301.553. Department of revenue responsible for licensing dealers and manufacturers--transfer of commission powers and duties to department of revenue--official seal--rules and regulations, promulgatio - Missouri Statutes

Department of revenue responsible for licensing dealers andmanufacturers--transfer of commission powers and duties to departmentof revenue--official seal--rules and regulations, promulgation of,procedure.

301.553. 1. The department of revenue shall be responsible for thelicensing of all manufacturers, motor vehicle dealers, boat dealers,wholesale motor vehicle auctions, public motor vehicle auctions andwholesale motor vehicle dealers pursuant to the provisions of sections301.550 to 301.573 and the rules and regulations which it may adopt.

2. All the powers, duties and functions of the Missouri motor vehiclecommission, sections 301.550 to 301.573, in effect immediately prior toJuly 1, 1997, are transferred by type I transfer, as provided in theOmnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, to the department of revenue.The rules and regulations adopted by the commission which were adoptedpursuant to this section prior to July 1, 1997, shall continue in effectafter July 1, 1997.

3. All orders or decisions of the department shall be in writing,signed by the** director and the official seal affixed thereto.

4. The department shall have the authority to promulgate those rulesand regulations necessary to perform the provisions of sections 301.550 to301.573 and is vested with those powers and duties necessary and proper toenable it to fully and effectively carry out the provisions of sections301.550 to 301.573. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under theauthority of sections 301.550 to 301.573 shall become effective unless ithas been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 2, A.L. 1989 H.B. 211, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207)

Effective 7-1-97

*Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, see RSMo 301.003.

**Word "the" does not appear in original rolls.