Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 02/21/2005

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is
amended to read:

16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.

(a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state
agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail
handling unit. Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul
must be delivered unstamped to the unit. The unit shall also
operate an interoffice mail distribution system. The department
may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to
operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively. Account must
be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a
proper charge against the agency delivering the mail. To
provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make
advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its
postage obligations for at least 60 days. For purposes of this
section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a
state agency.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the
commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related
functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling
unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program
effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or
greater economy in state government.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fee charged.

A fee of $4 $8 shall be
charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer
of title within the state, other than transfers for resale
purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000
pounds. The fee shall be collected in an appropriate manner by
the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety.
Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued
by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety for
the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the
transfer fee unless the fee is paid. The fee may not be charged
on the transfer of:

(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to
the same person;

(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section
297A.70, subdivision 2; or

(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of
another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date
of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this
state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 2a.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the
commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services
operating account.

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this
chapter,the net proceeds of the registration tax imposed on
motor vehicles under this chapter shall must be collected by the
registrar of motor vehicles and commissioner,paid into the
state treasury,and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Display of temporary permit; special plates.

(a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section
168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123;
168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,may display a
temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:

(1) the current registration tax and all other fees have
been paid in full; and

(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b) (d), clause (3).

(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may
display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired
registration, with or without a registration license plate, if:

(1) the license plates have been applied for and the
registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in
section 168.10; and

(2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while
displaying the temporary permit and not used for general
transportation purposes.

(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The
permit must be in a form format prescribed by the commissioner
of public safety and whenever practicable must be posted upon
the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the
vehicle. The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it
was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new license plates
to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Affidavit for registration and taxation.

(a) A
classic motorcycle must be listed for taxation taxed and
registration registered by executed the vehicle owner submitting
an affidavit to the commissioner stating (1) the name and
address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person
from whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4)
the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's vehicle
identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and
operated solely as a collector's item and will not be used for
general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one
or more motor vehicles with regular license plates.

(b) When the registrar commissioner is satisfied that the
affidavit is true, correct, and complete and that the owner has
paid a $10 registration tax, the registrar commissioner shall
list the vehicle for taxation and registration register the
vehicle and shall issue special number plates.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

special classic plates.

The registrar
commissioner shall issue number plates of the same size as
standard motorcycle license plates and inscribed "collector" and
"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of
characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but
without a date. The plates are valid without renewal as long as
the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the
applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle. The registrar
commissioner may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this
subdivision.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Original plates.

(a) Instead of being
issued special classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle
registered under this section may display original Minnesota
number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the
motorcycle on which they are displayed. The number of on the
original plates must be provided to the registrar commissioner.

(b) Original Minnesota number plates may not be used if the
number on the original plate is identical to the number on a
current collector's plate issued by the registrar commissioner.

(c) A person currently using classic motorcycle plates
issued under this section, shall return those plates to the
registrar before substituting original plates.

(d) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector
vehicle,the registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of
$10 for registering the number on the original plates.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is
amended to read:

168.12 LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

number plates; design, visibility, periods
of issuance.

(a) The registrar commissioner, upon the approval
and payment, shall issue to the applicant the number plates
required by law this chapter, bearing the state name and the an
assigned vehicle registration number assigned. The number
assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or
sign with figures. The color of the plates and the color of the
abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned shall
must be in marked contrast. The plates shall must be lettered,
spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration
of the vehicle according to the rules of the registrar, and
commissioner.

(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total
gross weight, the plates issued shall must clearly indicate by
letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for
which the tax has been paid. These number

(c) The plates shall must be so treated as to be at least
100 times brighter than the conventional painted number plates.
When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, these number the
plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard
headlights, shall must be visible for a distance of not less
than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110
feet.

(b) (d) The registrar commissioner shall issue these
number plates for the following periods:

(1) New number plates issued pursuant to section 168.012,
subdivision 1, shall must be issued to a vehicle for as long as
it the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall
not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate
may be transferred with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency
to another.

(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall must be issued for a
seven-year period. All plates issued under this paragraph must
be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time
of annual registration renewal or will become so during the
registration period.

(3) Number Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27,
subdivisions 16 and 17, shall must be for a seven-year period.

(4) Number Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and
section 168.123shall must be issued for the life of the veteran
under section 169.79.

(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to
(3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, shall must be
issued for the life of the vehicle. Beginning with number
plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with
a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less shall must be
issued for the life of the trailer and shall must be not more
than seven inches in length and four inches in width.

(c) (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the
registrar commissioner shall issue for each registration a tab
or sticker to designate the year of registration. This tab or
sticker shall must show the calendar year or years for which the
sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period.
The number plates, number tabs, or and stickers issued for a
motor vehicle may not be transferred to another motor vehicle
during the period for which it the sticker is issued, except
when issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187.

(d) Notwithstanding (f) Despite any other provision of this
subdivision, number plates issued to a vehicle which is used for
behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a
public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the
same purpose without payment of any additional fee. The
registrar shall be notified public school shall notify the
commissioner of each transfer of number plates under this
paragraph and . The commissioner may prescribe a form format for
notification.

Subd. 2.

Amateur radio licensee; special plates.

(a) Any
The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an
applicant who:

(1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
van or pickup truck,or a self-propelled recreational motor
vehicle, and ;

(2) is a resident of this state, and who ;

(3) holds an official amateur radio station license,or a
citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
by the Federal Communications Commission shall upon compliance ;

(4) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
any other fees required by this chapter; and

(6) complies with all laws of this state relating to this
chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
and the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, be furnished
with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,
upon which,;

(b) In lieu of the numbers registration number required for
identification under subdivision 1, shall be inscribed the
plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the
applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."

The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax
required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,
and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the
applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license
plates issued for the motor vehicle.

(c) This provision for the issue of special license plates
shall apply applies only if the applicant's motor vehicle is
already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under
which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
the necessary special license plates made.

(d) If owning or jointly owning more than one motor vehicle
of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor
vehicles,and, if each application complies with this
subdivision, the registrar commissioner shall furnish the
applicant with the special plates, inscribed with indicating the
official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
information as the registrar commissioner considers necessary,
for each of the two motor vehicles.

(e) And The registrar commissioner may make reasonable
rules governing the use of the special license plates as will
assure the full compliance by the owner and holder of the
special plates, with all existing laws governing the
registration of motor vehicles,and the transfer and the use
thereof of the plates.

