Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.281 (2026)

Suspension for unsatisfied judgment

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  302.281.  Suspension for unsatisfied judgment. — The director shall suspend the license of an operator upon a showing by the records of the director or any public records that such operator has an unsatisfied judgment against him, as defined in chapter 303, until such judgment has been satisfied or the financial responsibility of such person, as defined in section 303.120, has been established.

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(L. 1951 p. 678 § 302.280, A.L. 1955 p. 621, A.L. 1961 p. 487, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3)

Effective 7-27-89

CROSS REFERENCE:

Duration of suspension under financial responsibility law, 303.110

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1958–1991 · leading case: Barbieri Ex Rel. Barbieri v. Morris, 315 S.W.2d 711 (Mo. 1958).
Barbieri Ex Rel. Barbieri v. Morris, 315 S.W.2d 711 (Mo. 1958). · cites it 4× “Section 302.281 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., as worded before it was repealed effective *713 August 29, 1955, provided that the Director of Revenue should suspend the license of a person to operate an automobile for a period not to exceed one year upon a showing by public records that…”
City of St. Louis v. Carpenter, 341 S.W.2d 786 (Mo. 1961). · cites it 4× “271 and subdivision 1 of § 302.281, RSMo Supp 1957, V.A.M.S. If the municipal employee is not exempt from suspension or revocation on the grounds specified in these two sections, there appears to be no good reason why he should not be subject to the Responsibility Law.”
Suspension of Operator's License of Levin v. Carpenter, 332 S.W.2d 862 (Mo. 1960). · cites it 3× “BOHLING, Commissioner Harry Levin appeals from a judgment sustaining a thirty-day suspension of his license as an operator of motor vehicles upon the highways of this State by the Director of Revenue, State of Missouri, and more particularly as “an habitual violator of traffic…”
Shepherd v. Dep't of Revenue, 377 S.W.2d 525 (Mo. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 2× “Whenever any person is convicted of any offense or series of offenses for which this chapter makes mandatory the suspension or revocation of the-operator’s or chauffeur’s license of such person by the director * * Section 302.281 “The director shall suspend the license” for an…”
Renfro v. Dir. of Revenue, 810 S.W.2d 723 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “302, RSMo 1986, on October 11, 1989, after a conviction of speeding; a suspension of petitioner’s driving privileges pursuant to § 302.281, RSMo 1986, on January 12, 1990, for failure to satisfy a court judgment arising from a traffic accident, and a request for proof of…”
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