Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 1985, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
Laws of Minnesota 1985
CHAPTER 291-S.F.No. 930
An act relating to public safety; motor vehicles;
clarifying penalties for failure to provide security
for basic reparation benefits; defining terms;
requiring certification procedure to obtain tax-exempt
passenger vehicle license plates for unmarked vehicle
of law enforcement agency; reducing 2,000-pound weight
limitation to three-fourths ton for motor vehicles in
certain situations; exempting certain returned motor
vehicle registration documents from filing fee;
regulating format of certain license plates;
increasing weight of vehicles which may be operated
with class "C" driver's license; prescribing filing
period for clerk of district court to forward drivers
license applications and fees to department of public
safety; requiring revocation of driver's license upon
conviction of crime of fleeing from peace officer;
expanding definition of misdemeanor for purpose of
driver's license revocation; authorizing prima facie
evidentiary status for certified department driver
records; authorizing commissioner of public safety to
promulgate school bus driver qualification rules;
authorizing access to certain private vehicle tax
information under certain conditions; prescribing fees;
providing for a traffic accident reconstruction system;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1984,
sections 65B.67, subdivision 4; 168.011, subdivisions
4, 28, and 29; 168.012, subdivision 1, and by adding
subdivisions; 168.013, subdivisions 1c, 1e, 1g, and 16;
168.021, subdivision 1; 168.09, by adding a
subdivision; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.29; 168.31,
subdivision 4; 168.33, subdivision 7; 169.79; 171.02,
subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 4; 171.17; 171.20,
by adding a subdivision; 171.21; 171.321, subdivision
2; 297B.12; and Laws 1982, chapter 639, section 10;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1984, sections 168.013,
subdivision 1i; and 168.105, subdivision 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 65B.67,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [PENALTY.] Any operator of a motor vehicle or
motorcycle who is convicted of a misdemeanor under the terms of
this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced
as provided in section 609.03, clause (3), and shall have his
driver's license revoked for not more than 12 months. If the
operator is also an owner of the motor vehicle or motorcycle,
the registration of the motor vehicle or motorcycle shall also
be revoked for not more than 12 months. Before reinstatement of
a driver's license or registration, the operator shall file with
the commissioner of public safety the written certificate of an
insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state
stating that security has been provided by the operator as
required by section 65B.48. The commissioner shall include a
notice of the penalties contained in this section on all forms
for registration of motor vehicles or motorcycles required to
maintain a plan of reparation security.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.011,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [MOTOR VEHICLE.] "Motor vehicle" means any
self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad
tracks and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled
vehicle and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys which
are propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley
wires but not operated upon rails, except snowmobiles and
manufactured homes. Motor vehicle does not include a
three-wheel off-road vehicle as defined in section 84.92,
subdivision 8.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.011,
subdivision 28, is amended to read:
Subd. 28. [VAN.] "Van" means any vehicle of box-like
design with no barrier or separation between the operator's area
and the remainder of the passenger-carrying or cargo-carrying
area, and with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity
of 2,000 pounds three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as
a van.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.011,
subdivision 29, is amended to read:
Subd. 29. [PICKUP TRUCKS.] "Pickup truck" means any truck
with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of 2,000
pounds three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a pickup
truck.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.012,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Vehicles owned and used solely in the
transaction of official business by representatives of foreign
powers, by the federal government, the state, or any political
subdivision thereof, or vehicles owned and used exclusively by
educational institutions and used solely in the transportation
of pupils to and from such institutions, shall be exempt from
the provision of this chapter requiring payment of tax or
registration fees, except as provided in section 6.
Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal fire
apparatus, police patrols and ambulances, the general appearance
of which is unmistakable, shall not be required to register or
display number plates.
Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, arson
investigations, and passenger vehicles, station wagons, and
buses owned or operated by the department of corrections shall
be registered and shall display passenger vehicle classification
license number plates which shall be furnished by the registrar
at cost. Original and renewal applications for these passenger
vehicle license plates authorized for use in general police work
and for use by the department of corrections must be accompanied
by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if
issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to
a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if issued
to a department of corrections vehicle, or the appropriate
officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law
enforcement agency. The certification must be on a form
prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will
be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
All other motor vehicles shall be registered and display
tax exempt number plates which shall be furnished by the
registrar at cost, except as provided in section 6.
