HF 2461

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to appropriations; appropriating money for 
  1.3             transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public 
  1.4             safety activities; authorizing issuance of trunk 
  1.5             highway bonds; providing for general contingent 
  1.6             accounts and tort claims; modifying provision for 
  1.7             handling state mail; providing for repayment of money 
  1.8             advanced for highways; modifying vehicle registration 
  1.9             plate, tax, and fee provisions and providing for 
  1.10            definitions; modifying motor vehicle, traffic 
  1.11            regulation, driver's license, and driving record 
  1.12            provisions relating to commercial motor vehicles; 
  1.13            proposing amendment to Minnesota Constitution to 
  1.14            allocate proceeds of tax on sale of motor vehicles; 
  1.15            increasing or modifying fees for motor vehicle 
  1.16            transfers and driver and vehicle services; allowing 
  1.17            state transportation funds to be used for design and 
  1.18            preliminary engineering of bridges in smaller cities; 
  1.19            authorizing billing for highway sign program and 
  1.20            establishing special account; modifying apportionments 
  1.21            for county state-aid highways; increasing amount 
  1.22            deductible from county state-aid highway fund for 
  1.23            administrative costs; modifying traffic regulation 
  1.24            relating to unimpeded vision from inside vehicles; 
  1.25            redefining recreational vehicle combination to include 
  1.26            certain combinations hauling horse trailers and 
  1.27            related vehicles; increasing maximum gross weight for 
  1.28            certain vehicles and combinations hauling livestock on 
  1.29            noninterstate trunk highways; extending exemption for 
  1.30            milk truck weight limit; modifying driver's license 
  1.31            and permit provisions; allowing driver's license 
  1.32            suspension for paying license fees with dishonored 
  1.33            check; providing a bidding exception for certain 
  1.34            federally subsidized transit facilities; abolishing 
  1.35            provision regulating unlawful gasoline sales; 
  1.36            providing for metropolitan transit operations and 
  1.37            funding; abolishing bus fare policy provision; 
  1.38            permitting development of bus rapid transit in Cedar 
  1.39            Avenue transit corridor; providing for speed limits; 
  1.40            providing for wetland replacement near city of 
  1.41            Cologne; modifying employment status of public safety 
  1.42            radio communications operators; requiring 
  1.43            discontinuance of insurance verification sampling 
  1.44            program until modified and providing remedies for 
  1.45            charged violations; establishing accounts; setting 
  1.46            maximum speed for trains in city of Orr; abolishing 
  2.1             statewide bicycle registration program; requiring 
  2.2             studies and reports; making technical and clarifying 
  2.3             revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 
  2.4             16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1; 161.361, subdivision 
  2.5             2; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 1, by 
  2.6             adding a subdivision; 162.08, subdivision 3; 168.011, 
  2.7             subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding 
  2.8             subdivisions; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.09, 
  2.9             subdivision 7; 168.091, subdivision 1; 168.10, 
  2.10            subdivision 1c; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 
  2.11            168.123; 168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 
  2.12            168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 
  2.13            168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 
  2.14            168.16; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision 5; 
  2.15            168.33; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.381; 168.54, 
  2.16            subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29; 
  2.17            168A.31; 169.01, subdivisions 75, 76, 78; 169.09, 
  2.18            subdivision 13; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 
  2.19            169.18, subdivision 5; 169.71, subdivision 1; 169.81, 
  2.20            subdivision 3c; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.851, 
  2.21            subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.87, 
  2.22            subdivision 4; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 169A.52, 
  2.23            subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.01, 
  2.24            subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision; 
  2.25            171.02; 171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.05, 
  2.26            subdivisions 1, 2; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06, 
  2.27            subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, 
  2.28            subdivision 11; 171.09; 171.12, subdivisions 3, 6; 
  2.29            171.13, subdivisions 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 
  2.30            171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 171.18, subdivision 1; 
  2.31            171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 
  2.32            171.36; 174.50, by adding a subdivision; 179A.03, 
  2.33            subdivision 7; 179A.10, subdivision 2; 297B.09, 
  2.34            subdivision 1; 469.015, subdivision 4; 473.446, 
  2.35            subdivision 3; 473.4461; 473F.08, subdivision 3b; 
  2.36            609.855, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for 
  2.37            new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 168; 169; 
  2.38            171; 190; 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
  2.39            sections 168.011, subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 
  2.40            12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 
  2.41            168.15, subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 
  2.42            3, 4; 168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 
  2.43            168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11; 
  2.44            168C.12; 168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 
  2.45            171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; 325D.71; 
  2.46            473.408, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 
  2.47            7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 
  2.48            7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 
  2.49            7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300; 7503.2400; 7800.0600; 
  2.50            7800.3200, subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 
  2.51            20; 8855.0500, subpart 1. 
  2.52  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  2.53                             ARTICLE 1 
  2.54                           APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.55                 TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES 
  2.56  Section 1.  [TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  2.57     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  2.58  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
  2.59  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to 
  2.60  be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  
  2.61  The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean 
  3.1   that the appropriations listed under them are available for the 
  3.2   year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.  If 
  3.3   the figures are not used, the appropriations are available for 
  3.4   the year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.  
  3.5   The term "first year" means the year ending June 30, 2006, and 
  3.6   the term "second year" means the year ending June 30, 2007. 
  3.7                           SUMMARY BY FUND
  3.8                             2006          2007           TOTAL
  3.9   General            $   80,266,000 $   81,521,000 $  161,787,000
  3.10  Airports               19,458,000     19,458,000     38,916,000
  3.11  C.S.A.H.              455,335,000    482,948,000    938,283,000
  3.12  M.S.A.S.              120,848,000    128,541,000    249,389,000
  3.13  Special Revenue        44,663,000     43,968,000     88,631,000
  3.14  Highway User            8,568,000      8,638,000     17,206,000
  3.15  Trunk Highway       1,159,868,000  1,288,370,000  2,448,238,000
  3.16  TOTAL              $1,889,006,000 $2,053,444,000 $3,942,450,000
  3.17                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  3.18                                         Available for the Year 
  3.19                                             Ending June 30 
  3.20                                            2006         2007 
  3.21  Sec. 2.  TRANSPORTATION
  3.22  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  3.23  Appropriation                     $1,698,034,000 $1,861,851,000
  3.24  The appropriations in this section are 
  3.25  from the trunk highway fund, except 
  3.26  when another fund is named. 
  3.27                Summary by Fund
  3.28                           2006          2007  
  3.29  General              16,721,000    16,721,000
  3.30  Airports             19,408,000    19,408,000
  3.31  C.S.A.H.            455,335,000   482,948,000
  3.32  M.S.A.S.            120,848,000   128,541,000
  3.33  Trunk Highway     1,085,722,000 1,214,233,000
  3.34  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  3.35  appropriation for each program are 
  3.36  specified in the following subdivisions.
  3.37  Subd. 2.  Multimodal Systems          42,647,000     42,647,000 
  3.38                Summary by Fund
  3.39  Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
  3.40  General              16,656,000    16,656,000
  4.1   Trunk Highway         6,608,000     6,608,000
  4.2   The amounts that may be spent from this 
  4.3   appropriation for each activity are as 
  4.4   follows: 
  4.5   (a) Aeronautics  
  4.6       20,220,000     20,220,000 
  4.7                 Summary by Fund
  4.8   Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
  4.9   Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
  4.10  Except as otherwise provided, the 
  4.11  appropriations in this subdivision are 
  4.12  from the state airports fund. 
  4.13  (1) Airport Development 
  4.14  and Assistance 
  4.15      14,298,000     14,298,000 
  4.16  These appropriations must be spent 
  4.17  according to Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.18  section 360.305, subdivision 4. 
  4.19  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.20  section 16A.28, subdivision 6, funds 
  4.21  are available for five years after 
  4.22  appropriation. 
  4.23  If the appropriation for either year is 
  4.24  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
  4.25  other year is available for it. 
  4.26  Of this state airports fund 
  4.27  appropriation in Laws 2003, First 
  4.28  Special Session chapter 19, article 1, 
  4.29  section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
  4.30  (a), clause (1), $1,900,000 cancels to 
  4.31  the state airports fund.  This 
  4.32  cancellation is effective the day 
  4.33  following final enactment. 
  4.34  (2) Aviation Support and Services 
  4.35    5,922,000      5,922,000
  4.36                Summary by Fund
  4.37  Airports              5,085,000     5,085,000
  4.38  Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
  4.39  $65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
  4.40  second year are for the Civil Air 
  4.41  Patrol. 
  4.42  (b) Transit                 
  4.43      17,105,000     17,105,000 
  4.44                Summary by Fund
  4.45  General              16,310,000    16,310,000
  4.46  Trunk Highway           795,000       795,000
  5.1   (c) Freight       
  5.2   The general fund budget base for this 
  5.3   activity for the 2008-2009 biennium is 
  5.4   $15,810,000 each year. 
  5.5        5,322,000      5,322,000 
  5.6                 Summary by Fund
  5.7   General                 346,000       346,000
  5.8   Trunk Highway         4,976,000     4,976,000
  5.9   Subd. 3.  State Roads              1,023,615,000  1,152,126,000 
  5.10                Summary by Fund
  5.11  General                   9,000         9,000
  5.12  Trunk Highway     1,023,606,000 1,152,117,000
  5.13  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  5.14  appropriation for each activity are as 
  5.15  follows: 
  5.16  (a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning
  5.17      824,248,000    966,717,000 
  5.18  (1) Infrastructure Investment Support 
  5.19      168,207,000   168,207,000 
  5.20  $266,000 the first year and $266,000 
  5.21  the second year are available for 
  5.22  grants to metropolitan planning 
  5.23  organizations outside the seven-county 
  5.24  metropolitan area. 
  5.25  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
  5.26  second year are for a transportation 
  5.27  research contingent account to finance 
  5.28  research projects that are reimbursable 
  5.29  from the federal government or from 
  5.30  other sources.  If the appropriation 
  5.31  for either year is insufficient, the 
  5.32  appropriation for the other year is 
  5.33  available for it. 
  5.34  $600,000 the first year and $600,000 
  5.35  the second year are available for 
  5.36  grants for transportation studies 
  5.37  outside the metropolitan area to 
  5.38  identify critical concerns, problems, 
  5.39  and issues.  These grants are available 
  5.40  (1) to regional development 
  5.41  commissions, and (2) in regions where 
  5.42  no regional development commission is 
  5.43  functioning, to joint powers boards 
  5.44  established under agreement of two or 
  5.45  more political subdivisions in the 
  5.46  region to exercise the planning 
  5.47  functions of a regional development 
  5.48  commission, and (3) in regions where no 
  5.49  regional development commission or 
  5.50  joint powers board is functioning, to 
  5.51  the department's district office for 
  5.52  that region. 
  5.53  The commissioner shall contract with 
  6.1   the University of Minnesota Center for 
  6.2   Transportation Studies for a study of 
  6.3   the feasibility and effectiveness of a 
  6.4   remodeled transit system in the 
  6.5   metropolitan area that incorporates the 
  6.6   metropolitan freeway system.  The study 
  6.7   must include consideration of a system 
  6.8   whereby passengers board from a freeway 
  6.9   median or freeway shoulder, or 
  6.10  combination thereof.  The study must 
  6.11  include: 
  6.12  (1) similar studies or projects in 
  6.13  other states; 
  6.14  (2) time savings to passengers and 
  6.15  cost-effectiveness of using transit 
  6.16  vehicles operating without tracks 
  6.17  within existing freeway right-of-way; 
  6.18  and 
  6.19  (3) feasibility of realignment of the 
  6.20  existing bus transit system to directly 
  6.21  feed the transit vehicles operating 
  6.22  within freeway right-of-way. 
  6.23  The Center for Transportation Studies 
  6.24  shall consult with the Metropolitan 
  6.25  Council on the redesign of the system.  
  6.26  The Metropolitan Council must provide 
  6.27  the center with all relevant ridership 
  6.28  and cost information, and must assist 
  6.29  and cooperate with the center as 
  6.30  necessary to complete the study. 
  6.31  The contract must require the Center 
  6.32  for Transportation Studies to report on 
  6.33  the study, with findings and 
  6.34  recommendations, by June 30, 2006. 
  6.35  (2) State Road Construction  
  6.36     576,950,000    680,950,000
  6.37  It is estimated that these 
  6.38  appropriations will be funded as 
  6.39  follows: 
  6.40  Federal Highway Aid         
  6.41     280,000,000    384,000,000 
  6.42  Highway User Taxes           
  6.43     296,950,000    296,950,000
  6.44  The commissioner of transportation 
  6.45  shall notify the chair of the 
  6.46  Transportation Budget Division of the 
  6.47  senate and the chair of the 
  6.48  Transportation Finance Committee of the 
  6.49  house of representatives of any 
  6.50  significant events that should cause 
  6.51  these estimates to change. 
  6.52  This appropriation is for the actual 
  6.53  construction, reconstruction, and 
  6.54  improvement of trunk highways including 
  6.55  consultant usage to support these 
  6.56  activities.  This includes the cost of 
  6.57  actual payment to landowners for lands 
  7.1   acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
  7.2   payment to lessees, interest subsidies, 
  7.3   and relocation expenses. 
  7.4   The commissioner may transfer up to 
  7.5   $15,000,000 each year to the 
  7.6   transportation revolving loan fund. 
  7.7   The commissioner may receive money 
  7.8   covering other shares of the cost of 
  7.9   partnership projects.  These receipts 
  7.10  are appropriated to the commissioner 
  7.11  for these projects. 
  7.12  (3) Highway Debt Service     
  7.13      51,769,000     73,889,000 
  7.14  $42,086,000 the first year and 
  7.15  $62,005,000 the second year are for 
  7.16  transfer to the state bond fund.  If 
  7.17  this appropriation is insufficient to 
  7.18  make all transfers required in the year 
  7.19  for which it is made, the commissioner 
  7.20  of finance shall notify the Committee 
  7.21  on State Government Finance of the 
  7.22  senate and the Committee on Ways and 
  7.23  Means of the house of representatives 
  7.24  of the amount of the deficiency and 
  7.25  shall then transfer that amount under 
  7.26  the statutory open appropriation.  Any 
  7.27  excess appropriation cancels to the 
  7.28  trunk highway fund. 
  7.29  (b) Infrastructure Operations
  7.30  and Maintenance
  7.31     204,746,000    204,746,000 
  7.32  (c) Electronic Communications
  7.33       5,965,000      5,965,000 
  7.34                Summary by Fund
  7.35  General                   9,000         9,000
  7.36  Trunk Highway         5,956,000     5,956,000
  7.37  $9,000 the first year and $9,000 the 
  7.38  second year are from the general fund 
  7.39  for equipment and operation of the 
  7.40  Roosevelt signal tower for Lake of the 
  7.41  Woods weather broadcasting. 
  7.42  Subd. 4.  Local Roads                576,183,000    611,489,000 
  7.43                Summary by Fund
  7.44  C.S.A.H.            455,335,000   482,948,000
  7.45  M.S.A.S.            120,848,000   128,541,000
  7.46  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  7.47  appropriation for each activity are as 
  7.48  follows: 
  7.49  (a) County State Aids 
  7.50     455,335,000    482,948,000 
  8.1   This appropriation is from the county 
  8.2   state-aid highway fund and is available 
  8.3   until spent. 
  8.4   (b) Municipal State Aids     
  8.5      120,848,000     128,541,000
  8.6   This appropriation is from the 
  8.7   municipal state-aid street fund and is 
  8.8   available until spent. 
  8.9   If an appropriation for either county 
  8.10  state aids or municipal state aids does 
  8.11  not exhaust the balance in the fund 
  8.12  from which it is made in the year for 
  8.13  which it is made, the commissioner of 
  8.14  finance, upon request of the 
  8.15  commissioner of transportation, shall 
  8.16  notify the chair of the Transportation 
  8.17  Finance Committee of the house of 
  8.18  representatives and the chair of the 
  8.19  Transportation Budget Division of the 
  8.20  senate of the amount of the remainder 
  8.21  and shall then add that amount to the 
  8.22  appropriation.  The amount added is 
  8.23  appropriated for the purposes of county 
  8.24  state aids or municipal state aids, as 
  8.25  appropriate. 
  8.26  If the appropriation for either county 
  8.27  state aids or municipal state aids does 
  8.28  exhaust the balance in the fund from 
  8.29  which it is made in the year for which 
  8.30  it is made, the commissioner of finance 
  8.31  shall notify the chair of the 
  8.32  Transportation Finance Committee of the 
  8.33  house of representatives and the chair 
  8.34  of the Transportation Budget Division 
  8.35  of the senate of the amount by which 
  8.36  the appropriation exceeds the balance 
  8.37  and shall then reduce that amount from 
  8.38  the appropriation. 
  8.39  Subd. 5.  General Support   
  8.40  and Services                          55,589,000     55,589,000 
  8.41                Summary by Fund
  8.42  General                  56,000        56,000
  8.43  Airports                 25,000        25,000
  8.44  Trunk Highway        55,508,000    55,508,000
  8.45  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  8.46  appropriation for each activity are as 
  8.47  follows: 
  8.48  (a) Department Support
  8.49      38,999,000     38,999,000 
  8.50                Summary by Fund
  8.51  Airports                 25,000        25,000
  8.52  Trunk Highway        38,974,000    38,974,000
  8.53  (b) Buildings 
  9.1       16,590,000     16,590,000 
  9.2                 Summary by Fund
  9.3   General                  56,000        56,000
  9.4   Trunk Highway        16,534,000    16,534,000
  9.5   If the appropriation for either year is 
  9.6   insufficient, the appropriation for the 
  9.7   other year is available for it.  
  9.8   The budget base for this activity in 
  9.9   fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is 
  9.10  $12,590,000 each year. 
  9.11  Subd. 6.  Transfers                                             
  9.12  (a) With the approval of the 
  9.13  commissioner of finance, the 
  9.14  commissioner of transportation may 
  9.15  transfer unencumbered balances among 
  9.16  the appropriations from the trunk 
  9.17  highway fund and the state airports 
  9.18  fund made in this section.  No transfer 
  9.19  may be made from the appropriation for 
  9.20  state road construction.  No transfer 
  9.21  may be made from the appropriations for 
  9.22  debt service to any other appropriation.
  9.23  Transfers under this paragraph may not 
  9.24  be made between funds.  Transfers 
  9.25  between programs must be reported 
  9.26  immediately to the chair of the 
  9.27  Transportation Budget Division of the 
  9.28  senate and the chair of the 
  9.29  Transportation Finance Committee of the 
  9.30  house of representatives. 
  9.31  (b) The commissioner of finance shall 
  9.32  transfer from the flexible account in 
  9.33  the county state-aid highway fund 
  9.34  $5,650,000 the first year and 
  9.35  $1,480,000 the second year to the 
  9.36  municipal turnback account in the 
  9.37  municipal state-aid street fund, 
  9.38  $10,390,000 the first year to the trunk 
  9.39  highway fund and $7,380,000 the second 
  9.40  year to the trunk highway fund, and the 
  9.41  remainder in each year to the county 
  9.42  turnback account in the county 
  9.43  state-aid highway fund. 
  9.44  Subd. 7.  Use of State Road 
  9.45  Construction Appropriations         
  9.46  Any money appropriated to the 
  9.47  commissioner of transportation for 
  9.48  state road construction for any fiscal 
  9.49  year before fiscal year 2006 is 
  9.50  available to the commissioner during 
  9.51  fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to the 
  9.52  extent that the commissioner spends the 
  9.53  money on the state road construction 
  9.54  project for which the money was 
  9.55  originally encumbered during the fiscal 
  9.56  year for which it was appropriated.  
  9.57  The commissioner of transportation 
  9.58  shall report to the commissioner of 
  9.59  finance by August 1, 2005, and August 
  9.60  1, 2006, on a form the commissioner of 
  9.61  finance provides, on expenditures made 
 10.1   during the previous fiscal year that 
 10.2   are authorized by this subdivision. 
 10.3   Subd. 8.  Contingent Appropriation                              
 10.4   The commissioner of transportation, 
 10.5   with the approval of the governor after 
 10.6   review by the Legislative Advisory 
 10.7   Commission under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.8   section 3.30, may transfer all or part 
 10.9   of the unappropriated balance in the 
 10.10  trunk highway fund to an appropriation 
 10.11  (1) for trunk highway design, 
 10.12  construction, or inspection in order to 
 10.13  take advantage of an unanticipated 
 10.14  receipt of income to the trunk highway 
 10.15  fund or to take advantage of Federal 
 10.16  Advanced Construction funding, (2) for 
 10.17  trunk highway maintenance in order to 
 10.18  meet an emergency, or (3) to pay tort 
 10.19  or environmental claims.  Any transfer 
 10.20  as a result of the use of Federal 
 10.21  Advanced Construction funding must 
 10.22  include an analysis of the effects on 
 10.23  the long-term trunk highway fund 
 10.24  balance.  The amount transferred is 
 10.25  appropriated for the purpose of the 
 10.26  account to which it is transferred. 
 10.27  Sec. 3.  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 10.28  TRANSIT                               58,303,000     59,553,000 
 10.29  (a) Bus Transit
 10.30      54,753,000     54,753,000 
 10.31  This appropriation is for bus system 
 10.32  operations. 
 10.33  The general fund budget base for this 
 10.34  activity for the 2008-2009 biennium is 
 10.35  $53,953,000 each year. 
 10.36  Money received by the council under 
 10.37  Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, 
 10.38  subdivision 3b, must be used by the 
 10.39  council to eliminate the council's 
 10.40  targeted service reductions in the 
 10.41  2006-2007 biennium. 
 10.42  The council may not implement those 
 10.43  reductions in the 2006-2007 biennium.  
 10.44  The council shall achieve compliance 
 10.45  with this provision through the use of: 
 10.46  (1) the appropriations and other 
 10.47  funding in this paragraph; 
 10.48  (2) other revenue increases: 
 10.49  (3) administrative reductions; 
 10.50  (4) cost-containment measures; and 
 10.51  (5) operating efficiencies. 
 10.52  The council may not reduce the Metro 
 10.53  Mobility service area in the 2006-2007 
 10.54  biennium. 
 10.55  The council must charge the fully 
 11.1   allocated cost of providing transit 
 11.2   services under any contracts signed 
 11.3   with private corporations or nonprofit 
 11.4   organizations sponsoring special 
 11.5   services or events. 
 11.6   (b) Rail Operations
 11.7        3,550,000      4,800,000 
 11.8   This appropriation is for operations of 
 11.9   the Hiawatha LRT line.  
 11.10  This appropriation is for paying 50 
 11.11  percent of operating costs for the 
 11.12  Hiawatha light rail transit line after 
 11.13  operating revenue and federal funds are 
 11.14  used for light rail transit operations. 
 11.15  The remaining operating costs up to a 
 11.16  maximum of $3,550,000 the first year 
 11.17  and $4,800,000 the second year are to 
 11.18  be paid by the Hennepin County Regional 
 11.19  Rail Authority, using any or all of 
 11.20  these sources: 
 11.21  (1) general tax revenues of Hennepin 
 11.22  County; 
 11.23  (2) the authority's reserves; and 
 11.24  (3) taxes levied under Minnesota 
 11.25  Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision 
 11.26  8, notwithstanding any provision in 
 11.27  that subdivision that limits amounts 
 11.28  that may be levied for light rail 
 11.29  transit purposes. 
 11.30  Of the $1,200,000 realized by the 
 11.31  council from unanticipated fare revenue 
 11.32  and cost savings from light rail 
 11.33  transit operations in 2004-2005, the 
 11.34  council must transmit one-half to the 
 11.35  Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority 
 11.36  and one-half to the general fund by 
 11.37  June 30, 2005. 
 11.38  Sec. 4.  PUBLIC SAFETY
 11.39  Subdivision 1.  Total
 11.40  Appropriation                        136,694,000    131,065,000
 11.41                Summary by Fund
 11.42  General               5,242,000     5,247,000
 11.43  Trunk Highway        73,346,000    73,337,000
 11.44  Highway User          8,443,000     8,513,000
 11.45  Special Revenue      44,663,000    43,968,000
 11.46  Subd. 2.  Administration 
 11.47  and Related Services                   9,684,000      9,689,000 
 11.48                Summary by Fund
 11.49  General               2,371,000     2,376,000
 11.50  Trunk Highway         5,938,000     5,938,000
 11.51  Highway User          1,385,000     1,385,000
 12.1   (a) Office of Communications 
 12.2          385,000        385,000 
 12.3                 Summary by Fund
 12.4   General                  39,000        39,000
 12.5   Trunk Highway           346,000       346,000
 12.6   (b) Public Safety Support 
 12.7        6,855,000      6,860,000 
 12.8                 Summary by Fund
 12.9   General               2,241,000     2,246,000
 12.10  Trunk Highway         3,248,000     3,248,000
 12.11  Highway User          1,366,000     1,366,000
 12.12  $375,000 the first year and $380,000 
 12.13  the second year are for payment of 
 12.14  public safety officer survivor benefits 
 12.15  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.16  299A.44.  If the appropriation for 
 12.17  either year is insufficient, the 
 12.18  appropriation for the other year is 
 12.19  available for it.  
 12.20  $314,000 the first year and $314,000 
 12.21  the second year are to be deposited in 
 12.22  the public safety officer's benefit 
 12.23  account.  This money is available for 
 12.24  reimbursements under Minnesota 
 12.25  Statutes, section 299A.465.  
 12.26  $508,000 the first year and $508,000 
 12.27  the second year are for soft body armor 
 12.28  reimbursements under Minnesota 
 12.29  Statutes, section 299A.38. 
 12.30  $792,000 the first year and $792,000 
 12.31  the second year are appropriated from 
 12.32  the general fund for transfer by the 
 12.33  commissioner of finance to the trunk 
 12.34  highway fund on December 31, 2005, and 
 12.35  December 31, 2006, respectively, in 
 12.36  order to reimburse the trunk highway 
 12.37  fund for expenses not related to the 
 12.38  fund.  These represent amounts 
 12.39  appropriated out of the trunk highway 
 12.40  fund for general fund purposes in the 
 12.41  administration and related services 
 12.42  program. 
 12.43  $610,000 the first year and $610,000 
 12.44  the second year are appropriated from 
 12.45  the highway user tax distribution fund 
 12.46  for transfer by the commissioner of 
 12.47  finance to the trunk highway fund on 
 12.48  December 31, 2005, and December 31, 
 12.49  2006, respectively, in order to 
 12.50  reimburse the trunk highway fund for 
 12.51  expenses not related to the fund.  
 12.52  These represent amounts appropriated 
 12.53  out of the trunk highway fund for 
 12.54  highway user tax distribution fund 
 12.55  purposes in the administration and 
 12.56  related services program. 
 13.1   $716,000 the first year and $716,000 
 13.2   the second year are appropriated from 
 13.3   the highway user tax distribution fund 
 13.4   for transfer by the commissioner of 
 13.5   finance to the general fund on December 
 13.6   31, 2005, and December 31, 2006, 
 13.7   respectively, in order to reimburse the 
 13.8   general fund for expenses not related 
 13.9   to the fund.  These represent amounts 
 13.10  appropriated out of the general fund 
 13.11  for operation of the criminal justice 
 13.12  data network related to driver and 
 13.13  motor vehicle licensing. 
 13.14  (c) Technical Support Services
 13.15       2,454,000      2,454,000 
 13.16                Summary by Fund
 13.17  General                  91,000        91,000
 13.18  Trunk Highway         2,344,000     2,344,000
 13.19  Highway User             19,000        19,000
 13.20  Subd. 3.  State Patrol                70,047,000     70,038,000 
 13.21                Summary by Fund
 13.22  General               2,871,000     2,871,000
 13.23  Trunk Highway        67,084,000    67,075,000
 13.24  Highway User             92,000        92,000
 13.25  (a) Patrolling Highways      
 13.26      60,739,000     60,730,000 
 13.27                Summary by Fund
 13.28  General                  37,000        37,000
 13.29  Trunk Highway        60,610,000    60,601,000
 13.30  Highway User             92,000        92,000
 13.31  Of this appropriation, $3,700,000 the 
 13.32  first year is for the cost of adding 
 13.33  State Patrol positions.  If money 
 13.34  transferred to the trunk highway fund 
 13.35  in the first year from the alcohol 
 13.36  enforcement account in the special 
 13.37  revenue fund is less than the amount 
 13.38  specified in this paragraph, the 
 13.39  commissioner shall make up the 
 13.40  difference by transferring to the trunk 
 13.41  highway fund money allocated to the 
 13.42  commissioner under the federal repeat 
 13.43  offender transfer program, Public Law 
 13.44  105-206, section 164. 
 13.45  (b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
 13.46       6,474,000      6,474,000 
 13.47  This appropriation is from the trunk 
 13.48  highway fund. 
 13.49  (c) Capitol Security         
 14.1        2,834,000      2,834,000 
 14.2   The commissioner may not (1) spend any 
 14.3   money from the trunk highway fund for 
 14.4   capitol security, or (2) permanently 
 14.5   transfer any state trooper from the 
 14.6   patrolling highways activity to capitol 
 14.7   security. 
 14.8   The commissioner may not transfer any 
 14.9   money (1) appropriated for Department 
 14.10  of Public Safety administration, the 
 14.11  patrolling of highways, commercial 
 14.12  vehicle enforcement, or driver and 
 14.13  vehicle services to capitol security or 
 14.14  (2) from capitol security. 
 14.15  Subd. 4.  Driver and Vehicle Services
 14.16      50,635,000     50,010,000 
 14.17                Summary by Fund
 14.18  Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
 14.19  Special Revenue      43,669,000    42,974,000
 14.20  (a) Vehicle Services
 14.21      23,379,000     23,795,000 
 14.22                Summary by Fund
 14.23  Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
 14.24  Special Revenue      16,413,000    16,759,000
 14.25  This appropriation is from the vehicle 
 14.26  services operating account in the 
 14.27  special revenue fund. 
 14.28  (b) Driver Services
 14.29      27,256,000     26,215,000 
 14.30  This appropriation is from the driver 
 14.31  services operating account in the 
 14.32  special revenue fund. 
