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; providing for various fees
1.6 	and accounts; allocating county state-aid highway
1.7 	funds; modifying provisions related to state mail,
1.8 	transportation property appraisals and eminent domain,
1.9 	state highways and bridges, county state-aid highways,
1.10 	town road signs, railroad grade crossings and
1.11 	operations, traffic fine allocations, commercial motor
1.12 	vehicles, day activity center buses, vehicle
1.13 	registration plates and other motor vehicle
1.14 	provisions, driver and vehicle data practices; deputy
1.15 	motor vehicle registrars; state aviation, bridges in
1.16 	smaller cities, weight limits on highways and other
1.17 	traffic regulations, drivers' licenses and permits,
1.18 	the Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee,
1.19 	Roussain Cemetary, wetland replacement near the city
1.20 	of Cologne, the employment status of public safety
1.21 	radio communications operators, the insurance
1.22 	verification sampling program, maximum train speeds in
1.23 	the city of Orr, a restriction on ethanol
1.24 	requirements, and bicycle programs; requiring studies
1.25 	and reports; making technical and clarifying
1.26 	revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.27 	13.44, subdivision 3; 16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1;
1.28 	117.036; 161.14, subdivision 25, by adding
1.29 	subdivisions; 161.361, subdivision 2; 161.368;
1.30 	161.442; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.06,
1.31 	subdivision 2; 162.08, subdivision 3; 162.09,
1.32 	subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.14, subdivision 6; 168.011,
1.33 	subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding
1.34 	subdivisions; 168.012, subdivision 1, as amended;
1.35 	168.013, subdivision 8; 168.031; 168.09, subdivision
1.36 	7; 168.091, subdivision 1; 168.10, subdivision 1c;
1.37 	168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123;
1.38 	168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127,
1.39 	subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293;
1.40 	168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16;
1.41 	168.185; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision
1.42 	5; 168.33, as amended; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2;
1.43 	168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152,
1.44 	subdivision 2; 168A.20, by adding a subdivision;
1.45 	168A.29; 168A.31; 169.01, subdivisions 75, 76, 78;
1.46 	169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 13;
2.1 	169.14, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
2.2 	169.18, subdivisions 4, 5, 11, as amended; 169.28,
2.3 	subdivision 2; 169.448, by adding a subdivision;
2.4 	169.522; 169.733; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 169.824,
2.5 	subdivision 2; 169.8261; 169.85, subdivisions 1, 6;
2.6 	169.851, subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.87,
2.7 	subdivision 4; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 169A.52,
2.8 	subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.01,
2.9 	subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision;
2.10 	171.02; 171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.05,
2.11 	subdivisions 1, 2, 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06,
2.12 	subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07,
2.13 	subdivision 11; 171.09, as amended; 171.12,
2.14 	subdivisions 3, 6; 171.13, subdivisions 2, 6, by
2.15 	adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6;
2.16 	171.17, subdivision 1; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.20,
2.17 	subdivision 4, as amended; 171.26, as amended; 171.29,
2.18 	subdivision 2; 171.30, subdivision 1; 171.36; 174.50,
2.19 	by adding a subdivision; 174.86, subdivision 5;
2.20 	179A.03, subdivision 7, as amended; 179A.10,
2.21 	subdivision 2; 192.502, subdivision 2; 197.65;
2.22 	219.166; 219.567; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 515B.1-107,
2.23 	as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
2.24 	Statutes, chapters 160; 162; 168; 169; 171; 219; 299A;
2.25 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011,
2.26 	subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.041,
2.27 	subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.15,
2.28 	subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4;
2.29 	168.831; 168.832; 168.833; 168.834; 168.835; 168.836;
2.30 	168.837; 168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05;
2.31 	168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11;
2.32 	168C.12; 168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
2.33 	171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; 473.408,
2.34 	subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100;
2.35 	7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600;
2.36 	7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100;
2.37 	7407.1200; 7407.1300; 7503.2400; 7800.0600; 7800.3200,
2.38 	subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20;
2.39 	8855.0500, subpart 1.
2.40 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.41 	ARTICLE 1
2.42 	APPROPRIATIONS
2.43 	TRANSPORTATION, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, PUBLIC SAFETY

2.44 	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, PUBLIC SAFETY
2.45 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.46 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
2.47 	appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
2.48 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
2.49 	be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
2.50 	The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
2.51 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
2.52 	year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.  The
2.53 	term "first year" means the year ending June 30, 2006, and the
2.54 	term "second year" means the year ending June 30, 2007.
2.55 	SUMMARY BY FUND
3.1 	2006          2007           TOTAL
3.2 	General            $   78,966,000 $   80,221,000 $  159,187,000
3.3 	Airports               19,458,000     19,458,000     38,916,000
3.4 	C.S.A.H.              441,335,000    453,948,000    895,283,000
3.5 	M.S.A.S.              117,048,000    120,841,000    237,889,000
3.6 	Special Revenue        45,741,000     45,096,000     90,837,000
3.7 	Highway User            8,568,000      8,638,000     17,206,000
3.8 	Trunk Highway       1,148,201,000  1,262,744,000  2,410,945,000
3.9 	TOTAL              $1,859,317,000 $1,990,946,000 $3,850,263,000
3.10 	APPROPRIATIONS
3.11 	                                       Available for the Year
3.12 	                                           Ending June 30
3.13 	                                          2006         2007

3.14 	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION
 3.15 		Subdivision 1.Total
3.16 	Appropriation                     $1,668,391,000 $1,799,349,000
3.17 	The appropriations in this section are
3.18 	from the trunk highway fund, except
3.19 	when another fund is named.
3.20 	Summary by Fund
3.21 	2006          2007
3.22 	General              16,221,000    16,221,000
3.23 	Airports             19,408,000    19,408,000
3.24 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
3.25 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
3.26 	Trunk Highway     1,074,379,000 1,188,931,000
3.27 	The amounts that may be spent from this
3.28 	appropriation for each program are
3.29 	specified in the following subdivisions.
3.30 		Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems          42,147,000     42,147,000
3.31 	Summary by Fund
3.32 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
3.33 	General              16,156,000    16,156,000
3.34 	Trunk Highway         6,608,000     6,608,000
3.35 	The amounts that may be spent from this
3.36 	appropriation for each activity are as
3.37 	follows:
3.38 	(a) Aeronautics
3.39 	20,220,000     20,220,000
3.40 	Summary by Fund
3.41 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
4.1 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
4.2 	Except as otherwise provided, the
4.3 	appropriations in this subdivision are
4.4 	from the state airports fund.
4.5 	(1) Airport Development
4.6 	and Assistance
4.7 	14,298,000     14,298,000
4.8 	These appropriations must be spent
4.9 	according to Minnesota Statutes,
4.10 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
4.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
4.12 	section 16A.28, subdivision 6, funds
4.13 	are available for five years after
4.14 	appropriation.
4.15 	If the appropriation for either year is
4.16 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
4.17 	other year is available for it.
4.18 	Of the state airports fund
4.19 	appropriation in Laws 2003, First
4.20 	Special Session chapter 19, article 1,
4.21 	section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
4.22 	(a), clause (1), $1,900,000 cancels to
4.23 	the state airports fund.  This
4.24 	cancellation is effective the day
4.25 	following final enactment.
4.26 	(2) Aviation Support and Services
4.27 	5,922,000      5,922,000
4.28 	Summary by Fund
4.29 	Airports              5,085,000     5,085,000
4.30 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
4.31 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
4.32 	second year are for the Civil Air
4.33 	Patrol.
4.34 	(b) Transit
4.35 	16,605,000     16,605,000
4.36 	Summary by Fund
4.37 	General              15,810,000    15,810,000
4.38 	Trunk Highway           795,000       795,000
4.39 	(c) Freight
4.40 	5,322,000      5,322,000
4.41 	Summary by Fund
4.42 	General                 346,000       346,000
4.43 	Trunk Highway         4,976,000     4,976,000
4.44 		Subd. 3.State Roads              1,012,272,000  1,126,824,000
4.45 	Summary by Fund
5.1 	General                   9,000         9,000
5.2 	Trunk Highway     1,012,263,000 1,126,815,000
5.3 	The amounts that may be spent from this
5.4 	appropriation for each activity are as
5.5 	follows:
5.6 	(a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning
5.7 	801,561,000   916,113,000
5.8 	(1) Infrastructure Investment Support
5.9 	168,207,000   168,207,000
5.10 	$266,000 the first year and $266,000
5.11 	the second year are available for
5.12 	grants to metropolitan planning
5.13 	organizations outside the seven-county
5.14 	metropolitan area.
5.15 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
5.16 	second year are for a transportation
5.17 	research contingent account to finance
5.18 	research projects that are reimbursable
5.19 	from the federal government or from
5.20 	other sources.  If the appropriation
5.21 	for either year is insufficient, the
5.22 	appropriation for the other year is
5.23 	available for it.
5.24 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000
5.25 	the second year are available for
5.26 	grants for transportation studies
5.27 	outside the metropolitan area to
5.28 	identify critical concerns, problems,
5.29 	and issues.  These grants are available
5.30 	(1) to regional development commissions
5.31 	and (2) in regions where no regional
5.32 	development commission is functioning,
5.33 	to joint powers boards established
5.34 	under agreement of two or more
5.35 	political subdivisions in the region to
5.36 	exercise the planning functions of a
5.37 	regional development commission, and
5.38 	(3) in regions where no regional
5.39 	development commission or joint powers
5.40 	board is functioning, to the
5.41 	department's district office for that
5.42 	region.
5.43 	(2) State Road Construction
5.44 	576,950,000    680,950,000
5.45 	It is estimated that these
5.46 	appropriations will be funded as
5.47 	follows:
5.48 	Federal Highway Aid
5.49 	280,000,000    384,000,000
5.50 	Highway User Taxes
5.51 	296,950,000    296,950,000
5.52 	The commissioner of transportation
5.53 	shall notify the chair of the
5.54 	Transportation Budget Division of the
6.1 	senate and the chair of the
6.2 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
6.3 	house of representatives of any
6.4 	significant events that should cause
6.5 	these estimates to change.
6.6 	This appropriation is for the actual
6.7 	construction, reconstruction, and
6.8 	improvement of trunk highways,
6.9 	including design-build contracts and
6.10 	consultant usage to support these
6.11 	activities.  This includes the cost of
6.12 	actual payment to landowners for lands
6.13 	acquired for highway rights-of-way,
6.14 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies,
6.15 	and relocation expenses.
6.16 	The commissioner may transfer up to
6.17 	$15,000,000 each year to the
6.18 	transportation revolving loan fund.
6.19 	The commissioner may receive money
6.20 	covering other shares of the cost of
6.21 	partnership projects.  These receipts
6.22 	are appropriated to the commissioner
6.23 	for these projects.
6.24 	(3) Highway Debt Service
6.25 	56,404,000     66,956,000
6.26 	$42,086,000 the first year and
6.27 	$62,005,000 the second year are for
6.28 	transfer to the state bond fund.  If
6.29 	this appropriation is insufficient to
6.30 	make all transfers required in the year
6.31 	for which it is made, the commissioner
6.32 	of finance shall notify the Committee
6.33 	on Finance of the senate and the
6.34 	Committee on Ways and Means of the
6.35 	house of representatives of the amount
6.36 	of the deficiency and shall then
6.37 	transfer that amount under the
6.38 	statutory open appropriation.  Any
6.39 	excess appropriation cancels to the
6.40 	trunk highway fund.
6.41 	(b) Infrastructure Operations
6.42 	and Maintenance
6.43 	204,746,000    204,746,000
6.44 	(c) Electronic Communications
6.45 	5,965,000      5,965,000
6.46 	Summary by Fund
6.47 	General                   9,000         9,000
6.48 	Trunk Highway         5,956,000     5,956,000
6.49 	$9,000 the first year and $9,000 the
6.50 	second year are from the general fund
6.51 	for equipment and operation of the
6.52 	Roosevelt signal tower for Lake of the
6.53 	Woods weather broadcasting.
6.54 		Subd. 4.Local Roads                558,383,000    574,789,000
6.55 	Summary by Fund
7.1 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
7.2 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
7.3 	The amounts that may be spent from this
7.4 	appropriation for each activity are as
7.5 	follows:
7.6 	(a) County State Aids
7.7 	441,335,000    453,948,000
7.8 	This appropriation is from the county
7.9 	state-aid highway fund and is available
7.10 	until spent.
7.11 	(b) Municipal State Aids
7.12 	117,048,000     120,841,000
7.13 	This appropriation is from the
7.14 	municipal state-aid street fund and is
7.15 	available until spent.
7.16 	If an appropriation for either county
7.17 	state aids or municipal state aids does
7.18 	not exhaust the balance in the fund
7.19 	from which it is made in the year for
7.20 	which it is made, the commissioner of
7.21 	finance, upon request of the
7.22 	commissioner of transportation, shall
7.23 	notify the chair of the Transportation
7.24 	Finance Committee of the house of
7.25 	representatives and the chair of the
7.26 	Transportation Budget Division of the
7.27 	senate of the amount of the remainder
7.28 	and shall then add that amount to the
7.29 	appropriation.  The amount added is
7.30 	appropriated for the purposes of county
7.31 	state aids or municipal state aids, as
7.32 	appropriate.
7.33 	If the appropriation for either county
7.34 	state aids or municipal state aids does
7.35 	exhaust the balance in the fund from
7.36 	which it is made in the year for which
7.37 	it is made, the commissioner of finance
7.38 	shall notify the chair of the
7.39 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
7.40 	house of representatives and the chair
7.41 	of the Transportation Budget Division
7.42 	of the senate of the amount by which
7.43 	the appropriation exceeds the balance
7.44 	and shall then reduce that amount from
7.45 	the appropriation.
7.46 		Subd. 5.General Support
7.47 	and Services                          55,589,000     55,589,000
7.48 	Summary by Fund
7.49 	General                  56,000        56,000
7.50 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
7.51 	Trunk Highway        55,508,000    55,508,000
7.52 	The amounts that may be spent from this
7.53 	appropriation for each activity are as
7.54 	follows:
8.1 	(a) Department Support
8.2 	38,999,000     38,999,000
8.3 	Summary by Fund
8.4 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
8.5 	Trunk Highway        38,974,000    38,974,000
8.6 	(b) Buildings
8.7 	16,590,000     16,590,000
8.8 	Summary by Fund
8.9 	General                  56,000        56,000
8.10 	Trunk Highway        16,534,000    16,534,000
8.11 	If the appropriation for either year is
8.12 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
8.13 	other year is available for it.
8.14 		Subd. 6.Transfers
8.15 	(a) With the approval of the
8.16 	commissioner of finance, the
8.17 	commissioner of transportation may
8.18 	transfer unencumbered balances among
8.19 	the appropriations from the trunk
8.20 	highway fund and the state airports
8.21 	fund made in this section.  No transfer
8.22 	may be made from the appropriation for
8.23 	state road construction.  No transfer
8.24 	may be made from the appropriations for
8.25 	debt service to any other appropriation.
8.26 	Transfers under this paragraph may not
8.27 	be made between funds.  Transfers
8.28 	between programs must be reported
8.29 	immediately to the chair of the
8.30 	Transportation Budget Division of the
8.31 	senate and the chair of the
8.32 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
8.33 	house of representatives.
8.34 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall
8.35 	transfer from the flexible account in
8.36 	the county state-aid highway fund
8.37 	$5,650,000 the first year and
8.38 	$1,480,000 the second year to the
8.39 	municipal turnback account in the
8.40 	municipal state-aid street fund and
8.41 	$10,390,000 the first year and
8.42 	$7,380,000 the second year to the trunk
8.43 	highway fund; and the remainder in each
8.44 	year to the county turnback account in
8.45 	the county state-aid highway fund.
8.46 		Subd. 7.Use of State Road
8.47 	Construction Appropriations
8.48 	Any money appropriated to the
8.49 	commissioner of transportation for
8.50 	state road construction for any fiscal
8.51 	year before fiscal year 2006 is
8.52 	available to the commissioner during
8.53 	fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to the
8.54 	extent that the commissioner spends the
8.55 	money on the state road construction
8.56 	project for which the money was
9.1 	originally encumbered during the fiscal
9.2 	year for which it was appropriated.
9.3 	The commissioner of transportation
9.4 	shall report to the commissioner of
9.5 	finance by August 1, 2005, and August
9.6 	1, 2006, on a form the commissioner of
9.7 	finance provides, on expenditures made
9.8 	during the previous fiscal year that
9.9 	are authorized by this subdivision.
9.10 		Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation
9.11 	The commissioner of transportation,
9.12 	with the approval of the governor after
9.13 	review by the Legislative Advisory
9.14 	Commission under Minnesota Statutes,
9.15 	section 3.30, may transfer all or part
9.16 	of the unappropriated balance in the
9.17 	trunk highway fund to an appropriation
9.18 	(1) for trunk highway design,
9.19 	construction, or inspection in order to
9.20 	take advantage of an unanticipated
9.21 	receipt of income to the trunk highway
9.22 	fund or to take advantage of federal
9.23 	advanced construction funding, (2) for
9.24 	trunk highway maintenance in order to
9.25 	meet an emergency, or (3) to pay tort
9.26 	or environmental claims.  Any transfer
9.27 	as a result of the use of federal
9.28 	advanced construction funding must
9.29 	include an analysis of the effects on
9.30 	the long-term trunk highway fund
9.31 	balance.  The amount transferred is
9.32 	appropriated for the purpose of the
9.33 	account to which it is transferred.