All vehicles required to display tax exempt number plates
shall have the name of the state department or public
subdivision on the vehicle plainly printed on both sides thereof
in letters not less than 2-1/2 inches high, one inch wide and of
a three-eighths inch stroke; except that each state hospital and
institution for the mentally ill and mentally retarded may have
one vehicle without the required printing on the sides of the
vehicle. Such printing shall be in a color giving a marked
contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is
placed and shall be done with a good quality of paint that will
endure throughout the term of the registration. The printing
must be on a part of the vehicle itself and not on a removable
plate or placard of any kind and shall be kept clean and visible
at all times; except that a removable plate or placard may be
utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision.
The owner of any such vehicle desiring to come under the
foregoing exemption provisions shall first notify the chief of
the state patrol who shall provide suitable seals and cause the
same to be affixed to any such vehicle.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.012, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1c. (a) The annual fee for trailer license plates
issued to a tax-exempt vehicle under this section is $5 for each
plate.
(b) The annual fee for license plates issued to all other
tax-exempt vehicles is a $5 administrative handling fee and $10
for two plates per vehicle.
(c) On and after March 1, 1986, the registration period for
a tax-exempt vehicle is biennial and new plates will be issued
for the life of the vehicle. Fees are due on March 1 biennially
and payable the preceding January 1, with validating stickers
issued at time of payment. If the tax-exempt vehicle is newly
registered for less than the two-year period, the fee must be
apportioned by six-month increments, but in no event may the fee
be less than $5 per vehicle.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.012, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 11. Semitrailers as defined in section 168.011,
subdivision 14, shall not be taxed as a motor vehicle using the
public streets and highways and shall display a number plate for
identification purposes only.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.013,
subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
Subd. 1c. [FARM TRUCKS.] (1) On farm trucks having a gross
weight of not more than 57,000 pounds, the tax shall be based on
total gross weight and shall be 45 percent of the Minnesota base
rate prescribed by subdivision 1e during each of the first eight
years of vehicle life, but in no event less than $35, and during
the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the tax shall be
27 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by subdivision
1e, but in no event less than $21, except as otherwise provided
in this subdivision. On farm trucks having a gross weight of
not more than 57,000 pounds during each of the first eight years
of vehicle life, the tax shall be:
(a) for the registration year 1982, 34 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the registration year 1983, 38 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the registration year 1984, 42 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the registration year 1985, and each succeeding
year, 45 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
On farm trucks having a gross weight of not more than
57,000 pounds during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle
life, the tax shall be:
(a) for the 1982 registration year, 20 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the 1983 registration year, 22 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the 1984 registration year, 24 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the 1985 registration year, and each succeeding
year, 27 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule.
(2) On farm trucks having a gross weight of more than
57,000 pounds, the tax shall be 60 percent of the Minnesota base
rate during the first eight years of vehicle life and 36 percent
of the Minnesota base rate during the ninth and succeeding
years, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. On
farm trucks having a gross weight of more than 57,000 pounds
during the first eight years of vehicle life, the tax shall be:
(a) for the registration year 1982, 38 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the registration year 1983, 45 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the registration year 1984, 53 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the registration year 1985, and each succeeding
year, 60 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
On farm trucks having a gross weight of more than 57,000
pounds, during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life,
the tax shall be:
(a) for the 1982 registration year, 23 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the 1983 registration year, 27 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the 1984 registration year, 31 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the 1985 registration year, and each succeeding
year, 36 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
In addition to the gross weight tax imposed on a
truck-tractor or truck used as a truck-tractor, each semitrailer
shall be taxed a fee of $10 for a one year period or $50 for a
five year period whichever the applicant elects.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.013,
subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
Subd. 1e. [TRUCKS; TRACTORS; COMBINATIONS; EXCEPTIONS.] On
trucks and tractors except those in this chapter defined as farm
trucks, and urban trucks, and on truck-tractor and semitrailer
combinations except those defined as farm combinations and urban
combinations, and on commercial zone vehicles, the tax based on
total gross weight shall be graduated according to the Minnesota
base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but in no
event less than $120.