 14.33  Subd. 5.  Traffic Safety                 324,000        324,000 
 14.34  This appropriation is from the trunk 
 14.35  highway fund. 
 14.36  The commissioner of public safety shall 
 14.37  spend 50 percent of the money available 
 14.38  to the state under Public Law 105-206, 
 14.39  section 164, and the remaining 50 
 14.40  percent must be transferred to the 
 14.41  commissioner of transportation for 
 14.42  hazard elimination activities under 
 14.43  United States Code, title 23, section 
 14.44  152. 
 14.45  Subd. 6.  Pipeline Safety                994,000        994,000 
 14.46  This appropriation is from the pipeline 
 14.47  safety account in the special revenue 
 14.48  fund. 
 14.49  Sec. 5.  GENERAL CONTINGENT 
 15.1   ACCOUNTS                                 375,000        375,000 
 15.2                 Summary by Fund
 15.3   Trunk Highway           200,000       200,000
 15.4   Highway User            125,000       125,000
 15.5   Airports                 50,000        50,000
 15.6   The appropriations in this section may 
 15.7   only be spent with the approval of the 
 15.8   governor after consultation with the 
 15.9   Legislative Advisory Commission 
 15.10  pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 15.11  3.30. 
 15.12  If an appropriation in this section for 
 15.13  either year is insufficient, the 
 15.14  appropriation for the other year is 
 15.15  available for it. 
 15.16  Sec. 6.  TORT CLAIMS                     600,000        600,000 
 15.17  To be spent by the commissioner of 
 15.18  finance. 
 15.19  This appropriation is from the trunk 
 15.20  highway fund. 
 15.21  If the appropriation for either year is 
 15.22  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 15.23  other year is available for it. 
 15.24     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473F.08, 
 15.25  subdivision 3b, is amended to read: 
 15.26     Subd. 3b.  [LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND.] (a) The Hennepin 
 15.27  County auditor shall certify the city of Bloomington's interest 
 15.28  payments for 1987 for the bonds which were sold for highway 
 15.29  improvements pursuant to Laws 1986, chapter 391, section 2, 
 15.30  paragraph (g), and which were certified as an addition to the 
 15.31  city of Bloomington's areawide levy for taxes payable in 1988. 
 15.32     (b) For taxes payable in 1996 through taxes payable in 
 15.33  1999, the Hennepin County auditor shall certify the amount 
 15.34  calculated by subtracting the amount certified under subdivision 
 15.35  3a from the amount in paragraph (a).  For taxes payable in 2000 
 15.36  and subsequent years, the Hennepin County auditor shall certify 
 15.37  the amount calculated in paragraph (a).  
 15.38     (c) The Metropolitan Council may annually certify to the 
 15.39  Ramsey County auditor the amount calculated under paragraph (b), 
 15.40  or a lesser amount, but not to exceed $5,000,000, to be used to 
 15.41  provide funds for (1) the cleanup of polluted lands in the 
 15.42  metropolitan area, or (2) metropolitan transit operations. 
 16.1      (d) The amount certified under paragraph (c) shall be 
 16.2   certified annually by the Ramsey County auditor to the 
 16.3   administrative auditor as an addition to the Metropolitan 
 16.4   Council's areawide levy under subdivision 5. 
 16.5      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.855, is 
 16.6   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 16.7      Subd. 8.  [SURCHARGE.] Notwithstanding any other law, a 
 16.8   person who violates subdivision 1 while riding or attempting to 
 16.9   ride in a light rail transit vehicle is assessed an additional 
 16.10  surcharge of $20.  Surcharges collected under this subdivision 
 16.11  must be transmitted to the Metropolitan Council and spent by the 
 16.12  council solely on light rail transit operations. 
 16.13                             ARTICLE 2 
 16.14              PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS 
 16.15     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is 
 16.16  amended to read: 
 16.17     16B.49 [CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.] 
 16.18     (a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state 
 16.19  agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail 
 16.20  handling unit.  Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul 
 16.21  must be delivered unstamped to the unit.  The unit shall also 
 16.22  operate an interoffice mail distribution system.  The department 
 16.23  may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to 
 16.24  operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively.  Account must 
 16.25  be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a 
 16.26  proper charge against the agency delivering the mail.  To 
 16.27  provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make 
 16.28  advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its 
 16.29  postage obligations for at least 60 days.  For purposes of this 
 16.30  section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a 
 16.31  state agency. 
 16.32     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the 
 16.33  commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related 
 16.34  functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling 
 16.35  unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program 
 16.36  effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or 
 17.1   greater economy in state government. 
 17.2      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908, 
 17.3   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 17.4      Subdivision 1.  [FEE CHARGED.] A fee of $4 $8 shall be 
 17.5   charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer 
 17.6   of title within the state, other than transfers for resale 
 17.7   purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000 
 17.8   pounds.  The fee shall be collected in an appropriate manner by 
 17.9   the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety.  
 17.10  Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued 
 17.11  by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety for 
 17.12  the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the 
 17.13  transfer fee unless the fee is paid.  The fee may not be charged 
 17.14  on the transfer of:  
 17.15     (1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to 
 17.16  the same person; 
 17.17     (2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section 
 17.18  297A.70, subdivision 2; or 
 17.19     (3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of 
 17.20  another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date 
 17.21  of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this 
 17.22  state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.
 17.23     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is 
 17.24  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 17.25     Subd. 2a.  [COMMISSIONER.] "Commissioner" means the 
 17.26  commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. 
 17.27     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013, 
 17.28  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 17.29     Subd. 8.  [PROCEEDS TO HIGHWAY USER FUND; VEHICLE SERVICES 
 17.30  OPERATING ACCOUNT.] (a) Unless otherwise specified in this 
 17.31  chapter, the net proceeds of the registration tax imposed on 
 17.32  motor vehicles under this chapter shall must be collected by the 
 17.33  registrar of motor vehicles and commissioner, paid into the 
 17.34  state treasury, and credited to the highway user tax 
 17.35  distribution fund. 
 17.36     (b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise 
 18.1   specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating 
 18.2   account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 
 18.3      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09, 
 18.4   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 18.5      Subd. 7.  [DISPLAY OF TEMPORARY PERMIT; SPECIAL PLATES.] 
 18.6   (a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section 
 18.7   168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123; 
 18.8   168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129, may display a 
 18.9   temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if: 
 18.10     (1) the current registration tax and all other fees have 
 18.11  been paid in full; and 
 18.12     (2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, 
 18.13  subdivision 1, paragraph (b) (d), clause (3). 
 18.14     (b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may 
 18.15  display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired 
 18.16  registration, with or without a registration license plate, if: 
 18.17     (1) the license plates have been applied for and the 
 18.18  registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in 
 18.19  section 168.10; and 
 18.20     (2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while 
 18.21  displaying the temporary permit and not used for general 
 18.22  transportation purposes. 
 18.23     (c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days.  The 
 18.24  permit must be in a form format prescribed by the commissioner 
 18.25  of public safety and whenever practicable must be posted upon 
 18.26  the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the 
 18.27  vehicle.  The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it 
 18.28  was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new license plates 
 18.29  to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. 
 18.30     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, 
 18.31  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 18.32     Subd. 2.  [AFFIDAVIT FOR REGISTRATION AND TAXATION.] (a) A 
 18.33  classic motorcycle must be listed for taxation taxed and 
 18.34  registration registered by executed the vehicle owner submitting 
 18.35  an affidavit to the commissioner stating (1) the name and 
 18.36  address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person 
 19.1   from whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4) 
 19.2   the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's vehicle 
 19.3   identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and 
 19.4   operated solely as a collector's item and will not be used for 
 19.5   general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one 
 19.6   or more motor vehicles with regular license plates.  
 19.7      (b) When the registrar commissioner is satisfied that the 
 19.8   affidavit is true, correct, and complete and that the owner has 
 19.9   paid a $10 registration tax, the registrar commissioner shall 
 19.10  list the vehicle for taxation and registration register the 
 19.11  vehicle and shall issue special number plates.  
 19.12     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, 
 19.13  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 19.14     Subd. 3.  [SPECIAL CLASSIC PLATES.] The registrar 
 19.15  commissioner shall issue number plates of the same size as 
 19.16  standard motorcycle license plates and inscribed "collector" and 
 19.17  "Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of 
 19.18  characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but 
 19.19  without a date.  The plates are valid without renewal as long as 
 19.20  the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the 
 19.21  applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle.  The registrar 
 19.22  commissioner may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this 
 19.23  subdivision.  
 19.24     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, 
 19.25  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 19.26     Subd. 5.  [ORIGINAL PLATES.] (a) Instead of being 
 19.27  issued special classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle 
 19.28  registered under this section may display original Minnesota 
 19.29  number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the 
 19.30  motorcycle on which they are displayed.  The number of on the 
 19.31  original plates must be provided to the registrar commissioner.  
 19.32     (b) Original Minnesota number plates may not be used if the 
 19.33  number on the original plate is identical to the number on a 
 19.34  current collector's plate issued by the registrar commissioner.  
 19.35     (c) A person currently using classic motorcycle plates 
 19.36  issued under this section, shall return those plates to the 
 20.1   registrar before substituting original plates.  
 20.2      (d) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector 
 20.3   vehicle, the registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of 
 20.4   $10 for registering the number on the original plates.  
 20.5      Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is 
 20.6   amended to read: 
 20.7      168.12 [LICENSE PLATES.] 
 20.8      Subdivision 1.  [NUMBER PLATES; DESIGN, VISIBILITY, PERIODS 
 20.9   OF ISSUANCE.] (a) The registrar commissioner, upon the approval 
 20.10  and payment, shall issue to the applicant the number plates 
 20.11  required by law this chapter, bearing the state name and the an 
 20.12  assigned vehicle registration number assigned.  The number 
 20.13  assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or 
 20.14  sign with figures.  The color of the plates and the color of the 
 20.15  abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned shall 
 20.16  must be in marked contrast.  The plates shall must be lettered, 
 20.17  spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration 
 20.18  of the vehicle according to the rules of the registrar, and 
 20.19  commissioner. 
 20.20     (b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total 
 20.21  gross weight, the plates issued shall must clearly indicate by 
 20.22  letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for 
 20.23  which the tax has been paid.  These number 
 20.24     (c) The plates shall must be so treated as to be at least 
 20.25  100 times brighter than the conventional painted number plates.  
 20.26  When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, these number the 
 20.27  plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard 
 20.28  headlights, shall must be visible for a distance of not less 
 20.29  than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 
 20.30  feet. 
 20.31     (b) (d) The registrar commissioner shall issue these 
 20.32  number plates for the following periods: 
 20.33     (1) New number plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, 
 20.34  subdivision 1, shall must be issued to a vehicle for as long as 
 20.35  it the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall 
 20.36  not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate 
 21.1   may be transferred with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency 
 21.2   to another.  
 21.3      (2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles as defined in 
 21.4   section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall must be issued for a 
 21.5   seven-year period.  All plates issued under this paragraph must 
 21.6   be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time 
 21.7   of annual registration renewal or will become so during the 
 21.8   registration period. 
 21.9      (3) Number Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, 
 21.10  subdivisions 16 and 17, shall must be for a seven-year period. 
 21.11     (4) Number Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and 
 21.12  section 168.123 shall must be issued for the life of the veteran 
 21.13  under section 169.79. 
 21.14     (5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to 
 21.15  (3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, shall must be 
 21.16  issued for the life of the vehicle.  Beginning with number 
 21.17  plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with 
 21.18  a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less shall must be 
 21.19  issued for the life of the trailer and shall must be not more 
 21.20  than seven inches in length and four inches in width. 
 21.21     (c) (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the 
 21.22  registrar commissioner shall issue for each registration a tab 
 21.23  or sticker to designate the year of registration.  This tab or 
 21.24  sticker shall must show the calendar year or years for which the 
 21.25  sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period.  
 21.26  The number plates, number tabs, or and stickers issued for a 
 21.27  motor vehicle may not be transferred to another motor vehicle 
 21.28  during the period for which it the sticker is issued, except 
 21.29  when issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187.
 21.30     (d) Notwithstanding (f) Despite any other provision of this 
 21.31  subdivision, number plates issued to a vehicle which is used for 
 21.32  behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a 
 21.33  public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the 
 21.34  same purpose without payment of any additional fee.  The 
 21.35  registrar shall be notified public school shall notify the 
 21.36  commissioner of each transfer of number plates under this 
 22.1   paragraph and.  The commissioner may prescribe a form format for 
 22.2   notification. 
 22.3      Subd. 2.  [AMATEUR RADIO LICENSEE; SPECIAL PLATES.] (a) Any 
 22.4   The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an 
 22.5   applicant who: 
 22.6      (1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, 
 22.7   van or pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational motor 
 22.8   vehicle, and; 
 22.9      (2) is a resident of this state, and who; 
 22.10     (3) holds an official amateur radio station license, or a 
 22.11  citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued 
 22.12  by the Federal Communications Commission shall upon compliance; 
 22.13     (4) pays the registration tax required under section 
 22.14  168.013; 
 22.15     (5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and 
 22.16  any other fees required by this chapter; and 
 22.17     (6) complies with all laws of this state relating to this 
 22.18  chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
 22.19  and the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, be furnished 
 22.20  with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law, 
 22.21  upon which,; 
 22.22     (b) In lieu of the numbers registration number required for 
 22.23  identification under subdivision 1, shall be inscribed the 
 22.24  plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the 
 22.25  applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission, 
 22.26  and the words "AMATEUR RADIO." 
 22.27     The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax 
 22.28  required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates, 
 22.29  and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the 
 22.30  applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license 
 22.31  plates issued for the motor vehicle. 
 22.32     (c) This provision for the issue of special license plates 
 22.33  shall apply applies only if the applicant's motor vehicle is 
 22.34  already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid 
 22.35  regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under 
 22.36  which to operate it during the time that it will take to have 
 23.1   the necessary special license plates made. 
 23.2      (d) If owning or jointly owning more than one motor vehicle 
 23.3   of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may 
 23.4   apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor 
 23.5   vehicles, and, if each application complies with this 
 23.6   subdivision, the registrar commissioner shall furnish the 
 23.7   applicant with the special plates, inscribed with indicating the 
 23.8   official amateur call letters and other distinguishing 
 23.9   information as the registrar commissioner considers necessary, 
 23.10  for each of the two motor vehicles.  
 23.11     (e) And The registrar commissioner may make reasonable 
 23.12  rules governing the use of the special license plates as will 
 23.13  assure the full compliance by the owner and holder of the 
 23.14  special plates, with all existing laws governing the 
 23.15  registration of motor vehicles, and the transfer and the use 
 23.16  thereof of the plates. 
 23.17     (b) (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1, 
 23.18  the special license plates issued under this subdivision may be 
 23.19  transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in 
 23.20  paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner, upon the payment 
 23.21  of a fee of $5.  The registrar commissioner must be notified of 
 23.22  before the transfer and may prescribe a form format for the 
 23.23  notification.  
 23.24     (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into 
 23.25  the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax 
 23.26  distribution fund. 
 23.27     Subd. 2a.  [PERSONALIZED PLATES; RULES.] (a) The 
 23.28  commissioner shall issue personalized license plates must be 
 23.29  issued to an applicant for registration of who: 
 23.30     (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a 
 23.31  passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car, 
 23.32  collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as defined in 
 23.33  section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck with a 
 23.34  manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and 
 23.35  resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle, including a classic 
 23.36  motorcycle; or self-propelled a recreational motor vehicle, upon 
 24.1   compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration 
 24.2   of the vehicle and upon payment of; 
 24.3      (2) pays a onetime fee of $100 in addition to and any other 
 24.4   fees required by this chapter; 
 24.5      (3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
 24.6   for the motor vehicle; and 
 24.7      (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing 
 24.8   registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers. 
 24.9      (b) The registrar commissioner shall designate charge a 
 24.10  replacement fee for personalized license plates that is 
 24.11  calculated to cover the cost of replacement as specified in 
 24.12  subdivision 5.  This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever 
 24.13  the personalized license plates are required to be replaced by 
 24.14  law. 
 24.15     (c) In lieu of the numbers registration number assigned as 
 24.16  provided in subdivision 1, personalized license plates must have 
 24.17  imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and 
 24.18  letters in any combination.  When an applicant has once obtained 
 24.19  personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for 
 24.20  similar personalized plates in the next succeeding year as long 
 24.21  as current motor vehicle registration is maintained. 
 24.22     (d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in 
 24.23  the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and 
 24.24  transfer of personalized license plates.  No words or 
 24.25  combination of letters placed on personalized license plates may 
 24.26  be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, 
 24.27  or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would offend public 
 24.28  morals or decency.  The call signals or letters of a radio or 
 24.29  television station are not commercial advertising for the 
 24.30  purposes of this subdivision. 
 24.31     (b) Notwithstanding (e) Despite the provisions of 
 24.32  subdivision 1, personalized license plates issued under this 
 24.33  subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or 
 24.34  jointly listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon 
 24.35  the payment of a fee of $5, which must be paid into the state 
 24.36  treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. 
 25.1      (f) The registrar commissioner may by rule provide a form 
 25.2   specify the format for notification. 
 25.3      (g) A personalized license plate issued for a classic car, 
 25.4   pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle 
 25.5   may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such 
 25.6   a license plate. 
 25.7      (c) Notwithstanding (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if 
 25.8   the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed, 
 25.9   the applicant may apply and shall receive must be issued 
 25.10  duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters 
 25.11  and numbers as the former personalized plates upon the payment 
 25.12  of the fee required by section 168.29.  
 25.13     (d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate 
 25.14  personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury 
 25.15  and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. 
 25.16     Subd. 2b.  [FIREFIGHTERS; SPECIAL PLATES.] (a) The 
 25.17  registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any 
 25.18  applicant who: 
 25.19     (1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state 
 25.20  aid under chapter 69 and an owner or joint owner of a passenger 
 25.21  automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated 
 25.22  capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, upon payment 
 25.23  of; 
 25.24     (2) pays a fee of $10 and upon payment of any other fees 
 25.25  required by this chapter; 
 25.26     (3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
 25.27  for the motor vehicle and compliance with other laws of this 
 25.28  state relating to; and 
 25.29     (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 25.30  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 25.31  and drivers. 
 25.32     (b) In lieu of the identification required under 
 25.33  subdivision 1, the special license plates shall be inscribed 
 25.34  with a symbol must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together 
 25.35  with five any numbers or characters prescribed by the 
 25.36  commissioner.  No applicant shall receive more than two sets of 
 26.1   plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the 
 26.2   applicant.  
 26.3      (b) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may 
 26.4   only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of 
 26.5   the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified 
 26.6   in this subdivision.  When the person individual to whom the 
 26.7   special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire 
 26.8   department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, 
 26.9   the owner shall remove the special license plates shall be 
 26.10  removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar.  
 26.11  Upon return removal of the special plates, either the owner or 
 26.12  purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular 
 26.13  plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of 
 26.14  the registration period for which the special plates were issued.
 26.15     (d) Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this 
 26.16  subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon 
 26.17  payment of a $5, which fee shall be paid into the state treasury 
 26.18  and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.  
 26.19     (c) (e) The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules 
 26.20  under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 
 26.21  14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates 
 26.22  authorized in this subdivision.  All fees from the sale of 
 26.23  special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the 
 26.24  state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution 
 26.25  fund.  
 26.26     Subd. 2c.  [NATIONAL GUARD; SPECIAL PLATES.] (a) The 
 26.27  registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any 
 26.28  applicant who: 
 26.29     (1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired 
 26.30  member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive 
 26.31  member who is not a retired member, and is an owner or joint 
 26.32  owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck included 
 26.33  within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of; 
 26.34     (2) pays a fee of $10, payment of and any other fees 
 26.35  required by this chapter; 
 26.36     (3) pays the registration tax required by law, and 
 27.1   compliance with other laws of this state relating to this 
 27.2   chapter; and 
 27.3      (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 27.4   registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 27.5   and drivers. 
 27.6      (b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these 
 27.7   special plates subject to the approval of the registrar 
 27.8   commissioner.  No 
 27.9      (c) An applicant shall must not be issued more than two 
 27.10  sets of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by 
 27.11  registered to the applicant.  The adjutant general shall 
 27.12  estimate the number of special plates that will be required and 
 27.13  submit the estimate to the registrar.  
 27.14     (b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may 
 27.15  only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of 
 27.16  the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the 
 27.17  Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision.  When 
 27.18  the person individual to whom the special plates were issued is 
 27.19  no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National 
 27.20  Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle and 
 27.21  returned to by the registrar owner.  Upon return removal of 
 27.22  the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor 
 27.23  vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor 
 27.24  vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration 
 27.25  period for which the special plates were issued. 
 27.26     (e) While the person is an active or retired member of the 
 27.27  Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this 
 27.28  subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or 
 27.29  jointly owned by that person individual upon payment of a fee of 
 27.30  $5. 
 27.31     (c) (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member" 
 27.32  means a person an individual placed on the roll of retired 
 27.33  officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of 
 27.34  the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not 
 27.35  deceased. 
 27.36     (d) All fees collected under the provisions of this 
 28.1   subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited 
 28.2   to the highway user tax distribution fund.  
 28.3      (e) (g) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under 
 28.4   the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use 
 28.5   of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.  
 28.6      Subd. 2d.  [READY RESERVE; SPECIAL PLATES.] (a) The 
 28.7   registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to an 
 28.8   applicant who: 
 28.9      (1) is not eligible for special license National Guard 
 28.10  plates under subdivision 2c, who is a member of the United 
 28.11  States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States 
 28.12  Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner or joint 
 28.13  owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck, on 
 28.14  paying; 
 28.15     (2) pays a fee of $10, paying and any other fees required 
 28.16  by this chapter; 
 28.17     (3) pays the registration tax required by law, and 
 28.18  complying with other laws of this state relating to this 
 28.19  chapter; and 
 28.20     (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 28.21  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 28.22  and drivers. 
 28.23     (b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the 
 28.24  emblem for these special plates subject to the approval of the 
 28.25  registrar commissioner.  No 
 28.26     (c) An applicant may must not be issued more than two sets 
 28.27  of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the 
 28.28  applicant.  The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate 
 28.29  the number of special plates that will be required and submit 
 28.30  the estimate to the registrar.  
 28.31     (b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may 
 28.32  only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of 
 28.33  the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve.  When the 
 28.34  person owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be 
 28.35  removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar by 
 28.36  the owner.  On returning removing the special plates, either the 
 29.1   owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive 
 29.2   regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest 
 29.3   of the registration period for which the special plates were 
 29.4   issued.  While the person owner is a member of the ready 
 29.5   reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred 
 29.6   to another motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by that person 
 29.7   individual on paying a fee of $5.  
 29.8      (c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid 
 29.9   into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax 
 29.10  distribution fund.  
 29.11     (d) (e) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under 
 29.12  the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use 
 29.13  of the special plates authorized by this subdivision. 
 29.14     Subd. 2e.  [VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS; SPECIAL 
 29.15  PLATES.] (a) The registrar commissioner shall issue special 
 29.16  license plates to an applicant who: 
 29.17     (1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in 
 29.18  section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and who owns or jointly owns a 
 29.19  motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile.  The registrar 
 29.20  shall issue the special plates on payment of; 
 29.21     (2) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
 29.22  for the motor vehicle, compliance with all other applicable laws 
 29.23  relating to; 
 29.24     (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this 
 29.25  chapter; and 
 29.26     (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 29.27  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 29.28  and drivers, and payment of an additional fee of $10. 
 29.29     (b) The registrar commissioner shall not issue more than 
 29.30  two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant. 
 29.31     (b) A person (c) An individual may use special plates 
 29.32  issued under this subdivision only during the period that 
 29.33  the person individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant.  When 
 29.34  the person individual to whom the special plates were issued 
 29.35  ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the person 
 29.36  individual shall return remove each set of special plates issued 
 30.1   to that person.  When ownership of a the motor vehicle is 
 30.2   transferred, the person individual shall remove the special 
 30.3   plates from that motor vehicle and return them to the 
 30.4   registrar.  On return removal of each set of plates, the owner 
 30.5   of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a 
 30.6   transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive 
 30.7   regular license plates for the motor vehicle without cost for 
 30.8   the rest of the registration period for which the set of special 
 30.9   plates were issued.  Special plates issued under this 
 30.10  subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by 
 30.11  the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5. 
 30.12     (c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid 
 30.13  into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax 
 30.14  distribution fund.  
 30.15     (d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, 
 30.16  issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this 
 30.17  subdivision. 
 30.18     Subd. 2f.  [ORIGINAL LICENSE PLATES.] (a) On application of 
 30.19  the owner and in lieu of issuing license plates under 
 30.20  subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a 
 30.21  passenger automobile, the registrar commissioner may assign to 
 30.22  the motor vehicle original Minnesota number registration plates 
 30.23  issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle, 
 30.24  if (1) the original license plates are at least 20 years old, 
 30.25  (2) the owner of the motor vehicle has the original license 
 30.26  plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the 
 30.27  owner provides the license plate number to the registrar 
 30.28  commissioner. 
 30.29     (b) License Plates displayed under this subdivision, 
 30.30  including tabs and stickers applied to the plates, must be 
 30.31  clearly legible and must be displayed at the front and rear of 
 30.32  on the motor vehicle.  
 30.33     (c) The registrar commissioner shall not assign the 
 30.34  registration number on the original license plates to the motor 
 30.35  vehicle if the registrar commissioner determines that the number 
 30.36  on the original plate is identical to the number on any current 
 31.1   license plate in the current or reserved numbering system used 
 31.2   by the registrar commissioner.  A person currently using license 
 31.3   plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those 
 31.4   license plates to the registrar before displaying original 
 31.5   license plates under this subdivision.  
 31.6      (d) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, an original 
 31.7   license plate whose number has been assigned under this 
 31.8   subdivision may be displayed for as long as the license plates, 
 31.9   including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly 
 31.10  legible and the number is not subsequently used by the 
 31.11  commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering 
 31.12  system.  
 31.13     (e) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, original license 
 31.14  plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or 
 31.15  sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if 
 31.16  the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued 
 31.17  under section 168.11 at all times when the motor vehicle is 
 31.18  operated on the public highways. 
 31.19     (f) The registrar commissioner may charge a fee for 
 31.20  receiving an application and assigning original license plate 
 31.21  numbers. 
 31.22     Subd. 5.  [ADDITIONAL FEE.] (a) In addition to any fee 
 31.23  otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any motor 
 31.24  vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the 
 31.25  issuance of any number license plate or plates, the commissioner 
 31.26  of public safety shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b) 
 31.27  that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and 
 31.28  issuing the license plate or plates, except for license plates 
 31.29  issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and 
 31.30  license plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 
 31.31  168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles.  The 
 31.32  commissioner shall issue graphic design license plates shall 
 31.33  only be issued for vehicles registered pursuant to section 
 31.34  168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section 
 31.35  168.013, subdivision 1g. 
 31.36     (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the 
 32.1   following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the 
 32.2   original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a 
 32.3   plate year: 
 32.4   Sequential Regular Double Plate                  $ 4.25
 32.5   Sequential Special Plate-Double                  $ 7.00
 32.6   Sequential Regular Single Plate                  $ 3.00
 32.7   Sequential Special Plate-Single                  $ 5.50
 32.8   Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate              $ 2.50
 32.9   Nonsequential Double Plate                       $14.00
 32.10  Nonsequential Single Plate                       $10.00
 32.11  Duplicate Sticker                                $ 1.00
 32.12     (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into 
 32.13  the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax 
 32.14  distribution fund. 
 32.15     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is 
 32.16  amended to read: 
 32.17     168.123 [VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.] 
 32.18     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; FEES.] (a) On 
 32.19  payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a 
 32.20  single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the 
 32.21  registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws 
 32.22  relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger 
 32.23  automobile, pickup truck, van, self-propelled recreational 
 32.24  equipment motor vehicle, or motorcycle, as applicable, 
 32.25  the registrar commissioner shall issue: 
 32.26     (1) special license veteran's plates to an applicant who 
 32.27  served in the active military service in a branch of the armed 
 32.28  forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied 
 32.29  with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was 
 32.30  discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint 
 32.31  a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, 
 32.32  or self-propelled recreational equipment motor vehicle; or 
 32.33     (2) a veteran's special motorcycle license plate as 
 32.34  described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or another 
 32.35  special license plate designed by the commissioner of public 
 32.36  safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after 
 33.1   July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who served in the 
 33.2   active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the 
 33.3   United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under 
 33.4   honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint a registered 
 33.5   owner of a motorcycle.  Plates issued under this clause must be 
 33.6   the same size as standard regular motorcycle license plates.  
 33.7      (b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set 
 33.8   of veteran's plates, is payable only when the plates are issued, 
 33.9   and is not payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are 
 33.10  issued instead of number plates.  An applicant must not be 
 33.11  issued plates for more than two sets of plates for motor 
 33.12  vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by 
 33.13  registered to the applicant. 
 33.14     (c) The veteran shall must have a certified copy of the 
 33.15  veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge, 
 33.16  at the time of application.  If an applicant served in the 
 33.17  active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a 
 33.18  nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a 
 33.19  foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and 
 33.20  discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may 
 33.21  certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license 
 33.22  plates provided under this section. 
 33.23     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] The commissioner of veterans affairs 
 33.24  shall design the emblem for the veterans' special plates, 
 33.25  subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner, that 
 33.26  satisfy the following requirements:  
 33.27     (a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, 
 33.28  and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the 
 33.29  inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the 
 33.30  first letter directly above the second letter and both letters 
 33.31  just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
 33.32  number. 
 33.33     (b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, 
 33.34  or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 
 33.35  1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR 
 33.36  SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter 
 34.1   directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
 34.2   the first numeral of the special license plate number. 