9.34 	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
9.35 	TRANSIT                               57,503,000     58,753,000
 9.36 	(a) Bus Transit
9.37 	53,453,000     53,453,000
9.38 	This appropriation is for bus system
9.39 	operations.
9.40 	(b) Rail Operations
9.41 	4,050,000      5,300,000
9.42 	This appropriation is for operations of
9.43 	the Hiawatha light rail transit line.
9.44 	This appropriation is for paying 50
9.45 	percent of operating costs for the
9.46 	Hiawatha light rail transit line after
9.47 	operating revenue and federal funds are
9.48 	used for light rail transit operations.
9.49 	The remaining operating costs up to a
9.50 	maximum of $4,050,000 the first year
9.51 	and $5,300,000 the second year are to
9.52 	be paid by the Hennepin County Regional
9.53 	Rail Authority, using any or all of
9.54 	these sources:
9.55 	(1) general tax revenues of Hennepin
9.56 	County;
9.57 	(2) the authority's reserves; and
9.58 	(3) taxes levied under Minnesota
10.1 	Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision
10.2 	8, notwithstanding any provision in
10.3 	that subdivision that limits amounts
10.4 	that may be levied for light rail
10.5 	transit purposes.

10.6 	Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY
 10.7 		Subdivision 1.Total
10.8 	Appropriation                        132,448,000    131,869,000
10.9 	Summary by Fund
10.10 	General               5,242,000     5,247,000
10.11 	Trunk Highway        73,022,000    73,013,000
10.12 	Highway User          8,443,000     8,513,000
10.13 	Special Revenue      45,741,000    45,096,000
10.14 		Subd. 2.Administration
10.15 	and Related Services                   9,684,000      9,689,000
10.16 	Summary by Fund
10.17 	General               2,371,000     2,376,000
10.18 	Trunk Highway         5,938,000     5,938,000
10.19 	Highway User          1,385,000     1,385,000
10.20 	(a) Office of Communications
10.21 	385,000        385,000
10.22 	Summary by Fund
10.23 	General                  39,000        39,000
10.24 	Trunk Highway           346,000       346,000
10.25 	(b) Public Safety Support
10.26 	6,855,000      6,860,000
10.27 	Summary by Fund
10.28 	General               2,241,000     2,246,000
10.29 	Trunk Highway         3,248,000     3,248,000
10.30 	Highway User          1,366,000     1,366,000
10.31 	$375,000 the first year and $380,000
10.32 	the second year are for payment of
10.33 	public safety officer survivor benefits
10.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.35 	299A.44.  If the appropriation for
10.36 	either year is insufficient, the
10.37 	appropriation for the other year is
10.38 	available for it.
10.39 	$314,000 the first year and $314,000
10.40 	the second year are to be deposited in
10.41 	the public safety officer's benefit
10.42 	account.  This money is available for
10.43 	reimbursements under Minnesota
10.44 	Statutes, section 299A.465.
10.45 	$508,000 the first year and $508,000
11.1 	the second year are for soft body armor
11.2 	reimbursements under Minnesota
11.3 	Statutes, section 299A.38.
11.4 	$792,000 the first year and $792,000
11.5 	the second year are appropriated from
11.6 	the general fund for transfer by the
11.7 	commissioner of finance to the trunk
11.8 	highway fund on December 31, 2005, and
11.9 	December 31, 2006, respectively, in
11.10 	order to reimburse the trunk highway
11.11 	fund for expenses not related to the
11.12 	fund.  These represent amounts
11.13 	appropriated out of the trunk highway
11.14 	fund for general fund purposes in the
11.15 	administration and related services
11.16 	program.
11.17 	$610,000 the first year and $610,000
11.18 	the second year are appropriated from
11.19 	the highway user tax distribution fund
11.20 	for transfer by the commissioner of
11.21 	finance to the trunk highway fund on
11.22 	December 31, 2005, and December 31,
11.23 	2006, respectively, in order to
11.24 	reimburse the trunk highway fund for
11.25 	expenses not related to the fund.
11.26 	These represent amounts appropriated
11.27 	out of the trunk highway fund for
11.28 	highway user tax distribution fund
11.29 	purposes in the administration and
11.30 	related services program.
11.31 	$716,000 the first year and $716,000
11.32 	the second year are appropriated from
11.33 	the highway user tax distribution fund
11.34 	for transfer by the commissioner of
11.35 	finance to the general fund on December
11.36 	31, 2005, and December 31, 2006,
11.37 	respectively, in order to reimburse the
11.38 	general fund for expenses not related
11.39 	to the fund.  These represent amounts
11.40 	appropriated out of the general fund
11.41 	for operation of the criminal justice
11.42 	data network related to driver and
11.43 	motor vehicle licensing.
11.44 	(c) Technical Support Services
11.45 	2,454,000      2,454,000
11.46 	Summary by Fund
11.47 	General                  91,000        91,000
11.48 	Trunk Highway         2,344,000     2,344,000
11.49 	Highway User             19,000        19,000
11.50 		Subd. 3.State Patrol                70,047,000     70,038,000
11.51 	Summary by Fund
11.52 	General               2,871,000     2,871,000
11.53 	Trunk Highway        67,084,000    67,075,000
11.54 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
11.55 	(a) Patrolling Highways
12.1 	60,739,000     60,730,000
12.2 	Summary by Fund
12.3 	General                  37,000        37,000
12.4 	Trunk Highway        60,610,000    60,601,000
12.5 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
12.6 	$3,700,000 the first year is for the
12.7 	cost of adding State Patrol positions.
12.8 	If money transferred to the trunk
12.9 	highway fund in the first year from the
12.10 	alcohol enforcement account in the
12.11 	special revenue fund is less than the
12.12 	amount specified in this paragraph, the
12.13 	commissioner shall make up the
12.14 	difference by transferring to the trunk
12.15 	highway fund money allocated to the
12.16 	commissioner under the federal Repeat
12.17 	Offender Transfer Program, Public Law
12.18 	105-206, section 164.
12.19 	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
12.20 	6,474,000      6,474,000
12.21 	This appropriation is from the trunk
12.22 	highway fund.
12.23 	(c) Capitol Security
12.24 	2,834,000      2,834,000
12.25 	The commissioner may not (1) spend any
12.26 	money from the trunk highway fund for
12.27 	capitol security or (2) permanently
12.28 	transfer any state trooper from the
12.29 	patrolling highways activity to capitol
12.30 	security.
12.31 	The commissioner may not transfer any
12.32 	money (1) appropriated for Department
12.33 	of Public Safety administration, the
12.34 	patrolling of highways, commercial
12.35 	vehicle enforcement, or driver and
12.36 	vehicle services to capitol security or
12.37 	(2) from capitol security.
12.38 		Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
12.39 	51,389,000     50,814,000
12.40 	Summary by Fund
12.41 	Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
12.42 	Special Revenue      44,423,000    43,778,000
12.43 	(a) Vehicle Services
12.44 	23,383,000     23,849,000
12.45 	Summary by Fund
12.46 	Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
12.47 	Special Revenue      16,417,000    16,813,000
12.48 	This appropriation is from the vehicle
13.1 	services operating account in the
13.2 	special revenue fund.
13.3 	(b) Driver Services
13.4 	28,006,000     26,965,000
13.5 	This appropriation is from the driver
13.6 	services operating account in the
13.7 	special revenue fund.
13.8 		Subd. 5.Traffic Safety                 324,000        324,000
13.9 	This appropriation is from the driver
13.10 	services operating account in the
13.11 	special revenue fund.
13.12 	The commissioner of public safety shall
13.13 	spend 50 percent of the money available
13.14 	to the state under Public Law 105-206,
13.15 	section 164, and the remaining 50
13.16 	percent must be transferred to the
13.17 	commissioner of transportation for
13.18 	hazard elimination activities under
13.19 	United States Code, title 23, section
13.20 	152.
13.21 		Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety                994,000        994,000
13.22 	This appropriation is from the pipeline
13.23 	safety account in the special revenue
13.24 	fund.

13.25 	Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT
13.26 	ACCOUNTS                                 375,000        375,000
 13.27 	Summary by Fund
13.28 	Trunk Highway           200,000       200,000
13.29 	Highway User            125,000       125,000
13.30 	Airports                 50,000        50,000
13.31 	The appropriations in this section may
13.32 	only be spent with the approval of the
13.33 	governor after consultation with the
13.34 	Legislative Advisory Commission
13.35 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.36 	3.30.
13.37 	If an appropriation in this section for
13.38 	either year is insufficient, the
13.39 	appropriation for the other year is
13.40 	available for it.

13.41 	Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS                     600,000        600,000
 13.42 	To be spent by the commissioner of
13.43 	finance.
13.44 	This appropriation is from the trunk
13.45 	highway fund.
13.46 	If the appropriation for either year is
13.47 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
13.48 	other year is available for it.

13.49 	ARTICLE 2
13.50 	PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS

14.1 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908,
14.2 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.3 		Subdivision 1.Fee charged.  A fee of $4 $8 shall be
14.4 	charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer
14.5 	of title within the state, other than transfers for resale
14.6 	purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000
14.7 	pounds.  The fee shall be collected in an appropriate manner by
14.8 	the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety.
14.9 	Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued
14.10 	by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety for
14.11 	the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the
14.12 	transfer fee unless the fee is paid.  The fee may not be charged
14.13 	on the transfer of:
14.14 	(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to
14.15 	the same person;
14.16 	(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section
14.17 	297A.70, subdivision 2; or
14.18 	(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of
14.19 	another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date
14.20 	of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this
14.21 	state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.

14.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
14.23 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
14.24 		Subd. 8.Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services
14.25 	operating account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this
14.26 	chapter,the net proceeds of the registration tax imposed on
14.27 	motor vehicles under this chapter shall must be collected by the
14.28 	registrar of motor vehicles and commissioner,paid into the
14.29 	state treasury,and credited to the highway user tax
14.30 	distribution fund.
14.31 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
14.32 	specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
14.33 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

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

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

16.7 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
16.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.9 		Subd. 3.special classic plates.  The registrar 
16.10 	commissioner shall issue number plates of the same size as
16.11 	standard motorcycle license plates and inscribed "collector" and
16.12 	"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of
16.13 	characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but
16.14 	without a date.  The plates are valid without renewal as long as
16.15 	the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the
16.16 	applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle.  The registrar 
16.17 	commissioner may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this
16.18 	subdivision.

16.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
16.20 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.21 		Subd. 5.Original plates.  (a) Instead of being
16.22 	issued special classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle
16.23 	registered under this section may display original Minnesota
16.24 	number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the
16.25 	motorcycle on which they are displayed.  The number of on the
16.26 	original plates must be provided to the registrar commissioner.
16.27 	(b) Original Minnesota number plates may not be used if the
16.28 	number on the original plate is identical to the number on a
16.29 	current collector's plate issued by the registrar commissioner.
16.30 	(c) A person currently using classic motorcycle plates
16.31 	issued under this section, shall return those plates to the
16.32 	registrar before substituting original plates.
16.33 	(d) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector
16.34 	vehicle,the registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of
16.35 	$10 for registering the number on the original plates.