Minnesota Base Rate Schedule
Scheduled taxes include five percent
surtax provided for in subdivision 14
TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT
IN POUNDS TAX
A 0 - 1,500 $ 15
B 1,501 - 3,000 20
C 3,001 - 4,500 25
D 4,501 - 6,000 35
E 6,001 - 9,000 45
F 9,001 - 12,000 70
G 12,001 - 15,000 105
H 15,001 - 18,000 145
I 18,001 - 21,000 190
J 21,001 - 26,000 270
K 26,001 - 33,000 360
L 33,001 - 39,000 470 475
M 39,001 - 45,000 590 595
N 45,001 - 51,000 710 715
O 51,001 - 57,000 860 865
P 57,001 - 63,000 1010 1015
Q 63,001 - 69,000 1180 1185
R 69,001 - 73,280 1320 1325
S 73,281 - 78,000 1520 1525
T 78,001 - 81,000 1620 1625
For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 81,000
pounds an additional tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or
fraction thereof in excess of 81,000 pounds, subject to
subdivision 12.
Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm and
urban truck-tractors and commercial zone vehicles shall be taxed
in accord with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the
basis of the combined gross weight of the truck-tractor and any
semitrailer or semitrailers which the applicant proposes to
combine with the truck-tractor. In addition, to the gross
weight tax imposed on the truck-tractor, each semitrailer shall
be taxed a fee of $10 for a one-year period or $50 for a
five-year period whichever the applicant elects.
Commercial zone trucks include only trucks, truck-tractors,
and semitrailer combinations which are:
(1) used by an authorized local cartage carrier operating
under a permit issued under section 221.296 and whose gross
transportation revenue consists of at least 60 percent obtained
solely from local cartage carriage, and are operated solely
within an area composed of two contiguous cities of the first
class and municipalities contiguous thereto as defined by
section 221.011, subdivision 17; or,
(2) operated by an interstate carrier registered under
section 221.61 or 221.62, or by an authorized local cartage
carrier or other carrier receiving operating authority under
chapter 221, and operated solely within a zone exempt from
regulation by the interstate commerce commission pursuant to
United States Code, title 49, section 10526(b).
The license plates issued for commercial zone vehicles
shall be plainly marked. A person operating a commercial zone
vehicle outside the zone or area in which its operation is
authorized is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the
penalty therefor, shall have the registration of the vehicle as
a commercial zone vehicle revoked by the registrar and shall be
required to reregister the vehicle at 100 percent of the full
annual tax prescribed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and
no part of this tax shall be refunded during the balance of the
registration year.
On commercial zone trucks the tax shall be based on the
total gross weight of the vehicle and during the first eight
years of vehicle life shall be 75 percent of the Minnesota base
rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle
life the tax shall be 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate
schedule, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. On
commercial zone trucks, during the ninth and succeeding years of
vehicle life, the tax shall be:
(a) for the 1982 registration year, 35 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the 1983 registration year, 40 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the 1984 registration year, 45 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the 1985 registration year, and each succeeding
year, 50 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations,
except those defined as farm trucks and farm combinations, and
except for those urban trucks and combinations and commercial
zone vehicles specifically provided for in this subdivision, the
tax for the first eight years of vehicle life shall be 100
percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule,
and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life, the
tax shall be 75 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by
this subdivision, except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision.
On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations,
except those defined as farm trucks and farm combinations, and
except for those urban trucks and combinations and commercial
zone vehicles specifically provided for in this subdivision,
during each of the first eight years of vehicle life the tax
shall be:
(a) for the registration year 1982, 83 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the registration year 1983, 89 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the registration year 1984, 95 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the registration year 1985, and each succeeding
year, 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.013,
subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
Subd. 1g. [RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.] Self-propelled
recreational vehicles shall be separately licensed and taxed
annually on the basis of total gross weight and the tax shall be
graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule
prescribed in subdivision 1e, but in no event less than $20,
except as otherwise provided in this subdivision.
For all self-propelled recreational vehicles, the tax for
the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life shall be:
(a) for the 1982 registration year, 64 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(b) for the 1983 registration year, 68 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(c) for the 1984 registration year, 72 percent of the tax
imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule;
(d) for the 1985 registration year and each succeeding
year, 75 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
schedule.
