HF 2092

Conference Committee Report - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/13/2014 11:05am

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2092

1.2A bill for an act

1.3relating to motor vehicles; license plates; authorizing a veteran's special
1.4motorcycle plate for combat wounded veterans;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.52012, section 168.123, subdivision 1.
1.6May 12, 2014
1.7The Honorable Paul Thissen
1.8Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.9The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.10President of the Senate
1.11We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2092 report that we have agreed upon
1.12the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.13That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2092 be further
1.14amended as follows:
1.15Page 1, after line 5, insert:

1.16    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
1.17    Subd. 2b. Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue
1.18special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant
1.19who:
1.20    (1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a
1.21letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile as defined in section
1.22168.002, subdivision 24 , a one-ton pickup truck as defined in section 168.002, subdivision
1.2321b, or a motorcycle as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 19;
1.24    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
1.25    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
1.26    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
1.27and licensing of drivers.
2.1    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must
2.2bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by
2.3the commissioner.
2.4    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period
2.5that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this
2.6subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a
2.7member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the
2.8owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner
2.9receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special
2.10plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this
2.11action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the
2.12qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or
2.13special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain
2.14regular plates or, a regular motorcycle plate, or special plates for the proper registration
2.15classification for the motor vehicle.
2.16    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the
2.17same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
2.18    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger
2.19automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned
2.20or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of
2.21$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another
2.22motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
2.23    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act,
2.24sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized
2.25in this subdivision.

2.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.27to read:
2.28    Subd. 2g. Retired firefighters; special plates. (a) The commissioner shall issue
2.29special retired firefighters plates to an applicant who:
2.30(1) is a retired member of a fire department as defined in section 299N.01, subdivision
2.312, has a letter from the fire chief affirming that the applicant is a retired firefighter who
2.32served ten or more years and separated in good standing, and is a registered owner of a
2.33passenger automobile, a one-ton pickup truck, a recreational vehicle, or a motorcycle;
2.34(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates applied for along with any other
2.35fees required by this chapter; and
3.1(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
3.2and licensing of drivers.
3.3(b) The commissioner shall design the special plate emblem so that it is
3.4distinguishable from the emblem on firefighter special plates issued under subdivision 2b.
3.5(c) On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision may be
3.6transferred to another passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, recreational vehicle, or
3.7motorcycle registered to the individual to whom the special plates were issued.
3.8(d) Fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the vehicle services
3.9operating account in the special revenue fund.
3.10(e) This subdivision is exempt from section 168.1293."
3.11Renumber the sections in sequence
3.12Amend the title as follows:
3.13Page 1, line 2, before "veteran's" insert "retired firefighters special plate and a"
3.14Page 1, line 3, after "veterans;" insert "making technical changes;"
3.15Correct the title numbers accordingly

4.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
4.2	House Conferees:
4.3	.....		.....
4.4	Kathy Brynaert		Ron Erhardt
4.5	.....
4.6	Tony Cornish
4.7	Senate Conferees:
4.8	.....		.....
4.9	Kathy Sheran		Eric R. Pratt
4.10	.....
4.11	David J. Tomassoni