1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; creating a special license plate for veterans who are 
1.3 	Korean Defense Service Medal recipients;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [168.1245] SPECIAL PLATES FOR KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE 
1.7 	MEDAL RECIPIENTS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The commissioner shall issue special plates 
1.9 	bearing the inscription "KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL" to an applicant who:
1.10 	(1) is a recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal;
1.11 	(2) submits a legible, certified copy of DD FORM 215, "Correction To DD FORM 
1.12 	214, Certificate Of Release Or Discharge From Active Duty," indicating that the Korean 
1.13 	Defense Service Medal was applied for and received;
1.14 	(3) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or recreational 
1.15 	motor vehicle; and
1.16 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
1.17 	and licensing of drivers.
1.18 	(b) The special plates must be of a design and size determined by the commissioner 
1.19 	but must bear an emblem of the Korean Defense Service Medal. Only one set of plates, or 
1.20 	a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, bearing the inscription "KOREAN DEFENSE 
1.21 	SERVICE MEDAL" may be issued for each qualified applicant.
1.22 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these plates may be made only 
1.23 	at the time of renewal or first application for registration.
2.1 		Subd. 3.No fee. The commissioner shall issue a set of Korean Defense Service 
2.2 	Medal plates to qualified applicants free of charge, and the plates must be replaced without 
2.3 	charge if they become damaged. In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year 
2.4 	when stickers are issued for a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the Korean 
2.5 	Defense Service Medal plates are placed. The motor vehicle must be for personal use, 
2.6 	not commercial purposes.
2.7 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section 168.12, Korean Defense 
2.8 	Service Medal plates issued under this section may be transferred to another personal 
2.9 	motor vehicle registered to the Korean Defense Service Medal recipient upon notification 
2.10 	to the commissioner.