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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.320 (2026)

Other plates prohibited

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  301.320.  Other plates prohibited. — No person shall operate a motor vehicle or trailer on which there is displayed on the front or rear thereof any other plate, tag or placard bearing any number except the plate furnished by the director of revenue or the placard herein authorized, and the official license tag of any municipality of this state, nor shall there be displayed on any motor vehicle or trailer a placard, sign or tag bearing the words "license lost", "license applied for", or words of similar import, as a substitute for such number plates or such placard.

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(RSMo 1939 § 8377, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 380, A. 1949 S.B. 1110)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7770; 1919 §§ 7564, 7565

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Identification plates for consular officers, 26.140

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–1993 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 687 S.W.2d 706 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985).
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State v. Johnson, 687 S.W.2d 706 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 3× “The instruction pertaining to Count III which was submitted to the jury specifically sets forth the elements of the offense contained in § 301.320. The statute does not include the element that defendant knows he is committing an offense.”
State v. Braden, 864 S.W.2d 8 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Defendant was also charged by information with operating a motor vehicle with improper plates, § 301.320, RSMo 1986. The State entered an order of nolle prosequi on this charge.”
State v. Grayson, 668 S.W.2d 153 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). “§§ 301.320, 301.440 RSMo.1978. Evidence of other crimes separate and distinct from the crime charged is generally inadmissible.”
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