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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.150 (2026)

Sale of vehicle, procedure to follow

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  301.150.  Sale of vehicle, procedure to follow — use of voided plates, penalty for. — 1.  License plates issued to owners of motor vehicles registered pursuant to the monthly series system of registration as provided in section 301.030 shall be removed on the sale or transfer of ownership of such vehicles.  The plates, if still current, may thereafter be retained and preserved by the person to whom issued, to be fastened to such other motor vehicles as such person shall thereafter register in the person's name.

  2.  If application for registration of another motor vehicle is not made to the director of revenue within one year following the sale or transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle, the license plates held by the person who sold or transferred ownership of such motor vehicle shall be declared void, and new license plates bearing the same numbers may be issued to another registrant.

  3.  It shall be unlawful to fasten voided plates to any motor vehicle. Violation of this section shall be punishable under section 301.440.

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(L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369e, A.L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1977 H.B. 367, et al., A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683)

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Cited in 2 cases, 1973–1976 · leading case: State v. Hornbeck, 492 S.W.2d 802 (Mo. 1973).
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State v. Hornbeck, 492 S.W.2d 802 (Mo. 1973). “I, 1 relating to removal of license plates on transfer or sale, of motor vehicles, or under § 301.150, subd. 3, relating to fastening of voided plates on motor vehicles (for violation of which sections criminal penalties are provided by § 301.”
State ex rel. Dyke v. Spradling, 536 S.W.2d 839 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “Relators next rely upon § 301.150 which provides that upon a sale or transfer of the registered vehicle, the original owner shall remove the plates and may assign them to any replacement vehicle acquired by him.”
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