SF 3080

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; allowing use of temporary permit while awaiting
delivery of license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09,
subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Display of temporary permit; special plates.

(a) A vehicle that displays a
special Minnesota plate issued under section 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or
2d; 168.123; 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129, chapter 168 may display a
temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:

(1) the current registration tax and all other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and

(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph
(d), clause (3) has been applied for.

(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may display a temporary permit
in conjunction with expired registration, with or without a registration plate, if:

(1) the plates have been applied for and the registration tax has and other fees and
taxes have been paid in full, as provided for in section 168.10; and

(2) either the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the
temporary permit and not used for general transportation purposes or the vehicle was
issued a 21-day permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1.

(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format
prescribed by the commissioner and whenever practicable must be posted upon the
driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid only
for the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates to
be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. The permit may be issued only by the
commissioner or by a deputy registrar under section 168.33.