1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; specifying that members of
1.3 	Disabled American Veterans are eligible for special
1.4 	veterans service group license plates; amending
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, subdivision
1.6 	5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.7 	chapter 168.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. [168.1251] DISABLED VETERANS OF AMERICA
1.10 	PLATES.
1.11 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. The registrar of
1.12 	motor vehicles shall issue special license plates bearing the
1.13 	inscription "DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to an applicant who is
1.14 	certified in writing by the United States Department of Veterans
1.15 	Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having
1.16 	a permanent and total service-connected disability, who complies
1.17 	with all laws relating to the registration and licensing of
1.18 	motor vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each
1.19 	set of license plates applied for.  The special license plates
1.20 	must be of a design and size determined by the registrar.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
1.22 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
1.23 	application for registration.
1.24 		Subd. 3.Transfer. On payment of a fee of $5, special
1.25 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
1.26 	personal motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by the disabled
2.1 	veteran upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles.
2.2 		Subd. 4.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes
2.3 	of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
2.4 	use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
2.5 	passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
2.6 	recreational vehicle.
2.7 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees paid under this section
2.8 	must be credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

2.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293,
2.10 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.11 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate.  (a) The department
2.12 	shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any special license
2.13 	plate if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently
2.14 	registered at the end of the first six years during which the
2.15 	plates are available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those
2.16 	plates are currently registered at the end of any subsequent
2.17 	two-year period following the first six years of availability.
2.18 	(b) The department may discontinue the issuance or renewal
2.19 	of any special license plate, and distribution of any
2.20 	contributions resulting from that plate, if the department
2.21 	determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the
2.22 	contributions no longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped
2.23 	providing services that are authorized to be funded from the
2.24 	contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested
2.25 	discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in violation
2.26 	of subdivision 6.
2.27 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates
2.28 	issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, 168.1251,or
2.29 	168.1255.