Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2005, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 64-H.F.No. 1461
An act relating to motor vehicles; modifying and
simplifying provisions related to parking for persons
with disabilities; making technical and clarifying
changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
85.052, subdivision 3; 85.053, subdivision 7; 168.011,
subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 168.021;
168.33, subdivision 8; 169.345; 169.346, subdivisions
1, 2, 2a, 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.052,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [FEE FOR CERTAIN PARKING AND CAMPSITE USE.] (a)
An individual using spaces in state parks under subdivision 1,
clause (2), shall be charged daily rates determined and set by
the commissioner in a manner and amount consistent with the type
of facility provided for the accommodation of guests in a
particular park and with similar facilities offered for tourist
camping and similar use in the area.
(b) The fee for special parking spurs, campgrounds for
automobiles, sites for tent camping, and special auto trailer
coach parking spaces is one-half of the fee set in paragraph (a)
on Sunday through Thursday of each week for a physically
handicapped disabled person:
(1) with a motor vehicle that has special disability plates
issued under section 168.021, subdivision 1; or
(2) who possesses a certificate issued under section
169.345, subdivision 3.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.053,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. [HANDICAPPED DISABLED PERSONS.] (a) The
commissioner shall prescribe and issue special state park
permits for:
(1) a physically handicapped disabled person with a motor
vehicle (i) that has special disability plates issued under
section 168.021, subdivision 1, or (ii) who has a permanent
disability certificate issued under section 169.345, subdivision
3, and who can demonstrate proof of ownership of the vehicle for
which the state park permit is being purchased or proof of a
leasehold interest in the vehicle for a term at least as long as
the term of the permit; and
(2) a physically handicapped disabled person who: (i) does
not own or operate a motor vehicle; (ii) possesses a statement
certified under section 169.345, subdivision 2a; and (iii)
applies to the commissioner in writing.
(b) Except for vehicles permitted under paragraph (a),
clause (2), the permit or the decal issued under this
subdivision is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and
occupied by the person to whom the permit is issued.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. [COMMISSIONER.] "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [MOTOR VEHICLE.] (a) "Motor vehicle" means any
self-propelled vehicle designed and originally manufactured to
operate primarily upon public roads and on highways, and not
operated exclusively upon railroad tracks. It includes any
vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle and
includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled
by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not
operated upon rails. It does not include snowmobiles,
manufactured homes, or park trailers.
(b) "Motor vehicle" also includes an all-terrain vehicle,
as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, that only if the
all-terrain vehicle (1) has at least four wheels, (2) is owned
and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3) displays
both physically disabled license disability plates and a
physically disabled certificate issued under section 169.345,
subdivision 3.
(c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle
as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; except (1) an
all-terrain vehicle described in paragraph (b), or (2) an
all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before August 1,
1985. The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle
described in clause (2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed
or otherwise transferred to another owner, is destroyed, or
fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements
of this chapter.
(d) "Motor vehicle" does not include an electric personal
assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.01,
subdivision 90.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.021, is
amended to read:
168.021 [LICENSE PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.]
Subdivision 1. [SPECIAL DISABILITY PLATES; APPLICATION.]
(a) When a motor vehicle registered under section 168.017, a
motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated
capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a
self-propelled recreational vehicle is owned or primarily
operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a
custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically
disabled minor, the owner may apply for and secure from
the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner (1) immediately, a
temporary permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible
for the special disability plates issued under this
paragraph, section and (2) two license disability plates with
attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one
to the rear of the motor vehicle.
(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set of
plates to any owner of a motor vehicle at the same time unless
all motor vehicles have been specifically modified for and are
used exclusively by a permanently physically disabled person.
(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates,
the owner must submit a physician's medical statement on a form
developed in a format approved by the commissioner under section
169.345, or proof of physical disability provided for in that
section, except that.
(d) No physician's medical statement or proof of disability
is required when an owner of a motor vehicle applies for plates
for one or more commercial motor vehicles that are specially
modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically
disabled persons.
