SF 4482
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/18/2026 09:18 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing survivor support special license plates;
appropriating money; 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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[168.1257] SURVIVOR SUPPORT PLATES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end
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The commissioner must issue survivor support special
license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
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(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton pickup
truck, or motorcycle;
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(2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
5;
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(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
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(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
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(5) contributes $30 upon initial application and a minimum of $30 annually to the crime
victims account established in section 611A.612; and
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(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
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new text begin Design. new text end
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The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design in consultation
with the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Violence Free Minnesota, and other
interested groups identified by the commissioner.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin No refund. new text end
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Contributions under this section must not be refunded.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Plate transfers. new text end
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Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment
of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor
vehicle if the subsequent vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
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new text begin Contribution and fees credited. new text end
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Contributions collected under subdivision 1,
clause (5), must be deposited in the crime victims account under section 611A.612. An
amount sufficient to pay the department's cost to administer the account is appropriated to
the commissioner from that account.
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new text begin Record. new text end
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The commissioner must maintain a record of the number of plates
issued under this section.
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new text begin Exemption. new text end
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Special 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 survivor support
special license plates issued on or after that date.
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