1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; establishing retired law enforcement special license 
1.3 	plates;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [168.1256] SPECIAL RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT PLATES.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner shall issue special retired law 
1.7 	enforcement license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.8 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
1.9 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.10 	(2) is a retired peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) 
1.11 	or (d);
1.12 	(3) provides a letter from the chief law enforcement officer affirming that the applicant 
1.13 	is a retired peace officer who served ten or more years and separated in good standing;
1.14 	(4) pays a fee of $10 for each set of plates, along with any other fees required by this 
1.15 	chapter;
1.16 	(5) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; and
1.17 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.18 	licensing of drivers.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner shall design an emblem and inscription for the 
1.20 	special plates, in consultation with interested law enforcement agencies and organizations.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
2.2 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
2.3 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.7 	168.1293, subdivision 2.

2.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2018, for special retired law 
2.9 	enforcement plates issued on or after that date.