Bill > HB214

This bill modifies Missouri state law to create more stringent regulations around catalytic converters in order to reduce theft and illegal trading. It establishes new requirements for dealers and scrap metal purchasers when buying or selling detached catalytic converters, including mandatory record-keeping with detailed documentation such as seller identification, vehicle information, and proof of lawful acquisition. The bill creates a new criminal offense of "unlawful possession of a detached catalytic converter," which makes it a class E felony to possess a detached catalytic converter with intent to sell, unless the possession is for a legitimate business purpose or other lawful reason. Additionally, the legislation expands penalties for stealing catalytic converters, classifying such theft as a class E felony, and mandates that transactions involving catalytic converters can only occur at a fixed business location. Dealers must now wait five business days before altering or destroying a detached catalytic converter, and must submit monthly records to the Department of Revenue. These provisions aim to make it more difficult for thieves to profit from stealing and selling catalytic converters by increasing documentation requirements and creating new legal obstacles.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB214&year=2025&code=R