MISSOURI DEALER AND BUSINESS OPERATING MANUAL
1. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor was previously the holder of a
license issued under Sections 301.550 to 301.573, RSMo, which license was revoked for
cause and never reissued by the department, or which license was suspended for cause and
the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled;
2. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor was previously a partner,
stockholder, director, or officer controlling or managing a partnership or corporation whose
license issued under Sections 301.550 to 301.573, RSMo, was revoked for cause and never
reissued or was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled;
3. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor has, within ten years prior to the
date of the application, been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere, in a prosecution under the laws of any state or of the United States for any
offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of any business licensed
under Sections 301.550 to 301.573, RSMo, for any offense, an essential element of which is
fraud, dishonesty, or an act of violence; or for any offense involving moral turpitude, whether or
not sentence is imposed;
4. Use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or bribery by the applicant or seminar provider or
its seminar instructor in securing any certificate issued pursuant to Section 301.560.9, RSMo;
5. The applicant’s or seminar provider’s or its seminar instructor’s obtaining or attempting to
obtain any money, commission, fee, barter, exchange, or other compensation by fraud,
deception, or misrepresentation;
6. The applicant’s or seminar provider’s or its seminar instructor’s violation of, or assisting or
enabling any person to violate any provisions of Chapters 301, 306, 307, 407, 578, and 643,
RSMo or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Chapters 301, 306, 307, 407,
578, and 643, RSMo;
7. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor has filed an application for
certification which, as of its effective date, was incomplete in any material respect or contained
any statement which was, in light of the circumstances under which it was made, false or
misleading with respect to any material fact;
8. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor has failed to pay the proper
application or license fee or other fees required pursuant to Chapter 301 or 306, RSMo, or fails
to establish or maintain a bona fide place of business as required by law;
9. The applicant or seminar provider or its seminar instructor is finally adjudged insane or
incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
10. The applicant’s or seminar provider’s or its seminar instructor’s use of any advertisement or
solicitation which is false; or
11. The applicant’s or seminar provider’s or its seminar instructor’s violations of Sections 407.511
to 407.556, RSMo or Section 578.120, RSMo which resulted in a conviction or finding of guilt
or violation of any federal motor vehicle laws which result in a conviction or finding of guilt.
The decision to revoke or refuse to issue or renew a certification of a provider is the final decision of
the director.
Failure to hold scheduled or rescheduled seminars or maintain acceptable standards of training or
providing false information to the director will result in the provider’s certification becoming invalid
upon notice by the director.
Applications for must be sent to the Motor Vehicle Bureau, Dealer Licensing Section, PO Box 43,
Jefferson City, Missouri 65105-0043.