(b) (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
the special license plates issued under this subdivision may be
transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in
paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,upon the payment
of a fee of $5. The registrar commissioner must be notified of
before the transfer and may prescribe a form format for the
notification.

(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

Subd. 2a.

Personalized plates; rules.

(a) The
commissioner shall issue personalized license plates must be
issued to an applicant for registration of who:

(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a
passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck with a
manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle,including a classic
motorcycle; or self-propelled a recreational motor vehicle, upon
compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
of the vehicle and upon payment of ;

(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 in addition to and any other
fees required by this chapter;

(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter
for the motor vehicle; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.

(b) The registrar commissioner shall designate charge a
replacement fee for personalized license plates that is
calculated to cover the cost of replacement as specified in
subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever
the personalized license plates are required to be replaced by
law.

(c) In lieu of the numbers registration number assigned as
provided in subdivision 1, personalized license plates must have
imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and
letters in any combination. When an applicant has once obtained
personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for
similar personalized plates in the next succeeding year as long
as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.

(d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in
the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
transfer of personalized license plates. No words or
combination of letters placed on personalized license plates may
be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent,
or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would offend public
morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or
television station are not commercial advertising for the
purposes of this subdivision.

(b) Notwithstanding (e) Despite the provisions of
subdivision 1, personalized license plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or
jointly listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon
the payment of a fee of $5, which must be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

(f) The registrar commissioner may by rule provide a form
specify the format for notification.

(g) A personalized license plate issued for a classic car,
pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle
may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such
a license plate.

(c) Notwithstanding (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if
the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
the applicant may apply and shall receive must be issued
duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
and numbers as the former personalized plates upon the payment
of the fee required by section 168.29.

(d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

Subd. 2b.

Firefighters; special plates.

(a) The
registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any
applicant who:

(1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state
aid under chapter 69 and an owner or joint owner of a passenger
automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, upon payment
of ;

(2) pays a fee of $10 and upon payment of any other fees
required by this chapter;

(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter
for the motor vehicle and compliance with other laws of this
state relating to ; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers.

(b) In lieu of the identification required under
subdivision 1, the special license plates shall be inscribed
with a symbol must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together
with five any numbers or characters prescribed by the
commissioner. No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
applicant.

(b) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
in this subdivision. When the person individual to whom the
special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred,
the owner shall remove the special license plates shall be
removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar.
Upon return removal of the special plates, either the owner or
purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular
plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of
the registration period for which the special plates were issued.

(d) Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
payment of a $5, which fee shall be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

(c) (e) The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules
under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
authorized in this subdivision. All fees from the sale of
special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund.

Subd. 2c.

National guard; special plates.

(a) The
registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any
applicant who:

(1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
member who is not a retired member, and is an owner or joint
owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck included
within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of ;

(2) pays a fee of $10, payment of and any other fees
required by this chapter;

(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
compliance with other laws of this state relating to this
chapter; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers.

(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these
special plates subject to the approval of the registrar
commissioner. No

(c) An applicant shall must not be issued more than two
sets of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by
registered to the applicant. The adjutant general shall
estimate the number of special plates that will be required and
submit the estimate to the registrar.

(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When
the person individual to whom the special plates were issued is
no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle and
returned to by the registrar owner. Upon return removal of
the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor
vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor
vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
period for which the special plates were issued.

(e) While the person is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or
jointly owned by that person individual upon payment of a fee of
$5.

(c) (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
means a person an individual placed on the roll of retired
officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
deceased.

(d) All fees collected under the provisions of this
subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
to the highway user tax distribution fund.

(e) (g) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Subd. 2d.

Ready reserve; special plates.

(a) The
registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to an
applicant who:

(1) is not eligible for special license National Guard
plates under subdivision 2c, who is a member of the United
States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner or joint
owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck, on
paying ;

(2) pays a fee of $10, paying and any other fees required
by this chapter;

(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
complying with other laws of this state relating to this
chapter; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers.

(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the
emblem for these special plates subject to the approval of the
registrar commissioner. No

(c) An applicant may must not be issued more than two sets
of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
applicant. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate
the number of special plates that will be required and submit
the estimate to the registrar.

(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. When the
person owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be
removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar by
the owner. On returning removing the special plates, either the
owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive
regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest
of the registration period for which the special plates were
issued. While the person owner is a member of the ready
reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
to another motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by that person
individual on paying a fee of $5.

(c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

(d) (e) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Subd. 2e.

Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
plates.

(a) The registrar commissioner shall issue special
license plates to an applicant who:

(1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and who owns or jointly owns a
motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile. The registrar
shall issue the special plates on payment of ;

(2) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter
for the motor vehicle, compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to ;

(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
chapter; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers, and payment of an additional fee of $10.

(b) The registrar commissioner shall not issue more than
two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.

(b) A person (c) An individual may use special plates
issued under this subdivision only during the period that
the person individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When
the person individual to whom the special plates were issued
ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the person
individual shall return remove each set of special plates issued
to that person. When ownership of a the motor vehicle is
transferred, the person individual shall remove the special
plates from that motor vehicle and return them to the
registrar. On return removal of each set of plates, the owner
of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a
transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive
regular license plates for the motor vehicle without cost for
the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
plates were issued. Special plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by
the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.

(c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax
distribution fund.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
subdivision.

Subd. 2f.

Original license plates.

(a) On application of
the owner and in lieu of issuing license plates under
subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a
passenger automobile, the registrar commissioner may assign to
the motor vehicle original Minnesota number registration plates
issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle,
if (1) the original license plates are at least 20 years old,
(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has the original license
plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the
owner provides the license plate number to the registrar
commissioner.

(b) License Plates displayed under this subdivision,
including tabs and stickers applied to the plates, must be
clearly legible and must be displayed at the front and rear of
on the motor vehicle.

(c) The registrar commissioner shall not assign the
registration number on the original license plates to the motor
vehicle if the registrar commissioner determines that the number
on the original plate is identical to the number on any current
license plate in the current or reserved numbering system used
by the registrar commissioner. A person currently using license
plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those
license plates to the registrar before displaying original
license plates under this subdivision.

(d) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, an original
license plate whose number has been assigned under this
subdivision may be displayed for as long as the license plates,
including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly
legible and the number is not subsequently used by the
commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering
system.