16.36 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is
17.1 	amended to read:
17.2 	168.12  LICENSE PLATES.
17.3 		Subdivision 1.number plates; design, visibility, periods
17.4 	of issuance. (a) The registrar commissioner, upon the approval
17.5 	and payment, shall issue to the applicant the number plates
17.6 	required by law this chapter, bearing the state name and the an
17.7 	assigned vehicle registration number assigned.  The number
17.8 	assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or
17.9 	sign with figures.  The color of the plates and the color of the
17.10 	abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned shall 
17.11 	must be in marked contrast.  The plates shall must be lettered,
17.12 	spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration
17.13 	of the vehicle according to the rules of the registrar, and 
17.14 	commissioner.
17.15 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total
17.16 	gross weight, the plates issued shall must clearly indicate by
17.17 	letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for
17.18 	which the tax has been paid. These number 
17.19 	(c) The plates shall must be so treated as to be at least
17.20 	100 times brighter than the conventional painted number plates.
17.21 	When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, these number the 
17.22 	plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard
17.23 	headlights, shall must be visible for a distance of not less
17.24 	than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110
17.25 	feet.
17.26 	(b) (d) The registrar commissioner shall issue these
17.27 	number plates for the following periods:
17.28 	(1) New number plates issued pursuant to section 168.012,
17.29 	subdivision 1, shall must be issued to a vehicle for as long as
17.30 	it the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall
17.31 	not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate 
17.32 	may be transferred with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency
17.33 	to another.
17.34 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles as defined in
17.35 	section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall must be issued for a
17.36 	seven-year period.  All plates issued under this paragraph must
18.1 	be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time
18.2 	of annual registration renewal or will become so during the
18.3 	registration period.
18.4 	(3) Number Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27,
18.5 	subdivisions 16 and 17, shall must be for a seven-year period.
18.6 	(4) Number Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and
18.7 	section 168.123shall must be issued for the life of the veteran
18.8 	under section 169.79.
18.9 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to
18.10 	(3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, shall must be
18.11 	issued for the life of the vehicle.  Beginning with number 
18.12 	plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with
18.13 	a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less shall must be
18.14 	issued for the life of the trailer and shall must be not more
18.15 	than seven inches in length and four inches in width.
18.16 	(c) (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the
18.17 	registrar commissioner shall issue for each registration a tab
18.18 	or sticker to designate the year of registration.  This tab or 
18.19 	sticker shall must show the calendar year or years for which the
18.20 	sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period.
18.21 	The number plates, number tabs, or and stickers issued for a
18.22 	motor vehicle may not be transferred to another motor vehicle
18.23 	during the period for which it the sticker is issued, except
18.24 	when issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187.
18.25 	(d) Notwithstanding (f) Despite any other provision of this
18.26 	subdivision, number plates issued to a vehicle which is used for
18.27 	behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a
18.28 	public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the
18.29 	same purpose without payment of any additional fee.  The
18.30 	registrar shall be notified public school shall notify the
18.31 	commissioner of each transfer of number plates under this
18.32 	paragraph and .  The commissioner may prescribe a form format for
18.33 	notification.
18.34 		Subd. 2.Amateur radio licensee; special plates. (a) Any 
18.35 	The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an 
18.36 	applicant who:
19.1 	(1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
19.2 	van or pickup truck,or a self-propelled recreational motor 
19.3 	vehicle, and ;
19.4 	(2) is a resident of this state, and who ;
19.5 	(3) holds an official amateur radio station license,or a
19.6 	citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
19.7 	by the Federal Communications Commission shall upon compliance ;
19.8 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
19.9 	168.013;
19.10 	(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
19.11 	any other fees required by this chapter; and 
19.12 	(6) complies with all laws of this state relating to this
19.13 	chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
19.14 	and the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, be furnished
19.15 	with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,
19.16 	upon which,;
19.17 	(b) In lieu of the numbers registration number required for
19.18 	identification under subdivision 1, shall be inscribed the
19.19 	plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the
19.20 	applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
19.21 	and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."
19.22 	The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax
19.23 	required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,
19.24 	and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the
19.25 	applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license
19.26 	plates issued for the motor vehicle.
19.27 	(c) This provision for the issue of special license plates
19.28 	shall apply applies only if the applicant's motor vehicle is
19.29 	already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
19.30 	regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under
19.31 	which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
19.32 	the necessary special license plates made.
19.33 	(d) If owning or jointly owning more than one motor vehicle
19.34 	of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
19.35 	apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor 
19.36 	vehicles,and, if each application complies with this
20.1 	subdivision, the registrar commissioner shall furnish the
20.2 	applicant with the special plates, inscribed with indicating the
20.3 	official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
20.4 	information as the registrar commissioner considers necessary,
20.5 	for each of the two motor vehicles.
20.6 	(e) And The registrar commissioner may make reasonable
20.7 	rules governing the use of the special license plates as will
20.8 	assure the full compliance by the owner and holder of the
20.9 	special plates, with all existing laws governing the
20.10 	registration of motor vehicles,and the transfer and the use
20.11 	thereof of the plates.
20.12 	(b) (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
20.13 	the special license plates issued under this subdivision may be
20.14 	transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in
20.15 	paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,upon the payment
20.16 	of a fee of $5.  The registrar commissioner must be notified of 
20.17 	before the transfer and may prescribe a form format for the
20.18 	notification.
20.19 	(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
20.20 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
20.21 	distribution fund.
20.22 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The
20.23 	commissioner shall issue personalized license plates must be
20.24 	issued or, if requested for special plates issued under section
20.25 	168.123 for veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or
20.26 	168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable personalized
20.27 	special veterans plates,to an applicant for registration of who:
20.28 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a
20.29 	passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
20.30 	collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as defined in
20.31 	section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck with a
20.32 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
20.33 	resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle,including a classic
20.34 	motorcycle; or self-propelled a recreational motor vehicle, upon
20.35 	compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
20.36 	of the vehicle and upon payment of ;
21.1 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 in addition to and any other
21.2 	fees required by this chapter;
21.3 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
21.4 	for the motor vehicle; and 
21.5 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
21.6 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
21.7 	(b) The registrar commissioner shall designate charge a
21.8 	replacement fee for personalized license plates that is
21.9 	calculated to cover the cost of replacement and personalized
21.10 	special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as
21.11 	specified in subdivision 5.  This fee must be paid by the
21.12 	applicant whenever the personalized license plates are required
21.13 	to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section
21.14 	168.124, subdivision 3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may
21.15 	be charged to replace plates issued under those sections.
21.16 	(c) In lieu of the numbers registration number assigned as
21.17 	provided in subdivision 1, personalized license plates and
21.18 	personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them
21.19 	a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five
21.20 	numbers and letters for personalized special veterans plates,in
21.21 	any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the design
21.22 	requirements of sections 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125.  When an
21.23 	applicant has once obtained personalized plates or personalized
21.24 	special veterans plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim
21.25 	for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans
21.26 	plates in the next succeeding year as long as current motor
21.27 	vehicle registration is maintained.
21.28 	(d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in
21.29 	the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
21.30 	transfer of personalized license plates and personalized special
21.31 	veterans plates.  No words or combination of letters placed
21.32 	on personalized license these plates may be used for commercial
21.33 	advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or
21.34 	be of a nature that would offend public morals or decency.  The
21.35 	call signals or letters of a radio or television station are not
21.36 	commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
22.1 	(b) Notwithstanding (e) Despite the provisions of
22.2 	subdivision 1, personalized license plates and personalized
22.3 	special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be
22.4 	transferred to another motor vehicle owned or jointly listed in
22.5 	paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a
22.6 	fee of $5, which must be paid into the state treasury and
22.7 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
22.8 	(f) The registrar commissioner may by rule provide a form 
22.9 	specify the format for notification.
22.10 	(g) A personalized license plate or personalized special
22.11 	veterans plate issued for a classic car, pioneer car, collector
22.12 	car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred to
22.13 	a vehicle not eligible for such a license plate.
22.14 	(c) Notwithstanding (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if
22.15 	the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
22.16 	the applicant may apply and shall receive must be issued 
22.17 	duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
22.18 	and numbers and the same design as (1) the former personalized
22.19 	plates or personalized special veterans plates under section
22.20 	168.123 upon the payment of the fee required by section
22.21 	168.29 or (2) the former personalized special veterans plates
22.22 	issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.
22.23 	(d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
22.24 	personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury
22.25 	and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
22.26 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates. (a) The
22.27 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates, or a
22.28 	single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate,to any
22.29 	applicant who:
22.30 	(1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state
22.31 	aid under chapter 69 and an owner or joint owner of a passenger
22.32 	automobile, or a truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
22.33 	capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, upon payment
22.34 	of or a motorcycle;
22.35 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and upon payment of any other fees
22.36 	required by this chapter;
23.1 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
23.2 	for the motor vehicle and compliance with other laws of this
23.3 	state relating to ; and 
23.4 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
23.5 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
23.6 	and drivers.
23.7 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under
23.8 	subdivision 1, the special license plates shall be inscribed
23.9 	with a symbol must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together
23.10 	with five any numbers or characters prescribed by the
23.11 	commissioner.  No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
23.12 	plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
23.13 	applicant.
23.14 	(b) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
23.15 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
23.16 	the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
23.17 	in this subdivision.  When the person individual to whom the
23.18 	special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
23.19 	department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred,
23.20 	the owner shall remove the special license plates shall be
23.21 	removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar.
23.22 	Upon return removal of the special plates, or special motorcycle
23.23 	plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is
23.24 	entitled to receive regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate 
23.25 	for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the
23.26 	registration period for which the special plate or plates were
23.27 	issued.
23.28 	Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
23.29 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
23.30 	payment of $5, which fee shall be paid into the state treasury
23.31 	and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.(d) A
23.32 	special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision
23.33 	must be the same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
23.34 	(e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this
23.35 	subdivision for a passenger automobile or truck may be
23.36 	transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned or
24.1 	jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued.  On
24.2 	payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under this subdivision
24.3 	for a motorcycle may be transferred to another motorcycle owned
24.4 	or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
24.5 	(c) (f) The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules
24.6 	under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
24.7 	14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
24.8 	authorized in this subdivision. All fees from the sale of
24.9 	special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the
24.10 	state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
24.11 	fund.
24.12 		Subd. 2c.National guard; special plates. (a) The
24.13 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any
24.14 	applicant who:
24.15 	(1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
24.16 	member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
24.17 	member who is not a retired member, and is an owner or joint
24.18 	owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck included
24.19 	within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of ;
24.20 	(2) pays a fee of $10, payment of and any other fees
24.21 	required by this chapter;
24.22 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
24.23 	compliance with other laws of this state relating to this
24.24 	chapter; and 
24.25 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
24.26 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
24.27 	and drivers.
24.28 	(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these
24.29 	special plates subject to the approval of the registrar 
24.30 	commissioner. No 
24.31 	(c) An applicant shall must not be issued more than two
24.32 	sets of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by 
24.33 	registered to the applicant. The adjutant general shall
24.34 	estimate the number of special plates that will be required and
24.35 	submit the estimate to the registrar.
24.36 	(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
25.1 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
25.2 	the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the
25.3 	Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision.  When
25.4 	the person individual to whom the special plates were issued is
25.5 	no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
25.6 	Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle and
25.7 	returned to by the registrar owner.  Upon return removal of
25.8 	the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor 
25.9 	vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor 
25.10 	vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
25.11 	period for which the special plates were issued.
25.12 	(e) While the person is an active or retired member of the
25.13 	Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
25.14 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or
25.15 	jointly owned by that person individual upon payment of a fee of
25.16 	$5.
25.17 	(c) (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
25.18 	means a person an individual placed on the roll of retired
25.19 	officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
25.20 	the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
25.21 	deceased.
25.22 	(d) All fees collected under the provisions of this
25.23 	subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
25.24 	to the highway user tax distribution fund.
25.25 	(e) (g) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
25.26 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
25.27 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
25.28 		Subd. 2d.Ready reserve; special plates. (a) The
25.29 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to an
25.30 	applicant who:
25.31 	(1) is not eligible for special license National Guard 
25.32 	plates under subdivision 2c, who is a member of the United
25.33 	States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
25.34 	Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner or joint
25.35 	owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck, on
25.36 	paying ;
26.1 	(2) pays a fee of $10, paying and any other fees required
26.2 	by this chapter;
26.3 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
26.4 	complying with other laws of this state relating to this
26.5 	chapter; and 
26.6 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
26.7 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
26.8 	and drivers.
26.9 	(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the
26.10 	emblem for these special plates subject to the approval of the
26.11 	registrar commissioner. No 
26.12 	(c) An applicant may must not be issued more than two sets
26.13 	of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
26.14 	applicant. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate
26.15 	the number of special plates that will be required and submit
26.16 	the estimate to the registrar.
26.17 	(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
26.18 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
26.19 	the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve.  When the
26.20 	person owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be
26.21 	removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar by
26.22 	the owner.  On returning removing the special plates, either the
26.23 	owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive
26.24 	regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest
26.25 	of the registration period for which the special plates were
26.26 	issued.  While the person owner is a member of the ready
26.27 	reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
26.28 	to another motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by that person 
26.29 	individual on paying a fee of $5.
26.30 	(c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid
26.31 	into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
26.32 	distribution fund.
26.33 	(d) (e) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
26.34 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
26.35 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
26.36 		Subd. 2e.Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
27.1 	plates. (a) The registrar commissioner shall issue special
27.2 	license plates to an applicant who:
27.3 	(1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
27.4 	section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and who owns or jointly owns a
27.5 	motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile.  The registrar
27.6 	shall issue the special plates on payment of ;
27.7 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
27.8 	for the motor vehicle, compliance with all other applicable laws
27.9 	relating to ;
27.10 	(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
27.11 	chapter; and 
27.12 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
27.13 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
27.14 	and drivers, and payment of an additional fee of $10.
27.15 	(b) The registrar commissioner shall not issue more than
27.16 	two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.
27.17 	(b) A person (c) An individual may use special plates
27.18 	issued under this subdivision only during the period that
27.19 	the person individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant.  When
27.20 	the person individual to whom the special plates were issued
27.21 	ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the person 
27.22 	individual shall return remove each set of special plates issued
27.23 	to that person.  When ownership of a the motor vehicle is
27.24 	transferred, the person individual shall remove the special
27.25 	plates from that motor vehicle and return them to the
27.26 	registrar.  On return removal of each set of plates, the owner
27.27 	of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a
27.28 	transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive
27.29 	regular license plates for the motor vehicle without cost for
27.30 	the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
27.31 	plates were issued.  Special plates issued under this
27.32 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by
27.33 	the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
27.34 	(c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid
27.35 	into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax
27.36 	distribution fund.
28.1 	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
28.2 	issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
28.3 	subdivision.
28.4 		Subd. 2f.Original license plates. (a) On application of
28.5 	the owner and in lieu of issuing license plates under
28.6 	subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a
28.7 	passenger automobile, the registrar commissioner may assign to
28.8 	the motor vehicle original Minnesota number registration plates
28.9 	issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle,
28.10 	if (1) the original license plates are at least 20 years old,
28.11 	(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has the original license 
28.12 	plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the
28.13 	owner provides the license plate number to the registrar 
28.14 	commissioner.
28.15 	(b) License Plates displayed under this subdivision,
28.16 	including tabs and stickers applied to the plates, must be
28.17 	clearly legible and must be displayed at the front and rear of 
28.18 	on the motor vehicle.
28.19 	(c) The registrar commissioner shall not assign the
28.20 	registration number on the original license plates to the motor 
28.21 	vehicle if the registrar commissioner determines that the number
28.22 	on the original plate is identical to the number on any current
28.23 	license plate in the current or reserved numbering system used
28.24 	by the registrar commissioner. A person currently using license
28.25 	plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those
28.26 	license plates to the registrar before displaying original
28.27 	license plates under this subdivision.
28.28 	(d) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, an original
28.29 	license plate whose number has been assigned under this
28.30 	subdivision may be displayed for as long as the license plates,
28.31 	including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly
28.32 	legible and the number is not subsequently used by the
28.33 	commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering
28.34 	system.
28.35 	(e) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, original license 
28.36 	plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or
29.1 	sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if
29.2 	the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued
29.3 	under section 168.11 at all times when the motor vehicle is
29.4 	operated on the public highways.
29.5 	(f) The registrar commissioner may charge a fee for
29.6 	receiving an application and assigning original license plate
29.7 	numbers.
29.8 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee
29.9 	otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any motor 
29.10 	vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
29.11 	issuance of any number license plate or plates, the commissioner
29.12 	of public safety shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
29.13 	that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
29.14 	issuing the license plate or plates, except for license plates
29.15 	issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
29.16 	license plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
29.17 	168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. The
29.18 	commissioner shall issue graphic design license plates shall 
29.19 	only be issued for vehicles registered pursuant to section
29.20 	168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section
29.21 	168.013, subdivision 1g.
29.22 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the
29.23 	following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the
29.24 	original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a
29.25 	plate year:
29.26 	Sequential Regular Double Plate                  $ 4.25
29.27 	Sequential Special Plate-Double                  $ 7.00
29.28 	Sequential Regular Single Plate                  $ 3.00
29.29 	Sequential Special Plate-Single                  $ 5.50
29.30 	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate              $ 2.50
29.31 	Nonsequential Double Plate                       $14.00
29.32 	Nonsequential Single Plate                       $10.00
29.33 	Duplicate Sticker                                $ 1.00
29.34 	(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
29.35 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
29.36 	distribution fund.
30.1 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
30.2 	except that amendments to subdivision 2a are effective August 1,
30.3 	2006.

30.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is
30.5 	amended to read:
30.6 	168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
30.7 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On
30.8 	payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
30.9 	single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
30.10 	registration tax required by law, and compliance with
30.11 	other applicable laws relating to the vehicle registration and
30.12 	licensing of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
30.13 	self-propelled recreational equipment, or motorcycle, as
30.14 	applicable, the registrar commissioner shall issue:
30.15 	(1) special license veteran's plates to an applicant who
30.16 	served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
30.17 	forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied
30.18 	with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
30.19 	discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint 
30.20 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
30.21 	or self-propelled recreational equipment motor vehicle, or truck
30.22 	resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal
30.23 	rated capacity of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor
30.24 	vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75; or
30.25 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle license plate as
30.26 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i) or
30.27 	another special license plate designed by the commissioner of
30.28 	public safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who
30.29 	served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who
30.30 	served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
30.31 	forces of the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
30.32 	discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or
30.33 	joint registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria
30.34 	listed in this paragraph and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
30.35 	(f), (h), or (i).  Plates issued under this clause must be the
30.36 	same size as standard regular motorcycle license 
31.1 	plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued under this
31.2 	clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
31.3 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set
31.4 	of veteran's plates, is payable only when the plates are issued,
31.5 	and is not payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are
31.6 	issued instead of number plates. An applicant must not be
31.7 	issued more than two sets of plates for vehicles listed in
31.8 	paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by the applicant.
31.9 	(c) The veteran shall must have a certified copy of the
31.10 	veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
31.11 	at the time of application.  If an applicant served in the
31.12 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
31.13 	nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
31.14 	foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
31.15 	discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
31.16 	certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license 
31.17 	plates provided under this section.
31.18 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described
31.19 	in paragraph (a), clause (1), the commissioner shall collect a
31.20 	surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under paragraph (a).
31.21 	The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services
31.22 	operating account in the special revenue fund.
31.23 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
31.24 	shall design the emblem for the veterans' special plates,
31.25 	subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner, that
31.26 	satisfy the following requirements:
31.27 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
31.28 	and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
31.29 	inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" 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 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
31.34 	or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
31.35 	1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
31.36 	SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
32.1 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
32.2 	the first numeral of the special license plate number.
32.3 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
32.4 	War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
32.5 	VET" and:
32.6 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
32.7 	with the first character directly above the second character and
32.8 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
32.9 	license plate number; or
32.10 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
32.11 	with the first character directly above the second character and
32.12 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
32.13 	license plate number.
32.14 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
32.15 	the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
32.16 	the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
32.17 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
32.18 	of the special license plate number.
32.19 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
32.20 	purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription
32.21 	"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with have a facsimile on an
32.22 	emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C"
32.23 	over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter
32.24 	just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
32.25 	number.
32.26 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the special plates must
32.27 	bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
32.28 	with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
32.29 	letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license 
32.30 	plate number.  For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
32.31 	War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
32.32 	August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
32.33 	States or a nation or society allied with the United States or
32.34 	the United Nations during Operation Desert Shield, Operation
32.35 	Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf
32.36 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential
33.1 	Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.
33.2 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
33.3 	1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
33.4 	inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
33.5 	first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
33.6 	just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
33.7 	number.
33.8 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
33.9 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be
33.10 	inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
33.11 	inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special plate
33.12 	number;
33.13 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must
33.14 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
33.15 	inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly below the special plate
33.16 	number; or 
33.17 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the
33.18 	special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal
33.19 	and must bear the inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the
33.20 	special plate number.
33.21 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on
33.22 	Terrorism Service Medal, the special plates must be inscribed
33.23 	with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription
33.24 	"GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number.  In
33.25 	addition, any member of the National Guard or other military
33.26 	reserves who has been ordered to federally funded state active
33.27 	service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in
33.28 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the
33.29 	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, is eligible for the
33.30 	license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of
33.31 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
33.32 		Subd. 2a.Temporary surcharge. For license plates issued
33.33 	under subdivision 2, paragraphs (h) and (i), the commissioner
33.34 	shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under
33.35 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a).  The surcharge must be deposited
33.36 	in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
34.1 	fund.
34.2 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans
34.3 	affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be
34.4 	required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
34.5 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On payment of a fee of $5,
34.6 	plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
34.7 	may be transferred to another passenger automobile, pickup
34.8 	truck, van,or self-propelled recreational equipment owned or
34.9 	jointly owned by motor vehicle, or one-ton truck described in
34.10 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), registered to the
34.11 	person individual to whom the plates were issued.
34.12 	(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
34.13 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
34.14 	another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by registered to the
34.15 	person individual to whom the plate was issued.
34.16 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this
34.17 	section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
34.18 	highway user tax distribution fund.
34.19 		Subd. 6.Rules. The registrar commissioner may adopt
34.20 	rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the
34.21 	issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this
34.22 	section.
34.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005,
34.24 	except that amendments to subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause
34.25 	(2); subdivision 2; and subdivision 2a, are effective the day
34.26 	following final enactment.

