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

1.5 	Section 1. [168.1294] ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PLATES.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner shall issue special Rotary 
1.7 	International license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.8 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
1.9 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;
1.10 	(2) pays an additional fee of $10 for each set of plates;
1.11 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013, along with any other fees 
1.12 	required by this chapter;
1.13 	(4) contributes $25 upon initial application and a minimum of $5 annually to the Rotary 
1.14 	International District 5950 account; and
1.15 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.16 	licensing of drivers.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner shall adopt a suitable design for the plate that must 
1.18 	include the Rotary International symbol and the phrase "Service Above Self."
1.19 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
1.20 	fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that is 
1.21 	registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.1 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.2 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.3 		Subd. 5.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and subdivision 
2.4 	3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
2.5 		Subd. 6.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
2.6 	subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Rotary International District 5950 account 
2.7 	that is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
2.8 	commissioner of public safety. This appropriation must first pay for the annual cost of 
2.9 	administering the account funds, and the remaining funds must be distributed to Rotary 
2.10 	International District 5950 to further the rotary's mission of service, fellowship, diversity, 
2.11 	integrity, and leadership.

2.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2018, for special Rotary 
2.13 	International plates issued on or after that date.