1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; establishing "Lions Clubs International" special license 
1.3 	plates; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 168.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [168.1258] "LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL" SPECIAL PLATES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue "Lions Clubs 
1.8 	International" special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
1.10 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.11 	(2) pays an additional fee of $10 for each set of plates;
1.12 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees 
1.13 	required by this chapter;
1.14 	(4) contributes a minimum of $25 upon initial application and $5 annually to the Lions 
1.15 	Clubs International account; and
1.16 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
1.17 	licensing of drivers.
1.18 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the 
1.19 	recognized emblem of Lions Clubs International and the inscription "We Serve."
2.1 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
2.2 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
2.3 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.4 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
2.5 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.6 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
2.7 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.8 		Subd. 5.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and subdivision 
2.9 	3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
2.10 		Subd. 6.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
2.11 	subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Lions Clubs International account, which 
2.12 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
2.13 	commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering 
2.14 	the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to Lions Clubs International 
2.15 	to further the organization's mission of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2019, for "Lions Clubs 
2.17 	International" special plates issued on or after that date.