<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivisions 1, 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disability plates; application.</b> (a) When a motor vehicle registered <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168.017</statute_ref>, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and (2) two <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>to the rear of the motor vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set two sets of plates to any <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>owner of a motor vehicle at the same time unless all motor vehicles have been specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>modified for and are used exclusively by a permanently physically disabled person.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates, the owner must submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.345</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>proof of physical disability provided for in that section.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>    (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>vehicle applies for plates for one or more motor vehicles that are specially modified for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and secure (i) immediately, a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability plates issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>this section, and (ii) a set of disability plates for a motor vehicle if:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>for disability plates under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Plate design; furnished by commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall design <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>and furnish two disability plates with attached emblems to each an eligible owner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16B.61, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, approximately three inches square. The emblem must <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>for disability plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized by sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>168.013
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>168.09</statute_ref>.<br/>