1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to vehicle license plates; converting to single license plate system for 
1.3 	vehicle registration; making technical changes; removing obsolete language;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16B.581; 168.012, subdivisions 1, 
1.5 	1c; 168.013, subdivision 3; 168.021; 168.032; 168.041, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 
1.6 	168.0422; 168.053, subdivision 1; 168.09, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 168.098; 168.10, 
1.7 	subdivisions 1g, 1h, 1i, 3; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12, subdivisions 
1.8 	1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f; 168.123, subdivisions 1, 4; 168.1235, subdivisions 
1.9 	1, 4; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1251; 168.1255; 168.126, subdivision 2; 168.127, 
1.10 	subdivision 5; 168.128, subdivision 2; 168.129, subdivisions 1, 4; 168.1291, 
1.11 	subdivision 4; 168.1293, subdivision 5; 168.1296, subdivisions 1, 4; 168.1297; 
1.12 	168.1298, subdivision 1; 168.13; 168.15; 168.16; 168.27, subdivisions 16, 28; 
1.13 	168.29; 168.301, subdivision 4; 168.31, subdivisions 4, 5; 168.36; 168.62, 
1.14 	subdivision 3; 169.041, subdivision 5; 169.345, subdivision 4; 169.79; 169A.37, 
1.15 	subdivision 1; 169A.55, subdivision 2; 221.031, subdivision 6; 297B.01, 
1.16 	subdivision 15; 325F.662, subdivision 1; 609B.231, subdivision 2; 609B.237, 
1.17 	subdivision 2.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.581, is amended to read:
1.20 	16B.581 DISTINCTIVE TAX-EXEMPT LICENSE PLATES PLATE.
1.21 	Vehicles owned or leased by the state of Minnesota must display distinctive 
1.22 	tax-exempt license plates unless otherwise exempted under section 168.012. The 
1.23 	commissioner shall design these distinctive plates subject to the approval of the registrar. 
1.24 	An administrative fee of $20 and a license plate fee of $10 for two platesone plate per 
1.25 	vehicle or a license plate fee of $5 for one plate per trailer is paid at the time of registration. 
1.26 	The license plate registration is valid for the life of the vehicle or until the vehicle is no 
1.27 	longer owned or leased by the state of Minnesota.  
2.1 	When the state of Minnesota applies for distinctive tax-exempt plates on vehicles 
2.2 	previously owned by local units of government, it shall pay an administrative fee of $10 
2.3 	and a plate fee that covers the cost of replacement.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following 
2.6 	vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and 
2.7 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
2.8 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the 
2.9 	federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
2.10 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely 
2.11 	in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
2.12 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
2.13 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled 
2.14 	persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
2.15 	(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response 
2.16 	and related activities;
2.17 	(6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10, that 
2.18 	are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance 
2.19 	services; and
2.20 	(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, 
2.21 	or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and the 
2.22 	vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
2.23 	(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal fire apparatuses including 
2.24 	fire-suppression support vehicles, police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance 
2.25 	of which is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number plates.
2.26 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson 
2.27 	investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by 
2.28 	the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license 
2.29 	number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for 
2.30 	these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department 
2.31 	of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of 
2.32 	police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, 
2.33 	the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the 
2.34 	appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. 
3.1 	The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the 
3.2 	vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
3.3 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, 
3.4 	fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must 
3.5 	display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the 
3.6 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates 
3.7 	must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the 
3.8 	commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by 
3.9 	the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes 
3.10 	authorized by this section.
3.11 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the 
3.12 	Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
3.13 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
3.14 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
3.15 	by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a 
3.16 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
3.17 	for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
3.18 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling 
3.19 	investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle 
3.20 	classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
3.21 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
3.22 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a 
3.23 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
3.24 	for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
3.25 	(g) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and 
3.26 	developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on the 
3.27 	sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display a passenger vehicle 
3.28 	classification license number plates plate. These plates The plate must be furnished at cost 
3.29 	by the registrar. Original and renewal applications for these this passenger vehicle license 
3.30 	plates plate must be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. 
3.31 	The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that 
3.32 	the vehicles vehicle will be used exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital 
3.33 	or institution.
3.34 	(h) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and 
3.35 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the 
3.36 	vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
4.1 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
4.2 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
4.3 	by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form 
4.4 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the 
4.5 	official duties of the social service agency.
4.6 	(i) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number 
4.7 	plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All 
4.8 	vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state 
4.9 	department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education 
4.10 	program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, 
4.11 	plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color 
4.12 	giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure 
4.13 	throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable 
4.14 	plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable 
4.15 	plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or 
4.16 	to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

4.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.012, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
4.18 		Subd. 1c.Payment of administrative, plate, and filing fee. The annual 
4.19 	administrative fee for a tax-exempt vehicle under this section is $5. The license plate fee 
4.20 	for a tax-exempt vehicle, except a trailer, is $10 for two plates one plate per vehicle, 
4.21 	payable only on the first tax-exempt registration of the vehicle. The registration period 
4.22 	for a tax-exempt vehicle is biennial. The administrative fee is due on March 1 biennially 
4.23 	and payable the preceding January 1, with a validating stickers sticker issued at time of 
4.24 	payment.

4.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.013, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.26 		Subd. 3.Application; cancellation; excessive gross weight forbidden. (a) The 
4.27 	applicant for all licenses based on gross weight shall state the unloaded weight of the 
4.28 	motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and the maximum load the applicant proposes to carry 
4.29 	on it, the sum of which constitutes the gross weight upon which the license tax must be 
4.30 	paid. However, the declared gross weight upon which the tax is paid must not be less than 
4.31 	1-1/4 times the declared unloaded weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer 
4.32 	to be registered, except recreational vehicles taxed under subdivision 1g, school buses 
4.33 	taxed under subdivision 18, and tow trucks or towing vehicles defined in section 169.011, 
4.34 	subdivision 83. The gross weight of a tow truck or towing vehicle is the actual weight 
5.1 	of the tow truck or towing vehicle fully equipped, but does not include the weight of a 
5.2 	wrecked or disabled vehicle towed or drawn by the tow truck or towing vehicle. 
5.3 	(b) The gross weight of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must not exceed 
5.4 	the gross weight upon which the license tax has been paid by more than four percent or 
5.5 	1,000 pounds, whichever is greater; provided that, a vehicle transporting unfinished forest 
5.6 	products on a highway, other than a highway that is part of the system of interstate and 
5.7 	defense highways, unless a federal exemption is granted, in accordance with paragraph 
5.8 	(d)(3):
5.9 	(1) shall not exceed its gross vehicle weight upon which the license tax has been 
5.10 	paid, or gross axle weight on any axle, by more than five percent and, notwithstanding 
5.11 	other law to the contrary, is not subject to any fee, fine, or other assessment or penalty for 
5.12 	exceeding a gross vehicle or axle weight by up to five percent; and
5.13 	(2) between the dates set by the commissioner in accordance with section 169.826, 
5.14 	subdivision 1, is not subject to any provision of paragraph (d) or chapter 169 limiting 
5.15 	the gross axle weight of any individual axle unless the entire vehicle also exceeds its 
5.16 	gross vehicle weight plus its weight allowance allowed in clause (1) and plus any weight 
5.17 	allowance permitted under section 169.826, in which case the vehicle is subject to all 
5.18 	applicable penalties for excess weight violations. 
5.19 	(c) The gross weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the 
5.20 	license tax is paid must be indicated by a distinctive character on the license plate or 
5.21 	plates except as provided in subdivision 12 and the plate or plates must be kept clean 
5.22 	and clearly visible at all times.
5.23 	(d) The owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, upon 
5.24 	conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it was 
5.25 	registered or for operating a vehicle with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful 
5.26 	axle load weight, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to increased registration or 
5.27 	reregistration according to the following schedule:
5.28 	(1) Upon conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight 
5.29 	for which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered by more than the allowance 
5.30 	set forth in paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, or for operating or using a motor 
5.31 	vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle 
5.32 	load as provided in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by more than the allowance set forth in 
5.33 	paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, the owner, driver, or user of the motor vehicle, 
5.34 	trailer, or semitrailer used to commit the violation, in addition to any penalty imposed for 
5.35 	the misdemeanor, shall apply to the registrar to increase the authorized gross weight to 
5.36 	be carried on the vehicle to a weight equal to or greater than the gross weight the owner, 
6.1 	driver, or user was convicted of carrying. The increase is computed for the balance of 
6.2 	the calendar year on the basis of 1/12 of the annual tax for each month remaining in the 
6.3 	calendar year beginning with the first day of the month in which the violation occurred. 
6.4 	If the additional registration tax computed upon that weight, plus the tax already paid, 
6.5 	amounts to more than the regular tax for the maximum gross weight permitted for the 
6.6 	vehicle under sections 169.822 to 169.829, that additional amount must nevertheless be 
6.7 	paid into the highway fund, but the additional tax thus paid does not authorize or permit 
6.8 	any person to operate the vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the maximum legal 
6.9 	weight as provided by sections 169.822 to 169.829. Unless the owner within 30 days 
6.10 	after a conviction applies to increase the authorized weight and pays the additional tax 
6.11 	as provided in this section, the registrar shall revoke the registration on the vehicle and 
6.12 	demand the return of the registration card and plates issued on that registration. 
6.13 	(2) Upon conviction of an owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or 
6.14 	semitrailer for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which the 
6.15 	motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was registered by 25 percent or more or for operating 
6.16 	or using the vehicle or trailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load 
6.17 	as provided in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by 25 percent or more, and in addition to any 
6.18 	penalty imposed for the misdemeanor, the registrar shall either (i) cancel the reciprocity 
6.19 	privileges on the vehicle involved if the vehicle is being operated under reciprocity 
6.20 	or (ii) if the vehicle is not being operated under reciprocity, cancel the certificate of 
6.21 	registration on the vehicle operated and demand the return of the registration certificate 
6.22 	and registration plates. The registrar may not cancel the registration or reciprocity 
6.23 	privileges for any vehicle found in violation of seasonal load restrictions imposed under 
6.24 	section 169.87 unless the axle weight exceeds the year-round weight limit for the highway 
6.25 	on which the violation occurred. The registrar may investigate any allegation of gross 
6.26 	weight violations and demand that the operator show cause why all future operating 
6.27 	privileges in the state should not be revoked unless the additional tax assessed is paid.
6.28 	(3) Clause (1) does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products 
6.29 	or unfinished forest products, when the registered gross weight is not exceeded by more 
6.30 	than ten percent. For purposes of this clause, "first haul" means (i) the first, continuous 
6.31 	transportation of unprocessed or raw farm products from the place of production or 
6.32 	on-farm storage site to any other location within 50 miles of the place of production or 
6.33 	on-farm storage site, or (ii) the continuous or noncontinuous transportation of unfinished 
6.34 	forest products from the place of production to the place of final processing or manufacture 
6.35 	located within 200 miles of the place of production.
7.1 	(4) When the registration on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is revoked by the 
7.2 	registrar according to this section, the vehicle must not be operated on the highways of the 
7.3 	state until it is registered or reregistered, as the case may be, and new plates issued, and 
7.4 	the registration fee is the annual tax for the total gross weight of the vehicle at the time of 
7.5 	violation. The reregistration pursuant to this subdivision of any vehicle operating under 
7.6 	reciprocity agreements pursuant to section 168.181 or 168.187 must be at the full annual 
7.7 	registration fee without regard to the percentage of vehicle miles traveled in this state.