(e) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, original license
plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or
sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if
the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued
under section 168.11 at all times when the motor vehicle is
operated on the public highways.

(f) The registrar commissioner may charge a fee for
receiving an application and assigning original license plate
numbers.

Subd. 5.

Additional fee.

(a) In addition to any fee
otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any motor
vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
issuance of any number license plate or plates, the commissioner
of public safety shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
issuing the license plate or plates, except for license plates
issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
license plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. The
commissioner shall issue graphic design license plates shall
only be issued for vehicles registered pursuant to section
168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section
168.013, subdivision 1g.

(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the
following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the
original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a
plate year:

Sequential Regular Double Plate $ 4.25

Sequential Special Plate-Double $ 7.00

Sequential Regular Single Plate $ 3.00

Sequential Special Plate-Single $ 5.50

Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate $ 2.50

Nonsequential Double Plate $14.00

Nonsequential Single Plate $10.00

Duplicate Sticker $ 1.00

(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is
amended to read:

168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) On
payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws
relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger
automobile, pickup truck, van, self-propelled recreational
equipment motor vehicle, or motorcycle, as applicable,
the registrar commissioner shall issue:

(1) special license veteran's plates to an applicant who
served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied
with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint
a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
or self-propelled recreational equipment motor vehicle; or

(2) a veteran's special motorcycle license plate as
described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or another
special license plate designed by the commissioner of public
safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after
July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the
United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under
honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint a registered
owner of a motorcycle. Plates issued under this clause must be
the same size as standard regular motorcycle license plates.

(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set
of veteran's plates, is payable only when the plates are issued,
and is not payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are
issued instead of number plates. An applicant must not be
issued more than two sets of plates for more than two motor
vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by
registered to the applicant.

(c) The veteran shall must have a certified copy of the
veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license
plates provided under this section.

Subd. 2.

Design.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
shall design the emblem for the veterans' special plates,
subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner, that
satisfy the following requirements:

(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
number.

(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
the first numeral of the special license plate number.

(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
VET" and:

(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
license plate number; or

(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
license plate number.

(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
of the special license plate number.

(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription
"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with have a facsimile on an
emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C"
over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter
just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
number.

(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the special plates must
bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license
plate number. For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield,
Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the
Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States
Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.

(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
number.

Subd. 3.

Number estimated.

The commissioner of veterans
affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be
required and submit the estimate to the registrar.

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

(a) On payment of a fee of $5,
plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
may be transferred to another passenger automobile, pickup
truck, van,or self-propelled recreational equipment owned or
jointly owned by motor vehicle registered to the person
individual to whom the plates were issued.

(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by registered to the
person individual to whom the plate was issued.

Subd. 5.

Fees credited.

Fees collected under this
section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The registrar commissioner may adopt
rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the
issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this
section.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is
amended to read:

168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP
EMBLEMS.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) On
payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates,
payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance
with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a
passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
recreational vehicle, as applicable,The registrar commissioner
shall issue a special license plate sticker emblem for each
plate to an applicant who:

(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans
service organization and is an owner or joint a registered owner
of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
recreational vehicle;

(2) pays the registration tax required by law;

(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any
other fees required by this chapter; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.

(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of
initial application for the special license plate stickers
emblem and when the license plates must be replaced or renewed.
An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special
license plate stickers emblems for motor vehicles listed in
paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by registered to the
applicant.

(c) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine
what documentation is required by each applicant to show that
the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered
veterans service organization and is entitled to the special
license plate stickers applicant must present a valid card
indicating membership in the American Legion or Veterans of
Foreign Wars.

Subd. 2.

Design.

(a) The commissioner of veterans
affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally
chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the
special license plate stickers emblems, subject to the approval
of the registrar commissioner. The emblem, symbol, or other
pictorial representation on the sticker must be at least as
large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the registrar
commissioner shall allow for plates with spaces for the stickers
emblem in place of a numeral or letter.

(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service
organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the
national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released
before the commissioner may issue special license plate stickers
emblems to members of any particular service organization under
this section.

Subd. 3.

Number estimated.

The commissioner of veterans
affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that
will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.

Subd. 4.

Plate stickers emblem transfer.

Notwithstanding
Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment
of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate
stickers emblems issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred
by the owner to other license plates on a passenger automobile,
pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle owned
or jointly owned by registered to the person to whom the
stickers emblems were issued.

Subd. 5.

Fees credited.

Fees collected under this
section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is
amended to read:

168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Issuance and design.

(a) The registrar of
motor vehicles commissioner shall issue special license plates
bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who:

(1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and
upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state
relating to ;

(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile,
motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and

(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers.

(b) The special license plates must be of a design and size
determined by the registrar commissioner. Only one set of
plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each
qualified applicant.

Subd. 2.

Application.

Application for issuance of these
plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
application for registration.

Subd. 3.

No fee.

The registrar commissioner shall issue
a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of
charge and the plates must be replaced by the department without
charge if they become damaged. In addition, no fee may be
charged for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued
for that a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the
special medal of honor plates are placed. The motor vehicle
must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.

Subd. 4.

Transfer.

Despite the provisions of section
168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this
section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle
owned or jointly owned by registered to the medal of honor
recipient upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles
commissioner.

Subd. 5.

Motor vehicle; special definition.

For purposes
of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
recreational vehicle.

Subd. 6.

When issued.

The registrar of motor vehicles
shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year
1984 and thereafter.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is
amended to read:

168.125 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
WAR.

Subdivision 1.

Issuance and design.

(a) The registrar
commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the
inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:

(1) is both a former prisoner of war and an owner or joint
a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or
recreational motor vehicle upon the applicant's compliance with
all the laws of this state relating to ; and

(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers.

(b) The special license plates shall must be of a design
and size to be determined by the commissioner. Only one set of
plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for only one motor
vehicle per each qualified applicant.

Subd. 1a.

Application.

Application for issuance of these
plates shall must be made at the time of renewal or first
application for registration. The application shall must
include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs
that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the
United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by
an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.

Subd. 1b.

No fee.

The registrar commissioner shall issue
a set of EX-POW plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle,to
qualified applicants, free of charge for the cost of the plates,
and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.
In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year
when tabs or stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which
the special EX-POW plates are placed.

Subd. 1c.

Plates transfer.

