1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for
1.3 	transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public
1.4 	safety activities; providing for general contingent
1.5 	accounts and tort claims; modifying provision for
1.6 	handling state mail; modifying vehicle registration
1.7 	tax and fee provisions; increasing fees for motor
1.8 	vehicle transfers and driver and vehicle services;
1.9 	establishing accounts; abolishing statewide bicycle
1.10 	registration program; making technical and clarifying
1.11 	revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.12 	16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1; 168.011, by adding a
1.13 	subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 8; 168.09,
1.14 	subdivision 7; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12;
1.15 	168.123; 168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255;
1.16 	168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291;
1.17 	168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.27, subdivision 11;
1.18 	168.33; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.381; 168.54,
1.19 	subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29;
1.20 	168A.31; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169A.60, subdivision
1.21 	16; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision
1.22 	4; 171.07, subdivision 11; 171.13, subdivision 6, by
1.23 	adding a subdivision; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26;
1.24 	171.29, subdivision 2; 171.36; proposing coding for
1.25 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; 299A;
1.26 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012,
1.27 	subdivision 12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105,
1.28 	subdivision 6; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4;
1.29 	168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06;
1.30 	168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12;
1.31 	168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 171.185;
1.32 	Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200;
1.33 	7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700;
1.34 	7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200;
1.35 	7407.1300.
1.36 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.37 	ARTICLE 1
1.38 	APPROPRIATIONS
1.39 	TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES

1.40 	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
2.2 	appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
2.3 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
2.4 	be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
2.5 	The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
2.6 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
2.7 	year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.  If
2.8 	the figures are not used, the appropriations are available for
2.9 	the year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.
2.10 	The term "first year" means the year ending June 30, 2006, and
2.11 	the term "second year" means the year ending June 30, 2007.
2.12 	SUMMARY BY FUND
2.13 	2006          2007           TOTAL
2.14 	General            $   78,966,000 $   80,221,000 $  159,187,000
2.15 	Airports               19,458,000     19,458,000     38,916,000
2.16 	C.S.A.H.              441,335,000    453,948,000    895,283,000
2.17 	M.S.A.S.              117,048,000    120,841,000    237,889,000
2.18 	Special Revenue           994,000        994,000      1,988,000
2.19 	Highway User            8,568,000      8,638,000     17,206,000
2.20 	Trunk Highway       1,148,685,000  1,263,332,000  2,412,017,000
2.21 	TOTAL              $1,815,054,000 $1,947,432,000 $3,762,486,000
2.22 	APPROPRIATIONS
2.23 	                                       Available for the Year
2.24 	                                           Ending June 30
2.25 	                                          2006         2007

2.26 	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION
 2.27 		Subdivision 1.Total
2.28 	Appropriation                     $1,668,551,000 $1,799,613,000
2.29 	The appropriations in this section are
2.30 	from the trunk highway fund, except
2.31 	when another fund is named.
2.32 	Summary by Fund
2.33 	2006          2007
2.34 	General              16,221,000    16,221,000
2.35 	Airports             19,408,000    19,408,000
2.36 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
2.37 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
2.38 	Trunk Highway     1,074,539,000 1,189,195,000
2.39 	The amounts that may be spent from this
3.1 	appropriation for each program are
3.2 	specified in the following subdivisions.
3.3 		Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems          42,147,000     42,147,000
3.4 	Summary by Fund
3.5 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
3.6 	General              16,156,000    16,156,000
3.7 	Trunk Highway         6,608,000     6,608,000
3.8 	The amounts that may be spent from this
3.9 	appropriation for each activity are as
3.10 	follows:
3.11 	(a) Aeronautics
3.12 	20,220,000     20,220,000
3.13 	Summary by Fund
3.14 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
3.15 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
3.16 	Except as otherwise provided, the
3.17 	appropriations in this subdivision are
3.18 	from the state airports fund.
3.19 	(1) Airport Development
3.20 	and Assistance
3.21 	14,298,000     14,298,000
3.22 	These appropriations must be spent
3.23 	according to Minnesota Statutes,
3.24 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
3.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
3.26 	section 16A.28, subdivision 6, funds
3.27 	are available for five years after
3.28 	appropriation.
3.29 	If the appropriation for either year is
3.30 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
3.31 	other year is available for it.
3.32 	Of this state airports fund
3.33 	appropriation in Laws 2003, First
3.34 	Special Session chapter 19, article 1,
3.35 	section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
3.36 	(a), clause (1), $1,900,000 cancels to
3.37 	the state airports fund.  This
3.38 	cancellation is effective the day
3.39 	following final enactment.
3.40 	(2) Aviation Support and Services
3.41 	5,922,000      5,922,000
3.42 	Summary by Fund
3.43 	Airports              5,085,000     5,085,000
3.44 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
3.45 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
3.46 	second year are for the Civil Air
3.47 	Patrol.
4.1 	(b) Transit
4.2 	16,605,000     16,605,000
4.3 	Summary by Fund
4.4 	General              15,810,000    15,810,000
4.5 	Trunk Highway           795,000       795,000
4.6 	(c) Freight
4.7 	5,322,000      5,322,000
4.8 	Summary by Fund
4.9 	General                 346,000       346,000
4.10 	Trunk Highway         4,976,000     4,976,000
4.11 		Subd. 3.State Roads              1,012,432,000  1,127,088,000
4.12 	Summary by Fund
4.13 	General                   9,000         9,000
4.14 	Trunk Highway     1,012,423,000 1,127,079,000
4.15 	The amounts that may be spent from this
4.16 	appropriation for each activity are as
4.17 	follows:
4.18 	(a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning
4.19 	801,721,000    916,377,000
4.20 	(1) Infrastructure Investment Support
4.21 	168,207,000   168,207,000
4.22 	$266,000 the first year and $266,000
4.23 	the second year are available for
4.24 	grants to metropolitan planning
4.25 	organizations outside the seven-county
4.26 	metropolitan area.
4.27 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
4.28 	second year are for a transportation
4.29 	research contingent account to finance
4.30 	research projects that are reimbursable
4.31 	from the federal government or from
4.32 	other sources.  If the appropriation
4.33 	for either year is insufficient, the
4.34 	appropriation for the other year is
4.35 	available for it.
4.36 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000
4.37 	the second year are available for
4.38 	grants for transportation studies
4.39 	outside the metropolitan area to
4.40 	identify critical concerns, problems,
4.41 	and issues.  These grants are available
4.42 	(1) to regional development
4.43 	commissions, and (2) in regions where
4.44 	no regional development commission is
4.45 	functioning, to joint powers boards
4.46 	established under agreement of two or
4.47 	more political subdivisions in the
4.48 	region to exercise the planning
4.49 	functions of a regional development
4.50 	commission, and (3) in regions where no
5.1 	regional development commission or
5.2 	joint powers board is functioning, to
5.3 	the department's district office for
5.4 	that region.
5.5 	(2) State Road Construction
5.6 	576,950,000    680,950,000
5.7 	It is estimated that these
5.8 	appropriations will be funded as
5.9 	follows:
5.10 	Federal Highway Aid
5.11 	280,000,000    384,000,000
5.12 	Highway User Taxes
5.13 	296,950,000    296,950,000
5.14 	The commissioner of transportation
5.15 	shall notify the chair of the
5.16 	Transportation Budget Division of the
5.17 	senate and the chair of the
5.18 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
5.19 	house of representatives of any
5.20 	significant events that should cause
5.21 	these estimates to change.
5.22 	This appropriation is for the actual
5.23 	construction, reconstruction, and
5.24 	improvement of trunk highways including
5.25 	consultant usage to support these
5.26 	activities.  This includes the cost of
5.27 	actual payment to landowners for lands
5.28 	acquired for highway rights-of-way,
5.29 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies,
5.30 	and relocation expenses.
5.31 	The commissioner may transfer up to
5.32 	$15,000,000 each year to the
5.33 	transportation revolving loan fund.
5.34 	The commissioner may receive money
5.35 	covering other shares of the cost of
5.36 	partnership projects.  These receipts
5.37 	are appropriated to the commissioner
5.38 	for these projects.
5.39 	(3) Highway Debt Service
5.40 	56,564,000     67,220,000
5.41 	$42,086,000 the first year and
5.42 	$62,005,000 the second year are for
5.43 	transfer to the state bond fund.  If
5.44 	this appropriation is insufficient to
5.45 	make all transfers required in the year
5.46 	for which it is made, the commissioner
5.47 	of finance shall notify the Committee
5.48 	on State Government Finance of the
5.49 	senate and the Committee on Ways and
5.50 	Means of the house of representatives
5.51 	of the amount of the deficiency and
5.52 	shall then transfer that amount under
5.53 	the statutory open appropriation.  Any
5.54 	excess appropriation cancels to the
5.55 	trunk highway fund.
5.56 	(b) Infrastructure Operations
6.1 	and Maintenance
6.2 	204,746,000    204,746,000
6.3 	(c) Electronic Communications
6.4 	5,965,000      5,965,000
6.5 	Summary by Fund
6.6 	General                   9,000         9,000
6.7 	Trunk Highway         5,956,000     5,956,000
6.8 	$9,000 the first year and $9,000 the
6.9 	second year are from the general fund
6.10 	for equipment and operation of the
6.11 	Roosevelt signal tower for Lake of the
6.12 	Woods weather broadcasting.
6.13 		Subd. 4.Local Roads                558,383,000    574,789,000
6.14 	Summary by Fund
6.15 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
6.16 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
6.17 	The amounts that may be spent from this
6.18 	appropriation for each activity are as
6.19 	follows:
6.20 	(a) County State Aids
6.21 	441,335,000    453,948,000
6.22 	This appropriation is from the county
6.23 	state-aid highway fund and is available
6.24 	until spent.
6.25 	(b) Municipal State Aids
6.26 	117,048,000     120,841,000
6.27 	This appropriation is from the
6.28 	municipal state-aid street fund and is
6.29 	available until spent.
6.30 	If an appropriation for either county
6.31 	state aids or municipal state aids does
6.32 	not exhaust the balance in the fund
6.33 	from which it is made in the year for
6.34 	which it is made, the commissioner of
6.35 	finance, upon request of the
6.36 	commissioner of transportation, shall
6.37 	notify the chair of the Transportation
6.38 	Finance Committee of the house of
6.39 	representatives and the chair of the
6.40 	Transportation Budget Division of the
6.41 	senate of the amount of the remainder
6.42 	and shall then add that amount to the
6.43 	appropriation.  The amount added is
6.44 	appropriated for the purposes of county
6.45 	state aids or municipal state aids, as
6.46 	appropriate.
6.47 	If the appropriation for either county
6.48 	state aids or municipal state aids does
6.49 	exhaust the balance in the fund from
6.50 	which it is made in the year for which
6.51 	it is made, the commissioner of finance
7.1 	shall notify the chair of the
7.2 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
7.3 	house of representatives and the chair
7.4 	of the Transportation Budget Division
7.5 	of the senate of the amount by which
7.6 	the appropriation exceeds the balance
7.7 	and shall then reduce that amount from
7.8 	the appropriation.
7.9 		Subd. 5.General Support
7.10 	and Services                          55,589,000     55,589,000
7.11 	Summary by Fund
7.12 	General                  56,000        56,000
7.13 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
7.14 	Trunk Highway        55,508,000    55,508,000
7.15 	The amounts that may be spent from this
7.16 	appropriation for each activity are as
7.17 	follows:
7.18 	(a) Department Support
7.19 	38,999,000     38,999,000
7.20 	Summary by Fund
7.21 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
7.22 	Trunk Highway        38,974,000    38,974,000
7.23 	(b) Buildings
7.24 	16,590,000     16,590,000
7.25 	Summary by Fund
7.26 	General                  56,000        56,000
7.27 	Trunk Highway        16,534,000    16,534,000
7.28 	If the appropriation for either year is
7.29 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
7.30 	other year is available for it.
7.31 		Subd. 6.Transfers
7.32 	(a) With the approval of the
7.33 	commissioner of finance, the
7.34 	commissioner of transportation may
7.35 	transfer unencumbered balances among
7.36 	the appropriations from the trunk
7.37 	highway fund and the state airports
7.38 	fund made in this section.  No transfer
7.39 	may be made from the appropriation for
7.40 	state road construction.  No transfer
7.41 	may be made from the appropriations for
7.42 	debt service to any other appropriation.
7.43 	Transfers under this paragraph may not
7.44 	be made between funds.  Transfers
7.45 	between programs must be reported
7.46 	immediately to the chair of the
7.47 	Transportation Budget Division of the
7.48 	senate and the chair of the
7.49 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
7.50 	house of representatives.
7.51 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall
8.1 	transfer from the flexible account in
8.2 	the county state-aid highway fund
8.3 	$5,650,000 the first year and
8.4 	$1,480,000 the second year to the
8.5 	municipal turnback account in the
8.6 	municipal state-aid street fund,
8.7 	$10,390,000 the first year to the trunk
8.8 	highway fund and $7,380,000 the second
8.9 	year to the trunk highway fund, and the
8.10 	remainder in each year to the county
8.11 	turnback account in the county
8.12 	state-aid highway fund.
8.13 		Subd. 7.Use of State Road
8.14 	Construction Appropriations
8.15 	Any money appropriated to the
8.16 	commissioner of transportation for
8.17 	state road construction for any fiscal
8.18 	year before fiscal year 2006 is
8.19 	available to the commissioner during
8.20 	fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to the
8.21 	extent that the commissioner spends the
8.22 	money on the state road construction
8.23 	project for which the money was
8.24 	originally encumbered during the fiscal
8.25 	year for which it was appropriated.
8.26 	The commissioner of transportation
8.27 	shall report to the commissioner of
8.28 	finance by August 1, 2005, and August
8.29 	1, 2006, on a form the commissioner of
8.30 	finance provides, on expenditures made
8.31 	during the previous fiscal year that
8.32 	are authorized by this subdivision.
8.33 		Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation
8.34 	The commissioner of transportation,
8.35 	with the approval of the governor after
8.36 	review by the Legislative Advisory
8.37 	Commission under Minnesota Statutes,
8.38 	section 3.30, may transfer all or part
8.39 	of the unappropriated balance in the
8.40 	trunk highway fund to an appropriation
8.41 	(1) for trunk highway design,
8.42 	construction, or inspection in order to
8.43 	take advantage of an unanticipated
8.44 	receipt of income to the trunk highway
8.45 	fund or to take advantage of Federal
8.46 	Advanced Construction funding, (2) for
8.47 	trunk highway maintenance in order to
8.48 	meet an emergency, or (3) to pay tort
8.49 	or environmental claims.  Any transfer
8.50 	as a result of the use of Federal
8.51 	Advanced Construction funding must
8.52 	include an analysis of the effects on
8.53 	the long-term trunk highway fund
8.54 	balance.  The amount transferred is
8.55 	appropriated for the purpose of the
8.56 	account to which it is transferred.

