[CC 1987 §300.040; Ord. No. 610 §2, 12-4-1967; Ord. No. 797 §1, 11-12-1974; Ord. No. 848 §1, 12-14-1976; Ord. No. 02-14 §§1
— 2, 8-27-2002]
A. Application For Registration.
1. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be parked or stored within
this City or operated or driven upon the public streets or highways
of this City, except as otherwise expressly provided by the ordinances
of this City or Missouri Statutes, shall annually file, in the office
of the Collector, an application for registration on a blank to be
furnished by the Collector for that purpose containing:
a. A brief description of the motor vehicle to be registered, including
the name of the manufacturer, the manufacturer's or other identifying
number, and character, and amount of motive power, stated in figures
or horsepower.
b. The name, residence, and business address of the owner of such motor
vehicle.
c. The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load of pounds if
the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle.
d. If such motor vehicle be a specially constructed or reconstructed
motor vehicle, the application shall so state, and the owner shall
furnish the Collector with such additional information as the Collector
shall require.
2. No City license shall be issued unless the application for registration
is accompanied by a tax receipt or a statement certified by the County
Collector of the County in which the applicant's property was assessed
showing that the State and County tangible personal property taxes
for the preceding year have been paid by the applicant or that no
such taxes were due. Each applicant for license shall produce a certificate
of title to the motor vehicle or other proof of ownership required
by the Collector.
B. Registration Fees.
1. The annual registration fees for motor vehicles shall be submitted
to the Collector with the application for registration, and registration
fees shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
a. For all non-commercial motor vehicles $ 5.00 per vehicle
b. For commercial motor vehicles having a manufacturer's rated capacity
of:
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Less than 2 tons
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$3.50
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2 tons and less than 5 tons
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$6.00
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5 tons and less than 6 tons
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$9.00
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6 tons and less than 7 tons
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$10.00
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7 tons and less than 8 tons
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$12.00
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And for every ton or major fraction thereof in excess of eight
(8) tons, five dollars ($5.00) per ton.
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c. Registration of motor vehicles and owners shall be renewed annually
upon payment of the fees provided herein on or before the fifteenth
(15th) day of February in each year, and all certificates or registrations
and licenses issued hereby shall expire on the succeeding fourteenth
(14th) day of February.
d. If application for the registration of a motor vehicle is made between
July first (1st) and September thirtieth (30th), only one-half (½)
the annual fee shall be paid. If application for such registration
is made between October first (1st) and December thirty-first (31st),
only one-fourth (¼) the annual fee shall be paid.
e. In the event that the owner of a motor vehicle must replace a windshield
having a current license sticker affixed thereto, the owner shall
file a new application for registration of said motor vehicle, and
a new license sticker shall be issued to said owner upon payment of
a transfer fee in the amount of fifty cents ($0.50).
f. In the event that the registered owner has attained the age of sixty-five
(65) years, or in the event that the motor vehicle is owned by two
(2) or more persons, and at least one (1) of the registered owners
has attained the age of sixty-five (65) years, or if any registered
owner is physically handicapped regardless of age, then in either
such event the Collector shall issue one (1) Northwoods license sticker
to said person for any one (1) motor vehicle, free of charge, and
each said person shall be exempt from paying the registration fee
provided for in this Section. The burden of proving such age or disability
shall be upon the applicant.
[CC 1987 §300.050; Ord. No. 610 §§4 — 8, 12-4-1967]
A. Issuance Of City Vehicle License. The City Collector, upon
receipt of a properly filed and signed registration application, together
with the designated fee and the display of a current year paid personal
property tax bill and State of Missouri Registration Certificate or
other proof of ownership by any person as provided in this Chapter,
shall issue to such person a license sticker printed on paper or fabric
and made and designed so that it will adhere to the windshield of
the motor vehicle. Such license sticker shall have imprinted thereon
so as to be easily distinguishable, the year of the issue, the number
of the license in arabic numerals, and the words "City of Northwoods".
B. Display Of License. Every motor vehicle shall at all times,
while being used or operated on the public streets of the City, or
garaged or parked within the City, and when the owner thereof resides
or is domiciled in the City, have displayed conspicuously in the lower
right windshield area, and kept reasonably clean, the transparent
license sticker issued by the City Collector, as herein provided bearing
the number assigned to said motor vehicle by said City Collector.
C. Partial Exceptance Of Non-Resident Owner. The foregoing
provisions shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned by a non-resident
of the City of Northwoods, unless such motor vehicle shall remain
garaged or parked within the City for twenty (20) days or more; provided,
the owner thereof has complied with any law requiring the licensing
of motor vehicles in another City or State, and further provided,
a registration number of such City or State shall be displayed on
the motor vehicle.
D. All Other Licenses To Be Removed. As provided in Subsections
(A) and
(B) of this Section, only the transparent license sticker issued to show the current year and the assigned number for the registered vehicle may be displayed in the lower right windshield area. All other stickers and previously issued licenses must be removed before the current license is affixed to the lower right-hand corner of the windshield.
E. Application Form To Be Filed For Each Motor Vehicle. No
license shall be issued for the operation of any motor vehicle, or
the garaging or parking of said motor vehicle until a registration
application form shall be signed by the owner or owners and filed
together with the applicable fee with the City Collector, and no license
shall in any case be assigned or transferred or used by any person
other than the one to whom it has been issued. Separate applications
shall be made for each motor vehicle, and separate licenses shall
be obtained for each motor vehicle.