Mo. Code Regs. tit. 11 § 50-2.010
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
Section 11 CSR 50-2.010 - DefinitionsPURPOSE: This amendment adds a definition of "autocycle" to the rule and updates the definitions of "revocation" and "suspension".
(1) The following words and terms as used in these rules shall have the following meaning: (A) Approval certificate is the white copy of the written document which is given to the vehicle owner and which shows that the vehicle meets the inspection requirements;(B) Autocycle is a three-wheeled motor vehicle in which the drivers and passengers ride in a partially or completely enclosed non-straddle seating area, that is designed to be controlled with a steering wheel and foot pedals, and that has met applicable Department of Transportation National Highway Safety Administration requirements or federal motorcycle safety standards.(C) Commercial motor vehicle is a motor vehicle designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merchandise or more than eight (8) passengers;(D) Decal is a gummed decalcomania that is attached to a motorcycle on an exterior location other than the windshield when the vehicle meets the inspection requirements;(E) Inspector/mechanic is any automotive mechanic issued a permit by the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to conduct inspections;(F) Motorcycle is a motor vehicle operated on two (2) wheels;(G) Motor tricycle is a motor vehicle operated on three (3) wheels, including a motorcycle while operated with any conveyance, temporary or otherwise, requiring the use of a third wheel. A motor tricycle shall not be included in the definition of all-terrain vehicle;(H) Motor vehicle is any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks, except farm tractors;(I) Lights, lamps, and signaling devices consisting of multiple light emitting diodes shall be deemed to function properly if no less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the light emitting diodes of such light, lamp, or signaling device is operational;(J) Rejection notice is a document which is given to the vehicle owner indicating the vehicle does not meet the inspection requirements;(K) Revocation is the rescinding of an inspection permit for a period of one (1) year;(L) School bus is any motor vehicle used solely to transport students to and from school or to transport students to or from any place for educational purposes. 1. A Type "A" school bus is a van conversion or bus constructed utilizing a cutaway front-section vehicle with a left side driver's door. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. This definition includes two (2) classifications: Type A1, with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) less than or equal to ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.); and Type A2, with a GVWR of greater than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.).2. A Type "B" school bus is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. This definition includes two (2) classifications: Type B1, with a GVWR less than or equal to ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.); and Type B2, with a GVWR greater than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.).3. A Type "C" school bus is constructed utilizing a chassis with a hood and fender assembly. The entrance door is behind the front wheels.4. A Type "D" school bus is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance door is ahead of the front wheels;(M) Sticker is a gummed label or decalcomania that is attached to the windshield of a motor vehicle when the vehicle meets the inspection requirements;(N) Suspension is the temporary removal of an inspection permit for a period of thirty (30) days to three hundred, sixty four (364) days.(O) Trailer is any vehicle without motor power designed for carrying property or passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by self-propelled vehicles, except those running exclusively on tracks, including a semitrailer or vehicle of the trailer type designed and used in conjunction with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable part of its own weight rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle;(P) Truck-tractor is any self-propelled motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load being drawn; and(Q) Vehicle owner is any person, firm, corporation, or association who holds the legal title to a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter. The term "vehicle owner" also shall include any person renting or leasing a vehicle and having exclusive use of the vehicle for a period longer than thirty (30) days, the holder of a lessee title or the agent or personal representative of an owner as defined in this rule. AUTHORITY: section 307.360, RSMo 2000 * Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1968, effective Nov. 14, 1968. Amended: Filed March 3, 1969, effective March 13, 1969. Amended: Filed March 9, 1970, effective March 19, 1970. Amended: Filed Nov. 9, 1971, effective Nov. 19, 1971. Amended: Filed May 21, 1974, effective May 31, 1974. Amended: Filed Jan. 12, 1982, effective April 11, 1982. Amended: Filed June 2, 1993, effective Nov. 8, 1993. Emergency rescission and rule filed March 12, 1997, effective April 15, 1997, expired Sept. 30, 1997. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 12, 1997, effective Sept. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Sept. 15, 2003, effective March 30, 2004. Amended by Missouri Register June 1, 2015/Volume 40, Number 11, effective 7/31/2015Amended by Missouri Register April 16, 2018/Volume 43, Number 8, effective 5/31/2018Amended by Missouri Register June 17, 2019/Volume 44, Number 12, effective 7/31/2019*Original authority: 307.360, RSMo 1967, amended 1971, 1973, 1979, 1999.