1999 Minnesota Statutes

     168.1292 Olympic license plates. 

    Subdivision 1.    General requirements and procedures.  
 The registrar shall issue special Olympic license plates to an 
 applicant who: 

    (1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, 
 pickup truck, or van; 

    (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and 
 manufacturing the plates; 

    (3) pays the registration tax required under section 
 168.013; 

    (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; 

    (5) contributes $15 annually to the Minnesota amateur 
 sports commission; and 

    (6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and 
 licensing of vehicles and drivers. 

    Subd. 2.    Design.  After consultation with the United 
 States Olympic Committee, the registrar shall design the special 
 Olympic plates. 

    In consultation with the registrar, the Minnesota amateur 
 sports commission annually shall indicate the number of plates 
 the commission anticipates will be needed. 

    Subd. 3.    Plate transfers.  Notwithstanding section 
 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5, 
 plates issued under this section may be transferred to another 
 passenger vehicle, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly owned 
 by the person to whom the special plates were issued. 

    Subd. 4.    Fees credited.  The fees collected under 
 this section must be deposited in the state treasury and 
 credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.  

    Subd. 5.    Contributions.  The registrar shall issue a 
 set of Olympic license plates under this section only to a 
 person who presents at the time of applying for registration a 
 receipt from the Minnesota amateur sports commission that 
 demonstrates that the applicant has contributed at least $15 to 
 the commission within 90 days prior to the date of the 
 application.  After the issuance of that set of Olympic license 
 plates, the collection of subsequent contributions during the 
 life of that set of license plates is the responsibility of the 
 commission. 

    HIST: 1996 c 455 art 4 s 7