Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 132-H.F.No. 273
An act relating to motor vehicles; allowing license
plates for collector vehicles to be transferred and
reissued; imposing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes
1994, section 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1h,
3, and by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, PIONEER LICENSE.] Any
motor vehicle manufactured prior to 1936 and owned and operated
solely as a collector's item shall be listed for taxation and
registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating
the name and address of the owner, the name and address of the
person from whom purchased, the make of the motor vehicle, year
and number of the model, the manufacturer's identification
number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a
collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is true and
correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar shall list
such vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue
number plates.
The number plates so issued shall bear the inscription
"Pioneer," "Minnesota" and the registration number or other
combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plates are valid
without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence and shall
be issued for the applicant's use only for such vehicle. The
registrar has the power to revoke said plates for failure to
comply with this subdivision.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
Subd. 1b. [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, CLASSIC CAR LICENSE.] Any
motor vehicle manufactured between and including the years 1925
and 1948, and designated by the registrar of motor vehicles as a
classic car because of its fine design, high engineering
standards, and superior workmanship, and owned and operated
solely as a collector's item shall be listed for taxation and
registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating
the name and address of the owner, the name and address of the
person from whom purchased, the make of the motor vehicle, year
and number of the model, the manufacturer's identification
number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a
collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is true and
correct and that the motor vehicle qualifies to be classified as
a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar shall
list such vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue
number plates.
The number plates so issued shall bear the inscription
"Classic Car," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other
combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plates are valid
without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence and shall
be issued for the applicant's use only for such vehicle. The
registrar has the power to revoke said plates for failure to
comply with this subdivision.
The following cars built between and including 1925 and
1948 are classic:
A.C.
Adler
Alfa Romeo
Alvis Speed 20, 25, and 4.3 litre.
Amilcar
Aston Martin
Auburn All 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models.
Audi
Austro-Daimler
Avions Voisin 12
Bentley
Blackhawk
B.M.W. Models 327, 328, and 335 only.
Brewster
(Heart-front Ford)
Bugatti
Buick 1931 through 1942: series 90 only.
Cadillac All 1925 through 1935.
All 12's and 16's.
1936-1948: Series 63, 65, 67,
70, 72, 75, 80, 85 and 90 only.
1938-1947: 60 special only.
1940-1947: All 62 Series.
Chrysler 1926 through 1930: Imperial 80.
1929: Imperial L.
1931 through 1937: Imperial Series CG,
CH, CL, and CW.
All Newports and Thunderbolts.
1934 CX.
1935 C-3.
1936 C-11.
1937 through 1948: Custom Imperial,
Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24,
C-27, C-33, C-37, and C-40.
Cord
Cunningham
Dagmar Model 25-70 only.
Daimler
Delage
Delahaye
Doble
Dorris
Duesenberg
du Pont
Franklin All models except 1933-34 Olympic Sixes.
Frazer Nash
Graham 1930-1931: Series 137.
Graham-Paige 1929-1930: Series 837.
Hispano Suiza
Horch
Hotchkiss
Invicta
Isotta Fraschini
Jaguar
Jordan Speedway Series 'Z' only.
Kissel 1925, 1926 and 1927: Model 8-75.
1928: Model 8-90, and 8-90 White Eagle.
1929: Model 8-126, and 8-90 White Eagle.
1930: Model 8-126.
1931: Model 8-126.
Lagonda
Lancia
La Salle 1927 through 1933 only.
Lincoln All models K, L, KA, and KB.
1941: Model 168H.
1942: Model 268H.
Lincoln
Continental 1939 through 1948.
Locomobile All models 48 and 90.
1927: Model 8-80.
1928: Model 8-80.
1929: Models 8-80 and 8-88.
Marmon All 16-cylinder models.
1925: Model 74.
1926: Model 74.
1927: Model 75.
1928: Model E75.
1930: Big 8 model.
1931: Model 88, and Big 8.
Maybach
McFarlan
Mercedes Benz All models 2.2 litres and up.
Mercer
M.G. 6-cylinder models only.
Minerva
Nash 1931: Series 8-90.
1932: Series 9-90,
Advanced 8, and Ambassador 8.
1933-1934: Ambassador 8.
Packard 1925 through 1934: All models.
1935 through 1942: Models 1200,
1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207,
1208, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404,
1405, 1407, 1408, 1500, 1501, 1502,
1506, 1507, 1508, 1603, 1604, 1605,
1607, 1608, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1806,
1807, 1808, 1906, 1907, 1908, 2006,
2007, and 2008 only.
1946 and 1947: Models 2106 and
2126 only.
Peerless 1926 through 1928: Series 69.
1930-1931: Custom 8.
1932: Deluxe Custom 8.
Pierce Arrow
Railton
Renault Grand Sport model only.
Reo 1930-1931: Royale Custom 8, and
Series 8-35 and 8-52 Elite 8.
1933: Royale Custom 8.
Revere
Roamer 1925: Series 8-88, 6-54e, and 4-75.
1926: Series 4-75e, and 8-88.
1927-1928: Series 8-88.
1929: Series 8-88, and 8-125.
1930: Series 8-125.
Rohr
Rolls Royce
Ruxton
Salmson
Squire
Stearns Knight
Stevens Duryea
Steyr
Studebaker 1929-1933: President, except model 82.
Stutz
Sunbeam
Talbot
Triumph Dolomite 8 and Gloria 6.
Vauxhall Series 25-70 and 30-98 only.
