as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; establishing special license plates for contributions to
cure pediatric cancers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the
commissioner shall issue special "Child Cancer Cure" license plates to an applicant who:
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(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, or
recreational vehicle;
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(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates;
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(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
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(4) pays the fees required by this chapter;
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(5) contributes a minimum of $30 to the child cancer cure special account; and
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(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers.
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After consultation with the commissioner of health and the
University of Minnesota Cancer Research Center, the commissioner shall design the
special plate.
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On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this
section may be transferred to another passenger automobile registered to the individual
to whom the special plates were issued.
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Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), are credited to the
vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
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Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (5),
are credited to the child cancer cure special account, which is established in the special
revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of health to be
disbursed as grants to organizations conducting research on cancers in children.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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