For Immediate Release
Date: February 9, 2007
Contact: Maura Browning
Phone: (573) 751-8222
Revenue Department Announces Meetings, Urges Missourians to Vote for New License Plate Design
Public hearings set for Springfield, Kansas City, and St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY – License plate reissuance requirements in state law have set in motion a public process by the Missouri State Highway Patrol to select the next standard Missouri motor vehicle license plate. Today the Missouri Department of Revenue announced upcoming public meetings on the new plates and opened Internet voting at http://www.dor.mo.gov/. Click on the link under “Features” to help select the new plate.
The Internet voting opens Friday, February 9, and will be accessible until Monday, March 5. The announcement of Missouri’s new plate design will follow.
Below are the dates, times, and locations of the public meetings to unveil the three plate designs. Online voting will be available during the meetings.
Springfield - Troop D MSHP Headquarters
Friday, February 16
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
3131 East Kearney Street
Springfield, MO
Kansas City - Troop A MSHP Headquarters
Friday, February 23
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
504 East Blue Parkway
Lee's Summit, MO
St. Louis - Troop C MSHP Headquarters
Friday, March 2
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
599 South Mason Road
St. Louis, MO
“I encourage Missourians to vote for the plate they’d like to see on Missouri’s roads,” said Revenue Director Trish Vincent. “It’s been a privilege to be part of this process, and I look forward to meeting with Missourians about our plate designs in the coming weeks.”
In 1995, a License Plate Advisory Committee was established to develop uniform designs and common colors for the plates and to meet with the public. Missouri’s current license plates were unveiled on April 1, 1996, as a result of that public process.
In 2004, state legislators passed into law another required plate redesign. Senate Bill 1233 authorized the License Plate Advisory Committee to again develop designs for a new Missouri license plate. The committee selected three designs that will increase visibility of the plate and reduce the likelihood of tab theft.
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