For Immediate Release
Date: March 1, 2007
Contact: Maura Browning
Phone: (573) 751-8222

License Plate Public Meeting in St. Louis Set for Friday

        JEFFERSON CITY – Members of the advisory committee responsible for selecting the next standard Missouri license plate will be on hand in the St. Louis area Friday, March 2, at the Troop C Missouri State Highway Patrol Headquarters from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The headquarters is located at 599 South Mason Road in St. Louis.

        Members of the public are welcome to attend to view the proposed plates and take part in the state’s Internet vote to select the new plate. Internet voting opened Friday, February 9, and will be accessible through Monday, March 5. The announcement of Missouri’s new plate design will follow.

        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 tab theft.

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