce, alter, counter feit, forge, or duplicate any 7
439-license without ready detection. The license shall also 8
440-bear the expiration date of the license, the classification 9
441-of the license, the name, date of birth, residence address 10
442-including the county of residence or a code nu mber 11 SCS SB 83 15
443-corresponding to such county established by the department, 12
444-and brief description and colored digitized image of the 13
445-licensee, and a facsimile of the signature of the licensee. 14
446-The director shall provide by administrative rule the 15
447-procedure and format for a licensee to indicate on the back 16
448-of the license together with the designation for an 17
449-anatomical gift as provided in section 194.240 the name and 18
450-address of the person designated pursuant to sections 19
451-404.800 to 404.865 as the licensee's att orney in fact for 20
452-the purposes of a durable power of attorney for health care 21
453-decisions. No license shall be valid until it has been so 22
454-signed by the licensee. If any portion of the license is 23
455-prepared by a private firm, any contract with such firm 24
456-shall be made in accordance with the competitive purchasing 25
457-procedures as established by the state director of the 26
458-division of purchasing. 27
459- 2. All digital images produced for licenses shall 28
460-become the property of the department of revenue. 29
461- 3. The license issued shall be carried at all times by 30
462-the holder thereof while driving a motor vehicle, and shall 31
463-be displayed upon demand of any officer of the highway 32
464-patrol, or any police officer or peace officer, or any other 33
465-duly authorized person, for inspection when demand is made 34
466-therefor. Failure of any operator of a motor vehicle to 35
467-exhibit his or her license to any duly authorized officer 36
468-shall be presumptive evidence that such person is not a duly 37
469-licensed operator. 38
470- 4. The director of revenue shall not issue a license 39
471-without a facial digital image of the license applicant, 40
472-except as provided pursuant to subsection 7 of this 41
473-section. A digital image of the applicant's full facial 42
474-features shall be taken in a manner prescribed b y the 43 SCS SB 83 16
475-director. No digital image shall be taken wearing anything 44
476-which cloaks the facial features of the individual. 45
477- 5. The department of revenue may issue a temporary 46
478-license or a full license without the photograph or with the 47
479-last photograph or digital image in the department's records 48
480-to members of the Armed Forces, except that where such 49
481-temporary license is issued it shall be valid only until the 50
482-applicant shall have had time to appear and have his or her 51
483-picture taken and a license wit h his or her photograph 52
484-issued. 53
485- 6. The department of revenue shall issue upon request 54
486-a nondriver's license card containing essentially the same 55
487-information and photograph or digital image, except as 56
488-provided pursuant to subsection 7 of this sect ion, as the 57
489-driver's license upon payment of six dollars. All 58
490-nondriver's licenses shall expire on the applicant's 59
491-birthday in the sixth year after issuance. A person who has 60
492-passed his or her seventieth birthday shall upon application 61
493-be issued a nonexpiring nondriver's license card. 62
494-Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a 63
495-nondriver's license containing a concealed carry endorsement 64
496-shall expire three years from the date the certificate of 65
497-qualification was issued pursuant to sec tion 571.101, as 66
498-section 571.101 existed prior to August 28, 2013. The fee 67
499-for nondriver's licenses issued for a period exceeding three 68
500-years is six dollars or three dollars for nondriver's 69
501-licenses issued for a period of three years or less. The 70
502-nondriver's license card shall be used for identification 71
503-purposes only and shall not be valid as a license. No fee 72
504-shall be required or collected from a homeless child or 73
505-homeless youth, as defined in subsection 1 of section 74
506-167.020, or unaccompanied y outh, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 75 SCS SB 83 17
507-Section 11434a(6), for a first nondriver's license card 76
508-issued under this subsection. Such person's status as a 77
509-homeless child or youth or unaccompanied youth shall be 78
510-verified by a letter signed by one of the following p ersons: 79
511- (1) A director or designee of a governmental or 80
512-nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to 81
513-provide services to homeless persons; 82
514- (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless 83
515-children and youth designated under 4 2 U.S.C. Section 84
516-11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor; 85
517-or 86
518- (3) A licensed attorney representing the minor in any 87
519-legal matter. 88
520- 7. If otherwise eligible, an applicant may receive a 89
521-driver's license or nondriver's license without a photograph 90
522-or digital image of the applicant's full facial features 91
523-except that such applicant's photograph or digital image 92
524-shall be taken and maintained by the director and not 93
525-printed on such license. In order to qualify for a license 94
526-without a photograph or digital image pursuant to this 95
527-section the applicant must: 96
528- (1) Present a form provided by the department of 97
529-revenue requesting the applicant's photograph be omitted 98
530-from the license or nondriver's license due to religious 99
531-affiliations. The form shall be signed by the applicant and 100
532-another member of the religious tenant verifying the 101
533-photograph or digital image exemption on the license or 102
534-nondriver's license is required as part of their religious 103
535-affiliation. The required signatures on the prescribed form 104
536-shall be properly notarized; 105
537- (2) Provide satisfactory proof to the director that 106
538-the applicant has been a United States citizen for at least 107 SCS SB 83 18
539-five years and a resident of this state for at least one 108
540-year, except that an applicant moving to this state 109
541-possessing a valid driver's license from another state 110
542-without a photograph shall be exempt from the one -year state 111
543-residency requirement. The director may establish rules 112
544-necessary to determine satisfactory pr oof of citizenship and 113
545-residency pursuant to this section; 114
546- (3) Applications for a driver's license or nondriver's 115
