Vehicle Licensing and Tax Roll FAQ

The State of Missouri requires a paid County Tax Receipt or a Personal Property Clearance Notice from each person wishing to license a vehicle in Missouri.

To receive a Personal Property Clearance Notice, bring the following to any Jackson County office:

• Application for Missouri License and Title or,
• Title with the backside completely filled out.
• You will receive documentation required by the State of Missouri that will allow you to license your vehicle.
• Proof of Residency (see below)

Leasing a Car

• It is the responsibility of the leasing company to declare (render) to Jackson County information on all vehicles that are located in Jackson County.
• Call Jackson County 90 days prior to the renewal of your vehicle license to verify that your leasing company declared your vehicle to the County and paid any personal property taxes due. If the leasing company did not render your vehicle to Jackson County, it is your responsibility to contact them and advise them to do so.

• You can license your car with a Tax Receipt or Personal Property Clearance Notice from that county.
• You must declare to a Jackson County office that you now live in Jackson County. Missouri State Statutes imposes a penalty if you fail to do so in a timely manner.
• To do this, bring your vehicle registration (pink slip) or a copy of your title and the prior two years tax receipts from the other county to any Jackson County office.
• While you must declare to Jackson County that you live here, your vehicles will not be taxable until Jan 1 of the year following your move to Jackson County. You will be responsible for taxes in the county that you lived in on Jan 1.

• You must declare to a Jackson County office that you now live in Jackson County. Missouri State Statutes imposes a penalty if you fail to do so in a timely manner. Bring the following to a Jackson County office:
  1. A copy of your current out-of-state vehicle registration or
  2. A copy of your title and
  3. Proof of Residency (see below)
• While you must declare to Jackson County that you live here, your vehicles will not be taxable until January 1 of the year following your move to Jackson County.

• The State requires that you present paid tax receipts for the prior two years.
• Personal Property taxes are due by December 31st of each year. Interest and penalty is due after January 1.

Jackson County Proof of Residency 

Proof of Residency is required in order to receive a Personal Property Clearance Notice from Jackson County. This proof should reflect an address and date(s) to prove you were or were not a resident of Jackson County on January 1 of the past two years. With this proof, you will be issued a Personal Property Clearance Notice and placed on the Jackson County tax rolls for the appropriate year. If you are unable to prove otherwise, it will be assumed that you were living in Jackson County for the two prior years and applicable taxes, penalty and interest will be due.

Proof of Residency can be:

• Vehicle Registration from previous state
• Rent receipt
• Credit card statements
• Post marked envelope addressed to you at your previous address
• Utility bills in your name and at your previous address
• Visa or Passport

A driver's license is not acceptable as it does not reflect dates issued.

If you have further questions, please call (816) 881-1330

Personal Property of Military Personnel:

All military personnel whose home of record is Jackson County ARE taxable, regardless of where they are stationed.

However, relief to persons engaged in military service is provided for by the Missouri statutes. Section 41.950(8) provides for the following relief. (8) Any person with an indebtedness, liability or obligation for state income tax or property tax on personal or real property who is performing such military service or a spouse of such person filing a combined return or owning property jointly shall be granted an extension to file any papers or to pay any obligation until one hundred eighty days after the completion of such military service or continuous hospitalization as a result of such military service notwithstanding the provisions of section 143.991, RSMo, to the contrary and shall be allowed to pay such tax without penalty or interest if paid within the one-hundred-eighty-day period.