Towed recreational vehicles shall be separately licensed
and taxed annually on the basis of total gross weight at 30
percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e
but in no event less than $5.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all trailers and
semitrailers taxed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from
any wheelage tax now or hereafter imposed by any political
subdivision or political subdivisions.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.013,
subdivision 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 16. [REPAIR AND SERVICING PERMIT.] Upon the written
application of the owner of a motor vehicle registered and taxed
as a commercial zone truck, an urban truck, a truck tractor, a
semitrailer, or any combination thereof in accordance with this
section, the registrar may grant permission in writing to such
owner to operate such vehicle to and from a repair shop or
service station outside of its licensed zone of operation for
the limited purpose of repair or servicing. The application and
any permit issued under this subdivision shall state the
location of the repair or servicing facility, together with such
other information and subject to such conditions as the
registrar may specify. Any motor vehicle operated under such a
permit shall carry no load.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.021,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [SPECIAL PLATES; APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE.]
When a motor vehicle registered under section 168.017, or a
self-propelled motor vehicle with a manufacturer's rated
capacity of 2,000 pounds or less, or a self-propelled
recreational vehicle, is owned or primarily operated by a
physically handicapped person, the owner may apply for and
secure from the registrar of motor vehicles two license number
plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the
front, and one to the rear of the vehicle. Application for
issuance of these plates must be made at the time of renewal or
first application for registration.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.09, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6. On semitrailers as defined in section 168.011,
subdivision 14, a number plate must be assigned to the
registered owner as identification for the vehicle and correlate
with the certificate of title documentation on file with the
department. This number plate shall not display a year
designator. The registration card must indicate the number
plate for the number plate to be valid.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.27,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. [LICENSES.] Upon the filing of an application
for a license and the proper fee, the registrar is authorized,
unless the application on its face appears to be invalid, to
grant a 90 day temporary license and during said 90 day period
shall investigate the fitness of the applicant, inspect the site
and make such other investigation as is necessary to insure
compliance with the licensing law. The registrar may extend the
temporary license 30 days. At the end of the period of
investigation the license shall either be granted or denied. If
the application is approved, the registrar shall license the
applicant as a motor vehicle dealer for the remainder of the
calendar year, and issue a certificate of license therefor as
the registrar may provide upon which shall be placed a
distinguishing number of identification of such dealer. Each
initial application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee
of $50 in addition to the annual fee. The annual fee shall
be $76 $100. All initial fees and annual fees which shall be
paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
If the initial application is received by the registrar after
July 1 of any year, the first annual fee shall be reduced by
one-half.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.29, is
amended to read:
168.29 [DUPLICATE PLATES.]
In the event of the defacement, loss or destruction of any
number plates, the registrar, upon receiving and filing a sworn
statement of the vehicle owner, setting forth the circumstances
of the defacement, loss, destruction or theft of the number
plates, together with any defaced plates and the payment of the
fee of $5 shall issue a new set of plates, provided that if the
$5 fee exceeds the annual tax, the fee shall be the same as the
annual tax. Duplicate plates for tax-exempt vehicles licensed
under section 168.012, subdivision 1, are furnished by the
registrar at cost. The registrar shall then note on his records
the issue of such new number plates and shall proceed in such
manner as he may deem advisable to cancel and call in the
original plates so as to insure against their use on another
motor vehicle. Duplicate registration certificates plainly
marked as duplicates may be issued in like cases upon the
payment of a $1 fee.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.31,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [INSTALLMENTS.] If the tax for a vehicle assessed
under section 168.013 or 168.187 amounts to more than $400, the
owner may pay such tax by installments. The owner shall tender
with his application for registration one-third of the annual
tax due or $400, whichever is greater, plus any penalties or
arrears, plus a fee of $10. Instead of this fee, the applicant
may furnish a bond, bank letter of credit, or certificate of
deposit approved by the registrar of motor vehicles, for the
total of the tax still due. The amount of the bond, letter of
credit, or certificate of deposit may include any penalties
which are assessed. The bond, letter of credit, or certificate
of deposit shall be for the benefit of the state for monetary
loss caused by failure of the vehicle owner to pay delinquent
license fees and penalties. The remainder of the tax due shall
be paid in two equal installments; the due date of the first
installment shall be the first day of the fifth month of the
registration period for which the tax is assessed and the second
