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RSMo 301.3141effective 28 Aug 2016

Some Gave All special license plate

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A parent or sibling of a U.S. Armed Forces member who died while serving can get a special 'Some Gave All' license plate for their personal vehicle. To get the plate, a person pays a $25 contribution to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri plus a $15 fee on top of regular registration fees, and shows proof that their family member died in the line of duty. The plate has a five-pointed star and the words 'SOME GAVE ALL' and must be renewed each year with the same contribution.

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301.3141. Some Gave All special — fee, design — . — 1. Any parent or sibling who has had a member of his or her immediate family die in the while serving in the U.S. , after making an annual payment described in 2 of this section to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Missouri and paying all applicable , may receive special license plates for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an or a d in excess of twenty-four thousand . The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri, in conjunction with the , shall design the special license plate. Any of a fallen soldier may apply annually for the use of the .

2. Upon making a twenty-five dollar contribution to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri, the motor vehicle owner may apply for the special license plate described in this section. If the contribution is made directly to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri shall the individual making the contribution a receipt, verifying the contribution, that may be used to apply for the special license plate. If the contribution is made directly to the , the shall note the contribution, and the owner then may apply for the special license plate. All contribution fees shall be to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Missouri.

3. Upon presentation of the receipt described in subsection 2 of this section or payment of the twenty-five dollar contribution directly to the , payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, presentation of any documents that may be required by law, and any that the 's family member died in the line of duty while serving in the United States Armed Forces as the director may require, the director of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate that shall bear the emblem of a five-pointed star and the words "SOME GAVE ALL" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates shall be made with with a common color scheme and design of the standard license plate, shall be clearly visible at night, shall have a reflective white background in the area of the , and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. the of section 301.144, no additional fee shall be charged for the of license plates under this section.

4. A vehicle owner who previously was issued a special license plate by this section, but who does not provide a receipt as described under subsection 2 of this section at a subsequent time of , shall be issued a new that does not bear the emblem described in this section, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary for the of this section and shall design all necessary forms required by this section. Any or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are and if any of the powers with the chapter 536 to , to delay the , or to disapprove and a rule are subsequently held , then the of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be and .

5. The provisions of section 301.3150 shall not apply to the created under this section.

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(L. 2006 H.B. 1382 & 1158, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)

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