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§ 301.302 — Missing license plate tab, no citation issued, when.

Missouri § 301.302
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XIXMOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
Ch. 301Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.302 (2026).

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A citation shall not be issued to any person stopped by law enforcement for a missing license plate tab or tabs if such person indicates that the tab or tabs have been stolen and a check on such person's vehicle registration reveals that the vehicle is properly registered.  A law enforcement officer may issue a warning under these circumstances.  In the event a citation is improperly issued to a person for missing tabs when the requirements of this section are met, any court costs shall be waived.

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Legislative History

(L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 378)

Nearby Sections

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§ 301.002
Rules, procedure.
§ 301.003
Rules, effective, when — rules invalid and void, when.
§ 301.010
Definitions.
§ 301.020
Application for registration of motor vehicles, contents — certain vehicles, special provisions — penalty for failure to comply — optional blindness assistance donation — donation to organ donor program or Missouri medal of honor recipients fund permitted.
§ 301.025
Personal property taxes and federal heavy vehicle use tax, paid when — tax receipt forms — failure to pay personal property tax, effect of, notification requirements, reinstatement fee, appeals — rulemaking, procedure.
§ 301.029
Implements of husbandry, movement on highway permitted, when — definition.
§ 301.030
Motor vehicle registration periods — commercial plates, requirements — proration authorized for larger commercial vehicles.
§ 301.031
Local commercial motor vehicle hauling solid waste, extended operational limit.
§ 301.032
Fleet vehicle registration, director to establish system — procedures — special license plates — exempt from inspection requirements, when — leasing company may operate as registered fleet owner, when, requirements — rulemaking authority.
§ 301.035
Commercial vehicles licensed for twelve thousand pounds or less, staggered registration periods — fees prorated.
§ 301.040
Notice of motor vehicle registration — applications.
§ 301.041
Reciprocity agreement, registered commercial vehicles — procedures — failure to display plates, penalty — director may promulgate rules — validity of previously issued plates.
§ 301.050
Registration fees — penalty for delinquency.
§ 301.055
Annual registration fees — motor vehicles other than commercial.
§ 301.057
Annual registration fee — property-carrying commercial vehicles — exemption.
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