HF 3356
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/26/2026 05:32 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring removal of identifying equipment and insignia
from emergency vehicles sold to the public; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[169.981] SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
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As used in this section, "law enforcement vehicle" means a
vehicle owned or leased by a state or local law enforcement agency.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Prohibition. new text end
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(a) A person may not sell or transfer a law enforcement vehicle
to the public unless the person first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead
a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle, including any:
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(1) emergency lights;
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(2) sirens;
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(3) spotlights;
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(4) amber warning lights;
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(5) grill lights;
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(6) emblems; or
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(7) outlines of emblems.
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(b) The requirements in paragraph (a) do not apply to a sale or transfer to the federal
government, a state, or a political subdivision.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Certificate of compliance. new text end
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(a) Before consummating a sale or transfer of a law
enforcement vehicle that is subject to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the vehicle owner must
provide a certificate of compliance to the buyer or transferee confirming that the vehicle
has had the law enforcement markings removed.
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(b) The commissioner of public safety must design a standard certificate of compliance
form and make the form publicly available without fee on the department's publicly accessible
website using existing appropriations.
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new text begin Violations. new text end
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(a) A person who sells or transfers a law enforcement vehicle to
the public in violation of this section is liable for:
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(1) damages proximately caused by the use of that vehicle during the commission of a
crime; and
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(2) a civil penalty of $2,500.
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(b) Civil penalties collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the Minnesota
victims of crime account created in section 299A.708.
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new text begin Enforcement. new text end
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A county or city attorney may bring an action to recover the
civil penalty established under subdivision 4.
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new text begin Exemption. new text end
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Sales or transfers of law enforcement vehicles to members of the
public for the purpose of collection or display are exempt from the requirements of this
section if the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general
transportation purposes and is registered under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d,
1g, or 1h.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective October 1, 2026.
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