8.57 	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
8.58 	TRANSIT                               57,503,000     58,753,000
 8.59 	(a) Bus Transit
8.60 	53,453,000     53,453,000
8.61 	This appropriation is for bus system
8.62 	operations.
9.1 	(b) Rail Operations
9.2 	4,050,000      5,300,000
9.3 	This appropriation is for operations of
9.4 	the Hiawatha LRT line.
9.5 	This appropriation is for paying 50
9.6 	percent of operating costs for the
9.7 	Hiawatha light rail transit line after
9.8 	operating revenue and federal funds are
9.9 	used for light rail transit operations.
9.10 	The remaining operating costs up to a
9.11 	maximum of $4,050,000 the first year
9.12 	and $5,300,000 the second year are to
9.13 	be paid by the Hennepin County Regional
9.14 	Rail Authority, using any or all of
9.15 	these sources:
9.16 	(1) general tax revenues of Hennepin
9.17 	County;
9.18 	(2) the authority's reserves; and
9.19 	(3) taxes levied under Minnesota
9.20 	Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision
9.21 	8, notwithstanding any provision in
9.22 	that subdivision that limits amounts
9.23 	that may be levied for light rail
9.24 	transit purposes.

9.25 	Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY
 9.26 		Subdivision 1.Total
9.27 	Appropriation                         88,025,000     88,091,000
9.28 	Summary by Fund
9.29 	General               5,242,000     5,247,000
9.30 	Trunk Highway        73,346,000    73,337,000
9.31 	Highway User          8,443,000     8,513,000
9.32 	Special Revenue         994,000       994,000
9.33 		Subd. 2.Administration
9.34 	and Related Services                   9,684,000      9,689,000
9.35 	Summary by Fund
9.36 	General               2,371,000     2,376,000
9.37 	Trunk Highway         5,938,000     5,938,000
9.38 	Highway User          1,385,000     1,385,000
9.39 	(a) Office of Communications
9.40 	385,000        385,000
9.41 	Summary by Fund
9.42 	General                  39,000        39,000
9.43 	Trunk Highway           346,000       346,000
9.44 	(b) Public Safety Support
9.45 	6,855,000      6,860,000
10.1 	Summary by Fund
10.2 	General               2,241,000     2,246,000
10.3 	Trunk Highway         3,248,000     3,248,000
10.4 	Highway User          1,366,000     1,366,000
10.5 	$375,000 the first year and $380,000
10.6 	the second year are for payment of
10.7 	public safety officer survivor benefits
10.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.9 	299A.44.  If the appropriation for
10.10 	either year is insufficient, the
10.11 	appropriation for the other year is
10.12 	available for it.
10.13 	$314,000 the first year and $314,000
10.14 	the second year are to be deposited in
10.15 	the public safety officer's benefit
10.16 	account.  This money is available for
10.17 	reimbursements under Minnesota
10.18 	Statutes, section 299A.465.
10.19 	$508,000 the first year and $508,000
10.20 	the second year are for soft body armor
10.21 	reimbursements under Minnesota
10.22 	Statutes, section 299A.38.
10.23 	$792,000 the first year and $792,000
10.24 	the second year are appropriated from
10.25 	the general fund for transfer by the
10.26 	commissioner of finance to the trunk
10.27 	highway fund on December 31, 2005, and
10.28 	December 31, 2006, respectively, in
10.29 	order to reimburse the trunk highway
10.30 	fund for expenses not related to the
10.31 	fund.  These represent amounts
10.32 	appropriated out of the trunk highway
10.33 	fund for general fund purposes in the
10.34 	administration and related services
10.35 	program.
10.36 	$610,000 the first year and $610,000
10.37 	the second year are appropriated from
10.38 	the highway user tax distribution fund
10.39 	for transfer by the commissioner of
10.40 	finance to the trunk highway fund on
10.41 	December 31, 2005, and December 31,
10.42 	2006, respectively, in order to
10.43 	reimburse the trunk highway fund for
10.44 	expenses not related to the fund.
10.45 	These represent amounts appropriated
10.46 	out of the trunk highway fund for
10.47 	highway user tax distribution fund
10.48 	purposes in the administration and
10.49 	related services program.
10.50 	$716,000 the first year and $716,000
10.51 	the second year are appropriated from
10.52 	the highway user tax distribution fund
10.53 	for transfer by the commissioner of
10.54 	finance to the general fund on December
10.55 	31, 2005, and December 31, 2006,
10.56 	respectively, in order to reimburse the
10.57 	general fund for expenses not related
10.58 	to the fund.  These represent amounts
10.59 	appropriated out of the general fund
10.60 	for operation of the criminal justice
10.61 	data network related to driver and
10.62 	motor vehicle licensing.
11.1 	(c) Technical Support Services
11.2 	2,454,000      2,454,000
11.3 	Summary by Fund
11.4 	General                  91,000        91,000
11.5 	Trunk Highway         2,344,000     2,344,000
11.6 	Highway User             19,000        19,000
11.7 		Subd. 3.State Patrol                70,047,000     70,038,000
11.8 	Summary by Fund
11.9 	General               2,871,000     2,871,000
11.10 	Trunk Highway        67,084,000    67,075,000
11.11 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
11.12 	(a) Patrolling Highways
11.13 	60,739,000     60,730,000
11.14 	Summary by Fund
11.15 	General                  37,000        37,000
11.16 	Trunk Highway        60,610,000    60,601,000
11.17 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
11.18 	Of this appropriation, $3,700,000 the
11.19 	first year is for the cost of adding
11.20 	State Patrol positions.  If money
11.21 	transferred to the trunk highway fund
11.22 	in the first year from the alcohol
11.23 	enforcement account in the special
11.24 	revenue fund is less than the amount
11.25 	specified in this paragraph, the
11.26 	commissioner shall make up the
11.27 	difference by transferring to the trunk
11.28 	highway fund money allocated to the
11.29 	commissioner under the federal repeat
11.30 	offender transfer program, Public Law
11.31 	105-206, section 164.
11.32 	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
11.33 	6,474,000      6,474,000
11.34 	This appropriation is from the trunk
11.35 	highway fund.
11.36 	(c) Capitol Security
11.37 	2,834,000      2,834,000
11.38 	The commissioner may not (1) spend any
11.39 	money from the trunk highway fund for
11.40 	capitol security, or (2) permanently
11.41 	transfer any state trooper from the
11.42 	patrolling highways activity to capitol
11.43 	security.
11.44 	The commissioner may not transfer any
11.45 	money (1) appropriated for Department
11.46 	of Public Safety administration, the
11.47 	patrolling of highways, commercial
12.1 	vehicle enforcement, or driver and
12.2 	vehicle services to capitol security or
12.3 	(2) from capitol security.
12.4 		Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
12.5 	6,966,000      7,036,000
12.6 	Summary by Fund
12.7 	Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
12.8 	$6,966,000 the first year and
12.9 	$7,036,000 the second year are
12.10 	appropriated from the highway user tax
12.11 	distribution fund for transfer to the
12.12 	vehicle services operating account in
12.13 	the special revenue fund.
12.14 		Subd. 5.Traffic Safety                 324,000        324,000
12.15 	This appropriation is from the trunk
12.16 	highway fund.
12.17 	The commissioner of public safety shall
12.18 	spend 50 percent of the money available
12.19 	to the state under Public Law 105-206,
12.20 	section 164, and the remaining 50
12.21 	percent must be transferred to the
12.22 	commissioner of transportation for
12.23 	hazard elimination activities under
12.24 	United States Code, title 23, section
12.25 	152.
12.26 		Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety                994,000        994,000
12.27 	This appropriation is from the pipeline
12.28 	safety account in the special revenue
12.29 	fund.

12.30 	Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT
12.31 	ACCOUNTS                                 375,000        375,000
 12.32 	Summary by Fund
12.33 	Trunk Highway           200,000       200,000
12.34 	Highway User            125,000       125,000
12.35 	Airports                 50,000        50,000
12.36 	The appropriations in this section may
12.37 	only be spent with the approval of the
12.38 	governor after consultation with the
12.39 	Legislative Advisory Commission
12.40 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.41 	3.30.
12.42 	If an appropriation in this section for
12.43 	either year is insufficient, the
12.44 	appropriation for the other year is
12.45 	available for it.

12.46 	Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS                     600,000        600,000
 12.47 	To be spent by the commissioner of
12.48 	finance.
12.49 	This appropriation is from the trunk
12.50 	highway fund.
13.1 	If the appropriation for either year is
13.2 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
13.3 	other year is available for it.

13.4 	ARTICLE 2
13.5 	PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS

13.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is
13.7 	amended to read:
13.8 	16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.
13.9 	(a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state
13.10 	agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail
13.11 	handling unit.  Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul
13.12 	must be delivered unstamped to the unit.  The unit shall also
13.13 	operate an interoffice mail distribution system.  The department
13.14 	may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to
13.15 	operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively.  Account must
13.16 	be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a
13.17 	proper charge against the agency delivering the mail.  To
13.18 	provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make
13.19 	advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its
13.20 	postage obligations for at least 60 days.  For purposes of this
13.21 	section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a
13.22 	state agency.
13.23 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the
13.24 	commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related
13.25 	functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling
13.26 	unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program
13.27 	effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or
13.28 	greater economy in state government.

13.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908,
13.30 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.31 		Subdivision 1.Fee charged.  A fee of ~~$4~~ $8 shall be
13.32 	charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer
13.33 	of title within the state, other than transfers for resale
13.34 	purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000
13.35 	pounds.  The fee shall be collected ~~in an appropriate manner~~ by
13.36 	the ~~motor vehicle registrar~~ commissioner of public safety.
13.37 	Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued
14.1 	by the ~~motor vehicle registrar~~ commissioner of public safety for
14.2 	the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the
14.3 	transfer fee unless the fee is paid.  The fee may not be charged
14.4 	on the transfer of:
14.5 	(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to
14.6 	the same person;
14.7 	(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section
14.8 	297A.70, subdivision 2; or
14.9 	(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of
14.10 	another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date
14.11 	of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this
14.12 	state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.

14.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
14.14 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
14.15 		Subd. 2a.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the
14.16 	commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.

14.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
14.18 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
14.19 		Subd. 8.Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services
14.20 	operating account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this
14.21 	chapter,the net proceeds of the registration tax imposed ~~on~~
14.22 	~~motor vehicles~~ under this chapter ~~shall~~ must be collected by the
14.23 	~~registrar of motor vehicles and~~ commissioner,paid into the
14.24 	state treasury,and credited to the highway user tax
14.25 	distribution fund.
14.26 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
14.27 	specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
14.28 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

14.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09,
14.30 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
14.31 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit; special plates.
 14.32 	(a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section
14.33 	168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123;
14.34 	168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,may display a
14.35 	temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
14.36 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees have
15.1 	been paid in full; and
15.2 	(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12,
15.3 	subdivision 1, paragraph ~~(b)~~ (d), clause (3).
15.4 	(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may
15.5 	display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired
15.6 	registration, with or without a registration ~~license~~ plate, if:
15.7 	(1) the ~~license~~ plates have been applied for and the
15.8 	registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in
15.9 	section 168.10; and
15.10 	(2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while
15.11 	displaying the temporary permit and not used for general
15.12 	transportation purposes.
15.13 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days.  The
15.14 	permit must be in a ~~form~~ format prescribed by the commissioner
15.15 	~~of public safety~~ and whenever practicable must be posted upon
15.16 	the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the
15.17 	vehicle.  The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it
15.18 	was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new ~~license~~ plates
15.19 	to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant.

15.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
15.21 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.22 		Subd. 2.Affidavit for registration and taxation.  (a) A
15.23 	classic motorcycle must be ~~listed for taxation~~ taxed and
15.24 	~~registration~~ registered by ~~executed~~ the vehicle owner submitting
15.25 	an affidavit to the commissioner stating (1) the name and
15.26 	address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person
15.27 	from whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4)
15.28 	the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's vehicle 
15.29 	identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and
15.30 	operated solely as a collector's item and will not be used for
15.31 	general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one
15.32 	or more motor vehicles with regular ~~license~~ plates.
15.33 	(b) When the ~~registrar~~ commissioner is satisfied that the
15.34 	affidavit is true, correct, and complete and ~~that~~ the owner has
15.35 	paid a $10 registration tax, the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall
15.36 	~~list the vehicle for taxation and registration~~ register the
16.1 	vehicle and ~~shall~~ issue special ~~number~~ plates.

16.2 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
16.3 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.4 		Subd. 3.~~special~~ classic plates.  The ~~registrar~~ 
16.5 	commissioner shall issue ~~number~~ plates of the same size as
16.6 	standard motorcycle ~~license~~ plates and inscribed "collector" and
16.7 	"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of
16.8 	characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but
16.9 	without a date.  The plates are valid without renewal as long as
16.10 	the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the
16.11 	applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle.  The ~~registrar~~ 
16.12 	commissioner may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this
16.13 	subdivision.

16.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
16.15 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.16 		Subd. 5.Original plates.  (a) Instead of being
16.17 	issued ~~special~~ classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle
16.18 	registered under this section may display original Minnesota
16.19 	~~number~~ plates issued in the same year as the model year of the
16.20 	motorcycle on which they are displayed.  The number ~~of~~ on the
16.21 	original plates must be provided to the ~~registrar~~ commissioner.
16.22 	(b) Original Minnesota ~~number~~ plates may not be used if the
16.23 	number on the original plate is identical to the number on a
16.24 	current collector's plate issued by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner.
16.25 	(c) ~~A person currently using classic motorcycle plates~~
16.26 	~~issued under this section, shall return those plates to the~~
16.27 	~~registrar before substituting original plates.~~
16.28 	~~(d)~~ If the vehicle is not registered as a collector
16.29 	vehicle,the ~~registrar may~~ commissioner shall charge a fee of
16.30 	$10 for registering the number on the original plates.