547-license without a photograph or digital image must be made 116
548-in person at a license office determined by the director. 117
549-The director is authorized to limit the number of offices 118
550-that may issue a driver's or nondriver's license without a 119
551-photograph or digital image pursuant to this section. 120
552- 8. The department of revenue shall make available, at 121
553-one or more locations within the sta te, an opportunity for 122
554-individuals to have their full facial photograph taken by an 123
555-employee of the department of revenue, or their designee, 124
556-who is of the same sex as the individual being photographed, 125
557-in a segregated location. 126
558- 9. Beginning July 1, 2005, the director shall not 127
559-issue a driver's license or a nondriver's license for a 128
560-period that exceeds an applicant's lawful presence in the 129
561-United States. The director may, by rule or regulation, 130
562-establish procedures to verify the lawful presen ce of the 131
563-applicant and establish the duration of any driver's license 132
564-or nondriver's license issued under this section. 133
565- 10. (1) Notwithstanding any biometric data 134
566-restrictions contained in section 302.170, the department of 135
567-revenue is hereby au thorized to design and implement a 136
568-secure digital driver's license program that allows 137
569-applicants applying for a driver's license in accordance 138
570-with this chapter to obtain a secure digital driver's 139 SCS SB 83 19
571-license in addition to the physical card -based license 140
572-specified in this section. 141
573- (2) A digital driver's license as described in this 142
574-subsection shall be accepted for all purposes for which a 143
575-license, as defined in section 302.010, is used. 144
576- (3) The department may contract with one or more 145
577-entities to develop the secure digital driver's license 146
578-system. The department or entity may develop a mobile 147
579-software application capable of being utilized through a 148
580-person's electronic device to access the person's secure 149
581-digital driver's license. 150
582- (4) The department shall suspend, disable, or 151
583-terminate a person's participation in the secure digital 152
584-driver's license program if: 153
585- (a) The person's driving privilege is suspended, 154
586-revoked, denied, withdrawn, or cancelled as provided in this 155
587-chapter; or 156
588- (b) The person reports that the person's electronic 157
589-device has been lost, stolen, or compromised. 158
590- 11. The director of the department of revenue may 159
591-promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this 160
592-section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 161
593-defined in section 536.010 that is created under the 162
594-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 163
595-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 164
596-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, sectio n 165
597-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 166
598-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 167
599-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 168
600-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 169
601-held unconstitutiona l, then the grant of rulemaking 170 SCS SB 83 20
602-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 171
603-2020, shall be invalid and void. 172
604- 491.075. 1. A statement made by a child under the age 1
605-of [fourteen] eighteen, or a vulnerable person, relat ing to 2
606-an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573, performed by 3
607-another, not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, 4
608-is admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings in the 5
609-courts of this state as substantive evidence to prove the 6
610-truth of the matter asserted if: 7
611- (1) The court finds, in a hearing conducted outside 8
612-the presence of the jury that the time, content and 9
613-circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of 10
614-reliability; and 11
615- (2) (a) The child or vulnerable per son testifies at 12
616-the proceedings; or 13
617- (b) The child or vulnerable person is unavailable as a 14
618-witness; or 15
619- (c) The child or vulnerable person is otherwise 16
620-physically available as a witness but the court finds that 17
621-the significant emotional or psychological trauma which 18
622-would result from testifying in the personal presence of the 19
623-defendant makes the child or vulnerable person unavailable 20
624-as a witness at the time of the criminal proceeding. 21
625- 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section or any 22
626-provision of law or rule of evidence requiring corroboration 23
627-of statements, admissions or confessions of the defendant, 24
628-and notwithstanding any prohibition of hearsay evidence, a 25
629-statement by a child when under the age of [fourteen] 26
630-eighteen, or a vulnerable person, who is alleged to be 27
631-victim of an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573 is 28
632-sufficient corroboration of a statement, admission or 29
633-confession regardless of whether or not the child or 30 SCS SB 83 21
634-vulnerable person is available to testify regarding the 31
635-offense. 32
636- 3. A statement may not be admitted under this section 33
637-unless the prosecuting attorney makes known to the accused 34
638-or the accused's counsel his or her intention to offer the 35
639-statement and the particulars of the statement suf ficiently 36
640-in advance of the proceedings to provide the accused or the 37
641-accused's counsel with a fair opportunity to prepare to meet 38
642-the statement. 39
643- 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 40
644-the admissibility of statements, admissions o r confessions 41
645-otherwise admissible by law. 42
646- 5. For the purposes of this section, "vulnerable 43
647-person" shall mean a person who, as a result of an 44
648-inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a 45
649-psychiatric disorder that materially affects abili ty to 46
650-function, lacks the mental capacity to consent, or whose 47
651-developmental level does not exceed that of an ordinary 48
652-child of fourteen years of age. 49
653- 492.304. 1. In addition to the admissibility of a 1
654-statement under the provisions of section 492.303, the 2
655-visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal 3
656-statement of a child when under the age of [fourteen who is 4
657-alleged to be a victim of ] eighteen, relating to an offense 5
658-under the provisions of chapter 565, 566 [or], 568, or 573, 6
659-if performed by another, is admissible into evidence if: 7
