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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 26.140

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26.140 Identification cards for consular officers — vehicle identification plates ...

Official statutory text

26.140. Identification cards for consular officers — vehicle identification plates — unauthorized use a misdemeanor. — Whenever any consular officer shall have registered as such with the Department of State of the United States and has been issued an * exequatur or a diplomatic note by the Department of State, the governor shall issue or cause to be issued to such consular officer an identification card with a short statement of his rights and privileges as such, identifying him as a consular officer for the country he represents. "Consular officers" , as used in this section, shall be deemed to include consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, consular agents, honorary consuls and none other. Such consular officers are authorized to use a motor vehicle identification plate identifying him as an official consular officer. Any person other than a consular officer using such vehicle identification plate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(L. 1955 p. 575 § 1, A.L. 1985 H.B. 336) *Word "an" does not appear in original rolls.

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