7.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.021, is amended to read:
7.9 	168.021 PLATES PLATE FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
7.10 		Subdivision 1.Disability plates plate; application. (a) When a motor vehicle 
7.11 	registered under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal 
7.12 	rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational 
7.13 	vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a 
7.14 	custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may 
7.15 	apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 
7.16 	30 days if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates plate issued under this section 
7.17 	and (2) two one disability plates plate with attached emblems emblem, one plate to be 
7.18 	attached to the front, and one to the rear of the motor vehicle.
7.19 	(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set of plates plate to any owner 
7.20 	of a motor vehicle at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves the 
7.21 	issuance of a second set of plates plate to a motor vehicle owner.
7.22 	(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates plate, the owner must submit 
7.23 	a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or 
7.24 	proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
7.25 	(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor 
7.26 	vehicle applies for plates for one or more motor vehicles that are specially modified for 
7.27 	and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.
7.28 	(e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and secure (i) immediately, a permit 
7.29 	valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability plates plate issued 
7.30 	under this section, and (ii) a set of the disability plates plate for a motor vehicle if:
7.31 	(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify 
7.32 	for a disability plates plate under this section; and
7.33 	(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the 
7.34 	exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
8.1 		Subd. 1a.Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks a motor vehicle 
8.2 	displaying the a disability plates plate described in this section, or a permit valid for 
8.3 	30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt of the disability plates plate
8.4 	described in this section, or any person parks the motor vehicle for a physically disabled 
8.5 	person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle as provided in section 169.345.
8.6 		Subd. 2.Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design 
8.7 	and furnish two one disability plates plate with an attached emblems emblem to an 
8.8 	eligible owner. The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, 
8.9 	as designated in section 326B.106, subdivision 9, approximately three inches square. 
8.10 	The emblem must be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An 
8.11 	applicant eligible for a disability plates plate shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee 
8.12 	authorized by sections 168.013 and 168.09.
8.13 		Subd. 2a.Plate transfer. (a) When motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the 
8.14 	owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plates plate. The buyer of the motor 
8.15 	vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plates plate for the motor vehicle without further 
8.16 	cost for the remainder of the registration period.
8.17 	(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plates plate may be 
8.18 	transferred to a replacement motor vehicle on notification to the commissioner. However, 
8.19 	the disability plates plate may not be transferred unless the replacement motor vehicle (1) 
8.20 	is listed under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and (2) is owned or primarily operated by 
8.21 	the permanently physically disabled person.
8.22 		Subd. 2b.When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plates plate, 
8.23 	the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plates plate. The owner may 
8.24 	receive a regular plates plate for the motor vehicle without further cost for the remainder 
8.25 	of the registration period.
8.26 		Subd. 3.Penalties for unauthorized use of plates plate. (a) A person who uses 
8.27 	the disability plates plate or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in 
8.28 	violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This 
8.29 	subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a 
8.30 	motor vehicle bearing the disability plates plate or permit if:
8.31 	(1) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle and permits its operation by a 
8.32 	physically disabled person;
8.33 	(2) the person operates the motor vehicle with the consent of the owner who is 
8.34 	physically disabled; or
9.1 	(3) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle, is the custodial parent or guardian 
9.2 	of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates the motor vehicle to transport 
9.3 	the minor.
9.4 	(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided 
9.5 	in this section and in section 169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically 
9.6 	disabled person.
9.7 		Subd. 4.Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of disability plates 
9.8 	under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway 
9.9 	user tax distribution fund.
9.10 		Subd. 5.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled 
9.11 	person" has the meaning given it in section 169.345, subdivision 2.
9.12 		Subd. 6.Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to 
9.13 	revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.

9.14 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.032, is amended to read:
9.15 	168.032 PROPORTIONATE REFUND TO PERSON ON ACTIVE MILITARY 
9.16 	SERVICE.
9.17 	If such a person shall have has paid the motor vehicle registration tax for the year 
9.18 	when entering upon such active military service, the person shall surrender to the registrar 
9.19 	on applying for the exemption under section 168.031 the number plates plate issued 
9.20 	upon the registration. Upon proper application and surrender of the number plates plate, 
9.21 	the registrar shall refund to the applicant from the motor vehicle license suspense fund
9.22 	pursuant to section 16A.155 the portion of the tax paid proportionate to the portion of the 
9.23 	year during which the motor vehicle will not be used on any highway of the state.

9.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
9.25 		Subd. 5.Revocation rescinded. If the driver's license revocation that is the 
9.26 	basis for an impoundment order is rescinded, the registrar of motor vehicles shall issue 
9.27 	a new registration plates plate for the vehicle at no cost, when the registrar receives an 
9.28 	application that includes a copy of the order rescinding the driver's license revocation.

9.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.041, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
9.30 		Subd. 6.Special series plates plate. (a) A violator or owner may apply to the 
9.31 	commissioner for a new registration plates plate, which must bear a special series of 
9.32 	numbers or letters so as to be readily identified by traffic law enforcement officers. The 
9.33 	commissioner may authorize the issuance of a special plates plate if a member of the 
10.1 	violator's household has a valid driver's license, the violator or owner has a limited license 
10.2 	issued under section 171.30, or the owner is not the violator and the owner has a valid or 
10.3 	limited license or a member of the owner's household has a valid driver's license. The 
10.4 	commissioner may issue the special plates plate on payment of a $25 fee for each vehicle 
10.5 	for which a special plates are plate is requested. The commissioner may not authorize the 
10.6 	issuance of a special plates plate unless the court that impounded the vehicle's plates plate
10.7 	gives written approval for the issuance of the special plates plate.  
10.8 	(b) Until the driver's license of the violator is reinstated or reissued, the violator 
10.9 	shall inform the commissioner that an impoundment order is in effect when requesting 
10.10 	any new registration plates plate.

10.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.041, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
10.12 		Subd. 7.Transferring vehicle when plates plate impounded. A registered owner 
10.13 	may not sell a motor vehicle during the time its registration plates have plate has been 
10.14 	ordered surrendered or during the time its registration plates bear plate bears a special 
10.15 	series number, unless the registered owner applies to the court that impounded the plates
10.16 	plate, for consent to transfer title to the motor vehicle. If the court is satisfied that the 
10.17 	proposed sale is in good faith and for a valid consideration, that the registered owner will 
10.18 	be deprived of the custody and control of the motor vehicle, and that the sale is not for the 
10.19 	purpose of circumventing the provisions of this section, it may certify its consent to the 
10.20 	registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall then transfer the certificate of title to the 
10.21 	new owner upon proper application and issue a new registration plates plate. After the 
10.22 	registration plates have plate has been ordered surrendered to the court under this section, 
10.23 	if the title to the motor vehicle is transferred by the foreclosure of a chattel mortgage, the 
10.24 	cancellation of a conditional sales contract, a sale upon execution, or by decree or order of 
10.25 	a court of competent jurisdiction, the registrar of motor vehicles shall then transfer the 
10.26 	certificate of title and issue a new registration plates plate to the new registered owner.

10.27 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.0422, is amended to read:
10.28 	168.0422 STOP OF VEHICLES VEHICLE BEARING SPECIAL SERIES 
10.29 	PLATES PLATE.
10.30 	A peace officer who observes the operation of a motor vehicle within this state 
10.31 	bearing a special series registration plates plate issued under section 168.041, subdivision 
10.32 	6, or 169A.60, subdivision 13, may stop the vehicle for the purpose of determining 
10.33 	whether the driver is operating the vehicle lawfully under a valid driver's license.  

11.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.2 		Subdivision 1.Application; fee; penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged 
11.3 	in the business of transporting motor vehicles owned by another, by delivering, by 
11.4 	drive-away or towing methods, either singly or by means of the full mount method, the 
11.5 	saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any other combination thereof, and under 
11.6 	their own power, vehicles over the highways of the state from the manufacturer or any 
11.7 	other point of origin, to any point of destination, within or without the state, shall make 
11.8 	application to the registrar for a drive-away in-transit license. This application for annual 
11.9 	license shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $250 and contain such information 
11.10 	as the registrar may require. Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the 
11.11 	fee, the registrar shall issue to each drive-away operator a drive-away in-transit license 
11.12 	plate, which must be carried and displayed on the power unit consistent with section 
11.13 	169.79 and the plate shall remain on the vehicle while being operated within the state. 
11.14 	Additional drive-away in-transit license plates desired by any drive-away operator may 
11.15 	be secured from the registrar of motor vehicles upon the payment of a fee of $5 for each 
11.16 	set of additional license plates plate. Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in the 
11.17 	business as a drive-away operator, of transporting and delivering by means of full mount 
11.18 	method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any combination thereof, and 
11.19 	under their own power, motor vehicles, who fails or refuses to file or cause to be filed an 
11.20 	application, as is required by law, and to pay the fees therefor as the law requires, shall 
11.21 	be found guilty of violating the provisions of sections 168.053 to 168.057; and, upon 
11.22 	conviction, fined not less than $50, and not more than $100, and all costs of court. Each 
11.23 	day so operating without securing the license and plates plate as required therein shall 
11.24 	constitute a separate offense within the meaning thereof.  

11.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.26 		Subdivision 1.Registration required. No trailer or motor vehicle, except as is 
11.27 	exempted by section 168.012, may be used or operated upon the public streets or highways 
11.28 	of the state in any calendar year until it is registered as provided in this section, the motor 
11.29 	vehicle tax and fees as provided in this chapter are paid, and the number plates plate issued 
11.30 	for the trailer or motor vehicle are is displayed on it. No trailer or motor vehicle, except as 
11.31 	provided by section 168.012, which for any reason is not subject to taxation as provided in 
11.32 	this chapter, may be used or operated upon the public streets or highways of this state until 
11.33 	it is registered as provided in this section and displays a number plates plate as required 
11.34 	by this chapter, except that the purchaser of a new trailer or motor vehicle may operate it 
11.35 	without plates a plate if the permit authorized by section 168.091 or 168.092 is displayed. 