Notwithstanding Despite the
provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special license
plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to the former
prisoner of war upon notification to the registrar of motor
vehicles commissioner.

Subd. 1d.

Surviving spouse.

Upon the death of a former
prisoner of war, the registrar commissioner shall continue to
issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special license plates
to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former
prisoner of war. Special license plates issued to a surviving
spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by
registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision
1c. No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a
surviving spouse or for tabs or stickers issued for the motor
vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed. A
surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle
registration tax.

Subd. 1e.

Motor vehicle; special definition.

For
purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger
automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational
vehicle.

Subd. 2.

special plates; ex-pow and disability
insignia emblems.

The registrar commissioner shall issue
special license plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and
disability insignia emblem to any applicant who is entitled to
the special license plates provided under this section and who
is also entitled to special license plates for the physically
disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the
provisions of both sections. The special license plates shall
must be of a design and size to be determined by the
commissioner.

Subd. 3.

Rules; commissioner of public safety.

The
commissioner of public safety may promulgate adopt by rule, in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, the procedures for
issuance or transfer of the special license plates authorized
under this section.

Subd. 4.

Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs.

The
commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure
for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.

Subd. 5.

Savings provision.

Nothing in this section
shall alter alters the exemption for disabled war veterans
provided for in section 168.031.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is
amended to read:

168.1255 SPECIAL VETERAN CONTRIBUTION LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The registrar commissioner shall issue special veteran
contribution license plates to an applicant who:

(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;

(2) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
automobile, pickup truck, or van;

(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(4) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial
contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all
start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of
the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner
shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match
account; and

(7) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and
drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
shall design an emblem for the special plates, subject to the
approval of the registrar commissioner of public safety,
that satisfy satisfies the following requirements in this
subdivision:

(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the
inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate;
and

(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on
the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or
numeral of the special license plate number.

Subd. 3.

Plate transfers.

Notwithstanding Despite
section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or
jointly owned by registered to the person individual to whom the
special veteran contribution plates were issued.

Subd. 4.

Fees credited.

The fees collected under this
section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
this section do not include the contributions collected for the
World War II memorial donation match account.

Subd. 5.

Record.

The registrar commissioner shall
maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
this section.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fees.

Instead of the filing fee described in
section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet
registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee to the
commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet. The administrative
fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is
amended to read:

168.128 LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

unique limousine registration category.

A
unique vehicle registration category is established for
limousines as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35.

Subd. 2.

license plates.

(a) A person who operates a
limousine for other than personal use shall apply to register
the motor vehicle as provided in this section.

(b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may
apply. The registrar commissioner shall issue limousine license
plates upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to
registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and
certification by to the registered owner of a limousine who:

(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13
in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for
the entire period of the registration under section 65B.135.
The applicant must provide the registrar ;

(2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger
automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each
limousine receiving limousine license plates; and

(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.

(c) The limousine license plates must be designed to
specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be
clearly marked with the letters "LM." Limousine license plates
may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be
transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon
notifying the registrar commissioner and paying a $5 transfer
fee.

Subd. 3.

Insurance.

(a) The application must include a
certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial
insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the
insurance company and the number of the insurance policy. The
policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of
interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle for which
coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily
injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to said
that limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of
injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not
less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of
property. The insurance company must notify the commissioner if
the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the
coverage required by this subdivision.

(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the
commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person
required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no
longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.

Subd. 4.

Fees credited to highway user fund.

Fees
collected from the sale of license plates under this section
must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
user tax distribution fund.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is
amended to read:

168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The
commissioner of public safety shall issue special collegiate
license plates to an applicant who:

(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
automobile, pickup truck, or van;

(2) pays a fee determined by the commissioner as specified
in section 168.12, subdivision 5,to cover the costs of handling
and manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship
account established in subdivision 6; and

(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and
drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

(a) After consultation with each
participating college, university,or postsecondary system, the
commissioner shall design the an emblem for each special
collegiate plates plate.

(b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating
college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated
number of plates needed.

Subd. 3.

No refund.

Contributions under this section
must not be refunded.

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

Notwithstanding Despite
section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
another passenger vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned
by automobile registered to the person individual to whom the
special collegiate plates were issued.

Subd. 5.

Fees credited.

The fees collected under this
section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
this section do not include the contributions collected for the
scholarship account.

Subd. 6.

Scholarship account.

A scholarship account is
created in the state treasury. Except for one percent that may
be retained by the commissioner of public safety for
administrative costs, all contributions received under this
section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship
account. Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to
the governing board of the institution to which it is
attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.

Subd. 7.

Record.

The commissioner shall maintain a
record of the number of license plates issued for each
postsecondary institution or system in order to determine the
amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or
system.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is
amended to read:

168.1291 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE
EMBLEMS.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section
"special license plates" means license plates issued under
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.

Subd. 2.

uniform design of special plates.

(a) The
commissioner shall design a single special license plate that
will contain a unique number and a space for a unique symbol
emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129. The commissioner shall design a
unique symbol emblem related to the purpose of each
special license plate.

(b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to
2e; 168.123; and 168.129,that requires the placement of a
specified letter or letters on a special license plate applies
to those license plates only to the extent that the commissioner
includes the letter or letters in the design. Where

(c) If a law authorizing a special license plate contains a
specific requirement for graphic design of that license plate,
that requirement applies to the appropriate unique symbol the
commissioner designs emblem.

Subd. 3.

Issuance of special plates with unique
symbols emblems.

Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with
special license plates issued in calendar year 1996,the
commissioner shall issue each class of special license plates
permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only
until the commissioner's supply of those license plates is
exhausted. Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those
laws only the license plate authorized under subdivision 2, with
the appropriate unique symbol emblem attached.

Subd. 4.

Fees.

Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner
shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of license plates issued
under this section.

Subd. 5.

application applicability.

This section does
not apply to a special motorcycle license plate designed by the
registrar commissioner under section 168.123, subdivision 1,
clause (2).

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is
amended to read:

168.1293 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AUTHORIZATION;
DISCONTINUANCE.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section
and section 168.1297, "special license plate" means a license
plate that is authorized by law sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,to have wording and graphics that
differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle license plate.

Subd. 2.

Submissions to department commissioner.

(a) A
person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized,
that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special
license plate shall submit the following information and fee to
the Department of Public Safety commissioner:

(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special
license plate being sought, describing the proposed license
plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the
proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.

