1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions
1.3 	relating to motor vehicle registration; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision
1.5 	3, by adding subdivisions; 168.091, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Highway. A "Highway" is any public thoroughfare
1.10 	for vehicles, including streets in cities has the meaning given
1.11 	"street or highway" in section 169.01, subdivision 29.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
1.13 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.14 		Subd. 37.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the
1.15 	commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

1.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
1.17 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.18 		Subd. 38.Person. "Person" has the meaning given in
1.19 	section 168A.011, subdivision 14.

1.20 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
1.21 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.22 		Subd. 39.State. "State" means a state of the United
1.23 	States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States
1.24 	Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject
1.25 	to the jurisdiction of the United States.

2.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
2.2 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.3 		Subd. 40.Vehicle. "Vehicle" has the meaning given in
2.4 	section 168A.011, subdivision 24.

2.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.091,
2.6 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.7 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a
2.8 	fee of $1, the registrar commissioner may issue a permit to a
2.9 	nonresident purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state
2.10 	for the sole purpose of allowing such nonresident to remove the
2.11 	vehicle to be removed from this state for registration in
2.12 	another state or country. Such 
2.13 	(b) The permit shall be is in lieu of any other
2.14 	registration or taxation for use of the highways and shall be is 
2.15 	valid for a period of 31 days from the date of sale, trade, or
2.16 	gift.
2.17 	(c) The permit shall must be available in such form an
2.18 	electronic format as the registrar may determine and, whenever
2.19 	practicable, shall be determined by the commissioner.
2.20 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is
2.21 	electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or
2.22 	deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
2.23 	(e) The permit must be posted upon the left side of the
2.24 	inside rear window of the vehicle or, if not practicable, where
2.25 	it is plainly visible to law enforcement.  Each such 
2.26 	permit shall be is valid only for the vehicle for which the
2.27 	permit was issued.