(b) (e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and
secure (i) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days, if
the person applicant is eligible to receive the special
disability plates issued under this paragraph section, and (ii)
a set of special disability plates for a motor vehicle if:
(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled
person who would qualify for special disability plates under
this section; and
(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically
disabled person for the exclusive use of that person in the
course of employment.
Subd. 1a. [SCOPE OF PRIVILEGE.] If a physically disabled
person parks a motor vehicle displaying license the disability
plates described in this section, or a temporary permit valid
for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt of
the license disability plates described in this section, or any
person parks the motor vehicle for a physically disabled person,
that person shall be is entitled to park the motor vehicle as
provided in section 169.345.
Subd. 2. [DESIGN OF PLATES; FURNISHING FURNISHED BY
REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER.] The registrar of motor vehicles
commissioner shall design and furnish two license number
disability plates with attached emblems to each eligible owner.
The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair
symbol, as designated in section 16B.61, subdivision 5,
approximately three inches square. The emblem must be large
enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An
applicant eligible for the special disability plates shall pay
the motor vehicle registration fee authorized by law sections
168.013 and 168.09.
Subd. 2a. [PLATE RETURN, TRANSFER.] (a) When motor vehicle
ownership is transferred, the owner of the motor vehicle shall
remove the special disability plates from the vehicle and return
them to the registrar. The buyer of the motor vehicle shall
repay the $1 credit for each month remaining in the registration
period for which the special plates were issued. On returning
the plates and repaying the remaining credit, the buyer is
entitled to receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without
further cost for the rest remainder of the registration period.
(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the
special disability plates may be transferred to a replacement
motor vehicle on notification to the registrar commissioner.
However, the special disability plates may not be transferred
unless the replacement motor vehicle (1) is registered listed
under section 168.017 or is a self-propelled recreational
vehicle 168.012, subdivision 1, and (2) is owned or primarily
operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
(c) The transferor shall not receive the $1 credit for each
month the replacement vehicle is registered until the time of
renewal or first application for registration on the replacement
vehicle.
Subd. 2b. [WHEN NOT ELIGIBLE.] On becoming ineligible for
the special disability plates, the owner of the motor vehicle
shall remove the special disability plates and return them to
the registrar. The owner shall repay the $1 credit for each
month remaining in the registration period for which the special
plates were issued. On returning the plates and repaying the
remaining credit, the owner may receive regular plates for the
motor vehicle without further cost for the rest remainder of the
registration period.
Subd. 3. [PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PLATES.] (a) A
person who uses the disability plates or temporary permit
provided under this section on a motor vehicle in violation of
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a
fine of $500. This subdivision does not preclude a person who
is not physically disabled from operating a motor vehicle
bearing the disability plates or temporary permit if:
(1) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle and
permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
(2) the person operates the motor vehicle with the consent
of the owner who is physically disabled; or
(3) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle, is the
custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically
disabled minor, and operates the motor vehicle to transport the
minor.
(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the
parking privileges provided in this section and in section
169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically
disabled person.
Subd. 4. [FEES; DISPOSITION.] All fees collected from the
sale of disability plates under this section shall must be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway
user tax distribution fund.
Subd. 5. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section,
the term "physically disabled person" has the meaning given it
in section 169.345, subdivision 2.
Subd. 6. [DRIVER'S LICENSE LAW NOT AFFECTED.] Nothing in
This section shall must not be construed to revoke, limit, or
amend chapter 171.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. [TEMPORARY DISABILITY PERMIT AND FEE.] The
registrar commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to
implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
disability permits certificates issued under section 169.345,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c) 3c, that are identical or
substantially similar to the procedures required by rule for
motor vehicle registration and titling transactions.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.345, is
amended to read:
169.345 [PARKING PRIVILEGE FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED.]
Subdivision 1. [SCOPE OF PRIVILEGE.] (a) A motor vehicle
that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this
section or that bears license disability plates issued under
section 168.021, may be parked by or solely for the benefit of a
physically disabled person:
(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as
provided in section 169.346;
(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay
the meter fee and without time restrictions unless time
restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where
parking is otherwise allowed for passenger vehicles but
restricted to a maximum period of time and which that does not
specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking
privileges in that space.