16.31 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is
16.32 	amended to read:
16.33 	168.12  ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
16.34 		Subdivision 1.~~number~~ plates; design, visibility, periods
16.35 	of issuance. (a) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner, upon ~~the~~ approval
16.36 	and payment, shall issue to the applicant the ~~number~~ plates
17.1 	required by ~~law~~ this chapter, bearing the state name and ~~the~~ an
17.2 	assigned vehicle registration number ~~assigned~~.  The number
17.3 	assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or
17.4 	sign with figures.  The color of the plates and the color of the
17.5 	abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned ~~shall~~ 
17.6 	must be in marked contrast.  The plates ~~shall~~ must be lettered,
17.7 	spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration
17.8 	of the vehicle according to the rules of the ~~registrar, and~~ 
17.9 	commissioner.
17.10 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total
17.11 	gross weight, the plates issued ~~shall~~ must clearly indicate by
17.12 	letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for
17.13 	which the tax has been paid. ~~These number~~ 
17.14 	(c) The plates ~~shall~~ must be so treated as to be at least
17.15 	100 times brighter than the conventional painted number plates.
17.16 	When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, ~~these number~~ the 
17.17 	plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard
17.18 	headlights, ~~shall~~ must be visible for a distance of not less
17.19 	than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110
17.20 	feet.
17.21 	~~(b)~~ (d) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue ~~these~~
17.22 	~~number~~ plates for the following periods:
17.23 	(1) New ~~number~~ plates issued pursuant to section 168.012,
17.24 	subdivision 1, ~~shall~~ must be issued to a vehicle for as long as
17.25 	~~it~~ the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall
17.26 	not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate 
17.27 	may be transferred with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency
17.28 	to another.
17.29 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles ~~as defined in~~
17.30 	~~section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall~~ must be issued for a
17.31 	seven-year period.  All plates issued under this paragraph must
17.32 	be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time
17.33 	of ~~annual~~ registration renewal or will become so during the
17.34 	registration period.
17.35 	(3) ~~Number~~ Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27,
17.36 	subdivisions 16 and 17, ~~shall~~ must be for a seven-year period.
18.1 	(4) ~~Number~~ Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and
18.2 	section 168.123~~shall~~ must be issued for the life of the veteran
18.3 	under section 169.79.
18.4 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to
18.5 	(3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, ~~shall~~ must be
18.6 	issued for the life of the vehicle.  Beginning with ~~number~~ 
18.7 	plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with
18.8 	a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less ~~shall~~ must be
18.9 	issued for the life of the trailer and ~~shall~~ must be not more
18.10 	than seven inches in length and four inches in width.
18.11 	~~(c)~~ (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the
18.12 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue for each registration a ~~tab~~
18.13 	~~or~~ sticker to designate the year of registration.  This ~~tab or~~ 
18.14 	sticker ~~shall~~ must show the ~~calendar~~ year or years for which the
18.15 	sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period.
18.16 	The ~~number~~ plates, ~~number tabs, or~~ and stickers issued for a
18.17 	~~motor~~ vehicle may not be transferred to another ~~motor~~ vehicle
18.18 	during the period for which ~~it~~ the sticker is issued, except
18.19 	when issued for a ~~motor~~ vehicle registered under section 168.187.
18.20 	~~(d) Notwithstanding~~ (f) Despite any other provision of this
18.21 	subdivision, ~~number~~ plates issued to a vehicle ~~which is~~ used for
18.22 	behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a
18.23 	public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the
18.24 	same purpose without payment of any additional fee.  The
18.25 	~~registrar shall be notified~~ public school shall notify the
18.26 	commissioner of each transfer of ~~number~~ plates under this
18.27 	paragraph ~~and~~ .  The commissioner may prescribe a ~~form~~ format for
18.28 	notification.
18.29 		Subd. 2.Amateur radio licensee; special plates. (a) ~~Any~~ 
18.30 	The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an 
18.31 	applicant who:
18.32 	(1) is an owner ~~or joint owner~~ of a passenger automobile~~,~~
18.33 	~~van or pickup truck,~~or ~~a self-propelled~~ recreational motor 
18.34 	vehicle~~, and~~ ;
18.35 	(2) is a resident of this state~~, and who~~ ;
18.36 	(3) holds an official amateur radio station license~~,~~or a
19.1 	citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
19.2 	by the Federal Communications Commission ~~shall upon compliance~~ ;
19.3 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
19.4 	168.013;
19.5 	(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
19.6 	any other fees required by this chapter; and 
19.7 	(6) complies with ~~all laws of this state relating to~~ this
19.8 	chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
19.9 	and ~~the~~ licensing of ~~motor vehicles and~~ drivers~~, be furnished~~
19.10 	~~with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,~~
19.11 	~~upon which,~~;
19.12 	(b) In lieu of the ~~numbers~~ registration number required for
19.13 	identification under subdivision 1, ~~shall be inscribed~~ the
19.14 	plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the
19.15 	applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
19.16 	and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."
19.17 	~~The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax~~
19.18 	~~required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,~~
19.19 	~~and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the~~
19.20 	~~applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license~~
19.21 	~~plates issued for the motor vehicle.~~
19.22 	(c) This provision for the issue of special ~~license~~ plates
19.23 	~~shall apply~~ applies only if the applicant's motor vehicle is
19.24 	already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
19.25 	regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under
19.26 	which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
19.27 	the necessary special ~~license~~ plates made.
19.28 	(d) If owning ~~or jointly owning~~ more than one motor vehicle
19.29 	of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
19.30 	apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor 
19.31 	vehicles~~,~~and, if each application complies with this
19.32 	subdivision, the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall furnish the
19.33 	applicant with the special plates, ~~inscribed with~~ indicating the
19.34 	official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
19.35 	information as the ~~registrar~~ commissioner considers necessary,
19.36 	for each of the two motor vehicles.
20.1 	(e) ~~And~~ The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may make reasonable
20.2 	rules governing the use of the special ~~license~~ plates as will
20.3 	assure the full compliance by the owner ~~and holder~~ of the
20.4 	special plates, with all existing laws governing the
20.5 	registration of motor vehicles~~,~~and the transfer and ~~the~~ use
20.6 	~~thereof~~ of the plates.
20.7 	~~(b)~~ (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
20.8 	the special ~~license~~ plates issued under this subdivision may be
20.9 	transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in
20.10 	paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,upon the payment
20.11 	of a fee of $5.  The ~~registrar~~ commissioner must be notified ~~of~~ 
20.12 	before the transfer and may prescribe a ~~form~~ format for the
20.13 	notification.
20.14 	~~(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into~~
20.15 	~~the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax~~
20.16 	~~distribution fund.~~
20.17 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The
20.18 	commissioner shall issue personalized ~~license~~ plates ~~must be~~
20.19 	~~issued~~ to an applicant ~~for registration of~~ who:
20.20 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a
20.21 	passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
20.22 	collector car, or street rod; ~~van; pickup truck as defined in~~
20.23 	~~section 168.011, subdivision 29, and~~ any ~~other~~ truck with a
20.24 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
20.25 	resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle,including a classic
20.26 	motorcycle; or ~~self-propelled~~ a recreational motor vehicle~~, upon~~
20.27 	~~compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration~~
20.28 	~~of the vehicle and upon payment of~~ ;
20.29 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 ~~in addition to~~ and any other
20.30 	fees required by this chapter;
20.31 	(3) pays the registration tax required by ~~law~~ this chapter 
20.32 	for the motor vehicle; and 
20.33 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
20.34 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
20.35 	(b) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall ~~designate~~ charge a
20.36 	replacement fee for personalized license plates ~~that is~~
21.1 	~~calculated to cover the cost of replacement~~ as specified in
21.2 	subdivision 5.  This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever
21.3 	the personalized ~~license~~ plates are required to be replaced by
21.4 	law.
21.5 	(c) In lieu of the ~~numbers~~ registration number assigned as
21.6 	provided in subdivision 1, personalized ~~license~~ plates must have
21.7 	imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and
21.8 	letters in any combination.  When an applicant has once obtained
21.9 	personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for
21.10 	similar personalized plates in the next succeeding year as long
21.11 	as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.
21.12 	(d) The commissioner ~~of public safety~~ shall adopt rules in
21.13 	the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
21.14 	transfer of personalized ~~license~~ plates.  No words or
21.15 	combination of letters placed on personalized ~~license~~ plates may
21.16 	be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent,
21.17 	or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would offend public
21.18 	morals or decency.  The call signals or letters of a radio or
21.19 	television station are not commercial advertising for the
21.20 	purposes of this subdivision.
21.21 	~~(b) Notwithstanding~~ (e) Despite the provisions of
21.22 	subdivision 1, personalized ~~license~~ plates issued under this
21.23 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle ~~owned or~~
21.24 	~~jointly~~ listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon
21.25 	the payment of a fee of $5~~, which must be paid into the state~~
21.26 	~~treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund~~.
21.27 	(f) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may by rule ~~provide a form~~ 
21.28 	specify the format for notification.
21.29 	(g) A personalized ~~license~~ plate issued for a classic car,
21.30 	pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle
21.31 	may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such
21.32 	a ~~license~~ plate.
21.33 	~~(c) Notwithstanding~~ (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if
21.34 	the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
21.35 	the applicant may apply and ~~shall receive~~ must be issued 
21.36 	duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
22.1 	and numbers as the former personalized plates upon the payment
22.2 	of the fee required by section 168.29.
22.3 	~~(d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate~~
22.4 	~~personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury~~
22.5 	~~and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.~~
22.6 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates. (a) The
22.7 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special ~~license~~ plates to any
22.8 	applicant who:
22.9 	(1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state
22.10 	aid under chapter 69 and an owner ~~or joint owner~~ of a passenger
22.11 	automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
22.12 	capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck~~, upon payment~~
22.13 	~~of~~ ;
22.14 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and ~~upon payment of~~ any other fees
22.15 	required by this chapter;
22.16 	(3) pays the registration tax required by ~~law~~ this chapter 
22.17 	for the motor vehicle ~~and compliance with other laws of this~~
22.18 	~~state relating to~~ ; and 
22.19 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
22.20 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
22.21 	~~and~~ drivers.
22.22 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under
22.23 	subdivision 1, the special ~~license~~ plates ~~shall be inscribed~~
22.24 	~~with a symbol~~ must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together
22.25 	with ~~five~~ any numbers or characters prescribed by the
22.26 	commissioner.  No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
22.27 	plates for motor vehicles ~~owned or jointly~~ owned by the
22.28 	applicant.
22.29 	~~(b)~~ (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
22.30 	only be used during the period that the owner ~~or joint owner~~ of
22.31 	the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
22.32 	in this subdivision.  When the ~~person~~ individual to whom the
22.33 	special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
22.34 	department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred,
22.35 	the owner shall remove the special ~~license~~ plates ~~shall be~~
22.36 	~~removed~~ from the motor vehicle ~~and returned to the registrar~~.
23.1 	Upon ~~return~~ removal of the special plates, either the owner or
23.2 	purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular
23.3 	plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of
23.4 	the registration period for which the special plates were issued.
23.5 	(d) Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
23.6 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
23.7 	payment of a $5~~, which~~ fee ~~shall be paid into the state treasury~~
23.8 	~~and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund~~.
23.9 	~~(c)~~ (e) The commissioner ~~of public safety~~ may adopt rules
23.10 	under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
23.11 	14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
23.12 	authorized in this subdivision. ~~All fees from the sale of~~
23.13 	~~special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the~~
23.14 	~~state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution~~
23.15 	~~fund.~~
23.16 		Subd. 2c.National guard; special plates. (a) The
23.17 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special ~~license~~ plates to any
23.18 	applicant who:
23.19 	(1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
23.20 	member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
23.21 	member who is not a retired member, and is an owner ~~or joint~~
23.22 	~~owner~~ of a passenger automobile~~, van, or pickup truck included~~
23.23 	~~within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of~~ ;
23.24 	(2) pays a fee of $10~~, payment of~~ and any other fees
23.25 	required by this chapter;
23.26 	(3) pays the registration tax required by ~~law, and~~
23.27 	~~compliance with other laws of this state relating to~~ this
23.28 	chapter; and 
23.29 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
23.30 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
23.31 	~~and~~ drivers.
23.32 	(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these
23.33 	special plates subject to the approval of the ~~registrar~~ 
23.34 	commissioner. ~~No~~ 
23.35 	(c) An applicant ~~shall~~ must not be issued more than two
23.36 	sets of plates for motor vehicles ~~owned or jointly owned by~~ 
24.1 	registered to the applicant. ~~The adjutant general shall~~
24.2 	~~estimate the number of special plates that will be required and~~
24.3 	~~submit the estimate to the registrar.~~
24.4 	~~(b)~~ (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
24.5 	only be used during the period that the owner ~~or joint owner~~ of
24.6 	the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the
24.7 	Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision.  When
24.8 	the ~~person~~ individual to whom the special plates were issued is
24.9 	no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
24.10 	Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle ~~and~~
24.11 	~~returned to~~ by the ~~registrar~~ owner.  Upon ~~return~~ removal of
24.12 	the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor 
24.13 	vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor 
24.14 	vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
24.15 	period for which the special plates were issued.
24.16 	(e) While the person is an active or retired member of the
24.17 	Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
24.18 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned ~~or~~
24.19 	~~jointly owned~~ by that ~~person~~ individual upon payment of a fee of
24.20 	$5.
24.21 	~~(c)~~ (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
24.22 	means ~~a person~~ an individual placed on the roll of retired
24.23 	officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
24.24 	the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
24.25 	deceased.
24.26 	~~(d) All fees collected under the provisions of this~~
24.27 	~~subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited~~
24.28 	~~to the highway user tax distribution fund.~~
24.29 	~~(e)~~ (g) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may adopt rules under
24.30 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
24.31 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
24.32 		Subd. 2d.Ready reserve; special plates. (a) The
24.33 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special ~~license~~ plates to an
24.34 	applicant who:
24.35 	(1) is not eligible for special ~~license~~ National Guard 
24.36 	plates under subdivision 2c, ~~who~~ is a member of the United
25.1 	States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
25.2 	Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner ~~or joint~~
25.3 	~~owner~~ of a passenger automobile~~, van, or pickup truck, on~~
25.4 	~~paying~~ ;
25.5 	(2) pays a fee of $10~~, paying~~ and any other fees required
25.6 	by this chapter;
25.7 	(3) pays the registration tax required by ~~law, and~~
25.8 	~~complying with other laws of this state relating to~~ this
25.9 	chapter; and 
25.10 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
25.11 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
25.12 	~~and~~ drivers.
25.13 	(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the
25.14 	emblem for these special plates subject to the approval of the
25.15 	~~registrar~~ commissioner. ~~No~~ 
25.16 	(c) An applicant ~~may~~ must not be issued more than two sets
25.17 	of plates for motor vehicles owned ~~or jointly owned~~ by the
25.18 	applicant. ~~The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate~~
25.19 	~~the number of special plates that will be required and submit~~
25.20 	~~the estimate to the registrar.~~
25.21 	~~(b)~~ (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
25.22 	only be used during the period that the owner ~~or joint owner~~ of
25.23 	the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve.  When the
25.24 	~~person~~ owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be
25.25 	removed from the motor vehicle ~~and returned to the registrar~~ by
25.26 	the owner.  On ~~returning~~ removing the special plates, either the
25.27 	owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive
25.28 	regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest
25.29 	of the registration period for which the special plates were
25.30 	issued.  While the ~~person~~ owner is a member of the ready
25.31 	reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
25.32 	to another motor vehicle owned ~~or jointly owned~~ by that ~~person~~ 
25.33 	individual on paying a fee of $5.
25.34 	~~(c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid~~
25.35 	~~into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax~~
25.36 	~~distribution fund.~~
26.1 	~~(d)~~ (e) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may adopt rules under
26.2 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
26.3 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
26.4 		Subd. 2e.Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
26.5 	plates. (a) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special
26.6 	license plates to an applicant who:
26.7 	(1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
26.8 	section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and ~~who owns or jointly~~ owns a
26.9 	motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile~~.  The registrar~~
26.10 	~~shall issue the special plates on payment of~~ ;
26.11 	(2) pays the registration tax required by ~~law~~ this chapter 
26.12 	for the motor vehicle~~, compliance with all other applicable laws~~
26.13 	~~relating to~~ ;
26.14 	(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
26.15 	chapter; and 
26.16 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
26.17 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
26.18 	~~and~~ drivers~~, and payment of an additional fee of $10~~.
26.19 	(b) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall not issue more than
26.20 	two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.
26.21 	~~(b) A person~~ (c) An individual may use special plates
26.22 	issued under this subdivision only during the period that
26.23 	the ~~person~~ individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant.  When
26.24 	the ~~person~~ individual to whom the special plates were issued
26.25 	ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the ~~person~~ 
26.26 	individual shall ~~return~~ remove each set of special plates issued
26.27 	~~to that person~~.  When ownership of ~~a~~ the motor vehicle is
26.28 	transferred, the ~~person~~ individual shall remove the special
26.29 	plates from that motor vehicle ~~and return them to the~~
26.30 	~~registrar~~.  On ~~return~~ removal of each set of plates, the owner
26.31 	of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a
26.32 	transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive
26.33 	regular ~~license~~ plates for the motor vehicle without cost for
26.34 	the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
26.35 	plates were issued.  Special plates issued under this
26.36 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by
27.1 	the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
27.2 	~~(c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid~~
27.3 	~~into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax~~
27.4 	~~distribution fund.~~
27.5 	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
27.6 	issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
27.7 	subdivision.
27.8 		Subd. 2f.Original license plates. (a) On application of
27.9 	the owner and in lieu of issuing ~~license~~ plates under
27.10 	subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a
27.11 	passenger automobile, the ~~registrar~~ commissioner may assign to
27.12 	the motor vehicle original Minnesota ~~number~~ registration plates
27.13 	issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle,
27.14 	if (1) the original ~~license~~ plates are at least 20 years old,
27.15 	(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has the original ~~license~~ 
27.16 	plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the
27.17 	owner provides the ~~license~~ plate number to the ~~registrar~~ 
27.18 	commissioner.
27.19 	(b) ~~License~~ Plates displayed under this subdivision,
27.20 	including ~~tabs and~~ stickers applied to the plates, must be
27.21 	clearly legible and must be displayed ~~at the front and rear of~~ 
27.22 	on the motor vehicle.
27.23 	(c) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall not assign the
27.24 	registration number on the original ~~license~~ plates to the motor 
27.25 	vehicle if the ~~registrar~~ commissioner determines that the number
27.26 	on the original plate is identical to the number on any ~~current~~
27.27 	~~license~~ plate in the current or reserved numbering system used
27.28 	by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner. ~~A person currently using license~~
27.29 	~~plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those~~
27.30 	~~license plates to the registrar before displaying original~~
27.31 	~~license plates under this subdivision.~~
27.32 	(d) ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite subdivision 1, an original
27.33 	~~license~~ plate whose number has been assigned under this
27.34 	subdivision may be displayed for as long as the ~~license~~ plates,
27.35 	including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly
27.36 	legible and the number is not subsequently used by the
28.1 	commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering
28.2 	system.
28.3 	(e) ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite subdivision 1, original ~~license~~ 
28.4 	plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or
28.5 	sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if
28.6 	the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued
28.7 	under section 168.11 at all times when the motor vehicle is
28.8 	operated on the public highways.
28.9 	(f) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may charge a fee for
28.10 	receiving an application and assigning original ~~license~~ plate
28.11 	numbers.
28.12 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee
28.13 	otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any ~~motor~~ 
28.14 	vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
28.15 	issuance of any ~~number license~~ plate or plates, the commissioner
28.16 	~~of public safety~~ shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
28.17 	that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
28.18 	issuing the ~~license~~ plate or plates, except for ~~license~~ plates
28.19 	issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
28.20 	~~license~~ plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
28.21 	168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. The
28.22 	commissioner shall issue graphic design ~~license~~ plates ~~shall~~ 
28.23 	only ~~be issued~~ for vehicles registered pursuant to section
28.24 	168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section
28.25 	168.013, subdivision 1g.
28.26 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the
28.27 	following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the
28.28 	original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a
28.29 	plate year:
28.30 	Sequential Regular Double Plate                  $ 4.25
28.31 	Sequential Special Plate-Double                  $ 7.00
28.32 	Sequential Regular Single Plate                  $ 3.00
28.33 	Sequential Special Plate-Single                  $ 5.50
28.34 	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate              $ 2.50
28.35 	Nonsequential Double Plate                       $14.00
28.36 	Nonsequential Single Plate                       $10.00
29.1 	Duplicate Sticker                                $ 1.00
29.2 	~~(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into~~
29.3 	~~the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax~~
29.4 	~~distribution fund.~~

