SF 896

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:11am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; limiting the scope of an impaired driving license plate
impoundment order; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.60,
subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.60, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Plate impoundment violation; impoundment order.

(a) The commissioner
shall issue a registration plate impoundment order when:

(1) a person's driver's license or driving privileges are revoked for a plate impoundment
violation; or

(2) a person is arrested for or charged with a plate impoundment violation described in
subdivision 1, paragraph (d), clause (5).

(b) The order must require the impoundment of the registration plates of the motor
vehicle involved in the plate impoundment violation deleted text begin and all motor vehicles owned by,
registered, or leased in the name of the violator, including motor vehicles registered jointly
or leased in the name of the violator and another deleted text end . The commissioner shall not issue an
impoundment order for the registration plates of a rental vehicle, as defined in section
168.041, subdivision 10, or a vehicle registered in another state.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to acts
occurring on or after that date.
new text end