(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific
sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates
that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the
proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.
The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to
the department commissioner before the survey is undertaken.
The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts
similar sample surveys in the normal course of business.

(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of
$20,000, to cover the department's cost of reviewing the
application for a new plate and developing the new special
license plate if authorized by law. State funds may not be used
to pay the application fee.

(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that
contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the
requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the
anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or
contribution derived from the requested plate.

(b) The requester shall submit the information required
under paragraph (a) to the department commissioner at least 120
days before the convening of the next regular legislative
session at which the requester will submit the proposal.

Subd. 3.

Design; redesign.

(a) If the proposed new
special license plate sought by the requester is approved by
law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the
plate to the department commissioner as soon as practicable, but
not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law
authorizing issuance of the plate. The department commissioner
is responsible for selecting the final design for the
special license plate.

(b) The requester that originally requested a special
license plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new
design for the plate within the five years following the date of
first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates
has been exhausted. The requester may deplete the remaining
inventory of the plates by reimbursing the department
commissioner for the cost of the plates.

Subd. 4.

Refund of fee.

If the special license plate
requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which
authorization was sought, the department commissioner shall
refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.

Subd. 5.

Discontinuance of plate.

(a) The
department commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or
renewal of any special license plate authorized by sections
168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,if (1)
fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered
at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are
currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year
period following the first six years of availability.

(b) The department may commissioner shall discontinue the
issuance or renewal of any special license plate authorized by
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate,
if the department commissioner determines that (1) the fund or
requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the
requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to
be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has
requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in
violation of subdivision 6.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates
issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, or 168.1255.

Subd. 6.

Use of contributions.

Contributions made as a
condition of obtaining a special license plate authorized by
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for
commercial or for-profit purposes.

Subd. 7.

Deposit of fee; appropriation.

The commissioner
shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (3), in the highway user tax distribution fund
vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
under section 299A.705. An amount sufficient to pay the
department's cost in implementing and administering this
section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
appropriated to the commissioner.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is
amended to read:

168.1296 SPECIAL CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

(a)
The registrar commissioner shall issue special critical
habitat license plates to an applicant who:

(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
automobile, pickup truck, or van;

(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943; and

(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and
drivers.

(b) The critical habitat license plate application form
must clearly indicate that the annual contribution specified
under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to
receive the license plate and that the applicant may make an
additional contribution to the account.

Subd. 2.

Design.

After consultation with interested
groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the
registrar commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol
for use by the registrar commissioner to design the special
plates.

Subd. 3.

No refund.

Contributions under this section
must not be refunded.

Subd. 4.

Plate transfers.

Notwithstanding section
168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly
owned by registered to the person to whom the special plates
were issued.

Subd. 5.

Contribution and fees credited.

Contributions
under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
the registrar commissioner and credited to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943. The fees collected under this section must be
deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705.

Subd. 6.

Record.

The registrar commissioner shall
maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
this section.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is
amended to read:

168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The registrar commissioner shall issue special "Rotary member"
license plates to an applicant who:

(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
automobile, pickup truck, or van;

(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) submits proof to the registrar commissioner that the
applicant is a member of Rotary International; and

(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and
drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

A special license plate under this
section consists of a special license plate as described in
section 168.1291 with a unique symbol emblem that is the
recognized emblem of Rotary International.

Subd. 3.

Compliance with other law.

The commissioner
shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner
determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts
of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Issuance and renewal of license
plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293,
subdivisions 3 to 6.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

dealer's licenses; location change notice;
fee.

(a) Application for a dealer's license or notification of
a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's
license must include a street address, not a post office box,
and is subject to the registrar's commissioner's approval.

(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's
license and the proper fee, the registrar is authorized,unless
the application on its face appears to be invalid, to the
commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary license. During the
90-day period following issuance of the temporary license,
the registrar commissioner shall investigate the fitness of the
applicant,inspect the place of business site,and make other
investigation as necessary to insure compliance with the
licensing law this section and rules adopted under this section.

(c) The registrar commissioner may extend the temporary
license 30 days to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
this section.

At the end of the period of investigation (d) In no more
than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the
dealer license must either be granted or denied.

(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:

(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten
years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991, as amended
through December 31, 1984,or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.

(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous
year the applicant has been denied a dealer license.

(3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.

(f) If the application is approved, the registrar
commissioner shall license the applicant as a motor vehicle
dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The
license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's
licensed location place of business.

(g) Each initial application for a license must be
accompanied by a fee of $50 $100 in addition to the annual fee.
The annual fee shall be $100 is $150. All The initial fees and
annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the
special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

Sec. 23.

[168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
SERVICES; FEE.

(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
card, or vehicle title transaction.

(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.

(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
mailed or delivered to the requestor within three days of
receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
5. The requestor shall comply with all relevant requirements of
the requested document.

(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
the request cannot be granted.

(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.

(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.

Sec. 24.

[168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Records and fees.

(a) Upon request by any
person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
record.

(b) Other than accident records governed under section
169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
for each record that is not certified.

(c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
format is $1 for each page of the historical record.

(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the
fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
registration or title records must be paid into the state
treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund specified in section 299A.705.

(f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
requester is the subject of the data.

(1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the
general fund.

(2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in
the driver services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705.

(3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.

Subd. 2.

Requests for information; surcharge on fee.

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner
shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the
commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or
electronic transmittals of public information about the
registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a
driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card.

(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response
to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for
transmittal through a computer modem. The surcharge does not
apply to the request of an individual for information about that
individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in
the individual's name.

(c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be
credited to the general fund.

Subd. 3.

Exception to fee and surcharge.

(a)
Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or
surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public
information about the registration of a vehicle if the
commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
law enforcement agency to be a requester; and

(2) the information is needed to identify suspected
prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
or health code violators.

(b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
the requester to a maximum number of data requests.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, is
amended to read:

168.33 COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES; DEPUTY
REGISTRARS.

Subdivision 1. [ REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND
POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety shall be
is the registrar of motor vehicles of the state of Minnesota,
and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the
duties imposed by this chapter. The commissioner of public
safety may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors,is
authorized to obtain information and report to the registrar
regarding motor about all vehicles subject to taxation under
this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to
present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.

Subd. 2.

Deputy registrars.

