When someone applies for certain vehicle or boat dealer or manufacturer licenses in Missouri, the Department of Revenue can ask for their fingerprints. Those fingerprints get sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which checks both state and federal criminal history records. The Highway Patrol then tells the Department of Revenue what they find, including if the person has no criminal history.
301.551. Criminal background check, fingerprint . — 1. The may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an seeking for a new motor vehicle , used , , , motor vehicle dealer, , recreational motor vehicle dealer, trailer , boat dealer, , or boat manufacturer, as such terms are defined in section 301.550.
2. If the department of revenue requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the department of revenue shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.
3. The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's . The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal s repository and shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal records search under section 43.540. The Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the of any or lack of criminal history record information discovered on the individual. the of section 610.120 to the contrary, all records related to any criminal history discovered shall be accessible and available to the department.
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(L. 2025 S.B. 71 merged with S.B. 81 & 174)
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