 34.3      (c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World 
 34.4   War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR 
 34.5   VET" and: 
 34.6      (1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" 
 34.7   with the first character directly above the second character and 
 34.8   both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
 34.9   license plate number; or 
 34.10     (2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" 
 34.11  with the first character directly above the second character and 
 34.12  both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
 34.13  license plate number. 
 34.14     (d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, 
 34.15  the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and 
 34.16  the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
 34.17  second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral 
 34.18  of the special license plate number.  
 34.19     (e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the 
 34.20  purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription 
 34.21  "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with have a facsimile on an 
 34.22  emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" 
 34.23  over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter 
 34.24  just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
 34.25  number. 
 34.26     (f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the special plates must 
 34.27  bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" 
 34.28  with the first letter directly above the second letter and both 
 34.29  letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license 
 34.30  plate number.  For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf 
 34.31  War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after 
 34.32  August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United 
 34.33  States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield, 
 34.34  Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the 
 34.35  Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States 
 34.36  Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991. 
 35.1      (g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 
 35.2   1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the 
 35.3   inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the 
 35.4   first letter directly above the second letter and both letters 
 35.5   just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
 35.6   number. 
 35.7      Subd. 3.  [NUMBER ESTIMATED.] The commissioner of veterans 
 35.8   affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be 
 35.9   required and submit the estimate to the registrar.  
 35.10     Subd. 4.  [PLATES TRANSFER.] (a) On payment of a fee of $5, 
 35.11  plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
 35.12  may be transferred to another passenger automobile, pickup 
 35.13  truck, van, or self-propelled recreational equipment owned or 
 35.14  jointly owned by motor vehicle registered to the person 
 35.15  individual to whom the plates were issued.  
 35.16     (b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under 
 35.17  subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to 
 35.18  another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by registered to the 
 35.19  person individual to whom the plate was issued. 
 35.20     Subd. 5.  [FEES CREDITED.] Fees collected under this 
 35.21  section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the 
 35.22  highway user tax distribution fund. 
 35.23     Subd. 6.  [RULES.] The registrar commissioner may adopt 
 35.24  rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the 
 35.25  issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this 
 35.26  section. 
 35.27     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is 
 35.28  amended to read: 
 35.29     168.1235 [VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP 
 35.30  EMBLEMS.] 
 35.31     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; FEES.] (a) On 
 35.32  payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates, 
 35.33  payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance 
 35.34  with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a 
 35.35  passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled 
 35.36  recreational vehicle, as applicable, The registrar commissioner 
 36.1   shall issue a special license plate sticker emblem for each 
 36.2   plate to an applicant who: 
 36.3      (1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans 
 36.4   service organization and is an owner or joint a registered owner 
 36.5   of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled 
 36.6   recreational vehicle; 
 36.7      (2) pays the registration tax required by law; 
 36.8      (3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any 
 36.9   other fees required by this chapter; and 
 36.10     (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 36.11  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers. 
 36.12     (b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of 
 36.13  initial application for the special license plate stickers 
 36.14  emblem and when the license plates must be replaced or renewed.  
 36.15  An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special 
 36.16  license plate stickers emblems for motor vehicles listed in 
 36.17  paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by registered to the 
 36.18  applicant. 
 36.19     (c) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine 
 36.20  what documentation is required by each applicant to show that 
 36.21  the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered 
 36.22  veterans service organization and is entitled to the special 
 36.23  license plate stickers applicant must present a valid card 
 36.24  indicating membership in the American Legion, Disabled American 
 36.25  Veterans, or Veterans of Foreign Wars. 
 36.26     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] (a) The commissioner of veterans 
 36.27  affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally 
 36.28  chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the 
 36.29  special license plate stickers emblems, subject to the approval 
 36.30  of the registrar commissioner.  The emblem, symbol, or other 
 36.31  pictorial representation on the sticker must be at least as 
 36.32  large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the registrar 
 36.33  commissioner shall allow for plates with spaces for the stickers 
 36.34  emblem in place of a numeral or letter. 
 36.35     (b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service 
 36.36  organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the 
 37.1   national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released 
 37.2   before the commissioner may issue special license plate stickers 
 37.3   emblems to members of any particular service organization under 
 37.4   this section. 
 37.5      Subd. 3.  [NUMBER ESTIMATED.] The commissioner of veterans 
 37.6   affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that 
 37.7   will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.  
 37.8      Subd. 4.  [PLATE STICKERS EMBLEM TRANSFER.] Notwithstanding 
 37.9   Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment 
 37.10  of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate 
 37.11  stickers emblems issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred 
 37.12  by the owner to other license plates on a passenger automobile, 
 37.13  pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle owned 
 37.14  or jointly owned by registered to the person to whom the 
 37.15  stickers emblems were issued. 
 37.16     Subd. 5.  [FEES CREDITED.] Fees collected under this 
 37.17  section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the 
 37.18  highway user tax distribution fund. 
 37.19     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is 
 37.20  amended to read: 
 37.21     168.124 [SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.] 
 37.22     Subdivision 1.  [ISSUANCE AND DESIGN.] (a) The registrar of 
 37.23  motor vehicles commissioner shall issue special license plates 
 37.24  bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who: 
 37.25     (1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and 
 37.26  upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state 
 37.27  relating to; 
 37.28     (2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, 
 37.29  motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and 
 37.30     (3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 37.31  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 37.32  and drivers.  
 37.33     (b) The special license plates must be of a design and size 
 37.34  determined by the registrar commissioner.  Only one set of 
 37.35  plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, bearing 
 37.36  the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each 
 38.1   qualified applicant. 
 38.2      Subd. 2.  [APPLICATION.] Application for issuance of these 
 38.3   plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first 
 38.4   application for registration.  
 38.5      Subd. 3.  [NO FEE.] The registrar commissioner shall issue 
 38.6   a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of 
 38.7   charge and the plates must be replaced by the department without 
 38.8   charge if they become damaged.  In addition, no fee may be 
 38.9   charged for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued 
 38.10  for that a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the 
 38.11  special medal of honor plates are placed.  The motor vehicle 
 38.12  must be for personal use, not commercial purposes. 
 38.13     Subd. 4.  [TRANSFER.] Despite the provisions of section 
 38.14  168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this 
 38.15  section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle 
 38.16  owned or jointly owned by registered to the medal of honor 
 38.17  recipient upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles 
 38.18  commissioner.  
 38.19     Subd. 5.  [MOTOR VEHICLE; SPECIAL DEFINITION.] For purposes 
 38.20  of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal 
 38.21  use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a 
 38.22  passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or 
 38.23  recreational vehicle.  
 38.24     Subd. 6.  [WHEN ISSUED.] The registrar of motor vehicles 
 38.25  shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year 
 38.26  1984 and thereafter. 
 38.27     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is 
 38.28  amended to read: 
 38.29     168.125 [SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF 
 38.30  WAR.] 
 38.31     Subdivision 1.  [ISSUANCE AND DESIGN.] (a) The registrar 
 38.32  commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the 
 38.33  inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who: 
 38.34     (1) is both a former prisoner of war and an owner or joint 
 38.35  a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or 
 38.36  recreational motor vehicle upon the applicant's compliance with 
 39.1   all the laws of this state relating to; and 
 39.2      (2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 39.3   registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles 
 39.4   and drivers.  
 39.5      (b) The special license plates shall must be of a design 
 39.6   and size to be determined by the commissioner.  Only one set of 
 39.7   plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, bearing 
 39.8   the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for only one motor 
 39.9   vehicle per each qualified applicant.  
 39.10     Subd. 1a.  [APPLICATION.] Application for issuance of these 
 39.11  plates shall must be made at the time of renewal or first 
 39.12  application for registration.  The application shall must 
 39.13  include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs 
 39.14  that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the 
 39.15  United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by 
 39.16  an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict. 
 39.17     Subd. 1b.  [NO FEE.] The registrar commissioner shall issue 
 39.18  a set of EX-POW plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle, to 
 39.19  qualified applicants, free of charge for the cost of the plates, 
 39.20  and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.  
 39.21  In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year 
 39.22  when tabs or stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which 
 39.23  the special EX-POW plates are placed. 
 39.24     Subd. 1c.  [PLATES TRANSFER.] Notwithstanding Despite the 
 39.25  provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special license 
 39.26  plates issued under this section may be transferred to another 
 39.27  motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to the former 
 39.28  prisoner of war upon notification to the registrar of motor 
 39.29  vehicles commissioner.  
 39.30     Subd. 1d.  [SURVIVING SPOUSE.] Upon the death of a former 
 39.31  prisoner of war, the registrar commissioner shall continue to 
 39.32  issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special license plates 
 39.33  to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former 
 39.34  prisoner of war.  Special license plates issued to a surviving 
 39.35  spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by 
 39.36  registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision 
 40.1   1c.  No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a 
 40.2   surviving spouse or for tabs or stickers issued for the motor 
 40.3   vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed.  A 
 40.4   surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle 
 40.5   registration tax. 
 40.6      Subd. 1e.  [MOTOR VEHICLE; SPECIAL DEFINITION.] For 
 40.7   purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger 
 40.8   automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational 
 40.9   vehicle. 
 40.10     Subd. 2.  [SPECIAL PLATES; EX-POW AND DISABILITY 
 40.11  INSIGNIA EMBLEMS.] The registrar commissioner shall issue 
 40.12  special license plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and 
 40.13  disability insignia emblem to any applicant who is entitled to 
 40.14  the special license plates provided under this section and who 
 40.15  is also entitled to special license plates for the physically 
 40.16  disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the 
 40.17  provisions of both sections.  The special license plates shall 
 40.18  must be of a design and size to be determined by the 
 40.19  commissioner.  
 40.20     Subd. 3.  [RULES; COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.] The 
 40.21  commissioner of public safety may promulgate adopt by rule, in 
 40.22  accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, the procedures for 
 40.23  issuance or transfer of the special license plates authorized 
 40.24  under this section.  
 40.25     Subd. 4.  [RULES; COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.] The 
 40.26  commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure 
 40.27  for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.
 40.28     Subd. 5.  [SAVINGS PROVISION.] Nothing in this section 
 40.29  shall alter alters the exemption for disabled war veterans 
 40.30  provided for in section 168.031. 
 40.31     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is 
 40.32  amended to read: 
 40.33     168.1255 [SPECIAL VETERAN CONTRIBUTION LICENSE PLATES.] 
 40.34     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.] 
 40.35  The registrar commissioner shall issue special veteran 
 40.36  contribution license plates to an applicant who: 
 41.1      (1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; 
 41.2      (2) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger 
 41.3   automobile, pickup truck, or van; 
 41.4      (3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and 
 41.5   manufacturing the plates; 
 41.6      (4) pays the registration tax required under section 
 41.7   168.013; 
 41.8      (5) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
 41.9      (6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial 
 41.10  contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all 
 41.11  start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of 
 41.12  the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner 
 41.13  shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match 
 41.14  account; and 
 41.15     (7) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing the 
 41.16  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
 41.17  drivers. 
 41.18     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] The commissioner of veterans affairs 
 41.19  shall design an emblem for the special plates, subject to the 
 41.20  approval of the registrar commissioner of public safety, 
 41.21  that satisfy satisfies the following requirements in this 
 41.22  subdivision: 
 41.23     (1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the 
 41.24  inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate; 
 41.25  and 
 41.26     (2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on 
 41.27  the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or 
 41.28  numeral of the special license plate number. 
 41.29     Subd. 3.  [PLATE TRANSFERS.] Notwithstanding Despite 
 41.30  section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of 
 41.31  $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 
 41.32  another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or 
 41.33  jointly owned by registered to the person individual to whom the 
 41.34  special veteran contribution plates were issued. 
 41.35     Subd. 4.  [FEES CREDITED.] The fees collected under this 
 41.36  section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to 
 42.1   the highway user tax distribution fund.  Fees collected under 
 42.2   this section do not include the contributions collected for the 
 42.3   World War II memorial donation match account. 
 42.4      Subd. 5.  [RECORD.] The registrar commissioner shall 
 42.5   maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under 
 42.6   this section. 
 42.7      Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127, 
 42.8   subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 42.9      Subd. 6.  [FEES.] Instead of the filing fee described in 
 42.10  section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet 
 42.11  registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee to the 
 42.12  commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet.  The administrative 
 42.13  fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
 42.14  highway user tax distribution fund.  
 42.15     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is 
 42.16  amended to read: 
 42.17     168.128 [LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATES.] 
 42.18     Subdivision 1.  [UNIQUE LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION CATEGORY.] A 
 42.19  unique vehicle registration category is established for 
 42.20  limousines as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35. 
 42.21     Subd. 2.  [LICENSE PLATES.] (a) A person who operates a 
 42.22  limousine for other than personal use shall apply to register 
 42.23  the motor vehicle as provided in this section.  
 42.24     (b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may 
 42.25  apply.  The registrar commissioner shall issue limousine license 
 42.26  plates upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to 
 42.27  registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and 
 42.28  certification by to the registered owner of a limousine who: 
 42.29     (1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13 
 42.30  in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for 
 42.31  the entire period of the registration under section 65B.135.  
 42.32  The applicant must provide the registrar; 
 42.33     (2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger 
 42.34  automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each 
 42.35  limousine receiving limousine license plates; and 
 42.36     (3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
 43.1   registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.  
 43.2      (c) The limousine license plates must be designed to 
 43.3   specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be 
 43.4   clearly marked with the letters "LM."  Limousine license plates 
 43.5   may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be 
 43.6   transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon 
 43.7   notifying the registrar commissioner and paying a $5 transfer 
 43.8   fee. 
 43.9      Subd. 3.  [INSURANCE.] (a) The application must include a 
 43.10  certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial 
 43.11  insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the 
 43.12  insurance company and the number of the insurance policy.  The 
 43.13  policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of 
 43.14  interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle for which 
 43.15  coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily 
 43.16  injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to said 
 43.17  that limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of 
 43.18  injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not 
 43.19  less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of 
 43.20  property.  The insurance company must notify the commissioner if 
 43.21  the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the 
 43.22  coverage required by this subdivision. 
 43.23     (b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the 
 43.24  commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person 
 43.25  required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no 
 43.26  longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision. 
 43.27     Subd. 4.  [FEES CREDITED TO HIGHWAY USER FUND.] Fees 
 43.28  collected from the sale of license plates under this section 
 43.29  must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway 
 43.30  user tax distribution fund. 
 43.31     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is 
 43.32  amended to read: 
 43.33     168.129 [SPECIAL COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.] 
 43.34     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.] The 
 43.35  commissioner of public safety shall issue special collegiate 
 43.36  license plates to an applicant who: 
 44.1      (1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger 
 44.2   automobile, pickup truck, or van; 
 44.3      (2) pays a fee determined by the commissioner as specified 
 44.4   in section 168.12, subdivision 5, to cover the costs of handling 
 44.5   and manufacturing the plates; 
 44.6      (3) pays the registration tax required under section 
 44.7   168.013; 
 44.8      (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
 44.9      (5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship 
 44.10  account established in subdivision 6; and 
 44.11     (6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing 
 44.12  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
 44.13  drivers. 
 44.14     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] (a) After consultation with each 
 44.15  participating college, university, or postsecondary system, the 
 44.16  commissioner shall design the an emblem for each special 
 44.17  collegiate plates plate.  
 44.18     (b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating 
 44.19  college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated 
 44.20  number of plates needed.  
 44.21     Subd. 3.  [NO REFUND.] Contributions under this section 
 44.22  must not be refunded.  
 44.23     Subd. 4.  [PLATES TRANSFER.] Notwithstanding Despite 
 44.24  section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of 
 44.25  $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 
 44.26  another passenger vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned 
 44.27  by automobile registered to the person individual to whom the 
 44.28  special collegiate plates were issued. 
 44.29     Subd. 5.  [FEES CREDITED.] The fees collected under this 
 44.30  section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to 
 44.31  the highway user tax distribution fund.  Fees collected under 
 44.32  this section do not include the contributions collected for the 
 44.33  scholarship account. 
 44.34     Subd. 6.  [SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT.] A scholarship account is 
 44.35  created in the state treasury.  Except for one percent that may 
 44.36  be retained by the commissioner of public safety for 
 45.1   administrative costs, all contributions received under this 
 45.2   section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship 
 45.3   account.  Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to 
 45.4   the governing board of the institution to which it is 
 45.5   attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.  
 45.6      Subd. 7.  [RECORD.] The commissioner shall maintain a 
 45.7   record of the number of license plates issued for each 
 45.8   postsecondary institution or system in order to determine the 
 45.9   amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or 
 45.10  system. 
 45.11     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is 
 45.12  amended to read: 
 45.13     168.1291 [SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE 
 45.14  EMBLEMS.] 
 45.15     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section 
 45.16  "special license plates" means license plates issued under 
 45.17  sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129. 
 45.18     Subd. 2.  [UNIFORM DESIGN OF SPECIAL PLATES.] (a) The 
 45.19  commissioner shall design a single special license plate that 
 45.20  will contain a unique number and a space for a unique symbol 
 45.21  emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b 
 45.22  and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.  The commissioner shall design a 
 45.23  unique symbol emblem related to the purpose of each 
 45.24  special license plate. 
 45.25     (b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to 
 45.26  2e; 168.123; and 168.129, that requires the placement of a 
 45.27  specified letter or letters on a special license plate applies 
 45.28  to those license plates only to the extent that the commissioner 
 45.29  includes the letter or letters in the design.  Where 
 45.30     (c) If a law authorizing a special license plate contains a 
 45.31  specific requirement for graphic design of that license plate, 
 45.32  that requirement applies to the appropriate unique symbol the 
 45.33  commissioner designs emblem. 
 45.34     Subd. 3.  [ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PLATES WITH UNIQUE 
 45.35  SYMBOLS EMBLEMS.] Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12, 
 45.36  subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with 
 46.1   special license plates issued in calendar year 1996, the 
 46.2   commissioner shall issue each class of special license plates 
 46.3   permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only 
 46.4   until the commissioner's supply of those license plates is 
 46.5   exhausted.  Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those 
 46.6   laws only the license plate authorized under subdivision 2, with 
 46.7   the appropriate unique symbol emblem attached. 
 46.8      Subd. 4.  [FEES.] Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12, 
 46.9   subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner 
 46.10  shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of license plates issued 
 46.11  under this section. 
 46.12     Subd. 5.  [APPLICATION APPLICABILITY.] This section does 
 46.13  not apply to a special motorcycle license plate designed by the 
 46.14  registrar commissioner under section 168.123, subdivision 1, 
 46.15  clause (2). 
 46.16     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is 
 46.17  amended to read: 
 46.18     168.1293 [SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AUTHORIZATION; 
 46.19  DISCONTINUANCE.] 
 46.20     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section 
 46.21  and section 168.1297, "special license plate" means a license 
 46.22  plate that is authorized by law sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b 
 46.23  and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, to have wording and graphics that 
 46.24  differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle license plate. 
 46.25     Subd. 2.  [SUBMISSIONS TO DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONER.] (a) A 
 46.26  person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized, 
 46.27  that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special 
 46.28  license plate shall submit the following information and fee to 
 46.29  the Department of Public Safety commissioner: 
 46.30     (1) The requester shall submit a request for the special 
 46.31  license plate being sought, describing the proposed license 
 46.32  plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the 
 46.33  proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate. 
 46.34     (2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific 
 46.35  sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates 
 46.36  that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the 
 47.1   proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.  
 47.2   The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to 
 47.3   the department commissioner before the survey is undertaken.  
 47.4   The survey must be performed independently of the requester by 
 47.5   another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts 
 47.6   similar sample surveys in the normal course of business. 
 47.7      (3) The requester shall submit an application fee of 
 47.8   $20,000, to cover the department's cost of reviewing the 
 47.9   application for a new plate and developing the new special 
 47.10  license plate if authorized by law.  State funds may not be used 
 47.11  to pay the application fee. 
 47.12     (4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that 
 47.13  contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the 
 47.14  requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the 
 47.15  anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or 
 47.16  contribution derived from the requested plate. 
 47.17     (b) The requester shall submit the information required 
 47.18  under paragraph (a) to the department commissioner at least 120 
 47.19  days before the convening of the next regular legislative 
 47.20  session at which the requester will submit the proposal. 
 47.21     Subd. 3.  [DESIGN; REDESIGN.] (a) If the proposed new 
 47.22  special license plate sought by the requester is approved by 
 47.23  law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the 
 47.24  plate to the department commissioner as soon as practicable, but 
 47.25  not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law 
 47.26  authorizing issuance of the plate.  The department commissioner 
 47.27  is responsible for selecting the final design for the 
 47.28  special license plate. 
 47.29     (b) The requester that originally requested a special 
 47.30  license plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new 
 47.31  design for the plate within the five years following the date of 
 47.32  first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates 
 47.33  has been exhausted.  The requester may deplete the remaining 
 47.34  inventory of the plates by reimbursing the department 
 47.35  commissioner for the cost of the plates. 
 47.36     Subd. 4.  [REFUND OF FEE.] If the special license plate 
 48.1   requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which 
 48.2   authorization was sought, the department commissioner shall 
 48.3   refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester. 
 48.4      Subd. 5.  [DISCONTINUANCE OF PLATE.] (a) The 
 48.5   department commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or 
 48.6   renewal of any special license plate authorized by sections 
 48.7   168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, if (1) 
 48.8   fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered 
 48.9   at the end of the first six years during which the plates are 
 48.10  available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are 
 48.11  currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year 
 48.12  period following the first six years of availability. 
 48.13     (b) The department may commissioner shall discontinue the 
 48.14  issuance or renewal of any special license plate authorized by 
 48.15  sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, 
 48.16  and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, 
 48.17  if the department commissioner determines that (1) the fund or 
 48.18  requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the 
 48.19  requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to 
 48.20  be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has 
 48.21  requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in 
 48.22  violation of subdivision 6. 
 48.23     (c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates 
 48.24  issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, or 168.1255. 
 48.25     Subd. 6.  [USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.] Contributions made as a 
 48.26  condition of obtaining a special license plate authorized by 
 48.27  sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, 
 48.28  and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for 
 48.29  commercial or for-profit purposes. 
 48.30     Subd. 7.  [DEPOSIT OF FEE; APPROPRIATION.] The commissioner 
 48.31  shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph 
 48.32  (a), clause (3), in the highway user tax distribution fund 
 48.33  vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund 
 48.34  under section 299A.705.  An amount sufficient to pay the 
 48.35  department's cost in implementing and administering this 
 48.36  section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is 
 49.1   appropriated to the commissioner. 
 49.2      Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is 
 49.3   amended to read: 
 49.4      168.1296 [SPECIAL CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATES.] 
 49.5      Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.] (a) 
 49.6   The registrar commissioner shall issue special critical 
 49.7   habitat license plates to an applicant who: 
 49.8      (1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger 
 49.9   automobile, pickup truck, or van; 
 49.10     (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and 
 49.11  manufacturing the plates; 
 49.12     (3) pays the registration tax required under section 
 49.13  168.013; 
 49.14     (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
 49.15     (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota 
 49.16  critical habitat private sector matching account established in 
 49.17  section 84.943; and 
 49.18     (6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing 
 49.19  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
 49.20  drivers. 
 49.21     (b) The critical habitat license plate application form 
 49.22  must clearly indicate that the annual contribution specified 
 49.23  under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to 
 49.24  receive the license plate and that the applicant may make an 
 49.25  additional contribution to the account. 
 49.26     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] After consultation with interested 
 49.27  groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the 
 49.28  registrar commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol 
 49.29  for use by the registrar commissioner to design the special 
 49.30  plates. 
 49.31     Subd. 3.  [NO REFUND.] Contributions under this section 
 49.32  must not be refunded. 
 49.33     Subd. 4.  [PLATE TRANSFERS.] Notwithstanding section 
 49.34  168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5, 
 49.35  plates issued under this section may be transferred to another 
 49.36  passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly 
 50.1   owned by registered to the person to whom the special plates 
 50.2   were issued. 
 50.3      Subd. 5.  [CONTRIBUTION AND FEES CREDITED.] Contributions 
 50.4   under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to 
 50.5   the registrar commissioner and credited to the Minnesota 
 50.6   critical habitat private sector matching account established in 
 50.7   section 84.943.  The fees collected under this section must be 
 50.8   deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle 
 50.9   services operating account of the special revenue fund under 
 50.10  section 299A.705.  
 50.11     Subd. 6.  [RECORD.] The registrar commissioner shall 
 50.12  maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under 
 50.13  this section. 
 50.14     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is 
 50.15  amended to read: 
 50.16     168.1297 [SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" LICENSE PLATES.] 
 50.17     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.] 
 50.18  The registrar commissioner shall issue special "Rotary member" 
 50.19  license plates to an applicant who: 
 50.20     (1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger 
 50.21  automobile, pickup truck, or van; 
 50.22     (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and 
 50.23  manufacturing the plates; 
 50.24     (3) pays the registration tax required under section 
 50.25  168.013; 
 50.26     (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
 50.27     (5) submits proof to the registrar commissioner that the 
 50.28  applicant is a member of Rotary International; and 
 50.29     (6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing 
 50.30  registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
 50.31  drivers. 
 50.32     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] A special license plate under this 
 50.33  section consists of a special license plate as described in 
 50.34  section 168.1291 with a unique symbol emblem that is the 
 50.35  recognized emblem of Rotary International. 
 50.36     Subd. 3.  [COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW.] The commissioner 
 51.1   shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner 
 51.2   determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts 
 51.3   of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293, 
 51.4   subdivision 2, paragraph (a).  Issuance and renewal of license 
 51.5   plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293, 
 51.6   subdivisions 3 to 6. 
 51.7      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27, 
 51.8   subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 51.9      Subd. 11.  [DEALER'S LICENSES; LOCATION CHANGE NOTICE; 
 51.10  FEE.] (a) Application for a dealer's license or notification of 
 51.11  a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's 
 51.12  license must include a street address, not a post office box, 
 51.13  and is subject to the registrar's commissioner's approval. 
 51.14     (b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's 
 51.15  license and the proper fee, the registrar is authorized, unless 
 51.16  the application on its face appears to be invalid, to the 
 51.17  commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary license.  During the 
 51.18  90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, 
 51.19  the registrar commissioner shall investigate the fitness of the 
 51.20  applicant, inspect the place of business site, and make other 
 51.21  investigation as necessary to insure compliance with the 
 51.22  licensing law this section and rules adopted under this section. 
 51.23     (c) The registrar commissioner may extend the temporary 
 51.24  license 30 days to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come 
 51.25  into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under 
 51.26  this section.  
 51.27     At the end of the period of investigation (d) In no more 
 51.28  than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the 
 51.29  dealer license must either be granted or denied. 
 51.30     (e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
 51.31     (1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten 
 51.32  years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section 
 51.33  325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 
 51.34  325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of 
 51.35  receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating 
 51.36  United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991, as amended 
 52.1   through December 31, 1984, or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of 
 52.2   nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a 
 52.3   court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay 
 52.4   state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of 
 52.5   forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, 
 52.6   theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.  
 52.7      (2) The license must also be denied if within the previous 
 52.8   year the applicant has been denied a dealer license.  
 52.9      (3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had 
 52.10  a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years. 
 52.11     (f) If the application is approved, the registrar 
 52.12  commissioner shall license the applicant as a motor vehicle 
 52.13  dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is 
 52.14  granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a 
 52.15  distinguishing number of identification of the dealer.  The 
 52.16  license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's 
 52.17  licensed location place of business. 
 52.18     (g) Each initial application for a license must be 
 52.19  accompanied by a fee of $50 $100 in addition to the annual fee.  
 52.20  The annual fee shall be $100 is $150.  All The initial fees and 
 52.21  annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to 
 52.22  the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual fee 
 52.23  must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the 
 52.24  special revenue fund under section 299A.705.  
 52.25     Sec. 23.  [168.326] [EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES 
 52.26  SERVICES; FEE.] 
 52.27     (a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited 
 52.28  service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and 
 52.29  statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall 
 52.30  expedite the processing of an application for a driver's 
 52.31  license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification 
 52.32  card, or vehicle title transaction. 
 52.33     (b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain 
 52.34  $10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service 
 52.35  request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar. 
 52.36     (c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be 
 53.1   mailed or delivered to the requester within three days of 
 53.2   receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, 
 53.3   Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 
 53.4   5.  The requester shall comply with all relevant requirements of 
 53.5   the requested document. 
 53.6      (d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited 
 53.7   service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that 
 53.8   the request cannot be granted. 
 53.9      (e) The expedited service fees collected under this section 
 53.10  for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction 
 53.11  permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion 
 53.12  retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under 
 53.13  paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating 
 53.14  account in the special revenue fund specified under section 
 53.15  299A.705. 
 53.16     (f) The expedited service fees collected under this section 
 53.17  for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion 
 53.18  retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under 
 53.19  paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating 
 53.20  account in the special revenue fund specified under section 
 53.21  299A.705. 
 53.22     Sec. 24.  [168.327] [DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.] 
 53.23     Subdivision 1.  [RECORDS AND FEES.] (a) Upon request by any 
 53.24  person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall 
 53.25  furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record, 
 53.26  instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, 
 53.27  vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident 
 53.28  record. 
 53.29     (b) Other than accident records governed under section 
 53.30  169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for 
 53.31  each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 
 53.32  for each record that is not certified. 
 53.33     (c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee 
 53.34  for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic 
 53.35  format is $1 for each page of the historical record. 
 53.36     (d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's 
 54.1   license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card 
 54.2   records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of 
 54.3   each fee credited to the general fund.  The remainder of the 
 54.4   fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating 
 54.5   account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 
 54.6      (e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle 
 54.7   registration or title records must be paid into the state 
 54.8   treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general 
 54.9   fund.  The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to 
 54.10  the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
 54.11  fund specified in section 299A.705. 
 54.12     (f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into 
 54.13  a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 
 54.14  for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the 
 54.15  requester is the subject of the data. 
