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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Any person or his agent licensed or registered as a manufacturer, motor vehicle dealer, wholesale motor vehicle dealer, boat dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction or a public motor vehicle auction pursuant to the provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.580 shall permit an employee of the department of revenue or any law enforcement official to inspect, during normal business hours, any of the following documents which are in his possession or under his custody or control:
(1) Any title to any motor vehicle or vessel;
(2) Any application for title to any motor vehicle or vessel;
(3) Any affidavit provided pursuant to sections 301.550 to 301.580 or chapter 407;
(4) Any assignment of title to any motor vehicle or vessel;
(5) Any disclosure statement or other document relating to mileage or odometer readings required by the laws of the United States or any other state;
(6) Any inventory and related documentation.
2. For purposes of this section, the term “law enforcement official” shall mean any of the following:
(1) Attorney general, or any person designated by him to make such an inspection;
(2) Any prosecuting attorney or any person designated by a prosecuting attorney to make such an inspection;
(3) Any member or authorized or designated employee of the Missouri state highway patrol;
(4) Any sheriff or deputy sheriff;
(5) Any peace officer certified pursuant to chapter 590 acting in his official capacity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XIX. Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation § 301.564. Inspection of certain documents and odometer readings in possession of dealers, manufacturers and auctions--law enforcement official, defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xix-motor-vehicles-watercraft-and-aviation/mo-rev-st-301-564/
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