HF 1889

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/02/2017 12:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; modifying eligibility for disability plates; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.021, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Disability plates; application.

(a) When a motor vehicle registered under
section 168.017, a motorcycle, a one-ton pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational
vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a
custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled deleted text begin minor deleted text end new text begin person new text end , the owner
may apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid
for 30 days if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and
(2) two disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and
one to the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a
motorcycle, one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.

(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a motorcycle
and not more than one set of plates to any owner of another vehicle described in paragraph
(a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves the issuance of a second
plate or set of plates to an owner.

(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must submit
a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or
proof of physical disability provided for in that section.

(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner applies for a
plate or plates for one or more vehicles listed in paragraph (a) that are specially modified
for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.

(e) The owner of a vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure (i)
immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability
plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a disability plate or plates for the vehicle
if:

(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify for
the disability plate or plates under this section; and

(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.