1998 Minnesota Statutes

     168.1281 Personal transportation service plates. 

    Subdivision 1.    License plates.  A person who operates 
 a personal transportation service vehicle shall apply to 
 register the vehicle as provided in this section.  The registrar 
 shall issue personal transportation service plates on the 
 applicant's compliance with laws relating to registration and 
 licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, and certification by 
 the owner that an insurance policy meeting the requirements of 
 subdivision 2 is in effect for the entire period of 
 registration.  The applicant must provide the registrar with 
 proof that the passenger automobile license tax and a $10 fee 
 have been paid for each vehicle receiving personal 
 transportation service license plates.  The registrar shall 
 design personal transportation service license plates so that 
 the plates identify the vehicle as a personal transportation 
 service vehicle, and clearly display the letters "LS."  Personal 
 transportation service license plates issued to a vehicle may 
 not be transferred to another vehicle, except that they may be 
 transferred to another personal transportation service vehicle 
 owned by the same owner on notification to the registrar and 
 payment of a $5 transfer fee. 

    Subd. 2.    Insurance.  An application under subdivision 
 1 must include a certificate of insurance that (1) verifies that 
 a valid commercial insurance policy is in effect, and (2) gives 
 the name of the insurance company and the number of the policy.  
 The policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of 
 interest and costs, with respect to each vehicle for which 
 coverage is granted, of (1) not less than $100,000 because of 
 bodily injury to one person in any one accident, (2) subject to 
 the limit for one person, not less than $300,000 because of 
 injury to two or more persons in any one accident, and (3) not 
 less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of 
 property.  The insurance company must notify the commissioner if 
 the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the 
 coverage required by this subdivision. 

    Subd. 3.    Notification of cancellation.  The 
 commissioner shall immediately notify the commissioner of 
 transportation if the policy of a person required to have a 
 permit under section 221.85 is canceled or no longer provides 
 the coverage required by subdivision 2. 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1994 c 635 art 1 s 41 

    Subd. 5.    Pickup of passengers restricted.  (a) A 
 vehicle bearing personal transportation service license plates 
 may not pick up passengers for hire within Anoka, Carver, 
 Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county. 

    (b) The registrar shall include a notice of the restriction 
 in paragraph (a), with its effective date, with each set of 
 personal transportation service license plates issued. 

    HIST: 1992 c 578 s 3; 1993 c 117 s 4; 1993 c 323 s 1; 1994 c 
 635 art 1 s 9