Missouri Laws 301.230 – Stolen cars reported to state highway patrol — reports and information
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 301.230
- director of revenue: the director of the department of revenue. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Highway: any public thoroughfare for vehicles, including state roads, county roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways or alleys in any municipality. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks, except farm tractors and electric bicycles. See Missouri Laws 301.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Vehicle: any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use, or used, on highways, except motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. See Missouri Laws 301.010
Each sheriff and police department of the state shall make an immediate report to the state highway patrol of each motor vehicle reported stolen or recovered within their jurisdiction. The state highway patrol shall keep a file and index of the reports, together with similar reports received from other states and shall furnish the director of revenue such information as is necessary for the administration of sections 301.030 to 301.050, 301.080, 301.100 to 301.150, 301.170 to 301.240, 301.300 to 301.330 and 301.360. Before issuing a certificate of title and registration on a motor vehicle previously registered in another state the director of revenue shall check the application with the motor vehicle theft records.