34.27 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is
34.28 	amended to read:
34.29 	168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP
34.30 	EMBLEMS.
34.31 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On
34.32 	payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates,
34.33 	payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance
34.34 	with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a
34.35 	passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
34.36 	recreational vehicle, as applicable,The registrar commissioner 
35.1 	shall issue a special license plate sticker emblem for each
35.2 	plate to an applicant who:
35.3 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans
35.4 	service organization and is an owner or joint a registered owner
35.5 	of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
35.6 	recreational vehicle;
35.7 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
35.8 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any
35.9 	other fees required by this chapter; and 
35.10 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
35.11 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
35.12 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of
35.13 	initial application for the special license plate stickers 
35.14 	emblem and when the license plates must be replaced or renewed.
35.15 	An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special
35.16 	license plate stickers emblems for motor vehicles listed in
35.17 	paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by registered to the
35.18 	applicant.
35.19 	(c) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine
35.20 	what documentation is required by each applicant to show that
35.21 	the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered
35.22 	veterans service organization and is entitled to the special
35.23 	license plate stickers applicant must present a valid card
35.24 	indicating membership in the American Legion or Veterans of
35.25 	Foreign Wars.
35.26 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) The commissioner of veterans
35.27 	affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally
35.28 	chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the
35.29 	special license plate stickers emblems, subject to the approval
35.30 	of the registrar commissioner.  The emblem, symbol, or other
35.31 	pictorial representation on the sticker must be at least as
35.32 	large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the registrar 
35.33 	commissioner shall allow for plates with spaces for the stickers 
35.34 	emblem in place of a numeral or letter.
35.35 	(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service
35.36 	organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the
36.1 	national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released
36.2 	before the commissioner may issue special license plate stickers 
36.3 	emblems to members of any particular service organization under
36.4 	this section.
36.5 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans
36.6 	affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that
36.7 	will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
36.8 		Subd. 4.Plate stickers emblem transfer. Notwithstanding 
36.9 	Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment
36.10 	of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate
36.11 	stickers emblems issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred
36.12 	by the owner to other license plates on a passenger automobile,
36.13 	pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle owned
36.14 	or jointly owned by registered to the person to whom the
36.15 	stickers emblems were issued.
36.16 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this
36.17 	section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
36.18 	highway user tax distribution fund.

36.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is
36.20 	amended to read:
36.21 	168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.
36.22 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The registrar of
36.23 	motor vehicles commissioner shall issue special license plates
36.24 	bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who:
36.25 	(1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and
36.26 	upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state
36.27 	relating to ;
36.28 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile,
36.29 	motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and 
36.30 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
36.31 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
36.32 	and drivers.
36.33 	(b) The special license plates must be of a design and size
36.34 	determined by the registrar commissioner.  Only one set of
36.35 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
36.36 	the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each
37.1 	qualified applicant.
37.2 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
37.3 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
37.4 	application for registration.
37.5 		Subd. 3.No fee. The registrar commissioner shall issue
37.6 	a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of
37.7 	charge and the plates must be replaced by the department without
37.8 	charge if they become damaged.  In addition, no fee may be
37.9 	charged for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued
37.10 	for that a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the
37.11 	special medal of honor plates are placed. The motor vehicle
37.12 	must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.
37.13 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section
37.14 	168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this
37.15 	section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle
37.16 	owned or jointly owned by registered to the medal of honor
37.17 	recipient upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles 
37.18 	commissioner.
37.19 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes
37.20 	of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
37.21 	use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
37.22 	passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
37.23 	recreational vehicle.
37.24 		Subd. 6.When issued. The registrar of motor vehicles
37.25 	shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year
37.26 	1984 and thereafter.

37.27 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is
37.28 	amended to read:
37.29 	168.125 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
37.30 	WAR.
37.31 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The registrar 
37.32 	commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the
37.33 	inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:
37.34 	(1) is both a former prisoner of war and an owner or joint 
37.35 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or
37.36 	recreational motor vehicle upon the applicant's compliance with
38.1 	all the laws of this state relating to ; and 
38.2 	(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
38.3 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
38.4 	and drivers.
38.5 	(b) The special license plates shall must be of a design
38.6 	and size to be determined by the commissioner. Only one set of 
38.7 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
38.8 	the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for only one motor
38.9 	vehicle per each qualified applicant.
38.10 		Subd. 1a.Application. Application for issuance of these
38.11 	plates shall must be made at the time of renewal or first
38.12 	application for registration.  The application shall must 
38.13 	include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs
38.14 	that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the
38.15 	United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by
38.16 	an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.
38.17 		Subd. 1b.No fee. The registrar commissioner shall issue
38.18 	a set of EX-POW plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle,to
38.19 	qualified applicants, free of charge for the cost of the plates,
38.20 	and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.
38.21 	In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year
38.22 	when tabs or stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which
38.23 	the special EX-POW plates are placed.
38.24 		Subd. 1c.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite the
38.25 	provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special license 
38.26 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
38.27 	motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to the former
38.28 	prisoner of war upon notification to the registrar of motor
38.29 	vehicles commissioner.
38.30 		Subd. 1d.Surviving spouse. Upon the death of a former
38.31 	prisoner of war, the registrar commissioner shall continue to
38.32 	issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special license plates
38.33 	to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former
38.34 	prisoner of war.  Special license plates issued to a surviving
38.35 	spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by 
38.36 	registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision
39.1 	1c.  No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a
39.2 	surviving spouse or for tabs or stickers issued for the motor
39.3 	vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed.  A
39.4 	surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle
39.5 	registration tax.
39.6 		Subd. 1e.Motor vehicle; special definition. For
39.7 	purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger
39.8 	automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational
39.9 	vehicle.
39.10 		Subd. 2.special plates; ex-pow and disability
39.11 	insignia emblems. The registrar commissioner shall issue
39.12 	special license plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and
39.13 	disability insignia emblem to any applicant who is entitled to
39.14 	the special license plates provided under this section and who
39.15 	is also entitled to special license plates for the physically
39.16 	disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the
39.17 	provisions of both sections.  The special license plates shall 
39.18 	must be of a design and size to be determined by the
39.19 	commissioner.
39.20 		Subd. 3.Rules; commissioner of public safety. The
39.21 	commissioner of public safety may promulgate adopt by rule, in
39.22 	accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, the procedures for
39.23 	issuance or transfer of the special license plates authorized
39.24 	under this section.
39.25 		Subd. 4.Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs. The
39.26 	commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure
39.27 	for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.
39.28 		Subd. 5.Savings provision. Nothing in this section
39.29 	shall alter alters the exemption for disabled war veterans
39.30 	provided for in section 168.031.

39.31 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is
39.32 	amended to read:
39.33 	168.1255  SPECIAL VETERAN CONTRIBUTION LICENSE PLATES.
39.34 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 39.35 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special veteran
39.36 	contribution license plates to an applicant who:
40.1 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
40.2 	(2) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
40.3 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
40.4 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
40.5 	manufacturing the plates;
40.6 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
40.7 	168.013;
40.8 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
40.9 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial
40.10 	contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all
40.11 	start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of
40.12 	the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner
40.13 	shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match
40.14 	account; and
40.15 	(7) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing the 
40.16 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
40.17 	drivers.
40.18 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
40.19 	shall design an emblem for the special plates, subject to the
40.20 	approval of the registrar commissioner of public safety,
40.21 	that satisfy satisfies the following requirements in this
40.22 	subdivision:
40.23 	(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the
40.24 	inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate;
40.25 	and
40.26 	(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on
40.27 	the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or
40.28 	numeral of the special license plate number.
40.29 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding Despite 
40.30 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
40.31 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
40.32 	another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or
40.33 	jointly owned by registered to the person individual to whom the
40.34 	special veteran contribution plates were issued.
40.35 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. The fees collected under this
40.36 	section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
41.1 	the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
41.2 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
41.3 	World War II memorial donation match account.
41.4 		Subd. 5.Record. The registrar commissioner shall
41.5 	maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
41.6 	this section.

41.7 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
41.8 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
41.9 		Subd. 6.Fees.  Instead of the filing fee described in
41.10 	section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet
41.11 	registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee to the
41.12 	commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet. The administrative
41.13 	fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
41.14 	highway user tax distribution fund.

41.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is
41.16 	amended to read:
41.17 	168.128 LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATES.
41.18 		Subdivision 1.unique limousine registration category. A
41.19 	unique vehicle registration category is established for
41.20 	limousines as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35.
41.21 		Subd. 2.license plates. (a) A person who operates a
41.22 	limousine for other than personal use shall apply to register
41.23 	the motor vehicle as provided in this section.
41.24 	(b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may
41.25 	apply.  The registrar commissioner shall issue limousine license 
41.26 	plates upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to
41.27 	registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and
41.28 	certification by to the registered owner of a limousine who:
41.29 	(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13
41.30 	in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for
41.31 	the entire period of the registration under section 65B.135.
41.32 	The applicant must provide the registrar ;
41.33 	(2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger
41.34 	automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each
41.35 	limousine receiving limousine license plates; and 
41.36 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
42.1 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
42.2 	(c) The limousine license plates must be designed to
42.3 	specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be
42.4 	clearly marked with the letters "LM."  Limousine license plates
42.5 	may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be
42.6 	transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon
42.7 	notifying the registrar commissioner and paying a $5 transfer
42.8 	fee.
42.9 		Subd. 3.Insurance. (a) The application must include a
42.10 	certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial
42.11 	insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the
42.12 	insurance company and the number of the insurance policy.  The
42.13 	policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of
42.14 	interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle for which
42.15 	coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily
42.16 	injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to said 
42.17 	that limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of
42.18 	injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not
42.19 	less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of
42.20 	property.  The insurance company must notify the commissioner if
42.21 	the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the
42.22 	coverage required by this subdivision.
42.23 	(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the
42.24 	commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person
42.25 	required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no
42.26 	longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.
42.27 		Subd. 4.Fees credited to highway user fund. Fees
42.28 	collected from the sale of license plates under this section
42.29 	must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
42.30 	user tax distribution fund.

42.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is
42.32 	amended to read:
42.33 	168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.
42.34 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The
42.35 	commissioner of public safety shall issue special collegiate
42.36 	license plates to an applicant who:
43.1 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
43.2 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
43.3 	(2) pays a fee determined by the commissioner as specified
43.4 	in section 168.12, subdivision 5,to cover the costs of handling
43.5 	and manufacturing the plates;
43.6 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
43.7 	168.013;
43.8 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
43.9 	(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship
43.10 	account established in subdivision 6; and
43.11 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
43.12 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
43.13 	drivers.
43.14 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) After consultation with each
43.15 	participating college, university,or postsecondary system, the
43.16 	commissioner shall design the an emblem for each special
43.17 	collegiate plates plate.
43.18 	(b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating
43.19 	college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated
43.20 	number of plates needed.
43.21 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
43.22 	must not be refunded.
43.23 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite 
43.24 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
43.25 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
43.26 	another passenger vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned
43.27 	by automobile registered to the person individual to whom the
43.28 	special collegiate plates were issued.
43.29 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. The fees collected under this
43.30 	section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
43.31 	the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
43.32 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
43.33 	scholarship account.
43.34 		Subd. 6.Scholarship account. A scholarship account is
43.35 	created in the state treasury.  Except for one percent that may
43.36 	be retained by the commissioner of public safety for
44.1 	administrative costs, all contributions received under this
44.2 	section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship
44.3 	account.  Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to
44.4 	the governing board of the institution to which it is
44.5 	attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.
44.6 		Subd. 7.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a
44.7 	record of the number of license plates issued for each
44.8 	postsecondary institution or system in order to determine the
44.9 	amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or
44.10 	system.

44.11 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is
44.12 	amended to read:
44.13 	168.1291 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE
44.14 	EMBLEMS.
44.15 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
44.16 	"special license plates" means license plates issued under
44.17 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.
44.18 		Subd. 2.uniform design of special plates. (a) The
44.19 	commissioner shall design a single special license plate that
44.20 	will contain a unique number and a space for a unique symbol 
44.21 	emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
44.22 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.  The commissioner shall design a
44.23 	unique symbol emblem related to the purpose of each
44.24 	special license plate.
44.25 	(b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to
44.26 	2e; 168.123; and 168.129,that requires the placement of a
44.27 	specified letter or letters on a special license plate applies
44.28 	to those license plates only to the extent that the commissioner
44.29 	includes the letter or letters in the design. Where 
44.30 	(c) If a law authorizing a special license plate contains a
44.31 	specific requirement for graphic design of that license plate,
44.32 	that requirement applies to the appropriate unique symbol the
44.33 	commissioner designs emblem.
44.34 		Subd. 3.Issuance of special plates with unique
44.35 	symbols emblems. Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
44.36 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with
45.1 	special license plates issued in calendar year 1996,the
45.2 	commissioner shall issue each class of special license plates
45.3 	permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only
45.4 	until the commissioner's supply of those license plates is
45.5 	exhausted.  Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those
45.6 	laws only the license plate authorized under subdivision 2, with
45.7 	the appropriate unique symbol emblem attached.
45.8 		Subd. 4.Fees. Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
45.9 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner
45.10 	shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of license plates issued
45.11 	under this section.
45.12 		Subd. 5.application applicability. This section does
45.13 	not apply to a special motorcycle license plate designed by the
45.14 	registrar commissioner under section 168.123, subdivision 1,
45.15 	clause (2).

45.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is
45.17 	amended to read:
45.18 	168.1293 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AUTHORIZATION;
45.19 	DISCONTINUANCE.
45.20 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
45.21 	and section 168.1297, "special license plate" means a license 
45.22 	plate that is authorized by law sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
45.23 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,to have wording and graphics that
45.24 	differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle license plate.
45.25 		Subd. 2.Submissions to department commissioner. (a) A
45.26 	person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized,
45.27 	that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special
45.28 	license plate shall submit the following information and fee to
45.29 	the Department of Public Safety commissioner:
45.30 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special
45.31 	license plate being sought, describing the proposed license 
45.32 	plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the
45.33 	proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.
45.34 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific
45.35 	sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates
45.36 	that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the
46.1 	proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.
46.2 	The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to
46.3 	the department commissioner before the survey is undertaken.
46.4 	The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
46.5 	another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts
46.6 	similar sample surveys in the normal course of business.
46.7 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of
46.8 	$20,000, to cover the department's cost of reviewing the
46.9 	application for a new plate and developing the new special
46.10 	license plate if authorized by law.  State funds may not be used
46.11 	to pay the application fee.
46.12 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that
46.13 	contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the
46.14 	requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the
46.15 	anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or
46.16 	contribution derived from the requested plate.
46.17 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required
46.18 	under paragraph (a) to the department commissioner at least 120
46.19 	days before the convening of the next regular legislative
46.20 	session at which the requester will submit the proposal.
46.21 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new 
46.22 	special license plate sought by the requester is approved by
46.23 	law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the
46.24 	plate to the department commissioner as soon as practicable, but
46.25 	not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law
46.26 	authorizing issuance of the plate.  The department commissioner 
46.27 	is responsible for selecting the final design for the
46.28 	special license plate.
46.29 	(b) The requester that originally requested a special
46.30 	license plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new
46.31 	design for the plate within the five years following the date of
46.32 	first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates
46.33 	has been exhausted.  The requester may deplete the remaining
46.34 	inventory of the plates by reimbursing the department 
46.35 	commissioner for the cost of the plates.
46.36 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special license plate
47.1 	requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which
47.2 	authorization was sought, the department commissioner shall
47.3 	refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
47.4 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The
47.5 	department commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or
47.6 	renewal of any special license plate authorized by sections
47.7 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,if (1)
47.8 	fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered
47.9 	at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
47.10 	available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are
47.11 	currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year
47.12 	period following the first six years of availability.
47.13 	(b) The department may commissioner shall discontinue the
47.14 	issuance or renewal of any special license plate authorized by
47.15 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
47.16 	and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate,
47.17 	if the department commissioner determines that (1) the fund or
47.18 	requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the
47.19 	requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to
47.20 	be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has
47.21 	requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in
47.22 	violation of subdivision 6.
47.23 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates
47.24 	issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, 168.1251,or
47.25 	168.1255.
47.26 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a
47.27 	condition of obtaining a special license plate authorized by
47.28 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
47.29 	and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for
47.30 	commercial or for-profit purposes.
47.31 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner
47.32 	shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
47.33 	(a), clause (3), in the highway user tax distribution fund 
47.34 	vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
47.35 	under section 299A.705.  An amount sufficient to pay the
47.36 	department's cost in implementing and administering this
48.1 	section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
48.2 	appropriated to the commissioner.