 54.16     (1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the 
 54.17  general fund. 
 54.18     (2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 54.19  identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in 
 54.20  the driver services operating account in the special revenue 
 54.21  fund under section 299A.705. 
 54.22     (3) For vehicle title or registration records, the 
 54.23  remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating 
 54.24  account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 
 54.25     (g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records 
 54.26  and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13. 
 54.27     Subd. 2.  [REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION; SURCHARGE ON FEE.] (a) 
 54.28  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner 
 54.29  shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the 
 54.30  commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or 
 54.31  electronic transmittals of public information about the 
 54.32  registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a 
 54.33  driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 54.34  identification card. 
 54.35     (b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response 
 54.36  to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for 
 55.1   transmittal through a computer modem.  The surcharge does not 
 55.2   apply to the request of an individual for information about that 
 55.3   individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 55.4   identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in 
 55.5   the individual's name. 
 55.6      (c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be 
 55.7   credited to the general fund. 
 55.8      Subd. 3.  [EXCEPTION TO FEE AND SURCHARGE.] (a) 
 55.9   Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or 
 55.10  surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public 
 55.11  information about the registration of a vehicle if the 
 55.12  commissioner is satisfied that: 
 55.13     (1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a 
 55.14  community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local 
 55.15  law enforcement agency to be a requester; and 
 55.16     (2) the information is needed to identify suspected 
 55.17  prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators, 
 55.18  or health code violators. 
 55.19     (b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under 
 55.20  paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit 
 55.21  the requester to a maximum number of data requests. 
 55.22     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, is 
 55.23  amended to read: 
 55.24     168.33 [COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES; DEPUTY 
 55.25  REGISTRARS.] 
 55.26     Subdivision 1.  [REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND 
 55.27  POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety shall be 
 55.28  is the registrar of motor vehicles of the state of Minnesota, 
 55.29  and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the 
 55.30  duties imposed by this chapter.  The commissioner of public 
 55.31  safety may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors, is 
 55.32  authorized to obtain information and report to the registrar 
 55.33  regarding motor about all vehicles subject to taxation under 
 55.34  this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to 
 55.35  present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction. 
 55.36     Subd. 2.  [DEPUTY REGISTRARS.] (a) The registrar may 
 56.1   appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the 
 56.2   necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be 
 56.3   required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the 
 56.4   duties imposed by this chapter.  The registrar commissioner may 
 56.5   appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any 
 56.6   statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and 
 56.7   convenience may require, without regard to whether the county 
 56.8   auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been 
 56.9   appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been 
 56.10  discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without 
 56.11  regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has 
 56.12  established a county license bureau which that issues motor 
 56.13  vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32. 
 56.14     (b) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause 
 56.15  discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule 
 56.16  charter city as the public interest and convenience may require, 
 56.17  if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated 
 56.18  chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for 
 56.19  the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the 
 56.20  county in which the city is situated has not established a 
 56.21  county license bureau which that issues motor vehicle licenses 
 56.22  as provided in section 373.32.  A person The individual 
 56.23  appointed by the registrar commissioner as a deputy registrar 
 56.24  for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident 
 56.25  of the county in which the city is situated. 
 56.26     (c) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause 
 56.27  discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy 
 56.28  registrar.  Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with 
 56.29  the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and 
 56.30  for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each 
 56.31  statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a 
 56.32  deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require, 
 56.33  regardless of the appointee's county of residence.  At the 
 56.34  request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule 
 56.35  charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause 
 56.36  discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or 
 57.1   another officer or employee of the city designated by the 
 57.2   governing body, as a deputy registrar: 
 57.3      (1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than 
 57.4   the seat of the county in which it is situated; and 
 57.5      (2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the 
 57.6   city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public 
 57.7   route. 
 57.8      (d) Notwithstanding Despite any other provision, a person 
 57.9   other than a county auditor or a director of a county license 
 57.10  bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 
 57.11  1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule 
 57.12  charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may 
 57.13  be discontinued for cause only by the registrar commissioner.  
 57.14  The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is 
 57.15  responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the 
 57.16  auditor.  
 57.17     (e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of 
 57.18  duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge 
 57.19  the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.  
 57.20     (f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision 
 57.21  is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home 
 57.22  rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the 
 57.23  state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required 
 57.24  by the registrar commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful 
 57.25  discharge of duties as deputy registrar.  
 57.26     (e) (g) Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by 
 57.27  chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar.  Upon 
 57.28  application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and 
 57.29  the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this 
 57.30  subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another 
 57.31  individual approved by the commissioner of public safety, a 
 57.32  corporation named in an application shall become then becomes 
 57.33  the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy 
 57.34  registrar.  The appointment of any corporation as a deputy 
 57.35  registrar expires January 1, 2009.  A county board shall 
 57.36  appoint, or The commissioner shall appoint if the county board 
 58.1   declines to do so, an individual as successor to the corporation 
 58.2   as a deputy registrar.  The county board or commissioner shall 
 58.3   appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose 
 58.4   appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the 
 58.5   corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 
 58.6   1, 2009. 
 58.7      (f) (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this 
 58.8   subdivision shall keep and maintain, in a convenient public 
 58.9   place within or in close proximity to the place for which 
 58.10  appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection 
 58.11  bureau, to be approved by the registrar, office locations 
 58.12  approved by the commissioner for the registration of motor 
 58.13  vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on motor vehicles. 
 58.14     (i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make 
 58.15  reports to the registrar commissioner as the registrar, from 
 58.16  time to time, may require commissioner requires.  The records 
 58.17  must be maintained at the facility offices of the deputy 
 58.18  registrar.  The records and facilities offices of the deputy 
 58.19  registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of 
 58.20  the registrar commissioner or the registrar's commissioner's 
 58.21  agents.  The deputy registrar shall report to the registrar 
 58.22  commissioner by the next working day following receipt all 
 58.23  registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy 
 58.24  registrar.  
 58.25     (j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be 
 58.26  deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or, 
 58.27  if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, 
 58.28  but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed 
 58.29  registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy 
 58.30  registrar shall deposit by the next working day following 
 58.31  receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the 
 58.32  state through the commissioner of finance.  The place for which 
 58.33  the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body 
 58.34  must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel 
 58.35  to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the 
 58.36  deputy is a public official.  In all other cases, the deputy 
 59.1   shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public. 
 59.2      Subd. 2a.  [DEPUTY REGISTRARS, CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.] 
 59.3   Persons serving as deputy registrars on the effective date of 
 59.4   this act shall July 1, 1970, continue to hold such office until 
 59.5   a successor is duly appointed and qualifies. 
 59.6      Subd. 2b.  [DEPUTY REGISTRARS, EMPLOYMENT STATUS.] (a) 
 59.7   Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing 
 59.8   fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be 
 59.9   considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and 
 59.10  ineligible because of such service for coverage under the 
 59.11  Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public 
 59.12  Employees Retirement Association. 
 59.13     (b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision 
 59.14  who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June 
 59.15  30, 1971, shall have the option of terminating said may 
 59.16  terminate coverage on July 1, 1971, or of continuing said 
 59.17  continue coverage until termination of state service.  The form 
 59.18  of the this option and the time for filing shall must be as 
 59.19  prescribed by the board of directors of the system.  Those 
 59.20  choosing to continue said coverage, shall provide from the 
 59.21  filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as 
 59.22  required by chapter 352. 
 59.23     Subd. 3.  [RECORD OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISCLOSURE.] (a) 
 59.24  The registrar commissioner shall keep a suitable record of all 
 59.25  motor registered vehicles registered in the registrar's office, 
 59.26  indexed, according to (1) registration plate number, according 
 59.27  to (2) name of the registered owner, according to (3) make of 
 59.28  motor vehicle and the factory vehicle's identification number, 
 59.29  for such makes as are a vehicle so identified, or according 
 59.30  to, if none, the vehicle's serial number of such makes as are so 
 59.31  identified until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use 
 59.32  an manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle identification number, 
 59.33  and according to such other information as the registrar shall 
 59.34  deem advisable.  Duplicates of the certificate of registration 
 59.35  shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make 
 59.36  the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein 
 60.1   required, and such other copies as are desirable.  The registrar 
 60.2   may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such 
 60.3   records for not less than the cost of preparing the same; 
 60.4   provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the 
 60.5   registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the 
 60.6   registrar into the state treasury.  
 60.7      (b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying 
 60.8   for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section 
 60.9   168.327. 
 60.10     (c) The registrar commissioner shall also furnish copies 
 60.11  thereof vehicle registration records, without charge, to the 
 60.12  chiefs of police of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and 
 60.13  Duluth, county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law 
 60.14  enforcement agencies with the power to arrest. 
 60.15     Subd. 6.  [APPLICATION FORMS.] The Every deputy registrar 
 60.16  shall provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the 
 60.17  registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy 
 60.18  registrars.  The registrar and deputy registrars shall 
 60.19  immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall 
 60.20  cancel all certificates surrendered use application forms or 
 60.21  formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner. 
 60.22     Subd. 7.  [FILING FEE.] (a) In addition to all other 
 60.23  statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of: 
 60.24     (i) (1) $4.50 is imposed on every motor vehicle 
 60.25  registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and 
 60.26     (ii) $7 (2) $8.50 is imposed on every other type of vehicle 
 60.27  transaction, including pro rate transactions; 
 60.28  except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document 
 60.29  returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by 
 60.30  the Department of Public Safety, a licensed auto dealer, or a 
 60.31  deputy registrar.  The filing fee must be shown as a separate 
 60.32  item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the 
 60.33  department commissioner.  No filing fee or other fee may be 
 60.34  charged for the permanent surrender of a certificate of title 
 60.35  and license plates for a motor vehicle.  
 60.36     (b) Filing All of the fees collected under this subdivision 
 61.1   by the department paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department, 
 61.2   must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway 
 61.3   user tax distribution fund, except fees for registrations of 
 61.4   motor vehicles.  Filing fees collected for registrations of 
 61.5   motor vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first 
 61.6   application in this state must be paid into the state treasury 
 61.7   with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50 
 61.8   percent credited to the highway user tax distribution 
 61.9   fund vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
 61.10  fund under section 299A.705.  Of the fee collected under 
 61.11  paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department, $3.50 must be paid 
 61.12  into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the 
 61.13  vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
 61.14  under section 299A.705. 
 61.15     (c) A motor vehicle dealer shall retain $2.50 of each 
 61.16  filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed 
 61.17  transaction involving the sale of a motor vehicle to or by a 
 61.18  licensed dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the 
 61.19  transaction to the department commissioner or a deputy registrar.
 61.20  The department commissioner shall develop procedures to 
 61.21  implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota 
 61.22  Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile 
 61.23  Dealers Association.  Deputy registrars shall must not be 
 61.24  prohibited from receiving and processing required documents 
 61.25  supporting an electronic transaction. 
 61.26     Subd. 8.  [TEMPORARY DISABILITY PERMIT AND FEE.] The 
 61.27  registrar commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to 
 61.28  implement and follow procedures for processing applications and 
 61.29  accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary 
 61.30  disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3, 
 61.31  paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to 
 61.32  the procedures required by law or rule for motor vehicle 
 61.33  registration and titling transactions. 
 61.34     Subd. 9.  [RULES.] The commissioner of public safety may 
 61.35  adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section. 
 61.36     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345, 
 62.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 62.2      Subdivision 1.  [INFORMATION BY TELEPHONE.] Information 
 62.3   concerning motor about vehicle registrations shall not be 
 62.4   furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of 
 62.5   law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor 
 62.6   vehicle and registration offices. 
 62.7      Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345, 
 62.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 62.9      Subd. 2.  [LESSEES; INFORMATION.] The registrar 
 62.10  commissioner may not furnish information concerning about 
 62.11  registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under 
 62.12  a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the 
 62.13  personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and 
 62.14  local governmental units, and, at the registrar's commissioner's 
 62.15  discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees 
 62.16  of automobile recalls.  The registrar commissioner may release 
 62.17  information about lessees in the form of summary data, as 
 62.18  defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in 
 62.19  conducting statistical analysis and market research. 
 62.20     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is 
 62.21  amended to read: 
 62.22     168.381 [MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; 
 62.23  APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 62.24     Subdivision 1.  [CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; OTHER 
 62.25  MANUFACTURERS.] (a) License number Plates required by law this 
 62.26  chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional 
 62.27  Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional 
 62.28  Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for 
 62.29  the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from 
 62.30  the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner.  The order must 
 62.31  state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate 
 62.32  specifications, and the amount or number desired.  
 62.33     (b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to 
 62.34  supply the required quantity of license plates, or discontinue 
 62.35  the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is 
 62.36  authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.  
 63.1      Subd. 2.  [LABORATORY TESTING; COSTS.] (a) Materials 
 63.2   purchased to be used in the manufacture of motor vehicle number 
 63.3   plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications 
 63.4   established by the commissioner of public safety in a privately 
 63.5   operated laboratory service to be designated by the 
 63.6   commissioner.  The cost of the laboratory must be included in 
 63.7   the cost of materials purchased.  
 63.8      (b) The cost of delivery of number plates to the 
 63.9   commissioner of public safety at places designated by the 
 63.10  commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their 
 63.11  manufacture.  
 63.12     Subd. 3.  [SPECIFICATIONS.] The commissioner of public 
 63.13  safety shall establish new or revised specifications for the 
 63.14  material and equipment used in the manufacture of number plates 
 63.15  ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time 
 63.16  to time revise the specifications; provided that the 
 63.17  specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.  
 63.18  In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner 
 63.19  shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and 
 63.20  recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State 
 63.21  Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county 
 63.22  sheriffs' association.  
 63.23     Subd. 4.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] (a) Money appropriated to the 
 63.24  Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal 
 63.25  year or years are is available for allotment, encumbrance, and 
 63.26  expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the 
 63.27  appropriation.  Materials and equipment used in the manufacture 
 63.28  of number plates are subject only to the approval of the 
 63.29  commissioner of public safety.  
 63.30     (b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated 
 63.31  to the Department of Public Safety in order to carry out the 
 63.32  terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the 
 63.33  legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund. 
 63.34     (c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the 
 63.35  highway user tax distribution vehicle services operating account 
 63.36  in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety 
 64.1   to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing motor 
 64.2   vehicle license number plates, license plate registration tabs 
 64.3   or stickers, and license plate registration notices. 
 64.4      Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54, 
 64.5   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 64.6      Subd. 4.  [TRANSFER FEE.] A fee of $3 is imposed upon every 
 64.7   transfer of ownership by the commissioner of public safety of 
 64.8   any motor vehicle for which a registration certificate has 
 64.9   heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold 
 64.10  for the purposes of salvage or, dismantling, or permanent 
 64.11  removal from the state. 
 64.12     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54, 
 64.13  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 64.14     Subd. 5.  [PROCEEDS TO GENERAL FUND.] The 
 64.15  registrar commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee 
 64.16  imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund 
 64.17  pursuant to section 168A.31. 
 64.18     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152, 
 64.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 64.20     Subd. 2.  [INSPECTION FEE; PROCEEDS TO GENERAL FUND VEHICLE 
 64.21  SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.] (a) A fee of $20 $35 must be paid 
 64.22  to the department before the department issues a certificate of 
 64.23  title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a 
 64.24  certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to 
 64.25  subdivision 1.  The only additional fee that may be assessed for 
 64.26  issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under 
 64.27  section 168.33, subdivision 7. 
 64.28     (b) Fees Of the fee collected by the department under this 
 64.29  subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, $20 
 64.30  must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder of the 
 64.31  fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services 
 64.32  operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in 
 64.33  section 299A.705. 
 64.34     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is 
 64.35  amended to read: 
 64.36     168A.29 [FEES.] 
 65.1      Subdivision 1.  [AMOUNTS.] (a) The department shall must be 
 65.2   paid the following fees: 
 65.3      (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an 
 65.4   original certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of which 
 65.5   $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account 
 65.6   of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; 
 65.7      (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a 
 65.8   certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any 
 65.9   assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 
 65.10  the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest 
 65.11  filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision 
 65.12  8; 
 65.13     (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the 
 65.14  issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of 
 65.15  which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating 
 65.16  account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; 
 65.17     (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first 
 65.18  noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with 
 65.19  the security interest, the sum of $1; 
 65.20     (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum 
 65.21  of $4 $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle 
 65.22  services operating account of the special revenue fund under 
 65.23  section 299A.705.  
 65.24     (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees 
 65.25  required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the 
 65.26  department shall must be paid $3.50.  The additional $3.50 fee 
 65.27  collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special 
 65.28  revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle 
 65.29  account established in section 299A.70. 
 65.30     Subd. 2.  [FEE IN LIEU OF OTHER FEE.] If a person applies 
 65.31  for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle, 
 65.32  concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration 
 65.33  of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall must 
 65.34  be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect 
 65.35  to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to 
 65.36  the applicant.  
 66.1      Subd. 3.  [NO CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNTIL FEES PAID.] Subject 
 66.2   to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate 
 66.3   of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections 
 66.4   168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior 
 66.5   transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle shall have 
 66.6   been paid. 
 66.7      Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is 
 66.8   amended to read: 
 66.9      168A.31 [DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.] 
 66.10     Subdivision 1.  [PAID TO GENERAL FUND DISTRIBUTION.] All 
 66.11  fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54 
 66.12  collected by the department must be paid into the general fund, 
 66.13  unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.  
 66.14     Subd. 2.  [EXPENSES; APPROPRIATION.] All necessary expenses 
 66.15  incurred by the department for the administration of sections 
 66.16  168A.01 to 168A.31 shall must be paid from moneys money in the 
 66.17  transfer of ownership revolving vehicle services operating 
 66.18  account of the special revenue fund as specified in section 
 66.19  299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated. 
 66.20     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09, 
 66.21  subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
 66.22     Subd. 13.  [REPORTS CONFIDENTIAL; EVIDENCE, FEE, PENALTY, 
 66.23  APPROPRIATION.] (a) All written reports and supplemental reports 
 66.24  information required under this section shall must be for the 
 66.25  use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate 
 66.26  state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for 
 66.27  accident analysis purposes, except: 
 66.28     (1) the commissioner of public safety or any law 
 66.29  enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person 
 66.30  individual involved in an accident or upon written request of 
 66.31  the representative of the person's individual's estate, 
 66.32  surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a 
 66.33  trustee appointed pursuant to under section 573.02, disclose to 
 66.34  the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a 
 66.35  representative of the requester's insurer the report required 
 66.36  under subdivision 8; 
 67.1      (2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written 
 67.2   request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7 
 67.3   with a copy of the report filed by the driver; 
 67.4      (3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with 
 67.5   insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce 
 67.6   sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797; 
 67.7      (4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the 
 67.8   commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each 
 67.9   traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for 
 67.10  purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; 
 67.11  and 
 67.12     (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the 
 67.13  United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle 
 67.14  accident information in connection with federal grant programs 
 67.15  relating to safety. 
 67.16     (b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports 
 67.17  shall are not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule 
 67.18  of court.  No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, 
 67.19  civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal 
 67.20  proceedings arising out of an accident, except that.  However, 
 67.21  the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand 
 67.22  of any person who has, or claims to have, made a report, or, 
 67.23  upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified 
 67.24  accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner 
 67.25  solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the 
 67.26  requirements that the report be made to the commissioner. 
 67.27     (c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person 
 67.28  individual who has made a report pursuant to under this section 
 67.29  from providing information to any persons individuals involved 
 67.30  in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in 
 67.31  any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to 
 67.32  facts within the person's individual's knowledge.  It is 
 67.33  intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports 
 67.34  required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts 
 67.35  to which the reports relate. 
 67.36     (d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident 
 68.1   report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82, 
 68.2   subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor. 
 68.3      (e) The commissioner of public safety may shall charge 
 68.4   authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a 
 68.5   copy of an accident report.  Ninety percent of the $5 fee 
 68.6   collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special 
 68.7   revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating 
 68.8   account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be 
 68.9   deposited in the general fund.  The commissioner may also 
 68.10  furnish copies of the modified accident records an electronic 
 68.11  copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain 
 68.12  personal or private data on an individual, to private agencies 
 68.13  as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of 
 68.14  preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 
 68.15  13.03, subdivision 3.  
 68.16     (f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, 
 68.17  the commissioner and law enforcement agencies may shall charge 
 68.18  commercial users who request access to response or incident data 
 68.19  relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per 
 68.20  report record.  "Commercial user" is a user who in one location 
 68.21  requests access to data in more than five accident reports per 
 68.22  month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a 
 68.23  commercial purpose.  Of the money collected by the commissioner 
 68.24  under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner, 90 
 68.25  percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and 
 68.26  credited to the driver services operating account established in 
 68.27  section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the 
 68.28  general fund. 
 68.29     (g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the 
 68.30  commissioner may shall provide a modified an electronic copy of 
 68.31  the accident records database that does to the public on a 
 68.32  case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for 
 68.33  under section 13.03, subdivision 3.  The database provided must 
 68.34  not contain names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license 
 68.35  plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the 
 68.36  public upon request personal or private data on an individual.  
 69.1   However, unless the accident records data base includes 
 69.2   the motor vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall 
 69.3   include the vehicle license registration plate number if a 
 69.4   private agency certifies and agrees that the agency: 
 69.5      (1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage 
 69.6   information on vehicles; 
 69.7      (2) will use the vehicle license registration plate number 
 69.8   only for the purpose of identifying vehicles that have been 
 69.9   involved in accidents or damaged in order, to provide this 
 69.10  information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and 
 69.11  not for the purpose of identifying individuals or for any other 
 69.12  purpose; and 
 69.13     (3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under 
 69.14  sections 13.08 and 13.09. 
 69.15     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60, 
 69.16  subdivision 16, is amended to read: 
 69.17     Subd. 16.  [FEES CREDITED TO HIGHWAY USER FUND.] Fees 
 69.18  collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under 
 69.19  this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited 
 69.20  one-half to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle 
 69.21  services operating account in the special revenue fund specified 
 69.22  in section 299A.705 and one-half to the general fund. 
 69.23     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.055, 
 69.24  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 69.25     Subd. 2.  [USE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.] (a) A provisional 
 69.26  license holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every 
 69.27  occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger 
 69.28  restraint system properly fastened.  A person who violates this 
 69.29  paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace officer may not 
 69.30  issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the 
 69.31  officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor 
 69.32  vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04.  
 69.33  The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph 
 69.34  on a person's driving record. 
 69.35     (b) A provisional license holder may not operate a motor 
 69.36  vehicle with more than two passengers unless the provisional 
 70.1   license holder (1) is accompanied in the vehicle by a member of 
 70.2   the provisional license holder's immediate family who is age 21 
 70.3   or older, (2) is accompanied by at least one person age 25 or 
 70.4   older, or (3) has in possession a Minnesota provisional license 
 70.5   restriction waiver card. 
 70.6      (c) A provisional license holder may not operate a motor 
 70.7   vehicle between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. unless the 
 70.8   provisional license holder (1) is accompanied in the vehicle by 
 70.9   a parent or guardian, or another immediate family member who is 
 70.10  age 21 or older, or (2) has in possession a Minnesota 
 70.11  provisional license restriction waiver card. 
 70.12     (b) (d) If the holder of a provisional license during the 
 70.13  period of provisional licensing incurs (1) a conviction for a 
 70.14  violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 
 70.15  169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving 
 70.16  violation, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving 
 70.17  violation that is not crash related, the person may not be 
 70.18  issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have 
 70.19  expired since the date of the conviction or until the person 
 70.20  reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first. 
 70.21     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, 
 70.22  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 70.23     Subd. 2.  [FEES.] (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota 
 70.24  identification card are as follows: 
 70.25  Classified Driver's License  D-$18.50 $21.50 C-$22.50 $25.50
 70.26   B-$29.50 $32.50 A-$37.50 $40.50 
 70.27  Classified Under-21 D.L.     D-$18.50 $21.50 C-$22.50 $25.50 
 70.28  B-$29.50 $32.50 A-$17.50 $20.50 
 70.29  Instruction Permit                              $ 9.50 
 70.30  Provisional License                             $ 9.50 $12.50
 70.31  Provisional license restriction waiver card
     
$ 8.00
 70.32  Duplicate License or
 70.33   duplicate identification card                  $ 8.00 $11.00
 70.34  Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
 70.35  identification card, other than duplicate,
 70.36  except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
 71.1   subdivisions 3 and 3a                           $12.50 $15.50
 71.2      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person an individual 
 71.3   who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of 
 71.4   (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
 71.5   169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for 
 71.6   crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving 
 71.7   violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit 
 71.8   toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.  
 71.9   "Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, 
 71.10  subdivision 1. 
 71.11     (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under 
 71.12  paragraph (a), the registrar commissioner shall collect an 
 71.13  additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or person 
 71.14  individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to 
 71.15  cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and 
 71.16  biennial physical examination certificate.  The department shall 
 71.17  not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew 
 71.18  the endorsement. 
 71.19     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061, 
 71.20  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 71.21     Subd. 4.  [FEE; EQUIPMENT.] (a) The agent may charge and 
 71.22  retain a filing fee of $3.50 $5 for each application.  Except as 
 71.23  provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses 
 71.24  involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the 
 71.25  department the applications and fees required under sections 
 71.26  171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 
 71.27  171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a. 
 71.28     (b) The department shall maintain the photo identification 
 71.29  equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000.  Upon 
 71.30  the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an 
 71.31  existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing 
 71.32  office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and 
 71.33  notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400, 
 71.34  the department shall provide and maintain photo identification 
 71.35  equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in 
 71.36  that office if the office was provided the equipment by the 
 72.1   department before January 1, 2000.  All photo identification 
 72.2   equipment must be compatible with standards established by the 
 72.3   department. 
 72.4      (c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county 
 72.5   board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the 
 72.6   general revenue fund of the county.  An agent who is not an 
 72.7   employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of 
 72.8   county employment or salary and is considered an independent 
 72.9   contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota 
 72.10  State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees 
 72.11  Retirement Association. 
 72.12     (d) Before the end of the first working day following the 
 72.13  final day of the reporting period established by the department, 
 72.14  the agent must forward to the department all applications and 
 72.15  fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in 
 72.16  paragraph (c). 
 72.17     Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07, 
 72.18  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 72.19     Subd. 11.  [STANDBY OR TEMPORARY CUSTODIAN.] (a) Upon the 
 72.20  written request of the applicant and upon payment of an 
 72.21  additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's 
 72.22  license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or 
 72.23  other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder 
 72.24  has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary 
 72.25  custodian under chapter 257B. 
 72.26     (b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the 
 72.27  designation executed under section 257B.04. 
 72.28     (c) The department shall maintain a computerized records 
 72.29  system of all persons individuals listed as standby or temporary 
 72.30  custodians by driver's license and identification card 
 72.31  applicants.  This data shall must be released to appropriate law 
 72.32  enforcement agencies under section 13.69.  Upon a parent's 
 72.33  request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall 
 72.34  revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a 
 72.35  change in the appointment. 
 72.36     (d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the 
 73.1   department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian 
 73.2   indication without additional charge.  However, this paragraph 
 73.3   does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate 
 73.4   or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other 
 73.5   service applicable to a driver's license or identification card. 
 73.6      (e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 
 73.7   13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively 
 73.8   presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on 
 73.9   statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons 
 73.10  purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release 
 73.11  information described in paragraph (b).  When acting in good 
 73.12  faith, the department and department personnel are immune from 
 73.13  civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting 
 73.14  from the release of this information. 
 73.15     (f) The department and its employees: 
 73.16     (1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether 
 73.17  a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid 
 73.18  and enforceable; and 
 73.19     (2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to 
 73.20  suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was 
 73.21  not legally valid and enforceable. 
 73.22     (g) Of the fees received by the department under this 
 73.23  subdivision: 
 73.24     (1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to 
 73.25  $61,000 received in subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in 
 73.26  the general fund. 
 73.27     (2) All other fees must be deposited in the trunk highway 
 73.28  driver services operating account in the special revenue fund 
 73.29  specified in section 299A.705. 
 73.30     Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, 
 73.31  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 73.32     Subd. 6.  [INITIAL MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT FEE.] A person 
 73.33  applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's 
 73.34  license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of 
 73.35  $21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but 
 73.36  does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license 
 74.1   prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2.  Of this amount, 
 74.2   $11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision 
 74.3   2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to 
 74.4   the trunk highway driver services operating account in the 
 74.5   special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705, and the 
 74.6   remainder must be credited to the general fund. 
 74.7      Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is 
 74.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 74.9      Subd. 7.  [REPEAT EXAMINATION FEE.] (a) A fee of $10 must 
 74.10  be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent 
 74.11  knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
 74.12  has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the 
 74.13  subject. 
 74.14     (b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a 
 74.15  third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the 
 74.16  department if the individual has previously failed two 
 74.17  consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor 
 74.18  vehicle. 
 74.19     (c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid 
 74.20  into the state treasury and credited to the driver services 
 74.21  operating account in the special revenue fund specified under 
 74.22  section 299A.705. 
 74.23     Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20, 
 74.24  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 74.25     Subd. 4.  [REINSTATEMENT FEE.] (a) Before the license is 
 74.26  reinstated, (1) a person an individual whose driver's license 
 74.27  has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 2; 171.18, 
 74.28  except subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been 
 74.29  disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license under 
 74.30  section 171.165, and (2) a person an individual whose driver's 
 74.31  license has been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not 
 74.32  exempt from such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.  
 74.33     (b) Before the license is reinstated, a person an 
 74.34  individual whose license has been suspended under sections 
 74.35  169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee. 
 74.36     (c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed 
 75.1   under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the 
 75.2   amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The 
 75.3   reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved 
 75.4   state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 
 75.5   4.  
 75.6      (d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good 
 75.7   cause. 