12.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subd. 3.Proratable vehicles; other vehicles. (a) Plates A plate or other insignia 
12.3 	issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187 for a calendar year shall must
12.4 	be displayed on the motor vehicle not later than 12:01 a.m. on March 2 of the year unless 
12.5 	extended by the registrar for the period of time required for the issuance of the new plates
12.6 	plate or insignia. The commissioner of public safety shall register all motor vehicles 
12.7 	registered under section 168.187 for a period of 14 months for the registration year 
12.8 	1994 to implement this subdivision. The registration year for vehicles registered under 
12.9 	section 168.187, as provided in this section, is from March 1 to the last day of February 
12.10 	for 1995 and succeeding years. 
12.11 	(b) Except for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.017 or 168.187, plates a 
12.12 	plate or other insignia issued for a self-propelled motor vehicle registered for over 27,000 
12.13 	pounds shall must be displayed on the vehicle not later than 12:01 a.m. on March 2 of the 
12.14 	year, and, except for recreational equipment, not earlier than 12:01 a.m. on February 15 
12.15 	of the year, unless otherwise extended by the registrar for the period of time required for 
12.16 	issuing the new plates plate or insignia. 
12.17 	(c) Except for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.017 or 168.187, plates
12.18 	a plate or other insignia issued for a self-propelled vehicle registered for 27,000 pounds 
12.19 	or less and all other motor vehicles shall must be displayed not later than 12:01 a.m. on 
12.20 	March 2 of the year, and, except for recreational equipment, not earlier than January 1 
12.21 	of the year unless otherwise extended by the registrar for the period of time required for 
12.22 	issuing the new plates plate or insignia. The registration year for all vehicles as provided 
12.23 	in this paragraph and paragraph (b) is from March 1 to the last day of February for 1979 
12.24 	and succeeding years. 

12.25 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.26 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit. (a) A vehicle that displays a Minnesota 
12.27 	plate issued under this chapter may display a temporary permit in conjunction with 
12.28 	expired registration if:
12.29 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
12.30 	(2) the plate has been applied for.
12.31 	(b) A vehicle may display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired 
12.32 	registration, with or without a registration plate, if:
12.33 	(1) the plates have plate has been applied for;
12.34 	(2) the registration tax and other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
13.1 	(3) either the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the 
13.2 	temporary permit and not used for general transportation purposes or the vehicle was 
13.3 	issued a 21-day permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1.
13.4 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format 
13.5 	prescribed by the commissioner and whenever practicable must be posted upon the 
13.6 	driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid only for 
13.7 	the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates plate to 
13.8 	be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. The permit may be issued only by the 
13.9 	commissioner or by a deputy registrar under section 168.33.

13.10 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.098, is amended to read:
13.11 	168.098 REGISTRATION OF PARK TRAILER.
13.12 	The motor vehicle registrar shall issue a registration receipt for a park trailer on 
13.13 	payment of annual registration tax but may not issue a license plates plate or other 
13.14 	insignia. The receipt must be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must 
13.15 	provide the name and address of the owner, the dimensions of the park trailer, and other 
13.16 	information required by the registrar.

13.17 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.10, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
13.18 		Subd. 1g.Original plates plate. A vehicle registered pursuant to subdivision 1a, 
13.19 	1b, 1c or 1d may, in lieu of being issued a number plates plate by the commissioner,
13.20 	display an original Minnesota number plates plate issued in the same year as the model 
13.21 	year of the car on which they are it was displayed. The number of the original plates
13.22 	plate must be provided to the commissioner. The original plates plate must be in good 
13.23 	condition. An original Minnesota number plates shall plate must not be used if the number 
13.24 	on the original plate is identical to a number on any current plate or any other plate in a 
13.25 	numbering system used by the commissioner without written authorization from the 
13.26 	commissioner. Any person currently using plates a plate issued pursuant to subdivision 
13.27 	1a, 1b, 1c or 1d shall return those plates the plate to the commissioner before substituting 
13.28 	an original plates plate. The commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 for registering the 
13.29 	number on an original plates plate.

13.30 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.10, subdivision 1h, is amended to read:
13.31 		Subd. 1h.Collector military vehicle. (a) A motor vehicle, including a truck, shall 
13.32 	be listed and registered under this section if it meets the following conditions:
13.33 	(1) it is at least 20 years old;
14.1 	(2) its first owner following its manufacture was a branch of the armed forces of 
14.2 	the United States and it presently conforms to the vehicle specifications required during 
14.3 	the time of military ownership, or it has been restored and presently conforms to the 
14.4 	specifications required by a branch of the armed forces for the model year that the restored 
14.5 	vehicle could have been owned by that branch of the armed forces; and
14.6 	(3) it is owned by a nonprofit organization and operated solely as a collector's 
14.7 	vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation, 
14.8 	society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for 
14.9 	historical or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 
14.10 	benefit of a private individual.
14.11 	(b) The owner of the vehicle shall execute an affidavit stating the name and address 
14.12 	of the person from whom purchased and of the new owner; the make, year, and model 
14.13 	number of the motor vehicle; the manufacturer's identification number; and the collector 
14.14 	military vehicle identification number, if any, located on the exterior of the vehicle. 
14.15 	The affidavit must affirm that the vehicle is owned by a nonprofit organization and is 
14.16 	operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the 
14.17 	commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax 
14.18 	and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the commissioner shall list the vehicle 
14.19 	for taxation and registration and shall issue a number plates plate. The number plates 
14.20 	shall plate must bear the inscriptions "Collector" and "Minnesota" and the registration 
14.21 	number, but no date. The number plates are plate is valid without renewal as long as the 
14.22 	vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The commissioner may revoke the plates plate for 
14.23 	failure to comply with this subdivision.
14.24 	(c) Notwithstanding section 168.09, 168.12, or other law to the contrary, the owner 
14.25 	of a registered collector military vehicle is not required to display a registration plates
14.26 	plate on the exterior of the vehicle if the vehicle has an exterior number identification that 
14.27 	conforms to the identifying system for military vehicles in effect when the vehicle was 
14.28 	last owned by the branch of the armed forces of the United States or in effect in the year 
14.29 	to which the collector military vehicle has been restored. However, the state registration 
14.30 	plates plate must be carried in or on the collector military vehicle at all times.
14.31 	(d) The owner of a registered collector military vehicle that is not required to display 
14.32 	a registration plates plate under paragraph (c) may tow a registered trailer behind it. The 
14.33 	trailer is not required to display a registration plates plate if the trailer:
14.34 	(1) does not exceed a gross weight of 15,000 pounds;
14.35 	(2) otherwise conforms to registration, licensing, and safety laws and specifications;
14.36 	(3) conforms to military specifications for appearance and identification;
15.1 	(4) is intended to represent and does represent a military trailer; and
15.2 	(5) carries a registration plates plate on or in the trailer or the collector military 
15.3 	vehicle towing the trailer.

15.4 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.10, subdivision 1i, is amended to read:
15.5 		Subd. 1i.Collector plate transfer. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 
15.6 	1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates a plate issued under this section may be 
15.7 	transferred to another vehicle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the special 
15.8 	plates were plate was issued or the plate may be assigned to another owner. In addition to 
15.9 	the transfer fee a new owner must pay the $25 tax and any fee required by section 168.12, 
15.10 	subdivision 2a. The $5 fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway 
15.11 	user tax distribution fund. A license plates plate issued under this section may not be 
15.12 	transferred to a vehicle not eligible for the collector's vehicle license plates plate.

15.13 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.14 		Subd. 3.Offenses. It shall be is unlawful for any person:
15.15 	(1) to display or cause to be displayed or to possess any canceled, revoked, 
15.16 	suspended or, fraudulently obtained, or stolen registration plates plate;
15.17 	(2) to lend the person's registration plates plate to another or knowingly to permit the 
15.18 	use thereof by another;
15.19 	(3) to display or represent as the person's own any registration plates plate not issued 
15.20 	to that person; provided, however, this shall not apply to any legal change of ownership 
15.21 	of the motor vehicle to which the plates are plate is attached, nor shall this apply to any 
15.22 	transfer of a collector plates plate under subdivision 1i;
15.23 	(4) to fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon its lawful demand any 
15.24 	registration plates which have plate that has been revoked, canceled, or suspended by 
15.25 	proper authority;
15.26 	(5) to use a false or fictitious name or address or description of the motor vehicle, 
15.27 	identification number, or serial number in any application for registration of a motor 
15.28 	vehicle or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or 
15.29 	otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;
15.30 	(6) to destroy, alter, remove, cover, or deface the identification or serial number of 
15.31 	any motor vehicle or to knowingly operate any motor vehicle the identification or serial 
15.32 	number of which has been destroyed, altered, removed, covered, or defaced without first 
15.33 	making application for assignment of a special identification number as provided by law.

16.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.105, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.2 		Subd. 2.Affidavit for registration and taxation. (a) A classic motorcycle must 
16.3 	be taxed and registered by the vehicle owner submitting an affidavit to the commissioner 
16.4 	stating (1) the name and address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person from 
16.5 	whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4) the year and number of 
16.6 	the model, (5) the manufacturer's vehicle identification number, (6) that the motorcycle 
16.7 	is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and will not be used for general 
16.8 	transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one or more motor vehicles with 
16.9 	a regular plates plate.
16.10 	(b) When the commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true, correct, and 
16.11 	complete and the owner has paid a $10 registration tax, the commissioner shall register the 
16.12 	vehicle and issue the special plates plate.

16.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.14 		Subd. 3.Classic plates plate. The commissioner shall issue plates a plate of the 
16.15 	same size as a standard motorcycle plates plate and inscribed "collector" and "Minnesota" 
16.16 	with the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 
16.17 	168.12, subdivision 2a, but without a date. The plates are plate is valid without renewal as 
16.18 	long as the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the applicant's use only for the 
16.19 	classic motorcycle. The commissioner may revoke the plates plate for noncompliance 
16.20 	with this subdivision.

16.21 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.105, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.22 		Subd. 5.Original plates plate. (a) Instead of being issued a classic motorcycle 
16.23 	plates plate, a classic motorcycle registered under this section may display an original 
16.24 	Minnesota plates plate issued in the same year as the model year of the motorcycle on 
16.25 	which they are displayed. The number on the original plates plate must be provided to 
16.26 	the commissioner.
16.27 	(b) An original Minnesota plates plate may not be used if the number on the original 
16.28 	plate is identical to the number on a current collector's plate issued by the commissioner.
16.29 	(c) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector vehicle, the commissioner shall 
16.30 	charge a fee of $10 for registering the number on the original plates plate.