660- (1) No attorney for either party was present when the 8
661-statement was made; except that, for any statement taken at 9
662-a state-funded child assessment center as provided for in 10
663-subsection 2 of section 210.001, an attorney representing 11
664-the state of Missouri in a criminal investigation may, as a 12
665-member of a multidisciplinary investigation team, observe 13 SCS SB 83 22
666-the taking of such statement, but such attorney shall not be 14
667-present in the room where t he interview is being conducted; 15
668- (2) The recording is both visual and aural and is 16
669-recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means; 17
670- (3) The recording equipment was capable of making an 18
671-accurate recording, the operator of the equipm ent was 19
672-competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been 20
673-altered; 21
674- (4) The statement was not made in response to 22
675-questioning calculated to lead the child to make a 23
676-particular statement or to act in a particular way; 24
677- (5) Every voice on the recording is identified; 25
678- (6) The person conducting the interview of the child 26
679-in the recording is present at the proceeding and available 27
680-to testify or be cross -examined by either party; and 28
681- (7) The defendant or the attorney for the de fendant is 29
682-afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is 30
683-offered into evidence. 31
684- 2. If the child does not testify at the proceeding, 32
685-the visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal 33
686-statement of the child shall not be admissibl e under this 34
687-section unless the recording qualifies for admission under 35
688-section 491.075. 36
689- 3. If the visual and aural recording of a verbal or 37
690-nonverbal statement of a child is admissible under this 38
691-section and the child testifies at the proceeding , it shall 39
692-be admissible in addition to the testimony of the child at 40
693-the proceeding whether or not it repeats or duplicates the 41
694-child's testimony. 42
695- 4. As used in this section, a nonverbal statement 43
696-shall be defined as any demonstration of the chi ld by his or 44
697-her actions, facial expressions, demonstrations with a doll 45 SCS SB 83 23
698-or other visual aid whether or not this demonstration is 46
699-accompanied by words. 47
700-
13+ Section A. Sections 135.341, 136.055, 302.178, 302.181,
14+491.075, and 492.304, RSMo, are repealed and six new sections
15+enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 135.341,
16+136.055, 302.178, 302.181, 491.075, and 492.304, to read as
17+follows:
18+ 135.341. 1. As used in this section, the following
19+terms shall mean:
20+ (1) "CASA", an entity which receives funding from the
21+court-appointed special advocate fund established under
22+section 476.777, including an association based in this
23+state, affiliated with a national association, organized to
24+provide support to entities receiving funding from the court -
25+appointed special advocate fund;
26+ (2) "Child advocacy centers", the regional child
27+assessment centers listed in subsection 2 of section
28+210.001, including an association based in this state,
29+affiliated with a national association, and organized to
30+provide support to entities listed in subsection 2 of
31+section 210.001;
32+ (3) "Contribution", the amount of donation to a
33+qualified agency;
34+ (4) "Crisis care center", entities contracted with
35+this state which provide temporary care for children whose
36+age ranges from birth through seventeen years of age whose
37+ 2
38+parents or guardian are experiencing an unexpected and
39+unstable or serious condition that requires immediate action
40+resulting in short-term care, usually three to five
41+continuous, uninterrupted days, for children who may be at
42+risk for child abuse, neglect, or in an emergency situation;
43+ (5) "Department", the departmen t of revenue;
44+ (6) "Director", the director of the department of
45+revenue;
46+ (7) "Qualified agency", CASA, child advocacy centers,
47+or a crisis care center;
48+ (8) "Tax liability", the tax due under chapter 143
49+other than taxes withheld under sections 143.191 to 143.265.
50+ 2. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1,
51+2013, and ending on or before December 31, 2024 a tax credit
52+may be claimed in an amount equal to up to fifty percent of
53+a verified contribution to a qualified agen cy and shall be
54+named the champion for children tax credit. For all tax
55+years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a tax credit
56+may be claimed in an amount not to exceed seventy percent of
57+a verified contribution to a qualified agency. The minimum
58+amount of any tax credit issued shall not be less than fifty
59+dollars and shall be applied to taxes due under chapter 143,
60+excluding sections 143.191 to 143.265. For all tax years
61+beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a taxpayer shall not
62+be allowed to claim a tax credit pursuant to this section in
63+excess of fifty thousand dollars in any tax year. A
64+contribution verification shall be issued to the taxpayer by
65+the agency receiving the contribution. Such contribution
66+verification shall include the taxpayer's name, Social
67+Security number, amount of tax credit, amount of
68+contribution, the name and address of the agency receiving
69+the credit, and the date the contribution was made. The tax
70+credit provided under this subsection shall be initially
71+ 3
72+filed for the year in which the verified contribution is
73+made.
74+ 3. The cumulative amount of the tax credits redeemed
75+shall not exceed one million dollars for all fiscal years
76+ending on or before June 30, 2019 [, and]; one million five
77+hundred thousand dollars for all fiscal years beginning on
78+or after July 1, 2019 , and ending on or before June 30,
79+2025; and two million five hundred thousand dollars for all
80+fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2025 . The amount
81+available shall be equally di vided among the three qualified
82+agencies: CASA, child advocacy centers, or crisis care
83+centers, to be used towards tax credits issued. In the
84+event tax credits claimed under one agency do not total the
85+allocated amount for that agency, the unused por tion for
86+that agency will be made available to the remaining agencies
87+equally. In the event the total amount of tax credits
88+claimed for any one agency exceeds the amount available for
89+that agency, the amount redeemed shall and will be
90+apportioned equally to all eligible taxpayers claiming the
91+credit under that agency.
