1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to  public safety; modifying vehicle registration tax and fee provisions; increasing fees for motor vehicle transfers and driver and vehicle services; establishing accounts; abolishing statewide bicycle registration program; 
1.3 	making technical and clarifying revisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011 by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 8; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123; 168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.181; 168.211; 168.221; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.33; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 168A.31; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11; 171.13, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.36; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231; 171.185.1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908, subdivision 1, is amended to read:Subdivision 1.Fee charged. A fee of $4 $8  shall be charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer of title within the state, other than transfers for resale purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000 pounds. The fee shall be collected in an appropriate manner by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety. Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety  for the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the transfer fee unless the fee is paid. The fee may not be charged on the transfer of:(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to the same person;(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section 297A.70, subdivision 2; or(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.
1.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is amended by adding a 
1.16 	subdivision to read:
1.17 		Subd. 2a.Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the 
1.18 	Department of Public Safety. 

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 8.Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services administration 
1.21 	account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
1.22 	tax imposed on motor vehicles under this chapter shall must  be collected by the registrar 
1.23 	of motor vehicles and commissioner,  paid into the state treasury, and credited to the 
1.24 	highway user tax distribution fund.
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2.3 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be 
2.4 	deposited in the vehicle services account in the special revenue fund under section 
2.5 	299A.705. 

2.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
2.7 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit; special plates. (a) A vehicle that displays 
2.8 	a special plate issued under section 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 
2.9 	168.123; 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,  may display a temporary 
2.10 	permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
2.11 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees have been paid in full; and
2.12 	(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph 
2.13 	(b) (d), clause (3).
2.14 	(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may display a temporary permit 
2.15 	in conjunction with expired registration, with or without a registration license plate, if:
2.16 	(1) the license plates have been applied for and the registration tax has been paid in 
2.17 	full, as provided for in section 168.10; and
2.18 	(2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the temporary 
2.19 	permit and not used for general transportation purposes.
2.20 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a form format 
2.21 	prescribed by the commissioner of public safety and whenever practicable must be posted 
2.22 	upon the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid 
2.23 	only for the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new license
2.24 	plates to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant.

2.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.26 		Subd. 2.Affidavit for registration and taxation. (a) A classic motorcycle must 
2.27 	be listed for taxation  taxed and registration registered  by executed the vehicle owner 
2.28 	submitting an  affidavit to the commissioner stating (1) the name and address of the 
2.29 	owner, (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, (3) the make of the 
2.30 	classic motorcycle, (4) the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's  vehicle 
2.31 	identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and operated solely as a collector's 
2.32 	item and will not be used for general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has 
2.33 	one or more motor vehicles with regular license plates.
3.1 	(b) When the registrar commissioner  is satisfied that the affidavit is true, correct, and 
3.2 	complete and that the owner has paid a $10 registration tax, the registrar commissioner 
3.3 	 shall list the vehicle for taxation andregistration register the vehicle and shall issue special 
3.4 	number plates.

3.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.6 		Subd. 3.Special Classic  plates. The registrar commissioner  shall issue number
3.7 	plates of the same size as standard motorcycle license plates and inscribed "collector" and 
3.8 	"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of characters authorized 
3.9 	under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but without a date. The plates are valid without 
3.10 	renewal as long as the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the applicant's 
3.11 	use only for the classic motorcycle. The registrar commissioner may revoke the plates 
3.12 	for noncompliance with this subdivision.

3.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.14 		Subd. 5.Original plates. (a) Instead of being issued special classic motorcycle 
3.15 	plates, a classic motorcycle registered under this section may display original Minnesota 
3.16 	number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the motorcycle on which they 
3.17 	are displayed. The number of on  the original plates must be provided to the registrar
3.18 	commissioner.
3.19 	(b) Original Minnesota number plates may not be used if the number on the original 
3.20 	plate is identical to the number on a current collector's plate issued by the registrar
3.21 	commissioner.
3.22 	(c) A person currently using classic motorcycle plates issued under this section, shall 
3.23 	return those plates to the registrar before substituting original plates.
3.24 	(d) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector vehicle,  the registrarmay
3.25 	 commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 for registering the number on the original plates.