Voisin
Wills Saint Claire
No commercial vehicles such as hearses, ambulances, or
trucks are considered to be classic cars.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
Subd. 1c. [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, COLLECTOR LICENSE.] Any
motor vehicle, including any truck, that is at least 20 model
years old and manufactured after 1935, or any motor vehicle of a
defunct make defined as any car or truck originally licensed as
a separate identifiable make as designated by the division of
motor vehicles, and owned and operated solely as a collector's
vehicle, shall be listed for taxation and registration as
follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the name and
address of the person from whom purchased and of the new owner,
the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the
manufacturer's identification number and that the vehicle is
owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for
general transportation purposes. The owner must also prove that
the owner also has one or more vehicles with regular license
plates. If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is
true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar
shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall
issue number plates.
The number plates issued shall bear the inscription
"Collector," "Minnesota" and the registration number or other
combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plates are valid
without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence and shall
be issued for the applicant's use only for the vehicle. The
registrar has the power to revoke the plates for failure to
comply with this subdivision.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
Subd. 1d. [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, STREET ROD LICENSE.] Any
modernized motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949 or
designed and manufactured to resemble such vehicle shall be
listed for taxation and registration as follows:
An affidavit shall be executed stating the name and address
of the person from whom purchased and of the new owner, the make
of the motor vehicle, year number of model, and the
manufacturer's identification number. The affidavit shall
further state that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a
street rod and not for general transportation purposes. The
owner must also prove that the owner has one or more vehicles
with regular license plates. If the registrar is satisfied that
the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax,
the registrar shall list such vehicle for taxation and
registration and shall issue number plates.
The number plates issued shall bear the inscription "Street
Rod", "Minnesota" and the registration number or other
combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plates are valid
without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence and shall
be issued for the applicant's use only for such vehicle. The
registrar has the power to revoke such plates for failure to
comply with this subdivision.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 1h, is amended to read:
Subd. 1h. [COLLECTOR MILITARY VEHICLES.] (a) A motor
vehicle, including a truck, shall be listed and registered under
this section if it meets the following conditions:
(1) it is at least 20 years old;
(2) its first owner following its manufacture was a branch
of the armed forces of the United States and it presently
conforms to the vehicle specifications required during the time
of military ownership, or it has been restored and presently
conforms to the specifications required by a branch of the armed
forces for the model year that the restored vehicle could have
been owned by that branch of the armed forces; and
(3) it is owned by a nonprofit organization and operated
solely as a collector's vehicle. For purposes of this
subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation,
society, association, foundation, or institution organized and
operated exclusively for historical or educational purposes, no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of a
private individual.
(b) The owner of the vehicle shall execute an affidavit
stating the name and address of the person from whom purchased
and of the new owner; the make, year, and model number of the
motor vehicle; the manufacturer's identification number; and the
collector military vehicle identification number, if any,
located on the exterior of the vehicle. The affidavit must
affirm that the vehicle is owned by a nonprofit organization and
is operated solely as a collector's item and not for general
transportation purposes. If the registrar is satisfied that the
affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the
registrar shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration
and shall issue number plates. The number plates shall bear the
inscriptions "Collector" and "Minnesota" and the registration
number, but no date. The number plates are valid without
renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence and may not be
transferred to another vehicle. The registrar may revoke the
plates for failure to comply with this subdivision.
(c) Notwithstanding section 168.09, 168.12, or other law to
the contrary, the owner of a registered collector military
vehicle is not required to display registration plates on the
exterior of the vehicle if the vehicle has an exterior number
identification that conforms to the identifying system for
military vehicles in effect when the vehicle was last owned by
the branch of the armed forces of the United States or in effect
in the year to which the collector military vehicle has been
restored. However, the state registration plates must be
carried in or on the collector military vehicle at all times.
(d) The owner of a registered collector military vehicle
that is not required to display registration plates under
paragraph (c) may tow a registered trailer behind it. The
trailer is not required to display registration plates if the
trailer:
(1) does not exceed a gross weight of 15,000 pounds;
(2) otherwise conforms to registration, licensing, and
safety laws and specifications;
(3) conforms to military specifications for appearance and
identification;
(4) is intended to represent and does represent a military
trailer; and
(5) carries registration plates on or in the trailer or the
collector military vehicle towing the trailer.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1i. [COLLECTOR PLATE TRANSFERS.] Notwithstanding
section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
another vehicle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the
special plates were issued or the plate may be assigned to
another owner. In addition to the transfer fee a new owner must
pay the $25 plate fee or any fee required by section 168.12,
subdivision 2a. The $5 fee must be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. License
plates issued under this section may not be transferred to a
vehicle not eligible for the collector's vehicle license plates.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.10,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [OFFENSES.] It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To display or cause to be displayed or to possess any
canceled, revoked, suspended or fraudulently obtained or stolen
registration plates;
(2) To lend the person's registration plates to another or
knowingly to permit the use thereof by another;
(3) To display or represent as the person's own any
registration plates not issued to that person; provided,
however, this shall not apply to any legal change of ownership
of the motor vehicle to which the plates are attached, nor shall
this apply to any transfer of collector plates under subdivision
1i;
(4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon
its lawful demand any registration plates which have been
revoked, canceled, or suspended by proper authority;
(5) To use a false or fictitious name or address or
description of the motor vehicle, identification number, or
serial number in any application for registration of a motor
vehicle or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly
conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such
application;
(6) To destroy, alter, remove, cover or deface the
identification or serial number of any motor vehicle or to
knowingly operate any motor vehicle the identification or serial
number of which has been destroyed, altered, removed, covered or
defaced without first making application for assignment of a
special identification number as provided by law.
Presented to the governor May 5, 1995
Signed by the governor May 8, 1995, 3:40 p.m.
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