 75.8      Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is 
 75.9   amended to read: 
 75.10     171.26 [MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.] 
 75.11     Subdivision 1.  [DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.] All 
 75.12  money received under this chapter must be paid into the state 
 75.13  treasury and credited to the trunk highway driver services 
 75.14  operating account in the special revenue fund specified under 
 75.15  section 299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 3; sections 
 75.16  171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph 
 75.17  (g); 171.12, subdivision 8; and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph 
 75.18  (b). 
 75.19     Subd. 2.  [TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.] (a) Notwithstanding 
 75.20  subdivision 1 or any other provision in this chapter to the 
 75.21  contrary, for the four fiscal years from July 1, 2005, through 
 75.22  June 30, 2009, a portion of the money collected by the 
 75.23  department under this chapter in each fiscal year must be 
 75.24  deposited in the trunk highway fund as follows: 
 75.25     (1) for fiscal year 2006, the first $833,000 collected; 
 75.26     (2) for fiscal year 2007, the first $1,523,000 collected; 
 75.27     (3) for fiscal year 2008, the first $1,565,000 collected; 
 75.28  and 
 75.29     (4) for fiscal year 2009, the first $1,825,000 collected. 
 75.30     (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2009. 
 75.31     Subd. 3.  [PROVISIONAL LICENSE RESTRICTION WAIVER CARD 
 75.32  ACCOUNT.] All revenue from fees received for provisional license 
 75.33  restriction waiver cards must be deposited in a provisional 
 75.34  license restriction waiver card account in the special revenue 
 75.35  fund.  Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 
 75.36  for costs relating to providing the cards to parents or 
 76.1   guardians who apply for them. 
 76.2      Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29, 
 76.3   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 76.4      Subd. 2.  [REINSTATEMENT FEES AND SURCHARGES ALLOCATED AND 
 76.5   APPROPRIATED.] (a) A person An individual whose driver's license 
 76.6   has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under 
 76.7   section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must pay a $30 fee 
 76.8   before the driver's license is reinstated. 
 76.9      (b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as 
 76.10  provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 
 76.11  609.21, shall must pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before 
 76.12  the driver's license is reinstated.  Beginning July 1, 2002, the 
 76.13  surcharge is $145.  Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is 
 76.14  $430.  The $250 fee is to be credited as follows: 
 76.15     (1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway 
 76.16  driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as 
 76.17  specified in section 299A.705. 
 76.18     (2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general 
 76.19  fund. 
 76.20     (3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to 
 76.21  be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account.  Money 
 76.22  in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of 
 76.23  public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 
 76.24  percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the 
 76.25  provisions of section 299C.065. 
 76.26     (4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to 
 76.27  be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in 
 76.28  the special revenue fund.  The money in the account is annually 
 76.29  appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle 
 76.30  forfeitures. 
 76.31     (c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited 
 76.32  to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury 
 76.33  and spinal cord injury account.  The money in the account is 
 76.34  annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used 
 76.35  as follows:  83 percent for contracts with a qualified 
 76.36  community-based organization to provide information, resources, 
 77.1   and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and 
 77.2   their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain 
 77.3   the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry 
 77.4   created in section 144.662.  For the purposes of this 
 77.5   clause paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is 
 77.6   a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic 
 77.7   brain injury services and their family members.  The 
 77.8   organization must be registered with the United States Internal 
 77.9   Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt 
 77.10  organization and must have as its purposes:  
 77.11     (i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and 
 77.12  professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of 
 77.13  traumatic brain injury; 
 77.14     (ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with 
 77.15  traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends; 
 77.16     (iii) the development and support of programs and services 
 77.17  to prevent traumatic brain injury; 
 77.18     (iv) the establishment of education programs for persons 
 77.19  with traumatic brain injury; and 
 77.20     (v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury 
 77.21  through participation in its governance. 
 77.22  No A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable 
 77.23  medical data will must not be disclosed to the organization 
 77.24  without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or 
 77.25  patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent 
 77.26  or guardian of the patient. 
 77.27     (d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a 
 77.28  separate account to be known as the remote electronic 
 77.29  alcohol-monitoring program account.  The commissioner shall 
 77.30  transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of 
 77.31  finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund. 
 77.32     (e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent, 
 77.33  appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in 
 77.34  the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The 
 77.35  reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an 
 77.36  approved state depository as directed under section 171.061, 
 78.1   subdivision 4. 
 78.2      Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is 
 78.3   amended to read: 
 78.4      171.36 [LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY 
 78.5   FUND DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.] 
 78.6      All licenses shall expire one year from the date of 
 78.7   issuance and may be renewed upon application to the 
 78.8   commissioner.  Each application for an original or renewal 
 78.9   school license shall must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and 
 78.10  each application for an original or renewal instructor's license 
 78.11  shall must be accompanied by a fee of $50.  The license fees 
 78.12  collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41 shall must be paid 
 78.13  into the trunk highway driver services operating account in the 
 78.14  special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705.  No A 
 78.15  license fee shall must not be refunded in the event that the 
 78.16  license is rejected or revoked. 
 78.17     Sec. 46.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.03, 
 78.18  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 78.19     Subd. 7.  [ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.] "Essential employee" means 
 78.20  firefighters, peace officers subject to licensure under sections 
 78.21  626.84 to 626.863, 911 system and police and fire department 
 78.22  public safety dispatchers, guards at correctional facilities, 
 78.23  confidential employees, supervisory employees, assistant county 
 78.24  attorneys, assistant city attorneys, principals, and assistant 
 78.25  principals.  However, for state employees, "essential employee" 
 78.26  means all employees in law enforcement, public safety radio 
 78.27  communications operators, health care professionals, 
 78.28  correctional guards, professional engineering, and supervisory 
 78.29  collective bargaining units, irrespective of severance, and no 
 78.30  other employees.  For University of Minnesota employees, 
 78.31  "essential employee" means all employees in law enforcement, 
 78.32  nursing professional and supervisory units, irrespective of 
 78.33  severance, and no other employees.  "Firefighters" means 
 78.34  salaried employees of a fire department whose duties include, 
 78.35  directly or indirectly, controlling, extinguishing, preventing, 
 78.36  detecting, or investigating fires.  Employees for whom the state 
 79.1   court administrator is the negotiating employer are not 
 79.2   essential employees. 
 79.3      [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2005. 
 79.4      Sec. 47.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.10, 
 79.5   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 79.6      Subd. 2.  [STATE EMPLOYEES.] Unclassified employees, unless 
 79.7   otherwise excluded, are included within the units which include 
 79.8   the classifications to which they are assigned for purposes of 
 79.9   compensation.  Supervisory employees shall only be assigned to 
 79.10  units 12 and 16.  The following are the appropriate units of 
 79.11  executive branch state employees:  
 79.12     (1) law enforcement unit; 
 79.13     (2) craft, maintenance, and labor unit; 
 79.14     (3) service unit; 
 79.15     (4) health care nonprofessional unit; 
 79.16     (5) health care professional unit; 
 79.17     (6) clerical and office unit; 
 79.18     (7) technical unit; 
 79.19     (8) correctional guards unit; 
 79.20     (9) state university instructional unit; 
 79.21     (10) state college instructional unit; 
 79.22     (11) state university administrative unit; 
 79.23     (12) professional engineering unit; 
 79.24     (13) health treatment unit; 
 79.25     (14) general professional unit; 
 79.26     (15) professional state residential instructional unit; and 
 79.27     (16) supervisory employees unit; and 
 79.28     (17) public safety radio communications operator unit.  
 79.29     Each unit consists of the classifications or positions 
 79.30  assigned to it in the schedule of state employee job 
 79.31  classification and positions maintained by the commissioner.  
 79.32  The commissioner may only make changes in the schedule in 
 79.33  existence on the day prior to August 1, 1984, as required by law 
 79.34  or as provided in subdivision 4. 
 79.35     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2005. 
 79.36     Sec. 48.  [299A.705] [DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING 
 80.1   ACCOUNTS.] 
 80.2      Subdivision 1.  [VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.] (a) 
 80.3   The vehicle services operating account is created in the special 
 80.4   revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services 
 80.5   fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money 
 80.6   otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this 
 80.7   account. 
 80.8      (b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle 
 80.9   services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section 
 80.10  169.345, including: 
 80.11     (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle 
 80.12  registrations, plates, emblems, and titles; 
 80.13     (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees; 
 80.14     (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles; 
 80.15     (4) maintaining vehicle records; 
 80.16     (5) issuing disability certificates and plates; 
 80.17     (6) licensing vehicle dealers; 
 80.18     (7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; 
 80.19  and 
 80.20     (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law. 
 80.21     Subd. 2.  [DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.] (a) The 
 80.22  driver services operating account is created in the special 
 80.23  revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter 
 80.24  171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, 
 80.25  appropriated, or legislated to the account.  
 80.26     (b) Money in the account must be used by the commissioner 
 80.27  of public safety to administer the driver services specified in 
 80.28  chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with 
 80.29  producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards 
 80.30  and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of 
 80.31  driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year 
 80.32  or years and for the testing and examination of drivers. 
 80.33     Sec. 49.  [FUND TRANSFER.] 
 80.34     The commissioner of finance shall transfer the following 
 80.35  amounts to the general fund in each year of the 2006-2007 
 80.36  biennium: 
 81.1      (1) $750,000 from the driver services operating account; 
 81.2   and 
 81.3      (2) $250,000 from the vehicle services operating account. 
 81.4      Sec. 50.  [TRANSITION.] 
 81.5      Subdivision 1.  [ASSIGNMENT OF JOB CLASSIFICATION TO UNIT.] 
 81.6   The commissioner of the bureau of mediation services shall 
 81.7   assign the job classifications and positions of employees 
 81.8   working as public safety radio communications operators to state 
 81.9   employee bargaining unit 17. 
 81.10     Subd. 2.  [TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.] The terms 
 81.11  and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement, memoranda 
 81.12  of understanding, or other salary and benefit provisions 
 81.13  covering public safety radio communications operators 
 81.14  immediately before the effective date of this section remain in 
 81.15  effect until a successor agreement between the commissioner of 
 81.16  employee relations and the exclusive representative of 
 81.17  bargaining unit 17 becomes effective, subject to Minnesota 
 81.18  Statutes, section 179A.20, subdivision 6. 
 81.19     Subd. 3.  [EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.] The employee 
 81.20  organization that is the exclusive representative of employees 
 81.21  assigned to bargaining unit 17 on the day before the effective 
 81.22  date of this section must be certified by the commissioner of 
 81.23  the Bureau of Mediation Services as the exclusive representative 
 81.24  of newly created bargaining unit 17, subject to future changes 
 81.25  as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.12.  For 
 81.26  employees assigned to bargaining unit 17, the exclusive 
 81.27  representative retains all rights and obligations under the 
 81.28  contract governing these employees immediately before the 
 81.29  effective date of this section, so long as that contract 
 81.30  continues to apply to those employees. 
 81.31     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2005. 
 81.32     Sec. 51.  [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 
 81.33     (a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall 
 81.34  change the reference in column B to the reference shown in 
 81.35  column C: 
 81.36        A                    B                   C
 82.1      168.181,            sections 168.181  this section and
 82.2      subdivision 1       to 168.231        sections 168.183
 82.3                                            to 168.221
 82.4      168.211             168.231           168.221
 82.5      168.221             168.231           168.211 and this
 82.6                                            section
 82.7      168.346             168.345,          168.327,
 82.8                          subdivision 4     subdivision 3
 82.9      (b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 
 82.10  Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185. 
 82.11     (c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any 
 82.12  references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or 
 82.13  renumbered by this act, as appropriate. 
 82.14     Sec. 52.  [REPEALER.] 
 82.15     (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision 
 82.16  12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231; 
 82.17  168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 
 82.18  and 171.185, are repealed. 
 82.19     (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02; 
 82.20  168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 
 82.21  168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed. 
 82.22     (c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 
 82.23  7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800; 
 82.24  7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are 
 82.25  repealed. 
 82.26                             ARTICLE 3
 82.27                    MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAXES
 82.28     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013, 
 82.29  subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
 82.30     Subd. 1a.  [PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE; HEARSE.] (a) On passenger 
 82.31  automobiles as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7, and 
 82.32  hearses, except as otherwise provided, the tax shall be $10 plus 
 82.33  an additional tax equal to 1.25 percent of the base value.  
 82.34     (b) Subject to the classification provisions herein, "base 
 82.35  value" means the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the 
 82.36  vehicle including destination charge using list price 
 83.1   information published by the manufacturer or determined by the 
 83.2   registrar if no suggested retail price exists, and shall not 
 83.3   include the cost of each accessory or item of optional equipment 
 83.4   separately added to the vehicle and the suggested retail price. 
 83.5      (c) If the manufacturer's list price information contains a 
 83.6   single vehicle identification number followed by various 
 83.7   descriptions and suggested retail prices, the registrar shall 
 83.8   select from those listings only the lowest price for determining 
 83.9   base value. 
 83.10     (d) If unable to determine the base value because the 
 83.11  vehicle is specially constructed, or for any other reason, the 
 83.12  registrar may establish such value upon the cost price to the 
 83.13  purchaser or owner as evidenced by a certificate of cost but not 
 83.14  including Minnesota sales or use tax or any local sales or other 
 83.15  local tax. 
 83.16     (e) The registrar shall classify every vehicle in its 
 83.17  proper base value class as follows: 
 83.18                        FROM                   TO
 83.19                        $  0                $199.99
 83.20                         200                 399.99
 83.21  and thereafter a series of classes successively set in brackets 
 83.22  having a spread of $200 consisting of such number of classes as 
 83.23  will permit classification of all vehicles. 
 83.24     (f) The base value for purposes of this section shall be 
 83.25  the middle point between the extremes of its class. 
 83.26     (g) The registrar shall establish the base value, when new, 
 83.27  of every passenger automobile and hearse registered prior to the 
 83.28  effective date of Extra Session Laws 1971, chapter 31, using 
 83.29  list price information published by the manufacturer or any 
 83.30  nationally recognized firm or association compiling such data 
 83.31  for the automotive industry.  If unable to ascertain the base 
 83.32  value of any registered vehicle in the foregoing manner, the 
 83.33  registrar may use any other available source or method.  The 
 83.34  registrar shall calculate tax using base value information 
 83.35  available to dealers and deputy registrars at the time the 
 83.36  application for registration is submitted.  The tax on all 
 84.1   previously registered vehicles shall be computed upon the base 
 84.2   value thus determined taking into account the depreciation 
 84.3   provisions of paragraph (h). 
 84.4      (h) The annual additional tax computed upon the base value 
 84.5   as provided herein, during the first and second years of vehicle 
 84.6   life shall be computed upon 100 percent of the base value; for 
 84.7   the third and fourth years, 90 percent of such value; for the 
 84.8   fifth and sixth years, 75 percent of such value; for the seventh 
 84.9   year, 60 percent of such value; for the eighth year, 40 percent 
 84.10  of such value; for the ninth year, 30 percent of such value; for 
 84.11  the tenth year, ten percent of such value; for the 11th and each 
 84.12  succeeding year, the sum of $25 $89.  
 84.13  In no event shall the annual additional tax be less than 
 84.14  $25 $89.  The total tax under this subdivision shall not exceed 
 84.15  $189 for the first and second renewal period and shall not 
 84.16  exceed be $99 for subsequent renewal periods.  The total tax 
 84.17  under this subdivision on any vehicle filing its initial 
 84.18  registration in Minnesota in the second and third year of 
 84.19  vehicle life shall not exceed $189 and shall not exceed be $99 
 84.20  for subsequent renewal periods.  The total tax under this 
 84.21  subdivision on any vehicle filing its initial registration in 
 84.22  Minnesota in the third or subsequent year of vehicle life 
 84.23  shall not exceed $99 and shall not exceed be $99 in any each 
 84.24  subsequent renewal period.  The total tax on any vehicle under 
 84.25  this subdivision for any registration year may not exceed the 
 84.26  tax on that vehicle for the preceding registration year.  
 84.27     (i) As used in this subdivision and section 168.017, the 
 84.28  following terms have the meanings given:  "initial registration" 
 84.29  means the 12 consecutive months calendar period from the day of 
 84.30  first registration of a vehicle in Minnesota; and "renewal 
 84.31  periods" means the 12 consecutive calendar months periods 
 84.32  following the initial registration period. 
 84.33                             ARTICLE 4
 84.34                       TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDING
 84.35     Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.] 
 84.36     The following sums are appropriated from the bond proceeds 
 85.1   account in the trunk highway fund on the first day of the 
 85.2   following fiscal years to the commissioner of transportation for 
 85.3   improvements to the state trunk highway system: 
 85.4      (a) If the constitutional amendment proposed in article 5 
 85.5   is adopted at the 2006 general election: 
 85.6      (1) $100,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
 85.7      (2) $275,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009; 
 85.8      (3) $300,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013; 
 85.9   and 
 85.10     (4) $275,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 
 85.11     (b) If the constitutional amendment proposed in article 5 
 85.12  is not adopted at the 2006 general election: 
 85.13     (1) $100,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
 85.14     (2) $150,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010; 
 85.15  and 
 85.16     (3) $50,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
 85.17     The commissioner may spend up to 15 percent of each 
 85.18  appropriation under this section for program delivery.  No part 
 85.19  of this appropriation may be spent for the construction or 
 85.20  reconstruction of buildings. 
 85.21     Sec. 2.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 85.22     To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the 
 85.23  bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the 
 85.24  commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 85.25  in an amount up to $2,500,000,000 if the constitutional 
 85.26  amendment proposed in article 5 is adopted at the 2006 general 
 85.27  election, and $900,000,000 if the constitutional amendment 
 85.28  proposed in article 5 is not adopted at the 2006 general 
 85.29  election, in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
 85.30  prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and 
 85.31  by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the 
 85.32  times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of 
 85.33  transportation.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued 
 85.34  interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must 
 85.35  be credited to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway 
 85.36  fund. 
 86.1                              ARTICLE 5 
 86.2                        TRANSPORTATION FUNDING 
 86.3      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297B.09, 
 86.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 86.5      Subdivision 1.  [DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.] (a) Money collected 
 86.6   and received under this chapter must be deposited as provided in 
 86.7   this subdivision.  
 86.8      (b) From July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, 32 percent of the 
 86.9   money collected and received must be deposited in the highway 
 86.10  user tax distribution fund, 20.5 percent must be deposited in 
 86.11  the metropolitan area transit fund under section 16A.88, and 
 86.12  1.25 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit 
 86.13  fund under section 16A.88.  The remaining money must be 
 86.14  deposited in the general fund. 
 86.15     (c) From July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2007, 30 percent of the 
 86.16  money collected and received must be deposited in the highway 
 86.17  user tax distribution fund, 21.5 percent must be deposited in 
 86.18  the metropolitan area transit fund under section 16A.88, 1.43 
 86.19  percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund 
 86.20  under section 16A.88, 0.65 percent must be deposited in the 
 86.21  county state-aid highway fund, and 0.17 percent must be 
 86.22  deposited in the municipal state-aid street fund.  The remaining 
 86.23  money must be deposited in the general fund. 
 86.24     (d) On and after (c) Beginning July 1, 2007, 32 percent of 
 86.25  the money collected and received must be deposited in the 
 86.26  highway user tax distribution fund, 20.5 percent must be 
 86.27  deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section 
 86.28  16A.88, and 1.25 percent must be deposited in the greater 
 86.29  Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88.  The remaining 
 86.30  money must be deposited in the general fund the following 
 86.31  percentages of the money collected and received under this 
 86.32  chapter must be deposited as follows: 
 86.33     (1) in fiscal year 2008, 40.5 percent in the highway user 
 86.34  tax distribution fund, 21.85 percent in the metropolitan area 
 86.35  transit fund, and 1.4 percent to the greater Minnesota transit 
 86.36  fund; 
 87.1      (2) in fiscal year 2009, 48.75 percent in the highway user 
 87.2   tax distribution fund, 23.45 percent in the metropolitan area 
 87.3   transit fund, and 1.55 percent to the greater Minnesota transit 
 87.4   fund; 
 87.5      (3) in fiscal year 2010, 57 percent in the highway user tax 
 87.6   distribution fund, 25.05 percent in the metropolitan area 
 87.7   transit fund, and 1.7 percent to the greater Minnesota transit 
 87.8   fund; 
 87.9      (4) in fiscal year 2011, 65.25 percent in the highway user 
 87.10  tax distribution fund, 26.65 percent in the metropolitan area 
 87.11  transit fund, and 1.85 percent to the greater Minnesota transit 
 87.12  fund; and 
 87.13     (5) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, 70 percent in 
 87.14  the highway user tax distribution fund, 28 percent in the 
 87.15  metropolitan area transit fund, and two percent to the greater 
 87.16  Minnesota transit fund.  
 87.17     Money not otherwise deposited under this paragraph must be 
 87.18  deposited in the general fund. 
 87.19     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2007, 
 87.20  except that if the constitutional amendment proposed in section 
 87.21  3 is not adopted at the 2006 general election this section shall 
 87.22  not take effect. 
 87.23     Sec. 2.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 
 87.24     An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to 
 87.25  the people.  If the amendment is adopted, two sections will be 
 87.26  added to article XIV to read: 
 87.27     Sec. 12.  Beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 
 87.28  2007, 63.75 percent of the revenue from a tax imposed by the 
 87.29  state on the sale of a new or used motor vehicle must be 
 87.30  apportioned for the transportation purposes described in section 
 87.31  13, then the revenue apportioned for transportation purposes 
 87.32  must be increased by ten percent for each subsequent fiscal year 
 87.33  through June 30, 2011, and then the revenue must be apportioned 
 87.34  100 percent for transportation purposes after June 30, 2011. 
 87.35     Sec. 13.  The revenue apportioned in section 12 must be 
 87.36  allocated for the following transportation purposes:  70 percent 
 88.1   to the highway user tax distribution fund, 28 percent to the 
 88.2   metropolitan area transit fund established by law, and two 
 88.3   percent to the greater Minnesota transit fund established by law.
 88.4      Sec. 3.  [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 
 88.5      The constitutional amendment proposed in section 3 must be 
 88.6   presented to the people at the 2006 general election.  The 
 88.7   question submitted must be: 
 88.8      "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate 
 88.9   revenue from a tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles 
 88.10  over a five-year period, so that after June 30, 2011, all of the 
 88.11  revenue is dedicated 70 percent for streets and highways, 28 
 88.12  percent for public transit in the metropolitan area, and two 
 88.13  percent for public transit outside the metropolitan area? 
 88.14                                     Yes .......
 88.15                                     No ........"
 88.16                             ARTICLE 6 
 88.17                      COUNTY STATE-AID SYSTEM 
 88.18     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.07, 
 88.19  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 88.20     Subdivision 1.  [FORMULA.] After deducting for 
 88.21  administrative costs and for the disaster account and research 
 88.22  account and state park roads as heretofore provided, the 
 88.23  remainder of the total sum provided for in section 162.06, 
 88.24  subdivision 1, shall be identified as the apportionment sum and 
 88.25  shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the several counties 
 88.26  on the basis of the needs of the counties as determined in 
 88.27  accordance with the following formula: 
 88.28     (a) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum 
 88.29  shall be apportioned equally among the 87 counties.  
 88.30     (b) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum 
 88.31  shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each 
 88.32  county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its 
 88.33  motor vehicle registration for the calendar year preceding the 
 88.34  one last past, determined by residence of registrants, bears to 
 88.35  the total statewide motor vehicle registration.  
 88.36     (c) An amount equal to 30 percent of the apportionment sum 
 89.1   shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each 
 89.2   county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its 
 89.3   total lane-miles of approved county state-aid highways bears to 
 89.4   the total lane-miles of approved statewide county state-aid 
 89.5   highways.  In 1997 and subsequent years no county may receive, 
 89.6   as a result of an apportionment under this clause based on 
 89.7   lane-miles rather than miles of approved county state-aid 
 89.8   highways, an apportionment that is less than its apportionment 
 89.9   in 1996. 
 89.10     (d) An amount equal to 50 percent of the apportionment sum 
 89.11  shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each 
 89.12  county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its 
 89.13  money needs bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the 
 89.14  individual counties; provided, that the percentage of such 
 89.15  amount that each county is to receive shall be adjusted so that 
 89.16  each county shall receive in 1958 a total apportionment at least 
 89.17  ten percent greater than its total 1956 apportionments from the 
 89.18  state road and bridge fund; and provided further that those 
 89.19  counties whose money needs are thus adjusted shall never receive 
 89.20  a percentage of the apportionment sum less than the percentage 
 89.21  that such county received in 1958.  
 89.22     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.07, is 
 89.23  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 89.24     Subd. 7.  [CONSTRUCTION APPORTIONMENT.] (a) For purposes of 
 89.25  this paragraph: 
 89.26     (1) "construction apportionment" means money allocated to 
 89.27  counties under this section and not set aside for maintenance 
 89.28  under section 162.08, subdivision 9; and 
 89.29     (2) "money needs percentage" means the construction 
 89.30  apportionment of a county divided by the approved money needs of 
 89.31  that county. 
 89.32     (b) No county may receive a construction apportionment in 
 89.33  any year that is less than that county's average annual 
 89.34  construction apportionment over calendar years 2001 through 2005.
 89.35     (c) After calculating the apportionment for each county 
 89.36  each year under this section, but before distribution of money 
 90.1   to counties, the commissioner shall: 
 90.2      (1) determine the statewide average money needs percentage 
 90.3   for all counties; 
 90.4      (2) rank all counties according to the extent to which each 
 90.5   county is above or below the statewide average money needs 
 90.6   percentage; 
 90.7      (3) identify those counties that are more than ten percent 
 90.8   below the statewide average money needs percentage; and 
 90.9      (4) to the extent permitted by compliance with paragraph 
 90.10  (b), allot to each county identified under clause (3) an amount 
 90.11  that, if added to the county's construction allocation, would be 
 90.12  sufficient to bring that county up to at least 90 percent of the 
 90.13  statewide average money needs percentage. 
 90.14                             ARTICLE 7 
 90.15                       TRANSPORTATION POLICY 
 90.16     Section 1.  [160.298] [HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING, 
 90.17  ACCOUNT, APPROPRIATION.] 
 90.18     The commissioner of transportation may bill highway 
 90.19  operations units of the department and local road authorities 
 90.20  for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program.  
 90.21  These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor, 
 90.22  materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner.  
 90.23  Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is 
 90.24  established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to 
 90.25  the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are 
 90.26  made.  Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide 
 90.27  and agency indirect costs payments. 
 90.28     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.361, 
 90.29  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 90.30     Subd. 2.  [REPAYMENT.] Subject to the availability of state 
 90.31  money, the commissioner shall repay the amounts advanced under 
 90.32  this section, up to the state's share of project costs, under 
 90.33  terms of the agreement.  The agreement may provide for payment 
 90.34  of interest for funds advanced under subdivisions 1a and 1b at a 
 90.35  rate of interest agreed upon by the parties.  The maximum 
 90.36  interest rate that may be paid is the rate earned by the state 
 91.1   on invested commissioner of finance cash for the month before 
 91.2   the date the agreement is executed or the actual interest paid 
 91.3   by the road authority in borrowing for the amount advanced, 
 91.4   whichever rate is less. 
 91.5      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06, 
 91.6   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 91.7      Subd. 2.  [ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF DEPARTMENT.] A sum of 
 91.8   1-1/2 Two percent shall must be deducted from the total amount 
 91.9   available in the county state-aid highway fund, set aside in a 
 91.10  separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by 
 91.11  the state Transportation Department in carrying out the 
 91.12  provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.  
 91.13     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.08, 
 91.14  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 91.15     Subd. 3.  [AID TO TOWNS.] (a) Any county having within its 
 91.16  boundaries organized town governments may, by resolution, 
 91.17  allocate to the towns within its boundaries so much of the money 
 91.18  apportioned to it under the provisions of sections 162.01 to 
 91.19  162.181, that it deems necessary to aid the townships in the 
 91.20  construction of town roads, including replacement of town road 
 91.21  signs.  The resolution shall set forth the amount of money or 
 91.22  the percentage of its apportionment that the county has 
 91.23  allocated to the towns.  A certified copy of the resolution 
 91.24  shall be forwarded to the commissioner on or before the second 
 91.25  Tuesday of January of each year.  Upon receipt of such 
 91.26  resolution and upon determining the amount of money to be 
 91.27  apportioned to the county, the commissioner shall certify to the 
 91.28  commissioner of finance the amount of money, as set forth in the 
 91.29  resolution, that is to be paid out of the county's apportionment 
 91.30  for distribution to the towns.  The commissioner of finance 
 91.31  shall thereupon issue a warrant in that amount payable to the 
 91.32  county treasurer, and the proceeds thereof shall be distributed 
 91.33  by the county to the towns.  All money so allocated and 
 91.34  distributed shall be used by the towns solely for the 
 91.35  construction of town roads, including replacement of town road 
 91.36  signs. 
 92.1      (b) Each county board so allocating such funds may devise a 
 92.2   formula taking into account each town's levy for road and bridge 
 92.3   purposes, its mileage of town roads and population outside the 
 92.4   corporate limits of all cities within the township, and such 
 92.5   other factors as the county board shall deem advisable as a 
 92.6   means of dividing the allocation among the several towns in 
 92.7   order that such division among the towns be as equitable as 
 92.8   possible.  No part of the money allocated for expenditure solely 
 92.9   within cities having a population of less than 5,000 shall be 
 92.10  allocated or distributed to the towns.  The commissioner of 
 92.11  transportation shall maintain a permanent record of the 
 92.12  allocations of county state-aid highway funds to for the 
 92.13  townships in each county. 
 92.14     (c) In making the annual apportionments of county state-aid 
 92.15  highway funds, the commissioner shall reduce the money needs of 
 92.16  said counties in the amounts necessary to equalize their status 
 92.17  with those counties not making such township allotments.  In 
 92.18  complying with this paragraph, the commissioner shall disregard 
 92.19  allotments to towns for replacement of town road signs. 
