301.3060. Civil Air Patrol special license plate, application, fee.

Civil Air Patrol special license plate, application, fee.

301.3060. 1. Any person who is a member of the Civil Air Patrol may,after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Civil AirPatrol as provided in subsection 2 of this section, apply for Civil AirPatrol license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solelyor jointly, for issuance either for a passenger motor vehicle subject tothe registration fees as provided in section 301.055 or for a local ornonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a grossweight not in excess of eighteen thousand pounds as provided in section301.057 or 301.058. The Civil Air Patrol hereby authorizes the use of itsofficial emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates asprovided in this section.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a fifteen dollar emblem-usecontribution to the Civil Air Patrol, the Civil Air Patrol shall issue tothe person, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statementwhich shall be presented by the member to the department of revenue at thetime of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annualstatement and payment of the fee required for personalized license platesin section 301.144 and other fees and documents which may be required bylaw, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate,which shall bear the emblem of the Civil Air Patrol in the left handsection of such license plate and the words "CIVIL AIR PATROL" in place ofthe words "SHOW-ME STATE" to the person. The emblem, seal or logo shall bereproduced on the license plate in as a clear and defined manner aspossible. If the emblem, seal or logo is unacceptable to the Civil AirPatrol, it shall be the Civil Air Patrol's responsibility to furnish theartwork in a digitalized format. Such license plates shall be made withfully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall beclearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, asprescribed by section 301.130.

3. A fee for the issuance of personalized license plates pursuant tosection 301.144 shall not be required for plates issued pursuant to thissection. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates anyperson qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set ofplates issued pursuant to this section is issued for vehicles owned solelyor jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this sectionshall not be transferable to any other person except that any registeredco-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for theduration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualifiedperson.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1205, et al.)