SF 3764
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/24/2026 09:53 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing Distinguished Flying Cross special license
plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[168.1245] DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS PLATE.
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new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end
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(a) The commissioner must issue Distinguished Flying
Cross special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
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(1) is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross;
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(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle,
or recreational vehicle;
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(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; and
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(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
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(b) Application for issuance of Distinguished Flying Cross special license plates may
be made only at the time of renewal or first application for registration.
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(c) The commissioner may issue only one set of Distinguished Flying Cross special
license plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, for each qualified applicant.
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The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of veterans
affairs, must design an emblem for the special plates that includes the Distinguished Flying
Cross medal and includes the phrase "DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS."
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new text begin No fee. new text end
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The commissioner must issue a set of Distinguished Flying Cross special
license plates to qualified applicants free of charge, and the plates must be replaced free of
charge if they become damaged. No fee may be charged for a subsequent year when a motor
vehicle listed in subdivision 1 upon which the Distinguished Flying Cross special license
plates are placed is registered under section 168.017.
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new text begin Plates transfer. new text end
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Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, Distinguished
Flying Cross special license plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
motor vehicle upon notification to the commissioner and without payment of a fee if the
subsequent motor vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), to bear the special license
plates; and
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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special license plates were originally
issued.
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Special license plates issued under this section are not subject to
section 168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2027, for Distinguished Flying
Cross special license plates issued on or after that date.
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