(a) The registrar may
appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the
necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be
required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the
duties imposed by this chapter.The registrar commissioner may
appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any
statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and
convenience may require, without regard to whether the county
auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been
appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been
discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without
regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has
established a county license bureau which that issues motor
vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.

(b) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
charter city as the public interest and convenience may require,
if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated
chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for
the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the
county in which the city is situated has not established a
county license bureau which that issues motor vehicle licenses
as provided in section 373.32. A person The individual
appointed by the registrar commissioner as a deputy registrar
for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident
of the county in which the city is situated.

(c) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy
registrar. Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with
the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and
for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each
statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a
deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require,
regardless of the appointee's county of residence. At the
request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule
charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause
discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or
another officer or employee of the city designated by the
governing body, as a deputy registrar:

(1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than
the seat of the county in which it is situated; and

(2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the
city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public
route.

(d) Notwithstanding Despite any other provision, a person
other than a county auditor or a director of a county license
bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1,
1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may
be discontinued for cause only by the registrar commissioner.
The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is
responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the
auditor.

(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of
duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge
the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.

(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision
is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home
rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the
state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required
by the registrar commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful
discharge of duties as deputy registrar.

(e) (g) Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by
chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon
application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and
the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this
subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another
individual approved by the commissioner of public safety, a
corporation named in an application shall become then becomes
the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy
registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy
registrar expires January 1, 2009. A county board shall
appoint, or The commissioner shall appoint if the county board
declines to do so,an individual as successor to the corporation
as a deputy registrar. The county board or commissioner shall
appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose
appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the
corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July
1, 2009.

(f) (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this
subdivision shall keep and maintain, in a convenient public
place within or in close proximity to the place for which
appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection
bureau, to be approved by the registrar,office locations
approved by the commissioner for the registration of motor
vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on motor vehicles.

(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make
reports to the registrar commissioner as the registrar, from
time to time, may require commissioner requires. The records
must be maintained at the facility offices of the deputy
registrar. The records and facilities offices of the deputy
registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of
the registrar commissioner or the registrar's commissioner's
agents. The deputy registrar shall report to the registrar
commissioner by the next working day following receipt all
registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy
registrar.

(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be
deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or,
if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed
registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy
registrar shall deposit by the next working day following
receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the
state through the commissioner of finance. The place for which
the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body
must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel
to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the
deputy is a public official. In all other cases, the deputy
shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.

Subd. 2a.

Deputy registrars, continuation in office.

Persons serving as deputy registrars on the effective date of
this act shall July 1, 1970,continue to hold such office until
a successor is duly appointed and qualifies.

Subd. 2b.

Deputy registrars, employment status.

(a)
Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing
fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be
considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and
ineligible because of such service for coverage under the
Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public
Employees Retirement Association.

(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision
who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June
30, 1971, shall have the option of terminating said may
terminate coverage on July 1, 1971, or of continuing said
continue coverage until termination of state service. The form
of the this option and the time for filing shall must be as
prescribed by the board of directors of the system. Those
choosing to continue said coverage,shall provide from the
filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as
required by chapter 352.

Subd. 3.

Record of vehicle registration; disclosure.

(a)
The registrar commissioner shall keep a suitable record of all
motor registered vehicles registered in the registrar's office,
indexed,according to (1) registration plate number, according
to (2) name of the registered owner, according to (3) make of
motor vehicle and the factory vehicle's identification number,
for such makes as are a vehicle so identified,or according
to , if none,the vehicle's serial number of such makes as are so
identified until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use
an manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle identification number,
and according to such other information as the registrar shall
deem advisable. Duplicates of the certificate of registration
shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make
the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein
required, and such other copies as are desirable. The registrar
may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such
records for not less than the cost of preparing the same;
provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the
registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the
registrar into the state treasury.

(b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying
for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section
168.327.

(c) The registrar commissioner shall also furnish copies
thereof vehicle registration records, without charge, to the
chiefs of police of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
Duluth , county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.

Subd. 6.

Application forms.

The Every deputy registrar
shall provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the
registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy
registrars. The registrar and deputy registrars shall
immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall
cancel all certificates surrendered use application forms or
formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner.

Subd. 7.

Filing fee.

(a) In addition to all other
statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:

(i) (1) $4.50 is imposed on every motor vehicle
registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and

(ii) $7 (2) $8.50 is imposed on every other type of vehicle
transaction, including pro rate transactions;

except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
the Department of Public Safety, a licensed auto dealer, or a
deputy registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate
item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
department commissioner. No filing fee or other fee may be
charged for the permanent surrender of a certificate of title
and license plates for a motor vehicle.

(b) Filing All of the fees collected under this subdivision
by the department paragraph (a), clause (1),must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund, except fees for registrations of motor
vehicles. Filing fees collected for registrations of motor
vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first
application in this state must be paid into the state treasury
with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50
percent credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705. Of the fee collected under
paragraph (a), clause (2), $3.50 must be paid into the general
fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund under section
299A.705.

(c) A motor vehicle dealer shall retain $2.50 of each
filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed
transaction involving the sale of a motor vehicle to or by a
licensed dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the
transaction to the department commissioner or a deputy registrar.
The department commissioner shall develop procedures to
implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota
Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile
Dealers Association. Deputy registrars shall must not be
prohibited from receiving and processing required documents
supporting an electronic transaction.

Subd. 8.

Temporary disability permit and fee.

The
registrar commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to
implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3,
paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to
the procedures required by law or rule for motor vehicle
registration and titling transactions.

Subd. 9.

Rules.

The commissioner of public safety may
adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Information by telephone.

Information
concerning motor about vehicle registrations shall not be
furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of
law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor
vehicle and registration offices.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Lessees; information.

The registrar
commissioner may not furnish information concerning about
registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under
a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the
personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and
local governmental units, and, at the registrar's commissioner's
discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees
of automobile recalls. The registrar commissioner may release
information about lessees in the form of summary data, as
defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in
conducting statistical analysis and market research.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is
amended to read:

168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES;
APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Correctional facilities; other
manufacturers.

(a) License number Plates required by law this
chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional
Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional
Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for
the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from
the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner. The order must
state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate
specifications, and the amount or number desired.

(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to
supply the required quantity of license plates, or discontinue
the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is
authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.

Subd. 2.

Laboratory testing; costs.