29.5 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is
29.6 	amended to read:
29.7 	168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
29.8 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On
29.9 	payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
29.10 	single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
29.11 	registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws
29.12 	relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger
29.13 	automobile, ~~pickup truck, van, self-propelled~~ recreational
29.14 	~~equipment~~ motor vehicle, or motorcycle, as applicable,
29.15 	the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue:
29.16 	(1) special ~~license~~ veteran's plates to an applicant who
29.17 	served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
29.18 	forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied
29.19 	with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
29.20 	discharged under honorable conditions, and is ~~an owner or joint~~ 
29.21 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile~~, pickup truck, van,~~
29.22 	or ~~self-propelled~~ recreational ~~equipment~~ motor vehicle; or
29.23 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle ~~license~~ plate as
29.24 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or another
29.25 	special ~~license~~ plate designed by the commissioner ~~of public~~
29.26 	~~safety~~ to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after
29.27 	July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who served in the
29.28 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the
29.29 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under
29.30 	honorable conditions, and is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered 
29.31 	owner of a motorcycle.  Plates issued under this clause must be
29.32 	the same size as ~~standard~~ regular motorcycle ~~license~~ plates.
29.33 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set
29.34 	of veteran's plates, is payable only when the plates are issued,
29.35 	and is not payable in a year in which ~~tabs or~~ stickers are
29.36 	issued instead of ~~number~~ plates.  An applicant must not be
30.1 	issued ~~more than two sets of~~ plates for more than two motor 
30.2 	vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and ~~owned or jointly owned by~~ 
30.3 	registered to the applicant.
30.4 	(c) The veteran ~~shall~~ must have a certified copy of the
30.5 	veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
30.6 	at the time of application.  If an applicant served in the
30.7 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
30.8 	nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
30.9 	foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
30.10 	discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
30.11 	certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' ~~license~~ 
30.12 	plates provided under this section.
30.13 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
30.14 	shall design the emblem for the veterans' special plates,
30.15 	subject to the approval of the ~~registrar~~ commissioner, that
30.16 	satisfy the following requirements:
30.17 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
30.18 	and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
30.19 	inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the
30.20 	first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
30.21 	just preceding the first numeral of the special ~~license~~ plate
30.22 	number.
30.23 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
30.24 	or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
30.25 	1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
30.26 	SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
30.27 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
30.28 	the first numeral of the special ~~license~~ plate number.
30.29 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
30.30 	War II, the ~~special~~ plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
30.31 	VET" and:
30.32 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
30.33 	with the first character directly above the second character and
30.34 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
30.35 	~~license~~ plate number; or
30.36 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
31.1 	with the first character directly above the second character and
31.2 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
31.3 	~~license~~ plate number.
31.4 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
31.5 	the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
31.6 	the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
31.7 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
31.8 	of the special ~~license~~ plate number.
31.9 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
31.10 	purple heart medal, the ~~special~~ plates must bear the inscription
31.11 	"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and ~~inscribed with~~ have a facsimile on an
31.12 	emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C"
31.13 	over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter
31.14 	just preceding the first numeral of the special ~~license~~ plate
31.15 	number.
31.16 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the ~~special~~ plates must
31.17 	bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
31.18 	with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
31.19 	letters just preceding the first numeral of the special ~~license~~ 
31.20 	plate number.  For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
31.21 	War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
31.22 	August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
31.23 	States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield,
31.24 	Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the
31.25 	Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States
31.26 	Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.
31.27 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
31.28 	1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
31.29 	inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
31.30 	first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
31.31 	just preceding the first numeral of the special ~~license~~ plate
31.32 	number.
31.33 		~~Subd. 3.Number estimated.~~ ~~The commissioner of veterans~~
31.34 	~~affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be~~
31.35 	~~required and submit the estimate to the registrar.~~
31.36 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On payment of a fee of $5,
32.1 	plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
32.2 	may be transferred to another passenger automobile~~, pickup~~
32.3 	~~truck, van,~~or ~~self-propelled~~ recreational ~~equipment owned or~~
32.4 	~~jointly owned by~~ motor vehicle registered to the ~~person~~ 
32.5 	individual to whom the plates were issued.
32.6 	(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
32.7 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
32.8 	another motorcycle ~~owned or jointly owned by~~ registered to the
32.9 	~~person~~ individual to whom the plate was issued.
32.10 		~~Subd. 5.Fees credited.~~ ~~Fees collected under this~~
32.11 	~~section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the~~
32.12 	~~highway user tax distribution fund.~~
32.13 		Subd. 6.Rules. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may adopt
32.14 	rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the
32.15 	issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this
32.16 	section.

32.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is
32.18 	amended to read:
32.19 	168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE ~~GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS~~ GROUP
32.20 	EMBLEMS.
32.21 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) ~~On~~
32.22 	~~payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates,~~
32.23 	~~payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance~~
32.24 	~~with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a~~
32.25 	~~passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled~~
32.26 	~~recreational vehicle, as applicable,~~The ~~registrar~~ commissioner 
32.27 	shall issue a special ~~license~~ plate ~~sticker~~ emblem for each
32.28 	plate to an applicant who:
32.29 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans
32.30 	service organization and is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered owner
32.31 	of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
32.32 	recreational vehicle;
32.33 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
32.34 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any
32.35 	other fees required by this chapter; and 
32.36 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
33.1 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
33.2 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of
33.3 	initial application for the special ~~license~~ plate ~~stickers~~ 
33.4 	emblem and when the ~~license~~ plates must be replaced or renewed.
33.5 	An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special
33.6 	~~license~~ plate ~~stickers~~ emblems for motor vehicles listed in
33.7 	paragraph (a) and ~~owned or jointly owned by~~ registered to the
33.8 	applicant.
33.9 	(c) The ~~commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine~~
33.10 	~~what documentation is required by each applicant to show that~~
33.11 	~~the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered~~
33.12 	~~veterans service organization and is entitled to the special~~
33.13 	~~license plate stickers~~ applicant must present a valid card
33.14 	indicating membership in the American Legion or Veterans of
33.15 	Foreign Wars.
33.16 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) The commissioner of veterans
33.17 	affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally
33.18 	chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the
33.19 	special ~~license~~ plate ~~stickers~~ emblems, subject to the approval
33.20 	of the ~~registrar~~ commissioner.  The emblem~~, symbol, or other~~
33.21 	~~pictorial representation on the sticker~~ must be at least as
33.22 	large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the ~~registrar~~ 
33.23 	commissioner shall allow for plates with spaces for the ~~stickers~~ 
33.24 	emblem in place of a numeral or letter.
33.25 	(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service
33.26 	organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the
33.27 	national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released
33.28 	before the commissioner may issue special ~~license plate stickers~~ 
33.29 	emblems to members of any particular service organization under
33.30 	this section.
33.31 		~~Subd. 3.Number estimated.~~ ~~The commissioner of veterans~~
33.32 	~~affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that~~
33.33 	~~will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.~~
33.34 		Subd. 4.Plate ~~stickers~~ emblem transfer. ~~Notwithstanding~~ 
33.35 	Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment
33.36 	of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate
34.1 	~~stickers~~ emblems issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred
34.2 	by the owner to other ~~license~~ plates on a passenger automobile,
34.3 	pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle ~~owned~~
34.4 	~~or jointly owned by~~ registered to the person to whom the
34.5 	~~stickers~~ emblems were issued.
34.6 		~~Subd. 5.Fees credited.~~ ~~Fees collected under this~~
34.7 	~~section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the~~
34.8 	~~highway user tax distribution fund.~~

