as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 07/05/2023 02:51pm
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota professional sports team
foundation special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 168.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For purposes of this section, "Minnesota professional sports
team" means one of the following teams while its home stadium
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is located in Minnesota:
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Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota
Twins, or Minnesota United.
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(a) The commissioner must issue
Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates to an applicant who:
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(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
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(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12,
subdivision 5;
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(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
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(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
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(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the professional sports team foundations
account; and
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(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
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(b) Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates may be personalized according
to section 168.12, subdivision 2a.
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At the request of a Minnesota professional sports team's foundation,
the commissioner must, in consultation with the foundation, adopt a suitable plate design
incorporating the foundation's marks and colors. The commissioner may design a single
plate that incorporates the marks and colors of all foundations that have requested a plate.
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On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
if the subsequent vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), to bear the special plates;
and
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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
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Contributions collected under subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota professional sports team
foundations account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account
is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual
cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the
foundations in proportion to the total number of Minnesota professional sports team
foundation plates issued for that year. Proceeds from a plate that includes the marks and
colors of all foundations must be divided evenly between all foundations. The foundations
must only use the proceeds for philanthropic or charitable purposes.
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This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota
professional sports team foundation special plates issued on or after that date.
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