3.26 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is amended to read:
3.27 	168.12 LICENSE PLATES.
3.28 		Subdivision 1.Number Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The 
3.29 	registrar commissioner, upon the approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the 
3.30 	number plates required by law this chapter, bearing the state name and the an assigned 
3.31 	vehicle registration  number assigned. The number assigned  by the commissioner may 
3.32 	be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the plates and the color of 
3.33 	the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned shall must  be in marked 
4.1 	contrast. The plates shall must  be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the 
4.2 	registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the registrar, and commissioner. 
4.3 	(b)  When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued 
4.4 	shall must  clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight 
4.5 	for which the tax has been paid. These number
4.6 	(c) The  plates shall must  be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the 
4.7 	conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, 
4.8 	these number the  plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, 
4.9 	shall must  be visible for a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance 
4.10 	of not less than 110 feet.
4.11 	(b) (d)   The registrar commissioner  shall issue these number plates for the following 
4.12 	periods:
4.13 	(1)  New number plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, shall must 
4.14 	 be issued to a vehicle for as long as it the vehicle  is owned by the exempt agency and the 
4.15 	plate shall not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred 
4.16 	with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency to another.
4.17 	(2)  Plates issued for passenger automobiles as defined in section 168.011, 
4.18 	subdivision 7, shall must  be issued for a seven-year period. All plates issued under this 
4.19 	paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time of annual
4.20 	registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
4.21 	(3)  Number Plates issued under sections 168.053and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 
4.22 	17, shall must  be for a seven-year period.
4.23 	(4)  Number Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123shall
4.24 	must  be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
4.25 	(5)  Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3), except for trailers as 
4.26 	hereafter provided, shall must  be issued for the life of the vehicle. Beginning with number
4.27 	plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with a total gross weight of 3,000 
4.28 	pounds or less shall must  be issued for the life of the trailer and shall must  be not more 
4.29 	than seven inches in length and four inches in width.
4.30 	(c) (e)   In a year in which plates are not issued, the registrar commissioner  shall issue 
4.31 	for each registration a tab or sticker to designate the year of registration. This tab or sticker 
4.32 	shall must show the calendar year or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only 
4.33 	for that period. The number plates, number tabs, or and  stickers issued for a motor vehicle 
5.1 	may not be transferred to another motor vehicle during the period for which it the sticker 
5.2 	 is issued, except when issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187.
5.3 	(d)  Notwithstanding (f) Despite  any other provision of this subdivision, number
5.4 	plates issued to a vehicle which is used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver 
5.5 	education course in a public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the 
5.6 	same purpose without payment of any additional fee. The registrar shall be notified
5.7 	 public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of number plates under this 
5.8 	paragraph and. The commissioner  may prescribe a form format  for notification.
5.9 		Subd. 2.Amateur radio licensee; special plates. (a) Any The commissioner shall 
5.10 	issue amateur radio plates to an  applicant who:
5.11 	(1)  is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, van or pickup truck, or a 
5.12 	self-propelled recreational motor vehicle, and; 
5.13 	(2) is  a resident of this state, and who; 
5.14 	(3)  holds an official amateur radio station license, or a citizens radio service class 
5.15 	D license, in good standing, issued by the Federal Communications Commission shall 
5.16 	upon compliance;
5.17 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013; 
5.18 	(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and any other fees required by 
5.19 	this chapter; and 
5.20 	(6) complies  with all laws of this state relating to this chapter and rules governing the 
5.21 	 registration of motor vehicles and the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, be furnished 
5.22 	with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law, upon which,.
5.23 	(b)  In lieu of the numbers registration number  required for identification under 
5.24 	subdivision 1, shall be inscribed the plates must indicate  the official amateur call letters of 
5.25 	the applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission, and the words 
5.26 	"AMATEUR RADIO." 
5.27 	The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax required by law, the sum 
5.28 	of $10 for the special license plates, and at the time of delivery of the special license 
5.29 	plates the applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license plates issued for 
5.30 	the motor vehicle. 
5.31 	(c) This provision for the issue of special license plates shall apply applies  only if the 
5.32 	applicant's motor vehicle is already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid 
6.1 	regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under which to operate it during the 
6.2 	time that it will take to have the necessary special license plates made. 
6.3 	(d) If owning or jointly owning more than one motor vehicle of the type specified 
6.4 	in this subdivision, the applicant may apply for special plates for each of not more than 
6.5 	two motor vehicles, and, if each application complies with this subdivision, the registrar
6.6 	commissioner  shall furnish the applicant with the special plates, inscribed with indicating 
6.7 	 the official amateur call letters and other distinguishing information as the registrar
6.8 	commissioner  considers necessary, for each of the two motor vehicles. 
6.9 	(e) And The registrar commissioner  may make reasonable rules governing the use of 
6.10 	the special license plates as will assure the full compliance by the owner and holder of the 
6.11 	special plates, with all existing laws governing the registration of motor vehicles, and  the 
6.12 	transfer and the use thereof of the plates.
6.13 	(b) (f)   Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1, the special license plates 
6.14 	issued under this subdivision may be transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle
6.15 	listed in paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,  upon the payment of a fee of $5. 
6.16 	The registrar commissioner  must be notified of before  the transfer and may prescribe a 
6.17 	form format  for the notification.
6.18 	(c)  Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
6.19 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
6.20 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue personalized 
6.21 	license plates must be issued to an applicant for registration of who:
6.22 	(1) is an owner of  a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile 
6.23 	registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as 
6.24 	defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck with a manufacturer's 
6.25 	nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle, 
6.26 	including a classic motorcycle; or self-propelled a  recreational motor vehicle, upon compliance 
6.27 	with the laws of this state relating to registration of the vehicleand upon payment of
; 6.28 	(2) pays  a onetime fee of $100 in addition to and any other fees required by this 
6.29 	chapter; 
6.30 	(3) pays  the registration tax required by law this chapter  for the motor vehicle; and 
6.31 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
6.32 	and licensing of drivers. 
6.33 	(b) The registrar commissioner  shall designate charge  a replacement fee for 
6.34 	personalized license plates that is calculated to cover the cost of replacement as specified 
7.1 	in subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized license
7.2 	plates are required to be replaced by law. 
7.3 	(c) In lieu of the numbers registration number  assigned as provided in subdivision 
7.4 	1, personalized license plates must have imprinted on them a series of not more than 
7.5 	seven numbers and letters in any combination. When an applicant has once obtained 
7.6 	personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for similar personalized plates in 
7.7 	the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle  registration is maintained. 
7.8 	(d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in the manner provided by 
7.9 	chapter 14, regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized license plates. No words or 
7.10 	combination of letters placed on personalized license plates may be used for commercial 
7.11 	advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would 
7.12 	offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or television station 
7.13 	are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
7.14 	(b)  Notwithstanding (e) Despite  the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized license
7.15 	plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or 
7.16 	jointly owned by listed in paragraph (a) and registered to the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5, which must 
7.17 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. 
7.18 	(f) The registrar commissioner  may by rule provide a form specify the format  for 
7.19 	notification. 
7.20 	(g) A personalized license plate issued for a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, 
7.21 	street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such a 
7.22 	license plate.
7.23 	(c)  Notwithstanding (h) Despite  any law to the contrary, if the personalized license 
7.24 	plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed, the applicant may apply and shall receive must be 
7.25 	issued  duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters and numbers as the 
7.26 	former personalized plates upon the payment of the fee required by section 168.29.
7.27 	(d)  Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate personalized license plates must 
7.28 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
7.29 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates. (a) The registrar commissioner shall issue 
7.30 	special license plates to any applicant who:
7.31 	(1)  is both a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69 and an 
7.32 	owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal 
7.33 	rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, upon payment of; 
7.34 	(2) pays  a fee of $10 and upon payment of any other fees required by this chapter; 
8.1 	(3) pays  the registration tax required by law this chapter  for the  motor vehicle and 
8.2 	compliance with other laws of this state relating to; and 
8.3 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the  registration of motor vehicles 
8.4 	and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers. 
8.5 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special license plates 
8.6 	shall be inscribed with a symbol must bear an emblem  of a Maltese Cross together with 
8.7 	five any  numbers or characters prescribed by the commissioner. No applicant shall receive 
8.8 	more than two sets of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the applicant.
8.9 	(b) (c)   Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
8.10 	period that the owner or joint owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department 
8.11 	as specified in this subdivision. When the person individual  to whom the special plates 
8.12 	were issued is no longer a member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle 
8.13 	ownership is transferred, the owner shall remove the special license plates shall be 
8.14 	removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar. Upon return removal  of 
8.15 	the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive 
8.16 	regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration 
8.17 	period for which the special plates were issued. 
8.18 	(d) Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to 
8.19 	another motor vehicle upon payment of a $5, which fee shall be paid into the state treasury 
8.20 	and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
8.21 	(c) (e)   The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules under the Administrative 
8.22 	Procedure Act, sections 14.001to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special 
8.23 	plates authorized in this subdivision. All fees from the sale of special license plates for 
8.24 	firefighters shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax 
8.25 	distribution fund.
8.26 		Subd. 2c.National Guard; special plates. (a) The registrar commissioner  shall 
8.27 	issue special license plates to any applicant who:
8.28 	(1)  is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired member of the Minnesota 
8.29 	National Guard, other than an inactive member who is not a retired member, and is an 
8.30 	owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck included within the 
8.31 	definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of; 
8.32 	(2) pays  a fee of $10, payment of and any other fees required by this chapter;
8.33 	(3) pays  the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws of this 
8.34 	state relating to this chapter; and
9.1 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the  registration of motor vehicles 
9.2 	and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers. 
9.3 	(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these special plates subject to 
9.4 	the approval of the registrar commissioner. 
9.5 	(c) No An  applicant shall must not  be issued more than two sets of plates for motor 
9.6 	vehicles owned or jointly owned by registered to  the applicant. The adjutant general 
9.7 	shall estimate the number of special plates that will be required and submit the estimate 
9.8 	to the registrar.
9.9 	(b) (d)   Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
9.10 	period that the owner or joint owner of the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of 
9.11 	the Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When the person individual 
9.12 	 to whom the special plates were issued is no longer an active or retired member of the 
9.13 	Minnesota National Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle and 
9.14 	returned to the registrar by the owner. Upon return removal  of the special plates, either 
9.15 	the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the 
9.16 	motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration period for which the 
9.17 	special plates were issued. 
9.18 	(e) While the person is an active or retired member of the Minnesota National Guard, 
9.19 	plates issued pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
9.20 	owned or jointly owned by that person individual  upon payment of a fee of $5.
9.21 	(c) (f)   For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member" means a person an 
9.22 	individual  placed on the roll of retired officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the 
9.23 	Office of the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not deceased.
9.24 	(d)  All fees collected under the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid into the 
9.25 	state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
9.26 	(e) (g)   The registrar commissioner  may adopt rules under the Administrative 
9.27 	Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this 
9.28 	subdivision.
9.29 		Subd. 2d.Ready Reserve; special plates. (a) The registrar  commissioner shall 
9.30 	issue special license plates to an applicant who:
9.31 	(1)  is not eligible for special license National Guard  plates under subdivision 2c, 
9.32 	who is a member of the United States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in 
9.33 	United States Code, title 10, section 268, and is an owner or joint owner of a passenger 
9.34 	automobile, van, or pickup truck, on paying;
10.1 	(2) pays  a fee of $10, paying and any other fees required by this chapter;
10.2 	(3) pays  the registration tax required by law, and complying with other laws of this 
10.3 	state relating to this chapter; and 
10.4 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the  registration of motor vehicles 
10.5 	and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers. 
10.6 	(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for these special 
10.7 	plates subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner. 
10.8 	(c) No An  applicant may must not  be issued more than two sets of plates for motor 
10.9 	vehicles owned or jointly owned by the applicant. The commissioner of veterans affairs 
10.10 	shall estimate the number of special plates that will be required and submit the estimate to 
10.11 	the registrar.
10.12 	(b) (d)   Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 
10.13 	period that the owner or joint owner of the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. 
10.14 	When the person owner  is no longer a member, the special plates must be removed from 
10.15 	the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar by the owner. On returning removing  the 
10.16 	special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive 
10.17 	regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest of the registration period for 
10.18 	which the special plates were issued. While the person owner  is a member of the ready 
10.19 	reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
10.20 	owned or jointly owned by that person individual  on paying a fee of $5.
10.21 	(c)  The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
10.22 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
10.23 	(d) (e)   The registrar commissioner  may adopt rules under the Administrative 
10.24 	Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this 
10.25 	subdivision.
10.26 		Subd. 2e.Volunteer ambulance attendants; special plates. (a) The registrar
10.27 	commissioner  shall issue special license plates to an applicant who: 
10.28 	(1)  is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 
10.29 	15, and who owns or jointly owns a motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile.The 
10.30 	registrar shall issue the special plates on payment of
; 10.31 	(2) pays  the registration tax required by law this chapter  for the motor vehicle, 
10.32 	compliance with all other applicable laws relating to;
10.33 	(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; and 
11.1 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the  registration of motor vehicles 
11.2 	 and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, and payment of an additional fee of $10. 
11.3 	(b) The registrar commissioner  shall not issue more than two sets of these plates to 
11.4 	each qualified applicant.
11.5 	(b)  A person (c) An individual  may use special plates issued under this subdivision 
11.6 	only during the period that the person individual  is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When 
11.7 	the person individual  to whom the special plates were issued ceases to be a volunteer 
11.8 	ambulance attendant, the person individual  shall return remove  each set of special plates 
11.9 	issued to that person. When ownership of a the motor  vehicle is transferred, the person individual 
11.10 	 shall remove the special plates from that motor vehicle and return them to the registrar. On 
11.11 	return removal  of each set of plates, the owner of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a 
11.12 	transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive regular license plates for the motor vehicle 
11.13 	without cost for the rest of the registration period for which the set of special plates were 
11.14 	issued. Special plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor 
11.15 	vehicle owned by the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
11.16 	(c)  The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
11.17 	deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
11.18 	(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, issuance, and sale of 
11.19 	the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
11.20 		Subd. 2f.Original license plates. (a) On application of the owner and in lieu of 
11.21 	issuing license plates under subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a 
11.22 	passenger automobile, the registrar commissioner  may assign to the motor vehicle original 
11.23 	Minnesota number registration  plates issued in the same year as the model year of the 
11.24 	motor vehicle, if (1) the original license plates are at least 20 years old, (2) the owner of the
11.25 	motor  vehicle has the original license plates in possession at the time of the application, 
11.26 	and (3) the owner provides the license plate number to the registrar commissioner.
11.27 	(b)  License Plates displayed under this subdivision, including tabs and stickers 
11.28 	applied to the plates, must be clearly legible and must be displayed at the front and rear of
11.29 	on  the motor vehicle.
11.30 	(c)  The registrar commissioner  shall not assign the registration number on the 
11.31 	original license plates to the motor vehicle if the registrar commissioner  determines that 
11.32 	the number on the original plate is identical to the number on any current license plate in 
11.33 	the current or reserved numbering system used by the registrar commissioner. A person 
12.1 	currently using license plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those license 
12.2 	plates to the registrar before displaying original license plates under this subdivision.
12.3 	(d)  Notwithstanding Despite  subdivision 1, an original license plate whose number 
12.4 	has been assigned under this subdivision may be displayed for as long as the license
12.5 	plates, including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly legible and the number is not 
12.6 	subsequently used by the commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering 
12.7 	system.
12.8 	(e)  Notwithstanding Despite  subdivision 1, original license plates assigned under 
12.9 	this subdivision need not bear a tab or sticker to indicate the month or year of registration 
12.10 	if the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued under section 168.11at all 
12.11 	times when the motor vehicle is operated on the public highways.
12.12 	(f)  The registrar commissioner  may charge a fee for receiving an application and 
12.13 	assigning original license plate numbers.
12.14 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any 
12.15 	tax otherwise imposed upon any motor vehicle, the payment of which is required as a 
12.16 	condition to the issuance of any number license plate or plates, the commissioner of public 
12.17 	safety shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost 
12.18 	of manufacturing and issuing the license plate or plates, except for license plates issued 
12.19 	to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031and license plates issued pursuant to 
12.20 	section 168.124, 168.125,or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. 
12.21 	The commissioner shall issue graphic design license plates shall only be issued for 
12.22 	vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017and recreational vehicles registered 
12.23 	pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
12.24 	(b)  Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and 
12.25 	validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a 
12.26 	plate in a plate year:

