1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing Donate Life special plates; appropriating 
1.3 	money;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. [168.1289] DONATE LIFE SPECIAL PLATES.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Donate Life special 
1.7 	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 in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
1.11 	subdivision 5;
1.12 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
1.13 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.14 	(5) contributes a minimum of $10 annually to the Donate Life account; and
1.15 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.16 	licensing of drivers.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Design. In consultation with Donate Life, the commissioner must adopt a 
1.18 	suitable plate design that includes the Donate Life marks and colors.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
1.20 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
1.21 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.1 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.2 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.3 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.4 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.5 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
2.6 	subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Donate Life account, which is established 
2.7 	in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
2.8 	commissioner. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account 
2.9 	funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to Donate Life to further the organization's 
2.10 	mission and purpose of promoting organ and tissue donation.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, for Donate Life special 
2.12 	plates issued on or after that date.