SF 1921

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 10/02/2015 02:02pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; restricting driveway in-transit license to Minnesota
applicants; allowing plate to be used outside Minnesota; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 168.053, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Application; fee; penalty.

Any person, firm, or corporation new text begin with
a business located in Minnesota new text end engaged in the business of transporting motor vehicles
owned by another, by delivering, by drive-away or towing methods, either singly or by
means of the full mount method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any other
combination thereof, and under their own power, vehicles over the highways of the state
from the manufacturer or any other point of origin, to any point of destination, within or
without the state, shall make application to the registrar for a drive-away in-transit license.
This application for annual license shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $250 and
contain information the registrar may require. Upon the filing of the application and the
payment of the fee, the registrar shall issue to each drive-away operator a drive-away
in-transit license plate, which must be carried and displayed on the power unit consistent
with section 169.79 and the plate shall remain on the vehicle while being deleted text begin operated within
Minnesota deleted text end new text begin transported new text end . The license plate issued under this subdivision is not valid for the
purpose of permanent vehicle registration deleted text begin and is not valid outside Minnesota deleted text end . Additional
drive-away in-transit license plates desired by any drive-away operator may be secured
from the registrar of motor vehicles upon the payment of a fee of $5 for each set of
additional license plates. Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business as a
drive-away operator, of transporting and delivering by means of full mount method, the
saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any combination thereof, and under their
own power, motor vehicles, who fails or refuses to file or cause to be filed an application,
as is required by law, and to pay the fees therefor as the law requires, shall be found guilty
of violating the provisions of sections 168.053 to 168.057; and, upon conviction, fined
not less than $50, and not more than $100, and all costs of court. Each day so operating
without securing the license and plates as required shall constitute a separate offense.