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SF 556

3rd Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/28/2014 03:47pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to snowmobiles; prohibiting tampering of off-road recreational vehicle
odometers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 325E.13, by adding a
subdivision; 325E.14, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325E.13, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Off-road recreational vehicle. new text end

new text begin "Off-road recreational vehicle" means a
snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3, and an off-highway vehicle, as
defined in section 84.771.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325E.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Tampering.

No person shall knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter,
change, set back, disconnect or, with intent to defraud, fail to connect the odometer of any
motor vehiclenew text begin or off-road recreational vehiclenew text end , or cause any of the foregoing to occur to
an odometer of a motor vehiclenew text begin or off-road recreational vehiclenew text end , so as to reflect a lower
mileage than has actually been driven by the motor vehiclenew text begin or off-road recreational vehiclenew text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325E.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Sales and use restrictions.

No person shall advertise for sale, sell, use or
install on any part of a motor vehicle new text begin or off-road recreational vehicle, new text end or on any odometer
in a motor vehicle new text begin or off-road recreational vehicle, new text end any device deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end causes the
odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325E.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Sales restriction.

No person shall sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle
new text begin or off-road recreational vehicle new text end with knowledge that the mileage registered on the
odometer has been altered so as to reflect a lower mileage than has actually been driven
by the motor vehicle new text begin or off-road recreational vehicle new text end without disclosing deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end fact to
prospective purchasers.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325E.14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Repair or replacement restriction.

Nothing in this section shall prevent
the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated
thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. Where the
odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end service, repair,
or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a written notice shall be
attached to the left door frame of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle by the owner or an agent specifying
the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was
repaired or replaced. No person shall remove or alter deleted text begin suchdeleted text end a notice so affixed.

Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective July 1, 2013, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
 new text end