48.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is
48.4 	amended to read:
48.5 	168.1296  SPECIAL CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATES.
48.6 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a)
48.7 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special critical
48.8 	habitat license plates to an applicant who:
48.9 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
48.10 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
48.11 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
48.12 	manufacturing the plates;
48.13 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
48.14 	168.013;
48.15 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
48.16 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
48.17 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
48.18 	section 84.943; and
48.19 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
48.20 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
48.21 	drivers.
48.22 	(b) The critical habitat license plate application form 
48.23 	must clearly indicate that the annual contribution specified
48.24 	under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to
48.25 	receive the license plate and that the applicant may make an
48.26 	additional contribution to the account.
48.27 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with interested
48.28 	groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the
48.29 	registrar commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol
48.30 	for use by the registrar commissioner to design the special 
48.31 	plates.
48.32 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
48.33 	must not be refunded.
48.34 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section
48.35 	168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
48.36 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
49.1 	passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly
49.2 	owned by registered to the person to whom the special plates
49.3 	were issued.
49.4 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions
49.5 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
49.6 	the registrar commissioner and credited to the Minnesota
49.7 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
49.8 	section 84.943.  The fees collected under this section must be
49.9 	deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
49.10 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
49.11 	section 299A.705.
49.12 		Subd. 6.Record. The registrar commissioner shall
49.13 	maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
49.14 	this section.

49.15 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is
49.16 	amended to read:
49.17 	168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" LICENSE PLATES.
49.18 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 49.19 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special "Rotary member"
49.20 	license plates to an applicant who:
49.21 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
49.22 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
49.23 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
49.24 	manufacturing the plates;
49.25 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
49.26 	168.013;
49.27 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
49.28 	(5) submits proof to the registrar commissioner that the
49.29 	applicant is a member of Rotary International; and
49.30 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
49.31 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
49.32 	drivers.
49.33 		Subd. 2.Design. A special license plate under this
49.34 	section consists of a special license plate as described in
49.35 	section 168.1291 with a unique symbol emblem that is the
49.36 	recognized emblem of Rotary International.
50.1 		Subd. 3.Compliance with other law. The commissioner
50.2 	shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner
50.3 	determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts
50.4 	of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293,
50.5 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a).  Issuance and renewal of license 
50.6 	plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293,
50.7 	subdivisions 3 to 6.

50.8 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.15,
50.9 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.10 		Subdivision 1.Transfer of ownership.  (a) Upon the
50.11 	transfer of ownership, destruction, theft, dismantling, or
50.12 	permanent removal by the owner from this state of any motor 
50.13 	vehicle registered in accordance with this chapter, the right of
50.14 	the owner of the vehicle to use the registration certificate and
50.15 	number plates assigned to the vehicle expires.
50.16 	(b) When the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred to
50.17 	another resident of person required to register the vehicle in 
50.18 	this state, the transferor shall surrender the registration
50.19 	plates, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, and 
50.20 	assign the registration tax paid to the credit of the transferee
50.21 	unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the
50.22 	commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
50.23 	(c) When seeking to become the owner by gift, trade, or
50.24 	purchase of any vehicle for which a registration certificate has
50.25 	been issued under this chapter, a person shall join with the
50.26 	registered owner in transmitting with the application for
50.27 	transfer of ownership,the registration certificate, with the
50.28 	assignment and notice of sale duly executed upon the reverse
50.29 	side, or,.
50.30 	(d) In case of loss of the title or certificate of
50.31 	registration of a vehicle not subject to section 325E.15, the
50.32 	person shall make application to the commissioner with proof of
50.33 	loss by sworn statement, in writing, and satisfactory to the
50.34 	registrar of the title as specified in section 168A.09 and
50.35 	assign a notice of sale of the vehicle on the application for
50.36 	title as specified in section 168A.04.
51.1 	(e) Upon the transfer of any motor vehicle by a
51.2 	manufacturer or dealer, for use within the state, whether by
51.3 	sale, lease, or otherwise, the manufacturer or dealer transferor 
51.4 	shall, within ten days after the transfer, file with the
51.5 	registrar commissioner (1) a notice or report containing the
51.6 	date of transfer, a description of the motor vehicle, and the
51.7 	transferee's name, street and number of residence, if in a city,
51.8 	and post office residence address in the state or if not a
51.9 	natural person then the transferee's business and mailing
51.10 	address, and shall also transmit with it (2) the transferee's
51.11 	application for registration.

51.12 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.16, is
51.13 	amended to read:
51.14 	168.16  REGISTRATION TAX REFUND; APPROPRIATION.
51.15 	(a) After the registration tax upon any motor vehicle has
51.16 	been paid for any year registration period, refund must be made
51.17 	for errors made in computing the registration tax or fees and
51.18 	for the error on the part of an owner who may in error have
51.19 	registered a motor vehicle that was not before, nor at the time
51.20 	of registration, nor at any time thereafter during the current
51.21 	past year preceding registration period, subject to registration 
51.22 	tax in this state as provided by section 168.012.
51.23 	(b) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a claim for
51.24 	a refund of an overpayment of registration tax must be filed
51.25 	within 3-1/2 years from the date of payment.
51.26 	The refund must be made from any fund in possession of the
51.27 	registrar and deducted from the registrar's monthly report to
51.28 	the commissioner of finance.  A detailed report of the refund
51.29 	must accompany the report.
51.30 	(c) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle,
51.31 	by an assignment in writing endorsed upon the registration
51.32 	certificate and delivered to the registrar commissioner within
51.33 	the time provided in this subdivision, shall assign, except for
51.34 	vehicles registered under section 168.187, to the new owner the
51.35 	right to have the tax paid by the former registered owner
51.36 	accredited to the new owner who duly registers the vehicle
52.1 	unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the
52.2 	commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
52.3 	(d) Any owner at is entitled to a refund of the unused
52.4 	portion of the registration tax paid on the owner's vehicle upon
52.5 	filing a claim, verified by the commissioner, if the time of
52.6 	such occurrence, whose vehicle is:
52.7 	(1) declared by an insurance company to be a total loss due
52.8 	to flood or tornado damage,permanently destroyed,due to
52.9 	accident, fire, or an Act of God as defined in section 115B.02;
52.10 	or
52.11 	(2) sold to the federal government, the state, or a
52.12 	political subdivision of the state, shall upon filing a verified
52.13 	claim be entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the tax
52.14 	paid upon the vehicle, computed as follows:.
52.15 	(1) if the vehicle is registered under the calendar year
52.16 	system of registration, the refund is computed pro rata by the
52.17 	month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for each month of the year
52.18 	remaining after the month in which the plates and certificate
52.19 	were returned to the registrar;
52.20 	(2) if the vehicle is registered under the monthly series
52.21 	system of registration, the amount of 
52.22 	(e) The refund is must be equal to the sum of the amounts
52.23 	of the license fee remaining registration tax attributable to
52.24 	those months remaining in for the licensing registration period
52.25 	after the month in which the plates and certificate of
52.26 	registration or title were returned to the registrar 
52.27 	commissioner.
52.28 	(b) (f) There is hereby appropriated to the persons
52.29 	entitled to a refund, from the fund or account in the state
52.30 	treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient
52.31 	to make the refund and payment.

52.32 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.31,
52.33 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
52.34 		Subd. 5.Refund.  For the annual registration tax paid on
52.35 	any vehicle before the calendar year registration period for
52.36 	which that tax was assessed, the owner of the vehicle who paid
53.1 	the tax shall be is entitled to full refund if such vehicle is
53.2 	permanently destroyed or removed from the state before the
53.3 	calendar year for which the tax was paid or if it is not used at
53.4 	all during the calendar year for which the tax was paid, and the
53.5 	owner makes affidavit concerning the nonuse as provided by
53.6 	section 168.012the registration stickers are surrendered before
53.7 	the first day of the new registration period.

53.8 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
53.9 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
53.10 		Subd. 11.dealers' licenses; location change notice;
53.11 	fee. (a) Application for a dealer's license or notification of
53.12 	a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's 
53.13 	license must include a street address, not a post office box,
53.14 	and is subject to the registrar's commissioner's approval.
53.15 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's 
53.16 	license and the proper fee, the registrar is authorized,unless
53.17 	the application on its face appears to be invalid, to the
53.18 	commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary license.  During the
53.19 	90-day period following issuance of the temporary license,
53.20 	the registrar commissioner shall investigate the fitness of the
53.21 	applicant,inspect the place of business site,and make other
53.22 	investigation as necessary to insure compliance with the
53.23 	licensing law this section and rules adopted under this section.
53.24 	(c) The registrar commissioner may extend the temporary
53.25 	license 30 days to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
53.26 	into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
53.27 	this section.
53.28 	At the end of the period of investigation (d) In no more
53.29 	than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the
53.30 	dealer license must either be granted or denied.
53.31 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
53.32 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten
53.33 	years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
53.34 	325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
53.35 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
53.36 	receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
54.1 	United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991, as amended
54.2 	through December 31, 1984,or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
54.3 	nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
54.4 	court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
54.5 	state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
54.6 	forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
54.7 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
54.8 	(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous
54.9 	year the applicant has been denied a dealer license.
54.10 	(3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
54.11 	a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.
54.12 	(f) If the application is approved, the registrar 
54.13 	commissioner shall license the applicant as a motor vehicle 
54.14 	dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
54.15 	granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
54.16 	distinguishing number of identification of the dealer.  The
54.17 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's 
54.18 	licensed location place of business.
54.19 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be
54.20 	accompanied by a fee of $50 $100 in addition to the annual fee.
54.21 	The annual fee shall be $100 is $150. All The initial fees and
54.22 	annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
54.23 	the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
54.24 	must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the
54.25 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

54.26 	Sec. 24. [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
54.27 	SERVICES; FEE.
54.28 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
54.29 	service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
54.30 	statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
54.31 	expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
54.32 	license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
54.33 	card, or vehicle title transaction.
54.34 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
54.35 	$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
54.36 	request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
55.1 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
55.2 	mailed or delivered to the requester within three days of
55.3 	receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
55.4 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
55.5 	5.  The requester shall comply with all relevant requirements of
55.6 	the requested document.
55.7 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
55.8 	service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
55.9 	the request cannot be granted.
55.10 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
55.11 	for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
55.12 	permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
55.13 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
55.14 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating
55.15 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
55.16 	299A.705.
55.17 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
55.18 	for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
55.19 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
55.20 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating
55.21 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
55.22 	299A.705.

55.23 	Sec. 25. [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.
55.24 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any
55.25 	person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
55.26 	furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
55.27 	instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
55.28 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
55.29 	record.
55.30 	(b) Other than accident records governed under section
55.31 	169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
55.32 	each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
55.33 	for each record that is not certified.
55.34 	(c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
55.35 	for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
55.36 	format is $1 for each page of the historical record.
56.1 	(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
56.2 	license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
56.3 	records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
56.4 	each fee credited to the general fund.  The remainder of the
56.5 	fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
56.6 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
56.7 	(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
56.8 	registration or title records must be paid into the state
56.9 	treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
56.10 	fund.  The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
56.11 	the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
56.12 	fund specified in section 299A.705.
56.13 	(f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
56.14 	a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
56.15 	for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
56.16 	requester is the subject of the data.
56.17 	(1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the
56.18 	general fund.
56.19 	(2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
56.20 	identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in
56.21 	the driver services operating account in the special revenue
56.22 	fund under section 299A.705.
56.23 	(3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
56.24 	remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
56.25 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
56.26 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
56.27 	and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.
56.28 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a)
56.29 	Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner
56.30 	shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the
56.31 	commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or
56.32 	electronic transmittals of public information about the
56.33 	registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a
56.34 	driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
56.35 	identification card.
56.36 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response
57.1 	to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for
57.2 	transmittal through a computer modem.  The surcharge does not
57.3 	apply to the request of an individual for information about that
57.4 	individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
57.5 	identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in
57.6 	the individual's name.
57.7 	(c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be
57.8 	credited to the general fund.
57.9 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a)
57.10 	Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or
57.11 	surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public
57.12 	information about the registration of a vehicle if the
57.13 	commissioner is satisfied that:
57.14 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
57.15 	community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
57.16 	law enforcement agency to be a requester; and 
57.17 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected
57.18 	prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
57.19 	or health code violators.
57.20 	(b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
57.21 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
57.22 	the requester to a maximum number of data requests.

