HF 4160

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/22/2018 02:20pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; creating a fund in the state treasury; making technical
and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168A.29,
subdivision 1; 299A.705; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.06,
subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 21.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

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

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, deleted text begin the
sum of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services
operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from July 1,
2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver
and vehicle services technology account; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) on and after January 1, 2017, deleted text end $8.25 of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account new text begin under section 299A.705 new text end ;

(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;

deleted text begin (3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance
of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from
July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to
the driver and vehicle services technology account;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end 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; and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
be paid into the vehicle services operating account deleted text begin of the special revenue fund deleted text end under section
299A.705 deleted text begin ; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee
and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account deleted text end .

(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department 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.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, 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:

REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Classified Driver's License		D-$17.25	C-$21.25	B-$28.25	A-$36.25
REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Classified Under-21 D.L.		D-$17.25	C-$21.25	B-$28.25	A-$16.25
Enhanced Driver's License		D-$32.25	C-$36.25	B-$43.25	A-$51.25
REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Instruction Permit					$5.25
Enhanced Instruction Permit					$20.25
Commercial Learner's Permit					$2.50
REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Provisional License					$8.25
Enhanced Provisional License					$23.25
Duplicate REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant License or duplicate REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant identification card					$6.75
Enhanced Duplicate License or enhanced duplicate identification card					$21.75
REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Minnesota identification card or REAL ID Compliant or Noncompliant Under-21 Minnesota identification card, other than duplicate, except as otherwise provided in section 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a					$11.25
Enhanced Minnesota identification card					$26.25

deleted text begin In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge
of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016.
Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle services
technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
deleted text end

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), 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, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (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 commissioner
shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or 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.

(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge
and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a
filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision
4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating
account.

(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes
of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

Sec. 3.

new text begin [299A.704] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES FUND.
new text end

new text begin A driver and vehicle services fund is established within the state treasury. The fund
consists of accounts and money as specified by law, and any other money otherwise donated,
allotted, appropriated, or legislated to the fund.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.705, is amended to read:

299A.705 DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNTS.

Subdivision 1.

Vehicle services operating account.

(a) The vehicle services operating
account is created in the deleted text begin special revenue deleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle services new text end fund, consisting of all
money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any
other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to deleted text begin this deleted text end new text begin the new text end account.

(b) Funds appropriated deleted text begin are available deleted text end new text begin from this account must be used by the commissioner
of public safety new text end to administer new text begin the new text end vehicle services deleted text begin as deleted text end specified in chapters 168, 168A, and
168D, 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 services operating account
is created in the deleted text begin special revenue deleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle services new text end fund, consisting of all money
collected under chapter 171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated,
or legislated to the account.

(b) deleted text begin Money in the deleted text end new text begin Funds appropriated from this new text end account must be used by 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.

Subd. 3.

Driver and vehicle services technology account.

(a) The driver and vehicle
services technology account is created in the deleted text begin special revenue deleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle services new text end
fund, consisting of the technology surcharge collected as specified in deleted text begin chapters 168, 168A,
and 171; the filing fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7; deleted text end new text begin section 168.33 new text end
and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.

(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety
to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver and vehicle
services information system.

(c) Following completion of the deposit of filing fee revenue into the driver and vehicle
services technology account as provided under section 168.33, subdivision 7, the
commissioner shall submit a notification to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning
driver and vehicle services information system implementation, which must include
information on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology
account, with a breakdown by sources of funds; (2) total project costs incurred, with a
breakdown by key project components; and (3) an estimate of ongoing system maintenance
costs.

Subd. 4.

Prohibited expenditures.

The commissioner is prohibited from expending
money from driver and vehicle services accounts created in the deleted text begin special revenue deleted text end new text begin driver and
vehicle services new text end fund for any purpose that is not specifically authorized in this section or in
the chapters specified in this section.

Sec. 5. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the term "special revenue fund" to "driver and vehicle
services fund" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes when referring to the
accounts under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 21, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 6 are effective July 1, 2018.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 18-7248

168.013 VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAXES.

Subd. 21.

Technology surcharge.

For every vehicle registration renewal required under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.