92+ 4. Prior to December thirty -first of each year, each
93+qualified agency shall apply to the department of social
94+services in order to verify their qualified agency status.
95+Upon a determination that the agency is eligible to be a
96+qualified agency, the department of social services shall
97+provide a letter of eligibility to such agency. No later
98+than February first of each year, the department of social
99+services shall provide a l ist of qualified agencies to the
100+department of revenue. All tax credit applications to claim
101+the champion for children tax credit shall be filed between
102+July first and April fifteenth of each fiscal year. A
103+taxpayer shall apply for the champion for c hildren tax
104+credit by attaching a copy of the contribution verification
105+ 4
106+provided by a qualified agency to such taxpayer's income tax
107+return.
108+ 5. Any amount of tax credit which exceeds the tax due
109+or which is applied for and otherwise eligible for issuance
110+but not issued shall not be refunded but may be carried over
111+to any subsequent tax year, not to exceed a total of five
112+years.
113+ 6. Tax credits may not be assigned, transferred or
114+sold.
115+ 7. [(1)] In the event a full or partial credit
116+denial, due to [lack of available funds ] the cumulative
117+maximum amount of credits being redeemed for the fiscal
118+year, causes [a balance-due notice] an income tax balance
119+due to be [generated by the department of revenue, or any
120+other redeeming agency ] owed to the state by the taxpayer ,
121+the taxpayer [will] shall not be held liable for any
122+addition to tax, penalty, or interest on that income tax
123+balance due, provided the balance is paid, or approved
124+payment arrangements have been made, within sixty d ays from
125+the issuance of notice of credit denial.
126+ [(2) In the event the balance is not paid within sixty
127+days from the notice of denial, the remaining balance shall
128+be due and payable under the provisions of chapter 143. ]
129+ 8. The department may promulgate such rules or
130+regulations as are necessary to administer the provisions of
131+this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term
132+is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the
133+authority delegated in this section shall becom e effective
134+only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
135+provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section
136+536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and
137+if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
138+pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective
139+ 5
140+date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently
141+held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking
142+authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
143+2013, shall be invalid and void.
144+ 9. Pursuant to section 23.253, of the Missouri sunset
145+act:
146+ (1) The program authorized under this section shall be
147+reauthorized as of [December 31, 2019] August 28, 2025, and
148+shall expire on December 31, [2025] 2031, unless
149+reauthorized by the genera l assembly; and
150+ (2) This section shall terminate on September first of
151+the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in
152+which the program authorized under this section is sunset;
153+and
154+ (3) The provisions of this subsection shall no t be
155+construed to limit or in any way impair the department's
156+ability to redeem tax credits authorized on or before the
157+date the program authorized under this section expires or a
158+taxpayer's ability to redeem such credits.
159+ 10. Beginning on March 29, 2013, any verified
160+contribution to a qualified agency made on or after January
161+1, 2013, shall be eligible for tax credits as provided by
162+this section.
163+ 136.055. 1. Except as provided in subsection 8 of
164+this section, any person who is selected or appointed by the
165+state director of revenue as provided in subsection 2 of
166+this section to act as an agent of the department of
167+revenue, whose duties shall be the processing of motor
168+vehicle title and registration transactions and the
169+collection of sales and use taxes when required under
170+sections 144.070 and 144.440, and who receives no salary
171+from the department of revenue, shall be authorized to
172+collect from the party requiring such services additional
173+ 6
174+fees as compensation in full a nd for all services rendered
175+on the following basis:
176+ (1) For each motor vehicle or trailer registration
177+issued, renewed or transferred, six dollars and twelve
178+dollars for those licenses sold or biennially renewed
179+pursuant to section 301.147;
180+ (2) For each application or transfer of title, six
181+dollars;
182+ (3) For each instruction permit, nondriver license,
183+chauffeur's, operator's or driver's license issued for a
184+period of three years or less, six dollars and twelve
185+dollars for licenses or instruction permits issued or
186+renewed for a period exceeding three years;
187+ (4) For each notice of lien processed, six dollars;
188+ (5) Notary fee or electronic transmission per
189+processing, two dollars.
190+ 2. The director of revenue shall awa rd fee office
191+contracts under this section through a competitive bidding
192+process. The competitive bidding process shall give
193+priority to organizations and entities that are exempt from
194+taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(4),
195+except those civic organizations that would be considered
196+action organizations under 26 C.F.R. Section 1.501 (c)(3) -
197+1(c)(3), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
198+with special consideration given to those organizations and
199+entities that reinvest a minimum of seventy -five percent of
200+the net proceeds to charitable organizations in Missouri,
201+and political subdivisions, including but not limited to,
202+municipalities, counties, and fire protection districts.
203+The director of the department of revenue may promulgate
204+rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions
205+of this subsection. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that
206+term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under
207+ 7
208+the authority delegated in this subsection shall become
209+effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of
210+the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section
211+536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and
212+if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
213+pursuant to chapter 5 36 to review, to delay the effective
214+date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently
215+held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking
216+authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
217+2009, shall be invalid and void.
