1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/21/2011 12:27am
A bill for an act
relating to state government; expanding eligibility for gold star license plates to
surviving legal guardians and siblings; regulating certain motor vehicle fees;
regulating the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans homes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 168.1253, subdivision 1; 168.33, subdivision
7; 171.06, subdivision 2; 198.261; 299A.705, subdivision 3; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1253, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
(a) The terms used in this section have the meanings
given them in this subdivision.
(b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5.
(c) "Eligible person" means a surviving spouse deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end parentnew text begin or legal guardian, or
siblingnew text end of a person who has died while serving honorably in active service.
(d) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial
purposes, and may include a passenger automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle,
pickup truck, or van.
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This section is effective August 1, 2011, for registrations
applied for or renewed on or after that date.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
(a) In addition to all other statutory fees and
taxes, a filing fee of:
(1) deleted text begin $4.50deleted text end new text begin $6new text end is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate
transactions; and
(2) deleted text begin $8.50deleted text end new text begin $10new text end is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including pro
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
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deleted text begin except thatdeleted text end new text begin (1)new text end a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for
a correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy
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new text begin (2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title
for a vehiclenew text end .
new text begin (c)new text end The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices
sent out by the commissioner. deleted text begin No filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent
surrender of a title for a vehicle.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a)
may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge
on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit
card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the
commissioner of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing
credit and debit card transactions.
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(c) All of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department, must
be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705. Of the fee collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department,
$3.50 must be paid into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
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(e) The
fees collected under this subdivision by the department must be allocated as follows:
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(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
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(i) $4.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
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(ii) $1.50 must be deposited:
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(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and
initial full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and
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(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under clause (1), item (ii), subitem (A),
in the vehicle services operating account; and
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(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
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(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
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(ii) $5.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
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(iii) $1.50 must be deposited:
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(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and
initial full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and
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(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under clause (2), item (iii), subitem (A),
in the vehicle services operating account.
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This section is effective for fees collected on and after
July 1, 2011.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
as follows:
Classified Driver's License |
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D-$22.25 deleted text end new text begin D-$17.25 new text end |
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C-$26.25 deleted text end new text begin C-$21.25 new text end |
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B-$33.25 deleted text end new text begin B-$28.25 new text end |
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A-$41.25 deleted text end new text begin A-$36.25 new text end |
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Classified Under-21 D.L. |
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D-$22.25 deleted text end new text begin D-$17.25 new text end |
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C-$26.25 deleted text end new text begin C-$21.25 new text end |
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B-$33.25 deleted text end new text begin B-$28.25 new text end |
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A-$21.25 deleted text end new text begin A-$16.25 new text end |
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Enhanced Driver's License |
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D-$37.25 deleted text end new text begin D-$32.25 new text end |
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C-$41.25 deleted text end new text begin C-$36.25 new text end |
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B-$48.25 deleted text end new text begin B-$43.25 new text end |
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A-$56.25 deleted text end new text begin A-$51.25 new text end |
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Instruction Permit |
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$10.25
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$5.25 new text end |
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Enhanced Instruction Permit |
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$25.25 deleted text end new text begin $20.25 new text end |
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Provisional License |
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$13.25
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$8.25 new text end |
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Enhanced Provisional License |
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$28.25 deleted text end new text begin $23.25 new text end |
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Duplicate License or duplicate identification card |
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$11.75
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$6.75 new text end |
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Enhanced Duplicate License or enhanced duplicate identification card |
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$26.75 deleted text end new text begin $21.75 new text end |
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Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota identification card, other than duplicate, except as otherwise provided in section 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a |
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$16.25 deleted text end new text begin $11.25 new text end |
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Enhanced Minnesota identification card |
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$31.25 deleted text end new text begin $26.25 new text end |
In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be
credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund
under section 299A.705.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving
violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
endorsement.
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(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
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(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall
charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061,
subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver
services operating account.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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The commissioner is authorized to apply for and accept federal funding for purposes
of this chapter.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 198.261, is amended to read:
Any profits derived from the operation of canteens, coffee shops, deleted text begin anddeleted text end wood shopsnew text begin ,
and other work therapy programs new text end at the Minnesota veterans homes shall be used by the
commissioner only for the direct benefit of the residents of the homes.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) The driver and
vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; the filing
fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7;new text end and any other money otherwise
donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
safety to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver
and vehicle services information system.
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(c) Following completion of the deposit of filing fee revenue into the driver and
vehicle services technology account as provided under section 168.33, subdivision 7, the
commissioner shall submit a notification to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance
concerning driver and vehicle services information system implementation, which must
include information on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle services
technology account, with a breakdown by sources of funds; (2) total project costs incurred,
with a breakdown by key project components; and (3) an estimate of ongoing system
maintenance costs.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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