34.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is
34.10 	amended to read:
34.11 	168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.
34.12 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The ~~registrar of~~
34.13 	~~motor vehicles~~ commissioner shall issue special ~~license~~ plates
34.14 	bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who:
34.15 	(1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor ~~and~~
34.16 	~~upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state~~
34.17 	~~relating to~~ ;
34.18 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile,
34.19 	motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and 
34.20 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
34.21 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
34.22 	~~and~~ drivers.
34.23 	(b) The special ~~license~~ plates must be of a design and size
34.24 	determined by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner.  Only one set of
34.25 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
34.26 	the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each
34.27 	qualified applicant.
34.28 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
34.29 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
34.30 	application for registration.
34.31 		Subd. 3.No fee. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue
34.32 	a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of
34.33 	charge and the plates must be replaced ~~by the department~~ without
34.34 	charge if they become damaged.  In addition, no fee may be
34.35 	charged for a subsequent year when ~~tabs or~~ stickers are issued
34.36 	for ~~that~~ a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the
35.1 	~~special~~ medal of honor plates are placed. The motor vehicle
35.2 	must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.
35.3 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section
35.4 	168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this
35.5 	section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle
35.6 	~~owned or jointly owned by~~ registered to the medal of honor
35.7 	recipient upon notification to the ~~registrar of motor vehicles~~ 
35.8 	commissioner.
35.9 		~~Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition.~~ ~~For purposes~~
35.10 	~~of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal~~
35.11 	~~use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a~~
35.12 	~~passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or~~
35.13 	~~recreational vehicle.~~
35.14 		~~Subd. 6.When issued.~~ ~~The registrar of motor vehicles~~
35.15 	~~shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year~~
35.16 	~~1984 and thereafter.~~

35.17 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is
35.18 	amended to read:
35.19 	168.125 SPECIAL ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
35.20 	WAR.
35.21 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The ~~registrar~~ 
35.22 	commissioner shall issue special ~~license~~ plates bearing the
35.23 	inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:
35.24 	(1) is both a former prisoner of war and ~~an owner or joint~~ 
35.25 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or
35.26 	recreational motor vehicle ~~upon the applicant's compliance with~~
35.27 	~~all the laws of this state relating to~~ ; and 
35.28 	(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
35.29 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~motor vehicles~~
35.30 	~~and~~ drivers.
35.31 	(b) The special ~~license~~ plates ~~shall~~ must be of a design
35.32 	and size to be determined by the commissioner. Only one set of 
35.33 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
35.34 	the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for ~~only one motor~~
35.35 	~~vehicle per~~ each qualified applicant.
35.36 		Subd. 1a.Application. Application for issuance of these
36.1 	plates ~~shall~~ must be made at the time of renewal or first
36.2 	application for registration.  The application ~~shall~~ must 
36.3 	include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs
36.4 	that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the
36.5 	United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by
36.6 	an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.
36.7 		Subd. 1b.No fee. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue
36.8 	a set of EX-POW plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle,to
36.9 	qualified applicants, free of charge ~~for the cost of the plates~~,
36.10 	and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.
36.11 	In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year
36.12 	when ~~tabs or~~ stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which
36.13 	the ~~special~~ EX-POW plates are placed.
36.14 		Subd. 1c.Plates transfer. ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite the
36.15 	provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special ~~license~~ 
36.16 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
36.17 	motor vehicle ~~owned or jointly owned by~~ registered to the former
36.18 	prisoner of war upon notification to the ~~registrar of motor~~
36.19 	~~vehicles~~ commissioner.
36.20 		Subd. 1d.Surviving spouse. Upon the death of a former
36.21 	prisoner of war, the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall continue to
36.22 	issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special ~~license~~ plates
36.23 	to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former
36.24 	prisoner of war.  Special ~~license~~ plates issued to a surviving
36.25 	spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle ~~owned by~~ 
36.26 	registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision
36.27 	1c.  No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a
36.28 	surviving spouse or for ~~tabs or~~ stickers issued for the motor
36.29 	vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed.  A
36.30 	surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle
36.31 	registration tax.
36.32 		~~Subd. 1e.Motor vehicle; special definition.~~ ~~For~~
36.33 	~~purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger~~
36.34 	~~automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational~~
36.35 	~~vehicle.~~
36.36 		Subd. 2.~~special~~ plates; ex-pow and disability
37.1 	~~insignia~~ emblems. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue
37.2 	special ~~license~~ plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and
37.3 	disability ~~insignia~~ emblem to any applicant who is entitled to
37.4 	the special ~~license~~ plates provided under this section and who
37.5 	is also entitled to special ~~license~~ plates for the physically
37.6 	disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the
37.7 	provisions of both sections.  The ~~special license~~ plates ~~shall~~ 
37.8 	must be of a design and size ~~to be~~ determined by the
37.9 	commissioner.
37.10 		Subd. 3.Rules; commissioner of public safety. The
37.11 	commissioner of public safety may ~~promulgate~~ adopt by rule, in
37.12 	accordance with ~~the provisions of~~ chapter 14, the procedures for
37.13 	issuance or transfer of the special ~~license~~ plates authorized
37.14 	under this section.
37.15 		Subd. 4.Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs. The
37.16 	commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure
37.17 	for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.
37.18 		Subd. 5.Savings provision. Nothing in this section
37.19 	~~shall alter~~ alters the exemption for disabled war veterans
37.20 	provided for in section 168.031.

37.21 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is
37.22 	amended to read:
37.23 	168.1255  ~~SPECIAL~~ VETERAN CONTRIBUTION ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
37.24 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 37.25 	The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special veteran
37.26 	contribution ~~license~~ plates to an applicant who:
37.27 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
37.28 	(2) is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered owner of a passenger
37.29 	automobile~~, pickup truck, or van~~;
37.30 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
37.31 	manufacturing the plates;
37.32 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
37.33 	168.013;
37.34 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
37.35 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial
37.36 	contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all
38.1 	start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of
38.2 	the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner
38.3 	shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match
38.4 	account; and
38.5 	(7) complies with ~~laws~~ this chapter and rules governing the 
38.6 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~vehicles and~~ 
38.7 	drivers.
38.8 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
38.9 	shall design an emblem for the special plates, subject to the
38.10 	approval of the ~~registrar~~ commissioner of public safety,
38.11 	that ~~satisfy~~ satisfies the ~~following~~ requirements in this
38.12 	subdivision:
38.13 	(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the
38.14 	inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate;
38.15 	and
38.16 	(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on
38.17 	the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or
38.18 	numeral of the special ~~license~~ plate number.
38.19 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite 
38.20 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
38.21 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
38.22 	another passenger automobile~~, pickup truck, or van owned or~~
38.23 	~~jointly owned by~~ registered to the ~~person~~ individual to whom the
38.24 	~~special~~ veteran contribution plates were issued.
38.25 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. ~~The fees collected under this~~
38.26 	~~section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to~~
38.27 	~~the highway user tax distribution fund.~~Fees collected under
38.28 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
38.29 	World War II memorial donation match account.
38.30 		Subd. 5.Record. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall
38.31 	maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
38.32 	this section.

38.33 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
38.34 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
38.35 		Subd. 6.Fees.  Instead of the filing fee described in
38.36 	section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet
39.1 	registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee to the
39.2 	commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet. ~~The administrative~~
39.3 	~~fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the~~
39.4 	~~highway user tax distribution fund.~~

39.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is
39.6 	amended to read:
39.7 	168.128 LIMOUSINE ~~REGISTRATION, LICENSE~~ PLATES.
39.8 		Subdivision 1.~~unique~~ limousine registration ~~category~~. A
39.9 	unique vehicle registration category is established for
39.10 	limousines ~~as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35~~.
39.11 		Subd. 2.~~license~~ plates. (a) A person who operates a
39.12 	limousine for other than personal use shall ~~apply to~~ register
39.13 	the motor vehicle as provided in this section.
39.14 	(b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may
39.15 	apply.  The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue limousine ~~license~~ 
39.16 	plates ~~upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to~~
39.17 	~~registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and~~
39.18 	~~certification by~~ to the registered owner of a limousine who:
39.19 	(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13
39.20 	in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for
39.21 	the entire period of the registration ~~under section 65B.135.~~
39.22 	~~The applicant must provide the registrar~~ ;
39.23 	(2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger
39.24 	automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each
39.25 	limousine receiving limousine ~~license~~ plates; and 
39.26 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
39.27 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
39.28 	(c) The limousine ~~license~~ plates must be designed to
39.29 	specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be
39.30 	clearly marked with the letters "LM."  Limousine ~~license~~ plates
39.31 	may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be
39.32 	transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon
39.33 	notifying the ~~registrar~~ commissioner and paying a $5 transfer
39.34 	fee.
39.35 		Subd. 3.Insurance. (a) The application must include a
39.36 	certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial
40.1 	insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the
40.2 	insurance company and the number of the insurance policy.  The
40.3 	policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of
40.4 	interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle for which
40.5 	coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily
40.6 	injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to ~~said~~ 
40.7 	that limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of
40.8 	injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not
40.9 	less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of
40.10 	property.  The insurance company must notify the commissioner if
40.11 	the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the
40.12 	coverage required by this subdivision.
40.13 	(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the
40.14 	commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person
40.15 	required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no
40.16 	longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.
40.17 		~~Subd. 4.Fees credited to highway user fund.~~ ~~Fees~~
40.18 	~~collected from the sale of license plates under this section~~
40.19 	~~must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway~~
40.20 	~~user tax distribution fund.~~

40.21 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is
40.22 	amended to read:
40.23 	168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
40.24 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The
40.25 	commissioner ~~of public safety~~ shall issue special collegiate
40.26 	~~license~~ plates to an applicant who:
40.27 	(1) is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered owner of a passenger
40.28 	automobile~~, pickup truck, or van~~;
40.29 	(2) pays a fee ~~determined by the commissioner~~ as specified
40.30 	in section 168.12, subdivision 5,to cover the costs of handling
40.31 	and manufacturing the plates;
40.32 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
40.33 	168.013;
40.34 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
40.35 	(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship
40.36 	account established in subdivision 6; and
41.1 	(6) complies with ~~laws~~ this chapter and rules governing
41.2 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~vehicles and~~ 
41.3 	drivers.
41.4 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) After consultation with each
41.5 	participating college, university,or postsecondary system, the
41.6 	commissioner shall design ~~the~~ an emblem for each special
41.7 	collegiate ~~plates~~ plate.
41.8 	(b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating
41.9 	college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated
41.10 	number of plates needed.
41.11 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
41.12 	must not be refunded.
41.13 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite 
41.14 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
41.15 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
41.16 	another passenger ~~vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned~~
41.17 	~~by~~ automobile registered to the ~~person~~ individual to whom the
41.18 	special collegiate plates were issued.
41.19 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. ~~The fees collected under this~~
41.20 	~~section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to~~
41.21 	~~the highway user tax distribution fund.~~Fees collected under
41.22 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
41.23 	scholarship account.
41.24 		Subd. 6.Scholarship account. A scholarship account is
41.25 	created in the state treasury.  Except for one percent that may
41.26 	be retained by the commissioner ~~of public safety~~ for
41.27 	administrative costs, all contributions received under this
41.28 	section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship
41.29 	account.  Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to
41.30 	the governing board of the institution to which it is
41.31 	attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.
41.32 		Subd. 7.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a
41.33 	record of the number of ~~license~~ plates issued for each
41.34 	postsecondary institution or system ~~in order~~ to determine the
41.35 	amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or
41.36 	system.

42.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is
42.2 	amended to read:
42.3 	168.1291 SPECIAL ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE
42.4 	EMBLEMS.
42.5 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
42.6 	"special ~~license~~ plates" means ~~license~~ plates issued under
42.7 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.
42.8 		Subd. 2.uniform design of special plates. (a) The
42.9 	commissioner shall design a single special ~~license~~ plate that
42.10 	will contain a unique number and a space for a unique ~~symbol~~ 
42.11 	emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
42.12 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.  The commissioner shall design a
42.13 	unique ~~symbol~~ emblem related to the purpose of each
42.14 	special ~~license~~ plate.
42.15 	(b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to
42.16 	2e; 168.123; and 168.129,that requires the placement of a
42.17 	specified letter or letters on a special ~~license~~ plate applies
42.18 	to those ~~license~~ plates only to the extent that the commissioner
42.19 	includes the letter or letters in the design. ~~Where~~ 
42.20 	(c) If a law authorizing a special ~~license~~ plate contains a
42.21 	specific requirement for graphic design of that ~~license~~ plate,
42.22 	that requirement applies to the appropriate unique ~~symbol the~~
42.23 	~~commissioner designs~~ emblem.
42.24 		Subd. 3.Issuance of special plates with unique
42.25 	~~symbols~~ emblems. ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite section 168.12,
42.26 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with
42.27 	special ~~license~~ plates issued in calendar year 1996,the
42.28 	commissioner shall issue each class of special ~~license~~ plates
42.29 	permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only
42.30 	until the commissioner's supply of those ~~license~~ plates is
42.31 	exhausted.  Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those
42.32 	laws only the ~~license~~ plate authorized under subdivision 2, with
42.33 	the appropriate unique ~~symbol~~ emblem attached.
42.34 		Subd. 4.Fees. ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite section 168.12,
42.35 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner
42.36 	shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of ~~license~~ plates issued
43.1 	under this section.
43.2 		Subd. 5.~~application~~ applicability. This section does
43.3 	not apply to a special motorcycle ~~license~~ plate designed by the
43.4 	~~registrar~~ commissioner under section 168.123, subdivision 1,
43.5 	clause (2).