(a) Materials
purchased to be used in the manufacture of motor vehicle number
plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications
established by the commissioner of public safety in a privately
operated laboratory service to be designated by the
commissioner. The cost of the laboratory must be included in
the cost of materials purchased.

(b) The cost of delivery of number plates to the
commissioner of public safety at places designated by the
commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their
manufacture.

Subd. 3.

Specifications.

The commissioner of public
safety shall establish new or revised specifications for the
material and equipment used in the manufacture of number plates
ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time
to time revise the specifications; provided that the
specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.
In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner
shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and
recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State
Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county
sheriffs' association.

Subd. 4.

Appropriations.

(a) Money appropriated to the
Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
year or years are is available for allotment, encumbrance, and
expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
appropriation. Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
of number plates are subject only to the approval of the
commissioner of public safety.

(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
to the Department of Public Safety in order to carry out the
terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.

(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
highway user tax distribution vehicle services operating account
in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety
to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing motor
vehicle license number plates, license plate registration tabs
or stickers, and license plate registration notices.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Transfer fee.

A fee of $3 is imposed upon every
transfer of ownership by the commissioner of public safety of
any motor vehicle for which a registration certificate has
heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold
for the purposes of salvage or ,dismantling,or permanent
removal from the state.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Proceeds to general fund.

The
registrar commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee
imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund
pursuant to section 168A.31.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Inspection fee; proceeds to general fund vehicle
services operating account.

(a) A fee of $20 $35 must be paid
to the department before the department issues a certificate of
title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
subdivision 1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for
issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
section 168.33, subdivision 7.

(b) Fees Of the fee collected by the department under this
subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, $20
must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder of the
fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in
section 299A.705.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is
amended to read:

168A.29 FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department shall must be
paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
original certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of which
$2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account
of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;

(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a
certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any
assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest
filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision
8;

(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of
which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;

(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
the security interest, the sum of $1;

(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
of $4 $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705.

(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
department shall must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
account established in section 299A.70.

Subd. 2.

Fee in lieu of other fee.

If a person applies
for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle,
concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration
of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall must
be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect
to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to
the applicant.

Subd. 3.

No certificate issued until fees paid.

Subject
to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate
of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections
168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior
transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle shall have
been paid.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
amended to read:

168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

Subdivision 1.

paid to general fund distribution.

All
fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
collected by the department must be paid into the general fund,
unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.

Subd. 2.

Expenses; appropriation.

All necessary expenses
incurred by the department for the administration of sections
168A.01 to 168A.31shall must be paid from moneys money in the
transfer of ownership revolving vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue fund as specified in section
299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
appropriation.

(a) All written reports and supplemental reports
information required under this section shall must be for the
use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
accident analysis purposes, except:

(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person
individual involved in an accident or upon written request of
the representative of the person's individual's estate,
surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
trustee appointed pursuant to under section 573.02, disclose to
the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
representative of the requester's insurer the report required
under subdivision 8;

(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
with a copy of the report filed by the driver;

(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;

(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
and

(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
accident information in connection with federal grant programs
relating to safety.

(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
shall are not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule
of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal
proceedings arising out of an accident, except that . However,
the commissioner of public safety shall furnish,upon the demand
of any person who has,or claims to have,made a report,or,
upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person
individual who has made a report pursuant to under this section
from providing information to any persons individuals involved
in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
facts within the person's individual's knowledge. It is
intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
to which the reports relate.

(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.

(e) The commissioner of public safety may shall charge
authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a
copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
deposited in the general fund.The commissioner may also
furnish copies of the modified accident records an electronic
copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain
personal or private data on an individual,to private agencies
as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section
13.03, subdivision 3.

(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
the commissioner and law enforcement agencies may shall charge
commercial users who request access to response or incident data
relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
report record. "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
commercial purpose. Of the money collected by the commissioner
under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner , 90
percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
credited to the driver services operating account established in
section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
general fund.

(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding,the
commissioner may shall provide a modified an electronic copy of
the accident records database that does to the public on a
case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The database provided must
not contain names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license
plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the
public upon request personal or private data on an individual.
However, unless the accident records data base includes
the motor vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
include the vehicle license registration plate number if a
private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:

(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
information on vehicles;

(2) will use the vehicle license registration plate number
only for the purpose of identifying vehicles that have been
involved in accidents or damaged in order ,to provide this
information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
not for the purpose of identifying individuals or for any other
purpose; and

(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
sections 13.08 and 13.09.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Fees credited to highway user fund.

Fees
collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
one-half to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
in section 299A.705 and one-half to the general fund.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota
identification card are as follows:

Classified Driver's License D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50
B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $37.50 $40.50
Classified Under-21 D.L. D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50
B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $17.50 $20.50
Instruction Permit $ 9.50
Provisional License $ 9.50 $12.50
Duplicate License or
duplicate identification card $ 8.00 $11.00
Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
identification card, other than duplicate,
except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
subdivisions 3 and 3a $12.50 $15.50

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person an individual
who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of
(1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for
crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving
violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit
toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.
"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04,
subdivision 1.

(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under
paragraph (a), the registrar commissioner shall collect an
additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or person
individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to
cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and
biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall
not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew
the endorsement.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.

(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license which is obtained
for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
$13 for each renewal thereof. The additional fee shall must be
paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:

(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
credited to the motorcycle safety fund,which is hereby created;
provided,that any fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a
fiscal year shall must be credited 90 percent to the trunk
highway driver services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705 and ten percent to the general fund,
as provided in section 171.26.

(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
the general fund.

(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall must clearly state the
amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
safety fund.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fee; equipment.

(a) The agent may charge and
retain a filing fee of $3.50 $5 for each application. Except as
provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses
involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
department the applications and fees required under sections
171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.

(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon
the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
department before January 1, 2000. All photo identification
equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
department.

(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not an
employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
county employment or salary and is considered an independent
contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
Retirement Association.

(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
final day of the reporting period established by the department,
the agent must forward to the department all applications and
fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
paragraph (c).

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Standby or temporary custodian.

(a) Upon the
written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
custodian under chapter 257B.

(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
designation executed under section 257B.04.

(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
system of all persons individuals listed as standby or temporary
custodians by driver's license and identification card
applicants. This data shall must be released to appropriate law
enforcement agencies under section 13.69. Upon a parent's
request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
change in the appointment.