12.27	Sequential Regular Double Plate
		$
	4.25
	
12.28	Sequential Special Plate-Double
		$
	7.00
	
12.29	Sequential Regular Single Plate
		$
	3.00
	
12.30	Sequential Special Plate-Single
		$
	5.50
	
12.31	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate
		$
	2.50
	
12.32	Nonsequential Double Plate
		$
	14.00
	
12.33	Nonsequential Single Plate
		$
	10.00
	
12.34	Duplicate Sticker
		$
	1.00
	
13.1 	(c)  Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
13.2 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

13.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is amended to read:
13.4 	168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
13.5 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for each 
13.6 	set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the 
13.7 	registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws relating to the registration 
13.8 	and licensing of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, self-propelled recreational 
13.9 	equipment motor vehicle, or motorcycle, as applicable, the registrar commissioner  shall issue:
13.10 	(1) special license veteran's  plates to an applicant who served in the active military 
13.11 	service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied 
13.12 	with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable 
13.13 	conditions, and is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup 
13.14 	truck, van, or self-propelled recreational equipment motor vehicle; or
13.15 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle license plate as described in subdivision 2, 
13.16 	paragraph (a), or another special license plate designed by the commissioner of public 
13.17 	safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before 
13.18 	July 1, 1978, and who served in the active military service in a branch of the armed 
13.19 	forces of the United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable 
13.20 	conditions, and is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a motorcycle. Plates issued 
13.21 	under this clause must be the same size as standard regular  motorcycle license plates.
13.22 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
13.23 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are 
13.24 	issued instead of number plates. An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of
13.25 	plates for more than two motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and owned or jointly 
13.26 	owned by registered to  the applicant.
13.27 	(c) The veteran shall must  have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
13.28 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
13.29 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
13.30 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
13.31 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
13.32 	qualified for the veterans' license plates provided under this section.
14.1 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for 
14.2 	the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner, that 
14.3 	satisfy the following requirements:
14.4 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, the 
14.5 	special plates must bear the inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" 
14.6 	with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first 
14.7 	numeral of the special license plate number.
14.8 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the 
14.9 	attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription 
14.10 	"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly 
14.11 	above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
14.12 	license plate number.
14.13 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the special plates 
14.14 	must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET" and:
14.15 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character 
14.16 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
14.17 	the special license plate number; or
14.18 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character 
14.19 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
14.20 	the special license plate number.
14.21 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must 
14.22 	bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter 
14.23 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the 
14.24 	special license plate number.
14.25 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the 
14.26 	special plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with
14.27 	have  a facsimile on an emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over 
14.28 	"W" with the first letter directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of 
14.29 	the special license plate number.
14.30 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the special plates must bear the inscription 
14.31 	"GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the 
14.32 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate 
14.33 	number. For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who 
14.34 	served on active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United 
15.1 	States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other 
15.2 	military operation in the Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States 
15.3 	Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.
15.4 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 
15.5 	1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" 
15.6 	and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
15.7 	the first numeral of the special license plate number.
15.8 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate 
15.9 	the number of special plates that will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
15.10 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under 
15.11 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), may be transferred to another passenger 
15.12 	automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational equipment owned or jointly 
15.13 	owned by motor vehicle registered to  the person individual  to whom the plates were issued.
15.14 	(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), 
15.15 	clause (2), may be transferred to another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by registered 
15.16 	to  the person individual  to whom the plate was issued.
15.17 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this section must be paid into the state 
15.18 	treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
15.19 		Subd. 6.Rules. The registrar commissioner  may adopt rules under the 
15.20 	Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use of the special plates 
15.21 	authorized by this section.

15.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is amended to read:
15.23 	168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP 
15.24 	EMBLEMS.
15.25 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for each 
15.26 	set of two license plates, payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance 
15.27 	with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger automobile, pickup 
15.28 	truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle, as applicable, The registrar commissioner 
15.29 	 shall issue a special license plate sticker emblem  for each plate to an applicant who:
15.30 	(1)  is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and 
15.31 	is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or 
15.32 	self-propelled recreational vehicle;
15.33 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law; 
16.1 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any other fees required by 
16.2 	this chapter; and 
16.3 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
16.4 	and licensing of drivers.
16.5 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of initial application for the 
16.6 	special license plate stickers emblem  and when the license plates must be replaced or 
16.7 	renewed. An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special license plate 
16.8 	stickers emblems  for motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by
16.9 	registered to  the applicant.
16.10 	(c) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine what documentation is 
16.11 	required by each applicant to show that the applicant is a member of a congressionally 
16.12 	chartered veterans service organization and is entitled to the special license plate stickers.
16.13 	The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American Legion or 
16.14 	Veterans of Foreign Wars. 
16.15 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) The commissioner of veterans affairs, after consultation 
16.16 	with each of the congressionally chartered veterans service organizations, shall design 
16.17 	the special license plate stickers emblems, subject to the approval of the registrar
16.18 	commissioner. The emblem, symbol, or other pictorial representation on the sticker must 
16.19 	be at least as large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the registrar commissioner 
16.20 	 shall allow for plates with spaces for the stickers emblem  in place of a numeral or letter.
16.21 	(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service organization must arrange for 
16.22 	any applicable rules of the national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released 
16.23 	before the commissioner may issue special license plate stickers emblems  to members 
16.24 	of any particular service organization under this section.
16.25 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate 
16.26 	the number of special plate stickers that will be required and submit the estimate to the 
16.27 	registrar.
16.28 		Subd. 4.Plate stickers emblem transfer. Notwithstanding Despite  section 
16.29 	168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment of a fee of $5, the  veterans service 
16.30 	organization special plate stickers emblems  issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred 
16.31 	by the owner to other license plates on a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or 
16.32 	self-propelled recreational vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to the person to 
16.33 	whom the stickers emblems  were issued.
17.1 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this section must be paid into the state 
17.2 	treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

