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Information about titling and registering a motor vehicle, trailer, boat/vessel, or all-terrain vehicle, license office locations, information about registering and titling a vehicle, or renewing your license plates.
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Information about titling and registering a motor vehicle, trailer, boat/vessel, or all-terrain vehicle, license office locations, information about registering and titling a vehicle, or renewing your license plates.
Relevant to automotive professionals operating in MO.
Step by step guide to get a Missouri dealers license. 8 steps to get a Missouri auto dealership license. Include links to complete each step.
Relevant to automotive professionals operating in MO.
Information you need about driver licenses, commercial licenses, the Graduated Driver Licensing program for teen drivers, and information about tickets and points and how they can affect your driving privilege.
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Read our complete guide to understand exactly what you need to know and what steps to follow to obtain your Missouri auto dealer license.
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Information you need about driver licenses, commercial licenses, the Graduated Driver Licensing program for teen drivers, and information about tickets and points and how they can affect your driving privilege.
Relevant to automotive professionals operating in MO.
Information about titling and registering a motor vehicle, trailer, boat/vessel, or all-terrain vehicle, license office locations, information about registering and titling a vehicle, or renewing your license plates.
Relevant to automotive professionals operating in MO.
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Receipt of more than $10,000 in cash from one buyer in one or related transactions requires filing Form 8300 within 15 days. "Cash" includes cashier's checks, money orders, and bank drafts under $10K each (the related-transaction rule aggregates them). Structuring transactions to avoid the threshold is a separate criminal offense.
Form 8300 non-filing penalties scale with intent — willful failure carries criminal exposure for the dealer principal. The form itself takes minutes to file.
Most states distinguish between retail, wholesale, and broker dealer licenses, with different bonding, facility, and inventory requirements. A wholesale license does not authorize retail sale to consumers; selling cross-category is a license violation that can trigger immediate suspension regardless of intent.
Cross-category sales are also typically uninsurable under the dealer's bond, leaving the dealer personally exposed on consumer claims that arose from the unauthorized sale.
A warranty is included in the purchase and obligates the seller; a service contract is sold separately and obligates a third-party administrator. The two are regulated differently — warranties under Magnuson-Moss federal law, service contracts under state insurance or specialty regulation. Misadvertising one as the other is a common consumer-protection issue.
Misrepresented coverage produces immediate refund liability for the contract price plus potential consumer-protection damages. Sales-floor scripts are the most common source.
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