43.6 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is
43.7 	amended to read:
43.8 	168.1293 SPECIAL ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES; AUTHORIZATION;
43.9 	DISCONTINUANCE.
43.10 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
43.11 	and section 168.1297, "special ~~license~~ plate" means a ~~license~~ 
43.12 	plate ~~that is~~ authorized by ~~law~~ sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
43.13 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,to have wording and graphics that
43.14 	differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle ~~license~~ plate.
43.15 		Subd. 2.Submissions to ~~department~~ commissioner. (a) A
43.16 	person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized,
43.17 	that plans to seek legislation establishing a new ~~special~~
43.18 	~~license~~ plate shall submit the following information and fee to
43.19 	the ~~Department of Public Safety~~ commissioner:
43.20 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special
43.21 	~~license~~ plate being sought, describing the proposed ~~license~~ 
43.22 	plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the
43.23 	proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.
43.24 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific
43.25 	sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates
43.26 	that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the
43.27 	proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.
43.28 	The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to
43.29 	the ~~department~~ commissioner before the survey is undertaken.
43.30 	The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
43.31 	another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts
43.32 	similar sample surveys in the normal course of business.
43.33 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of
43.34 	$20,000, to cover the ~~department's~~ cost of reviewing the
43.35 	application for a new plate and developing the new special
43.36 	~~license~~ plate if authorized by law.  State funds may not be used
44.1 	to pay the application fee.
44.2 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that
44.3 	contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the
44.4 	requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the
44.5 	anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or
44.6 	contribution derived from the requested plate.
44.7 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required
44.8 	under paragraph (a) to the ~~department~~ commissioner at least 120
44.9 	days before the convening of the next regular legislative
44.10 	session at which the requester will submit the proposal.
44.11 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new 
44.12 	special ~~license~~ plate sought by the requester is approved by
44.13 	law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the
44.14 	plate to the ~~department~~ commissioner as soon as practicable, but
44.15 	not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law
44.16 	authorizing issuance of the plate.  The ~~department~~ commissioner 
44.17 	is responsible for selecting the final design for the
44.18 	special ~~license~~ plate.
44.19 	(b) The requester that originally requested a special
44.20 	~~license~~ plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new
44.21 	design for the plate within the five years following the date of
44.22 	first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates
44.23 	has been exhausted.  The requester may deplete the remaining
44.24 	inventory of the plates by reimbursing the ~~department~~ 
44.25 	commissioner for the cost of the plates.
44.26 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special ~~license~~ plate
44.27 	requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which
44.28 	authorization was sought, the ~~department~~ commissioner shall
44.29 	refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
44.30 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The
44.31 	~~department~~ commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or
44.32 	renewal of any special ~~license~~ plate authorized by sections
44.33 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,if (1)
44.34 	fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered
44.35 	at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
44.36 	available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are
45.1 	currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year
45.2 	period following the first six years of availability.
45.3 	(b) The ~~department may~~ commissioner shall discontinue the
45.4 	issuance or renewal of any special ~~license~~ plate authorized by
45.5 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
45.6 	and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate,
45.7 	if the ~~department~~ commissioner determines that (1) the fund or
45.8 	requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the
45.9 	requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to
45.10 	be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has
45.11 	requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in
45.12 	violation of subdivision 6.
45.13 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to ~~license~~ plates
45.14 	issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, or 168.1255.
45.15 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a
45.16 	condition of obtaining a special ~~license~~ plate authorized by
45.17 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
45.18 	and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for
45.19 	commercial or for-profit purposes.
45.20 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner
45.21 	shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
45.22 	(a), clause (3), in the ~~highway user tax distribution fund~~ 
45.23 	vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
45.24 	under section 299A.705.  An amount sufficient to pay the
45.25 	department's cost in implementing and administering this
45.26 	section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
45.27 	appropriated to the commissioner.

45.28 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is
45.29 	amended to read:
45.30 	168.1296  ~~SPECIAL~~ CRITICAL HABITAT ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
45.31 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a)
45.32 	The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue ~~special~~ critical
45.33 	habitat ~~license~~ plates to an applicant who:
45.34 	(1) is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered owner of a passenger
45.35 	automobile~~, pickup truck, or van~~;
45.36 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
46.1 	manufacturing the plates;
46.2 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
46.3 	168.013;
46.4 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
46.5 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
46.6 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
46.7 	section 84.943; and
46.8 	(6) complies with ~~laws~~ this chapter and rules governing
46.9 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~vehicles and~~ 
46.10 	drivers.
46.11 	(b) The critical habitat ~~license~~ plate application ~~form~~ 
46.12 	must ~~clearly~~ indicate that the annual contribution specified
46.13 	under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to
46.14 	receive the ~~license~~ plate and that the applicant may make an
46.15 	additional contribution to the account.
46.16 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with interested
46.17 	groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the
46.18 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol
46.19 	for use by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner to design the ~~special~~ 
46.20 	plates.
46.21 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
46.22 	must not be refunded.
46.23 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section
46.24 	168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
46.25 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
46.26 	passenger automobile~~, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly~~
46.27 	~~owned by~~ registered to the person to whom the ~~special~~ plates
46.28 	were issued.
46.29 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions
46.30 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
46.31 	the ~~registrar~~ commissioner and credited to the Minnesota
46.32 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
46.33 	section 84.943.  The fees collected under this section must be
46.34 	deposited in the ~~highway user tax distribution fund~~ vehicle
46.35 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
46.36 	section 299A.705.
47.1 		Subd. 6.Record. The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall
47.2 	maintain a record of the number of ~~special~~ plates issued under
47.3 	this section.

47.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is
47.5 	amended to read:
47.6 	168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" ~~LICENSE~~ PLATES.
47.7 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 47.8 	The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall issue special "Rotary member"
47.9 	~~license~~ plates to an applicant who:
47.10 	(1) is ~~an owner or joint~~ a registered owner of a passenger
47.11 	automobile~~, pickup truck, or van~~;
47.12 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
47.13 	manufacturing the plates;
47.14 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
47.15 	168.013;
47.16 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
47.17 	(5) submits proof to the ~~registrar~~ commissioner that the
47.18 	applicant is a member of Rotary International; and
47.19 	(6) complies with ~~laws~~ this chapter and rules governing
47.20 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of ~~vehicles and~~ 
47.21 	drivers.
47.22 		Subd. 2.Design. A special ~~license~~ plate under this
47.23 	section consists of a ~~special license~~ plate as described in
47.24 	section 168.1291 with a unique ~~symbol~~ emblem that is the
47.25 	recognized emblem of Rotary International.
47.26 		Subd. 3.Compliance with other law. The commissioner
47.27 	shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner
47.28 	determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts
47.29 	of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293,
47.30 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a).  Issuance and renewal of ~~license~~ 
47.31 	plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293,
47.32 	subdivisions 3 to 6.

47.33 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
47.34 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
47.35 		Subd. 11.dealer's licenses; location change notice;
47.36 	fee. (a) Application for a dealer's license or notification of
48.1 	a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's 
48.2 	license must include a street address, not a post office box,
48.3 	and is subject to the ~~registrar's~~ commissioner's approval.
48.4 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's 
48.5 	license and the proper fee, ~~the registrar is authorized,~~unless
48.6 	the application on its face appears to be invalid, ~~to~~ the
48.7 	commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary license.  During the
48.8 	90-day period following issuance of the temporary license,
48.9 	the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall ~~investigate the fitness of the~~
48.10 	~~applicant,~~inspect the place of business site~~,~~and ~~make other~~
48.11 	~~investigation as necessary to~~ insure compliance with ~~the~~
48.12 	~~licensing law~~ this section and rules adopted under this section.
48.13 	(c) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may extend the temporary
48.14 	license 30 days to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
48.15 	into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
48.16 	this section.
48.17 	~~At the end of the period of investigation~~ (d) In no more
48.18 	than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the
48.19 	dealer license must either be granted or denied.
48.20 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
48.21 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten
48.22 	years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
48.23 	325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
48.24 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
48.25 	receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
48.26 	United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991~~, as amended~~
48.27 	~~through December 31, 1984,~~or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
48.28 	nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
48.29 	court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
48.30 	state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
48.31 	forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
48.32 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
48.33 	(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous
48.34 	year the applicant has been denied a dealer license.
48.35 	(3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
48.36 	a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.
49.1 	(f) If the application is approved, the ~~registrar~~ 
49.2 	commissioner shall license the applicant as a ~~motor vehicle~~ 
49.3 	dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
49.4 	granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
49.5 	distinguishing number of identification of the dealer.  The
49.6 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's 
49.7 	licensed ~~location~~ place of business.
49.8 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be
49.9 	accompanied by a fee of ~~$50~~ $100 in addition to the annual fee.
49.10 	The annual fee ~~shall be $100~~ is $150. ~~All~~ The initial fees and
49.11 	annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
49.12 	the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
49.13 	must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the
49.14 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

49.15 	Sec. 23. [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
49.16 	SERVICES; FEE.
49.17 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
49.18 	service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
49.19 	statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
49.20 	expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
49.21 	license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
49.22 	card, or vehicle title transaction.
49.23 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
49.24 	$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
49.25 	request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
49.26 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
49.27 	mailed or delivered to the requestor within three days of
49.28 	receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
49.29 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
49.30 	5.  The requestor shall comply with all relevant requirements of
49.31 	the requested document.
49.32 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
49.33 	service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
49.34 	the request cannot be granted.
49.35 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
49.36 	for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
50.1 	permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
50.2 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
50.3 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating
50.4 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
50.5 	299A.705.
50.6 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
50.7 	for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
50.8 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
50.9 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating
50.10 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
50.11 	299A.705.

50.12 	Sec. 24. [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.
50.13 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any
50.14 	person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
50.15 	furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
50.16 	instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
50.17 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
50.18 	record.
50.19 	(b) Other than accident records governed under section
50.20 	169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
50.21 	each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
50.22 	for each record that is not certified.
50.23 	(c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
50.24 	for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
50.25 	format is $1 for each page of the historical record.
50.26 	(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
50.27 	license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
50.28 	records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
50.29 	each fee credited to the general fund.  The remainder of the
50.30 	fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
50.31 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
50.32 	(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
50.33 	registration or title records must be paid into the state
50.34 	treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
50.35 	fund.  The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
50.36 	the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
51.1 	fund specified in section 299A.705.
51.2 	(f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
51.3 	a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
51.4 	for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
51.5 	requester is the subject of the data.
51.6 	(1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the
51.7 	general fund.
51.8 	(2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
51.9 	identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in
51.10 	the driver services operating account in the special revenue
51.11 	fund under section 299A.705.
51.12 	(3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
51.13 	remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
51.14 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
51.15 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
51.16 	and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.
51.17 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a)
51.18 	Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner
51.19 	shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the
51.20 	commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or
51.21 	electronic transmittals of public information about the
51.22 	registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a
51.23 	driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
51.24 	identification card.
51.25 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response
51.26 	to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for
51.27 	transmittal through a computer modem.  The surcharge does not
51.28 	apply to the request of an individual for information about that
51.29 	individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
51.30 	identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in
51.31 	the individual's name.
51.32 	(c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be
51.33 	credited to the general fund.
51.34 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a)
51.35 	Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or
51.36 	surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public
52.1 	information about the registration of a vehicle if the
52.2 	commissioner is satisfied that:
52.3 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
52.4 	community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
52.5 	law enforcement agency to be a requester; and 
52.6 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected
52.7 	prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
52.8 	or health code violators.
52.9 	(b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
52.10 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
52.11 	the requester to a maximum number of data requests.

