SF 2317

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; imposing surcharge for
reinstatement of driver's license to fund trauma care
centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
171.29, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

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

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
appropriated.

(a) A person whose driver's license has been
revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under section
169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall 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(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as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 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. new text begin Beginning July 1, 2005, the surcharge is $480. new text end The $250
fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway
fund.

(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, 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 patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
medical data will 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) new text begin The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
to a separate account to be known as the traumatic center
account. The money in the account is annually appropriated to
the commissioner of health to be used entirely for hospitals
designated as trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons.
new text end

new text begin (e) new text end 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.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end 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.