17.3 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is amended to read:
17.4 	168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.
17.5 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a)  The registrar of motor vehicles
17.6 	commissioner  shall issue special license plates bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF 
17.7 	HONOR" to an applicant who:
17.8 	(1)  is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and upon the applicant's 
17.9 	compliance with the laws of this state relating to;
17.10 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, 
17.11 	or recreational motor vehicle; and
17.12 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles and licensing of 
17.13 	motor vehicles and drivers. 
17.14 	(b) The special license plates must be of a design and size determined by the registrar
17.15 	commissioner. Only one set of plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,  bearing 
17.16 	the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each qualified applicant.
17.17 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these plates may be made only 
17.18 	at the time of renewal or first application for registration.
17.19 		Subd. 3.No fee. The registrar commissioner  shall issue a set of medal of honor 
17.20 	plates to qualified applicants free of charge and the plates must be replaced by the 
17.21 	department without charge if they become damaged. In addition, no fee may be charged 
17.22 	for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued for that  a motor vehicle  listed in 
17.23 	subdivision 1 on which the special medal of honor plates are placed. The motor vehicle must be 
17.24 	for personal use, not commercial purposes. 
17.25 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, medal of 
17.26 	honor plates issued under this section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle 
17.27 	owned or jointly owned by registered to  the medal of honor recipient upon notification to 
17.28 	the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner.
17.29 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes of this section, "motor 
17.30 	vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial purposes, and may 
17.31 	include a passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle.
17.32 		Subd. 6.When issued. The registrar of motor vehicles shall begin issuing medal 
17.33 	of honor plates for the calendar year 1984 and thereafter.

18.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is amended to read:
18.2 	168.125 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.
18.3 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design.  (a) The registrar commissioner  shall issue special 
18.4 	license plates bearing the inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:
18.5 	(1)  is both a former prisoner of war and an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, , motorcycle, or recreational 
18.6 	motor vehicle upon 
18.7 	the applicant's compliance with all the laws of this state relating to; and 
18.8 	(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
18.9 	and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers. (b) The special license plates shall must  be of a 
18.10 	design and size to be determined by the commissioner. Only one set of plates, or a single 
18.11 	plate in the case of a motorcycle,  bearing the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for 
18.12 	only one motor vehicle per each qualified  applicant.
18.13 		Subd. 1a.Application. Application for issuance of these plates shall must  be made 
18.14 	at the time of renewal or first application for registration. The application shall must 
18.15 	 include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs that the applicant was a 
18.16 	member of the military forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and 
18.17 	incarcerated by an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.
18.18 		Subd. 1b.No fee. The registrar commissioner  shall issue a set of EX-POW plates, 
18.19 	or a single plate for a motorcycle,  to qualified applicants, free of charge for the cost of the 
18.20 	plates, and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged. In addition, no 
18.21 	fee may be charged for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued for that motor 
18.22 	vehicle on which the special EX-POW plates are placed.
18.23 		Subd. 1c.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite  the provisions of section 
18.24 	168.12, subdivision 1, the special license plates issued under this section may be 
18.25 	transferred to another motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to  the former 
18.26 	prisoner of war upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner.
18.27 		Subd. 1d.Surviving spouse. Upon the death of a former prisoner of war, the 
18.28 	registrar commissioner  shall continue to issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special 
18.29 	license plates to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former prisoner 
18.30 	of war. Special license plates issued to a surviving spouse may be transferred to another motor 
18.31 	vehicle owned by registered to  the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision 1c. No 
18.32 	fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a surviving spouse or for tabs or
18.33 	stickers issued for the motor vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed. A 
18.34 	surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax.
19.1 		Subd. 1e.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes of this section, "motor 
19.2 	vehicle" means a passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational 
19.3 	vehicle.
19.4 		Subd. 2.Special Plates; EX-POW and disability insignia emblems. The registrar
19.5 	commissioner  shall issue special license plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and disability 
19.6 	insignia emblem  to any applicant who is entitled to the special license plates provided 
19.7 	under this section and who is also entitled to special license plates for the physically 
19.8 	disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the provisions of both sections. The 
19.9 	special license plates shall must  be of a design and size to be determined by the commissioner.
19.10 		Subd. 3.Rules; commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public 
19.11 	safety may promulgate adopt  by rule, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, 
19.12 	the procedures for issuance or transfer of the special license plates authorized under this 
19.13 	section.
19.14 		Subd. 4.Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs. The commissioner of veterans 
19.15 	affairs shall establish the procedure for obtaining the certification of former prisoner 
19.16 	of war status.
19.17 		Subd. 5.Savings provision. Nothing in this section shall alter alters  the exemption 
19.18 	for disabled war veterans provided for in section 168.031.

19.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is amended to read:
19.20 	168.1255 SPECIAL VETERAN CONTRIBUTION LICENSE PLATES.
19.21 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The registrar commissioner 
19.22 	 shall issue special veteran contribution license plates to an applicant who:
19.23 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
19.24 	(2) is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup 
19.25 	truck, or van;
19.26 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
19.27 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
19.28 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
19.29 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which 
19.30 	the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and 
19.31 	issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit 
19.32 	contributions in the World War II donation match account; and
20.1 	(7) complies with laws this chapter  and rules governing the registration of motor 
20.2 	vehicles and licensing of vehicles and drivers.
20.3 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design an emblem for 
20.4 	the special plates, subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner of public safety, 
20.5 	that satisfy satisfies  the following requirements in this subdivision:
20.6 	(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the inscription "PROUD TO BE 
20.7 	A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate; and
20.8 	(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on the left side of the plate 
20.9 	just preceding the first letter or numeral of the special license plate number.
20.10 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding Despite  section 168.12, subdivision 1, 
20.11 	on payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 
20.12 	another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly owned by registered 
20.13 	to  the person individual  to whom the special veteran contribution plates were issued.
20.14 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. The fees collected under this section must be deposited in 
20.15 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. Fees collected 
20.16 	under this section do not include the contributions collected for the World War II memorial 
20.17 	donation match account.
20.18 		Subd. 5.Record. The registrar commissioner  shall maintain a record of the number 
20.19 	of special plates issued under this section.

20.20 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127, subdivision 6, is amended to 
20.21 	read:
20.22 		Subd. 6.Fees. Instead of the filing fee described in section 168.33, 
20.23 	subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee 
20.24 	to the commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet. The administrative fee must be deposited 
20.25 	in the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

20.26 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is amended to read:
20.27 	168.128 LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATES.
20.28 		Subdivision 1.Unique Limousine registration category. A unique vehicle 
20.29 	registration category is established for limousines as defined in section 168.011, 
20.30 	subdivision 35.
20.31 		Subd. 2.License Plates. (a) A person who operates a limousine for other than 
20.32 	personal use shall apply to register the motor vehicle as provided in this section. (b) A 
20.33 	person who operates a limousine for personal use may apply. The registrar commissioner 
21.1 	 shall issue limousine license plates upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating 
21.2 	to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and certification by to  the 
21.3 	registered owner of a limousine who:
21.4 	(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13 in an aggregate amount of 
21.5 	$300,000 per accident is in effect for the entire period of the registration under section 
21.6 	65B.135. The applicant must provide the registrar;
21.7 	(2) provides the commissioner  with proof that the passenger automobile license tax 
21.8 	and a $10 fee have been paid for each limousine receiving limousine license plates; and 
21.9 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
21.10 	and licensing of drivers. 
21.11 	(c)The limousine license plates must be designed to specifically identify the vehicle 
21.12 	as a limousine and must be clearly marked with the letters "LM." Limousine license plates 
21.13 	may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be transferred to another 
21.14 	limousine owned by the same person upon notifying the registrar commissioner  and 
21.15 	paying a $5 transfer fee.
21.16 		Subd. 3.Insurance. (a) The application must include a certificate of insurance 
21.17 	verifying that a valid commercial insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the 
21.18 	insurance company and the number of the insurance policy. The policy must provide 
21.19 	stated limits of liability, exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle 
21.20 	for which coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily injury to one 
21.21 	person in any one accident and, subject to said that limit for one person, of not less than 
21.22 	$300,000 because of injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not less 
21.23 	than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of property. The insurance company 
21.24 	must notify the commissioner if the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides 
21.25 	the coverage required by this subdivision.
21.26 	(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the commissioner of transportation if 
21.27 	the policy of a person required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no 
21.28 	longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.
21.29 		Subd. 4.Fees credited to highway user fund. Fees collected from the sale of 
21.30 	license plates under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the 
21.31 	highway user tax distribution fund.