 92.20     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 92.21  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 92.22     Subd. 3.  [HIGHWAY.] A "Highway" is any public thoroughfare 
 92.23  for vehicles, including streets in cities has the meaning given 
 92.24  "street or highway" in section 169.01, subdivision 29. 
 92.25     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 92.26  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 92.27     Subd. 4.  [MOTOR VEHICLE.] (a) "Motor vehicle" means any 
 92.28  self-propelled vehicle designed and originally manufactured to 
 92.29  operate primarily upon public roads and on highways, and not 
 92.30  operated exclusively upon railroad tracks.  It includes any 
 92.31  vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle and 
 92.32  includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled 
 92.33  by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not 
 92.34  operated upon rails.  It does not include snowmobiles, 
 92.35  manufactured homes, or park trailers.  
 92.36     (b) "Motor vehicle" also includes an all-terrain vehicle, 
 93.1   as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, that only if the 
 93.2   all-terrain vehicle (1) has at least four wheels, (2) is owned 
 93.3   and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3) displays 
 93.4   both physically disabled license plates and a physically 
 93.5   disabled certificate issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3.
 93.6      (c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle 
 93.7   as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; except (1) an 
 93.8   all-terrain vehicle described in paragraph (b), or (2) an 
 93.9   all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before August 1, 
 93.10  1985.  The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle 
 93.11  described in clause (2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed 
 93.12  or otherwise transferred to another owner, is destroyed, or 
 93.13  fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements 
 93.14  of this chapter. 
 93.15     (d) "Motor vehicle" does not include an electric personal 
 93.16  assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.01, 
 93.17  subdivision 90. 
 93.18     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 93.19  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 93.20     Subd. 5.  [OWNER.] "Owner" means any person, firm, 
 93.21  association, or corporation owning or renting leasing a motor 
 93.22  vehicle, or having the exclusive use thereof of the vehicle, 
 93.23  under a lease or otherwise, for a period of greater than 30 days.
 93.24     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 93.25  subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
 93.26     Subd. 5a.  [REGISTERED OWNER.] "Registered owner" means any 
 93.27  person, firm, association, or corporation, other than a secured 
 93.28  party, having title to a motor vehicle.  If a passenger 
 93.29  automobile, as defined in subdivision 7, is under lease for a 
 93.30  term of 180 days or more, the lessee is deemed to be the 
 93.31  registered owner, for purposes of registration only,; provided 
 93.32  that the application for renewal of the registration of a 
 93.33  passenger automobile described in this subdivision shall be is 
 93.34  sent to the lessor. 
 93.35     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 93.36  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 94.1      Subd. 6.  [TAX, FEE.] "Tax" or "fee" means the annual 
 94.2   registration tax imposed on motor vehicles in lieu of all other 
 94.3   taxes thereon, except wheelage taxes, so-called, which may be 
 94.4   imposed by any city, and except gross earnings taxes paid by 
 94.5   companies subject or made subject thereto.  Such The annual tax 
 94.6   shall be deemed is both a property tax and a highway use tax and 
 94.7   shall be on the basis of the calendar year. 
 94.8      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 94.9   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 94.10     Subd. 7.  [PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.] (a) "Passenger automobile"
 94.11  means any motor vehicle designed and used for carrying not more 
 94.12  than 15 persons individuals including the driver. 
 94.13     (b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, 
 94.14  motor scooters, and buses described in subdivision 9, paragraph 
 94.15  (a), clause (2) buses, or school buses. 
 94.16     (c) For purposes of taxation only, "Passenger automobile" 
 94.17  includes pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed 
 94.18  to carry passengers, with a manufacturer's nominal rated 
 94.19  carrying capacity of one ton, but does not include commuter vans 
 94.20  as defined in section 168.126. 
 94.21     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, 
 94.22  subdivision 25, is amended to read: 
 94.23     Subd. 25.  [RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT VEHICLE.] (a) 
 94.24  "Recreational equipment vehicle" means travel trailers including 
 94.25  those which that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted 
 94.26  campers, house cars, motor homes, tent trailers, slip-in 
 94.27  campers, and converted buses that provide temporary human living 
 94.28  quarters.  A 
 94.29     (b) "Recreational vehicle" is considered to provide 
 94.30  temporary living quarters if it a vehicle that:  
 94.31     (1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant; 
 94.32     (2) is used for temporary living quarters by the owner or 
 94.33  occupant while engaged in recreational or vacation activities; 
 94.34  and 
 94.35     (3) is either self-propelled or towed on the public streets 
 94.36  or highways incidental to the recreational or vacation 
 95.1   activities. 
 95.2      (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a Subd. 25a.  
 95.3   [MOTOR HOME.] "Motor home" means a unit recreational vehicle 
 95.4   designed to provide temporary living quarters,.  The motor home 
 95.5   has a living unit built into as an integral part of, or 
 95.6   permanently attached to the chassis of, a self-propelled motor 
 95.7   vehicle chassis or van. 
 95.8      (a) A motor home must contain permanently installed, 
 95.9   independent, life-support systems which that meet the American 
 95.10  National Standards Institute standard number A119.2 for 
 95.11  recreational vehicles and provide at least four of the following 
 95.12  facilities, two of which must be from the systems listed in 
 95.13  clauses (1), (5), and (6):  (1) a cooking facility with liquid 
 95.14  propane gas supply, (2) a refrigerator, (3) a self-contained 
 95.15  toilet or a toilet connected to a plumbing system with a 
 95.16  connection for external water disposal, (4) a heating or air 
 95.17  conditioning system separate from the motor vehicle engine, (5) 
 95.18  a potable water supply system including a sink with a faucet 
 95.19  either self-contained or with connections for an external 
 95.20  source, and (6) a separate 110-125 volt volts electrical power 
 95.21  supply.  
 95.22     (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "permanently 
 95.23  installed" means built into or attached as an integral part of a 
 95.24  chassis or van, and designed not to be removed except for repair 
 95.25  or replacement.  A system which that is readily removable or 
 95.26  held in place by clamps or tie-downs is not permanently 
 95.27  installed.  
 95.28     (c) Motor homes include but are not limited to, the 
 95.29  following a:  
 95.30     (1) type A motor home -, which is a raw chassis upon which 
 95.31  is built a driver's compartment and an entire body that provides 
 95.32  temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
 95.33  paragraph (a); 
 95.34     (2) type B motor home -, which is a van-type vehicle van 
 95.35  that conforms to the motor home definition description in this 
 95.36  paragraph (a) and has been completed or altered by the a 
 96.1   final-stage manufacturer; and 
 96.2      (3) type C motor home -, which is an incomplete vehicle 
 96.3   upon which is permanently attached a body designed to provide 
 96.4   temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
 96.5   paragraph (a).  
 96.6      (d) A motor vehicle with a slip-in campers are camper or 
 96.7   other removable equipment that is mounted into or on a motor 
 96.8   vehicle commonly known as a pickup truck, in the pickup box, 
 96.9   either by bolting through the floor of the pickup box or by 
 96.10  firmly clamping to the side of the pickup box.  The vehicle 
 96.11  may is not a motor home, is not a recreational vehicle, and must 
 96.12  not be registered as a recreational vehicle under section 
 96.13  168.013. 
 96.14     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is 
 96.15  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 96.16     Subd. 37.  [ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE.] "All-terrain vehicle" has 
 96.17  the meaning given in section 84.92, subdivision 8. 
 96.18     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is 
 96.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 96.20     Subd. 38.  [PERSON.] "Person" has the meaning given in 
 96.21  section 168A.01, subdivision 14. 
 96.22     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is 
 96.23  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 96.24     Subd. 39.  [STATE.] "State" means a state of the United 
 96.25  States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States 
 96.26  Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject 
 96.27  to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
 96.28     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is 
 96.29  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 96.30     Subd. 40.  [VEHICLE.] "Vehicle" has the meaning given in 
 96.31  section 168A.011, subdivision 24. 
 96.32     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.091, 
 96.33  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 96.34     Subdivision 1.  [NONRESIDENT BUYER.] (a) Upon payment of a 
 96.35  fee of $1, the registrar commissioner may issue a permit to a 
 96.36  nonresident purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state 
 97.1   for the sole purpose of allowing such nonresident to remove the 
 97.2   vehicle to be removed from this state for registration in 
 97.3   another state or country.  Such 
 97.4      (b) The permit shall be is in lieu of any other 
 97.5   registration or taxation for use of the highways and shall be is 
 97.6   valid for a period of 31 days from the date of sale, trade, or 
 97.7   gift.  
 97.8      (c) The permit shall must be available in such form an 
 97.9   electronic format as the registrar may determine and, whenever 
 97.10  practicable, shall be determined by the commissioner. 
 97.11     (d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is 
 97.12  electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or 
 97.13  deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived. 
 97.14     (e) The permit must be posted upon the left side of the 
 97.15  inside rear window of the vehicle or, if not practicable, where 
 97.16  it is plainly visible to law enforcement.  Each such 
 97.17  permit shall be is valid only for the vehicle for which the 
 97.18  permit was issued. 
 97.19     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.10, 
 97.20  subdivision 1c, is amended to read: 
 97.21     Subd. 1c.  [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, COLLECTOR LICENSE.] (a) 
 97.22  The owner of any motor vehicle, including any truck, (1) that 
 97.23  is (i) at least 20 model years old, or (ii) at least ten model 
 97.24  years old and with a body or engine style of which not more than 
 97.25  500 were manufactured or imported into the United States in any 
 97.26  model year, (2) that was manufactured after 1935, and (3) that 
 97.27  is owned and operated solely as a collector's vehicle, shall 
 97.28  list the vehicle for taxation and registration 
 97.29  as follows:  provided in paragraph (b). 
 97.30     (1) (b) The owner shall execute an affidavit stating (1) 
 97.31  the name and address of the person from whom purchased and of 
 97.32  the new owner, (2) the make of the motor vehicle, (3) the year 
 97.33  and number of the model, (4) the manufacturer's identification 
 97.34  number, (5) in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph (a), 
 97.35  clause (1)(ii), that the vehicle has a body or engine style of 
 97.36  which not more than 500 were manufactured or imported into the 
 98.1   United States in any model year, and (6) that the vehicle is 
 98.2   owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for 
 98.3   general transportation purposes; and. 
 98.4      (2) (c) The owner shall provide a statement of the 
 98.5   manufacturer or importer regarding the number of vehicles 
 98.6   manufactured or imported during the model year. 
 98.7      (d) The owner shall also prove that the owner also has one 
 98.8   or more vehicles with regular license plates.  
 98.9   If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is true and 
 98.10  correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar shall list 
 98.11  the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a 
 98.12  single number plate. 
 98.13     (b) (e) The number plate issued shall bear the inscription 
 98.14  "Collector," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other 
 98.15  combination of characters authorized under section 168.12, 
 98.16  subdivision 2a, but no date.  The number plate is valid without 
 98.17  renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence.  The registrar 
 98.18  has the power to revoke the plate for failure to comply with 
 98.19  this subdivision. 
 98.20     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, 
 98.21  subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
 98.22     Subd. 2a.  [PERSONALIZED PLATES; RULES.] (a) Personalized 
 98.23  license plates or, if requested for special plates issued under 
 98.24  section 168.123 for veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor 
 98.25  recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable 
 98.26  personalized special veterans license plates must be issued to 
 98.27  an applicant for registration of a passenger automobile 
 98.28  including a passenger automobile registered as a classic car, 
 98.29  pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as 
 98.30  defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck 
 98.31  with a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less 
 98.32  and resembling a pickup truck; motorcycle including a classic 
 98.33  motorcycle; or self-propelled recreational vehicle, upon 
 98.34  compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration 
 98.35  of the vehicle and upon payment of a onetime fee of $100 in 
 98.36  addition to the registration tax required by law for the 
 99.1   vehicle.  The registrar shall designate a replacement fee fees 
 99.2   for personalized license plates and personalized special 
 99.3   veterans license plates issued according to section 168.123 that 
 99.4   is are calculated to cover the cost of replacement.  This fee 
 99.5   These fees must be paid by the applicant whenever 
 99.6   the personalized license plates are required to be replaced by 
 99.7   law.  However, in accordance with sections 168.124, subdivision 
 99.8   3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, a fee may not be charged to 
 99.9   replace personalized special veterans license plates issued 
 99.10  according to section 168.124 or 168.125.  In lieu of the numbers 
 99.11  assigned as provided in subdivision 1, personalized license 
 99.12  plates and personalized special veterans license plates must 
 99.13  have imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers 
 99.14  and letters, or five numbers and letters in the case of 
 99.15  personalized special veterans license plates in any combination 
 99.16  and, as applicable, satisfy the design requirements of section 
 99.17  168.123, 168.124, or 168.125.  When an applicant has once 
 99.18  obtained personalized license plates or personalized special 
 99.19  veterans license plates, the applicant shall have has a prior 
 99.20  claim for similar personalized plates in the next succeeding 
 99.21  year as long as current registration is maintained.  The 
 99.22  commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in the manner 
 99.23  provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and transfer of 
 99.24  personalized license plates and personalized special veterans 
 99.25  license plates.  No words or combination of letters placed 
 99.26  on personalized license these plates may be used for commercial 
 99.27  advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or 
 99.28  be of a nature that would offend public morals or decency.  The 
 99.29  call signals or letters of a radio or television station are not 
 99.30  commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision. 
 99.31     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1, 
 99.32  personalized license plates and personalized special veterans 
 99.33  license plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred 
 99.34  to another motor vehicle described in paragraph (a) and owned or 
 99.35  jointly owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5, 
 99.36  which must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the 
100.1   highway user tax distribution fund.  The registrar may by rule 
100.2   provide a form for notification.  A personalized license 
100.3   plate or personalized special veterans license plate issued for 
100.4   a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or 
100.5   classic motorcycle may not be transferred to a vehicle not 
100.6   eligible for such a license plate. 
100.7      (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the 
100.8   personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed, the 
100.9   applicant may apply and shall receive duplicate license plates 
100.10  bearing the same combination of letters and numbers and the same 
100.11  design as: 
100.12     (1) the former personalized license plates or personalized 
100.13  special veterans license plates issued according to section 
100.14  168.123, upon the payment of the fee required by section 168.29; 
100.15  or 
100.16     (2) the former personalized special veterans license plates 
100.17  issued according to section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.  
100.18     (d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate 
100.19  personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury 
100.20  and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. 
100.21     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective August 1, 2006. 
100.22     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, 
100.23  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
100.24     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; FEES.] (a) On 
100.25  payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a 
100.26  single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the 
100.27  registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws 
100.28  relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger 
100.29  automobile, pickup truck, one-ton truck described in clause (1), 
100.30  van, self-propelled recreational equipment, or motorcycle, as 
100.31  applicable, the registrar shall issue: 
100.32     (1) special license plates to an applicant who served in 
100.33  the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of 
100.34  the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
100.35  United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under 
100.36  honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint owner of a 
101.1   passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled 
101.2   recreational equipment, or truck resembling a pickup truck and 
101.3   having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton, but 
101.4   which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 
101.5   169.01, subdivision 75; or 
101.6      (2) a special motorcycle license plate as described in 
101.7   subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i), or another 
101.8   special license plate designed by the commissioner of public 
101.9   safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after 
101.10  July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who served in the 
101.11  active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the 
101.12  United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under 
101.13  honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint owner of a 
101.14  motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph and 
101.15  in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i).  Plates 
101.16  issued under this clause must be the same size as standard 
101.17  motorcycle license plates.  Special motorcycle license plates 
101.18  issued under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.  
101.19     (b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of 
101.20  plates, is payable only when the plates are issued, and is not 
101.21  payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are issued instead 
101.22  of number plates.  An applicant must not be issued more than two 
101.23  sets of plates for vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and owned or 
101.24  jointly owned by the applicant. 
101.25     (c) The veteran shall must have a certified copy of the 
101.26  veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge, 
101.27  at the time of application.  If an applicant served in the 
101.28  active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a 
101.29  nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a 
101.30  foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and 
101.31  discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may 
101.32  certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license 
101.33  plates provided under this section. 
101.34     (d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described 
101.35  in paragraph (a), clause (1), the commissioner shall collect a 
101.36  surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under paragraph (a).  
102.1   The commissioner shall collect the surcharge until a total of 
102.2   $2,000 has been collected from the surcharge, and shall not 
102.3   collect the surcharge thereafter.  The surcharge must be 
102.4   deposited in the vehicle services operating account in the 
102.5   special revenue fund. 
102.6      [EFFECTIVE DATE.] The amendments to paragraph (a), clause 
102.7   (2); paragraph (b); and paragraph (c), of this section, are 
102.8   effective the day following final enactment. 
102.9      Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, 
102.10  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
102.11     Subd. 2.  [DESIGN.] The commissioner of veterans affairs 
102.12  shall design the special plates, subject to the approval of the 
102.13  registrar, that satisfy the following requirements:  
102.14     (a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, 
102.15  and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the 
102.16  inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the 
102.17  first letter directly above the second letter and both letters 
102.18  just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
102.19  number. 
102.20     (b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, 
102.21  or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 
102.22  1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR 
102.23  SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter 
102.24  directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
102.25  the first numeral of the special license plate number. 
102.26     (c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World 
102.27  War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR 
102.28  VET" and: 
102.29     (1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" 
102.30  with the first character directly above the second character and 
102.31  both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
102.32  license plate number; or 
102.33     (2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" 
102.34  with the first character directly above the second character and 
102.35  both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
102.36  license plate number. 
103.1      (d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, 
103.2   the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and 
103.3   the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
103.4   second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral 
103.5   of the special license plate number.  
103.6      (e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the 
103.7   purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription 
103.8   "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with a facsimile of the 
103.9   official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with 
103.10  the first letter directly over the second letter just preceding 
103.11  the first numeral of the special license plate number. 
103.12     (f) For a Persian Gulf war veteran, the special plates must 
103.13  bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" 
103.14  with the first letter directly above the second letter and both 
103.15  letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license 
103.16  plate number.  For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf 
103.17  war veteran" means a person who served on active duty after 
103.18  August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United 
103.19  States or a nation or society allied with the United States or 
103.20  the United Nations during Operation Desert Shield, Operation 
103.21  Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf 
103.22  area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential 
103.23  Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991. 
103.24     (g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 
103.25  1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the 
103.26  inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the 
103.27  first letter directly above the second letter and both letters 
103.28  just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
103.29  number. 
103.30     (h) For a veteran who is the recipient of: 
103.31     (1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be 
103.32  inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
103.33  inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special license 
103.34  plate number; 
103.35     (2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must 
103.36  be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
104.1   inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly below the special license 
104.2   plate number; or 
104.3      (3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the 
104.4   special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal 
104.5   and must bear the inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the 
104.6   special license plate number. 
104.7      (i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on 
104.8   Terrorism Service Medal, the special plates must be inscribed 
104.9   with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription 
104.10  "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special license plate number.  
104.11  In addition, any member of the National Guard or other military 
104.12  reserves who has been ordered to federally funded state active 
104.13  service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in 
104.14  section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the 
104.15  Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, is eligible for the 
104.16  license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of 
104.17  whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
104.18     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
104.19  following final enactment. 
104.20     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is 
104.21  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
104.22     Subd. 2a.  [TEMPORARY SURCHARGE.] For license plates issued 
104.23  under subdivision 2, paragraphs (h) and (i), the commissioner 
104.24  shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
104.25  subdivision 1, paragraph (a).  The commissioner shall collect 
104.26  the surcharge until a total of $7,000 has been collected from 
104.27  the surcharge, and shall not collect the surcharge thereafter.  
104.28  The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services 
104.29  operating account in the special revenue fund. 
104.30     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
104.31  following final enactment. 
104.32     Sec. 22.  [EXEMPTION FROM STUDY.] 
104.33     The special license plates authorized under sections 20 and 
104.34  21 are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 168.1293. 
104.35     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
104.36  following final enactment. 
105.1      Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, 
105.2   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
105.3      Subd. 4.  [PLATES TRANSFER.] (a) On payment of a fee of $5, 
105.4   plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
105.5   may be transferred to another vehicle, but only if the vehicle: 
105.6      (1) is a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or 
105.7   self-propelled recreational equipment, or one-ton truck 
105.8   described in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1); and 
105.9      (2) is owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the 
105.10  plates were issued. 
105.11     (b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under 
105.12  subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to 
105.13  another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom 
105.14  the plate was issued. 
105.15     Sec. 24.  [168.1298] [SPECIAL "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" LICENSE 
105.16  PLATE.] 
105.17     Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] It is the intent of the 
105.18  legislature in enacting this section and section 190.19, to 
105.19  provide financial support and relief to members of the military 
105.20  forces and their families in recognition of their service to 
105.21  Minnesota and the nation and the serious demands currently 
105.22  placed on our military forces.  It is also the view of the 
105.23  legislature that the purposes behind enacting this section and 
105.24  section 190.19 are based on a special and unique set of 
105.25  circumstances in history and that the persons and their families 
105.26  and survivors who would benefit under these provisions are 
105.27  facing economic hardship because of the fact that they have 
105.28  served, and in some cases given their lives in the service of, 
105.29  their country.  Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature 
105.30  that these provisions of law not be used as a precedent for 
105.31  future unrelated enactments, nor that the scope of these 
105.32  sections be substantially expanded. 
105.33     Subd. 2.  [GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.] (a) The 
105.34  commissioner shall issue special "Support Our Troops" license 
105.35  plates to an applicant who: 
105.36     (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup 
106.1   truck, recreational vehicle, or motorcycle; 
106.2      (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and 
106.3   manufacturing the plates; 
106.4      (3) pays the registration tax required under section 
106.5   168.013; 
106.6      (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
106.7      (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota 
106.8   "Support Our Troops" account established in section 190.19; and 
106.9      (6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and 
106.10  licensing of vehicles and drivers. 
106.11     (b) The license application under this section must 
106.12  indicate that the annual contribution specified under paragraph 
106.13  (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate 
106.14  and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to 
106.15  the account. 
106.16     Subd. 3.  [DESIGN.] After consultation with interested 
106.17  groups, the adjutant general and the commissioner of veterans 
106.18  affairs shall design the special plate, subject to the approval 
106.19  of the commissioner. 
106.20     Subd. 4.  [NO REFUND.] Contributions under this section 
106.21  must not be refunded. 
106.22     Subd. 5.  [PLATE TRANSFERS.] Notwithstanding section 
106.23  168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5, 
106.24  plates issued under this section may be transferred to another 
106.25  passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, recreational 
106.26  vehicle, or motorcycle owned by the individual to whom the 
106.27  special plates were issued. 
106.28     Subd. 6.  [CONTRIBUTION AND FEES CREDITED.] Contributions 
106.29  under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to 
106.30  the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota "Support Our 
106.31  Troops" account established in section 190.19.  The fees 
106.32  collected under this section must be deposited in the vehicle 
106.33  services operating account in the special revenue fund. 
106.34     Subd. 7.  [RECORD.] The commissioner shall maintain a 
106.35  record of the number of plates issued under this section. 
106.36     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.15, 
107.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
107.2      Subdivision 1.  [TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.] (a) Upon the 
107.3   transfer of ownership, destruction, theft, dismantling, or 
107.4   permanent removal by the owner from this state of any motor 
107.5   vehicle registered in accordance with this chapter, the right of 
107.6   the owner of the vehicle to use the registration certificate and 
107.7   number plates assigned to the vehicle expires.  
107.8      (b) When the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred to 
107.9   another resident of person required to register the vehicle in 
107.10  this state, the transferor shall surrender the registration 
107.11  plates, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, and 
107.12  assign the registration tax paid to the credit of the transferee 
107.13  unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the 
107.14  commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
107.15     (c) When seeking to become the owner by gift, trade, or 
107.16  purchase of any vehicle for which a registration certificate has 
107.17  been issued under this chapter, a person shall join with the 
107.18  registered owner in transmitting with the application for 
107.19  transfer of ownership, the registration certificate, with the 
107.20  assignment and notice of sale duly executed upon the reverse 
107.21  side, or,. 
107.22     (d) In case of loss of the title or certificate of 
107.23  registration of a vehicle not subject to section 325E.15, the 
107.24  person shall make application to the commissioner with proof of 
107.25  loss by sworn statement, in writing, and satisfactory to the 
107.26  registrar of the title as specified in section 168A.09 and 
107.27  assign a notice of sale of the vehicle on the application for 
107.28  title as specified in section 168A.04. 
107.29     (e) Upon the transfer of any motor vehicle by a 
107.30  manufacturer or dealer, for use within the state, whether by 
107.31  sale, lease, or otherwise, the manufacturer or dealer transferor 
107.32  shall, within ten days after the transfer, file with the 
107.33  registrar commissioner (1) a notice or report containing the 
107.34  date of transfer, a description of the motor vehicle, and the 
107.35  transferee's name, street and number of residence, if in a city, 
107.36  and post office residence address in the state or if not a 
108.1   natural person then the transferee's business and mailing 
108.2   address, and shall also transmit with it (2) the transferee's 
108.3   application for registration. 
108.4      Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.16, is 
108.5   amended to read: 
108.6      168.16 [REGISTRATION TAX REFUND; APPROPRIATION.] 
108.7      (a) After the registration tax upon any motor vehicle has 
108.8   been paid for any year registration period, refund must be made 
108.9   for errors made in computing the registration tax or fees and 
108.10  for the error on the part of an owner who may in error have 
108.11  registered a motor vehicle that was not before, nor at the time 
108.12  of registration, nor at any time thereafter during the current 
108.13  past year preceding registration period, subject to registration 
108.14  tax in this state as provided by section 168.012. 
108.15     (b) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a claim for 
108.16  a refund of an overpayment of registration tax must be filed 
108.17  within 3-1/2 years from the date of payment. 
108.18     The refund must be made from any fund in possession of the 
108.19  registrar and deducted from the registrar's monthly report to 
108.20  the commissioner of finance.  A detailed report of the refund 
108.21  must accompany the report. 
108.22     (c) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle, 
108.23  by an assignment in writing endorsed upon the registration 
108.24  certificate and delivered to the registrar commissioner within 
108.25  the time provided in this subdivision, shall assign, except for 
108.26  vehicles registered under section 168.187, to the new owner the 
108.27  right to have the tax paid by the former registered owner 
108.28  accredited to the new owner who duly registers the vehicle 
108.29  unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the 
108.30  commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
108.31     (d) Any owner at is entitled to a refund of the unused 
108.32  portion of the registration tax paid on the owner's vehicle upon 
108.33  filing a claim, verified by the commissioner, if the time of 
108.34  such occurrence, whose vehicle is: 
108.35     (1) declared by an insurance company to be a total loss due 
108.36  to flood or tornado damage, permanently destroyed, due to 
109.1   accident, fire, or an Act of God as defined in section 115B.02; 
109.2   or 
109.3      (2) sold to the federal government, the state, or a 
109.4   political subdivision of the state, shall upon filing a verified 
109.5   claim be entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the tax 
109.6   paid upon the vehicle, computed as follows:. 
109.7      (1) if the vehicle is registered under the calendar year 
109.8   system of registration, the refund is computed pro rata by the 
109.9   month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for each month of the year 
109.10  remaining after the month in which the plates and certificate 
109.11  were returned to the registrar; 
109.12     (2) if the vehicle is registered under the monthly series 
109.13  system of registration, the amount of 
109.14     (e) The refund is must be equal to the sum of the amounts 
109.15  of the license fee remaining registration tax attributable to 
109.16  those months remaining in for the licensing registration period 
109.17  after the month in which the plates and certificate of 
109.18  registration or title were returned to the registrar 
109.19  commissioner. 
109.20     (b) (f) There is hereby appropriated to the persons 
109.21  entitled to a refund, from the fund or account in the state 
109.22  treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient 
109.23  to make the refund and payment.  
109.24     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.31, 
109.25  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
109.26     Subd. 5.  [REFUND.] For the annual registration tax paid on 
109.27  any vehicle before the calendar year registration period for 
109.28  which that tax was assessed, the owner of the vehicle who paid 
109.29  the tax shall be is entitled to full refund if such vehicle is 
109.30  permanently destroyed or removed from the state before the 
109.31  calendar year for which the tax was paid or if it is not used at 
109.32  all during the calendar year for which the tax was paid, and the 
109.33  owner makes affidavit concerning the nonuse as provided by 
109.34  section 168.012 the registration stickers are surrendered before 
109.35  the first day of the new registration period. 
109.36     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01, 
110.1   subdivision 75, is amended to read: 
110.2      Subd. 75.  [COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.] (a) "Commercial 
110.3   motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor 
110.4   vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor 
110.5   vehicle: 
110.6      (1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds; 
110.7      (2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more 
110.8   than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a 
110.9   combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds; 
110.10     (3) is a bus; 
110.11     (4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of 
110.12  hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross 
110.13  vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while carrying in bulk 
110.14  tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of petroleum products 
110.15  and liquid fertilizer; or 
110.16     (5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus, 
110.17  except for type A-I and type III school buses as defined in 
110.18  subdivision 6. 
110.19     (b) For purposes of chapter 169A: 
110.20     (1) a commercial motor vehicle does not include a farm 
110.21  truck, fire-fighting equipment an authorized emergency vehicle, 
110.22  or a recreational equipment vehicle being operated by a person 
110.23  within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph 
110.24  (b); and 
110.25     (2) a commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle capable 
110.26  of or designed to meet the standards described in paragraph (a), 
110.27  clause (2), whether or not the towed unit is attached to the 
110.28  truck-tractor at the time of the violation or stop. 
110.29     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01, 
110.30  subdivision 76, is amended to read: 
110.31     Subd. 76.  [HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.] "Hazardous materials" 
110.32  means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of 
110.33  the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that 
110.34  require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal 
110.35  Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185. 
110.36     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01, 
111.1   subdivision 78, is amended to read: 
111.2      Subd. 78.  [RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COMBINATION.] (a) 
111.3   "Recreational vehicle combination" means a combination of 
111.4   vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined in section 
111.5   168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel 
111.6   coupling to a camper-semitrailer which has hitched to it a 
111.7   trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, 
111.8   subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section 
111.9   84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile 
111.10  as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; or all-terrain 
111.11  vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; or 
111.12  equestrian equipment or supplies.  