16.31 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.32 		Subdivision 1.Plates Plate; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The 
16.33 	commissioner, upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates plate
17.1 	required by this chapter, bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration 
17.2 	number. The number assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or 
17.3 	sign with figures. The color of the plates plate and the color of the abbreviation of the 
17.4 	state name and the number assigned must be in marked contrast. The plates plate must 
17.5 	be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration of the vehicle 
17.6 	according to the rules of the commissioner.
17.7 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates plate
17.8 	issued must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight 
17.9 	for which the tax has been paid.
17.10 	(c) The plates plate must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the 
17.11 	conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, 
17.12 	the plates plate, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must 
17.13 	be visible for a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not 
17.14 	less than 110 feet.
17.15 	(d) The commissioner shall issue plates a plate for the following periods:
17.16 	(1) A new plates plate issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be 
17.17 	issued to a vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate 
17.18 	shall not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with 
17.19 	the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency to another.
17.20 	(2) Plates A plate issued for a passenger automobiles automobile must be issued for 
17.21 	a seven-year period. All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are 
17.22 	seven years old or older at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the 
17.23 	registration period.
17.24 	(3) Plates A plate issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, 
17.25 	must be for a seven-year period.
17.26 	(4) Plates A plate issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must 
17.27 	be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
17.28 	(5) Plates A plate for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued 
17.29 	for the life of the vehicle.
17.30 	(e) In a year in which plates are a plate is not issued, the commissioner shall issue 
17.31 	for each registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must 
17.32 	show the year or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. 
17.33 	The plates plate and stickers sticker issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another 
17.34 	vehicle during the period for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle 
17.35 	registered under section 168.187.
18.1 	(f) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates a plate issued to a vehicle 
18.2 	used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school 
18.3 	may be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any 
18.4 	additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates a 
18.5 	plate under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

18.6 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.7 		Subd. 2.Amateur radio licensee; special plates plate, rules. (a) The commissioner 
18.8 	shall issue amateur radio plates to an applicant who:
18.9 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile or recreational motor vehicle;
18.10 	(2) is a resident of this state;
18.11 	(3) holds an official amateur radio station license or a citizens radio service class D 
18.12 	license, in good standing, issued by the Federal Communications Commission;
18.13 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
18.14 	(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates plate and any other fees required 
18.15 	by this chapter; and
18.16 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
18.17 	and licensing of drivers;
18.18 	(b) In lieu of the registration number required for identification under subdivision 1, 
18.19 	the plates plate must indicate the official amateur call letters of the applicant, as assigned 
18.20 	by the Federal Communications Commission, and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."
18.21 	(c) This provision for the issue of a special plates plate applies only if the applicant's 
18.22 	motor vehicle is already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has a valid regular 
18.23 	Minnesota plates plate issued for that motor vehicle under which to operate it during the 
18.24 	time that it will take to have the necessary special plates plate made.
18.25 	(d) If owning more than one motor vehicle of the type specified in this subdivision, 
18.26 	the applicant may apply for a special plates plate for each motor vehicle and, if each 
18.27 	application complies with this subdivision, the commissioner shall furnish the applicant 
18.28 	with the special plates plate, indicating the official amateur call letters and other 
18.29 	distinguishing information as the commissioner considers necessary, for each of the motor 
18.30 	vehicles.
18.31 	(e) The commissioner may make reasonable rules governing the use of the special 
18.32 	platesplate as will assure the full compliance by the owner of the special plates plate, with 
18.33 	all existing laws governing the registration of motor vehicles and the transfer and use 
18.34 	of the plates plate.
19.1 	(f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1, the special plates plate  issued 
19.2 	under this subdivision may be transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in 
19.3 	paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner, upon the payment of a fee of $5. The 
19.4 	commissioner must be notified before the transfer and may prescribe a format for the 
19.5 	notification.

19.6 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
19.7 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates plate; rules. (a) The commissioner may issue a 
19.8 	personalized plates plate or, if requested for a special plates plate issued under section 
19.9 	168.123 for veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or 168.125 for former 
19.10 	prisoners of war, the applicable personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate, 
19.11 	to an applicant who:
19.12 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile 
19.13 	registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a 
19.14 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a 
19.15 	motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as 
19.16 	defined in section 168.126; or a recreational vehicle;
19.17 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;
19.18 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
19.19 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
19.20 	and licensing of drivers.
19.21 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for the personalized license 
19.22 	plates plate and personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate issued under 
19.23 	section 168.123 as specified in subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant 
19.24 	whenever the personalized plates are plate is required to be replaced by law, except that as 
19.25 	provided in section 168.124, subdivision 3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be 
19.26 	charged to replace plates a plate issued under those sections.
19.27 	(c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1, a 
19.28 	personalized plates plate and personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate
19.29 	must have imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five 
19.30 	numbers and letters for a personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate, in 
19.31 	any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the design requirements of section 168.123, 
19.32 	168.124, or 168.125. When an applicant has once obtained a personalized plates plate
19.33 	or personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate, the applicant shall have 
19.34 	a prior claim for the similar personalized plates plate or personalized special veterans 
20.1 	plates veteran's special plate in the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle 
20.2 	registration is maintained.
20.3 	(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, 
20.4 	regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special 
20.5 	veteransveterans' special plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these 
20.6 	plates may be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral 
20.7 	nature, or be of a nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or 
20.8 	letters of a radio or television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes 
20.9 	of this subdivision.
20.10 	(e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, a personalized plates plate and 
20.11 	personalized special veteransplatesveteran's special plate issued under this subdivision 
20.12 	may be transferred to another motor vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the 
20.13 	applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.
20.14 	(f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.
20.15 	(g) A personalized plate or personalized veteran's special veterans plate issued 
20.16 	for a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be 
20.17 	transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.
20.18 	(h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are plate is lost, 
20.19 	stolen, or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued a duplicate license plates
20.20 	plate bearing the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the 
20.21 	former personalized plates plate or personalized special veterans plates veteran's special 
20.22 	plate under section 168.123 upon the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 or 
20.23 	(2) the former personalized special veterans plates veteran's special plate issued under 
20.24 	section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.

20.25 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
20.26 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates Firefighter's special plate, rules. (a) 
20.27 	The commissioner shall issue a special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a 
20.28 	motorcycle plate, to any applicant who:
20.29 	(1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a 
20.30 	letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a 
20.31 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or 
20.32 	a motorcycle;
20.33 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
20.34 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
21.1 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
21.2 	and licensing of drivers.
21.3 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates
21.4 	plate must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters 
21.5 	prescribed by the commissioner.
21.6 	(c) A special plates plate issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
21.7 	period that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in 
21.8 	this subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were plate was issued 
21.9 	is no longer a member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is 
21.10 	transferred, the owner shall remove the special plates plate from the motor vehicle. If the 
21.11 	commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for 
21.12 	these the special plates plate, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates plate and notify 
21.13 	the individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating 
21.14 	compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation 
21.15 	of the special plates, or special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the 
21.16 	motor vehicle shall obtain a regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper 
21.17 	registration classification for the motor vehicle.
21.18 	(d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the 
21.19 	same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
21.20 	(e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates a plate issued under this subdivision for a 
21.21 	passenger automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or 
21.22 	truck owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates wereplate was issued. 
21.23 	On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may 
21.24 	be transferred to another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom 
21.25 	the plate was issued.
21.26 	(f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, 
21.27 	sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates plate
21.28 	authorized in this subdivision.

21.29 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
21.30 		Subd. 2c.National Guard; special plates plate, rules. (a) The commissioner shall 
21.31 	issue a special plates plate to any applicant who:
21.32 	(1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired member of the Minnesota 
21.33 	National Guard, other than an inactive member who is not a retired member, and is an 
21.34 	owner of a passenger automobile;
21.35 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
22.1 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and
22.2 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
22.3 	and licensing of drivers.
22.4 	(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these special plates subject to 
22.5 	the approval of the commissioner.
22.6 	(c) A special platesplate issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
22.7 	period that the owner of the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the Minnesota 
22.8 	National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When the individual to whom the special 
22.9 	plates were plate was issued is no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota 
22.10 	National Guard, the special platesplate must be removed from the vehicle by the owner. If 
22.11 	the commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for 
22.12 	these special plates plate, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates plate and notify the 
22.13 	individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating 
22.14 	compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of 
22.15 	the special plates plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain 
22.16 	a regular plates plate for the motor vehicle.
22.17 	(d) While the person is an active or retired member of the Minnesota National 
22.18 	Guard, plates a plate issued pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to another 
22.19 	motor vehicle owned by that individual upon payment of a fee of $5.
22.20 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member" means an individual placed on 
22.21 	the roll of retired officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of the Adjutant 
22.22 	General under section 192.18 and who is not deceased.
22.23 	(f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to 
22.24 	govern the issuance and use of the special plates plate authorized by this subdivision.

22.25 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
22.26 		Subd. 2d.Ready Reserve; special plates plate, rules. (a) The commissioner shall 
22.27 	issue a special plates plate to an applicant who:
22.28 	(1) is not eligible for a special National Guard plates plate under subdivision 2c, is a 
22.29 	member of the United States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States 
22.30 	Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, or a retired reserve as described in United States 
22.31 	Code, title 10, section 10154, and is an owner of a passenger automobile;
22.32 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
22.33 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and
22.34 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
22.35 	and licensing of drivers.
23.1 	(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for these special 
23.2 	plates subject to the approval of the commissioner.
23.3 	(c) A special plates plate issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
23.4 	period that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of the Ready Reserve. When the 
23.5 	owner is no longer a member, the special plates plate must be removed from the motor 
23.6 	vehicle by the owner. If the commissioner receives written notification that an individual 
23.7 	is no longer qualified for these the special plates plate, the commissioner shall invalidate 
23.8 	the plates plate and notify the individual of this action. The individual may retain the 
23.9 	plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. On 
23.10 	removal or invalidation of the special plates plate, either the owner or purchaser of the 
23.11 	motor vehicle shall obtain a regular plates plate for the motor vehicle. While the owner 
23.12 	is a member of the Ready Reserve, plates a plate issued under this subdivision may be 
23.13 	transferred to another motor vehicle owned by that individual on paying a fee of $5.
23.14 	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to 
23.15 	govern the issuance and use of the special plates plate authorized by this subdivision.

23.16 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
23.17 		Subd. 2e.Volunteer ambulance attendants; attendant special plates plate. (a) 
23.18 	The commissioner shall issue a special license plates plate to an applicant who:
23.19 	(1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 
23.20 	15, and owns a motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile;
23.21 	(2) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle;
23.22 	(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; and
23.23 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
23.24 	and licensing of drivers.
23.25 	(b) An individual may use the special plates plate issued under this subdivision 
23.26 	only during the period that the individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When the 
23.27 	individual to whom the special plates were plate was issued ceases to be a volunteer 
23.28 	ambulance attendant, the individual shall remove each set of special plates plate issued. If 
23.29 	the commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for 
23.30 	these this special plates plate, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates plate and notify 
23.31 	the individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating 
23.32 	compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. When ownership of the motor 
23.33 	vehicle is transferred, the individual shall remove the special plates plate from that motor 
23.34 	vehicle. On removal or invalidation of the special plates plate, the owner or purchaser of 
23.35 	the motor vehicle shall obtain a regular plates plate for the motor vehicle. A special plates
24.1 	plate issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by 
24.2 	the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
24.3 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, issuance, and sale of 
24.4 	the special plates plate authorized by this subdivision.

