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Rules and Regulations

Need to see a copy or search various sections of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety, Hazardous Materials Regulations or Missouri rules and regulations? See these links:

 

Code of State Regulations

Division 265 - Department of Economic Development
(transferred to Department of Transportation, MCS)
Chapters 2,4,6,8,9 & 12

Division 265 - Department of Economic Development
(transferred to Department of Transportation, MCS)
Chapter 10


Division 25 - Department of Natural Resources
(transferred to Department of Transportation, MCS)
Chapters 6 and 11

Division 30 - Department of Public Safety
(transferred to Department of Transportation, MCS)
Chapters 6


Division 80 - Department of Natural Resources
(transferred to Department of Transportation, MCS)
Chapters 7 and 8

Overdimension/Overweight Load Permit Regulations

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Hazardous Materials Regulation
Missouri Revised Statutes

One Plate Required of Missouri CMVs

Missouri Revised Statute 301.130 states that commercial motor vehicles shall be registered but only ONE LICENSE PLATE is issued for all but a few exceptions.

This means one license plate suffices for:

  • all property-carrying commercial motor vehicles registered above 12,000 lbs.
  • all passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles,
  • local transit buses,
  • school buses,
  • trailers,
  • semitrailers,
  • motorcycles,
  • motortricycles,
  • motorscooters, and
  • driveaway vehicles

Click here (3pg, 25kb)to read the full text of the statute.

 

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