1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to vehicle insurance; requiring vehicle owner
1.3 	to present proof of insurance to the commissioner of
1.4 	public safety when vehicle is registered and at
1.5 	certain other times; requiring the insurance company
1.6 	to send copy of notice of cancellation of insurance to
1.7 	the commissioner; requiring vehicle owner after
1.8 	cancellation to provide proof of renewed insurance or
1.9 	surrender vehicle registration; amending Minnesota
1.10 	Statutes 2004, sections 169.791, subdivision 1;
1.11 	169.798, subdivision 1; 171.20, subdivision 4;
1.12 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.13 	chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.14 	sections 169.796, subdivision 3; 169.798, subdivision
1.15 	4.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.791,
1.18 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.19 		Subdivision 1.Terms defined.  (a) For purposes of this
1.20 	section and sections 169.792 to 169.798 169.7993, the following
1.21 	terms have the meanings given.
1.22 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
1.23 	(c) "District court administrator" or "court administrator"
1.24 	means the district court administrator or a deputy district
1.25 	court administrator of the district court that has jurisdiction
1.26 	of a violation of this section.
1.27 	(d) "Insurance identification card" means a card issued by
1.28 	an obligor to an insured stating that security as required by
1.29 	section 65B.48 has been provided for the insured's vehicle.
1.30 	(e) "Law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement
2.1 	agency that employed the peace officer who demanded proof of
2.2 	insurance under this section or section 169.792.
2.3 	(f) "Peace officer" or "officer" means an employee of a
2.4 	political subdivision or state law enforcement agency, including
2.5 	the Minnesota State Patrol, who is licensed by the Minnesota
2.6 	Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training and is authorized
2.7 	to make arrests for violations of traffic laws.
2.8 	(g) "Proof of insurance" means an insurance identification
2.9 	card, written statement, or insurance policy as defined by
2.10 	section 65B.14, subdivision 2.
2.11 	(h) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section
2.12 	65B.43, subdivision 2, or a motorcycle as defined in section
2.13 	65B.43, subdivision 13.
2.14 	(i) "Written statement" means a written statement by a
2.15 	licensed insurance agent stating the name and address of the
2.16 	insured, the vehicle identification number of the insured's
2.17 	vehicle, that a plan of reparation security as required by
2.18 	section 65B.48 has been provided for the insured's vehicle, and
2.19 	the dates of the coverage.
2.20 	(j) The definitions in section 65B.43 apply to sections
2.21 	169.792 to 169.798 169.7993.

2.22 	Sec. 2. [169.7965] INSURANCE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR
2.23 	APPLICATION.
2.24 	Every vehicle owner when applying for registration,
2.25 	reregistration, or transfer of ownership shall supply any
2.26 	information the commissioner reasonably requires to determine
2.27 	that the motor vehicle or motorcycle is covered by a plan of
2.28 	reparation security.  Such information must include, but is not
2.29 	limited to, the name and address of the owner, the name of the
2.30 	reparation obligor, the insurance policy number, and any other
2.31 	data the commissioner requires.  In lieu of the information
2.32 	regarding reparation security, the owner may submit an
2.33 	affidavit, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, that the
2.34 	motor vehicle or motorcycle will not be used or operated.

2.35 	Sec. 3. [169.7967] INFORMATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
2.36 	The vehicle owner shall provide the information required in
3.1 	section 169.7965 when the records of the department or other
3.2 	records indicate that a required insurance policy is not in
3.3 	effect.

3.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.798,
3.5 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.6 		Subdivision 1.Authority.  The commissioner of public
3.7 	safety shall have the power and perform the duties imposed by
3.8 	this section and sections 65B.41 to 65B.71 and 169.797 169.7965
3.9 	to 169.7993and may adopt rules to implement and provide
3.10 	effective administration of the provisions requiring security
3.11 	and governing termination of security.

3.12 	Sec. 5. [169.7993] OBLIGOR'S NOTIFICATION OF LAPSE,
3.13 	CANCELLATION, OR FAILURE TO RENEW POLICY OF COVERAGE.
3.14 	If the required plan of reparation security of an owner or
3.15 	named insured is canceled, and notification of cancellation is
3.16 	given to the insured under section 65B.19, a copy of the notice
3.17 	must, within 30 days after coverage has expired, be sent to the
3.18 	commissioner.  If, before the end of the 30-day period, the
3.19 	insured owner has not presented the commissioner or an
3.20 	authorized agent with evidence of required security, which shall
3.21 	have taken effect upon the expiration of the previous coverage,
3.22 	or if the insured owner or registrant has not objected to the
3.23 	obligor's cancellation under section 65B.21, within the
3.24 	specified time limitations, the insured owner or registrant
3.25 	shall immediately surrender the registration certificate and
3.26 	vehicle license plates to the commissioner and may not operate
3.27 	or permit operation of the vehicle in this state until security
3.28 	is again provided and proof of security furnished as required by
3.29 	sections 65B.41 to 65B.71.

3.30 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
3.31 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.32 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee.  (a) Before the license is
3.33 	reinstated, (1) a person whose driver's license has been
3.34 	suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 2; 171.18, except
3.35 	subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been
3.36 	disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license under
4.1 	section 171.165, and (2) a person whose driver's license has
4.2 	been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not exempt from
4.3 	such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.
4.4 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, a person whose
4.5 	license has been suspended under sections 169.791 to 169.798 
4.6 	169.7993 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
4.7 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed
4.8 	under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the
4.9 	amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
4.10 	reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
4.11 	state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
4.12 	4.
4.13 	(d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
4.14 	cause.

4.15 	Sec. 7. REPEALER.
 4.16 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.796, subdivision 3;
4.17 	and 169.798, subdivision 4, are repealed.