24.5 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2f, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 2f.Original license plates plate. (a) On application of the owner and in lieu 
24.7 	of issuing plates a plate under subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as 
24.8 	a passenger automobile, the commissioner may assign to the motor vehicle an original 
24.9 	Minnesota registration plates plate issued in the same year as the model year of the motor 
24.10 	vehicle, if (1) the original plates are plate is at least 20 years old, (2) the owner of the 
24.11 	motor vehicle has the original plates plate in possession at the time of the application, and 
24.12 	(3) the owner provides the plate number to the commissioner.
24.13 	(b) Plates A plate displayed under this subdivision, including stickers any sticker
24.14 	applied to the plates, must be clearly legible and must be displayed on the motor vehicle.
24.15 	(c) The commissioner shall not assign the registration number on the original plates
24.16 	plate to the motor vehicle if the commissioner determines that the number on the original 
24.17 	plate is identical to the number on any plate in the current or reserved numbering system 
24.18 	used by the commissioner.
24.19 	(d) Despite subdivision 1, an original plate whose number has been assigned under 
24.20 	this subdivision may be displayed for as long as the plates plate, including tabs and 
24.21 	stickers any tab or sticker on the plates, are plate, is clearly legible and the number is not 
24.22 	subsequently used by the commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering 
24.23 	system.
24.24 	(e) Despite subdivision 1, an original plates plate assigned under this subdivision 
24.25 	need not bear a tab or sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if the motor 
24.26 	vehicle carries the registration certificate issued under section 168.11 at all times when the 
24.27 	motor vehicle is operated on the public highways.
24.28 	(f) The commissioner may charge a fee for receiving an application and assigning 
24.29 	an original plate numbers number.

24.30 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.31 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
24.32 	each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of 
24.33 	the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to 
24.34 	vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
25.1 	(1) special a veteran's plates special plate to an applicant who served in the active 
25.2 	military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or 
25.3 	society allied with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under 
25.4 	honorable conditions, and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational 
25.5 	motor vehicle, or truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal 
25.6 	rated capacity of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 
25.7 	section 169.011, subdivision 16; or
25.8 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
25.9 	(f), (h), or (i), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant who 
25.10 	is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph and in 
25.11 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i). Plates A plate issued under this clause must be 
25.12 	the same size as a regular motorcycle plates plate. A special motorcycle license plates
25.13 	plate issued under this clause are is not subject to section 168.1293.
25.14 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates plate, is 
25.15 	payable only when the plates are plate is issued, and is not payable in a year in which 
25.16 	stickers are a sticker is issued instead of plates a plate.
25.17 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
25.18 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
25.19 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
25.20 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
25.21 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
25.22 	qualified for the veterans' plates plate provided under this section.
25.23 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
25.24 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
25.25 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
25.26 	in the special revenue fund.

25.27 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
25.28 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On payment of a fee of $5, plates a plate issued 
25.29 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), may be transferred to another passenger 
25.30 	automobile or recreational motor vehicle, or one-ton truck described in subdivision 1, 
25.31 	paragraph (a), clause (1), registered to the individual to whom the plates were plate was
25.32 	issued.
25.33 	(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), 
25.34 	clause (2), may be transferred to another motorcycle registered to the individual to whom 
25.35 	the plate was issued.

26.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) The commissioner shall issue a 
26.3 	special plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:
26.4 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and 
26.5 	is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled 
26.6 	recreational vehicle;
26.7 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
26.8 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates plate, and any other fees required 
26.9 	by this chapter; and
26.10 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
26.11 	and licensing of drivers.
26.12 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of initial application for the 
26.13 	special plate emblem and when the plates plate must be replaced or renewed. An applicant 
26.14 	must not be issued more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed 
26.15 	in paragraph (a) and registered to the applicant.
26.16 	(c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American 
26.17 	Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars.

26.18 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1235, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.19 		Subd. 4.Plate emblem transfer. Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, 
26.20 	on payment of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate emblems emblem
26.21 	issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred by the owner to other plates another plate
26.22 	on a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle 
26.23 	registered to the person to whom the emblems were emblem was issued.

26.24 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.124, is amended to read:
26.25 	168.124 SPECIAL PLATES PLATE FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
26.26 	RECIPIENT.
26.27 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The commissioner shall issue a special 
26.28 	plates plate bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who:
26.29 	(1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor;
26.30 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or recreational 
26.31 	motor vehicle; and
26.32 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
26.33 	and licensing of drivers.
27.1 	(b) The special plates plate must be of a design and size determined by the 
27.2 	commissioner. Only one set of plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, bearing 
27.3 	the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each qualified applicant.
27.4 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these plates the plate may be 
27.5 	made only at the time of renewal or first application for registration.
27.6 		Subd. 3.No fee. The commissioner shall issue a set of Medal of Honor plates plate
27.7 	to a qualified applicants applicant free of charge and the plates plate must be replaced 
27.8 	without charge if they become it becomes damaged. In addition, no fee may be charged 
27.9 	for a subsequent year when stickers are a sticker is issued for a motor vehicle listed in 
27.10 	subdivision 1 on which the Medal of Honor plates are plate is placed. The motor vehicle 
27.11 	must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.
27.12 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, a 
27.13 	Medal of Honor plates plate issued under this section may be transferred to another 
27.14 	personal motor vehicle registered to the Medal of Honor recipient upon notification to 
27.15 	the commissioner.

27.16 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.125, is amended to read:
27.17 	168.125 SPECIAL PLATES PLATE FOR FORMER PRISONERS PRISONER
27.18 	OF WAR.
27.19 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The commissioner shall issue a special 
27.20 	plates plate bearing the inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:
27.21 	(1) is both a former prisoner of war and a registered owner of a passenger 
27.22 	automobile, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and
27.23 	(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
27.24 	and licensing of drivers.
27.25 	(b) The special plates plate must be of a design and size to be determined by the 
27.26 	commissioner. Only one set of plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, bearing 
27.27 	the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for each qualified applicant.
27.28 		Subd. 1a.Application. Application for issuance of these plates the plate must be 
27.29 	made at the time of renewal or first application for registration. The application must 
27.30 	include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs that the applicant was a 
27.31 	member of the military forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and 
27.32 	incarcerated by an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.
27.33 		Subd. 1b.No fee. The commissioner shall issue a set of an EX-POW plates, or a 
27.34 	single plate for a motorcycle, to a qualified applicants applicant, free of charge, and shall 
27.35 	replace them it without charge if they become it becomes damaged. In addition, no fee 
28.1 	may be charged for a subsequent year when stickers area sticker is issued for that motor 
28.2 	vehicle on which the EX-POW plates are plate is placed.
28.3 		Subd. 1c.Plates Plate transfer. Despite the provisions of section 168.12, 
28.4 	subdivision 1, the special plates plate issued under this section may be transferred to 
28.5 	another motor vehicle registered to the former prisoner of war upon notification to the 
28.6 	commissioner.
28.7 		Subd. 1d.Surviving spouse. Upon the death of a former prisoner of war, the 
28.8 	commissioner shall continue to issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special plates plate
28.9 	to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former prisoner of war. A special
28.10 	plates plate issued to a surviving spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
28.11 	registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision 1c. No fee may be charged 
28.12 	for a replacement plates plate issued to a surviving spouse or for stickers any sticker
28.13 	issued for the motor vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are plate is placed. A 
28.14 	surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax.
28.15 		Subd. 2.Plates; EX-POW and disability plate and emblems. The commissioner 
28.16 	shall issue a special plates plate bearing both the "EX-POW" and disability emblem
28.17 	emblems to any applicant who is entitled to the special plates plate provided under this 
28.18 	section and who is also entitled to a special plates plate for the physically disabled under 
28.19 	section 168.021 upon compliance with the provisions of both sections. The plates plate
28.20 	must be of a design and size determined by the commissioner.
28.21 		Subd. 3.Rules; commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety 
28.22 	may adopt by rule, in accordance with chapter 14, the procedures for issuance or transfer 
28.23 	of the special plates plate authorized under this section.
28.24 		Subd. 4.Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs. The commissioner of veterans 
28.25 	affairs shall establish the procedure for obtaining the certification of former prisoner 
28.26 	of war status.
28.27 		Subd. 5.Savings provision. Nothing in this section alters the exemption for 
28.28 	disabled war veterans provided for in section 168.031.

28.29 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1251, is amended to read:
28.30 	168.1251 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN PLATES PLATE.
28.31 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. The commissioner shall issue a special 
28.32 	license plates plate bearing the inscription "DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to 
28.33 	an applicant who is certified in writing by the United States Department of Veterans 
28.34 	Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having a permanent and total 
28.35 	service-connected disability, who complies with all laws relating to the registration and 
29.1 	licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each set of license 
29.2 	plates plate applied for. The special license plates plate must be of a design and size 
29.3 	determined by the commissioner.
29.4 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these plates the plate may be 
29.5 	made only at the time of renewal or first application for registration.
29.6 		Subd. 3.Transfer. On payment of a fee of $5, a special plates plate issued under 
29.7 	this section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle owned or jointly owned 
29.8 	by the disabled veteran upon notification to the commissioner.
29.9 		Subd. 4.Surcharge. For each set of special plates plate issued under this section, the 
29.10 	commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under subdivision 1.
29.11 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes of this section, "motor 
29.12 	vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial purposes, and may 
29.13 	include a passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle.
29.14 		Subd. 6.Fees credited. Fees, including surcharges, collected under this section 
29.15 	must be credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.

29.16 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1255, is amended to read:
29.17 	168.1255 "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" PLATE.
29.18 		Subdivision 1. General requirements and procedures. The commissioner shall 
29.19 	issue a special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
29.20 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
29.21 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or motorcycle;
29.22 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates
29.23 	plate;
29.24 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
29.25 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
29.26 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which 
29.27 	the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and 
29.28 	issuing of the plates have plate has been recovered, after which the commissioner shall 
29.29 	deposit contributions in the World War II donation match account; and
29.30 	(7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
29.31 	and licensing of drivers.
29.32 		Subd. 1a. Motorcycle plate. A motorcycle plate issued under this section must be 
29.33 	the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
30.1 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design an emblem for 
30.2 	the special plates plate, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public safety, that 
30.3 	satisfies the requirements in this subdivision:
30.4 	(1) the special veteran contribution plates plate must bear the inscription "PROUD 
30.5 	TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate; and
30.6 	(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on the left side of the plate 
30.7 	just preceding the first letter or numeral of the special plate number.
30.8 		Subd. 3. Plate transfers. Despite section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a 
30.9 	transfer fee of $5, plates a plate issued under this section may be transferred to another 
30.10 	passenger automobile registered to the individual to whom the veteran contribution 
30.11 	plates were plate was issued, or a single motorcycle plate may be transferred to another 
30.12 	motorcycle registered to the individual to whom the plate was issued.
30.13 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. Fees collected under this section do not include the 
30.14 	contributions collected for the World War II memorial donation match account.
30.15 		Subd. 5.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of 
30.16 	special plates issued under this section.
30.17 		Subd. 6.World War II memorial donation match account. Money remaining 
30.18 	in the World War II memorial donation match account after the state share of the 
30.19 	construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the 
30.20 	commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.

30.21 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.126, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.22 		Subd. 2.Special plates plate. The registrar shall issue a special license plates plate
30.23 	for a commuter van as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 9, upon the applicant's 
30.24 	compliance with the laws of Minnesota relating to registration and licensing of motor 
30.25 	vehicles and drivers.