57.23 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, as
57.24 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 10, article 1, section 28, is
57.25 	amended to read:
57.26 	168.33 [ COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES; DEPUTY
57.27 	REGISTRARS.]
57.28 	Subdivision 1.  [ REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND
57.29 	POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety shall be 
57.30 	is the registrar of motor vehicles of the state of Minnesota,
57.31 	and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the
57.32 	duties imposed by this chapter.  The commissioner of public
57.33 	safety may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors,is
57.34 	authorized to obtain information and report to the registrar
57.35 	regarding motor about all vehicles subject to taxation under
57.36 	this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to
58.1 	present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.
58.2 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) The registrar may
58.3 	appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the
58.4 	necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be
58.5 	required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the
58.6 	duties imposed by this chapter.The registrar commissioner may
58.7 	appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any
58.8 	statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and
58.9 	convenience may require, without regard to whether the county
58.10 	auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been
58.11 	appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been
58.12 	discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without
58.13 	regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has
58.14 	established a county license bureau which that issues motor
58.15 	vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.
58.16 	(b) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
58.17 	discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
58.18 	charter city as the public interest and convenience may require,
58.19 	if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated
58.20 	chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for
58.21 	the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the
58.22 	county in which the city is situated has not established a
58.23 	county license bureau which that issues motor vehicle licenses
58.24 	as provided in section 373.32. A person The individual 
58.25 	appointed by the registrar commissioner as a deputy registrar
58.26 	for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident
58.27 	of the county in which the city is situated.
58.28 	(c) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
58.29 	discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy
58.30 	registrar. Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with
58.31 	the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and
58.32 	for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each
58.33 	statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a
58.34 	deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require,
58.35 	regardless of the appointee's county of residence.  At the
58.36 	request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule
59.1 	charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause
59.2 	discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or
59.3 	another officer or employee of the city designated by the
59.4 	governing body, as a deputy registrar:
59.5 	(1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than
59.6 	the seat of the county in which it is situated; and 
59.7 	(2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the
59.8 	city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public
59.9 	route.
59.10 	(d) Notwithstanding Despite any other provision, a person
59.11 	other than a county auditor or a director of a county license
59.12 	bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1,
59.13 	1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
59.14 	charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may
59.15 	be discontinued for cause only by the registrar commissioner.
59.16 	The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is
59.17 	responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the
59.18 	auditor.
59.19 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of
59.20 	duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge
59.21 	the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
59.22 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision
59.23 	is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home
59.24 	rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the
59.25 	state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required
59.26 	by the registrar commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful
59.27 	discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
59.28 	(e) (g) Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by
59.29 	chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar.  Upon
59.30 	application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and
59.31 	the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this
59.32 	subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another
59.33 	individual approved by the commissioner of public safety, a
59.34 	corporation named in an application shall become then becomes 
59.35 	the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy
59.36 	registrar.  The appointment of any corporation as a deputy
60.1 	registrar expires January 1, 2009. A county board shall
60.2 	appoint, or The commissioner shall appoint if the county board
60.3 	declines to do so,an individual as successor to the corporation
60.4 	as a deputy registrar.  The county board or commissioner shall
60.5 	appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose
60.6 	appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the
60.7 	corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July
60.8 	1, 2009.
60.9 	(f) (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this
60.10 	subdivision shall keep and maintain, in a convenient public
60.11 	place within or in close proximity to the place for which
60.12 	appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection
60.13 	bureau, to be approved by the registrar,office locations
60.14 	approved by the commissioner for the registration of motor 
60.15 	vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on motor vehicles.
60.16 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make
60.17 	reports to the registrar commissioner as the registrar, from
60.18 	time to time, may require commissioner requires.  The records
60.19 	must be maintained at the facility offices of the deputy
60.20 	registrar.  The records and facilities offices of the deputy
60.21 	registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of
60.22 	the registrar commissioner or the registrar's commissioner's 
60.23 	agents.  The deputy registrar shall report to the registrar 
60.24 	commissioner by the next working day following receipt all
60.25 	registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy
60.26 	registrar.
60.27 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be
60.28 	deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or,
60.29 	if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
60.30 	but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed
60.31 	registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy
60.32 	registrar shall deposit by the next working day following
60.33 	receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the
60.34 	state through the commissioner of finance.  The place for which
60.35 	the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body
60.36 	must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel
61.1 	to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the
61.2 	deputy is a public official.  In all other cases, the deputy
61.3 	shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.
61.4 		Subd. 2a.Deputy registrars, continuation in office.
 61.5 	Persons serving as deputy registrars on July 1, 1970, shall
61.6 	continue to hold such office until a successor is duly appointed
61.7 	and qualifies.
61.8 		Subd. 2b.Deputy registrars, employment status. (a)
61.9 	Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing
61.10 	fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be
61.11 	considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and
61.12 	ineligible because of such service for coverage under the
61.13 	Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public
61.14 	Employees Retirement Association.
61.15 	(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision
61.16 	who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June
61.17 	30, 1971, shall have the option of terminating said may
61.18 	terminate coverage on July 1, 1971, or of continuing said 
61.19 	continue coverage until termination of state service.  The form
61.20 	of the this option and the time for filing shall must be as
61.21 	prescribed by the board of directors of the system.  Those
61.22 	choosing to continue said coverage,shall provide from the
61.23 	filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as
61.24 	required by chapter 352.
61.25 		Subd. 3.Record of vehicle registration; disclosure. (a) 
61.26 	The registrar commissioner shall keep a suitable record of all
61.27 	motor registered vehicles registered in the registrar's office,
61.28 	indexed,according to (1) registration plate number, according
61.29 	to (2) name of the registered owner, according to (3) make of
61.30 	motor vehicle and the factory vehicle's identification number,
61.31 	for such makes as are a vehicle so identified,or according
61.32 	to , if none,the vehicle's serial number of such makes as are so
61.33 	identified until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use
61.34 	an manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle identification number,
61.35 	and according to such other information as the registrar shall
61.36 	deem advisable. Duplicates of the certificate of registration
62.1 	shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make
62.2 	the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein
62.3 	required, and such other copies as are desirable.  The registrar
62.4 	may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such
62.5 	records for not less than the cost of preparing the same;
62.6 	provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the
62.7 	registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the
62.8 	registrar into the state treasury.
62.9 	(b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying
62.10 	for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section
62.11 	168.327.
62.12 	(c) The registrar commissioner shall also furnish copies
62.13 	thereof vehicle registration records, without charge, to the 
62.14 	chiefs of police of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
62.15 	Duluth , county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
62.16 	enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
62.17 		Subd. 6.Application forms. The Every deputy registrar
62.18 	shall provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the
62.19 	registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy
62.20 	registrars.  The registrar and deputy registrars shall
62.21 	immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall
62.22 	cancel all certificates surrendered use application forms or
62.23 	formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner.
62.24 		Subd. 7.Filing fee. (a) In addition to all other
62.25 	statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:
62.26 	(i) (1) $4.50 is imposed on every motor vehicle
62.27 	registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and
62.28 	(ii) $7 (2) $8.50 is imposed on every other type of vehicle
62.29 	transaction, including pro rate transactions;
62.30 	except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
62.31 	returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
62.32 	the Department of Public Safety, a licensed auto dealer, or a
62.33 	deputy registrar.  The filing fee must be shown as a separate
62.34 	item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
62.35 	department commissioner.  No filing fee or other fee may be
62.36 	charged for the permanent surrender of a certificate of title
63.1 	and license plates for a motor vehicle.
63.2 	(b) Filing All of the fees collected under this subdivision
63.3 	by the department paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department,
63.4 	must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
63.5 	user tax distribution fund, except fees for registrations of
63.6 	motor vehicles.  Filing fees collected for registrations of
63.7 	motor vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first
63.8 	application in this state must be paid into the state treasury
63.9 	with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50
63.10 	percent credited to the highway user tax distribution
63.11 	fund vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
63.12 	fund under section 299A.705.  Of the fee collected under
63.13 	paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department, $3.50 must be paid
63.14 	into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the
63.15 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
63.16 	under section 299A.705.
63.17 	(c) A motor vehicle dealer shall retain $2.50 of each
63.18 	filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed
63.19 	transaction involving the sale of a motor vehicle to or by a
63.20 	licensed dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the
63.21 	transaction to the department commissioner or a deputy registrar.
63.22 	The department commissioner shall develop procedures to
63.23 	implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota
63.24 	Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile
63.25 	Dealers Association.  Deputy registrars shall must not be
63.26 	prohibited from receiving and processing required documents
63.27 	supporting an electronic transaction.
63.28 		Subd. 8.Temporary disability permit and fee. The
63.29 	registrar commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to
63.30 	implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
63.31 	accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
63.32 	disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3,
63.33 	paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to
63.34 	the procedures required by law or rule for motor vehicle
63.35 	registration and titling transactions.
63.36 		Subd. 9.Rules. The commissioner of public safety may
64.1 	adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section.

64.2 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
64.3 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.4 		Subdivision 1.Information by telephone.  Information
64.5 	concerning motor about vehicle registrations shall not be
64.6 	furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of
64.7 	law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor
64.8 	vehicle and registration offices.

64.9 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
64.10 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.11 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information.  The registrar 
64.12 	commissioner may not furnish information concerning about 
64.13 	registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under
64.14 	a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the
64.15 	personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and
64.16 	local governmental units, and, at the registrar's commissioner's 
64.17 	discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees
64.18 	of automobile recalls.  The registrar commissioner may release
64.19 	information about lessees in the form of summary data, as
64.20 	defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in
64.21 	conducting statistical analysis and market research.

64.22 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is
64.23 	amended to read:
64.24 	168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES;
64.25 	APPROPRIATIONS.
64.26 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; other
64.27 	manufacturers. (a) License number Plates required by law this
64.28 	chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional
64.29 	Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional
64.30 	Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for
64.31 	the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from
64.32 	the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner.  The order must
64.33 	state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate
64.34 	specifications, and the amount or number desired.
64.35 	(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to
64.36 	supply the required quantity of license plates, or discontinue
65.1 	the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is
65.2 	authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.
65.3 		Subd. 2.Laboratory testing; costs. (a) Materials
65.4 	purchased to be used in the manufacture of motor vehicle number 
65.5 	plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications
65.6 	established by the commissioner of public safety in a privately
65.7 	operated laboratory service to be designated by the
65.8 	commissioner.  The cost of the laboratory must be included in
65.9 	the cost of materials purchased.
65.10 	(b) The cost of delivery of number plates to the
65.11 	commissioner of public safety at places designated by the
65.12 	commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their
65.13 	manufacture.
65.14 		Subd. 3.Specifications. The commissioner of public
65.15 	safety shall establish new or revised specifications for the
65.16 	material and equipment used in the manufacture of number plates
65.17 	ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time
65.18 	to time revise the specifications; provided that the
65.19 	specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.
65.20 	In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner
65.21 	shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and
65.22 	recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State
65.23 	Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county
65.24 	sheriffs' association.
65.25 		Subd. 4.Appropriations. (a) Money appropriated to the
65.26 	Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
65.27 	year or years are is available for allotment, encumbrance, and
65.28 	expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
65.29 	appropriation.  Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
65.30 	of number plates are subject only to the approval of the
65.31 	commissioner of public safety.
65.32 	(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
65.33 	to the Department of Public Safety in order to carry out the
65.34 	terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
65.35 	legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
65.36 	(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
66.1 	highway user tax distribution vehicle services operating account
66.2 	in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety 
66.3 	to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing motor
66.4 	vehicle license number plates, license plate registration tabs
66.5 	or stickers, and license plate registration notices.

66.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
66.7 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
66.8 		Subd. 4.Transfer fee.  A fee of $3 is imposed upon every
66.9 	transfer of ownership by the commissioner of public safety of
66.10 	any motor vehicle for which a registration certificate has
66.11 	heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold
66.12 	for the purposes of salvage or ,dismantling,or permanent
66.13 	removal from the state.

66.14 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
66.15 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
66.16 		Subd. 5.Proceeds to general fund.  The
66.17 	registrar commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee
66.18 	imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund
66.19 	pursuant to section 168A.31.

66.20 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
66.21 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.22 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds to general fund vehicle
66.23 	services operating account.  (a) A fee of $20 $35 must be paid
66.24 	to the department before the department issues a certificate of
66.25 	title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
66.26 	certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
66.27 	subdivision 1.  The only additional fee that may be assessed for
66.28 	issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
66.29 	section 168.33, subdivision 7.
66.30 	(b) Fees Of the fee collected by the department under this
66.31 	subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, $20 
66.32 	must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder of the
66.33 	fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services
66.34 	operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in
66.35 	section 299A.705.

66.36 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is
67.1 	amended to read:
67.2 	168A.29 FEES.
67.3 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department shall must be
67.4 	paid the following fees:
67.5 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
67.6 	original certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of which
67.7 	$2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account
67.8 	of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
67.9 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a
67.10 	certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any
67.11 	assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
67.12 	the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest
67.13 	filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision
67.14 	8;
67.15 	(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
67.16 	issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of
67.17 	which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
67.18 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
67.19 	(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
67.20 	noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
67.21 	the security interest, the sum of $1;
67.22 	(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
67.23 	of $4 $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
67.24 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
67.25 	section 299A.705.
67.26 	(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
67.27 	required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
67.28 	department shall must be paid $3.50.  The additional $3.50 fee
67.29 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
67.30 	revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
67.31 	account established in section 299A.70.
67.32 		Subd. 2.Fee in lieu of other fee. If a person applies
67.33 	for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle,
67.34 	concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration
67.35 	of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall must 
67.36 	be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect
68.1 	to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to
68.2 	the applicant.
68.3 		Subd. 3.No certificate issued until fees paid. Subject
68.4 	to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate
68.5 	of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections
68.6 	168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior
68.7 	transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle shall have
68.8 	been paid.

68.9 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
68.10 	amended to read:
68.11 	168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
68.12 		Subdivision 1.paid to general fund distribution. All
68.13 	fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
68.14 	collected by the department must be paid into the general fund,
68.15 	unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.
68.16 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses
68.17 	incurred by the department for the administration of sections
68.18 	168A.01 to 168A.31shall must be paid from moneys money in the
68.19 	transfer of ownership revolving vehicle services operating
68.20 	account of the special revenue fund as specified in section
68.21 	299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

68.22 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
68.23 	subdivision 13, is amended to read:
68.24 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
68.25 	appropriation.  (a) All written reports and supplemental reports 
68.26 	information required under this section shall must be for the
68.27 	use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
68.28 	state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
68.29 	accident analysis purposes, except:
68.30 	(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
68.31 	enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person 
68.32 	individual involved in an accident or upon written request of
68.33 	the representative of the person's individual's estate,
68.34 	surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
68.35 	trustee appointed pursuant to under section 573.02, disclose to
68.36 	the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
69.1 	representative of the requester's insurer the report required
69.2 	under subdivision 8;
69.3 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
69.4 	request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
69.5 	with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
69.6 	(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
69.7 	insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
69.8 	sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
69.9 	(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
69.10 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
69.11 	traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
69.12 	purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
69.13 	and
69.14 	(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
69.15 	United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
69.16 	accident information in connection with federal grant programs
69.17 	relating to safety.
69.18 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
69.19 	shall are not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule
69.20 	of court.  No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
69.21 	civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal
69.22 	proceedings arising out of an accident, except that .  However,
69.23 	the commissioner of public safety shall furnish,upon the demand
69.24 	of any person who has,or claims to have,made a report,or,
69.25 	upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
69.26 	accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
69.27 	solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
69.28 	requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.
69.29 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person 
69.30 	individual who has made a report pursuant to under this section
69.31 	from providing information to any persons individuals involved
69.32 	in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
69.33 	any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
69.34 	facts within the person's individual's knowledge.  It is
69.35 	intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
69.36 	required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
70.1 	to which the reports relate.
70.2 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
70.3 	report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
70.4 	subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
70.5 	(e) The commissioner of public safety may shall charge
70.6 	authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a
70.7 	copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee
70.8 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
70.9 	revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
70.10 	account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
70.11 	deposited in the general fund.The commissioner may also
70.12 	furnish copies of the modified accident records an electronic
70.13 	copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain
70.14 	personal or private data on an individual,to private agencies
70.15 	as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
70.16 	preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section
70.17 	13.03, subdivision 3.
70.18 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
70.19 	the commissioner and law enforcement agencies may shall charge
70.20 	commercial users who request access to response or incident data
70.21 	relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
70.22 	report record.  "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
70.23 	requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
70.24 	month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
70.25 	commercial purpose. Of the money collected by the commissioner
70.26 	under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner , 90
70.27 	percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
70.28 	credited to the driver services operating account established in
70.29 	section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
70.30 	general fund.
70.31 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding,the
70.32 	commissioner may shall provide a modified an electronic copy of
70.33 	the accident records database that does to the public on a
70.34 	case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
70.35 	under section 13.03, subdivision 3.  The database provided must 
70.36 	not contain names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license
71.1 	plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the
71.2 	public upon request personal or private data on an individual.
71.3 	However, unless the accident records data base includes
71.4 	the motor vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
71.5 	include the vehicle license registration plate number if a
71.6 	private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:
71.7 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
71.8 	information on vehicles;
71.9 	(2) will use the vehicle license registration plate number
71.10 	only for the purpose of identifying vehicles that have been
71.11 	involved in accidents or damaged in order ,to provide this
71.12 	information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
71.13 	not for the purpose of identifying individuals or for any other
71.14 	purpose; and
71.15 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
71.16 	sections 13.08 and 13.09.

71.17 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
71.18 	subdivision 16, is amended to read:
71.19 		Subd. 16.Fees credited to highway user fund.  Fees
71.20 	collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
71.21 	this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
71.22 	one-half to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
71.23 	services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
71.24 	in section 299A.705and one-half to the general fund.

71.25 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
71.26 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.27 		Subd. 2.Fees.  (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota
71.28 	identification card are as follows:
71.29 	Classified Driver's License  D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50 
71.30 	 B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $37.50 $40.50 
71.31 	Classified Under-21 D.L.     D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50 
71.32 	B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $17.50 $20.50 
71.33 	Instruction Permit                              $ 9.50
71.34 	Provisional License $ 9.50$12.50 
71.35 	Duplicate License or
71.36 	 duplicate identification card $ 8.00$11.00 
72.1 	Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
72.2 	identification card, other than duplicate,
72.3 	except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
72.4 	subdivisions 3 and 3a $12.50 $15.50 
72.5 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person an individual 
72.6 	who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of
72.7 	(1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
72.8 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for
72.9 	crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving
72.10 	violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit
72.11 	toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.
72.12 	"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04,
72.13 	subdivision 1.
72.14 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under
72.15 	paragraph (a), the registrar commissioner shall collect an
72.16 	additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or person 
72.17 	individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to
72.18 	cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and
72.19 	biennial physical examination certificate.  The department shall
72.20 	not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew
72.21 	the endorsement.