21.32 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is amended to read:
21.33 	168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.
22.1 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The commissioner of 
22.2 	public safety shall issue special collegiate license plates to an applicant who:
22.3 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup 
22.4 	truck, or van;
22.5 	(2) pays a fee determined by the commissioner as specified in section 168.12, 
22.6 	subdivision 5,  to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
22.7 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
22.8 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
22.9 	(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship account established in 
22.10 	subdivision 6; and
22.11 	(6) complies with laws this chapter  and rules governing registration of motor 
22.12 	vehicles and licensing of vehicles and drivers.
22.13 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) After consultation with each participating college, university, 
22.14 	 or postsecondary system, the commissioner shall design the an emblem for each special 
22.15 	collegiate plates plate.
22.16 	(b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating college or university 
22.17 	annually shall indicate the anticipated number of plates needed.
22.18 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section must not be refunded.
22.19 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite  section 168.12, subdivision 1, 
22.20 	on payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 
22.21 	another passenger vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned by automobile registered to  the 
22.22 	person individual  to whom the special collegiate plates were issued.
22.23 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. The fees collected under this section must be deposited in 
22.24 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. Fees collected 
22.25 	under this section do not include the contributions collected for the scholarship account.
22.26 		Subd. 6.Scholarship account. A scholarship account is created in the state 
22.27 	treasury. Except for one percent that may be retained by the commissioner of public safety
22.28 	for administrative costs, all contributions received under this section must be deposited 
22.29 	by the commissioner in the scholarship account. Money in the scholarship account 
22.30 	is appropriated to the governing board of the institution to which it is attributable, as 
22.31 	provided in subdivision 7.
23.1 		Subd. 7.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of 
23.2 	license plates issued for each postsecondary institution or system in order to determine the 
23.3 	amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or system.

23.4 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is amended to read:
23.5 	168.1291 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE 
23.6 	EMBLEMS.
23.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section "special license plates" 
23.8 	means license plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
23.9 	and 168.129.
23.10 		Subd. 2.Uniform design of special plates. (a) The commissioner shall design a 
23.11 	single special license plate that will contain a unique number and a space for a unique 
23.12 	symbol emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
23.13 	and 168.129. The commissioner shall design a unique symbol emblem related to the 
23.14 	purpose of each special license plate. 
23.15 	(b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; and 168.129, 
23.16 	that requires the placement of a specified letter or letters on a special license plate applies 
23.17 	to those license plates only to the extent that the commissioner includes the letter or 
23.18 	letters in the design. Where
23.19 	(c) If  a law authorizing a special license plate contains a specific requirement for 
23.20 	graphic design of that license plate, that requirement applies to the appropriate unique 
23.21 	symbol the commissioner designs emblem.
23.22 		Subd. 3.Issuance of special plates with unique symbols emblems.
 23.23 	Notwithstanding Despite  section 168.12, subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, 
23.24 	beginning with special license plates issued in calendar year 1996, the commissioner shall 
23.25 	issue each class of special license plates permanently marked with specific designs under 
23.26 	those laws only until the commissioner's supply of those license plates is exhausted. 
23.27 	Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those laws only the license plate authorized 
23.28 	under subdivision 2, with the appropriate unique symbol emblem  attached.
23.29 		Subd. 4.Fees. Notwithstanding Despite  section 168.12, subdivisions 2b to 2e; 
23.30 	168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of license
23.31 	plates issued under this section.
23.32 		Subd. 5.Application Applicability. This section does not apply to a special 
23.33 	motorcycle license plate designed by the registrar commissioner  under section 168.123, 
23.34 	subdivision 1, clause (2).

24.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is amended to read:
24.2 	168.1293 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AUTHORIZATION; 
24.3 	DISCONTINUANCE.
24.4 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section and section 168.1297, 
24.5 	"special license plate" means a license plate that is authorized by law sections 168.12, 
24.6 	subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,  to have wording and graphics that differ from 
24.7 	a Minnesota passenger vehicle license plate.
24.8 		Subd. 2.Submissions to department commissioner. (a) A person, legal entity, 
24.9 	or other requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a new 
24.10 	special license plate shall submit the following information and fee to the Department 
24.11 	of Public Safety commissioner:
24.12 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special license plate being sought, 
24.13 	describing the proposed license plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the 
24.14 	proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.
24.15 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota 
24.16 	motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend 
24.17 	to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The 
24.18 	requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the department commissioner 
24.19 	 before the survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the 
24.20 	requester by another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar 
24.21 	sample surveys in the normal course of business.
24.22 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the 
24.23 	department's cost of reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new 
24.24 	special license plate if authorized by law. State funds may not be used to pay the 
24.25 	application fee.
24.26 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and 
24.27 	long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing 
24.28 	the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived 
24.29 	from the requested plate.
24.30 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the 
24.31 	department commissioner  at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular 
24.32 	legislative session at which the requester will submit the proposal.
24.33 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new special license plate sought 
24.34 	by the requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for 
25.1 	the plate to the department commissioner  as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 
25.2 	days after the effective date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The department
25.3 	commissioner  is responsible for selecting the final design for the special license plate.
25.4 	(b) The requester that originally requested a special license plate subsequently 
25.5 	approved by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years 
25.6 	following the date of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has 
25.7 	been exhausted. The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by 
25.8 	reimbursing the department commissioner  for the cost of the plates.
25.9 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special license plate requested is not authorized in 
25.10 	the legislative session at which authorization was sought, the department commissioner 
25.11 	 shall refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
25.12 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The departmentcommissioner shall 
25.13 	discontinue the issuance or renewal of any special license plate authorized by sections 
25.14 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of 
25.15 	those plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates 
25.16 	are available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end 
25.17 	of any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.
25.18 	(b) The department may commissioner shall  discontinue the issuance or renewal 
25.19 	of any special license plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 
25.20 	168.1235; and 168.129, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, 
25.21 	if the department commissioner  determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the 
25.22 	contributions no longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are 
25.23 	authorized to be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested 
25.24 	discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.
25.25 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates issued under section 168.123, 
25.26 	168.124, 168.125, or 168.1255.
25.27 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a 
25.28 	special license plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 
25.29 	168.129, and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for commercial or 
25.30 	for-profit purposes.
25.31 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner shall deposit the 
25.32 	application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the highway user tax 
25.33 	distribution fund vehicle services account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. An amount sufficient to pay the department's cost in implementing 
26.1 	and administering this section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is 
26.2 	appropriated to the commissioner.

26.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is amended to read:
26.4 	168.1296 SPECIAL CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATES.
26.5 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The registrar
26.6 	commissioner  shall issue special critical habitat license plates to an applicant who:
26.7 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup 
26.8 	truck, or van;
26.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
26.10 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
26.11 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
26.12 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota critical habitat private 
26.13 	sector matching account established in section 84.943; and
26.14 	(6) complies with laws this chapter  and rules governing registration of motor 
26.15 	vehicles and licensing of vehicles and drivers.
26.16 	(b) The critical habitat license plate  application form must clearly indicate that the 
26.17 	annual contribution specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution 
26.18 	to receive the license plate and that the applicant may make an additional contribution 
26.19 	to the account.
26.20 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with interested groups, the commissioner of 
26.21 	natural resources and the registrar commissioner  shall jointly select a suitable symbol for 
26.22 	use by the registrar commissioner  to design the special plates.
26.23 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section must not be refunded.
26.24 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on 
26.25 	payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 
26.26 	another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly owned by registered 
26.27 	to the person to whom the special plates were issued.
26.28 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, 
26.29 	clause (5), must be paid to the registrar commissioner  and credited to the Minnesota 
26.30 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in section 84.943. The fees 
26.31 	collected under this section must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund
26.32 	vehicle services account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
27.1 		Subd. 6.Record. The registrar commissioner  shall maintain a record of the number 
27.2 	of special plates issued under this section.

