1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of special veteran contribution 
1.3 	plate for motorcycles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The commissioner shall 
1.9 	issue special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.10 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
1.11 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or motorcycle;
1.12 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
1.13 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
1.14 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.15 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which 
1.16 	the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and 
1.17 	issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit 
1.18 	contributions in the World War II donation match account; and
1.19 	(7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
1.20 	and licensing of drivers.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.22 	to read:
2.1 		Subd. 1a.Motorcycle plate. A motorcycle plate issued under this section must be 
2.2 	the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.

2.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.4 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. Despite section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a 
2.5 	transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to another passenger 
2.6 	automobile registered to the individual to whom the veteran contribution plates were 
2.7 	issued, or a single motorcycle plate may be transferred to another motorcycle registered to 
2.8 	the individual to whom the plate was issued.