52.12 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, is
52.13 	amended to read:
52.14 	168.33  COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF ~~MOTOR~~ VEHICLES; DEPUTY
52.15 	REGISTRARS.
52.16 	Subdivision 1.  [ ~~REGISTRAR~~ COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND
52.17 	POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety ~~shall be~~ 
52.18 	is the registrar of ~~motor~~ vehicles of the state of Minnesota,
52.19 	and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the
52.20 	duties imposed by this chapter.  The commissioner of public
52.21 	safety ~~may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors,~~is
52.22 	authorized to obtain information ~~and report to the registrar~~
52.23 	~~regarding motor~~ about all vehicles subject to taxation under
52.24 	this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to
52.25 	present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.
52.26 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) ~~The registrar may~~
52.27 	~~appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the~~
52.28 	~~necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be~~
52.29 	~~required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the~~
52.30 	~~duties imposed by this chapter.~~The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may
52.31 	appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any
52.32 	statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and
52.33 	convenience may require, without regard to whether the county
52.34 	auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been
52.35 	appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been
52.36 	discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without
53.1 	regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has
53.2 	established a county license bureau ~~which~~ that issues motor
53.3 	vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.
53.4 	(b) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may appoint, and for cause
53.5 	discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
53.6 	charter city as the public interest and convenience may require,
53.7 	if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated
53.8 	chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for
53.9 	the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the
53.10 	county in which the city is situated has not established a
53.11 	county license bureau ~~which~~ that issues motor vehicle licenses
53.12 	as provided in section 373.32. ~~A person~~ The individual 
53.13 	appointed by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner as a deputy registrar
53.14 	for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident
53.15 	of the county in which the city is situated.
53.16 	(c) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may appoint, and for cause
53.17 	discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy
53.18 	registrar. ~~Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with~~
53.19 	~~the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and~~
53.20 	~~for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each~~
53.21 	~~statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a~~
53.22 	~~deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require,~~
53.23 	~~regardless of the appointee's county of residence.  At the~~
53.24 	~~request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule~~
53.25 	~~charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause~~
53.26 	~~discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or~~
53.27 	~~another officer or employee of the city designated by the~~
53.28 	~~governing body, as a deputy registrar:~~
53.29 	~~(1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than~~
53.30 	~~the seat of the county in which it is situated; and~~ 
53.31 	~~(2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the~~
53.32 	~~city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public~~
53.33 	~~route.~~
53.34 	(d) ~~Notwithstanding~~ Despite any other provision, a person
53.35 	other than a county auditor or a director of a county license
53.36 	bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1,
54.1 	1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
54.2 	charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may
54.3 	be discontinued for cause only by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner.
54.4 	The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is
54.5 	responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the
54.6 	auditor.
54.7 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of
54.8 	duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge
54.9 	the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
54.10 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision
54.11 	is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home
54.12 	rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the
54.13 	state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required
54.14 	by the ~~registrar~~ commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful
54.15 	discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
54.16 	~~(e)~~ (g) Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by
54.17 	chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar.  Upon
54.18 	application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and
54.19 	the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this
54.20 	subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another
54.21 	individual approved by the commissioner ~~of public safety~~, a
54.22 	corporation named in an application ~~shall become~~ then becomes 
54.23 	the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy
54.24 	registrar.  The appointment of any corporation as a deputy
54.25 	registrar expires January 1, 2009. ~~A county board shall~~
54.26 	~~appoint, or~~ The commissioner shall appoint ~~if the county board~~
54.27 	~~declines to do so,~~an individual as successor to the corporation
54.28 	as a deputy registrar.  The ~~county board or~~ commissioner shall
54.29 	appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose
54.30 	appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the
54.31 	corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July
54.32 	1, 2009.
54.33 	~~(f)~~ (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this
54.34 	subdivision shall keep and maintain~~, in a convenient public~~
54.35 	~~place within or in close proximity to the place for which~~
54.36 	~~appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection~~
55.1 	~~bureau, to be approved by the registrar,~~office locations
55.2 	approved by the commissioner for the registration of ~~motor~~ 
55.3 	vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on ~~motor~~ vehicles.
55.4 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make
55.5 	reports to the ~~registrar~~ commissioner as the ~~registrar, from~~
55.6 	~~time to time, may require~~ commissioner requires.  The records
55.7 	must be maintained at the ~~facility~~ offices of the deputy
55.8 	registrar.  The records and ~~facilities~~ offices of the deputy
55.9 	registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of
55.10 	the ~~registrar~~ commissioner or the ~~registrar's~~ commissioner's 
55.11 	agents.  The deputy registrar shall report to the ~~registrar~~ 
55.12 	commissioner by the next working day following receipt all
55.13 	registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy
55.14 	registrar.
55.15 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be
55.16 	deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or,
55.17 	if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
55.18 	but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed
55.19 	registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy
55.20 	registrar shall deposit by the next working day following
55.21 	receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the
55.22 	state through the commissioner of finance.  The place for which
55.23 	the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body
55.24 	must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel
55.25 	to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the
55.26 	deputy is a public official.  In all other cases, the deputy
55.27 	shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.
55.28 		Subd. 2a.Deputy registrars, continuation in office.
 55.29 	Persons serving as deputy registrars on ~~the effective date of~~
55.30 	~~this act shall~~ July 1, 1970,continue to hold ~~such~~ office until
55.31 	a successor is duly appointed and qualifies.
55.32 		Subd. 2b.Deputy registrars, employment status. (a)
55.33 	Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing
55.34 	fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be
55.35 	considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and
55.36 	ineligible because of such service for coverage under the
56.1 	Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public
56.2 	Employees Retirement Association.
56.3 	(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision
56.4 	who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June
56.5 	30, 1971, ~~shall have the option of terminating said~~ may
56.6 	terminate coverage on July 1, 1971, or ~~of continuing said~~ 
56.7 	continue coverage until termination of state service.  The form
56.8 	of ~~the~~ this option and the time for filing ~~shall~~ must be as
56.9 	prescribed by the board of directors of the system.  Those
56.10 	choosing to continue ~~said~~ coverage~~,~~shall provide from the
56.11 	filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as
56.12 	required by chapter 352.
56.13 		Subd. 3.Record of vehicle registration; disclosure. (a) 
56.14 	The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall keep a ~~suitable~~ record of all
56.15 	~~motor~~ registered vehicles ~~registered in the registrar's office,~~
56.16 	~~indexed,~~according to (1) registration plate number, ~~according~~
56.17 	~~to~~ (2) name of the registered owner, ~~according to~~ (3) make of
56.18 	~~motor~~ vehicle and the ~~factory~~ vehicle's identification number,
56.19 	for ~~such makes as are~~ a vehicle so identified,or ~~according~~
56.20 	~~to~~ , if none,the vehicle's serial number ~~of such makes as are so~~
56.21 	~~identified~~ until the ~~manufacturers thereof adopt and use~~
56.22 	~~an~~ manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle identification number~~,~~
56.23 	~~and according to such other information as the registrar shall~~
56.24 	~~deem advisable~~. ~~Duplicates of the certificate of registration~~
56.25 	~~shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make~~
56.26 	~~the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein~~
56.27 	~~required, and such other copies as are desirable.  The registrar~~
56.28 	~~may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such~~
56.29 	~~records for not less than the cost of preparing the same;~~
56.30 	~~provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the~~
56.31 	~~registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the~~
56.32 	~~registrar into the state treasury.~~
56.33 	(b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying
56.34 	for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section
56.35 	168.327.
56.36 	(c) The ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall also furnish ~~copies~~
57.1 	~~thereof~~ vehicle registration records, without charge, to ~~the~~ 
57.2 	chiefs of police ~~of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and~~
57.3 	~~Duluth~~ , county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
57.4 	enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
57.5 		Subd. 6.Application ~~forms~~. ~~The~~ Every deputy registrar
57.6 	shall ~~provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the~~
57.7 	~~registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy~~
57.8 	~~registrars.  The registrar and deputy registrars shall~~
57.9 	~~immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall~~
57.10 	~~cancel all certificates surrendered~~ use application forms or
57.11 	formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner.
57.12 		Subd. 7.Filing fee. (a) In addition to all other
57.13 	statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:
57.14 	~~(i)~~ (1) $4.50 is imposed on every ~~motor~~ vehicle
57.15 	registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and
57.16 	~~(ii) $7~~ (2) $8.50 is imposed on every other type of vehicle
57.17 	transaction, including pro rate transactions;
57.18 	except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
57.19 	returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
57.20 	the Department of Public Safety, a ~~licensed auto~~ dealer, or a
57.21 	deputy registrar.  The filing fee must be shown as a separate
57.22 	item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
57.23 	~~department~~ commissioner.  No filing fee or other fee may be
57.24 	charged for the permanent surrender of a ~~certificate of~~ title
57.25 	~~and license plates~~ for a ~~motor~~ vehicle.
57.26 	(b) ~~Filing~~ All of the fees collected under ~~this subdivision~~
57.27 	~~by the department~~ paragraph (a), clause (1),must be paid into
57.28 	the ~~state treasury and credited to the highway user tax~~
57.29 	~~distribution fund, except fees for registrations of motor~~
57.30 	~~vehicles.  Filing fees collected for registrations of motor~~
57.31 	~~vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first~~
57.32 	~~application in this state must be paid into the state treasury~~
57.33 	~~with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50~~
57.34 	~~percent credited to the highway user tax distribution~~
57.35 	~~fund~~ vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
57.36 	fund under section 299A.705.  Of the fee collected under
58.1 	paragraph (a), clause (2), $3.50 must be paid into the general
58.2 	fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle services
58.3 	operating account in the special revenue fund under section
58.4 	299A.705.
58.5 	(c) A ~~motor vehicle~~ dealer shall retain $2.50 of each
58.6 	filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed
58.7 	transaction involving the sale of a ~~motor~~ vehicle to or by a
58.8 	~~licensed~~ dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the
58.9 	transaction to the ~~department~~ commissioner or a deputy registrar.
58.10 	The ~~department~~ commissioner shall develop procedures to
58.11 	implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota
58.12 	Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile
58.13 	Dealers Association.  Deputy registrars ~~shall~~ must not be
58.14 	prohibited from receiving and processing required documents
58.15 	supporting an electronic transaction.
58.16 		Subd. 8.Temporary disability permit and fee. The
58.17 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to
58.18 	implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
58.19 	accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
58.20 	disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3,
58.21 	paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to
58.22 	the procedures required by law or rule for ~~motor~~ vehicle
58.23 	registration and titling transactions.
58.24 		Subd. 9.Rules. The commissioner ~~of public safety~~ may
58.25 	adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section.

58.26 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
58.27 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.28 		Subdivision 1.Information by telephone.  Information
58.29 	~~concerning motor~~ about vehicle registrations shall not be
58.30 	furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of
58.31 	law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor
58.32 	vehicle and registration offices.

58.33 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
58.34 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
58.35 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information.  The ~~registrar~~ 
58.36 	commissioner may not furnish information ~~concerning~~ about 
59.1 	registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under
59.2 	a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the
59.3 	personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and
59.4 	local governmental units, and, at the ~~registrar's~~ commissioner's 
59.5 	discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees
59.6 	of automobile recalls.  The ~~registrar~~ commissioner may release
59.7 	information about lessees in the form of summary data, as
59.8 	defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in
59.9 	conducting statistical analysis and market research.

59.10 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is
59.11 	amended to read:
59.12 	168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES;
59.13 	APPROPRIATIONS.
59.14 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; other
59.15 	manufacturers. (a) ~~License number~~ Plates required by ~~law~~ this
59.16 	chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional
59.17 	Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional
59.18 	Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for
59.19 	the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from
59.20 	the ~~registrar of motor vehicles~~ commissioner.  The order must
59.21 	state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate
59.22 	specifications, and the amount or number desired.
59.23 	(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to
59.24 	supply the required quantity of ~~license~~ plates, or discontinue
59.25 	the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is
59.26 	authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.
59.27 		Subd. 2.Laboratory testing; costs. (a) Materials
59.28 	purchased to be used in the manufacture of ~~motor vehicle number~~ 
59.29 	plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications
59.30 	established by the commissioner ~~of public safety~~ in a privately
59.31 	operated laboratory service to be designated by the
59.32 	commissioner.  The cost of the laboratory must be included in
59.33 	the cost of materials purchased.
59.34 	(b) The cost of delivery of ~~number~~ plates to the
59.35 	commissioner ~~of public safety~~ at places designated by the
59.36 	commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their
60.1 	manufacture.
60.2 		Subd. 3.Specifications. The commissioner ~~of public~~
60.3 	~~safety~~ shall establish new or revised specifications for the
60.4 	material and equipment used in the manufacture of ~~number~~ plates
60.5 	ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time
60.6 	to time revise the specifications; provided that the
60.7 	specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.
60.8 	In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner
60.9 	shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and
60.10 	recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State
60.11 	Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county
60.12 	sheriffs' association.
60.13 		Subd. 4.Appropriations. (a) Money appropriated to the
60.14 	Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
60.15 	year or years ~~are~~ is available for allotment, encumbrance, and
60.16 	expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
60.17 	appropriation.  Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
60.18 	of ~~number~~ plates are subject only to the approval of the
60.19 	commissioner ~~of public safety~~.
60.20 	(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
60.21 	to the Department of Public Safety ~~in order~~ to carry out the
60.22 	terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
60.23 	legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
60.24 	(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
60.25 	~~highway user tax distribution~~ vehicle services operating account
60.26 	in the special revenue fund to the commissioner ~~of public safety~~ 
60.27 	to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing ~~motor~~
60.28 	~~vehicle license number~~ plates, ~~license plate~~ registration ~~tabs~~
60.29 	~~or~~ stickers, and ~~license plate~~ registration notices.

60.30 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
60.31 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
60.32 		Subd. 4.Transfer fee.  A fee of $3 is imposed upon every
60.33 	transfer of ownership by the commissioner ~~of public safety~~ of
60.34 	any ~~motor~~ vehicle for which a registration certificate has
60.35 	heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold
60.36 	for the purposes of salvage ~~or~~ ,dismantling,or permanent
61.1 	removal from the state.

61.2 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
61.3 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
61.4 		Subd. 5.Proceeds to general fund.  The
61.5 	~~registrar~~ commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee
61.6 	imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund
61.7 	pursuant to section 168A.31.

61.8 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
61.9 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
61.10 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds to ~~general fund~~ vehicle
61.11 	services operating account.  (a) A fee of ~~$20~~ $35 must be paid
61.12 	to the department before the department issues a certificate of
61.13 	title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
61.14 	certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
61.15 	subdivision 1.  The only additional fee that may be assessed for
61.16 	issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
61.17 	section 168.33, subdivision 7.
61.18 	(b) ~~Fees~~ Of the fee collected by the department under this
61.19 	subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, $20 
61.20 	must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder of the
61.21 	fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services
61.22 	operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in
61.23 	section 299A.705.

61.24 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is
61.25 	amended to read:
61.26 	168A.29 FEES.
61.27 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department ~~shall~~ must be
61.28 	paid the following fees:
61.29 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
61.30 	original certificate of title, the sum of ~~$3~~ $5.50 of which
61.31 	$2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account
61.32 	of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
61.33 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a
61.34 	certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any
61.35 	assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
61.36 	the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest
62.1 	filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision
62.2 	8;
62.3 	(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
62.4 	issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of ~~$3~~ $5.50 of
62.5 	which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
62.6 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
62.7 	(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
62.8 	noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
62.9 	the security interest, the sum of $1;
62.10 	(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
62.11 	of ~~$4~~ $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
62.12 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
62.13 	section 299A.705.
62.14 	(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
62.15 	required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
62.16 	department ~~shall~~ must be paid $3.50.  The additional $3.50 fee
62.17 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
62.18 	revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
62.19 	account established in section 299A.70.
62.20 		Subd. 2.Fee in lieu of other fee. If a person applies
62.21 	for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle,
62.22 	concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration
62.23 	of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 ~~shall~~ must 
62.24 	be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect
62.25 	to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to
62.26 	the applicant.
62.27 		Subd. 3.No certificate issued until fees paid. Subject
62.28 	to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate
62.29 	of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections
62.30 	168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior
62.31 	transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle ~~shall~~ have
62.32 	been paid.

62.33 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
62.34 	amended to read:
62.35 	168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
62.36 		Subdivision 1.~~paid to general~~ fund distribution. All
63.1 	fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
63.2 	collected by the department must be paid into the general fund,
63.3 	unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.
63.4 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses
63.5 	incurred by the department for the administration of sections
63.6 	168A.01 to 168A.31~~shall~~ must be paid from ~~moneys~~ money in the
63.7 	~~transfer of ownership revolving~~ vehicle services operating
63.8 	account of the special revenue fund as specified in section
63.9 	299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

63.10 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
63.11 	subdivision 13, is amended to read:
63.12 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
63.13 	appropriation.  (a) All ~~written~~ reports and supplemental ~~reports~~ 
63.14 	information required under this section ~~shall~~ must be for the
63.15 	use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
63.16 	state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
63.17 	accident analysis purposes, except:
63.18 	(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
63.19 	enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any ~~person~~ 
63.20 	individual involved in an accident or upon written request of
63.21 	the representative of the ~~person's~~ individual's estate,
63.22 	surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
63.23 	trustee appointed ~~pursuant to~~ under section 573.02, disclose to
63.24 	the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
63.25 	representative of the requester's insurer the report required
63.26 	under subdivision 8;
63.27 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
63.28 	request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
63.29 	with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
63.30 	(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
63.31 	insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
63.32 	sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
63.33 	(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
63.34 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
63.35 	traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
63.36 	purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
64.1 	and
64.2 	(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
64.3 	United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
64.4 	accident information in connection with federal grant programs
64.5 	relating to safety.
64.6 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
64.7 	~~shall~~ are not ~~be~~ discoverable under any provision of law or rule
64.8 	of court.  No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
64.9 	civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal
64.10 	proceedings arising out of an accident~~, except that~~ .  However,
64.11 	the commissioner of public safety shall furnish,upon the demand
64.12 	of any person who has~~,~~or claims to have~~,~~made a report~~,~~or~~,~~
64.13 	upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
64.14 	accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
64.15 	solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
64.16 	requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.
64.17 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any ~~person~~ 
64.18 	individual who has made a report ~~pursuant to~~ under this section
64.19 	from providing information to any ~~persons~~ individuals involved
64.20 	in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
64.21 	any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
64.22 	facts within the ~~person's~~ individual's knowledge.  It is
64.23 	intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
64.24 	required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
64.25 	to which the reports relate.
64.26 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
64.27 	report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
64.28 	subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
64.29 	(e) The commissioner of public safety ~~may~~ shall charge
64.30 	authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a
64.31 	copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee
64.32 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
64.33 	revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
64.34 	account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
64.35 	deposited in the general fund.The commissioner may also
64.36 	furnish ~~copies of the modified accident records~~ an electronic
65.1 	copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain
65.2 	personal or private data on an individual,to private agencies
65.3 	as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
65.4 	preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section
65.5 	13.03, subdivision 3.
65.6 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
65.7 	the commissioner and law enforcement agencies ~~may~~ shall charge
65.8 	commercial users who request access to response or incident data
65.9 	relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
65.10 	~~report~~ record.  "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
65.11 	requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
65.12 	month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
65.13 	commercial purpose. Of the money collected by the commissioner
65.14 	under this paragraph ~~is appropriated to the commissioner~~ , 90
65.15 	percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
65.16 	credited to the driver services operating account established in
65.17 	section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
65.18 	general fund.
65.19 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding,the
65.20 	commissioner ~~may~~ shall provide ~~a modified~~ an electronic copy of
65.21 	the accident records database ~~that does~~ to the public on a
65.22 	case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
65.23 	under section 13.03, subdivision 3.  The database provided must 
65.24 	not contain ~~names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license~~
65.25 	~~plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the~~
65.26 	~~public upon request~~ personal or private data on an individual.
65.27 	However, unless the accident records data base includes
65.28 	the ~~motor~~ vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
65.29 	include the vehicle ~~license~~ registration plate number if a
65.30 	private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:
65.31 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
65.32 	information on vehicles;
65.33 	(2) will use the vehicle ~~license~~ registration plate number
65.34 	only for ~~the purpose of~~ identifying vehicles that have been
65.35 	involved in accidents or damaged ~~in order~~ ,to provide this
65.36 	information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
66.1 	not for ~~the purpose of~~ identifying individuals or for any other
66.2 	purpose; and
66.3 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
66.4 	sections 13.08 and 13.09.

