1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; requiring single license plate on certain motor 
1.3 	vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 168.012, subdivision 1c; 
1.4 	168.123, subdivision 1; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 169.79, subdivision 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.012, subdivision 1c, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 1c.Payment of administrative, plate, and filing fee. The annual 
1.9 	administrative fee for a tax-exempt vehicle under this section is $5. The license plate fee 
1.10 	for a tax-exempt vehicle, except a trailer, is $10 for two those plates required per vehicle, 
1.11 	payable only on the first tax-exempt registration of the vehicle. The registration period for 
1.12 	a tax-exempt vehicle is biennial. The administrative fee is due on March 1 biennially and 
1.13 	payable the preceding January 1, with validating stickers issued at time of payment.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
1.16 	each set of two those plates required, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, 
1.17 	payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws 
1.18 	relating to vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
1.19 	(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service 
1.20 	in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
1.21 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, 
1.22 	and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or 
1.23 	truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity 
2.1 	of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.011, 
2.2 	subdivision 16; or
2.3 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
2.4 	(f), (h), or (i), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant who 
2.5 	is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph and in 
2.6 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i). Plates issued under this clause must be the 
2.7 	same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued under this 
2.8 	clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
2.9 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
2.10 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued 
2.11 	instead of plates.
2.12 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
2.13 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
2.14 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
2.15 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
2.16 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
2.17 	qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
2.18 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
2.19 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
2.20 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
2.21 	in the special revenue fund.

2.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.23 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) The commissioner shall issue a 
2.24 	special plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:
2.25 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and 
2.26 	is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled 
2.27 	recreational vehicle;
2.28 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
2.29 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two those plates required, and any other fees 
2.30 	required by this chapter; and
2.31 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
2.32 	and licensing of drivers.
2.33 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of initial application for the 
2.34 	special plate emblem and when the plates must be replaced or renewed. An applicant must 
3.1 	not be issued more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed in 
3.2 	paragraph (a) and registered to the applicant.
3.3 	(c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American 
3.4 	Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars.

3.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.79, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.6 		Subd. 6.Other motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle 
3.7 	other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4, (1) one plate must be displayed on the 
3.8 	front and one on the rear of the vehicle, and (2) one plate may be displayed on the front of 
3.9 	the vehicle at the discretion of the owner.