A person may park a motor vehicle for a physically disabled
person in a parking space described in clause (1) or (2) only
when actually transporting the physically disabled person for
the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is
within a reasonable distance from the drop-off point.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is
prominently displayed if it is displayed so that it may be
viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging
it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of
the motor vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the
certificate holder's disability precludes placing the
certificate on the mirror, the placard certificate must be
displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle.
No part of the certificate may be obscured.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and
(3), this section does not permit parking in areas prohibited by
sections 169.32 and 169.34, in designated no parking spaces, or
in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles.
A local governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on
any street or highway to create a fire lane, or to accommodate
heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and these
ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.
Subd. 2. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For the purpose of section
168.021 and this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them in this subdivision.
(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician,
registered physician assistant, advanced practice registered
nurse, or licensed chiropractor.
(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for
a period greater than 12 months but not greater than 71 months.
(d) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a
period of six years.
(e) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued
to an entity other than a natural person for a period of three
years.
(f) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period
of 30 days, in lieu of the certificate referred to in
subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.
(g) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:
(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant
risk of falling;
(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without
stopping to rest;
(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of
another person, a walker, a cane, crutches, braces, a prosthetic
device, or a wheelchair;
(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an
extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume
for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one
liter;
(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PAO2) of less than 60
mm/Hg on room air at rest;
(6) uses portable oxygen;
(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's
functional limitations are classified in severity as class III
or class IV according to standards set by the American Heart
Association;
(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot
use an artificial limb; or
(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking
200 feet under normal environmental conditions to an extent that
would be life threatening.
(h) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for
a period greater than six months but not greater than 12 months.
(i) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for
a period not greater than six months.
Subd. 2a. [HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S MEDICAL STATEMENT.] (a)
The commissioner shall develop a form format for the
physician's, physician assistant's, advanced practice registered
nurse's, or chiropractor's medical statement. The medical
statement must be signed by a licensed physician, registered
physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or
licensed chiropractor health professional who certifies that the
applicant is a physically disabled person as defined in
subdivision 2. The commissioner may request additional
information from the physician, physician assistant, advanced
practice registered nurse, or chiropractor health professional
if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility. The medical
statement that the applicant is a physically disabled person
must specify whether the disability is permanent or temporary,
and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, physician
assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or
chiropractor health professional as to the duration of the
disability. A physician, physician assistant, advanced practice
registered nurse, or chiropractor health professional who
fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is a
physically disabled person as defined in subdivision 2, and that
the person is entitled to the license disability plates
authorized by section 168.021 or to the certificate authorized
by this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a
fine of $500.
(b) The commissioner may waive the requirement of providing
a statement of a licensed physician, registered physician
assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed
chiropractor, health professional if the applicant has
previously filed with the commissioner a statement of a licensed
physician, registered physician assistant, advanced practice
registered nurse, or licensed chiropractor health professional
certifying that the applicant has a permanent physical
disability.
Subd. 3. [IDENTIFYING CERTIFICATE.] (a) The Division of
Driver and Vehicle Services in the Department of Public
Safety commissioner shall issue (1) immediately, a temporary
permit valid for 30 days, if the person is eligible for the
certificate issued under this paragraph, section and (2) a
special an identifying certificate for a motor vehicle when a
physically disabled applicant submits proof of physical
disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design
separate certificates for persons with permanent and temporary
disabilities that can be readily distinguished from each other
from outside a motor vehicle at a distance of 25 feet. The
certificate is valid for six years, if the disability is
specified in the physician's or chiropractor's statement as
permanent, and is valid for a period not to exceed six months,
if the disability is specified as temporary An applicant may be
issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been
issued disability plates under section 168.021.
(b) The operator of a motor vehicle displaying a
certificate has the parking privileges provided in subdivision 1
only while the motor vehicle is actually parked while
transporting a physically disabled person.
(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued
to an applicant who fails to comply with the requirements of
this subdivision.
Subd. 3a. [ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATES.] (a) An organization
providing transportation to one or more physically disabled
persons may apply to the commissioner for one or more
organization certificates for motor vehicles owned or operated
on behalf of the organization.
