1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; prohibiting towing of vehicles having a disability plate 
1.3 	or certificate;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.04, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision; 169.041, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.04, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Prohibition on towing. The authority to tow under this section does not 
1.9 	apply to a motor vehicle that visibly displays a plate or certificate identified in section 
1.10 	169.346, subdivision 1, clause (4), item (ii), except for a vehicle described in subdivision 
1.11 	2, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (ii).

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subd. 5.Towing prohibited. (a) Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4, a 
1.14 	towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:
1.15 	(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than 
1.16 	90 days;
1.17 	(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle 
1.18 	has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.
1.19 	(b) A towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle that visibly displays a plate or 
1.20 	certificate identified in section 169.346, subdivision 1, clause (4), item (ii).