1. Any motor vehicle assembled by a two- or four-year institution of higher education exclusively utilizing solar power and built to compete in a national competition organized to foster interest in solar energy shall be registered and titled by the director of revenue, other laws regulating licensing of motor vehicles to the contrary notwithstanding.

2. Such institution shall file an application in a form prescribed by the director, verified by affidavit, that such vehicle meets the requirements of subsection 1 of this section.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 301.800

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • director of revenue: the director of the department of revenue. See Missouri Laws 301.010
  • Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks, except farm tractors and electric bicycles. See Missouri Laws 301.010
  • 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

3. The plate issued by the director shall be the collegiate plate of the institution and shall display the term “solar” in a manner prescribed by the director.

4. The institution shall pay the applicable fees as determined by the director.

5. Such motor vehicle shall be exempt from the inspections required by section 307.350 and section 643.315 and shall only be operated on the streets and highways with the approval of the institution of higher education.