Minnesota Legislature
HF 2206
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; providing for recovery of costs of impound lot
operators; establishing abandoned vehicle account; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 115A.908, subdivision 2; 168B.087, subdivision 1; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115A.908, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2.
Deposit of revenue.
(a) From July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2007, revenue
collected shall be credited to the general fund.
(b) After June 30, 2007, revenue collected shall be credited to the deleted text begin environmental
funddeleted text end new text begin abandoned vehicle account established in section 168B.14new text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.087, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Deficiency claim.
(a) The new text begin public or new text end nonpublic impound lot operator
has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs
of new text begin providing notice to the registered owner and providing new text end services deleted text begin provideddeleted text end in the towing,
storage, deleted text begin anddeleted text end inspectionnew text begin , and further transport, if any,new text end of the vehicle minus the proceeds of
the sale or auction.
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(b) A claim for the costs of providing notice includes the actual postage and
publication expenses and the costs incurred to determine the registered owner's identity
and mailing address.
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(c) A claim for usual, nonextraordinary towing costs may not exceed $....... per
vehicle towed.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of:
(1) deleted text begin 25deleted text end new text begin .. new text end days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision
1new text begin , not to exceed the normal fee, up to $....... per daynew text end ; and
(2) deleted text begin 55deleted text end new text begin .. new text end days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 2new text begin , not
to exceed the normal fee, up to $...... per day.new text end .
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(e) A claim for transporting an unclaimed vehicle to a disposal facility may not
exceed $....... per vehicle transported.
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Sec. 3.
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[168B.14] ABANDONED VEHICLE ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
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A special account, to be known as the abandoned vehicle account, is created in
the special revenue fund consisting of the proceeds of the motor vehicle transfer fee
credited to this account under section 115A.908, subdivision 2. Money in the account
must be distributed as follows:
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(a) Ten percent of the proceeds is annually appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety for the department's costs of rulemaking and administering its duties under
this chapter.
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(b) Ninety percent is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety
to be disbursed as compensation payments to impound lot operators for valid deficiency
claims allowed by the commissioner pursuant to rule. The commissioner shall adopt rules
to implement and administer this paragraph.
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