301.035. Commercial vehicles licensed for twelve thousand pounds or less, staggered registration periods--fees prorated. - Missouri Statutes

Commercial vehicles licensed for twelve thousand pounds or less,staggered registration periods--fees prorated.

301.035. 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of thischapter, commencing January 1, 1974, commercial motor vehicles tobe licensed for twelve thousand pounds or less shall beregistered on a monthly series basis in the manner provided formotor vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles.

2. During the time necessary to change over from the presentsystem of annual calendar year registration to the monthly seriessystem, all commercial motor vehicles to be licensed for twelvethousand pounds or less shall be registered for one of twelveregistration periods, which shall vary in length from a minimumof six consecutive calendar months to a maximum of seventeencalendar months. In the order of the receipt of applications forregistration for the vehicles by the owners thereof, the directorshall allocate to each of the twelve registration periods thenumber of the vehicles that will in his judgment distribute asuniformly as practicable the clerical work of registering thevehicles throughout the twelve-month period in which registrationshall expire and come up for renewal. Each period shall commenceJanuary 1, 1974. The first period shall expire June 30, 1974;the second, July 31, 1974; the third, August 31, 1974; thefourth, September 30, 1974; the fifth, October 31, 1974; thesixth, November 30, 1974; the seventh, December 31, 1974; theeighth, January 31, 1975; the ninth, February 28, 1975; thetenth, March 31, 1975; the eleventh, April 30, 1975; the twelfth,May 31, 1975. Upon the expiration of the initial registrationperiod, the vehicles so registered shall thereafter be registeredfor twelve-month periods.

3. The fees for registrations of such vehicles may beprorated and the prorated fee shall be paid in the mannerprovided in section 301.030. Applications for pro rataregistration shall be made at the time and in the mannerprescribed by the director of revenue.

(L. 1973 H.B. 25)