30.26 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.127, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.27 		Subd. 5.Renewal of fleet registration. On the renewal of a fleet registration the 
30.28 	registrant shall pay full licensing fees for every vehicle registered in the preceding year 
30.29 	unless the vehicle has been properly deleted from the fleet. In order to delete a vehicle 
30.30 	from a fleet, the fleet registrant must surrender to the commissioner the registration card 
30.31 	and license plates plate. The registrar may authorize alternative methods of deleting 
30.32 	vehicles from a fleet, including destruction of the license plates and registration cards. If 
30.33 	the card or license plates are plate is lost or stolen, the fleet registrant shall submit a sworn 
30.34 	statement stating the circumstances for the inability to surrender the card, stickers sticker, 
31.1 	and license plates plate. The commissioner shall assess a penalty of 20 percent of the total 
31.2 	tax due on the fleet against the fleet registrant who fails to renew the licenses issued under 
31.3 	this section or fails to report the removal of vehicles from the fleet within 30 days. The 
31.4 	penalty must be paid within 30 days after it is assessed.

31.5 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.128, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.6 		Subd. 2.PlatesPlate. (a) A person who operates a limousine for other than personal 
31.7 	use shall register the motor vehicle as provided in this section.
31.8 	(b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may apply. The 
31.9 	commissioner shall issue a limousine plates plate to the registered owner of a limousine 
31.10 	who:
31.11 	(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section  65B.135 in an aggregate amount 
31.12 	of $300,000 per accident is in effect for the entire period of the registration;
31.13 	(2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger automobile license tax 
31.14 	and a $10 fee have been paid for each limousine receiving a limousine plates plate; and
31.15 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
31.16 	and licensing of drivers.
31.17 	(c) The limousine plates plate must be designed to specifically identify the vehicle as 
31.18 	a limousine and must be clearly marked with the letters "LM." A limousine plates plate
31.19 	may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be transferred to another 
31.20 	limousine owned by the same person upon notifying the commissioner and paying a 
31.21 	$5 transfer fee.

31.22 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.129, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.23 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The commissioner shall 
31.24 	issue a special collegiate plates plate to an applicant who:
31.25 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile;
31.26 	(2) pays a fee as specified in section 168.12, subdivision 5, to cover the costs of 
31.27 	handling and manufacturing the plates plate;
31.28 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
31.29 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
31.30 	(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship account established in 
31.31 	subdivision 6; and
31.32 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
31.33 	and licensing of drivers.

32.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.129, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.2 		Subd. 4.Plates Plate transfer. Despite section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment 
32.3 	of a transfer fee of $5, plates a plate issued under this section may be transferred to 
32.4 	another passenger automobile registered to the individual to whom the special collegiate 
32.5 	plates were plate was issued.

32.6 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1291, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.7 		Subd. 4.Fees. Despite section 168.12, subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, 
32.8 	the commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of plates plate issued under this 
32.9 	section.

32.10 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
32.11 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The commissioner shall discontinue the 
32.12 	issuance or renewal of any special plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b 
32.13 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently 
32.14 	registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are available, or (2) 
32.15 	fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of any subsequent 
32.16 	two-year period following the first six years of availability.
32.17 	(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any special 
32.18 	plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, and 
32.19 	distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the commissioner determines 
32.20 	that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the requester 
32.21 	has stopped providing services that are authorized to be funded from the contribution 
32.22 	proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been 
32.23 	used in violation of subdivision 6.
32.24 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section 168.123, 
32.25 	168.124, 168.125, 168.1251, or 168.1255.

32.26 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1296, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.27 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall 
32.28 	issue a critical habitat plates plate to an applicant who:
32.29 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or recreational vehicle;
32.30 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates
32.31 	plate;
32.32 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
32.33 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
33.1 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota critical habitat private 
33.2 	sector matching account established in section 84.943; and
33.3 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
33.4 	and licensing of drivers.
33.5 	(b) The critical habitat plate application must indicate that the annual contribution 
33.6 	specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate 
33.7 	and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.
33.8 	(c) Owners of recreational vehicles under paragraph (a), clause (1), are eligible 
33.9 	only for special critical habitat license plates for which the designs are selected under 
33.10 	subdivision 2, on or after January 1, 2006.
33.11 	(d) Special critical habitat license plates, the designs for which are selected under 
33.12 	subdivision 2, on or after January 1, 2006, may be personalized according to section 
33.13 	168.12, subdivision 2a.

33.14 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1296, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
33.15 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on 
33.16 	payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates a plate issued under this section may be transferred 
33.17 	to another passenger automobile registered to the person to whom the plates were plate 
33.18 	was issued.

33.19 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1297, is amended to read:
33.20 	168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" PLATES PLATE.
33.21 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The commissioner shall 
33.22 	issue a special "Rotary member" plates plate to an applicant who:
33.23 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile;
33.24 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates
33.25 	plate;
33.26 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
33.27 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
33.28 	(5) submits proof to the commissioner that the applicant is a member of Rotary 
33.29 	International; and
33.30 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
33.31 	and licensing of drivers.
33.32 		Subd. 2.Design. A special plate under this section consists of a plate as described 
33.33 	in section 168.1291 with a unique emblem that is the recognized emblem of Rotary 
33.34 	International.
34.1 		Subd. 3.Compliance with other law. The commissioner shall take no action 
34.2 	under this section unless the commissioner determines that Rotary International, or one or 
34.3 	more districts of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293, subdivision 
34.4 	2, paragraph (a). Issuance and renewal of plates under this section are subject to section 
34.5 	168.1293, subdivisions 3 to 6.

34.6 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1298, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.7 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall 
34.8 	issue a special "Support Our Troops" license plates plate to an applicant who:
34.9 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, recreational 
34.10 	vehicle, or motorcycle;
34.11 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates
34.12 	plate;
34.13 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
34.14 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
34.15 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" 
34.16 	account established in section 190.19; and
34.17 	(6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and licensing of vehicles 
34.18 	and drivers.
34.19 	(b) The license application under this section must indicate that the annual 
34.20 	contribution specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive 
34.21 	the plates plate and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.

34.22 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.13, is amended to read:
34.23 	168.13 PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.
34.24 	(a) The registrar shall not approve an application and shall not issue a number plates
34.25 	plate for any motor vehicle, unless and until the title certificate issued under chapter 168A, 
34.26 	or registration certificate if not titled, is delivered to the registrar. The registrar must be 
34.27 	satisfied from the records that all taxes and fees due have been paid and that endorsements 
34.28 	upon the certificate are in writing and have been signed by the seller and purchaser.
34.29 	(b) The registrar shall not register and shall not issue a number plates plate for a 
34.30 	motor vehicle brought into Minnesota from another state until:
34.31 	(1) a registration certificate or other evidence of title as may reasonably be required 
34.32 	from the registrant within that state is surrendered to the registrar in the same manner as 
34.33 	certificates of this state; or in lieu thereof
35.1 	(2) the registrar receives evidence of the chain of ownership as will assure the 
35.2 	payment of the proper tax so long as the motor vehicle is in the state.

35.3 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.15, is amended to read:
35.4 	168.15 RIGHTS AS TO REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND PLATES
35.5 	PLATE.
35.6 		Subdivision 1.Transfer of ownership. (a) Upon the transfer of ownership, 
35.7 	destruction, theft, dismantling, or permanent removal by the owner from this state of any 
35.8 	vehicle registered in accordance with this chapter, the right of the owner of the vehicle to 
35.9 	use the registration certificate and plates plate assigned to the vehicle expires.
35.10 	(b) When the ownership of a vehicle is transferred to another person required to 
35.11 	register the vehicle in this state, the transferor shall assign the registration tax paid to the 
35.12 	credit of the transferee unless the registration stickers are sticker is surrendered to the 
35.13 	commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
35.14 	(c) When seeking to become the owner by gift, trade, or purchase of any vehicle for 
35.15 	which a registration certificate has been issued under this chapter, a person shall join with 
35.16 	the registered owner in transmitting with the application for transfer of ownership, the 
35.17 	registration certificate, with the assignment and notice of sale duly executed.
35.18 	(d) In case of loss of the title or certificate of registration of a vehicle not subject to 
35.19 	section 325E.15, the person shall make application to the commissioner with proof of loss 
35.20 	of the title as specified in section 168A.09 and assign a notice of sale of the vehicle on 
35.21 	the application for title as specified in section 168A.04.
35.22 	(e) Upon the transfer of any vehicle by a manufacturer or dealer, for use within 
35.23 	the state, whether by sale, lease, or otherwise, the transferor shall, within ten days after 
35.24 	the transfer, file with the commissioner (1) a notice containing the date of transfer, a 
35.25 	description of the vehicle, and the transferee's name and residence address in the state or 
35.26 	if not a natural person then the transferee's business and mailing address, and (2) the 
35.27 	transferee's application for registration.

35.28 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.16, is amended to read:
35.29 	168.16 REGISTRATION TAX REFUND; APPROPRIATION.
35.30 	(a) After the registration tax upon any vehicle has been paid for any registration 
35.31 	period, refund must be made for errors made in computing the registration tax or fees and 
35.32 	for the error on the part of an owner who may in error have registered a vehicle that was 
35.33 	not before, nor at the time of registration, nor at any time thereafter during the preceding 
35.34 	registration period, subject to registration tax in this state as provided by section 168.012.
36.1 	(b) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a claim for a refund of an overpayment 
36.2 	of registration tax must be filed within 3-1/2 years from the date of payment.
36.3 	(c) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle, by an assignment in writing 
36.4 	endorsed upon the registration certificate and delivered to the commissioner within the 
36.5 	time provided in this subdivision, shall assign, except for vehicles registered under 
36.6 	section 168.187, to the new owner the right to have the tax paid by the former registered 
36.7 	owner accredited to the new owner who duly registers the vehicle unless the registration 
36.8 	stickers are sticker is surrendered to the commissioner before the first day of the new 
36.9 	registration period.
36.10 	(d) Any owner is entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the registration tax paid 
36.11 	on the owner's vehicle upon filing a claim, verified by the commissioner, if the vehicle is:
36.12 	(1) declared by an insurance company to be permanently destroyed due to accident, 
36.13 	fire, or an Act of God as defined in section 115B.02; or
36.14 	(2) sold to the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision of the state.
36.15 	(e) The refund must be equal to the sum of the remaining registration tax attributable 
36.16 	for the registration period after the month in which the plates plate and certificate of 
36.17 	registration or title were returned to the commissioner.
36.18 	(f) There is hereby appropriated to the persons entitled to a refund, from the fund 
36.19 	or account in the state treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient 
36.20 	to make the refund and payment.

