1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor vehicles; authorizing sale of 
  1.3             unauthorized, impounded vehicles within 15 days of 
  1.4             notice unless owner declares intent to reclaim; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168B.051, 
  1.6             subdivisions 1a, 2.  
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168B.051, 
  1.9   subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 1a.  [SALE 15 DAYS AFTER NOTICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL.] 
  1.11  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an unauthorized vehicle 
  1.12  impounded by the city of Minneapolis or by the city of St. Paul 
  1.13  a local unit of government in the metropolitan area as defined 
  1.14  in section 473.121, subdivision 2, is eligible for disposal or 
  1.15  sale under section 168B.08, 15 days after notice is sent by 
  1.16  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered 
  1.17  owner, if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily 
  1.18  identifiable lienholders of record.  
  1.19     (b) If, before the expiration of the 15-day period 
  1.20  following notice of taking, the registered owner or lienholder 
  1.21  of record delivers to the impound lot operator a written 
  1.22  statement of intent to reclaim the vehicle, the vehicle is not 
  1.23  eligible for disposal or sale until 45 days after the notice of 
  1.24  taking, if the owner or lienholder has not reclaimed under 
  1.25  section 168B.07.  Notwithstanding section 168B.06, subdivision 
  1.26  3, a second notice shall not be required. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168B.051, 
  2.2   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.3      Subd. 2.  [SALE AFTER 45 DAYS.] An impounded vehicle is 
  2.4   eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, 45 days 
  2.5   after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be an 
  2.6   unauthorized vehicle that was not impounded by the city of 
  2.7   Minneapolis or the city of St. Paul a local unit of government 
  2.8   in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, 
  2.9   subdivision 2.