1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; establishing special plates remembering victims of 
1.3 	drunk drivers;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. [168.121] SPECIAL PLATES REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF 
1.6 	DRUNK DRIVERS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
1.8 	commissioner shall issue special plates remembering victims of drunk drivers, to an 
1.9 	applicant who:
1.10 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile;
1.11 	(2) pays a fee as specified in section 168.12, subdivision 5, to cover the costs of 
1.12 	handling and manufacturing the plates;
1.13 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
1.14 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter; and
1.15 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
1.16 	and licensing of drivers.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner shall design the special plate, so that it bears 
1.18 	an inscription, "Remembering Victims of Drunk Drivers" and displays an image of a 
1.19 	broken heart.
1.20 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. Despite section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a 
1.21 	transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to another passenger 
1.22 	automobile registered to the individual to whom the special plates were issued.
1.23 		Subd. 4.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of 
1.24 	special plates issued under this section.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.