72.22 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
72.23 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
72.24 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment.  (a) The agent may charge and
72.25 	retain a filing fee of $3.50 $5 for each application.  Except as
72.26 	provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses
72.27 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
72.28 	department the applications and fees required under sections
72.29 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
72.30 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
72.31 	(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
72.32 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000.  Upon
72.33 	the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
72.34 	existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
72.35 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
72.36 	notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
73.1 	the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
73.2 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
73.3 	that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
73.4 	department before January 1, 2000.  All photo identification
73.5 	equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
73.6 	department.
73.7 	(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
73.8 	board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
73.9 	general revenue fund of the county.  An agent who is not an
73.10 	employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
73.11 	county employment or salary and is considered an independent
73.12 	contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
73.13 	State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
73.14 	Retirement Association.
73.15 	(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
73.16 	final day of the reporting period established by the department,
73.17 	the agent must forward to the department all applications and
73.18 	fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
73.19 	paragraph (c).

73.20 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
73.21 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
73.22 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian.  (a) Upon the
73.23 	written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
73.24 	additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
73.25 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
73.26 	other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
73.27 	has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
73.28 	custodian under chapter 257B.
73.29 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
73.30 	designation executed under section 257B.04.
73.31 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
73.32 	system of all persons individuals listed as standby or temporary
73.33 	custodians by driver's license and identification card
73.34 	applicants.  This data shall must be released to appropriate law
73.35 	enforcement agencies under section 13.69.  Upon a parent's
73.36 	request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
74.1 	revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
74.2 	change in the appointment.
74.3 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
74.4 	department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
74.5 	indication without additional charge.  However, this paragraph
74.6 	does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
74.7 	or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
74.8 	service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.
74.9 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
74.10 	13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
74.11 	presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
74.12 	statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
74.13 	purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
74.14 	information described in paragraph (b).  When acting in good
74.15 	faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
74.16 	civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
74.17 	from the release of this information.
74.18 	(f) The department and its employees:
74.19 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
74.20 	a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
74.21 	and enforceable; and
74.22 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
74.23 	suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
74.24 	not legally valid and enforceable.
74.25 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
74.26 	subdivision:
74.27 	(1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to 
74.28 	$61,000 received in subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in
74.29 	the general fund.
74.30 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the trunk highway 
74.31 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund
74.32 	specified in section 299A.705.

74.33 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
74.34 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
74.35 		Subd. 6.Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.  A person
74.36 	applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
75.1 	license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
75.2 	$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
75.3 	does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
75.4 	prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2.  Of this amount,
75.5 	$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
75.6 	2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
75.7 	the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
75.8 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705, and the
75.9 	remainder must be credited to the general fund.

75.10 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
75.11 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
75.12 		Subd. 7.Repeat examination fee. (a) A fee of $10 must
75.13 	be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
75.14 	knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
75.15 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
75.16 	subject.
75.17 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
75.18 	third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
75.19 	department if the individual has previously failed two
75.20 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
75.21 	vehicle.
75.22 	(c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
75.23 	into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
75.24 	operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
75.25 	section 299A.705.

75.26 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
75.27 	subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18,
75.28 	section 12, is amended to read:
75.29 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee. (a) Before the license is
75.30 	reinstated, (1) a person an individual whose driver's license
75.31 	has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivisions 2 and 3;
75.32 	171.18; or 171.182, or who has been disqualified from holding a
75.33 	commercial driver's license under section 171.165, and (2) a
75.34 	person an individual whose driver's license has been suspended
75.35 	under section 171.186 and who is not exempt from such a fee,
75.36 	must pay a fee of $20.
76.1 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, a person an
76.2 	individual whose license has been suspended under sections
76.3 	169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
76.4 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed
76.5 	under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the
76.6 	amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
76.7 	reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
76.8 	state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
76.9 	4.
76.10 	(d) Reinstatement fees collected under paragraph (a) for
76.11 	suspensions under sections 171.16, subdivision 3, and 171.18,
76.12 	subdivision 1, clause (10), shall must be deposited in the
76.13 	special revenue fund and are appropriated to the Peace Officer
76.14 	Standards and Training Board for peace officer training
76.15 	reimbursement to local units of government.
76.16 	(e) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
76.17 	cause.

76.18 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, as
76.19 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18, section 13, is
76.20 	amended to read:
76.21 	171.26 [MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.]
76.22 		Subdivision 1.Driver services operating account. All
76.23 	money received under this chapter must be paid into the state
76.24 	treasury and credited to the trunk highway driver services
76.25 	operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
76.26 	section 299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 3;sections
76.27 	171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph
76.28 	(g); 171.12, subdivision 8;171.20, subdivision 4, paragraph
76.29 	(d); and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
76.30 		Subd. 2.Trunk highway fund. (a) Notwithstanding
76.31 	subdivision 1 or any other provision in this chapter to the
76.32 	contrary, for the four fiscal years from July 1, 2005, through
76.33 	June 30, 2009, a portion of the money collected by the
76.34 	department under this chapter in each fiscal year must be
76.35 	deposited in the trunk highway fund as follows:
76.36 	(1) for fiscal year 2006, the first $833,000 collected;
77.1 	(2) for fiscal year 2007, the first $1,523,000 collected;
77.2 	(3) for fiscal year 2008, the first $1,565,000 collected;
77.3 	and 
77.4 	(4) for fiscal year 2009, the first $1,825,000 collected.
77.5 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2009.

77.6 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
77.7 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
77.8 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
77.9 	appropriated.  (a) A person An individual whose driver's license
77.10 	has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
77.11 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must pay a $30 fee
77.12 	before the driver's license is reinstated.
77.13 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as
77.14 	provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or
77.15 	609.21, shall must pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
77.16 	the driver's license is reinstated.  Beginning July 1, 2002, the
77.17 	surcharge is $145.  Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
77.18 	$430.  The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:
77.19 	(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway 
77.20 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as
77.21 	specified in section 299A.705.
77.22 	(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general
77.23 	fund.
77.24 	(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to
77.25 	be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account.  Money
77.26 	in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of
77.27 	public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80
77.28 	percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the
77.29 	provisions of section 299C.065.
77.30 	(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to
77.31 	be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in
77.32 	the special revenue fund.  The money in the account is annually
77.33 	appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle
77.34 	forfeitures.
77.35 	(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
77.36 	to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury
78.1 	and spinal cord injury account.  The money in the account is
78.2 	annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used
78.3 	as follows:  83 percent for contracts with a qualified
78.4 	community-based organization to provide information, resources,
78.5 	and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and
78.6 	their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain
78.7 	the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry
78.8 	created in section 144.662.  For the purposes of this
78.9 	clause paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is
78.10 	a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic
78.11 	brain injury services and their family members.  The
78.12 	organization must be registered with the United States Internal
78.13 	Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
78.14 	organization and must have as its purposes:
78.15 	(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and
78.16 	professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of
78.17 	traumatic brain injury;
78.18 	(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with
78.19 	traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;
78.20 	(iii) the development and support of programs and services
78.21 	to prevent traumatic brain injury;
78.22 	(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons
78.23 	with traumatic brain injury; and
78.24 	(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury
78.25 	through participation in its governance.
78.26 	No A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
78.27 	medical data will must not be disclosed to the organization
78.28 	without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or
78.29 	patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent
78.30 	or guardian of the patient.
78.31 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a
78.32 	separate account to be known as the remote electronic
78.33 	alcohol-monitoring program account.  The commissioner shall
78.34 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of
78.35 	finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
78.36 	(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent,
79.1 	appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in
79.2 	the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
79.3 	reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an
79.4 	approved state depository as directed under section 171.061,
79.5 	subdivision 4.

79.6 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
79.7 	amended to read:
79.8 	171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY
79.9 	FUND DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.
79.10 	All licenses shall expire one year from the date of
79.11 	issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
79.12 	commissioner.  Each application for an original or renewal
79.13 	school license shall must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
79.14 	each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
79.15 	shall must be accompanied by a fee of $50.  The license fees
79.16 	collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41shall must be paid
79.17 	into the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
79.18 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. No A 
79.19 	license fee shall must not be refunded in the event that the
79.20 	license is rejected or revoked.

79.21 	Sec. 46. [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
79.22 	ACCOUNTS.
79.23 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a)
79.24 	The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
79.25 	revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
79.26 	fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
79.27 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this
79.28 	account.
79.29 	(b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle
79.30 	services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section
79.31 	169.345, including:
79.32 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
79.33 	registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
79.34 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
79.35 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
79.36 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
80.1 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
80.2 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
80.3 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
80.4 	and 
80.5 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
80.6 		Subd. 2.Driver services operating account. (a) The
80.7 	driver services operating account is created in the special
80.8 	revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter
80.9 	171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted,
80.10 	appropriated, or legislated to the account.
80.11 	(b) Money in the account must be used by the commissioner
80.12 	of public safety to administer the driver services specified in
80.13 	chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with
80.14 	producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards
80.15 	and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of
80.16 	driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year
80.17 	or years and for the testing and examination of drivers.

80.18 	Sec. 47. INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 80.19 	(a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall
80.20 	change the reference in column B to the reference shown in
80.21 	column C:
80.22 	A B C 
80.23 	168.181,sections 168.181this section and 
80.24 	subdivision 1 to 168.231sections 168.183
80.25 	to 168.221
80.26 	168.211 168.231 168.221 
80.27 	168.221 168.231 168.211 and this 
80.28 	section 
80.29 	168.346 168.345,168.327,
80.30 	subdivision 4 subdivision 3 
80.31 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
80.32 	Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185.
80.33 	(c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any
80.34 	references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or
80.35 	renumbered by this act, as appropriate.

80.36 	Sec. 48. REPEALER.
 81.1 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
81.2 	12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231;
81.3 	168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
81.4 	and 171.185, are repealed.
81.5 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02;
81.6 	168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
81.7 	168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed.
81.8 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300;
81.9 	7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800;
81.10 	7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are
81.11 	repealed.

81.12 	ARTICLE 3
81.13 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

81.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.44,
81.15 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
81.16 		Subd. 3.Real property; appraisal data.  (a)
81.17 	[CONFIDENTIAL OR PROTECTED NONPUBLIC DATA.] Estimated or
81.18 	appraised values of individual parcels of real property which 
81.19 	that are made by personnel of the state, its agencies and
81.20 	departments,or a political subdivision or by independent
81.21 	appraisers acting for the state, its agencies and departments,
81.22 	or a political subdivision for the purpose of selling or
81.23 	acquiring land through purchase or condemnation are classified
81.24 	as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data.
81.25 	(b) [PRIVATE OR NONPUBLIC DATA.] Appraised values of
81.26 	individual parcels of real property that are made by appraisers
81.27 	working for fee owners or contract purchasers who have received
81.28 	an offer to purchase their property from the state or a
81.29 	political subdivision are classified as private data on
81.30 	individuals or nonpublic data.
81.31 	(c) [PUBLIC DATA.] The data made confidential or protected
81.32 	nonpublic by the provisions of under paragraph (a) shall or made
81.33 	private or nonpublic under paragraph (b) become public upon the
81.34 	occurrence of any of the following:
81.35 	(1) the negotiating parties exchange appraisals;
81.36 	(2) the data are submitted to a court-appointed
82.1 	condemnation commissioner;
82.2 	(3) (2) the data are presented in court in condemnation
82.3 	proceedings; or 
82.4 	(4) (3) the negotiating parties enter into an agreement for
82.5 	the purchase and sale of the property; or 
82.6 	(5) the data are submitted to the owner under section
82.7 	117.036.
82.8 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
82.9 	following final enactment.

82.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is
82.11 	amended to read:
82.12 	16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.
82.13 	(a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state
82.14 	agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail
82.15 	handling unit.  Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul
82.16 	must be delivered unstamped to the unit.  The unit shall also
82.17 	operate an interoffice mail distribution system.  The department
82.18 	may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to
82.19 	operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively.  Account must
82.20 	be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a
82.21 	proper charge against the agency delivering the mail.  To
82.22 	provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make
82.23 	advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its
82.24 	postage obligations for at least 60 days.  For purposes of this
82.25 	section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a
82.26 	state agency.
82.27 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the
82.28 	commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related
82.29 	functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling
82.30 	unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program
82.31 	effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or
82.32 	greater economy in state government.

82.33 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 117.036, is
82.34 	amended to read:
82.35 	117.036 APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
82.36 	TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
83.1 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to the
83.2 	acquisition of property for public highways, streets, roads,
83.3 	alleys, airports, mass transit facilities, or for other
83.4 	transportation facilities or purposes.
83.5 		Subd. 2.Appraisal. (a) Before commencing an eminent
83.6 	domain proceeding under this chapter the commissioner of
83.7 	transportation acquires an interest in real property under this
83.8 	chapter, or before any other acquiring authority commences an
83.9 	eminent domain proceeding under this chapter, the acquiring
83.10 	authority must obtain at least one appraisal for the property
83.11 	proposed to be acquired.  In making the appraisal, the appraiser
83.12 	must confer with one or more of the fee owners or contract
83.13 	purchasers of the property, if reasonably
83.14 	possible. Notwithstanding section 13.44 or any other law to the
83.15 	contrary, the acquiring authority must provide the fee owner or
83.16 	contract purchaser with a copy of the appraisal at least 20 days
83.17 	before presenting a petition under section 117.055, the
83.18 	acquiring authority must provide the owner with a copy of the
83.19 	appraisal and inform the owner of the owner's fee owner or
83.20 	contract purchaser of the right to obtain an appraisal under
83.21 	this section. Upon request, the acquiring authority must make
83.22 	available to the fee owner or contract purchaser all appraisals
83.23 	of the property.
83.24 	(b) The fee owner or contract purchaser may obtain an
83.25 	appraisal by a qualified appraiser of the property proposed to
83.26 	be acquired.  The fee owner or contract purchaser is entitled to
83.27 	reimbursement for the reasonable costs of the appraisal from the
83.28 	acquiring authority up to a maximum of $1,500 within 30 days
83.29 	after the if the fee owner or contract purchaser:
83.30 	(1) submits to the acquiring authority a copy of the
83.31 	appraisal and the information necessary for reimbursement,
83.32 	provided that the owner does so ;
83.33 	(2) requests reimbursement within 60 90 days after the
83.34 	owner receives receiving the appraisal from the authority under
83.35 	paragraph (a) and at least 30 days before a condemnation
83.36 	commissioners' hearing; and 
84.1 	(3) ensures that the appraisal is conducted in accordance
84.2 	with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
84.3 	The acquiring authority must pay the reimbursement to the fee
84.4 	owner or contract purchaser within 30 days after receiving a
84.5 	copy of the appraisal and the reimbursement information.  Upon
84.6 	agreement between the acquiring authority and either the fee
84.7 	owner or contract purchaser, the acquiring authority may pay the
84.8 	reimbursement up to $1,500 directly to the appraiser.
84.9 		Subd. 3.Negotiation. In addition to the appraisal
84.10 	requirements under subdivision 2, before commencing an eminent
84.11 	domain proceeding, the acquiring authority must make a good
84.12 	faith attempt to negotiate personally with the fee owner or
84.13 	contract purchaser of the property in order to acquire the
84.14 	property by direct purchase instead of the use of eminent domain
84.15 	proceedings.  In making this negotiation, the acquiring
84.16 	authority must consider the appraisals in its possession,
84.17 	including any appraisal obtained and furnished by the fee owner
84.18 	or contract purchaser if available,and other information that
84.19 	may be relevant to a determination of damages under this chapter.
84.20 	Subd. 4.[CONDEMNATION COMMISSIONERS' HEARING.] (a)
84.21 	Notwithstanding section 13.44, an owner's appraisal may not be
84.22 	used or considered in a condemnation commissioners' hearing
84.23 	conducted under section 117.085, nor may the owner's appraiser
84.24 	testify, unless a copy of the owner's appraiser's written report
84.25 	is provided to the acquiring authority at least five days before
84.26 	the hearing.
84.27 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.44, the acquiring
84.28 	authority's appraisal may not be used or considered in a
84.29 	condemnation commissioners' hearing conducted under section
84.30 	117.085, nor may the acquiring authority's appraiser testify,
84.31 	unless a copy of the acquiring authority's appraiser's written
84.32 	report is provided to the owner or contract purchaser at least
84.33 	five days before the hearing.

84.34 	Sec. 4. [160.298] HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING, ACCOUNT,
84.35 	APPROPRIATION.
84.36 	The commissioner of transportation may bill highway
85.1 	operations units of the department and local road authorities
85.2 	for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program.
85.3 	These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor,
85.4 	materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner.
85.5 	Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is
85.6 	established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to
85.7 	the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are
85.8 	made.  Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide
85.9 	and agency indirect costs payments.

