1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying registration and placement requirements for 
1.3 	temporary vehicle permits;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 168.09, 
1.4 	subdivision 7; 168.091; 168.092.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit. (a) A vehicle that displays a Minnesota plate 
1.8 	issued under this chapter may display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired 
1.9 	registration if:
1.10 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
1.11 	(2) the plate has been applied for.
1.12 	(b) A vehicle may display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration, 
1.13 	with or without a registration plate, if:
1.14 	(1) the plates have been applied for;
1.15 	(2) the registration tax and other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
1.16 	(3) either the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the temporary 
1.17 	permit and not used for general transportation purposes or the vehicle was issued a 21-day 
1.18 	permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1.
1.19 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format prescribed 
1.20 	by the commissioner ~~and whenever practicable must be posted upon the driver's side of the~~ 
1.21 	~~rear window on the inside of the vehicle~~, affixed to the rear of the vehicle where a license 
2.1 	plate would normally be affixed, and plainly visible. The permit is valid only for the vehicle 
2.2 	for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates to be manufactured 
2.3 	and delivered to the applicant. The permit may be issued only by the commissioner or by 
2.4 	a deputy registrar under section 168.33.

2.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.091, is amended to read:
2.6 	168.091 31-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
2.7 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner 
2.8 	may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose 
2.9 	of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
2.10 	(b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and 
2.11 	is valid for a period of 31 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
2.12 	(c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the 
2.13 	commissioner.
2.14 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner 
2.15 	by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
2.16 	(e) The permit must be ~~posted upon the left side of the inside rear window of the vehicle~~ 
2.17 	~~or, if not practicable,~~ affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible ~~to law~~ 
2.18 	~~enforcement~~. Each permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
2.19 		Subd. 2.Dealer. The registrar may issue ~~a quantity of~~ permits ~~in booklet form~~ to licensed 
2.20 	dealers upon payment of the proper fee for each permit ~~contained in said booklet. When~~ 
2.21 	~~issuing a permit, the dealer shall immediately forward to the registrar information on forms~~ 
2.22 	~~supplied by the registrar showing to whom the permit was issued, the vehicle description,~~ 
2.23 	~~date of issue and expiration, and such other information as the registrar may require~~.
2.24 		Subd. 3.Proceeds to highway user fund. All payments received for such permits shall 
2.25 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.092, is amended to read:
2.27 	168.092 21-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
2.28 		Subdivision 1.Resident buyer. The motor vehicle registrar may issue a permit to a 
2.29 	person purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state for the purpose of allowing the 
2.30 	purchaser a reasonable time to register the vehicle and pay fees and taxes due on the transfer. 
2.31 	The permit is valid for a period of 21 days. The permit must be in a form as the registrar 
3.1 	may determine ~~and, whenever practicable must be posted upon the left side of the inside~~ 
3.2 	~~rear window of the vehicle~~, affixed to the rear of the vehicle where a license plate would 
3.3 	normally be affixed, and plainly visible. Each permit is valid only for the vehicle for which 
3.4 	issued.
3.5 		Subd. 2.Dealer. The registrar may issue ~~a quantity of~~ permits to licensed dealers. When 
3.6 	issuing a permit, the dealer shall complete the permit in the manner prescribed by the 
3.7 	department. ~~One copy of the permit shall be retained in sequential order in the dealer's files.~~