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Boonville Method of displaying license plates ordinance (§ 12-89)

Chapter 12: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VI. Proof of License

No motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated on any highway of this city unless it shall have displayed thereon the license plate or set of license plates issued by the Director of Revenue and authorized by RSMo 301.140. Each such plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle in a manner so that all parts thereof shall be plainly visible and reasonably clean so that the reflective qualities thereof are not impaired. License plates shall be fastened to all motor vehicles except trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of 12,000 pounds on the front and rear of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than 48 inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plates on trailers, motorcycles, motortricycles and motorscooters shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicles, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up. The license plate on buses, other than school buses, and on trucks, tractors, truck tractors or truck-tractors licensed in excess of 12,000 pounds shall be displayed on the front of such vehicles not less than eight nor more than 48 inches above the ground, with the letters and numbers thereon right side up, of if two plates are issued for the vehicle pursuant to subsection (5) of RSMo 301.130, displayed in the same manner on the front and rear of such vehicles. The license plate or plates authorized by RSMo 301.140, when properly attached, shall be prima facie evidence that the required fees have been paid.

Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 12-89

Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.