as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; authorizing education license plates; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The commissioner shall
issue education plates to an applicant who:
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(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or recreational vehicle;
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(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the special
plates;
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(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
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(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
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(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota Academic Excellence
Foundation established in section 124D.94; and
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(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers.
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(b) The education plate application must indicate that the annual contribution
specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the special
plate and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the fund.
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(c) Education plates may be personalized according to section 168.12, subdivision
2a.
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After consultation with interested groups, the commissioner
of education and the commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol for use by the
commissioner to design the special plates.
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Contributions under this section must not be refunded.
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Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on
payment of a transfer fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred
to another passenger automobile registered to the person to whom the plates were issued.
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(a) Contributions under subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota
Academic Excellence Foundation established in section 124D.94.
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(b) The fees collected under this section must be deposited in the vehicle services
operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
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The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of
special plates issued under this section.
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Special plates issued under this section are
not subject to section 168.1293.
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