36.21 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
36.22 		Subd. 16.Dealer plates plate: distinguishing number, fee, tax, use. (a) The 
36.23 	registrar shall issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor vehicle 
36.24 	dealer licensed as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates displaying a general 
36.25 	distinguishing number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap metal processor, a used 
36.26 	vehicle parts dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool. The fee for each of the first four plates is 
36.27 	$75 per registration year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 
36.28 	is payable as sales tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional 
36.29 	plate, the dealer shall pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of 
36.30 	$15 per registration year. The registrar shall deposit the tax in the state treasury to be 
36.31 	credited as provided in section 297B.09. Motor vehicles, new or used, owned by the motor 
36.32 	vehicle dealership and bearing the number plate, except vehicles leased to the user who is 
36.33 	not an employee of the dealer during the term of the lease, held for hire, or customarily 
36.34 	used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or parts vehicle, may be driven upon the 
36.35 	streets and highways of this state: 
37.1 	(1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the 
37.2 	motor vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
37.3 	(2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business 
37.4 	transaction of the dealer;
37.5 	(3) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or 
37.6 	in the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven days; or
37.7 	(4) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three 
37.8 	motor vehicles are involved.
37.9 	(b) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the 
37.10 	motor vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways 
37.11 	for a period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the 
37.12 	vehicle from this state for registration in another state, or (2) permitting the buyer to use 
37.13 	the motor vehicle before the buyer receives a number plates plate pursuant to registration. 
37.14 	Use of a motor vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives a number 
37.15 	plates plate pursuant to registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for 
37.16 	the purpose of the time requirements for registration of motor vehicles.

37.17 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.27, subdivision 28, is amended to read:
37.18 		Subd. 28.Distribution of plates and stickers. The commissioner may distribute 
37.19 	registration plates and stickers to be held and issued by new and used motor vehicle 
37.20 	dealers. A dealer may issue a registration plates plate and stickers sticker only in 
37.21 	conjunction with and at the time of the sale of a vehicle by the dealer. A dealer permitted 
37.22 	to hold and issue registration plates and stickers must be equipped with electronic 
37.23 	transmission technology and trained in its use. Before receiving registration plates 
37.24 	and stickers under this subdivision, a dealer must adopt and implement security and 
37.25 	record-keeping requirements satisfactory to the commissioner. The commissioner may 
37.26 	revoke the authority granted under this subdivision for any violation of law or rule 
37.27 	governing the issuance of registration plates and stickers, any violation of the dealer's 
37.28 	security and record-keeping plan, or any other action that in the commissioner's opinion 
37.29 	adversely affects the registration system. The dealer is financially responsible for the cost 
37.30 	and tax value of any unaccounted inventory.

37.31 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.29, is amended to read:
37.32 	168.29 REPLACEMENT PLATES.
37.33 	(a) In the event of the defacement, loss or destruction of any number plates plate or 
37.34 	validation stickers sticker, the registrar, upon receiving and filing a sworn statement of 
38.1 	the vehicle owner, setting forth the circumstances of the defacement, loss, destruction or 
38.2 	theft of the number plates plate or validation stickers sticker, together with any defaced 
38.3 	plates plate or stickers sticker and the payment of a fee calculated to cover the cost of 
38.4 	replacement, shall issue a new set of plates plate or stickers sticker.
38.5 	(b) The registrar shall then note on the registrar's records the issue of the new 
38.6 	number plates plate and shall proceed in such manner as the registrar may deem advisable 
38.7 	to cancel and call in the original plates plate so as to insure against their its use on another 
38.8 	motor vehicle.
38.9 	(c) Duplicate registration certificates plainly marked as duplicates may be issued in 
38.10 	like cases upon the payment of a $1 fee. Fees collected under this section must be paid 
38.11 	into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

38.12 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.13 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee. When the commissioner has suspended the license 
38.14 	plates plate on a vehicle because the transferee has failed to file the title certificate within 
38.15 	30 days, the transferee shall pay a $10 fee before the registration is reinstated.

38.16 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.17 		Subd. 4.Installments. If the tax for a vehicle assessed under section 168.013, 
38.18 	subdivision 1c, 1d, 1e, or 1g, amounts to more than $400, the owner may pay the tax by 
38.19 	installments. The owner shall tender with the application for registration one-third of the 
38.20 	annual tax due or $400, whichever is greater, plus any penalties or arrears, plus a fee 
38.21 	of $10. Instead of this fee, the applicant may furnish a bond, bank letter of credit, or 
38.22 	certificate of deposit approved by the registrar of motor vehicles, for the total of the tax 
38.23 	still due. The amount of the bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit may include 
38.24 	any penalties assessed. The bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit must be for 
38.25 	the benefit of the state for monetary loss caused by failure of the vehicle owner to pay 
38.26 	delinquent license fees and penalties. The remainder of the tax due must be paid in two 
38.27 	equal installments; the due date of the first installment is the first day of the fifth month of 
38.28 	the registration period for which the tax is assessed and the second installment is due on 
38.29 	the first day of the ninth month of the registration period for which the tax is assessed. 
38.30 	When the applicant elects to pay the administrative fee, the registrar shall issue to the 
38.31 	applicant a validation stickers sticker indicating the expiration date of a registration. 
38.32 	When the applicant elects to furnish a bond, bank letter, or letter of deposit, the registrar 
38.33 	shall issue a regular validation stickers sticker for the registration year. If an owner of a 
38.34 	vehicle fails to pay an installment on or before its due date, the vehicle must not be used 
39.1 	on the public streets or highways in this state until the installment or installments of the 
39.2 	tax remaining due on the vehicle have been paid in full for the licensed year together with 
39.3 	a penalty at the rate of $1 per day for the remainder of the month in which the balance of 
39.4 	the tax becomes due and $4 a month for each succeeding month or fraction of a month 
39.5 	during which the balance of the tax remains unpaid. Upon the payment of the balance of 
39.6 	the tax and the penalties, the registrar shall issue a registration certificate to the owner of 
39.7 	the vehicle in the manner provided by law. The registrar shall deny installment payment 
39.8 	privileges provided in this subdivision in the subsequent year to any owner on any or all 
39.9 	vehicles of the owner who during the current year fails to pay any installment due within 
39.10 	one month after the due date.  

39.11 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.31, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
39.12 		Subd. 5.Refund. For the registration tax paid on any vehicle before the registration 
39.13 	period for which that tax was assessed, the owner of the vehicle who paid the tax is 
39.14 	entitled to full refund if the registration stickers are sticker is surrendered before the first 
39.15 	day of the new registration period.

39.16 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.36, is amended to read:
39.17 	168.36 UNLAWFUL USE OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLES, 
39.18 	REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, PLATES PLATE.
39.19 		Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor; use of vehicle or certificate. Any person who shall 
39.20 	use or cause any motor vehicle to be used or operated in violation of the provisions of 
39.21 	this chapter or while a certificate of registration of a motor vehicle issued to the person is 
39.22 	suspended or revoked, or who shall knowingly deliver a motor vehicle to another to be 
39.23 	used or operated in violation of this chapter, or who shall violate any of the provisions 
39.24 	thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
39.25 		Subd. 2.Misdemeanor; use of plates plate or certificate. Any person who shall 
39.26 	loan or use any number plate or registration certificate upon or in connection with any 
39.27 	motor vehicle except the one for which the same was duly issued, or upon any such motor 
39.28 	vehicle after such certificate or plates plate, or the right to use the same, have expired, or 
39.29 	any person who shall retain in possession or shall fail to surrender, as herein provided, any 
39.30 	such number plate or registration certificate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person 
39.31 	who manufactures, buys, sells, uses or displays motor vehicle license number plates, 
39.32 	motor vehicle registration certificates, or tax receipts issued by this state or any other state, 
39.33 	territory or district in the United States, without proper authority from such state, territory 
39.34 	or district of the United States, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
40.1 		Subd. 3.Misdemeanor; use of altered platesplate or certificate. Any person who 
40.2 	shall deface or alter any registration certificate or number plate or retain the same in 
40.3 	possession after it has been defaced or altered shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
40.4 		Subd. 4.Officer may seize registration plates plate. If a peace officer stops a 
40.5 	motor vehicle and determines, through a check of the motor vehicle registration record 
40.6 	system, that the vehicle is being operated while the certificate of registration for the 
40.7 	vehicle is revoked, the officer may immediately seize the vehicle's registration plates plate
40.8 	and destroy the plates plate or return them it to the commissioner of public safety.

40.9 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.62, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.10 		Subd. 3.Special plates plate or certificate; fee; proceeds to highway user 
40.11 	fund. At the same time that an owner or operator of intercity buses registers them in 
40.12 	Minnesota and obtains number plates therefor, the owner or operator shall apply for 
40.13 	special identification plates or certificates for the remainder of that fleet of intercity buses. 
40.14 	The registrar of motor vehicles shall design an appropriate plate or identification certificate 
40.15 	for this purpose which shall be issued upon the payment of a fee of $10 covering each 
40.16 	intercity bus so identified. The proceeds of such fees shall be deposited to the credit of the 
40.17 	highway user tax distribution fund. No intercity bus shall at any time be operated in the 
40.18 	state of Minnesota without either a Minnesota number plates plate or special identification 
40.19 	plates plate or certificates certificate issued as herein provided.

40.20 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.21 		Subd. 5.Towing prohibited. Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4, a 
40.22 	towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:
40.23 	(1) the vehicle has an expired registration tabs plate that have has been expired for 
40.24 	less than 90 days;
40.25 	(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle 
40.26 	has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.

40.27 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.345, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
40.28 		Subd. 4.Unauthorized use or noncompliance; cancellation; misdemeanor.
 40.29 	(a) If a peace officer, authorized parking enforcement employee or agent of a statutory 
40.30 	or home rule charter city or town, representative of the Minnesota State Council on 
40.31 	Disability, or an authorized agent of a citizen enforcement program under section 169.346, 
40.32 	subdivision 4, finds that a certificate, permit, or disability plate is being improperly used, 
40.33 	or the applicant is no longer eligible, the officer, municipal employee, representative, 
41.1 	or agent shall report the violation or situation to the commissioner. The commissioner 
41.2 	may cancel the certificate, permit, or disability plates plate issued under section 168.021
41.3 	on determining that:
41.4 	(1) the certificate, permit, or plates were plate was used improperly;
41.5 	(2) the certificate, permit, or plates were plate was fraudulently obtained;
41.6 	(3) the certificate, permit, or plates were plate was issued in error;
41.7 	(4) the person who was issued the certificate, permit, or plates plate is deceased;
41.8 	(5) the person who was issued the certificate, permit, or plates plate no longer 
41.9 	maintains a Minnesota address; or
41.10 	(6) the person or organization has failed to comply with the requirements of this 
41.11 	section.
41.12 	(b) A person who uses a certificate, permit, or disability plates plate in violation of 
41.13 	this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of $500.