installment shall be due on the first day of the ninth month of
the registration period for which the tax is assessed. The
registrar shall issue no registration certificate until the full
amount of the tax has been paid. In lieu of such registration
certificate, the registrar shall issue to the owner a receipt
for installments paid, which receipt shall be displayed upon the
windshield of the vehicle as evidence that under the provisions
of this section the vehicle may be operated on the streets and
highways of this state. When the applicant elects to pay the
administrative fee, the registrar shall issue to the applicant
validation stickers for the installment paid. When the
applicant elects to furnish a bond, bank letter, or letter of
deposit, the registrar shall issue validation stickers for the
registration year. If an owner of a vehicle fails to pay an
installment on or before the due date thereof, the vehicle shall
not use the public streets or highways in this state until the
installment or installments of the tax remaining due on such
vehicle shall have been paid in full for the licensed year
together with a penalty at the rate of $1 per day for the
remainder of the month in which the balance of the tax becomes
due and $4 a month for each succeeding month or fraction thereof
during which the balance of the tax remains unpaid. Upon the
payment of the balance of the tax and the penalties, the
registrar shall issue a registration certificate to the owner of
the vehicle in the manner provided by law. The registrar shall
deny installment payment privileges provided in this subdivision
in the subsequent year to any owner on any or all vehicles of
such owner who during the current year fails to pay any
installment due within one month after the due date.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.33,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. [FEES.] In addition to all other statutory fees
and taxes, a filing fee of $3.25 is imposed on every application
. The filing fee shall be $2.50 effective August 1, 1981, and
3.25 effective January 1, 1983; except that a filing fee may not
be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a
correction of an error made by the department or a deputy
registrar. The filing fee shall be shown as a separate item on
all registration renewal notices sent out by the department of
public safety.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 169.79, is
amended to read:
169.79 [VEHICLE REGISTRATION.]
No person shall operate, drive or park a motor vehicle on
any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with
the laws of this state and has the number plates for the current
year only, as assigned to it by the commissioner of public
safety, conspicuously displayed thereon in a manner that the
view of any plate is not obstructed. If the vehicle is a
semitrailer, the number plate displayed must be assigned to the
registered owner and correlate to the certificate of title
documentation on file with the department and shall not display
a year indicator. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor
scooter, motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer,
semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, one plate
shall be displayed on the rear thereof; if the vehicle is a
truck-tractor, road-tractor or farm truck, as defined in section
168.011, subdivision 17, but excluding from that definition
semitrailers and trailers, one plate shall be displayed on the
front thereof; if it is any other kind of motor vehicle, one
plate shall be displayed on the front and one on the rear
thereof. All plates shall be securely fastened so as to prevent
them from swinging. The person driving the motor vehicle shall
keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free from grease,
dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering shall be
plainly visible at all times. License plates issued to vehicles
registered under section 168.017 must display the month of
expiration in the lower left corner as viewed facing the plate
and the year of expiration in the lower right corner as viewed
facing the plate.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 171.02,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS; TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY
EQUIPMENT; MIDMOUNT AERIAL LADDER TRUCK.] Drivers' licenses
shall be classified according to the types of vehicles which may
be driven by the holder of each type or class of license. The
commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the classes listed
in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
No class of license shall be valid to operate a motorcycle or
school bus unless so endorsed. There shall be three general
classes of licenses as follows:
(a) Class C; valid for all farm trucks as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 17, operated by the owner or an
immediate member of his family or an employee not primarily
employed for the purpose of operating the farm truck or employed
for the purpose of operating the farm truck during harvest for
the first, continuous transportation of agricultural products
from the place of production or on farm storage site to any
other location within 50 miles of the place of the production or
on farm storage site, fire trucks and emergency fire equipment,
regardless of the number of axles, and whether or not in excess
of 24,000 26,000 pounds GVW, driven or operated by volunteer
firefighters while on duty, and all single unit two-axle
vehicles not in excess of 24,000 26,000 pounds GVW including
vehicles with a temporary auxiliary axle as defined in section
169.67, subdivision 4. Holder may also tow trailers under
10,000 pounds GVW including house trailers. Buses as defined
under this chapter may not be driven by a holder of a class C
license. A person employed as a tillerman by a fire department
may drive the rear portion of a midmount aerial ladder truck
with a class C license.
(b) Class B; valid for all vehicles in class C and all
other single unit vehicles including buses.
