HF 2107

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/20/2025 03:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; establishing rental motor vehicle license plates;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [168.1289] RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Auto rental company" means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other person
that is engaged primarily in the renting of at least 50 rental motor vehicles at per diem rates.
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new text begin (c) "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or recreational vehicle made available for rental by
an auto rental company.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end

new text begin (a) An auto rental company may, but is not required to,
apply for rental motor vehicle plates under this section.
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new text begin (b) Upon proper application, the commissioner must issue rental motor vehicle plates
or a single motorcycle plate to an auto rental company that:
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new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a rental motor vehicle;
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new text begin (2) pays license plate fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates for
each rental motor vehicle, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
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new text begin (3) pays the registration tax for each rental motor vehicle as required under section
168.013;
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new text begin (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; and
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new text begin (5) complies with section 168.017 and rules governing registration of rental motor
vehicles.
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new text begin (c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are issued for a seven-year
period and must be replaced as required under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph (f),
clause (2).
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new text begin (d) Each set of rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section is only valid if the
plates are registered to a single rental motor vehicle.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Design. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the
phrase "RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE."
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Plates transfer. new text end

new text begin (a) On application to the commissioner and payment of a
transfer fee of $5 for each set of plates, rental motor vehicle plates may be transferred to
another qualified rental motor vehicle that is registered to the same auto rental company to
which the rental motor vehicle plates were originally issued.
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new text begin (b) A deputy registrar who collects the $5 transfer fee under paragraph (a) must retain
the fee.
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new text begin (c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section must be removed from the rental
motor vehicle if the vehicle is held for resale under section 168A.11.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Exemptions. new text end

new text begin (a) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not
subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (b) Notwithstanding sections 168.09, subdivision 4, and 169.79, subdivision 8, rental
motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not required to display validation stickers
issued pursuant to section 168.12, subdivision 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2026, or on the date the Department
of Public Safety Division of Driver and Vehicle Services makes the rental motor vehicle
plates available, whichever is sooner.
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