HF 2152

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/07/2015 11:11am

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; removing reporting requirements and references to the
Minneapolis automated property system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014,
sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 1, 6; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 5, 5a; 325E.21,
subdivisions 1c, 1d; Laws 2014, chapter 190, sections 10; 11.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.1501, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal,
county, state, or federal law enforcement agency.

(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company, corporation, or other entity.

(d) "Scrap vehicle" means a motor vehicle purchased primarily as scrap, for its reuse
or recycling value as raw metal, or for dismantling for parts.

(e) "Scrap vehicle operator" or "operator" means the following persons who engage
in a transaction involving the purchase or acquisition of a scrap vehicle: scrap metal
processors licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c); used vehicle parts
dealers licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d); scrap metal dealers
under section 325E.21; and junk yards under section 471.925.

(f) deleted text begin "Interchange file specification format" means the most recent version of the
Minneapolis automated property system interchange file specification format.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 42.

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end "Proof of identification" means a driver's license, Minnesota identification
card number, or other identification document issued for identification purposes by any
state, federal, or foreign government if the document includes the person's photograph,
full name, birth date, and signature.

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end "Seller" means any seller, prospective seller, or agent of the seller.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.1501, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Additional reporting.

deleted text begin In addition to the requirements under subdivision
5 if applicable, deleted text end The following entities must submit information on the purchase or
acquisition of a scrap vehicle to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System,
established pursuant to United States Code, title 49, section 30502, by the close of
business the following day:

(1) an operator who is not licensed under section 168.27; and

(2) an operator who purchases a scrap vehicle under subdivision 9.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal,
county, state, or federal law enforcement agency.

(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company, corporation, or other entity.

(d) "Scrap metal" means:

(1) wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric
utilities; and

(2) copper, aluminum, or any other metal purchased primarily for its reuse or
recycling value as raw metal, including metal that is combined with other materials at the
time of purchase, but does not include a scrap vehicle as defined in section 168A.1501,
subdivision 1.

(e) "Scrap metal dealer" or "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of
buying or selling scrap metal, or both.

The terms do not include a person engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling
new or used motor vehicles, paper or wood products, rags or furniture, or secondhand
machinery.

(f) deleted text begin "Interchange file specification format" means the most recent version of the
Minneapolis automated property system interchange file specification format.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end "Seller" means any seller, prospective seller, or agent of the seller.

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end "Proof of identification" means a driver's license, Minnesota identification
card number, or other identification document issued for identification purposes by any
state, federal, or foreign government if the document includes the person's photograph,
full name, birth date, and signature.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Retention required.

Records required to be maintained by subdivision 1a new text begin
or 1b new text end shall be retained by the scrap metal dealer for a period of three years.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 5 and 5a; and
325E.21, subdivisions 1c and 1d, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 190, sections 10; and 11, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end