(c) Class A; valid for any vehicle or combination thereof.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 171.06,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [APPLICATION, FILING.] Any applicant for an
instruction permit, a driver's license, restricted license, or
duplicate license may file an application with a clerk of the
district court or at a state office. The clerk or state office
shall receive and accept the application. To cover all expenses
involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
department applications and fees, the clerk of the district
court may retain a county fee of $1 for each application for a
Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, duplicate
license, driver license, or restricted license. The amount
allowed to be retained by the clerk of the district court shall
be paid into the county treasury and credited to the general
revenue fund of the county. The clerk of court shall forward
all applications and fees, less the amount herein allowed to be
retained for expense, to the department within ten days of the
receipt by him 72 hours of the final day of any established
reporting period. The clerks of the district courts may appoint
agents to assist in accepting applications, but the clerks shall
require every agent to forward to the clerk by whom he is
appointed all applications accepted and fees collected by him,
except that an agent may retain one-half of the $1 county fee to
cover his expenses involved in receiving, accepting or
forwarding the applications and fees. The clerks of court shall
be responsible for the acts of agents appointed by them and for
the forwarding to the department of all applications accepted
and those fees collected by agents and by themselves as are
required to be forwarded to the department.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 171.17, is
amended to read:
171.17 [REVOCATION.]
The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any
driver upon receiving a record of such driver's conviction of
any of the following offenses:
(1) Manslaughter or criminal negligence vehicular operation
resulting from the operating operation of a motor vehicle;
(2) Any violation of section 169.121 or 609.487;
(3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle
was used;
(4) Failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid,
as required under the laws of this state, in the event of a
motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury
of another;
(5) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement
to the department under any law relating to the ownership or
operation of a motor vehicle;
(6) Except as this section otherwise provides, conviction,
plea of guilty, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon three
charges of violating, within a period of 12 months any of the
provisions of chapter 169, or of the rules, regulations, or
municipal ordinances enacted in conformance therewith for which
the accused may be punished upon conviction by imprisonment;
(7) Conviction of an offense in another state which, if
committed in this state, would be grounds for the revocation of
the driver's license.
When any judge of a juvenile court, or any of its duly
authorized agents, shall determine, formally or informally, that
any person under the age of 18 years has committed any offense
defined in this section, such judge, or duly authorized agent,
shall immediately report such determination to the department,
and the commissioner shall immediately revoke the license of
that person.
Upon revoking the license of any person, as hereinbefore in
this chapter authorized, the department shall immediately notify
the licensee, in writing, by depositing in the United States
post-office a notice addressed to the licensee at his last known
address, with postage prepaid thereon.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 171.20, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. [REINSTATEMENT FEE.] A person whose drivers
license has been suspended under section 171.18 or 171.182 must
pay a $20 fee before the license is reinstated, except that a
suspension may be rescinded without fee for good cause.
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 171.321,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. The state board of education and the
commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of
education, shall jointly prescribe rules governing the
qualifications of individuals to drive school buses.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 297B.12, is
amended to read:
297B.12 [CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE NATURE OF INFORMATION.]
It shall be unlawful for the motor vehicle registrar,
deputy registrars or any other public official or employee to
divulge or otherwise make known in any manner any particulars
disclosed in any purchaser's certificate or any information
concerning affairs of any person making such certificate
acquired from his records, officers or employees except in
connection with the proceeding involving taxes due under Laws
1971, Chapter 853 state or federal tax proceedings or upon
request of the person named on the certificate. Nothing herein
contained should be construed to prohibit the publishing of
statistics so classified as not to disclose the identity of
particular purchasers' certificates and the contents thereof.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Sec. 25. Laws 1982, chapter 639, section 10, is amended to
read:
Sec. 10. PUBLIC SAFETY. 100,000 200,000
To the commissioner of public safety to
establish and equip a decentralized
animated audio-visual traffic accident
reconstruction system. This money
shall be used in conjunction with
federal grants or private
contributions. This appropriation is
from the trunk highway fund.
Sec. 26. [STUDY.]
The transportation committees of the house of
representatives and the senate shall study and report to the
legislature on which state agency should enforce laws relating
to motor carriers and transportation of hazardous materials.
The report shall recommend placing enforcement responsibility
for these laws in one agency. The report must be submitted
before January 1, 1986, and shall include proposed legislation
necessary to implement the recommendations.
Sec. 27. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 168.013, subdivision 1i;
and 168.105, subdivision 4, are repealed.
Approved June 4, 1985
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes