1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; establishing "Choose Life" special license plates; 
1.3 	appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	168.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [168.1258] SPECIAL "CHOOSE LIFE" PLATES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner shall issue "Choose Life" special 
1.8 	license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
1.10 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;
1.11 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of plates;
1.12 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees 
1.13 	required by this chapter;
1.14 	(4) contributes $25 annually to the choose life account; and
1.15 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.16 	licensing of drivers.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a design for the plate that includes an 
1.18 	image of a child's footprint in the design area on the left side of the plate and the inscription 
1.19 	"Choose Life" on the bottom of the plate.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
2.2 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
2.3 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.7 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.8 		Subd. 5.Contributions; memorial account; appropriation. Contributions collected 
2.9 	under subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the choose life account, which is 
2.10 	established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to 
2.11 	the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of 
2.12 	administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution in collaboration 
2.13 	with the commissioner of health proportionally among agencies or organizations that receive 
2.14 	positive abortion alternatives grants under section 145.4235.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2020, for special plates issued 
2.16 	on or after that date.