27.3 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is amended to read:
27.4 	168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" LICENSE PLATES.
27.5 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The registrar commissioner 
27.6 	 shall issue special "Rotary member" license plates to an applicant who:
27.7 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered  owner of a passenger automobile, pickup 
27.8 	truck, or van;
27.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
27.10 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
27.11 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
27.12 	(5) submits proof to the registrar commissioner  that the applicant is a member of 
27.13 	Rotary International; and
27.14 	(6) complies with laws this chapter  and rules governing registration of motor 
27.15 	vehicles and licensing of vehicles and drivers.
27.16 		Subd. 2.Design. A special license plate under this section consists of a special 
27.17 	license plate as described in section 168.1291 with a unique symbol emblem  that is the 
27.18 	recognized emblem of Rotary International.
27.19 		Subd. 3.Compliance with other law. The commissioner shall take no action 
27.20 	under this section unless the commissioner determines that Rotary International, or one or 
27.21 	more districts of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293, subdivision 
27.22 	2, paragraph (a). Issuance and renewal of license plates under this section are subject 
27.23 	to section 168.1293, subdivisions 3 to 6.
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29.27 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to 
29.28 	read:
29.29 		Subd. 11.Dealer's licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for 
29.30 	a dealer's license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a 
29.31 	dealer's license must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to 
29.32 	the registrar's commissioner's  approval. 
29.33 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, 
29.34 	the registrar is authorized, unless the application on its face appears to be invalid, to
30.1 	the commissioner shall  grant a 90-day temporary license. During the 90-day period 
30.2 	following issuance of  the temporary license, the registrar commissioner  shall investigate 
30.3 	the fitness of the applicant, inspect the place of business site, and make other investigation 
30.4 	as necessary to insure compliance with the licensing law this section and rules adopted 
30.5 	under this section. 
30.6 	(c) The registrar commissioner  may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow 
30.7 	the temporarily licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules 
30.8 	adopted under this section.
30.9 	(d) At the end of the period of investigation theIn no more than 120 days following 
30.10 	issuance of the temporary license, the dealer license  must either be granted or denied. 
30.11 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions: 
30.12 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was 
30.13 	enjoined due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 
30.14 	325E.15, 325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling 
30.15 	stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 
30.16 	1991, as amended through December 31, 1984, or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo 
30.17 	contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction 
30.18 	of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge 
30.19 	of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft by swindle, 
30.20 	extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery. 
30.21 	(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous year the applicant has been 
30.22 	denied a dealer license. 
30.23 	(3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked 
30.24 	within the previous ten years. 
30.25 	(f) If the application is approved, the registrar commissioner  shall license the 
30.26 	applicant as a motor vehicle dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is 
30.27 	granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a distinguishing number of 
30.28 	identification of the dealer. The license must be displayed in a prominent place in the 
30.29 	dealer's licensed location place of business. 
30.30 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $50 $100 
30.31 	 in addition to the annual fee. The annual fee shall be $100 is $150. All The  initial fees and 
30.32 	annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund, except that $50 of each initial and annual fee must be paid into the vehicle 
30.33 	services account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

30.34 	Sec. 24. [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.
31.1 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition 
31.2 	to other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall 
31.3 	expedite the processing of an application for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, 
31.4 	Minnesota identification card, or vehicle title transaction.
31.5 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited 
31.6 	service fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy 
31.7 	registrar. 
31.8 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to 
31.9 	the requestor within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, 
31.10 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requestor shall 
31.11 	comply with all relevant requirements for the requested document.
31.12 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is 
31.13 	apparent at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted. 
31.14 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a 
31.15 	driver's license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion 
31.16 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the 
31.17 	driver services account in the special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705.
31.18 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a 
31.19 	vehicle service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under 
31.20 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services account in the special revenue fund 
31.21 	specified under section 299A.705. 

Sec. .... [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.Subdivision 1.Records and fees.  (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident record. (b) Other than accident records governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not certified.(c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format is $1 for each page of the historical record.(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to the driver services account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. (e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle registration or title records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to the vehicle services account in the special revenue fund specified in section 299A.705. (f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the data. (1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the general fund. (2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in the driver services account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. (3) For vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services account in teh special revenue fund under section 299A.705.(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13. Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or electronic transmittals of public information about the registration of a vehicle or an applicant for, or holder of a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card. (b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for transmittal through a computer modem. The surcharge does not apply to the request of an individual for information about that individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in the individual's name. (c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the general fund. Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, or section 13.03, a fee or surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public information about the registration of a vehicle if the commissioner is satisfied that: (1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local law enforcement agency to be a requester; and (2) the information is needed to identify suspected prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators, or health code violators. (b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit the requester to a maximum number of data requests.
31.22 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, is amended to read:
31.23 	168.33 COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES; 
31.24 	DEPUTY REGISTRARS.
31.25 		Subdivision 1.Registrar  Commissioner's duties and powers, generally. The 
31.26 	commissioner of public safety shall be is  the registrar of motor vehicles of the state 
31.27 	of Minnesota, and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the duties 
31.28 	imposed by this chapter. The commissioner of public safety may employ not to exceed 
31.29 	eight persons as inspectors, is authorized  to obtain information and report to the registrar 
31.30 	regarding motor about all  vehicles subject to taxation under this chapter upon which the tax 
31.31 	has not been paid, and to present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.
31.32 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) The registrar may appoint, hire, and discharge and 
31.33 	fix the compensation of the necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may 
31.34 	be required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the duties imposed by this chapter.
32.1 	The registrar commissioner  may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for 
32.2 	any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may require, 
32.3 	without regard to whether the county auditor of the county in which the city is situated 
32.4 	has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been discontinued as the 
32.5 	deputy registrar for the county, and without regard to whether the county in which the 
32.6 	city is situated has established a county license bureau which that  issues motor vehicle 
32.7 	licenses as provided in section 373.32.
32.8 	(b) The registrar commissioner  may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy 
32.9 	registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience 
32.10 	may require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept 
32.11 	appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, 
32.12 	or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau 
32.13 	which that  issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32. A person The 
32.14 	individual  appointed by the registrar commissioner  as a deputy registrar for any statutory 
32.15 	or home rule charter city must be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.
32.16 	(c) The registrar commissioner  may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county 
32.17 	auditor of each county as a deputy registrar. Upon approval of the county board, the 
32.18 	auditor, with the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and for cause 
32.19 	discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each statutory or home rule charter city or 
32.20 	any other person as a deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require, 
32.21 	regardless of the appointee's county of residence. At the request of the governing body 
32.22 	of a statutory or home rule charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause 
32.23 	discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or another officer or employee of the 
32.24 	city designated by the governing body, as a deputy registrar:
32.25 	(1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than the seat of the county in 
32.26 	which it is situated; and
32.27 	(2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the city or within 15 miles of 
32.28 	the city by the most direct public route.
32.29 	(d) Notwithstanding Despite  any other provision, a person other than a county 
32.30 	auditor or a director of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar 
32.31 	before August 1, 1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, 
32.32 	may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by 
32.33 	the registrar commissioner. The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is 
32.34 	responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the auditor. 
33.1 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and 
33.2 	subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state. 
33.3 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee 
33.4 	of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond 
33.5 	to the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the registrar
33.6 	commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
33.7 	(e) (g)  Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by chapter 302A may be 
33.8 	appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a deputy 
33.9 	registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, personally 
33.10 	assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner of public 
33.11 	safety, a corporation named in an application shall become then becomes  the duly 
33.12 	appointed and qualified successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any 
33.13 	corporation as a deputy registrar expires January 1, 2009. A county board shall appoint, 
33.14 	or The commissioner shall appoint if the county board declines to do so, an individual 
33.15 	as successor to the corporation as a deputy registrar. The county board or commissioner 
33.16 	shall appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under 
33.17 	this paragraph an officer of the corporation if the officer applies for appointment before 
33.18 	July 1, 2009.
33.19 	(f)  (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and 
33.20 	maintain, in a convenient public place within or in close proximity to the place for which 
33.21 	appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, to be approved by the 
33.22 	registrar, office locations approved by the commissioner  for the registration of motor
33.23 	vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on motor vehicles. 
33.24 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the registrar
33.25 	commissioner  as the registrar, from time to time, may require commissioner requires. The 
33.26 	records must be maintained at the facility offices  of the deputy registrar. The records and 
33.27 	facilities offices  of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of the 
33.28 	registrar commissioner  or the registrar's commissioner's  agents. The deputy registrar shall 
33.29 	report to the registrar by the next working day following receipt all registrations made and 
33.30 	taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar. 
33.31 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of 
33.32 	the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing 
33.33 	fee, but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy 
33.34 	registrar has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following 
33.35 	receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner 
34.1 	of finance. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing 
34.2 	body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out the duties 
34.3 	imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, the deputy 
34.4 	shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.
34.5 		Subd. 2a.Deputy registrars, continuation in office. Persons serving as deputy 
34.6 	registrars on the effective date of this act shallJuly 1, 1970, continue to hold such office 
34.7 	until a successor is duly appointed and qualifies.
34.8 		Subd. 2b.Deputy registrars, employment status. (a) Deputy registrars, and 
34.9 	their employees, who retain the filing fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be 
34.10 	considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and ineligible because of 
34.11 	such service for coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in 
34.12 	the Public Employees Retirement Association.
34.13 	(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision who are covered by the 
34.14 	Minnesota State Retirement System on June 30, 1971, shall have the option of terminating 
34.15 	said may terminate  coverage on July 1, 1971, or of continuing said continue  coverage until 
34.16 	termination of state service. The form of the this  option and the time for filing shall must 
34.17 	 be as prescribed by the board of directors of the system. Those choosing to continue 
34.18 	said coverage, shall provide from the filing fees retained the employee and employer 
34.19 	contributions as required by chapter 352.
34.20 	
34.21 	
34.22 	Subd. 3.Record of vehicle registration; disclosure. (a) The registrar commissioner  shall keep a suitable record of all motor registered  vehicles registered in the registrar's office, indexed, according to (1) registration plate number, according to (2)  name of the registered owner, according to (3)  make of motor vehicle and the factory vehicle's  identification number, for such makes as are a vehicle  so identified, or according to, if none,  the vehicle's serial number of such makes as are so identified until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use an manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle  identification number, and according to such other information as the registrar shall deem advisable. Duplicates of the certificate of registration shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein required, and such other copies as are desirable. The registrar may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such records for not less than the cost of preparing the same; provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the registrar into the state treasury. (b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section 168.327. (c) The registrar commissioner  shall also furnish copies thereof vehicle registration records, without charge, to the chiefs of police of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth, county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
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35.1 		Subd. 6.Application forms. The Every deputy registrar shall provide, in a 
35.2 	manner and format prescribed by the registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy 
35.3 	registrars. The registrar and deputy registrars shall immediately destroy all number plates 
35.4 	surrendered and shall cancel all certificates surrendered use application forms or formats 
35.5 	as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner.
35.6 		Subd. 7.Filing fee. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:
35.7 	(i)(1)  $4.50 is imposed on every motor vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro 
35.8 	rate transactions; and
35.9 	(ii) $7 (2)  $8.50  is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including pro 
35.10 	rate transactions;
35.11 	except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a 
35.12 	correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a licensed auto dealer, or a 
35.13 	deputy registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal 
35.14 	notices sent out by the department commissioner. No filing fee or other fee may be charged 
35.15 	for the permanent surrender of a certificate of title and license plates for a motor vehicle.
35.16 	(b) Filing All of the  fees collected under this subdivision by the department paragraph (a) , clause (1), 
35.17 	 must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund, 
35.18 	except fees for registrations of motor vehicles. Filing fees collected for registrations of 
35.19 	motor vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first application in this state must be 
35.20 	paid into the state treasury with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 
35.21 	50 percent credited to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services account in 
35.22 	the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. Of the fee collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), $3.50 must be paid into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the vehcile services account in the special revenue fund under section299A.705.
35.23 	(c) A motor vehicle dealer shall retain $2.50 of each filing fee imposed under this 
35.24 	subdivision for a completed transaction involving the sale of a motor vehicle to or by a 
35.25 	licensed dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the transaction to the department
35.26 	commissioner  or a deputy registrar. The department commissioner  shall develop 
35.27 	procedures to implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota Deputy 
35.28 	Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association. Deputy 
35.29 	registrars shall must  not be prohibited from receiving and processing required documents 
35.30 	supporting an electronic transaction.
35.31 		Subd. 8.Temporary disability permit and fee. The registrar commissioner  shall 
35.32 	allow deputy registrars to implement and follow procedures for processing applications 
35.33 	and accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary disability permits issued 
35.34 	under section 169.345, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially 
36.1 	similar to the procedures required by law or rule for motor vehicle registration and 
36.2 	titling transactions.
36.3 		Subd. 9.Rules. The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules for 
36.4 	administering and enforcing this section.

Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:Subdivision 1.Information by telephone. Information concerning motor about  vehicle registrations shall not be furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor vehicle and registration offices.
Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:Subd. 2.Lessees; information. The registrar commissioner  may not furnish information concerning about  registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and local governmental units, and, at the registrar's commissioner's  discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile recalls. The registrar commissioner  may release information about lessees in the form of summary data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical analysis and market research.
36.5 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.6 		Subd. 4.Transfer fee. A fee of $3 is imposed upon every transfer of ownership by 
36.7 	the commissioner of public safety of any motor vehicle for which a registration certificate 
36.8 	has heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold for the purposes of 
36.9 	salvage or,  dismantling,  or permanent removal from the state.

36.10 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
36.11 		Subd. 5.Proceeds to general fund. The registrar commissioner  shall collect the 
36.12 	proceeds of the fee imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund 
36.13 	pursuant to section 168A.31.

36.14 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to 
36.15 	read:
36.16 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds to general fund vehicle services account. (a) A 
36.17 	fee of $20 $35  must be paid to the department before the department issues a certificate of 
36.18 	title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a certificate of inspection has been 
36.19 	issued pursuant to subdivision 1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for issuing 
36.20 	the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7.
36.21 	(b) Fees Of the fee  collected by the department under this subdivision, for conducting 
36.22 	inspections under subdivision 1, $20 must be deposited in the general
36.23 	 fund and the remainder of the fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services account in the special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705.

36.24 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is amended to read:
36.25 	168A.29 FEES.
36.26 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department shall must  be paid the following fees:
36.27 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, 
36.28 	the sum of $3 $5.50, of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services account of the 
36.29 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
36.30 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 
36.31 	concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 
37.1 	the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority 
37.2 	under section 168A.05, subdivision 8;
37.3 	(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of 
37.4 	title, the sum of $3 $5.50, of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services account of 
37.5 	the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
37.6 	(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 
37.7 	unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
37.8 	(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $4 $6.50, of which $2.50 
37.9 	must be paid into the vehicle services account of the special revenue fund under section 
37.10 	299A.705.
37.11 	(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a), 
37.12 	clauses (1) and (3), the department shall must  be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee 
37.13 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited 
37.14 	to the public safety motor vehicle account established in section 299A.70.
37.15 		Subd. 2.Fee in lieu of other fee. If a person applies for an original or a new 
37.16 	certificate of title to a vehicle, concurrently with an application, as transferee, of 
37.17 	registration of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall must  be in lieu of the 
37.18 	fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect to any transfer of ownership or registration 
37.19 	of the vehicle to the applicant.
37.20 		Subd. 3.No certificate issued until fees paid. Subject to subdivision 2, the 
37.21 	department shall not issue a certificate of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed 
37.22 	by sections 168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior transfer of 
37.23 	ownership or registration of the vehicle shall must  have been paid.

37.24 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is amended to read:
37.25 	168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
37.26 		Subdivision 1.Paid to general Fund distribution. All fees prescribed by sections 
37.27 	168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54 collected by the department must be paid into the general 
37.28 	fund, unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.
37.29 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses incurred by the 
37.30 	department for the administration of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31shall must  be paid 
37.31 	from moneys money  in the transfer of ownership revolving vehicle services account of 
37.32 	the special revenue  fund as specified in section 299A.705, and such funds are hereby 
37.33 	appropriated.

Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation. (a) All written reports and supplemental reportsinformation required under this section shall must  be for the use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person individual  involved in an accident or upon written request of the representative of the person's individual's  estate, surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed pursuant to under  section 573.02, disclose to the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's insurer the report required under subdivision 8;(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; and(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant programs relating to safety.(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports shall are  not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of an accident, except that. However,  the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand of any person who has, or claims to have, made a report, or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person individual  who has made a report pursuant to under  this section from providing information to any persons individuals  involved in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to facts within the person's individual's  knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to which the reports relate.(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.(e) The commissioner of public safety may shall  charge authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services account established in section 299A.705. Ten percent must be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner may also furnish copies of the modified accident records an electronic copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or private data on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 13.03, subdivision 3.(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law enforcement agencies may shall  charge commercial users who request access to response or incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per report record. "Commercial user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident reports per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. Of the money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner, 90 percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner may shall  provide a modified an electronic  copy of the accident records database that does to the public on a case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery changes provided for under section 13.03, subdivison 3. The database provided must not contain names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the public upon request personal or private data on an individual. However, unless the accident records data base includes the motor vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall include the vehicle license registration  plate number if a private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;(2) will use the vehicle license registration  plate number only for the purpose of identifying vehicles that have been involved in accidents or damaged in order,  to provide this information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and not for the purpose of identifying individuals or for any other purpose; and(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.
Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60, subdivision 16, is amended to read:Subd. 16.Fees credited to highway user fund. Fees collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited one-half to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services account in the special revenue fund specified in section 2999A.705  and one-half to the general fund.
38.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.2 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are 
38.3 	as follows:

38.4
38.5	Classified Driver's License
	D-$18.50 $21.50 C-$22.50 $25.50 
B-$29.50 $32.50  A-$37.50 $40.50 
	
38.6
38.7	Classified Under-21 D.L.
	D-$18.50 $21.50 C-$22.50 $25.50 
 B-$29.50 $32.50  A-$17.50 $20.50 
	
38.8	Instruction Permit
	$ 9.50 $12.50 
	
38.9	Provisional License
	$ 9.50 $12.50 
	
38.10
38.11	Duplicate License or duplicate 
identification card
	$ 8.00 $11.00 
	
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38.14
38.15
38.16	Minnesota identification card or 
Under-21 Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, except as 
otherwise provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
	$12.50 $15.50
	
38.17 	(b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person an individual who holds a provisional 
38.18 	license and has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 
38.19 	169A.33, 169A.35,or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related 
38.20 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, 
38.21 	shall have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. 
38.22 	"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
38.23 	(c)  In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the registrar
38.24 	commissioner  shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant 
38.25 	or person individual  renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the 
38.26 	costs for processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. 
38.27 	The department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the 
38.28 	endorsement.