66.5 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
66.6 	subdivision 16, is amended to read:
66.7 		Subd. 16.Fees credited ~~to highway user fund~~.  Fees
66.8 	collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
66.9 	this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
66.10 	one-half to the ~~highway user tax distribution fund~~ vehicle
66.11 	services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
66.12 	in section 299A.705and one-half to the general fund.

66.13 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
66.14 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.15 		Subd. 2.Fees.  (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota
66.16 	identification card are as follows:
66.17 	Classified Driver's License  D- ~~$18.50~~ $21.50 C- ~~$22.50~~ $25.50 
66.18 	 B- ~~$29.50~~ $32.50 A- ~~$37.50~~ $40.50 
66.19 	Classified Under-21 D.L.     D- ~~$18.50~~ $21.50 C- ~~$22.50~~ $25.50 
66.20 	B- ~~$29.50~~ $32.50 A- ~~$17.50~~ $20.50 
66.21 	Instruction Permit                              $ 9.50
66.22 	Provisional License ~~$ 9.50~~$12.50 
66.23 	Duplicate License or
66.24 	 duplicate identification card ~~$ 8.00~~$11.00 
66.25 	Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
66.26 	identification card, other than duplicate,
66.27 	except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
66.28 	subdivisions 3 and 3a ~~$12.50~~ $15.50 
66.29 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), ~~a person~~ an individual 
66.30 	who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of
66.31 	(1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
66.32 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for
66.33 	crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving
66.34 	violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit
66.35 	toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.
66.36 	"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04,
67.1 	subdivision 1.
67.2 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under
67.3 	paragraph (a), the ~~registrar~~ commissioner shall collect an
67.4 	additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or ~~person~~ 
67.5 	individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to
67.6 	cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and
67.7 	biennial physical examination certificate.  The department shall
67.8 	not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew
67.9 	the endorsement.

67.10 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
67.11 	subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
67.12 		Subd. 2a.Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.
 67.13 	(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license ~~which is~~ obtained
67.14 	for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
67.15 	increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
67.16 	$13 for each renewal thereof.  The additional fee ~~shall~~ must be
67.17 	paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:
67.18 	(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
67.19 	license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
67.20 	credited to the motorcycle safety fund,which is hereby created;
67.21 	provided,that any fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a
67.22 	fiscal year ~~shall~~ must be credited 90 percent to the ~~trunk~~
67.23 	~~highway~~ driver services operating account in the special revenue 
67.24 	fund under section 299A.705and ten percent to the general fund~~,~~
67.25 	~~as provided in section 171.26~~.
67.26 	(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
67.27 	the general fund.
67.28 	(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
67.29 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsements ~~shall~~ must clearly state the
67.30 	amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
67.31 	safety fund.

67.32 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
67.33 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
67.34 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment.  (a) The agent may charge and
67.35 	retain a filing fee of ~~$3.50~~ $5 for each application.  Except as
67.36 	provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses
68.1 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
68.2 	department the applications and fees required under sections
68.3 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
68.4 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
68.5 	(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
68.6 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000.  Upon
68.7 	the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
68.8 	existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
68.9 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
68.10 	notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
68.11 	the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
68.12 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
68.13 	that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
68.14 	department before January 1, 2000.  All photo identification
68.15 	equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
68.16 	department.
68.17 	(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
68.18 	board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
68.19 	general revenue fund of the county.  An agent who is not an
68.20 	employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
68.21 	county employment or salary and is considered an independent
68.22 	contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
68.23 	State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
68.24 	Retirement Association.
68.25 	(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
68.26 	final day of the reporting period established by the department,
68.27 	the agent must forward to the department all applications and
68.28 	fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
68.29 	paragraph (c).

68.30 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
68.31 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
68.32 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian.  (a) Upon the
68.33 	written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
68.34 	additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
68.35 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
68.36 	other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
69.1 	has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
69.2 	custodian under chapter 257B.
69.3 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
69.4 	designation executed under section 257B.04.
69.5 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
69.6 	system of all ~~persons~~ individuals listed as standby or temporary
69.7 	custodians by driver's license and identification card
69.8 	applicants.  This data ~~shall~~ must be released to appropriate law
69.9 	enforcement agencies under section 13.69.  Upon a parent's
69.10 	request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
69.11 	revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
69.12 	change in the appointment.
69.13 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
69.14 	department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
69.15 	indication without additional charge.  However, this paragraph
69.16 	does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
69.17 	or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
69.18 	service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.
69.19 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
69.20 	13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
69.21 	presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
69.22 	statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
69.23 	purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
69.24 	information described in paragraph (b).  When acting in good
69.25 	faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
69.26 	civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
69.27 	from the release of this information.
69.28 	(f) The department and its employees:
69.29 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
69.30 	a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
69.31 	and enforceable; and
69.32 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
69.33 	suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
69.34 	not legally valid and enforceable.
69.35 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
69.36 	subdivision:
70.1 	(1) Up to ~~$111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to~~ 
70.2 	$61,000 received ~~in subsequent fiscal years~~ must be deposited in
70.3 	the general fund.
70.4 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the ~~trunk highway~~ 
70.5 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund
70.6 	specified in section 299A.705.

70.7 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
70.8 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
70.9 		Subd. 6.Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.  A person
70.10 	applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
70.11 	license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
70.12 	$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
70.13 	does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
70.14 	prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2.  Of this amount,
70.15 	$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
70.16 	2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
70.17 	the ~~trunk highway~~ driver services operating account in the
70.18 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705, and the
70.19 	remainder must be credited to the general fund.

70.20 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
70.21 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
70.22 		Subd. 7.Repeat examination fee. (a) A fee of $10 must
70.23 	be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
70.24 	knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
70.25 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
70.26 	subject.
70.27 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
70.28 	third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
70.29 	department if the individual has previously failed two
70.30 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
70.31 	vehicle.
70.32 	(c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
70.33 	into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
70.34 	operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
70.35 	section 299A.705.

70.36 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
71.1 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
71.2 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee.  (a) Before the license is
71.3 	reinstated, (1) ~~a person~~ an individual whose driver's license
71.4 	has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 2; 171.18,
71.5 	except subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been
71.6 	disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license under
71.7 	section 171.165, and (2) ~~a person~~ an individual whose driver's
71.8 	license has been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not
71.9 	exempt from such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.
71.10 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, ~~a person~~ an
71.11 	individual whose license has been suspended under sections
71.12 	169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
71.13 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed
71.14 	under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the
71.15 	amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
71.16 	reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
71.17 	state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
71.18 	4.
71.19 	(d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
71.20 	cause.

71.21 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is
71.22 	amended to read:
71.23 	171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.
71.24 		Subdivision 1.Driver services operating account. All
71.25 	money received under this chapter must be paid into the state
71.26 	treasury and credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ driver services
71.27 	operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
71.28 	section 299A.705, except as provided in sections 171.06,
71.29 	subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); ~~171.12,~~
71.30 	~~subdivision 8;~~and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
71.31 		Subd. 2.Trunk highway fund. (a) Notwithstanding
71.32 	subdivision 1 or any other provision in this chapter to the
71.33 	contrary, for the four fiscal years from July 1, 2005, through
71.34 	June 30, 2009, a portion of the money collected by the
71.35 	department under this chapter in each fiscal year must be
71.36 	deposited in the trunk highway fund as follows:
72.1 	(1) for fiscal year 2006, the first $833,000 collected;
72.2 	(2) for fiscal year 2007, the first $1,523,000 collected;
72.3 	(3) for fiscal year 2008, the first $1,565,000 collected;
72.4 	and 
72.5 	(4) for fiscal year 2009, the first $1,825,000 collected.
72.6 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2009.

72.7 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
72.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.9 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
72.10 	appropriated.  (a) ~~A person~~ An individual whose driver's license
72.11 	has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
72.12 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, ~~shall~~ must pay a $30 fee
72.13 	before the driver's license is reinstated.
72.14 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as
72.15 	provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or
72.16 	609.21, ~~shall~~ must pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
72.17 	the driver's license is reinstated.  Beginning July 1, 2002, the
72.18 	surcharge is $145.  Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
72.19 	$430.  The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:
72.20 	(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ 
72.21 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as
72.22 	specified in section 299A.705.
72.23 	(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general
72.24 	fund.
72.25 	(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to
72.26 	be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account.  Money
72.27 	in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of
72.28 	public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80
72.29 	percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the
72.30 	provisions of section 299C.065.
72.31 	(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to
72.32 	be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in
72.33 	the special revenue fund.  The money in the account is annually
72.34 	appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle
72.35 	forfeitures.
72.36 	(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
73.1 	to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury
73.2 	and spinal cord injury account.  The money in the account is
73.3 	annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used
73.4 	as follows:  83 percent for contracts with a qualified
73.5 	community-based organization to provide information, resources,
73.6 	and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and
73.7 	their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain
73.8 	the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry
73.9 	created in section 144.662.  For the purposes of this
73.10 	~~clause~~ paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is
73.11 	a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic
73.12 	brain injury services and their family members.  The
73.13 	organization must be registered with the United States Internal
73.14 	Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
73.15 	organization and must have as its purposes:
73.16 	(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and
73.17 	professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of
73.18 	traumatic brain injury;
73.19 	(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with
73.20 	traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;
73.21 	(iii) the development and support of programs and services
73.22 	to prevent traumatic brain injury;
73.23 	(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons
73.24 	with traumatic brain injury; and
73.25 	(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury
73.26 	through participation in its governance.
73.27 	~~No~~ A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
73.28 	medical data ~~will~~ must not be disclosed to the organization
73.29 	without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or
73.30 	patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent
73.31 	or guardian of the patient.
73.32 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a
73.33 	separate account to be known as the remote electronic
73.34 	alcohol-monitoring program account.  The commissioner shall
73.35 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of
73.36 	finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
74.1 	(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent,
74.2 	appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in
74.3 	the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
74.4 	reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an
74.5 	approved ~~state~~ depository as directed under section 171.061,
74.6 	subdivision 4.

74.7 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
74.8 	amended to read:
74.9 	171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~
74.10 	~~FUND~~ DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.
74.11 	All licenses ~~shall~~ expire one year from the date of
74.12 	issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
74.13 	commissioner.  Each application for an original or renewal
74.14 	school license ~~shall~~ must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
74.15 	each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
74.16 	~~shall~~ must be accompanied by a fee of $50.  The license fees
74.17 	collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41~~shall~~ must be paid
74.18 	into the ~~trunk highway~~ driver services operating account in the
74.19 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. ~~No~~ A 
74.20 	license fee ~~shall~~ must not be refunded in the event that the
74.21 	license is rejected or revoked.

74.22 	Sec. 46. [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
74.23 	ACCOUNTS.
74.24 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a)
74.25 	The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
74.26 	revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
74.27 	fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
74.28 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this
74.29 	account, which are annually appropriated to the commissioner of
74.30 	public safety.
74.31 	(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year or years are
74.32 	available to administer vehicle services as specified in
74.33 	chapters 168 and 168A and section 169.345, including:
74.34 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
74.35 	registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
74.36 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
75.1 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
75.2 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
75.3 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
75.4 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
75.5 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
75.6 	and 
75.7 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
75.8 		Subd. 2.Driver services operating account. (a) The
75.9 	Driver and Vehicle Services Division driver services operating
75.10 	account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
75.11 	all money collected under chapter 171 and any other money
75.12 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to the
75.13 	account, which are annually appropriated to the commissioner of
75.14 	public safety.
75.15 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the
75.16 	commissioner of public safety to administer the driver services
75.17 	specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities
75.18 	associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and
75.19 	identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal,
75.20 	or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for
75.21 	any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of
75.22 	drivers.

75.23 	Sec. 47. INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 75.24 	(a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall
75.25 	change the reference in column B to the reference shown in
75.26 	column C:
75.27 	A B C 
75.28 	168.181,sections 168.181this section and 
75.29 	subdivision 1 to 168.231sections 168.183
75.30 	to 168.221
75.31 	168.211 168.231 168.221 
75.32 	168.221 168.231 168.211 and this 
75.33 	section 
75.34 	168.346 168.345,168.327,
75.35 	subdivision 4 subdivision 3 
75.36 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
76.1 	Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185.
76.2 	(c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any
76.3 	references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or
76.4 	renumbered by this act, as appropriate.

76.5 	Sec. 48. REPEALER.
 76.6 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
76.7 	12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231;
76.8 	168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
76.9 	and 171.185, are repealed.
76.10 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02;
76.11 	168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
76.12 	168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed.
76.13 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300;
76.14 	7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800;
76.15 	7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are
76.16 	repealed.