111.13     (b) For purposes of this subdivision: 
111.14     (a) (1) A "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a 
111.15  camper-semitrailer and a towing pickup truck in which a portion 
111.16  of the weight of the camper-semitrailer is carried over or 
111.17  forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup. 
111.18     (b) (2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a 
111.19  manufactured home as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13, 
111.20  designed for human habitation and used for vacation or 
111.21  recreational purposes for limited periods. 
111.22     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14, is 
111.23  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
111.24     Subd. 2a.  [SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35E.] The 
111.25  commissioner shall designate the speed limit on marked 
111.26  Interstate Highway 35E from West Seventh Street to marked 
111.27  Interstate Highway 94 in St. Paul as 55 miles per hour, unless 
111.28  the commissioner designates a different speed limit on that 
111.29  highway after conducting an engineering and traffic 
111.30  investigation under subdivision 4 and determining that a 
111.31  different speed limit is reasonable and safe.  Any speed in 
111.32  excess of a speed limit designated under this subdivision is 
111.33  unlawful. 
111.34     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18, 
111.35  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
111.36     Subd. 5.  [DRIVING LEFT OF ROADWAY CENTER; EXCEPTION.] (a) 
112.1   No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the 
112.2   roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in 
112.3   the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and 
112.4   is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to 
112.5   permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without 
112.6   interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching 
112.7   from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.  In every 
112.8   event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side 
112.9   of the roadway before coming within 100 feet of any vehicle 
112.10  approaching from the opposite direction; 
112.11     (b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph 
112.12  (c), no vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another vehicle 
112.13  or at any other time, be driven to the left half of the roadway 
112.14  under the following conditions: 
112.15     (1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve 
112.16  in the highway where the driver's view along the highway is 
112.17  obstructed within a distance of 700 feet; 
112.18     (2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or 
112.19  tunnel, railroad grade crossing, intersection within a city, or 
112.20  intersection outside of a city if the presence of the 
112.21  intersection is marked by warning signs; or 
112.22     (3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing, 
112.23  or a distinctive centerline is marked, which distinctive line 
112.24  also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on Uniform 
112.25  Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner. 
112.26     (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or 
112.27  towed implement of husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front 
112.28  by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying vehicular 
112.29  hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal 
112.30  sunlight, and (2) does not extend into the left half of the 
112.31  roadway to any greater extent than made necessary by the total 
112.32  width of the right half of the roadway together with any 
112.33  adjacent shoulder that is suitable for travel. 
112.34     (d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or 
112.35  towed implement of husbandry that is operated to the left half 
112.36  of the roadway if such operation is not to a greater extent than 
113.1   is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or 
113.2   other stationary object located on the highway right-of-way. 
113.3      Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.71, 
113.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
113.5      Subdivision 1.  [PROHIBITIONS GENERALLY.] No person shall 
113.6   drive or operate any motor vehicle with: 
113.7      (1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to 
113.8   limit or obstruct proper vision, or,; 
113.9      (2) except for law enforcement vehicles, with any objects 
113.10  suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than sun 
113.11  visors and, rear vision mirrors, or electronic toll-collection 
113.12  devices; or with 
113.13     (3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon 
113.14  the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such 
113.15  vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper required to be 
113.16  so displayed by law, or authorized by the state director of the 
113.17  Division of Emergency Management, or the commissioner of public 
113.18  safety. 
113.19     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.81, 
113.20  subdivision 3c, is amended to read: 
113.21     Subd. 3c.  [RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COMBINATION.] 
113.22  Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle 
113.23  combination may be operated without a permit if: 
113.24     (1) the combination does not consist of more than three 
113.25  vehicles, and the towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to 
113.26  or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed; 
113.27     (2) the combination does not exceed 60 feet in length; 
113.28     (3) the camper-semitrailer in the combination does not 
113.29  exceed 28 feet in length; 
113.30     (4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of 
113.31  age; 
113.32     (5) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, 
113.33  motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, or 
113.34  all-terrain vehicle, or equestrian equipment or supplies meets 
113.35  all requirements of law; 
113.36     (6) the trailers in the combination are connected to the 
114.1   pickup truck and each other in conformity with section 169.82; 
114.2   and 
114.3      (7) the combination is not operated within the seven-county 
114.4   metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, 
114.5   during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 
114.6   p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. 
114.7      Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.824, 
114.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
114.9      Subd. 2. [GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF ALL AXLES.] (a) 
114.10  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 169.85, the gross 
114.11  vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of 
114.12  vehicles shall not exceed:  
114.13     (1) except as provided in clause (2), 80,000 pounds for any 
114.14  vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state trunk highways 
114.15  as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all routes 
114.16  designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11; 
114.17     (2) on and after August 1, 2006, 88,000 pounds for any 
114.18  vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles while 
114.19  exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk 
114.20  highways other than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a 
114.21  permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph (k); 
114.22     (3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of 
114.23  vehicles with five axles or less on all routes, other than state 
114.24  trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 
114.25  169.832, subdivision 11; and 
114.26     (3) (4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of 
114.27  vehicles with six or more axles on all routes, other than state 
114.28  trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 
114.29  169.832, subdivision 11.  
114.30     (b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five 
114.31  consecutive axles shall not apply to a four-axle ready-mix 
114.32  concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle prior to 
114.33  June 1, 1981.  The maximum gross weight on four or fewer 
114.34  consecutive axles of vehicles excepted by this clause shall not 
114.35  exceed any maximum weight specified for four or fewer 
114.36  consecutive axles in this section. 
115.1      Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.851, 
115.2   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
115.3      Subd. 5.  [EXCEPTION FOR FARM AND FOREST PRODUCTS.] The 
115.4   maximum weight provisions of this section do Subdivision 4 does 
115.5   not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products 
115.6   and the transportation of raw and unfinished forest products, 
115.7   including wood chips, when the prescribed maximum 
115.8   weight limitation is limitations permitted under sections 
115.9   169.822 to 169.829 are not exceeded by more than ten percent. 
115.10     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86, 
115.11  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
115.12     Subd. 5.  [FEE; PROCEEDS DEPOSITED; APPROPRIATION.] The 
115.13  commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's 
115.14  jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.  All such 
115.15  fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation 
115.16  shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
115.17  trunk highway fund.  Except for those annual permits for which 
115.18  the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the 
115.19  fees shall be: 
115.20     (a) $15 for each single trip permit. 
115.21     (b) $36 for each job permit.  A job permit may be issued 
115.22  for like loads carried on a specific route for a period not to 
115.23  exceed two months.  "Like loads" means loads of the same 
115.24  product, weight, and dimension. 
115.25     (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not 
115.26  to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may be issued 
115.27  for: 
115.28     (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis 
115.29  adversely affecting the safety or well-being of the public; 
115.30     (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and 
115.31  carry loads authorized under subdivision 1a; 
115.32     (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized 
115.33  under section 169.826, subdivision 1a; 
115.34     (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863; 
115.35     (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding 
115.36  ten feet in width; and 
116.1      (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or 
116.2   user of the boat. 
116.3      (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a 
116.4   period not to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may 
116.5   be issued for:  
116.6      (1) mobile cranes; 
116.7      (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies; 
116.8      (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings; 
116.9      (4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made 
116.10  according to the provisions of paragraph (i); 
116.11     (5) double-deck buses; 
116.12     (6) commercial boat hauling; and 
116.13     (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, 
116.14  newly manufactured trailers for cargo, horses, or livestock, not 
116.15  to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the permit 
116.16  allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a 
116.17  trailer dealer only while operating on twin-trailer routes 
116.18  designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).  
116.19     (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the 
116.20  weight limitations of sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional 
116.21  cost added to the fees listed above.  However, this paragraph 
116.22  applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 
116.23  3, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross 
116.24  weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then the 
116.25  additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance 
116.26  weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight.  The 
116.27  additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled 
116.28  times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in 
116.29  the following chart:  
116.30                 Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors 
116.31  Weight (pounds)         Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
116.32  exceeding       Two consec-     Three consec-   Four consec-
116.33  weight          utive axles     utive axles     utive axles
116.34  limitations     spaced within   spaced within   spaced within
116.35  on axles        8 feet or less  9 feet or less  14 feet or less 
116.36       0-2,000    .12             .05             .04
117.1    2,001-4,000    .14             .06             .05
117.2    4,001-6,000    .18             .07             .06
117.3    6,001-8,000    .21             .09             .07
117.4    8,001-10,000   .26             .10             .08
117.5   10,001-12,000   .30             .12             .09
117.6   12,001-14,000   Not permitted   .14             .11
117.7   14,001-16,000   Not permitted   .17             .12
117.8   16,001-18,000   Not permitted   .19             .15
117.9   18,001-20,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .16
117.10  20,001-22,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .20
117.11  The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle 
117.12  or axle group.  The additional cost does not apply to paragraph 
117.13  (c), clauses (1) and (3).  
117.14  For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted 
117.15  weight, a cost-per-mile fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of 
117.16  a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed in addition 
117.17  to the normal permit fee.  Miles must be calculated based on the 
117.18  distance already traveled in the state plus the distance from 
117.19  the point of detection to a transportation loading site or 
117.20  unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the 
117.21  state. 
117.22     (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit 
117.23  may be issued for overweight, or oversize and overweight, 
117.24  construction equipment, machinery, and supplies.  The fees for 
117.25  the permit are as follows:  
117.26  Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle          Annual Permit Fee
117.27       90,000 or less                             $200
117.28       90,001 - 100,000                           $300
117.29      100,001 - 110,000                           $400
117.30      110,001 - 120,000                           $500
117.31      120,001 - 130,000                           $600
117.32      130,001 - 140,000                           $700
117.33      140,001 - 145,000                           $800
117.34  If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds 
117.35  the permit fee is determined under paragraph (e). 
117.36     (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set 
118.1   forth in section 169.80 by more than 72 inches, an additional 
118.2   cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when the 
118.3   permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to 
118.4   section 169.87 are in effect. 
118.5      (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not 
118.6   to exceed 12 months, for refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a 
118.7   gross weight of not more than:  22,000 pounds on a single rear 
118.8   axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to 
118.9   section 169.828, subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear 
118.10  axle.  A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear 
118.11  axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 
118.12  pounds. 
118.13     (i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of 
118.14  husbandry, an annual permit fee of $24.  A vehicle operated 
118.15  under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved at the 
118.16  discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by 
118.17  the commissioner if: 
118.18     (1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including 
118.19  load, does not exceed 14 feet; 
118.20     (2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30 
118.21  minutes after sunset, and is not operated at any time after 
118.22  12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays; 
118.23     (3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired 
118.24  by weather, fog, or other conditions that render persons and 
118.25  other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet; 
118.26     (4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load 
118.27  or vehicle a pair of flashing amber lights, as provided in 
118.28  section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of the 
118.29  vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and 
118.30     (5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a 
118.31  surfaced roadway width of less than 24 feet unless such 
118.32  operation is authorized by the permit. 
118.33  A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the 
118.34  permitted vehicle on an interstate highway, and movements of 75 
118.35  miles or more on other highways. 
118.36     (j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 
119.1   169.8261.  The fee under this paragraph must be deposited as 
119.2   follows: 
119.3      (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010: 
119.4      (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited 
119.5   in the trunk highway fund for costs related to administering the 
119.6   permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; 
119.7      (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be 
119.8   deposited in a bridge inspection and signing account in the 
119.9   special revenue fund.  Money in the account is appropriated to 
119.10  the commissioner for: 
119.11     (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local 
119.12  bridges to be posted, including contracting with a consultant 
119.13  for some or all of these functions; and 
119.14     (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and 
119.15     (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be 
119.16  deposited in the trunk highway fund. 
119.17     (k) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under 
119.18  authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
119.19  clause (2). 
119.20     Sec. 38.  [169.864] [SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS VEHICLE 
119.21  PERMIT.] 
119.22     Subdivision 1.  [THREE-UNIT VEHICLE.] The commissioner may 
119.23  issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following 
119.24  requirements: 
119.25     (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor 
119.26  and a semitrailer drawing one additional semitrailer, which may 
119.27  be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer used in 
119.28  the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 
119.29  28-1/2 feet; 
119.30     (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds; 
119.31     (3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 
119.32  or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described 
119.33  in that section; 
119.34     (4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 
119.35  or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less; 
119.36     (5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 
120.1   2 between Grand Rapids and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway 
120.2   marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk 
120.3   Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 between 
120.4   Virginia and the port of Duluth; and 
120.5      (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 
120.6   169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply. 
120.7      Subd. 2.  [TWO-UNIT VEHICLE.] The commissioner may issue a 
120.8   permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: 
120.9      (1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a 
120.10  truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may exceed 48 feet, 
120.11  but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the 
120.12  centerline of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not 
120.13  exceed 43 feet; 
120.14     (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds; 
120.15     (3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds 
120.16  during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized under 
120.17  section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect; 
120.18     (4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 
120.19  or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described 
120.20  in that section; 
120.21     (5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 
120.22  or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less; 
120.23  and 
120.24     (6) is operated only on the highways specified in 
120.25  subdivision 1, clause (5).  
120.26     Subd. 3.  [RESTRICTIONS.] Vehicles issued permits under 
120.27  subdivisions 1 and 2 must comply with the following restrictions:
120.28     (1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with 
120.29  seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87; 
120.30     (2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate 
120.31  highway system; and 
120.32     (3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways 
120.33  under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of 
120.34  the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable 
120.35  access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and 
120.36  rest and for continuity of route within one mile of the national 
121.1   network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by 
121.2   Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19. 
121.3      Subd. 4.  [PERMIT FEE.] Vehicle permits issued under 
121.4   subdivision 1, clause (1), must be annual permits.  The fee is 
121.5   $850 for each vehicle and must be deposited in the trunk highway 
121.6   fund.  An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is 
121.7   appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for 
121.8   the costs of administering the permit program.  
121.9      Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.87, 
121.10  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
121.11     Subd. 4.  [VEHICLE TRANSPORTING MILK.] Until June 1, 
121.12  2003 2007, a weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by 
121.13  the commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or 
121.14  imposed by subdivision 2, does not apply to a vehicle 
121.15  transporting milk from the point of production to the point of 
121.16  first processing if, at the time the weight restriction is 
121.17  exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one point 
121.18  of production.  This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle 
121.19  described in this subdivision to exceed a weight restriction of 
121.20  five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle. 
121.21     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective June 1, 2005. 
121.22     Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.99, 
121.23  subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 
121.24     Subd. 1b.  [SPEED.] The uniform traffic ticket must provide 
121.25  a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a 
121.26  violation of section 169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
121.27  clause (3), a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must 
121.28  specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in 
121.29  excess of the lawful speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or 
121.30  more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour 
121.31  speed limit. 
121.32     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.52, 
121.33  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
121.34     Subd. 3.  [TEST REFUSAL; LICENSE REVOCATION.] (a) Upon 
121.35  certification by the peace officer that there existed probable 
121.36  cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in 
122.1   physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of section 
122.2   169A.20 (driving while impaired), and that the person refused to 
122.3   submit to a test, the commissioner shall revoke the person's 
122.4   license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege, 
122.5   for a period of one year even if a test was obtained pursuant to 
122.6   this section after the person refused to submit to testing. 
122.7      (b) Upon certification by the peace officer that there 
122.8   existed probable cause to believe the person had been driving, 
122.9   operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle 
122.10  with the presence of any alcohol in violation of section 169A.20 
122.11  (driving while impaired), and that the person refused to submit 
122.12  to a test, the commissioner shall disqualify the person from 
122.13  operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year 
122.14  under section 171.165 (commercial driver's license 
122.15  disqualification) and shall revoke the person's license or 
122.16  permit to drive or nonresident operating privilege for a period 
122.17  of one year according to the federal regulations adopted by 
122.18  reference in section 171.165, subdivision 2. 
122.19     Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, 
122.20  subdivision 22, is amended to read: 
122.21     Subd. 22.  [COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.] "Commercial motor 
122.22  vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles 
122.23  used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle: 
122.24     (1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds; 
122.25     (2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more 
122.26  than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a 
122.27  combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds; 
122.28     (3) is a bus; 
122.29     (4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of 
122.30  hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross 
122.31  vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and carrying in bulk 
122.32  tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer 
122.33  and petroleum products; or 
122.34     (5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus, 
122.35  except for type III school buses defined in section 169.01, 
122.36  subdivision 6, clause (5). 
123.1      Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, 
123.2   subdivision 35, is amended to read: 
123.3      Subd. 35.  [HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.] "Hazardous materials" 
123.4   means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of 
123.5   the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that 
123.6   require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal 
123.7   Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185. 
123.8      Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, 
123.9   subdivision 47, is amended to read: 
123.10     Subd. 47.  [STATE.] "State" means any a state of the United 
123.11  States, territory or possession of the United States, the 
123.12  District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 
123.13  province of the Dominion of Canada, the United States Virgin 
123.14  Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the 
123.15  jurisdiction of the United States. 
123.16     Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, is 
123.17  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
123.18     Subd. 48a.  [TANK VEHICLE.] "Tank vehicle" means any 
123.19  commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any 
123.20  liquid or gaseous materials within a tank, as defined in Code of 
123.21  Federal Regulations, title 49, section 178.320, including a 
123.22  cargo tank or a portable tank as defined in Code of Federal 
123.23  Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, that is either permanently 
123.24  or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis, except 
123.25  portable tanks having a rated capacity under 1,000 gallons. 
123.26     Sec. 46.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.02, is 
123.27  amended to read: 
123.28     171.02 [LICENSES; TYPES, ENDORSEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS.] 
123.29     Subdivision 1.  [LICENSE REQUIRED.] Except when expressly 
123.30  exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street 
123.31  or highway in this state unless the person has a license valid 
123.32  under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being 
123.33  driven.  The department shall not issue a driver's license to a 
123.34  person unless and until the person's license from any 
123.35  jurisdiction has been invalidated.  The department shall provide 
123.36  to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that 
124.1   the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota.  A person is not 
124.2   permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any 
124.3   time.  The department shall not issue to a person to whom a 
124.4   current Minnesota identification card has been issued a driver's 
124.5   license, other than an instruction permit or a limited license, 
124.6   unless the person's Minnesota identification card has been 
124.7   invalidated. 
124.8      Subd. 2.  [DRIVER'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, 
124.9   EXEMPTIONS.] (a) Drivers' licenses shall be are classified 
124.10  according to the types of vehicles which that may be driven by 
124.11  the holder of each type or class of license.  The commissioner 
124.12  may, as appropriate, subdivide the classes listed in this 
124.13  subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.  Except 
124.14  as provided in subdivision 2a, no class of license shall be is 
124.15  valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, 
124.16  double-trailer or triple-trailer combination, vehicle 
124.17  transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless so endorsed. 
124.18  There shall be are four general classes of licenses as follows: 
124.19     (b) Class D; valid for: 
124.20     (1) operating all farm trucks operated by if the farm truck 
124.21  is: 
124.22     (i) the owner, (ii) controlled and operated by a farmer, 
124.23  including operation by an immediate family member of the owner, 
124.24  (iii) or an employee of the owner not primarily employed to 
124.25  operate the farm truck, within 150 miles of the farm, or farmer; 
124.26     (ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm 
124.27  machinery, or farm supplies, to or from a farm; 
124.28     (iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract 
124.29  motor carrier as governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 
124.30  49, part 365; and 
124.31     (iv) an employee of the owner employed during harvest to 
124.32  operate the farm truck for the first, continuous transportation 
124.33  of agricultural products from the production site or on-farm 
124.34  storage site to any other location within 50 miles of that 
124.35  site used within 150 miles of the farm; 
124.36     (2) operating fire trucks and emergency fire equipment an 
125.1   authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, 
125.2   subdivision 5, whether or not in excess of 26,000 pounds gross 
125.3   vehicle weight, operated by a firefighter while on duty, or a 
125.4   tiller operator employed by a fire department who drives the 
125.5   rear portion of a midmount aerial ladder truck; 
125.6      (3) operating a recreational equipment vehicle as defined 
125.7   in section 168.011, subdivision 25, that is operated for 
125.8   personal use; 
125.9      (4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with 
125.10  a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles 
125.11  designed to carry more than 15 passengers including the driver, 
125.12  and vehicles that carry hazardous materials; and 
125.13     (5) notwithstanding paragraph (c), operating a type A 
125.14  school bus without a school bus endorsement if: 
125.15     (i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or 
125.16  less; 
125.17     (ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer 
125.18  passengers, including the driver; and 
125.19     (iii) the requirements of subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), 
125.20  are satisfied, as determined by the commissioner.; and 
125.21  The holder of a class D license may also tow 
125.22     (6) towing vehicles if: 
125.23     (i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 
125.24  10,000 pounds or less; or 
125.25     (ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more 
125.26  than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a gross 
125.27  vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less. 
125.28     (c) Class C; valid for:  
125.29     (1) operating class D motor vehicles; 
125.30     (2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, transporting 
125.31  hazardous materials in class D vehicles; and 
125.32     (3) with a school bus endorsement, operating school buses 
125.33  designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the 
125.34  driver. 
125.35     (d) Class B; valid for operating all vehicles in class C 
125.36  motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other 
126.1   single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger 
126.2   endorsement, buses.  The holder of a class B license may tow 
126.3   only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or 
126.4   less. 
126.5      (e) Class A; valid for operating any vehicle or combination 
126.6   of vehicles. 
126.7      Subd. 2a.  [EXCEPTIONS EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL BUS 
126.8   DRIVERS.] (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, (1) a hazardous 
126.9   materials endorsement is not required to operate a vehicle 
126.10  having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while 
126.11  carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of 
126.12  petroleum products and (2) a class C license or hazardous 
126.13  materials endorsement is not required to operate a farm vehicle 
126.14  as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
126.15  390.5, having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less 
126.16  while carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 1,500 
126.17  gallons of liquid fertilizer. 
126.18     (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the 
126.19  holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus 
126.20  endorsement, may operate a type A school bus described in 
126.21  subdivision 2, paragraph (b), under the following conditions: 
126.22     (1) (a) The operator is an employee of the entity that 
126.23  owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus and is not solely 
126.24  hired to provide transportation services under this paragraph 
126.25  subdivision. 
126.26     (2) (b) The operator drives the school bus only from points 
126.27  of origin to points of destination, not including home-to-school 
126.28  trips to pick up or drop off students.  
126.29     (3) (c) The operator is prohibited from using the 
126.30  eight-light system.  Violation of this clause paragraph is a 
126.31  misdemeanor. 
126.32     (4) (d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented 
126.33  a policy that provides for annual training and certification of 
126.34  the operator in: 
126.35     (i) (1) safe operation of the type of school bus the 
126.36  operator will be driving; 
127.1      (ii) (2) understanding student behavior, including issues 
127.2   relating to students with disabilities; 
127.3      (iii) (3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the 
127.4   bus and handling incidents of misconduct appropriately; 
127.5      (iv) (4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of 
127.6   the road, and local school bus safety policies; 
127.7      (v) (5)  handling emergency situations; and 
127.8      (vi) (6) safe loading and unloading of students. 
127.9      (5) (e) A background check or background investigation of 
127.10  the operator has been conducted that meets the requirements 
127.11  under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for teachers; 
127.12  section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or 
127.13  section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating 
127.14  a type A school bus under this paragraph subdivision. 
127.15     (6) (f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as 
127.16  required by section 171.321, subdivision 2. 
127.17     (7) (g) The operator's driver's license is verified 
127.18  annually by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the 
127.19  school bus. 
127.20     (8) (h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined 
127.21  under section 609.02, of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26, 
127.22  169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute or 
127.23  ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school 
127.24  bus for five years from the date of conviction. 
127.25     (9) (i) A person who has ever been convicted of a 
127.26  disqualifying offense as defined in section 171.3215, 
127.27  subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a school bus under 
127.28  this paragraph subdivision. 
127.29     (10) (j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined 
127.30  under section 609.02, of a fourth moving offense in violation of 
127.31  chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for one 
127.32  year from the date of the last conviction. 
127.33     (11) (k) Students riding the school bus must have training 
127.34  required under section 123B.90, subdivision 2. 
127.35     (12) (l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of 
127.36  child safety restraints as set forth in the National Highway 
128.1   Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe 
128.2   Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses." 
128.3      (13) (m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in 
128.4   this paragraph subdivision must be maintained under separate 
128.5   file at the business location for each operator licensed under 
128.6   this paragraph subdivision and subdivision 2, paragraph (b), 
128.7   clause (5).  The business manager, school board, governing body 
128.8   of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, leases, or 
128.9   contracts for the school bus operating under this paragraph 
128.10  subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for 
128.11  inspection. 
128.12     (14) (n) The school bus must bear a current certificate of 
128.13  inspection issued under section 169.451. 
128.14     (15) (o) The word "School" on the front and rear of the bus 
128.15  must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus 
128.16  is being operated under authority of this paragraph subdivision. 
128.17     Subd. 3.  [MOTORIZED BICYCLE.] (a) No A motorized bicycle 
128.18  shall may not be operated on any public roadway by any person 
128.19  who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the person 
128.20  has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized 
128.21  bicycle instruction permit from the commissioner of public 
128.22  safety.  The operator's permit may be issued to any person who 
128.23  has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the 
128.24  examination prescribed by the commissioner.  The instruction 
128.25  permit may be issued to any person who has attained the age of 
128.26  15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety 
128.27  course and passed the written portion of the examination 
128.28  prescribed by the commissioner.  
128.29     (b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a 
128.30  basic understanding of: 
128.31     (1) motorized bicycles and their limitations; 
128.32     (2) motorized bicycle laws and rules; 
128.33     (3) safe operating practices and basic operating 
128.34  techniques; 
128.35     (4) helmets and protective clothing; 
128.36     (5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and 
129.1      (6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle 
129.2   operators. 
129.3      (c) The commissioner may promulgate adopt rules prescribing 
129.4   the content of the safety course, examination, and the 
129.5   information to be contained on the permits.  A person operating 
129.6   a motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject 
129.7   to the restrictions imposed by section 169.974, subdivision 2, 
129.8   on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel instruction 
129.9   permit. 
129.10     (d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are 
129.11  as follows: 
129.12        (1) Examination and operator's permit,
129.13            valid for one year                     $ 6
129.14        (2) Duplicate                              $ 3
129.15        (3) Renewal permit before age 21
129.16            and valid until age 21                 $ 9
129.17        (4) Renewal permit after age 21 or older 
129.18            and valid for four years               $15
129.19        (5) Duplicate of any renewal permit        $ 4.50
129.20        (6) Written examination and
129.21            instruction permit, valid for
129.22            30 days                                $ 6
129.23     Subd. 4.  [RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.] (a) The 
129.24  commissioner may issue restricted commercial drivers' licenses 
129.25  and take the following actions to the extent that the actions 
129.26  are authorized by regulation of the United States Department of 
129.27  Transportation entitled "Waiver for Farm-Related Service 
129.28  Industries" as published in the Federal Register, April 17, 1992 
129.29  in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.3, 
129.30  paragraph (f): 
129.31     (1) prescribe examination requirements and other 
129.32  qualifications for the license; 
129.33     (2) prescribe classes of vehicles that may be operated by 
129.34  holders of the license; 
129.35     (3) specify commercial motor vehicle operation that is 
129.36  authorized by the license, and prohibit other commercial motor 
130.1   vehicle operation by holders of the license; and 
130.2      (4) prescribe the period of time during which the license 
130.3   is valid. 
130.4      (b) Restricted commercial drivers' licenses are subject to 
130.5   sections 171.165 and 171.166 in the same manner as other 
130.6   commercial drivers' licenses. 
130.7      (c) Actions of the commissioner under this subdivision are 
130.8   not subject to sections 14.05 to 14.47 of the Administrative 
130.9   Procedure Act. 
130.10     Subd. 5.  [EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN BACKUP SNOWPLOW DRIVERS.] 
130.11  Pursuant to the waiver authorization set forth in Public Law 
130.12  104-59, section 345, subsection (a), paragraph (5), a person who 
130.13  operates a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing 
130.14  snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, salting, or sanding is 
130.15  not required to hold a commercial driver's license if the person:
130.16     (1) is an employee of a local unit of government with a 
130.17  population of 3,000 or less; 
130.18     (2) is operating within the boundaries of the local unit of 
130.19  government; 
130.20     (3) holds a valid class D driver's license; and 
130.21     (4) except in the event of a lawful strike, is temporarily 
130.22  replacing the employee who normally operates the vehicle but 
130.23  either is unable to operate the vehicle or is in need of 
130.24  additional assistance due to a snow emergency as determined by 
130.25  the local unit of government. 
130.26     Sec. 47.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.03, is 
130.27  amended to read: 
130.28     171.03 [PERSONS EXEMPT.] 
130.29     The following persons are exempt from license hereunder: 
130.30     (1) (a) A person in the employ or service of the United 
130.31  States federal government is exempt while driving or operating a 
130.32  motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal 
130.33  government, except that only a noncivilian operator of a 
130.34  commercial motor vehicle owned or leased by the United States 
130.35  Department of Defense or the Minnesota National Guard is exempt 
130.36  from the requirement to possess a valid commercial motor vehicle 
131.1   driver's license;.  
131.2      (b) A person in the employ or service of the United States 
131.3   federal government is exempt from the requirement to possess a 
131.4   valid class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license 
131.5   while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial 
131.6   motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal 
131.7   government if the person is: 
131.8      (1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard; 
131.9      (2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces, 
131.10  which includes the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; 
131.11     (3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed 
131.12  Forces; or 
131.13     (4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air 
131.14  National Guard, which includes (i) a member on full-time 
131.15  National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing part-time National 
131.16  Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, 
131.17  who is a civilian required to wear a military uniform. 
131.18  The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a 
131.19  U. S. Armed Forces Reserve technician. 
131.20     (2) (c) Any person while driving or operating any farm 
131.21  tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved 
131.22  on a highway, and is exempt.  For purposes of this section, an 
131.23  all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, 
131.24  an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787, 
131.25  subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 
131.26  84.797, subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry;. 
