HF 1378

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 11:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; establishing Minnesota missing and murdered Indigenous
relatives special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [168.1287] MINNESOTA MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
RELATIVES SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must issue Minnesota missing
and murdered Indigenous relatives special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an
applicant who:
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new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
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new text begin (2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12,
subdivision 5;
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new text begin (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
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new text begin (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
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new text begin (5) contributes a minimum of $25 annually to the Minnesota missing and murdered
Indigenous relatives account; and
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new text begin (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Design. new text end

new text begin In consultation with the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Relatives, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a red handprint
to one side, a partial ribbon skirt toward the bottom corner, and reads "Missing and Murdered
Indigenous Relatives" or "MMIR."
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Plates transfer. new text end

new text begin On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
if the subsequent vehicle is:
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new text begin (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
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new text begin (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Exemption. new text end

new text begin Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Contributions; account; appropriation. new text end

new text begin Contributions collected under
subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota missing and murdered
Indigenous relatives account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in
the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for distribution to the Office
of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives for investigation of unsolved cases and to
establish a reward fund for information relating to missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.
The commissioner must not use money in the account for the cost of administering the
account funds.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota missing
and murdered Indigenous relatives special plates issued on or after that date.
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