(b) The organization shall submit a written statement of
intent to the commissioner signed by an officer of the
organization. The statement must:
(1) indicate the number of certificates requested;
(2) state that all issued certificates must be used solely
for the benefit of physically disabled persons;
(3) state that the organization shall report lost or stolen
certificates to the commissioner within 24 hours of first
discovery; and
(4) state that the organization shall immediately notify
the commissioner of any misuse or suspected misuse of any
certificate issued to the organization.
(c) An organization shall include with the application a
description of the internal controls to be used to ensure the
proper use of certificates and to account for all issued
certificates. The controls must include:
(1) maintenance of a current list of the make, model, and
plate number of all motor vehicles in which a certificate issued
to the organization will be used; and
(2) maintenance of a current list of the name and driver's
license number of all individuals authorized to operate the
motor vehicle in which certificates issued to the organization
will be used.
(d) When the commissioner is satisfied that a motor vehicle
is used primarily for the purpose of transporting an
organization will use a certificate to transport physically
disabled persons, the division may commissioner shall issue
without charge (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30
days, if the operator organization is eligible for the a
certificate issued under this paragraph, and (2) a special
identifying an organization certificate for the motor vehicle.
The operator of a vehicle displaying the certificate or
temporary permit has the parking privileges provided in
subdivision 1 only while the vehicle is actually in use for
transporting physically disabled persons.
(e) The certificate issued to a person an organization
transporting physically disabled persons must be renewed every
third year. On original application and renewal, the
person organization must present evidence that the vehicle each
certificate issued continues to be used for transporting
exclusively to transport physically disabled persons.
When (f) The commissioner of public safety issues
commercial certificates to an organization, the commissioner
shall require documentation satisfactory to the commissioner
from each organization that procedures and controls have been
implemented to ensure that the parking privileges available
under this section will not be abused. shall cancel all
certificates issued to an applicant who fails to comply with the
requirements of this subdivision.
(c) Subd. 3b. [CERTIFICATE DESIGN, FORMAT, INFORMATION.] A
certificate must be made of plastic or similar durable material
and must bear its expiration date prominently on both sides. A
certificate issued prior to January 1, 1994, must bear its
expiration date prominently on its face and will remain valid
until that date or December 31, 2000, whichever shall come
first. A certificate issued to a temporarily disabled person
must display the date of expiration of the duration of the
disability, as determined under paragraph (a) subdivision 3 or
3a. Each applicant must be provided a summary of the parking
privileges and restrictions that apply to each motor vehicle for
which the certificate is used.
Subd. 3c. [FEES; ORGANIZATION, TEMPORARY, AND SHORT-TERM
CERTIFICATES.] The commissioner may charge a fee of $5 for
issuance or renewal of a each organization certificate or,
each temporary permit, certificate, and each short-term
certificate and a fee of $5 for a duplicate to replace a lost,
stolen, or damaged organization, temporary, or short-term
certificate or temporary permit. The commissioner shall not
charge a fee for issuing a certificate to a person who has paid
a fee for issuance of a temporary permit. The commissioner
shall not issue more than three replacement duplicate
certificates for lost, stolen, or canceled certificates within
any six-year period without the approval of the Minnesota State
Council on Disability.
Subd. 4. [UNAUTHORIZED USE OR NONCOMPLIANCE; REVOCATION
CANCELLATION; MISDEMEANOR.] (a) If a peace officer, authorized
parking enforcement employee or agent of a statutory or home
rule charter city or town, representative of the Minnesota State
Council on Disability, or an authorized agent of the a citizen
enforcement program under section 169.346, subdivision 4, finds
that the a certificate or temporary, permit, or disability
plate is being improperly used, or the applicant is no longer
eligible, the officer, municipal employee, representative, or
agent shall report the violation or situation to the Division of
Driver and Vehicle Services in the Department of Public Safety
and the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner may
revoke cancel the certificate or temporary, permit, or
disability plates issued under section 168.021 on determining
that:
(1) the certificate, permit, or plates were used
improperly;
(2) the certificate, permit, or plates were fraudulently
obtained;
(3) the certificate, permit, or plates were issued in
error;
(4) the person who was issued the certificate, permit, or
plates is deceased;
(5) the person who was issued the certificate, permit, or
plates no longer maintains a Minnesota address; or
(6) the person or organization has failed to comply with
the requirements of this section.