131.27     (3) (d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and 
131.28  who has in immediate possession a valid driver's license issued 
131.29  to the nonresident in the home state or country may operate a 
131.30  motor vehicle in this state only as a driver;. 
131.31     (4) (e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a 
131.32  valid commercial driver's license issued by a state or 
131.33  jurisdiction in compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor 
131.34  Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49, 
131.35  sections 521, 2304, and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of 
131.36  Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in 
132.1   Minnesota the class of commercial motor vehicle authorized by 
132.2   the issuing state; or jurisdiction is exempt. 
132.3      (5) (f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, 
132.4   whose home state or country does not require the licensing of 
132.5   drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a 
132.6   period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the 
132.7   motor vehicle so operated is duly registered for the current 
132.8   calendar year in the home state or country of such the 
132.9   nonresident;. 
132.10     (6) (g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of 
132.11  Minnesota and who has in possession a valid driver's license 
132.12  issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of some 
132.13  other state or province jurisdiction or by military authorities 
132.14  of the United States may operate a motor vehicle as a 
132.15  driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after 
132.16  becoming a resident of this state, without being required to 
132.17  have a Minnesota driver's license as provided in this chapter;. 
132.18     (7) (h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of 
132.19  Minnesota and who has in possession a valid commercial driver's 
132.20  license issued by another state or jurisdiction in 
132.21  compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety 
132.22  Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49, sections 521, 2304, 
132.23  and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 
132.24  49, part 383, is exempt for not more than 30 days after becoming 
132.25  a resident of this state; and. 
132.26     (8) (i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in 
132.27  section 84.81, is exempt.  
132.28     Sec. 48.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.04, 
132.29  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
132.30     Subd. 2.  [DISQUALIFIED OPERATORS OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
132.31  VEHICLES.] During the period of disqualification, the department 
132.32  shall not issue a class C, class B, or class A commercial 
132.33  driver's license, including a limited license, to a person who 
132.34  has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle 
132.35  under section 171.165.  
132.36     Sec. 49.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05, 
133.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
133.2      Subdivision 1.  [PERSON 18 OR MORE YEARS OF AGE.] (a) Any 
133.3   person who is 18 or more years of age and who, except for a lack 
133.4   of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be 
133.5   qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this 
133.6   chapter, may apply for an instruction permit and the department 
133.7   shall issue such the permit entitling.  The instruction permit 
133.8   entitles the applicant, while having such permit in immediate 
133.9   possession, to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license 
133.10  is valid upon the highways for a period of one year, but such 
133.11  person must be two years if the permit holder: 
133.12     (1) has the permit in immediate possession; and 
133.13     (2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult 
133.14  licensed driver who is actually occupying a seat beside the 
133.15  driver.  
133.16     (b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an 
133.17  instruction permit for to operate a vehicle requiring a higher 
133.18  class license for a period of six months after passage of the 
133.19  written test or tests required for the higher class and when the 
133.20  licensee is accompanied by and receiving instruction from a 
133.21  holder of the appropriate higher class license.  A copy of the 
133.22  record of examination taken for the higher class license must be 
133.23  carried by the driver while using such the lower class license 
133.24  as an instruction permit.  
133.25     Sec. 50.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05, 
133.26  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
133.27     Subd. 2.  [PERSON LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.] (a) 
133.28  Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the contrary, 
133.29  the department may issue an instruction permit to an applicant 
133.30  who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who: 
133.31     (1) has completed a course of driver education in another 
133.32  state, has a previously issued valid license from another state, 
133.33  or is enrolled in either: 
133.34     (i) a public, private, or commercial driver education 
133.35  program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety 
133.36  and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or 
134.1      (ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program 
134.2   when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home 
134.3   school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the 
134.4   student is working toward a home-school diploma, the student's 
134.5   status as a home-school student has been certified by the 
134.6   superintendent of the school district in which the student 
134.7   resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver 
134.8   training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner 
134.9   of public safety; 
134.10     (2) either (i) has completed the classroom phase of 
134.11  instruction in the driver education program, or (ii) is enrolled 
134.12  in a concurrent driver education program that utilizes 
134.13  simulation or behind-the-wheel instruction as approved by the 
134.14  department and completes 15 hours of classroom instruction and 
134.15  one behind-the-wheel lesson with an instructor before driving 
134.16  with any other licensed driver age 21 or older; 
134.17     (3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight; 
134.18     (4) has passed a department-administered test of the 
134.19  applicant's knowledge of traffic laws; 
134.20     (5) has completed the required application, which must be 
134.21  approved by (i) either parent when both reside in the same 
134.22  household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the 
134.23  parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event 
134.24  there is no court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or 
134.25  spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items 
134.26  (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody 
134.27  of the minor or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has 
134.28  no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or 
134.29  otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult 
134.30  spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided, 
134.31  that the approval required by this clause contains a 
134.32  verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the 
134.33  parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or 
134.34  adult employer; and 
134.35     (6) has paid the fee required in section 171.06, 
134.36  subdivision 2. 
135.1      (b) The instruction permit is valid for one year two years 
135.2   from the date of application and may be renewed upon payment of 
135.3   a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit 
135.4   under section 171.06, subdivision 2. 
135.5      Sec. 51.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, 
135.6   subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
135.7      Subd. 2a.  [TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT FEE INCREASED.] 
135.8   (a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license which is obtained 
135.9   for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is 
135.10  increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and 
135.11  $13 for each renewal thereof.  The additional fee shall must be 
135.12  paid into the state treasury and credited as follows: 
135.13     (1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate 
135.14  license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be 
135.15  credited to the motorcycle safety fund, which is hereby created; 
135.16  provided that any ten percent of fee receipts in excess of 
135.17  $750,000 in a fiscal year shall must be credited 90 percent to 
135.18  the trunk highway fund and ten percent to the general fund, as 
135.19  provided in section 171.26. 
135.20     (2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to 
135.21  the general fund. 
135.22     (b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for 
135.23  two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall must clearly state the 
135.24  amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle 
135.25  safety fund. 
135.26     Sec. 52.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.09, is 
135.27  amended to read: 
135.28     171.09 [DRIVING RESTRICTIONS; AUTHORITY, VIOLATIONS.] 
135.29     (a) The commissioner shall have the authority, when good 
135.30  cause appears, to may impose restrictions suitable to the 
135.31  licensee's driving ability or such other restrictions applicable 
135.32  to the licensee as the commissioner may determine to be 
135.33  appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by 
135.34  the licensee.  The commissioner may, 
135.35     (b) Pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
135.36  section 383.95, if an applicant for a commercial driver's 
136.1   license either does not successfully complete the air brake 
136.2   component of the knowledge test, or does not successfully 
136.3   complete the skills test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes 
136.4   as such tests are prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, 
136.5   title 49, part 384, the department shall indicate on the class 
136.6   C, class B, or class A commercial driver's license, if issued, 
136.7   that the individual is restricted from operating a commercial 
136.8   motor vehicle equipped with air brakes. 
136.9      (c) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation 
136.10  of the restrictions of on the license, the commissioner may 
136.11  suspend or revoke the license.  A license suspension under this 
136.12  section is subject to section 171.18, subdivisions 2 and 3. 
136.13     (b) (d) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical 
136.14  control of a motor vehicle while in violation of the 
136.15  restrictions imposed in a restricted driver's license issued to 
136.16  that person under paragraph (a) this section is guilty of a 
136.17  crime as follows: 
136.18     (1) if the restriction relates to the possession or 
136.19  consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, the person is 
136.20  guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or 
136.21     (2) if the restriction relates to another matter, the 
136.22  person is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
136.23     Sec. 53.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12, 
136.24  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
136.25     Subd. 3.  [APPLICATION AND RECORD, WHEN DESTROYED.] The 
136.26  department may cause applications for drivers' licenses, 
136.27  provisional licenses, and instruction permits, and related 
136.28  records, to be destroyed immediately after the period for which 
136.29  issued, except that: 
136.30     (1) the driver's record pertaining to revocations, 
136.31  suspensions, cancellations, disqualifications, convictions, and 
136.32  accidents shall be is cumulative and must be kept for a period 
136.33  of at least five years; 
136.34     (2) the driver's record pertaining to violations of a 
136.35  driver or vehicle out-of-service order must be kept for a period 
136.36  of at least ten years; and 
137.1      (3) the driver's record pertaining to felony convictions in 
137.2   the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, to the 
137.3   alcohol-related offenses and licensing actions listed in section 
137.4   169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21, and to violations of sections 
137.5   section 169.09, to violations of section 169A.31, and to 
137.6   violations of section 171.24, subdivision 5, shall must 
137.7   be cumulative and kept for a period of at least 15 years, except 
137.8   as provided in clause (3); and 
137.9      (3) the driver's record pertaining to an offense, or a 
137.10  related licensing action, under section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 
137.11  clause (1) or (5), must be purged after ten years of any 
137.12  reference to the offense or action if (i) this offense or action 
137.13  involved an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 
137.14  0.10, (ii) this offense or action was a first impaired driving 
137.15  incident, and (iii) the driver has incurred no other impaired 
137.16  driving incident during the ten-year period.  For purposes of 
137.17  this clause, "impaired driving incident" includes any incident 
137.18  that may be counted as a prior impaired driving conviction or a 
137.19  prior impaired driving-related loss of license, as defined in 
137.20  section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21.  This clause does not 
137.21  apply to the driver's record of a person to whom a commercial 
137.22  driver's license has been issued retained permanently. 
137.23     Sec. 54.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12, 
137.24  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
137.25     Subd. 6.  [CERTAIN CONVICTIONS NOT RECORDED.] (a) Except as 
137.26  provided in paragraph (b), the department shall not keep on the 
137.27  record of a driver any conviction for a violation of section 
137.28  169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), a speed limit 
137.29  of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a 
137.30  speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the lawful 
137.31  speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles 
137.32  per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.  
137.33     (b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that 
137.34  occurs in a commercial motor vehicle, or (2) a violation 
137.35  committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's 
137.36  license, without regard to whether the violation was committed 
138.1   in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.  
138.2      Sec. 55.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, 
138.3   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
138.4      Subd. 2.  [EXAMINATION UPON RENEWAL.] (a) The department 
138.5   shall issue a driver's license upon renewal: 
138.6      (1) when the applicant has passed an examination consisting 
138.7   of a screening of the applicant's eyesight since the last 
138.8   previous license renewal or issuance; and 
138.9      (2) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a written 
138.10  examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance 
138.11  and after receiving a warning letter or attending a preliminary 
138.12  hearing as a habitual violator, within the meaning of rules 
138.13  adopted by the commissioner; and 
138.14     (3) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a road 
138.15  examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance 
138.16  and after having had driving privileges suspended as a habitual 
138.17  violator, within the meaning of rules adopted by the 
138.18  commissioner. 
138.19     (b) A screening of eyesight required by this subdivision 
138.20  does not constitute the practice of optometry as defined in 
138.21  section 148.56. 
138.22     (c) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this 
138.23  subdivision. 
138.24     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective August 1, 2006. 
138.25     Sec. 56.  [171.162] [COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, RECORDS 
138.26  CHECK.] 
138.27     As required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
138.28  section 383.73, before issuing a class A, class B, or class C 
138.29  commercial driver's license, the department shall request the 
138.30  applicant's complete driving record from all states where the 
138.31  applicant was previously licensed over the last ten years to 
138.32  operate any type of motor vehicle. 
138.33     Sec. 57.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, 
138.34  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
138.35     Subdivision 1.  [FIRST VIOLATION FEDERAL STANDARDS.] 
138.36  Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a 
139.1   person from operating commercial motor vehicles for one year 
139.2   upon receiving a record of the first conviction of the person 
139.3   for committing a violation of any of the following offenses 
139.4   while operating a commercial motor vehicle: 
139.5      (1) section 169A.20 or 169A.31; 
139.6      (2) section 169.09, subdivision 1 or 2; 
139.7      (3) a felony, other than a felony described in subdivision 
139.8   3, paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii); 
139.9      (4) driving with a revoked, suspended, canceled, denied, or 
139.10  disqualified commercial driver's license; 
139.11     (5) causing a fatality through the negligent or criminal 
139.12  operation of a commercial motor vehicle; or 
139.13     (6) an offense committed in another state that would be 
139.14  grounds for disqualification under this subdivision or 
139.15  subdivision 2 if committed in Minnesota in accordance with the 
139.16  driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal 
139.17  Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal 
139.18  Regulations, title 49, section 384.219. 
139.19     Sec. 58.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, 
139.20  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
139.21     Subd. 2.  [IMPLIED CONSENT REVOCATION.] The commissioner 
139.22  shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor 
139.23  vehicles for one year from the effective date of a revocation 
139.24  under section 169A.52 or a statute or ordinance from another 
139.25  state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, if the person was 
139.26  driving, operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor 
139.27  vehicle at the time of the incident on which the revocation is 
139.28  based in accordance with the driver disqualifications and 
139.29  penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, 
139.30  subpart D. 
139.31     Sec. 59.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, 
139.32  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
139.33     Subd. 6.  [EXEMPTIONS.] (a) A disqualification shall not be 
139.34  imposed under this section on a recreational equipment vehicle 
139.35  operator, farmer, or firefighter authorized emergency vehicle 
139.36  operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope 
140.1   of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). 
140.2      (b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before 
140.3   August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a 
140.4   commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or 
140.5   subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for 
140.6   which a driver must be disqualified under this section. 
140.7      Sec. 60.  [171.167] [NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE 
140.8   INFORMATION SYSTEM.] 
140.9      The department shall participate fully in the commercial 
140.10  driver's license information system established under the 
140.11  Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 at United States 
140.12  Code, title 49, section 31309. 
140.13     Sec. 61.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.18, 
140.14  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
140.15     Subdivision 1.  [OFFENSES.] The commissioner may suspend 
140.16  the license of a driver without preliminary hearing upon a 
140.17  showing by department records or other sufficient evidence that 
140.18  the licensee: 
140.19     (1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation 
140.20  of license is required upon conviction; 
140.21     (2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision 
140.22  of chapter 169 or an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a 
140.23  conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and department records show 
140.24  that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting 
140.25  in the death or personal injury of another, or serious property 
140.26  damage; 
140.27     (3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a 
140.28  motor vehicle; 
140.29     (4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws; 
140.30     (5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined 
140.31  in a judicial proceeding; 
140.32     (6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the 
140.33  license; 
140.34     (7) has committed an offense in another state that, if 
140.35  committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension; 
140.36     (8) has committed a violation of section 169.444, 
141.1   subdivision 2, paragraph (a), within five years of a prior 
141.2   conviction under that section; 
141.3      (9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except 
141.4   that the commissioner may not suspend a person's driver's 
141.5   license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a 
141.6   fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification 
141.7   card; 
141.8      (10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section 
141.9   169.92, subdivision 4; 
141.10     (11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if 
141.11  reported, would have resulted in cancellation of driving 
141.12  privileges; or 
141.13     (12) has been found to have committed an offense under 
141.14  section 169A.33; or 
141.15     (13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this 
141.16  chapter for a license or permit by means of a dishonored check 
141.17  issued to the state or a driver's license agent, which must be 
141.18  continued until the registrar is informed by the deputy 
141.19  registrar that the dishonored check has been paid in full. 
141.20  However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or 
141.21  (5) must conform to the recommendation of the court when made in 
141.22  connection with the prosecution of the licensee. 
141.23     Sec. 62.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.50, is 
141.24  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
141.25     Subd. 6b.  [BRIDGE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COSTS IN SMALLER 
141.26  CITIES.] Until June 30, 2007, the commissioner may make grants 
141.27  from the state transportation fund to a home rule or statutory 
141.28  city with a population of 5,000 or less and a net tax capacity 
141.29  of under $200,000 for design and preliminary engineering of 
141.30  bridges on city streets.  Grants under this subdivision are 
141.31  subject to the procedures and criteria established under 
141.32  subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for 100 percent of the 
141.33  design and preliminary engineering costs.  Total grants under 
141.34  this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000. 
141.35     Sec. 63.  [190.19] [MINNESOTA "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" 
141.36  ACCOUNT.] 
142.1      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The Minnesota "Support Our 
142.2   Troops" account is established in the state treasury.  The 
142.3   account shall consist of contributions from private sources and 
142.4   appropriations. 
142.5      Subd. 2.  [GRANTS; APPROPRIATION, ELIGIBILITY.] (a) Money 
142.6   in the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account is appropriated to 
142.7   the adjutant general for the purpose of making grants: 
142.8      (1) directly to eligible individuals; or 
142.9      (2) to one or more eligible foundations for the purpose of 
142.10  making grants to eligible individuals, as provided in this 
142.11  section. 
142.12     (b) The term "eligible individual" includes any person who 
142.13  is: 
142.14     (1) a member of the Minnesota National Guard or a reserve 
142.15  unit based in Minnesota who has been called to active service as 
142.16  defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5; 
142.17     (2) a Minnesota resident who is a member of a military 
142.18  reserve unit not based in Minnesota, if the member is called to 
142.19  active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5; 
142.20     (3) any other Minnesota resident performing active service 
142.21  for any branch of the military of the United States; and 
142.22     (4) members of the immediate family of an individual 
142.23  identified in clause (1), (2), or (3).  For purposes of this 
142.24  clause, "immediate family" means the individual's spouse and 
142.25  minor children and, if they are dependents of the member of the 
142.26  military, the member's parents, grandparents, siblings, 
142.27  stepchildren, and adult children. 
142.28     (c) The term "eligible foundation" includes any 
142.29  organization that: 
142.30     (1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of 
142.31  the Internal Revenue Code; 
142.32     (2) has articles of incorporation under chapter 317A 
142.33  specifying the purpose of the organization as including the 
142.34  provision of financial assistance to members of the Minnesota 
142.35  National Guard and other United States armed forces reserves and 
142.36  their families and survivors; and 
143.1      (3) agrees in writing to distribute any grant money 
143.2   received from the adjutant general under this section to 
143.3   eligible individuals as defined in this section and in 
143.4   accordance with any written policies and rules the adjutant 
143.5   general may impose as conditions of the grant to the foundation. 
143.6      (d) The maximum grant awarded to an eligible individual in 
143.7   a calendar year with funds from the Minnesota "Support Our 
143.8   Troops" account, either through an eligible institution or 
143.9   directly from the adjutant general, may not exceed $2,000. 
143.10     Subd. 3.  [ANNUAL REPORT.] The adjutant general must report 
143.11  by February 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, to the chairs and 
143.12  ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
143.13  divisions with jurisdiction over military and veterans affairs 
143.14  on the number, amounts, and use of grants issued from the 
143.15  Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account in the previous year. 
143.16     Sec. 64.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.015, 
143.17  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
143.18     Subd. 4.  [EXCEPTIONS.] (a) An authority need not require 
143.19  competitive bidding in the following circumstances:  
143.20     (1) in the case of a contract for the acquisition of a 
143.21  low-rent housing project: 
143.22     (i) for which financial assistance is provided by the 
143.23  federal government; 
143.24     (ii) which does not require any direct loan or grant of 
143.25  money from the municipality as a condition of the federal 
143.26  financial assistance; and 
143.27     (iii) for which the contract provides for the construction 
143.28  of the project upon land that is either owned by the authority 
143.29  for redevelopment purposes or not owned by the authority at the 
143.30  time of the contract but the contract provides for the 
143.31  conveyance or lease to the authority of the project or 
143.32  improvements upon completion of construction; 
143.33     (2) with respect to a structured parking facility: 
143.34     (i) constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or 
143.35  below, a development; and 
143.36     (ii) financed with the proceeds of tax increment or parking 
144.1   ramp general obligation or revenue bonds; and 
144.2      (3) until August 1, 2009, with respect to a facility built 
144.3   for the purpose of facilitating the operation of public transit 
144.4   or encouraging its use: 
144.5      (i) constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or 
144.6   below, a development; and 
144.7      (ii) financed with the proceeds of parking ramp general 
144.8   obligation or revenue bonds or with at least 60 percent of the 
144.9   construction cost being financed with funding provided by the 
144.10  federal government; and 
144.11     (4) in the case of any building in which at least 75 
144.12  percent of the usable square footage constitutes a housing 
144.13  development project if: 
144.14     (i) the project is financed with the proceeds of bonds 
144.15  issued under section 469.034 or from nongovernmental sources; 
144.16     (ii) the project is either located on land that is owned or 
144.17  is being acquired by the authority only for development 
144.18  purposes, or is not owned by the authority at the time the 
144.19  contract is entered into but the contract provides for 
144.20  conveyance or lease to the authority of the project or 
144.21  improvements upon completion of construction; and 
144.22     (iii) the authority finds and determines that elimination 
144.23  of the public bidding requirements is necessary in order for the 
144.24  housing development project to be economical and feasible. 
144.25     (b) An authority need not require a performance bond for 
144.26  the following projects: 
144.27     (1) a contract described in paragraph (a), clause (1); 
144.28     (2) a construction change order for a housing project in 
144.29  which 30 percent of the construction has been completed; 
144.30     (3) a construction contract for a single-family housing 
144.31  project in which the authority acts as the general construction 
144.32  contractor; or 
144.33     (4) a services or materials contract for a housing project. 
144.34     For purposes of this paragraph, "services or materials 
144.35  contract" does not include construction contracts. 
144.36     Sec. 65.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.446, 
145.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
145.2      Subd. 3.  [CERTIFICATION AND COLLECTION.] Each county 
145.3   treasurer shall collect and make settlement of the taxes levied 
145.4   under subdivisions 1 and 1a and section 473.4461, subdivision 3, 
145.5   with the treasurer of the council.  The levy of transit taxes 
145.6   pursuant to this section shall not affect the amount or rate of 
145.7   taxes which may be levied by any county or municipality or by 
145.8   the council for other purposes authorized by law and shall be in 
145.9   addition to any other property tax authorized by law. 
145.10     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective for taxes 
145.11  payable in 2006 and thereafter. 
145.12     Sec. 66.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.4461, is 
145.13  amended to read: 
145.14     473.4461 [ADDITIONS TO TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT.] 
145.15     Subdivision 1.  [SERVICE EXPANSION PLAN REQUIRED.] 
145.16  Notwithstanding any provision of section 473.446 or any other 
145.17  law, the Metropolitan Council may not levy a tax under section 
145.18  473.446, subdivision 1, in any city or town not included in the 
145.19  transit taxing district as it existed on January 1, 2001, unless 
145.20  the council and the governing body of that city or town have 
145.21  agreed on a service expansion plan. 
145.22     Subd. 2.  [CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO JOIN TRANSIT DISTRICT.] 
145.23  Notwithstanding section 473.446, subdivision 2, the Metropolitan 
145.24  Council may enter into an agreement with a city or a town to 
145.25  join the transit taxing district.  The agreement shall describe 
145.26  the types and levels of transit services to be provided within 
145.27  the area comprising the city or town.  The agreement may provide 
145.28  for a period of time, not to exceed 8 years, during which the 
145.29  area comprising the city or town will not be subject to the levy 
145.30  under section 473.446, subdivision 1.  The agreement must 
145.31  provide that after a period of time, not to exceed 8 years, the 
145.32  area comprising the city or town shall be subject to the levy 
145.33  under section 473.446, subdivision 1. 
145.34     Subd. 3.  [PROPERTY TAX LEVY; MUNICIPALITY JOINING TRANSIT 
145.35  DISTRICT.] An agreement described in subdivision 2 may provide 
145.36  for a transit tax to be levied within the area comprising the 
146.1   city or town by the Metropolitan Council.  The rate of tax may 
146.2   not exceed the rate that the area comprising the city or town 
146.3   would be subject to if it were a part of the transit district 
146.4   under section 473.446, subdivision 2.  A tax levied under this 
146.5   subdivision may be used to fund transit operations or to pay the 
146.6   costs of principal and interest for transit-related bonded 
146.7   debt.  The agreement may provide that the rate of tax levied 
146.8   under this subdivision may vary within the area comprising the 
146.9   city or town, as long as the rate in any portion of the area 
146.10  does not exceed the rate that would be in effect under section 
146.11  473.446, subdivision 1.  If an agreement to join the transit 
146.12  taxing district authorizes a levy under this subdivision, a copy 
146.13  of that portion of the agreement must be filed with the auditor 
146.14  or auditors of the county or counties containing the city or 
146.15  town. 
146.16     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
146.17  following final enactment, for taxes payable in 2006 and 
146.18  thereafter. 
146.19     Sec. 67.  [DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.] 
146.20     Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority may exercise the 
146.21  powers conferred by Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to 
146.22  plan, establish, acquire, develop, construct, purchase, enlarge, 
146.23  extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect 
146.24  a bus rapid transit system located within the Cedar Avenue 
146.25  transit corridor within Dakota County. 
146.26     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
146.27  645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), this section is effective 
146.28  without local approval the day following final enactment. 
146.29     Sec. 68.  [SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM TO VERIFY INSURANCE 
146.30  COVERAGE THROUGH SAMPLING.] 
146.31     The commissioner of public safety shall take no action 
146.32  under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, and 
146.33  shall discontinue all activities related to the program to 
146.34  verify insurance coverage through sampling, except as provided 
146.35  in sections 69 to 75. 
146.36     Sec. 69.  [REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSES.] 
147.1      The commissioner, without requiring proof of insurance or 
147.2   payment of a reinstatement fee, shall reinstate the driver's 
147.3   license of every vehicle owner whose license is suspended under 
147.4   Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, retroactive 
147.5   to the date of the suspension.  The commissioner shall promptly 
147.6   refund any such reinstatement fees previously paid. 
147.7      Sec. 70.  [DISMISSAL OF CHARGES.] 
147.8      All charges, complaints, and citations issued for a 
147.9   violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, 
147.10  or a related violation, including driving after a license 
147.11  suspension imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of 
147.12  Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, are void and 
147.13  must be dismissed. 
147.14     Sec. 71.  [REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.] 
147.15     The commissioner shall purge from a person's driving record 
147.16  any notation of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 
147.17  169.796, subdivision 3, and any notation of a related suspension 
147.18  or violation, including driving after a license suspension 
147.19  imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Minnesota 
147.20  Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3.  An insurer may not 
147.21  increase a premium for a policy of vehicle insurance on the 
147.22  basis of a violation described in this section by a named 
147.23  insured if the violation occurred before the effective date of 
147.24  this section, and any such increase previously imposed must be 
147.25  rescinded and any related premium increase promptly refunded. 
147.26     Sec. 72.  [REMEDIATION FOR CONVICTIONS.] 
147.27     A court in which a conviction for an offense referred to in 
147.28  section 70 occurred, must vacate the conviction, on its own 
147.29  motion, without cost to the person convicted, and must 
147.30  immediately notify the person that the conviction has been 
147.31  vacated. 
147.32     Sec. 73.  [REMEDIATION BY INSURERS.] 
147.33     (a) Insurers that issue or renew motor vehicle insurance in 
147.34  this state shall, within 60 days after the effective date of 
147.35  this section, inform the commissioner of commerce as to whether 
147.36  it has canceled, failed to renew, denied an application for 
148.1   coverage, or imposed a surcharge on any motor vehicle insurance 
148.2   due to a suspension or conviction as a result of the law 
148.3   referenced in section 68, provide a list of any such persons, 
148.4   and indicate for each person the remediation the insurer intends 
148.5   to provide. 
148.6      (b) Remediation under paragraph (a) must compensate the 
148.7   victim by providing refunds and reinstatements of coverage. 
148.8      (c) Insurers shall provide the remediation without 
148.9   requiring that the person make a request for remediation. 
148.10     (d) The commissioner of commerce shall enforce this section 
148.11  under its general enforcement powers under Minnesota Statutes, 
148.12  chapter 45. 
148.13     Sec. 74.  [REPORT.] 
148.14     The commissioner of public safety shall report to the 
148.15  chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees 
148.16  with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by 
148.17  September 1, 2007, concerning the operation of the vehicle 
148.18  insurance verification program, and the impact of the program on 
148.19  the identification and number of uninsured motorists. 
148.20     Sec. 75.  [PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.] 
148.21     The commissioner of public safety shall use unspent funds 
148.22  appropriated for purposes of administering Minnesota Statutes, 
148.23  section 169.796, subdivision 3, to carry out the provisions of 
148.24  sections 69 and 71.  Funds remaining at the conclusion of fiscal 
148.25  year 2005 may be carried over to fiscal year 2006 until 
148.26  expended, to complete the required provisions of sections 69 and 
148.27  71. 
148.28     Sec. 76.  [WETLAND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION.] 
148.29     Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, due to the 
148.30  construction of a trail in or near the city of Cologne on type I 
148.31  and type III wetlands in the area between the improved portion 
148.32  of marked State Highway 284 and Benton Lake, wetland replacement 
148.33  is eligible for replacement under Minnesota Statutes, section 
148.34  103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (l). 
148.35     Sec. 77.  [MAXIMUM TRAIN SPEED IN CITY OF ORR.] 
148.36     In order to eliminate or reduce local safety hazards, a 
149.1   railway corporation may not permit a train to be operated at a 
149.2   speed in excess of 30 miles per hour while any portion of the 
149.3   engine or train is within the limits of the city of Orr in St. 
149.4   Louis County. 
149.5      [EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.] This section is effective 
149.6   the day after the governing body of the city of Orr and its 
149.7   chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
149.8   645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. 
149.9      Sec. 78.  [REPEALER.] 
149.10     (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision 
149.11  19; and 168.15, subdivision 2, are repealed. 
149.12     (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, subdivisions 
149.13  3, 4, 4a, and 4b, are repealed.  
149.14     (c) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.408, subdivision 
149.15  1, is repealed. 
149.16     (d) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 325D.71, is repealed. 
149.17     (e) Minnesota Rules, part 7503.2400, is repealed. 
149.18     (f) Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1; 
149.19  7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20; and 8855.0500, subpart 1, are 
149.20  repealed. 
149.21     Sec. 79.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.] 
149.22     Sections 68 to 75 are effective the day following final 
149.23  enactment and expire on June 10, 2006.