218+ 3. All fees collected by a tax -exempt organization may
219+be retained and used by the organization.
220+ 4. All fees charged shall not exceed those in this
221+section. The fees imposed by this section shall be
222+collected by all permanent offices and all full -time or
223+temporary offices maintained by the department of revenue.
224+ 5. Any person acting as agent of the department of
225+revenue for the sale and issuance of registrations,
226+licenses, and other documents related to motor vehicles
227+shall have an insurable in terest in all license plates,
228+licenses, tabs, forms and other documents held on behalf of
229+the department.
230+ 6. The fees authorized by this section shall not be
231+collected by motor vehicle dealers acting as agents of the
232+department of revenue under s ection 32.095 or those motor
233+vehicle dealers authorized to collect and remit sales tax
234+under subsection 10 of section 144.070.
235+ 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
236+contrary, the state auditor may audit all records maintained
237+and established by the fee office in the same manner as the
238+auditor may audit any agency of the state, and the
239+department shall ensure that this audit requirement is a
240+necessary condition for the award of all fee office
241+ 8
242+contracts. No confidential records s hall be divulged in
243+such a way to reveal personally identifiable information.
244+ 8. The fees described in subsection 1 of this section
245+shall not be collected from any person who qualifies as a
246+homeless child or homeless youth, as defined in subsectio n 1
247+of section 167.020, or as an unaccompanied youth as defined
248+in 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a(6). Such person's status as a
249+homeless child or youth or unaccompanied youth shall be
250+verified by a letter signed by one of the following persons:
251+ (1) A director or designee of a governmental or
252+nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to
253+provide services to homeless persons;
254+ (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless
255+children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Section
256+11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor;
257+or
258+ (3) A licensed attorney representing the minor in any
259+legal matter.
260+ 302.178. 1. Any person between the ages of sixteen
261+and eighteen years who is qualified to obtain a l icense
262+pursuant to sections 302.010 to 302.340 may apply for, and
263+the director shall issue, an intermediate driver's license
264+entitling the applicant, while having such license in his or
265+her possession, to operate a motor vehicle of the
266+appropriate class upon the highways of this state in
267+conjunction with the requirements of this section. An
268+intermediate driver's license shall be readily
269+distinguishable from a license issued to those over the age
270+of eighteen. All applicants for an intermediate dri ver's
271+license shall:
272+ (1) Successfully complete the examination required by
273+section 302.173;
274+ 9
275+ (2) Pay the fee required by subsection 4 of this
276+section;
277+ (3) Have had a temporary instruction permit issued
278+pursuant to subsection 1 of secti on 302.130 for at least a
279+six-month period or a valid license from another state; and
280+ (4) Have a parent, grandparent, legal guardian, or, if
281+the applicant is a participant in a federal residential job
282+training program, a driving instructor employe d by a federal
283+residential job training program, sign the application
284+stating that the applicant has completed at least forty
285+hours of supervised driving experience under a temporary
286+instruction permit issued pursuant to subsection 1 of
287+section 302.130, or, if the applicant is an emancipated
288+minor, the person over twenty -one years of age who
289+supervised such driving. For purposes of this section, the
290+term "emancipated minor" means a person who is at least
291+sixteen years of age, but less than eightee n years of age,
292+who:
293+ (a) Marries with the consent of the legal custodial
294+parent or legal guardian pursuant to section 451.080;
295+ (b) Has been declared emancipated by a court of
296+competent jurisdiction;
297+ (c) Enters active duty in the Armed Forces;
298+ (d) Has written consent to the emancipation from the
299+custodial parent or legal guardian; [or]
300+ (e) Through employment or other means provides for
301+such person's own food, shelter and other cost -of-living
302+expenses; or
303+ (f) Qualifies as a homeless child or homeless youth,
304+as defined in subsection 1 of section 167.020, or as an
305+unaccompanied youth as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section
306+11434a(6), and whose status as such is verified as provided
307+under subsection 10 of this section;
308+ 10
309+ (5) Have had no alcohol-related enforcement contacts
310+as defined in section 302.525 during the preceding twelve
311+months; and
312+ (6) Have no nonalcoholic traffic convictions for which
313+points are assessed pursuant to section 302.302, within the
314+preceding six months.
315+ 2. An intermediate driver's license grants the
316+licensee the same privileges to operate that classification
317+of motor vehicle as a license issued pursuant to section
318+302.177, except that no person shall operate a motor vehicle
319+on the highways of this state under such an intermediate
320+driver's license between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00
321+a.m. unless accompanied by a person described in subsection
322+1 of section 302.130; except the licensee may operate a
323+motor vehicle without being a ccompanied if the travel is to
324+or from a school or educational program or activity, a
325+regular place of employment or in emergency situations as
326+defined by the director by regulation.
327+ 3. Each intermediate driver's license shall be
328+restricted by requiring that the driver and all passengers
329+in the licensee's vehicle wear safety belts at all times.
330+This safety belt restriction shall not apply to a person
331+operating a motorcycle. For the first six months after
332+issuance of the intermediate driver's license, the holder of
333+the license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than
334+one passenger who is under the age of nineteen who is not a
335+member of the holder's immediate family. As used in this
336+subsection, an intermediate driver's license hold er's
337+immediate family shall include brothers, sisters,
338+stepbrothers or stepsisters of the driver, including adopted
339+or foster children residing in the same household of the
340+intermediate driver's license holder. After the expiration
341+of the first six months, the holder of an intermediate
342+ 11
343+driver's license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more
344+than three passengers who are under nineteen years of age
345+and who are not members of the holder's immediate family.
346+The passenger restrictions of this su bsection shall not be
347+applicable to any intermediate driver's license holder who
348+is operating a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work -
349+related activities.
350+ 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 302.177
351+to the contrary, the fee for an intermediate driver's
352+license shall be five dollars and such license shall be
353+valid for a period of two years. Such fee shall be waived
354+for any person qualifying as an emancipated minor under
355+subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section.
356+ 5. Any intermediate driver's licensee accumulating six
357+or more points in a twelve -month period may be required to
358+participate in and successfully complete a driver -
359+improvement program approved by the state highways and
360+transportation commission. The driver-improvement program
361+ordered by the director of revenue shall not be used in lieu
362+of point assessment.
363+ 6. (1) An intermediate driver's licensee who has, for
364+the preceding twelve -month period, had no alcohol -related
365+enforcement contacts, as def ined in section 302.525 and no
366+traffic convictions for which points are assessed, upon
367+reaching the age of eighteen years or within the thirty days
368+immediately preceding their eighteenth birthday may apply
369+for and receive without further examination, o ther than a
370+vision test as prescribed by section 302.173, a license
371+issued pursuant to this chapter granting full driving
372+privileges. Such person shall pay the required fee for such
373+license as prescribed in section 302.177.
374+ (2) If an intermediate driver's license expires on a
375+Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such license shall
376+ 12
377+remain valid for the five business days immediately
378+following the expiration date. In no case shall a licensee
379+whose intermediate driver's license expires on a Satu rday,
380+Sunday, or legal holiday be guilty of an offense of driving
381+with an expired or invalid driver's license if such offense
382+occurred within five business days immediately following an
383+expiration date that occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
384+holiday.
385+ (3) The director of revenue shall deny an application
386+for a full driver's license until the person has had no
387+traffic convictions for which points are assessed for a
388+period of twelve months prior to the date of application for
389+license or until the person is eligible to apply for a six -
390+year driver's license as provided for in section 302.177,
391+provided the applicant is otherwise eligible for full
392+driving privileges. An intermediate driver's license shall
393+expire when the licensee is eligible and receives a full
394+driver's license as prescribed in subdivision (1) of this
395+section.
396+ 7. No person upon reaching the age of eighteen years
397+whose intermediate driver's license and driving privilege is
398+denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked in t his state or any
399+other state for any reason may apply for a full driver's
400+license until such license or driving privilege is fully
401+reinstated. Any such person whose intermediate driver's
402+license has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of
403+sections 302.010 to 302.540 shall, upon receipt of
404+reinstatement of the revocation from the director, pass the
405+complete driver examination, apply for a new license, and
406+pay the proper fee before again operating a motor vehicle
407+upon the highways of this state.
408+ 13
409+ 8. A person shall be exempt from the intermediate
410+licensing requirements if the person has reached the age of
411+eighteen years and meets all other licensing requirements.
412+ 9. Any person who violates any of the provisions of
413+this section relatin g to intermediate drivers' licenses or
414+the provisions of section 302.130 relating to temporary
415+instruction permits is guilty of an infraction, and no
416+points shall be assessed to his or her driving record for
417+any such violation.
418+ 10. A person's status as a homeless child or youth or
419+unaccompanied youth under paragraph (f) of subdivision (4)
420+of subsection 1 of this section shall be verified by a
421+letter signed by one of the following persons:
422+ (1) A director or designee of a governmental or
423+nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to
424+provide services to homeless persons;
425+ (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless
426+children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Section
427+11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor;
428+or
429+ (3) A licensed attorney representing the minor in any
430+legal matter.
431+ 11. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is
432+defined in section 536.010, that is created under the
433+authority delegated in this section shall become e ffective
434+only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
435+provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section
436+536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and
437+if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
438+pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective
439+date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held
440+unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and
441+ 14
442+any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2000, shall be
443+invalid and void.
444+ 302.181. 1. The license issued pursuant to the
445+provisions of sections 302.010 to 302.340 shall be in such
446+form as the director shall prescribe, but the license shall
447+be a card made of plastic or other comparable material. All
448+licenses shall be ma nufactured of materials and processes
449+that will prohibit, as nearly as possible, the ability to
450+reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate any
451+license without ready detection. The license shall also
452+bear the expiration date of the license, the classification
453+of the license, the name, date of birth, residence address
454+including the county of residence or a code number
455+corresponding to such county established by the department,
456+and brief description and colored digitized image of the
457+licensee, and a facsimile of the signature of the licensee.
458+The director shall provide by administrative rule the
459+procedure and format for a licensee to indicate on the back
460+of the license together with the designation for an
461+anatomical gift as provided in se ction 194.240 the name and
462+address of the person designated pursuant to sections
463+404.800 to 404.865 as the licensee's attorney in fact for
464+the purposes of a durable power of attorney for health care
465+decisions. No license shall be valid until it has be en so
466+signed by the licensee. If any portion of the license is
467+prepared by a private firm, any contract with such firm
468+shall be made in accordance with the competitive purchasing
469+procedures as established by the state director of the
470+division of purchasing.
471+ 2. All digital images produced for licenses shall
472+become the property of the department of revenue.
473+ 3. The license issued shall be carried at all times by
474+the holder thereof while driving a motor vehicle, and shall
475+ 15
476+be displayed upon demand of any officer of the highway
477+patrol, or any police officer or peace officer, or any other
478+duly authorized person, for inspection when demand is made
479+therefor. Failure of any operator of a motor vehicle to
480+exhibit his or her license to any duly authorized officer
481+shall be presumptive evidence that such person is not a duly
482+licensed operator.
483+ 4. The director of revenue shall not issue a license
484+without a facial digital image of the license applicant,
485+except as provided pursuant to subse ction 7 of this
486+section. A digital image of the applicant's full facial
487+features shall be taken in a manner prescribed by the
488+director. No digital image shall be taken wearing anything
489+which cloaks the facial features of the individual.
490+ 5. The department of revenue may issue a temporary
491+license or a full license without the photograph or with the
492+last photograph or digital image in the department's records
493+to members of the Armed Forces, except that where such
494+temporary license is issued it shall be valid only until the
495+applicant shall have had time to appear and have his or her
496+picture taken and a license with his or her photograph
497+issued.
498+ 6. The department of revenue shall issue upon request
499+a nondriver's license card containing e ssentially the same
500+information and photograph or digital image, except as
501+provided pursuant to subsection 7 of this section, as the
502+driver's license upon payment of six dollars. All
503+nondriver's licenses shall expire on the applicant's
504+birthday in the sixth year after issuance. A person who has
505+passed his or her seventieth birthday shall upon application
506+be issued a nonexpiring nondriver's license card.
507+Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
508+nondriver's license containing a conce aled carry endorsement
509+ 16
510+shall expire three years from the date the certificate of
511+qualification was issued pursuant to section 571.101, as
512+section 571.101 existed prior to August 28, 2013. The fee
513+for nondriver's licenses issued for a period exceeding three
514+years is six dollars or three dollars for nondriver's
515+licenses issued for a period of three years or less. The
516+nondriver's license card shall be used for identification
517+purposes only and shall not be valid as a license. No fee
518+shall be required or collected from a homeless child or
519+homeless youth, as defined in subsection 1 of section
520+167.020, or unaccompanied youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
521+Section 11434a(6), for a first nondriver's license card
522+issued under this subsection. Such person's status as a
523+homeless child or youth or unaccompanied youth shall be
524+verified by a letter signed by one of the following persons:
525+ (1) A director or designee of a governmental or
526+nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to
527+provide services to homeless persons;
528+ (2) A local education agency liaison for homeless
529+children and youth designated under 42 U.S.C. Section
530+11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or counselor;
531+or
532+ (3) A licensed attorney representing the mino r in any
533+legal matter.
534+ 7. If otherwise eligible, an applicant may receive a
535+driver's license or nondriver's license without a photograph
536+or digital image of the applicant's full facial features
537+except that such applicant's photograph or digital i mage
538+shall be taken and maintained by the director and not
539+printed on such license. In order to qualify for a license
540+without a photograph or digital image pursuant to this
541+section the applicant must:
542+ 17
543+ (1) Present a form provided by the departmen t of
544+revenue requesting the applicant's photograph be omitted
545+from the license or nondriver's license due to religious
546+affiliations. The form shall be signed by the applicant and
547+another member of the religious tenant verifying the
548+photograph or digital image exemption on the license or
549+nondriver's license is required as part of their religious
550+affiliation. The required signatures on the prescribed form
551+shall be properly notarized;
552+ (2) Provide satisfactory proof to the director that
553+the applicant has been a United States citizen for at least
554+five years and a resident of this state for at least one
555+year, except that an applicant moving to this state
556+possessing a valid driver's license from another state
557+without a photograph shall be exemp t from the one-year state
558+residency requirement. The director may establish rules
559+necessary to determine satisfactory proof of citizenship and
560+residency pursuant to this section;
561+ (3) Applications for a driver's license or nondriver's
562+license without a photograph or digital image must be made
563+in person at a license office determined by the director.
564+The director is authorized to limit the number of offices
565+that may issue a driver's or nondriver's license without a
566+photograph or digital image pursuant to this section.
567+ 8. The department of revenue shall make available, at
568+one or more locations within the state, an opportunity for
569+individuals to have their full facial photograph taken by an
570+employee of the department of revenue, or their designee,
571+who is of the same sex as the individual being photographed,
572+in a segregated location.
573+ 9. Beginning July 1, 2005, the director shall not
574+issue a driver's license or a nondriver's license for a
575+period that exceeds an applicant's lawful presence in the
576+ 18
577+United States. The director may, by rule or regulation,
578+establish procedures to verify the lawful presence of the
579+applicant and establish the duration of any driver's license
580+or nondriver's license issued under this section.
581+ 10. (1) Notwithstanding any biometric data
582+restrictions contained in section 302.170, the department of
583+revenue is hereby authorized to design and implement a
584+secure digital driver's license program that allows
585+applicants applying for a driver's license i n accordance
586+with this chapter to obtain a secure digital driver's
587+license in addition to the physical card -based license
588+specified in this section.
589+ (2) A digital driver's license as described in this
590+subsection shall be accepted for all purposes for which a
591+license, as defined in section 302.010, is used.
592+ (3) The department may contract with one or more
593+entities to develop the secure digital driver's license
594+system. The department or entity may develop a mobile
595+software application cap able of being utilized through a
596+person's electronic device to access the person's secure
597+digital driver's license.
598+ (4) The department shall suspend, disable, or
599+terminate a person's participation in the secure digital
600+driver's license program if :
601+ (a) The person's driving privilege is suspended,
602+revoked, denied, withdrawn, or cancelled as provided in this
603+chapter; or
604+ (b) The person reports that the person's electronic
605+device has been lost, stolen, or compromised.
606+ 11. The director of the department of revenue may
607+promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this
608+section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is
609+defined in section 536.010 that is created under the
610+ 19
611+authority delegated in this section shall be come effective
612+only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
613+provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section
614+536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and
615+if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
616+pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective
617+date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently
618+held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking
619+authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
620+2020, shall be invalid and void.
621+ 491.075. 1. A statement made by a child under the age
622+of [fourteen] eighteen, or a vulnerable person, relating to
623+an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573, performed by
624+another, not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule,
625+is admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings in the
626+courts of this state as substantive evidence to prove the
627+truth of the matter asserted if:
628+ (1) The court finds, in a hearing conducted outside
629+the presence of the jury that the time, conten t and
630+circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of
631+reliability; and
632+ (2) (a) The child or vulnerable person testifies at
633+the proceedings; or
634+ (b) The child or vulnerable person is unavailable as a
635+witness; or
636+ (c) The child or vulnerable person is otherwise
637+physically available as a witness but the court finds that
638+the significant emotional or psychological trauma which
639+would result from testifying in the personal presence of the
640+defendant makes the child or vulnerable person unavailable
641+as a witness at the time of the criminal proceeding.
642+ 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section or any
643+provision of law or rule of evidence requiring corroboration
644+ 20
645+of statements, admissions or confessions of the defendant,
646+and notwithstanding any prohibition of hearsay evidence, a
647+statement by a child when under the age of [fourteen]
648+eighteen, or a vulnerable person, who is alleged to be
649+victim of an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573 is
650+sufficient corroboratio n of a statement, admission or
651+confession regardless of whether or not the child or
652+vulnerable person is available to testify regarding the
653+offense.
654+ 3. A statement may not be admitted under this section
655+unless the prosecuting attorney makes known to the accused
656+or the accused's counsel his or her intention to offer the
657+statement and the particulars of the statement sufficiently
658+in advance of the proceedings to provide the accused or the
659+accused's counsel with a fair opportunity to prepare to m eet
660+the statement.
661+ 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit
662+the admissibility of statements, admissions or confessions
663+otherwise admissible by law.
664+ 5. For the purposes of this section, "vulnerable
665+person" shall mean a person w ho, as a result of an
666+inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a
667+psychiatric disorder that materially affects ability to
668+function, lacks the mental capacity to consent, or whose
669+developmental level does not exceed that of an ordinary
670+child of fourteen years of age.
671+ 492.304. 1. In addition to the admissibility of a
672+statement under the provisions of section 492.303, the
673+visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal
674+statement of a child when under the age of [fourteen who is
675+alleged to be a victim of ] eighteen, relating to an offense
676+under the provisions of chapter 565, 566 [or], 568, or 573,
677+if performed by another, is admissible into evidence if:
678+ 21
679+ (1) No attorney for either party was present when the
680+statement was made; except that, for any statement taken at
681+a state-funded child assessment center as provided for in
682+subsection 2 of section 210.001, an attorney representing
683+the state of Missouri in a criminal investigation may, as a
684+member of a multidiscipl inary investigation team, observe
685+the taking of such statement, but such attorney shall not be
686+present in the room where the interview is being conducted;
687+ (2) The recording is both visual and aural and is
688+recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;
689+ (3) The recording equipment was capable of making an
690+accurate recording, the operator of the equipment was
691+competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been
692+altered;
693+ (4) The statement was not made in response to
694+questioning calculated to lead the child to make a
695+particular statement or to act in a particular way;
696+ (5) Every voice on the recording is identified;
697+ (6) The person conducting the interview of the child
698+in the recording is present at the proce eding and available
699+to testify or be cross -examined by either party; and
700+ (7) The defendant or the attorney for the defendant is
701+afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is
702+offered into evidence.
703+ 2. If the child does not testif y at the proceeding,
704+the visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal
705+statement of the child shall not be admissible under this
706+section unless the recording qualifies for admission under
707+section 491.075.
708+ 3. If the visual and aural recordin g of a verbal or
709+nonverbal statement of a child is admissible under this
710+section and the child testifies at the proceeding, it shall
711+be admissible in addition to the testimony of the child at
712+ 22
713+the proceeding whether or not it repeats or duplicates the
714+child's testimony.
715+ 4. As used in this section, a nonverbal statement
716+shall be defined as any demonstration of the child by his or
717+her actions, facial expressions, demonstrations with a doll
718+or other visual aid whether or not this demonstration is
719+accompanied by words.