41.14 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.79, is amended to read:
41.15 	169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES
41.16 	PLATE.
41.17 		Subdivision 1.Registration required. No person shall operate, drive, or park a 
41.18 	motor vehicle on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with the 
41.19 	laws of this state and has the one number plates plate or permit confirming that valid 
41.20 	registration or operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in sections 
41.21 	168.10 and 168.12, subdivision 2f, as assigned to it by the commissioner of public safety, 
41.22 	conspicuously displayed thereon at the rear of the vehicle in a manner that the view of any
41.23 	the plate or permit is not obstructed. A plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit issued 
41.24 	under chapter 168 may be displayed on a vehicle in conjunction with expired registration 
41.25 	whether or not it displays the license plate to which the last registration was issued.
41.26 		Subd. 2.Semitrailer. If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate displayed 
41.27 	must be assigned to the registered owner and correlate to the documentation on file with 
41.28 	the department.
41.29 		Subd. 3.Rear display of single plate. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, 
41.30 	motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds 
41.31 	gross vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one 
41.32 	license plate must be displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers and letters 
41.33 	facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position on the 
41.34 	rear of the vehicle.
42.1 		Subd. 3a.Small trailer. If the vehicle is a trailer with 3,000 pounds or less GVW 
42.2 	with lifetime registration, the numbered plate or sticker must be adhered to the side of the 
42.3 	trailer frame tongue near the hitch.
42.4 		Subd. 4.Collector's vehicle. If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer, 
42.5 	classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the requirements 
42.6 	of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general 
42.7 	transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered 
42.8 	under section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, then 
42.9 	one plate must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or one plate on the front and one 
42.10 	on the rear, at the discretion of the owner.
42.11 		Subd. 5.Truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck. If the vehicle is a 
42.12 	truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 8, but 
42.13 	excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, then one plate must be displayed 
42.14 	on the front of the vehicle.
42.15 		Subd. 6.Other motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle 
42.16 	other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to subdivision 3a, 4, or 5, one plate must be 
42.17 	displayed on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle.
42.18 		Subd. 7.Plate fastened and visible. All plates must be (1) securely fastened so as 
42.19 	to prevent them from swinging, (2) displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers 
42.20 	and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and (3) mounted in the upright position. The 
42.21 	person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free 
42.22 	from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all 
42.23 	times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state 
42.24 	of origin of a license plate with any material whatever, including any clear or colorless 
42.25 	material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
42.26 		Subd. 8.Plate registration stickers sticker. As viewed facing the plates:
42.27 	(a) A license plates plate issued to vehicles a vehicle registered under section 
42.28 	168.017 must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each the plate and 
42.29 	the year of expiration in the lower right corner of each the plate.
42.30 	(b) A license plates plate issued to vehicles vehicle registered under section 168.127
42.31 	must display either a fleet registration validation stickers sticker in the lower right corner 
42.32 	of each the plate or a distinctive license plates plate, issued by the registrar, with "FLEET 
42.33 	REG" displayed on the bottom center portion of each the plate.
42.34 	(c) A license plates plate issued after July 1, 2008, requiring validation must display 
42.35 	the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each the plate and the year of expiration 
42.36 	in the lower right corner of the plate.
43.1 		Subd. 9.Tax-exempt vehicle marking. Vehicles A vehicle displaying a tax-exempt 
43.2 	plates plate issued under section 16B.581 or 168.012 must have vehicle markings that 
43.3 	comply with section 168.012, subdivision 1.

43.4 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.5 		Subdivision 1.Crime described. It is a crime for a person:
43.6 	(1) to fail to comply with an impoundment order under section 169A.60
43.7 	(administrative plate impoundment);  
43.8 	(2) to file a false statement under section 169A.60, subdivision 7, 8, or 14;  
43.9 	(3) to operate a self-propelled motor vehicle on a street or highway when the vehicle 
43.10 	is subject to an impoundment order issued under section 169A.60, unless a specially 
43.11 	coded plates have plate has been issued for the vehicle pursuant to section 169A.60, 
43.12 	subdivision 13;  
43.13 	(4) to fail to notify the commissioner of the impoundment order when requesting 
43.14 	a new plates plate;
43.15 	(5) who is subject to a plate impoundment order under section 169A.60, to drive, 
43.16 	operate, or be in control of any motor vehicle during the impoundment period, unless the 
43.17 	vehicle has a specially coded plates plate issued pursuant to section 169A.60, subdivision 
43.18 	13, and the person is validly licensed to drive; or  
43.19 	(6) who is the transferee of a motor vehicle and who has signed a sworn statement 
43.20 	under section 169A.60, subdivision 14, to allow the previously registered owner to drive, 
43.21 	operate, or be in control of the vehicle during the impoundment period.  

43.22 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169A.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.23 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement of driving privileges; notice. Upon expiration of a period 
43.24 	of revocation under section 169A.52 (license revocation for test failure or refusal) or 
43.25 	169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties), the 
43.26 	commissioner shall notify the person of the terms upon which driving privileges can be 
43.27 	reinstated, and a new registration plates plate issued, which terms are: (1) successful 
43.28 	completion of an examination and proof of compliance with any terms of alcohol treatment 
43.29 	or counseling previously prescribed, if any; and (2) any other requirements imposed by 
43.30 	the commissioner and applicable to that particular case. The commissioner shall notify 
43.31 	the owner of a motor vehicle subject to an impoundment order under section 169A.60
43.32 	(administrative impoundment of plates) as a result of the violation of the procedures for 
43.33 	obtaining a new registration plates plate, if the owner is not the violator. The commissioner 
43.34 	shall also notify the person that if driving is resumed without reinstatement of driving 
44.1 	privileges or without a valid registration plates plate and registration certificate, the person 
44.2 	will be subject to criminal penalties.  

44.3 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
44.4 		Subd. 6. Vehicle identification rule. (a) The following carriers shall display the 
44.5 	carrier's name on the power unit of each vehicle: 
44.6 	(1) motor carriers, regardless of the weight of the vehicle, except that this 
44.7 	requirement does not apply to a limousine as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 15, 
44.8 	that is equipped with an "LM" license plates plate; 
44.9 	(2) interstate and intrastate private carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle 
44.10 	weight of more than 10,000 pounds; and 
44.11 	(3) vehicles providing transportation described in section 221.025 with a gross 
44.12 	vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds except those providing transportation 
44.13 	described in section 221.025, clauses (1), (3), and (4). 
44.14 	Vehicles described in clauses (2) and (3) that are operated by farmers or farm employees 
44.15 	and have four or fewer axles are not required to comply with the vehicle identification 
44.16 	rule of the commissioner. 
44.17 	(b) Vehicles subject to this subdivision must show the name or "doing business as" 
44.18 	name of the carrier operating the vehicle. If the carrier operates a leased vehicle, it may 
44.19 	show its name and the name of the lessor on the vehicle, if the lease relationship is clearly 
44.20 	shown. If the name of a person other than the operating carrier appears on the vehicle, the 
44.21 	words "operated by" must immediately precede the name of the carrier. 
44.22 	(c) The name must be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the background, 
44.23 	be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is 
44.24 	stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility of the markings. The 
44.25 	name may be shown by use of a removable device if that device meets the identification 
44.26 	and legibility requirements of this subdivision. 

44.27 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297B.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
44.28 		Subd. 15.Purchaser. "Purchaser" shall mean any person owning or in possession 
44.29 	of a motor vehicle who makes application to the motor vehicle registrar for a registration 
44.30 	plates plate for such the vehicle or for transfer of ownership of a vehicle previously 
44.31 	registered in this state.

44.32 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325F.662, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.1 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
45.2 	have the meanings given to them.
45.3 	(a) "Consumer" means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a used 
45.4 	motor vehicle used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
45.5 	(b) "Dealer" means a motor vehicle dealer or lessor, as defined in section 168.27, 
45.6 	subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, whether licensed or unlicensed, or the dealer's or lessor's agent, 
45.7 	who is engaged in the business of selling or arranging the sale of used motor vehicles in 
45.8 	this state; except that, the term does not include a bank or financial institution, a business 
45.9 	selling a used motor vehicle to an employee of that business, a lessor selling, either 
45.10 	directly or indirectly, a leased used motor vehicle to that vehicle's lessee or a family 
45.11 	member or employee of the lessee, or a licensed auctioneer selling motor vehicles at an 
45.12 	auction if, in the ordinary course of the auctioneer's business, the sale of motor vehicles 
45.13 	is incidental to the sale of other real or personal property. 
45.14 	(c) "Motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002, 
45.15 	subdivision 24, including pickup trucks and vans. 
45.16 	(d) "Used motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle which has been driven more 
45.17 	than the limited use necessary in moving or road testing a new motor vehicle prior to 
45.18 	delivery to a consumer. The term does not include a new motor vehicle sold by a dealer 
45.19 	franchised to sell the vehicle if the vehicle was driven for demonstration purposes using 
45.20 	a dealer plates plate and if, when the vehicle was sold, it carried a manufacturer's express 
45.21 	warranty which provides coverage at least as broad with respect to covered components 
45.22 	and duration as that required by this section.
45.23 	(e) "Express warranty" means a dealer's written statement, as defined in section 
45.24 	325G.17, subdivision 5, provided to a consumer in connection with the sale of a used 
45.25 	motor vehicle. 
45.26 	(f) "Buyer's Guide" means the window form required by the Federal Trade 
45.27 	Commission's "Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule," Code of Federal Regulations, 
45.28 	title 16, section 455.2.

45.29 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609B.231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.30 		Subd. 2.Revocation. (a) In addition to criminal penalties, a person driving 
45.31 	commercial vehicles with an excess of gross weight is subject under section 168.013, 
45.32 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d), under certain circumstances, to cancellation of the certificate 
45.33 	of registration and impoundment of the registration plates plate.
45.34 	(b) A person operating a commercial motor vehicle who commits a specified first or 
45.35 	second driving offense, a defined serious traffic violation, a violation of an out-of-service 
46.1 	order, or a railroad grade crossing violation is disqualified under section 171.17 from 
46.2 	operating a commercial motor vehicle for varying periods depending upon the offense 
46.3 	committed as set forth in section 171.17, subdivision 1.

46.4 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609B.237, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.5 		Subd. 2.Driving after suspension, revocation, or cancellation. A person 
46.6 	convicted of driving a self-propelled motor vehicle after suspension, revocation, or 
46.7 	cancellation of the person's driver's license shall have the registration plates plate
46.8 	impounded under section 168.041, subdivision 1.

46.9 	Sec. 71. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 46.10 	 For Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, the revisor of statutes shall change the 
46.11 	terms "plates" and "disability plates" as follows: 
46.12 	(a) "Plates" must be changed to "plate," "a plate," or "the plate," as applicable, where 
46.13 	found in Minnesota Statutes, sections 97B.055, subdivision 3; 168.013, subdivisions 3, 
46.14 	7; 168.014; 168.04, clause (1); 168.031; 168.041, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9; 168.123, 
46.15 	subdivision 2; 168.1298, subdivision 4; 168.17; 168.183, subdivision 3; 168.187, 
46.16 	subdivision 26; 168.301, subdivisions 1, 2; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 168A.13, subdivision 
46.17 	3; 168D.15; 169.041, subdivision 4; 169.346, subdivision 3; 169.79; 169.798, subdivision 
46.18 	2; 169A.44, subdivision 2; 297B.05; 297B.06; 297B.07; and 360.59, subdivision 6.
46.19 	(b) "Disability plates" must be changed to "disability plate," "a disability plate," or 
46.20 	"the disability plate," as applicable, where found in Minnesota Statutes, sections 85.052, 
46.21 	subdivision 3; 85.053, subdivision 7; 168.002, subdivision 18; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 
46.22 	2a, 3; 169.346, subdivision 2; and 325E.08.