Form 108: Missouri Title and License Application

Under TRANS TYPE, check the appropriate block: Renewal/Transfer Plates, Transfer Plates, New Plates or Title Only.

Check the appropriate block indicating type of title required.

Transfer on death: to name one or more beneficiaries on the title in the event of the owner's death, check this block.

Record the beneficiaries name(s) in the designated area following the vehicle owner's name.

Tenants in common: if the application shows two or more owners, the unit will be held in joint tenancy. If this is not desired, the tenants in common block must be marked.

Enter the owner's legal name, last, first, middle, including TOD. Only the first 50 positions will print on the title.

Street address: you must provide your actual physical street address in order to determine the correct tax rate.

PO box numbers and rural routes are not a physical address and cannot be used for a street address but can be used for a "mail to" address.

Check the appropriate box if you live inside or outside city limits.

DLN or FEIN: record your Driver License or Federal Employer Identification Number.

Record the year, make, vehicle identification number and body style in the designated areas.

If you hand write the application, record only one character in each block within the Vehicle Identification Number.

If typing, disregard block constraints.

Under FUEL, enter the appropriate code.

GVWR: record the vehicle's gross weight rating as reflected on the manufacturer's statement of origin.

Record the odometer reading from the assigned title/manufacturer's statement of origin/odometer disclosure statement.

11. Purchase date: record the date the vehicle was purchased.

Check NEW if the unit is new.

13. USED MO: check if the purchase of the unit was recorded on a title.

If a title is being surrendered, fill in the title number and the state in which the title was issued.

If the unit is new record "MSO" in the surrendered title number block.

Zone, gross weight or seating capacity, kind of vehicle (KOV), cylinder (CYL.), and horsepower (H.P.): record the correct code.

Click on kind of vehicle: P - Passenger, T - Truck, D - Trailer, B - Bus, N - Autocycle, M - Motorcycle, C - Tricycle, R - Rec. Vehicle, A - ATV.

For passenger vehicles also provide the number of cylinders and taxable horsepower.

For trucks, enter the licensed gross weight.

Expiration month and year: record the month and year that the current license plates expire.

If the vehicle has an outstanding lien, check "Yes" and record the complete name and address of the lienholder.

The "FIRST LIEN" block, or the "SECOND LIEN" block for a second lien, must be checked and the date of lien indicated.

A title showing a lien will be mailed to the owner.

If title is to be mailed to first lienholder, check "Mail to Lienholder" box.

If there is no lien, check "No".

If adding a second lien, check "Yes" and record the complete name and address of the lienholder.

If the vehicle is not subject to a second lien or the first lien is not subject to future advances, and the title is to be sent to an address other than the address shown in the owner information section, the "Mail To" block must be checked and the name and address of the individual who is to receive the title must be indicated in the #2 block in the lien/mail to section.

Trade-in, license transfer information (year, make, vehicle identification number, horsepower, and title number): record the information from the previous vehicle in the designated areas.

Enter the amount or type "0" if no trade-in.

One owner must sign the application for title.

If this motor vehicle is registered at the time application for title is made, your signature shall certify that you have and will maintain, during the period of registration, financial responsibility with respect to each motor vehicle that you own, license, or operate on the streets or highways.

You certify under penalty of perjury that the facts herein are true to the best of your knowledge.

Any false affidavit is a crime under Section 575.050 of Missouri law.

Check appropriate block(s) if you wish to donate to the fund(s): $1 Blind Fund, Organ Donor Fund (minimum $1), $1 Missouri Medal of Honor and $1, $10, or other amount to the WWI Memorial Fund (checked October 19, 2026). Enter total deductions in the Fund Donations box.

To apply for a duplicate certificate of ownership, complete the application in full, including the information listed.

Check the appropriate block indicating the reason a duplicate title is needed: Lost, Stolen, Mutilated (attach mutilated title), or Never Received - Lost in Mail.

The applicant's signature must be witnessed by a notary public if applying for a duplicate title.

3. Submit an $8.50 duplicate title fee and a $9.00 processing fee (checked October 19, 2026).

If a lien is shown on the original title and the loan was satisfied on or after July 1, 2003, you must submit a notarized Lien Release (DOR-4809), with the Application for Title.

Check or money order may be accepted as payment. Make the check or money order payable to: Missouri Department of Revenue.

Do not send cash when applying by mail.

Form 108 is the Missouri Department of Revenue application for Missouri title and license.

Application for Title completed and signed by the applicant. Appropriate title/registration/processing fees and state/local sales tax, if applicable. Assigned certificate of ownership. Copy of front and back of title assigned to dealer for trade-in vehicle or bill of sale or total loss statement for tax credit, if applicable. You must present your insurance card or other acceptable proof of financial responsibility. Not required for title only or for ATVs. Vehicle safety inspection (if required) not more than 60 days old or 90 days old if newly purchased from a Missouri dealer and the safety inspection provided by the Missouri dealer was completed within 60 days prior to the purchase date. All trailers, ATVs, and new motor vehicles (not previously titled) are exempt. Not required for title only or for ATVs. Paid personal property tax receipt or a statement of non-assessment from the county (or city of St. Louis) in which you resided on January 1st of the previous year. Not required for title only or for ATVs. The property tax receipt or statement of non-assessment must be in the owner's name.

Apply for title within thirty days to avoid penalty.

Submit the required items and fees to your local contract office or mail to: Motor Vehicle Bureau, P.O. Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100.

Remember to sign the application and submit the appropriate ownership document, title fee, and applicable processing fees. (Fees are posted at dor.mo.gov.) License Office notary service: $2.00 (checked October 19, 2026).

A title penalty fee of $25.00 for each 30 days of delinquency, not to exceed a total of $200.00, shall be imposed for failure to apply for a certificate of title within 30 days after purchase (checked October 19, 2026). Any false statement in this application is a violation of the law and may be punished by fine or imprisonment or both.