1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; limiting the scope of an impaired driving license plate 
1.3 	impoundment order;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.60, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.60, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Plate impoundment violation; impoundment order. (a) The commissioner 
1.8 	shall issue a registration plate impoundment order when:
1.9 	(1) a person's driver's license or driving privileges are revoked for a plate impoundment 
1.10 	violation; or
1.11 	(2) a person is arrested for or charged with a plate impoundment violation described in 
1.12 	subdivision 1, paragraph (d), clause (5).
1.13 	(b) The order must require the impoundment of the registration plates of the motor 
1.14 	vehicle involved in the plate impoundment violation ~~and all motor vehicles owned by,~~ 
1.15 	~~registered, or leased in the name of the violator, including motor vehicles registered jointly~~ 
1.16 	~~or leased in the name of the violator and another~~. The commissioner shall not issue an 
1.17 	impoundment order for the registration plates of a rental vehicle, as defined in section 
1.18 	168.041, subdivision 10, or a vehicle registered in another state.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to acts 
1.20 	occurring on or after that date.