(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
indication without additional charge. However, this paragraph
does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.

(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
information described in paragraph (b). When acting in good
faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
from the release of this information.

(f) The department and its employees:

(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
and enforceable; and

(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
not legally valid and enforceable.

(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
subdivision:

(1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to
$61,000 received in subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in
the general fund.

(2) All other fees must be deposited in the trunk highway
driver services operating account in the special revenue fund
specified in section 299A.705.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.

A person
applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2. Of this amount,
$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705, and the
remainder must be credited to the general fund.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 7.

Repeat examination fee.

(a) A fee of $10 must
be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
subject.

(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
department if the individual has previously failed two
consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
vehicle.

(c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
section 299A.705.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Reinstatement fee.

(a) Before the license is
reinstated, (1) a person an individual whose driver's license
has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 2; 171.18,
except subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been
disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license under
section 171.165, and (2) a person an individual whose driver's
license has been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not
exempt from such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.

(b) Before the license is reinstated, a person an
individual whose license has been suspended under sections
169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.

(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed
under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the
amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The
reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
4.

(d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
cause.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is
amended to read:

171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.

Subdivision 1.

Driver services operating account.

All
money received under this chapter must be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the trunk highway driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
section 299A.705, except as provided in sections 171.06,
subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.12,
subdivision 8;and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

Subd. 2.

Trunk highway fund.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 1 or any other provision in this chapter to the
contrary, for the four fiscal years from July 1, 2005, through
June 30, 2009, a portion of the money collected by the
department under this chapter in each fiscal year must be
deposited in the trunk highway fund as follows:

(1) for fiscal year 2006, the first $833,000 collected;

(2) for fiscal year 2007, the first $1,523,000 collected;

(3) for fiscal year 2008, the first $1,565,000 collected;
and

(4) for fiscal year 2009, the first $1,825,000 collected.

(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2009.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
appropriated.

(a) A person An individual whose driver's license
has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must pay a $30 fee
before the driver's license is reinstated.

(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as
provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or
609.21, shall must pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
the driver's license is reinstated. Beginning July 1, 2002, the
surcharge is $145. Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
$430. The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway
driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as
specified in section 299A.705.

(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general
fund.

(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to
be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account. Money
in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80
percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the
provisions of section 299C.065.

(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to
be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in
the special revenue fund. The money in the account is annually
appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle
forfeitures.

(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury
and spinal cord injury account. The money in the account is
annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used
as follows: 83 percent for contracts with a qualified
community-based organization to provide information, resources,
and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and
their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain
the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry
created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this
clause paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is
a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic
brain injury services and their family members. The
organization must be registered with the United States Internal
Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
organization and must have as its purposes:

(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and
professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of
traumatic brain injury;

(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with
traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;

(iii) the development and support of programs and services
to prevent traumatic brain injury;

(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons
with traumatic brain injury; and

(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury
through participation in its governance.

No A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
medical data will must not be disclosed to the organization
without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or
patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent
or guardian of the patient.

(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a
separate account to be known as the remote electronic
alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall
transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of
finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.

(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent,
appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in
the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The
reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an
approved state depository as directed under section 171.061,
subdivision 4.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
amended to read:

171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY
FUND DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.

All licenses shall expire one year from the date of
issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal
school license shall must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
shall must be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees
collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41shall must be paid
into the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. No A
license fee shall must not be refunded in the event that the
license is rejected or revoked.

Sec. 46.

[299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
ACCOUNTS.

Subdivision 1.

Vehicle services operating account.

(a)
The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this
account, which are annually appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety.

(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year or years are
available to administer vehicle services as specified in
chapters 168 and 168A and section 169.345, including:

(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;

(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;

(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;

(4) maintaining vehicle records;

(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;

(6) licensing vehicle dealers;

(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
and

(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.

Subd. 2.

Driver services operating account.

(a) The
Driver and Vehicle Services Division driver services operating
account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
all money collected under chapter 171 and any other money
otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to the
account, which are annually appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety.

(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety to administer the driver services
specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities
associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and
identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal,
or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for
any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of
drivers.

Sec. 47. INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.

(a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall
change the reference in column B to the reference shown in
column C:

A B C

168.181, sections 168.181 this section and

subdivision 1 to 168.231 sections 168.183

to 168.221

168.211 168.231 168.221

168.221 168.231 168.211 and this

section

168.346 168.345, 168.327,

subdivision 4 subdivision 3

(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185.

(c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any
references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or
renumbered by this act, as appropriate.

Sec. 48. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231;
168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
and 171.185, are repealed.

(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02;
168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed.

(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300;
7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800;
7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are
repealed.

HF 1152

Bill Text Versions

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES

Section 1. TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.

Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Subd. 4.

Subd. 5.

Subd. 6.

Subd. 7.

Subd. 8.

Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT 57,503,000 58,753,000

Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Subd. 4.

Subd. 5.

Subd. 6.

Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS 375,000 375,000

Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS 600,000 600,000

ARTICLE 2

PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS

Section 1.

16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.

Sec. 2.

Subdivision 1.

Fee charged.

Sec. 3.

Subd. 2a.

Commissioner.

Sec. 4.

Subd. 8.

Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services operating account.

Sec. 5.

Subd. 7.

Display of temporary permit; special plates.

Sec. 6.

Subd. 2.

Affidavit for registration and taxation.

Sec. 7.

Subd. 3.

special classic plates.

Sec. 8.

Subd. 5.

Original plates.

Sec. 9.

168.12 LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

number plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance.

Subd. 2.

Amateur radio licensee; special plates.

Subd. 2a.

Personalized plates; rules.

Subd. 2b.

Firefighters; special plates.

Subd. 2c.

National guard; special plates.

Subd. 2d.

Ready reserve; special plates.

Subd. 2e.

Volunteer ambulance attendants; special plates.

Subd. 2f.

Original license plates.

Subd. 5.

Additional fee.

Sec. 10.

168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

Subd. 2.

Design.

Subd. 3.

Number estimated.

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

Subd. 5.

APPROPRIATIONS
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES

Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
TRANSIT 57,503,000 58,753,000

Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS 375,000 375,000

Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services
operating account.

number plates; design, visibility, periods
of issuance.

Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
plates.

168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP
EMBLEMS.

168.125 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
WAR.

special plates; ex-pow and disability
insignia emblems.