301.146. Law enforcement or public safety agency may request special licenses, granted when--confidentiality. - Missouri Statutes

Law enforcement or public safety agency may request special licenses,granted when--confidentiality.

301.146. 1. Any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcementor public safety agency may request the issuance of special license platesand drivers licenses. Upon receipt of such a request, the director ofrevenue shall determine whether or not the special license plates anddrivers licenses are to be used for a legitimate law enforcement or publicsafety purpose and if he so determines then the director of revenue shallissue the special license plates and drivers licenses subject to suchconditions as he shall decide, in a form prescribed by the advisorycommittee established in section 301.129, except that such license platesshall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme anddesign, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aestheticallyattractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. All decisions of thedirector of revenue relating to the special law enforcement or publicsafety license plates or drivers licenses shall be final.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,records pertaining to the request for, issuance of, retention of ordisposal of special license plates and drivers licenses issued for lawenforcement or public safety purposes as provided for in this section shallnot be subject to public disclosure and shall be held by the department ofrevenue in such a way as to keep these records confidential.

(L. 1986 H.B. 957 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70)

Effective 1-1-97