(b) A person who uses the a certificate or temporary,
permit, or disability plates in violation of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of $500.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.346,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [DISABILITY PARKING SPACE PROHIBITIONS.] A
person shall not:
(1) park a motor vehicle in or obstruct access to a parking
space or associated access aisle designated and reserved for the
physically disabled, on either private or public property;
(2) park a motor vehicle in or obstruct access to an area
designated by a local governmental unit as a transfer zone for
disabled persons;
(3) alter a certificate;
(4) exercise the parking privilege provided in section
169.345, unless:
(i) that person is a physically disabled person as defined
in section 169.345, subdivision 2, or the person is transporting
or parking a motor vehicle for a physically disabled person; and
(ii) the motor vehicle visibly displays one of the
following: a license disability plate issued under section
168.021, a certificate issued under section 169.345, a temporary
permit valid for 30 days issued under section 168.021 or
169.345, or an equivalent certificate, insignia, or license
plate issued by another state, a foreign country, or one of its
political subdivisions; or
(4) (5) park a motor vehicle in an area used as a regular
route transit stopping point where a transit vehicle that is
accessible to the physically disabled regularly stops and a sign
that bears the international symbol of access in white on blue
is posted. A sign posted under this clause may display other
information relating to the regular route transit service. For
purposes of this clause, an area used as a regular route transit
stopping point consists of the 80 feet immediately preceding the
sign described in this clause.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.346,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [DISABILITY PARKING SPACE SIGNS.] (a) Parking
spaces reserved for physically disabled persons must be
designated and identified by the posting of signs incorporating
the international symbol of access in white on blue and
indicating that violators are subject to a fine of up to $200.
These parking spaces are reserved for disabled persons with
motor vehicles displaying the required certificate, license
plates, temporary permit valid for 30 days, or insignia. Signs
sold after August 1, 1991, must conform to the design
requirements in this paragraph.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a parking space that
is clearly identified as reserved for physically disabled
persons by a permanently posted sign that does not meet all
design standards, is considered designated and reserved for
physically disabled persons. A sign posted for the purpose of
this section must be visible from inside a motor vehicle parked
in the space, be kept clear of snow or other obstructions which
block its visibility, and be nonmovable or only movable by
authorized persons.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.346,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. [PARKING SPACE FREE OF OBSTRUCTION; PENALTY.]
The owner or manager of the property on which the designated
parking space is located shall ensure that the parking space is
and associated access aisle are kept free of obstruction. If
the owner or manager does not have the parking space properly
posted or allows the parking space or access aisle to be blocked
by snow, merchandise, or similar obstructions for 24 hours after
receiving a warning from a peace officer, the owner or manager
is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $500.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.346,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [MISDEMEANOR; ENFORCEMENT.] A person who violates
subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall must be fined
not less than $100 or and not more than $200. This
subdivision shall must be enforced in the same manner as parking
ordinances or regulations in the governmental subdivision in
which the violation occurs. Law enforcement officers have the
authority to may tag motor vehicles parked on either private or
public property in violation of subdivision 1. Parking
enforcement employees or agents of statutory or home rule
charter cities or towns have the authority to may tag or
otherwise issue citations for motor vehicles parked on public
property in violation of subdivision 1. If a holder of a
disability certificate or disability plates allows a person who
is not otherwise eligible to use the certificate or plates, then
the holder shall is not be eligible to be issued or to use a
disability certificate or plates for 12 months after the date of
violation. A physically disabled person, or a person parking
a motor vehicle for a disabled person, who is charged with
violating subdivision 1 because the person parked in a parking
space for physically disabled persons without the required
certificate, license plates, or temporary permit shall must not
be convicted if the person produces in court or before the court
appearance the required certificate, temporary permit, or
evidence that the person has been issued license plates under
section 168.021, and demonstrates entitlement to the
certificate, plates, or temporary permit at the time of arrest
or tagging.
Presented to the governor May 19, 2005
Signed by the governor May 23, 2005, 11:36 a.m.
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