38.29 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to 
38.30 	read:
38.31 		Subd. 2a.Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased. (a) The fee for any 
38.32 	duplicate driver's license which is obtained for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled 
38.33 	vehicle endorsement is increased by $18.50 $21.50  for each first such duplicate license 
38.34 	and $13 for each renewal thereof. The additional fee shall must  be paid into the state 
38.35 	treasury and credited as follows:
38.36 	(1)  $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate license, and $7 of the additional 
38.37 	fee for each renewal, must be credited to the motorcycle safety fund,  which is hereby 
39.1 	created; provided,  that any fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a fiscal year shall must 
39.2 	 be credited 90 percent to the trunk highway fund driver services account in the special 
39.3 	revenue fund under section 299A.705,  and ten percent to the general fund, as provided 
39.4 	in section 171.26.
39.5 	(2)  The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to the general fund.
39.6 	(b)  All application forms prepared by the commissioner for two-wheeled vehicle 
39.7 	endorsements shall must  clearly state the amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the 
39.8 	motorcycle safety fund.

39.9 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07, subdivision 11, is amended to 
39.10 	read:
39.11 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian. (a) Upon the written request of the 
39.12 	applicant and upon payment of an additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a 
39.13 	driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or other appropriate 
39.14 	identifier indicating that the license holder has appointed an individual to serve as a 
39.15 	standby or temporary custodian under chapter 257B.
39.16 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the designation executed under 
39.17 	section 257B.04.
39.18 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records system of all persons
39.19 	individuals  listed as standby or temporary custodians by driver's license and identification 
39.20 	card applicants. This data shall must  be released to appropriate law enforcement 
39.21 	agencies under section 13.69. Upon a parent's request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the 
39.22 	department shall revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a change 
39.23 	in the appointment.
39.24 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the department shall cancel the 
39.25 	standby or temporary custodian indication without additional charge. However, this 
39.26 	paragraph does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate or replacement 
39.27 	license or card, renewal of a license, or other service applicable to a driver's license or 
39.28 	identification card.
39.29 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 13.69, the department 
39.30 	and department employees are conclusively presumed to be acting in good faith when 
39.31 	employees rely on statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons purporting to be 
39.32 	law enforcement and subsequently release information described in paragraph (b). When 
39.33 	acting in good faith, the department and department personnel are immune from civil 
39.34 	liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting from the release of this information.
40.1 	(f) The department and its employees:
40.2 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether a designation submitted 
40.3 	under this subdivision is legally valid and enforceable; and
40.4 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting 
40.5 	from a claim that the designation was not legally valid and enforceable.
40.6 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this subdivision:
40.7 	(1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to $61,000 received in 
40.8 	subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in the general fund.
40.9 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the trunk highway driver services account in 
40.10 	the special revenue  fund specified in section 299A.705.

40.11 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
40.12 		Subd. 6.Initial motorcycle endorsement fee. A person applying for an initial 
40.13 	motorcycle endorsement on a driver's license shall pay at the place of examination a 
40.14 	total fee of $21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but does not 
40.15 	include the fee for a duplicate driver's license prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 
40.16 	2. Of this amount, $11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision 2a, 
40.17 	paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to the trunk highway driver services 
40.18 	account in the special revenue  fund specified under section 299A.705, and the remainder 
40.19 	must be credited to the general fund.

40.20 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is amended by adding a 
40.21 	subdivision to read:
40.22 		Subd. 7.Repeat examination fee. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual 
40.23 	to take a third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the 
40.24 	individual has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
40.25 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent 
40.26 	skills or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed 
40.27 	two consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
40.28 	(c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury 
40.29 	and credited to the driver services account in the special revenue fund specified under 
40.30 	section 299A.705.

40.31 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.1 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee. (a) Before the license is reinstated, (1) a person an 
41.2 	individual  whose driver's license has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 
41.3 	2; 171.18, except subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been disqualified 
41.4 	from holding a commercial driver's license under section 171.165, and (2) a person an 
41.5 	individual  whose driver's license has been suspended under section 171.186 and who is 
41.6 	not exempt from such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.
41.7 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, a person an individual  whose license has been 
41.8 	suspended or revoked under sections 169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
41.9 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed under section 171.061, a 
41.10 	handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. 
41.11 	The reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved state depository as 
41.12 	directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
41.13 	(d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good cause.

41.14 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is amended to read:
41.15 	171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.
41.16 	All money received under this chapter must be paid into the state treasury and 
41.17 	credited to the trunk highway driver services account in the special revenue  fund specified 
41.18 	under section 299A.705, except as provided in sections 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, 
41.19 	subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.12, subdivision 8; and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph 
41.20 	(b).

41.21 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.22 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated. (a) A 
41.23 	person An individual  whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 
41.24 	1, except under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must  pay a $30 fee before 
41.25 	the driver's license is reinstated.
41.26 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 
41.27 	under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must  pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge 
41.28 	before the driver's license is reinstated. Beginning July 1, 2002, the surcharge is $145. 
41.29 	Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is $430. The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:
41.30 	(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway driver services account in 
41.31 	the special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705.
41.32 	(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general fund.
42.1 	(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the Bureau 
42.2 	of Criminal Apprehension account. Money in this account may be appropriated to the 
42.3 	commissioner of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent 
42.4 	for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065.
42.5 	(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the vehicle 
42.6 	forfeiture account, which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account 
42.7 	is annually appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.
42.8 	(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited to a separate account 
42.9 	to be known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money 
42.10 	in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as 
42.11 	follows: 83 percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to 
42.12 	provide information, resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury 
42.13 	and their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain 
42.14 	injury and spinal cord injury registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this 
42.15 	clause paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit 
42.16 	organization of consumers of traumatic brain injury services and their family members. 
42.17 	The organization must be registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service under 
42.18 	section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt organization and must have as its purposes:
42.19 	(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the 
42.20 	incidence and consequences of traumatic brain injury;
42.21 	(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, 
42.22 	their families, and friends;
42.23 	(iii) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic 
42.24 	brain injury;
42.25 	(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain 
42.26 	injury; and
42.27 	(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation 
42.28 	in its governance.
42.29 	No A  patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data will must not  be 
42.30 	disclosed to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient 
42.31 	or patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.
42.32 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be 
42.33 	known as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner 
43.1 	shall transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of finance on a monthly 
43.2 	basis for deposit in the general fund.
43.3 	(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent, appointed under section 
43.4 	171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, 
43.5 	subdivision 4. The reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an approved 
43.6 	state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

43.7 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is amended to read:
43.8 	171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY 
43.9 	FUND DRIVER SERVICES ACCOUNT.
43.10 	All licenses shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed 
43.11 	upon application to the commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal school 
43.12 	license shall must  be accompanied by a fee of $150 and each application for an original or 
43.13 	renewal instructor's license shall must  be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees 
43.14 	collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41shall must  be paid into the trunk highway driver 
43.15 	services account in the special revenue  fund specified under section 299A.705. No A 
43.16 	 license fee shall must not  be refunded in the event that the license is rejected or revoked.

43.17 	Sec. 40. [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNTS.
43.18 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services account.  (a) The Driver and Vehicle Services 
43.19 	Division vehicle services account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of 
43.20 	 all proceeds of the vehicle services fees 
43.21 	specified in chapters 168 and 168A, which are annually appropriated to the commissioner 
43.22 	of public safety. 
43.23 	(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year or years are available to administer vehicle services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section 169.345, including: (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, and titles; (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees; (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles; (4) maintaining vehicle records; (5) issuing disability certificates and plates; (6) licensing vehicle dealers;(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
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43.27 		Subd. 2.Driver services account. (a) The Driver and Vehicle Services Division 
43.28 	driver services account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money 
43.29 	collected under chapter 171.
43.30 	(b) Money collected is annually appropriated to produce and mail drivers' licenses 
43.31 	and Minnesota identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal 
43.32 	of driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year and for the testing and 
43.33 	examination of drivers.
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Sec. .... REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. (a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall change the reference in column B to the reference shown in column C. 
	A	B	C	
	168.181, subdivision 1	sections 168.181 to 168.231	this section and sections 168.183 to 168.221	
	168.211	168.231	168.221	
	168.221	168.231	168.211 and this section	
	168.346	1168.345, subdivision 4	168.327, subdivision 3	
(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as sectio n168.0185. (c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or renumbered by this act, as appropriate. 
44.11 	Sec. 42.  REPEALER.
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(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections  168.012,  subdivision 12; 168.041,  subdivision 11; 168.105,  subdivision 6; 168.231; 168.345,  subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12,  subdivision 8; and  171.185, are repealed.