85.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14,
85.11 	subdivision 25, is amended to read:
85.12 		Subd. 25.Paul bunyan expressway.  That portion of Trunk
85.13 	Highway marked 371 from Little Falls to its intersection with
85.14 	Trunk Highway marked 2 in Cass Lake, except for that portion
85.15 	named in subdivision 45, and that portion of Trunk Highway
85.16 	marked 2 from its intersection with Trunk Highway marked 371 in
85.17 	Cass Lake to Bemidji, is named and designated the "Paul Bunyan
85.18 	Expressway."  The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking
85.19 	design to mark this highway and shall erect the appropriate
85.20 	signs.

85.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14, is
85.22 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
85.23 		Subd. 52.Purple heart memorial highway. (a) Except for
85.24 	that portion designated under subdivision 45, the route signed
85.25 	as Trunk Highway 371 on the effective date of this subdivision,
85.26 	from its intersection with U. S. Highway 10 near the city of
85.27 	Little Falls to its intersection with U. S. Highway 2 in the
85.28 	city of Cass Lake, is named and designated the "Purple Heart
85.29 	Memorial Highway." 
85.30 	(b) Subject to the provisions of section 161.139, the
85.31 	commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark the
85.32 	highway and shall erect the appropriate signs.

85.33 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14, is
85.34 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
85.35 		Subd. 53.Biauswah bridge. The bridge over the St. Louis
85.36 	River that is part of Legislative Route No. 185, marked as Trunk
86.1 	Highway 23 on the effective date of this section, is named and
86.2 	designated "Biauswah Bridge In Honor of Native American
86.3 	Veterans."  After consulting with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
86.4 	Superior Chippewa, the commissioner of transportation shall
86.5 	adopt a suitable marking design to memorialize this bridge and
86.6 	shall erect the appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

86.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.361,
86.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
86.9 		Subd. 2.Repayment.  Subject to the availability of state
86.10 	money, the commissioner shall repay the amounts advanced under
86.11 	this section, up to the state's share of project costs, under
86.12 	terms of the agreement.  The agreement may provide for payment
86.13 	of interest for funds advanced under subdivisions 1a and 1b at a
86.14 	rate of interest agreed upon by the parties. The maximum
86.15 	interest rate that may be paid is the rate earned by the state
86.16 	on invested commissioner of finance cash for the month before
86.17 	the date the agreement is executed or the actual interest paid
86.18 	by the road authority in borrowing for the amount advanced,
86.19 	whichever rate is less.

86.20 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.368, is
86.21 	amended to read:
86.22 	161.368 HIGHWAY CONTRACTS WITH TRIBAL AUTHORITIES.
86.23 	On behalf of the state, the commissioner may enter into
86.24 	cost-sharing agreements with Indian tribal authorities for the
86.25 	purpose of providing maintenance, design, and construction to
86.26 	highways on tribal lands.  These agreements may include (1) a
86.27 	provision for waiver of immunity from suit by a party to the
86.28 	contract on the part of the tribal authority with respect to any
86.29 	controversy arising out of the contract and (2) a provision
86.30 	conferring jurisdiction on state district courts to hear such a
86.31 	controversy.

86.32 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.442, is
86.33 	amended to read:
86.34 	161.442 RECONVEYANCE TO FORMER OWNER.
86.35 	Notwithstanding sections 161.23, 161.41, 161.411, 161.43,
86.36 	161.44, or any other statute, the commissioner of
87.1 	transportation, with the consent of the owner, or for good cause
87.2 	and with the consent of the court,may transfer, sell, or convey
87.3 	real property including fixtures, and interests in real property
87.4 	including easements, to the owner from whom the property was
87.5 	acquired by the state for trunk highway purposes through a
87.6 	pending eminent domain action.  The transfer of title may be by
87.7 	stipulation, partial dismissal, bill of sale, or conveyance.
87.8 	Any resulting change in the state's acquisition must be
87.9 	explained in the final certificate for that action.  This
87.10 	provision does not confer on a landowner the right to compel a
87.11 	reconveyance without the consent of the commissioner.

87.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
87.13 	following final enactment.

87.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.02,
87.15 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
87.16 		Subd. 2.Rules; advisory committee.  (a) The rules shall
87.17 	be made and promulgated by the commissioner acting with the
87.18 	advice of a committee which shall be selected by the several
87.19 	county boards acting through the officers of the statewide
87.20 	association of county commissioners.  The committee shall be
87.21 	composed of nine members so selected that each member shall be
87.22 	from a different state highway construction district.  Not more
87.23 	than five of the nine members of the committee shall be county
87.24 	commissioners.  The remaining members shall be county highway
87.25 	engineers.  In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any
87.26 	rule, the commissioner's determination shall be final.  The
87.27 	rules shall be printed and copies thereof shall be forwarded to
87.28 	the county engineers of the several counties. For the purposes
87.29 	of this section, the expedited process for adopting rules
87.30 	established in section 14.389 may be used.
87.31 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
87.32 	committee does not expire.

87.33 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.02,
87.34 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
87.35 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering
87.36 	standards.  The commissioner may grant variances from the rules
88.1 	and from the engineering standards developed pursuant to section
88.2 	162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2.  A political subdivision in
88.3 	which a county state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be
88.4 	located may submit a written request to the commissioner for a
88.5 	variance for that highway.  The commissioner shall publish
88.6 	notice of the request in the State Register and give notice to
88.7 	all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the
88.8 	matter.  The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within
88.9 	30 days of providing notice of the request.  If a written
88.10 	objection to the request is received within 20 seven days of
88.11 	providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only
88.12 	after a contested case hearing has been held on the request.  If
88.13 	no timely objection is received and the variance is denied
88.14 	without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within
88.15 	30 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a
88.16 	contested case hearing.  For purposes of this subdivision,
88.17 	"political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of a political
88.18 	subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a
88.19 	regional park authority.

88.20 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06,
88.21 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
88.22 		Subd. 2.Administrative costs of department. A sum of
88.23 	1-1/2 Two percent shall must be deducted from the total amount
88.24 	available in the county state-aid highway fund, set aside in a
88.25 	separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by
88.26 	the state Transportation Department in carrying out the
88.27 	provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.

88.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.08,
88.29 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
88.30 		Subd. 3.Aid to towns. (a) Any county having within its
88.31 	boundaries organized town governments may, by resolution,
88.32 	allocate to the towns within its boundaries so much of the money
88.33 	apportioned to it under the provisions of sections 162.01 to
88.34 	162.181, that it deems necessary to aid the townships in the
88.35 	construction of town roads, including replacement of town road
88.36 	signs.  The resolution shall set forth the amount of money or
89.1 	the percentage of its apportionment that the county has
89.2 	allocated to the towns.  A certified copy of the resolution
89.3 	shall be forwarded to the commissioner on or before the second
89.4 	Tuesday of January of each year.  Upon receipt of such
89.5 	resolution and upon determining the amount of money to be
89.6 	apportioned to the county, the commissioner shall certify to the
89.7 	commissioner of finance the amount of money, as set forth in the
89.8 	resolution, that is to be paid out of the county's apportionment
89.9 	for distribution to the towns.  The commissioner of finance
89.10 	shall thereupon issue a warrant in that amount payable to the
89.11 	county treasurer, and the proceeds thereof shall be distributed
89.12 	by the county to the towns.  All money so allocated and
89.13 	distributed shall be used by the towns solely for the
89.14 	construction of town roads, including replacement of town road
89.15 	signs.
89.16 	(b) Each county board so allocating such funds may devise a
89.17 	formula taking into account each town's levy for road and bridge
89.18 	purposes, its mileage of town roads and population outside the
89.19 	corporate limits of all cities within the township, and such
89.20 	other factors as the county board shall deem advisable as a
89.21 	means of dividing the allocation among the several towns in
89.22 	order that such division among the towns be as equitable as
89.23 	possible.  No part of the money allocated for expenditure solely
89.24 	within cities having a population of less than 5,000 shall be
89.25 	allocated or distributed to the towns.  The commissioner of
89.26 	transportation shall maintain a permanent record of the
89.27 	allocations of county state-aid highway funds to for the
89.28 	townships in each county.
89.29 	(c) In making the annual apportionments of county state-aid
89.30 	highway funds, the commissioner shall reduce the money needs of
89.31 	said counties in the amounts necessary to equalize their status
89.32 	with those counties not making such township allotments. In
89.33 	complying with this paragraph, the commissioner shall disregard
89.34 	allotments to towns for replacement of town road signs.

89.35 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.09,
89.36 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.1 		Subd. 2.Rules; advisory committee.  (a) The rules shall
90.2 	be made and promulgated by the commissioner acting with the
90.3 	advice of a committee which shall be selected by the governing
90.4 	bodies of such cities, acting through the officers of the
90.5 	statewide association of municipal officials.  The committee
90.6 	shall be composed of 12 members, so selected that there shall be
90.7 	one member from each state highway construction district and in
90.8 	addition one member from each city of the first class.  Not more
90.9 	than six members of the committee shall be elected officials of
90.10 	the cities.  The remaining members of the committee shall be
90.11 	city engineers.  In the event that agreement cannot be reached
90.12 	on any rule the commissioner's determination shall be final.
90.13 	The rules shall be printed and copies thereof shall be forwarded
90.14 	to the clerks and engineers of the cities. For the purposes of
90.15 	this section, the expedited process for adopting rules
90.16 	established in section 14.389 may be used.
90.17 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
90.18 	committee does not expire.

90.19 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.09,
90.20 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
90.21 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering
90.22 	standards.  The commissioner may grant variances from the rules
90.23 	and from the engineering standards developed pursuant to section
90.24 	162.13, subdivision 2.  A political subdivision in which a
90.25 	municipal state-aid street is located or is proposed to be
90.26 	located may submit a written request to the commissioner for a
90.27 	variance for that street.  The commissioner shall publish notice
90.28 	of the request in the State Register and give notice to all
90.29 	persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the
90.30 	matter.  The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within
90.31 	30 days of providing notice of the request.  If a written
90.32 	objection to the request is received within 20 seven days of
90.33 	providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only
90.34 	after a contested case hearing has been held on the request.  If
90.35 	no timely objection is received and the variance is denied
90.36 	without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within
91.1 	30 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a
91.2 	contested case hearing.  For purposes of this subdivision,
91.3 	"political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of a political
91.4 	subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a
91.5 	regional park authority.

91.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.14,
91.7 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
91.8 		Subd. 6.Advances.  Any such city may make advances from
91.9 	any funds available to it for the purpose of expediting the
91.10 	construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of its
91.11 	municipal state-aid street system; provided that such advances
91.12 	shall not exceed the city's total estimated apportionment for
91.13 	the three years following the year the advance is made.
91.14 	Advances made by any such city shall be repaid out of subsequent
91.15 	apportionments made to such city in accordance with the
91.16 	commissioner's rules.

91.17 	Sec. 18. [162.031] CONSTRUCTION ACROSS ANOTHER COUNTY OR
91.18 	STATE.
91.19 	When a county state-aid highway route is so located that in
91.20 	order to achieve the designated objectives the commissioner
91.21 	determines that it is necessary to construct the highway across
91.22 	a portion of another county or state, the county initiating the
91.23 	construction is authorized to spend county state-aid highway
91.24 	funds for that purpose in the same manner as other expenditures
91.25 	for county state-aid highway purposes are made.  No part of that
91.26 	highway may be constructed in another county until both counties
91.27 	approve the construction.

91.28 	Sec. 19. [162.091] CONSTRUCTION ACROSS ANOTHER
91.29 	MUNICIPALITY OR STATE.
91.30 	When a municipal state-aid street route is so located that
91.31 	in order to achieve the designated objectives the commissioner
91.32 	determines that it is necessary to construct the street across a
91.33 	portion of another municipality or state, the municipality
91.34 	initiating the construction is authorized to spend municipal
91.35 	state-aid street funds for that purpose in the same manner as
91.36 	other expenditures for municipal state-aid street purposes are
92.1 	made.  No part of that street may be constructed in another
92.2 	municipality until both municipalities approve the construction.

92.3 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
92.4 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
92.5 		Subd. 3.Highway. A "Highway" is any public thoroughfare
92.6 	for vehicles, including streets in cities has the meaning given
92.7 	"street or highway" in section 169.01, subdivision 29.

92.8 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
92.9 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
92.10 		Subd. 5.Owner.  "Owner" means any person, firm,
92.11 	association, or corporation owning or renting leasing a motor 
92.12 	vehicle, or having the exclusive use thereof of the vehicle,
92.13 	under a lease or otherwise, for a period of greater than 30 days.

92.14 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
92.15 	subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
92.16 		Subd. 5a.Registered owner.  "Registered owner" means any
92.17 	person, firm, association, or corporation,other than a secured
92.18 	party, having title to a motor vehicle.  If a passenger
92.19 	automobile, as defined in subdivision 7,is under lease for a
92.20 	term of 180 days or more, the lessee is deemed to be the
92.21 	registered owner, for purposes of registration only,;provided
92.22 	that the application for renewal of the registration of a
92.23 	passenger automobile described in this subdivision shall be is 
92.24 	sent to the lessor.

92.25 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
92.26 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
92.27 		Subd. 6.Tax, fee.  "Tax" or "fee" means the annual
92.28 	registration tax imposed on motor vehicles in lieu of all other
92.29 	taxes thereon, except wheelage taxes, so-called,which may be
92.30 	imposed by any city,and except gross earnings taxes paid by
92.31 	companies subject or made subject thereto. Such The annual tax
92.32 	shall be deemed is both a property tax and a highway use tax and
92.33 	shall be on the basis of the calendar year.

92.34 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
92.35 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
92.36 		Subd. 7.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile"
93.1 	means any motor vehicle designed and used for carrying not more
93.2 	than 15 persons individuals including the driver.
93.3 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles,
93.4 	motor scooters, and buses described in subdivision 9, paragraph
93.5 	(a), clause (2) buses, or school buses.
93.6 	(c) For purposes of taxation only, " Passenger automobile " 
93.7 	includes pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed
93.8 	to carry passengers,with a manufacturer's nominal rated
93.9 	carrying capacity of one ton, but does not include commuter vans
93.10 	as defined in section 168.126.

93.11 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
93.12 	subdivision 25, is amended to read:
93.13 		Subd. 25.Recreational equipment vehicle.  (a)
93.14 	"Recreational equipment vehicle " means travel trailers including
93.15 	those which that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted
93.16 	campers, house cars,motor homes, tent trailers, slip-in
93.17 	campers,and converted buses that provide temporary human living
93.18 	quarters. A 
93.19 	(b) "Recreational vehicle " is considered to provide
93.20 	temporary living quarters if it a vehicle that:
93.21 	(1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant;
93.22 	(2) is used for temporary living quarters by the owner or
93.23 	occupant while engaged in recreational or vacation activities;
93.24 	and
93.25 	(3) is either self-propelled or towed on the public streets
93.26 	or highways incidental to the recreational or vacation
93.27 	activities.
93.28 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a Subd. 25a.
93.29 	[MOTOR HOME.] (a) " Motor home " means a unit recreational vehicle 
93.30 	designed to provide temporary living quarters,.  The motor home
93.31 	has a living unit built into as an integral part of, or
93.32 	permanently attached to the chassis of, a self-propelled motor
93.33 	vehicle chassis or van.
93.34 	(b) A motor home must contain permanently installed,
93.35 	independent,life-support systems which that meet the American
93.36 	National Standards Institute standard number A119.2 for
94.1 	recreational vehicles and provide at least four of the following
94.2 	facilities, two of which must be from the systems listed in
94.3 	clauses (1), (5), and (6):  (1) a cooking facility with liquid
94.4 	propane gas supply, (2) a refrigerator, (3) a self-contained
94.5 	toilet or a toilet connected to a plumbing system with a 
94.6 	connection for external water disposal, (4) a heating or air
94.7 	conditioning system separate from the motor vehicle engine, (5)
94.8 	a potable water supply system including a sink with a faucet
94.9 	either self-contained or with connections for an external
94.10 	source, and (6) a separate 110-125 volt volts electrical power
94.11 	supply.
94.12 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "permanently
94.13 	installed" means built into or attached as an integral part of a
94.14 	chassis or van, and designed not to be removed except for repair
94.15 	or replacement.  A system which that is readily removable or
94.16 	held in place by clamps or tie-downs is not permanently
94.17 	installed.
94.18 	(c) (d) Motor homes include but are not limited to, the
94.19 	following a:
94.20 	(1) type A motor home-, which is a raw chassis upon which
94.21 	is built a driver's compartment and an entire body that provides
94.22 	temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
94.23 	paragraph (b);
94.24 	(2) type B motor home-, which is a van-type vehicle van 
94.25 	that conforms to the motor home definition description in this 
94.26 	paragraph (b) and has been completed or altered by the a 
94.27 	final-stage manufacturer; and
94.28 	(3) type C motor home-, which is an incomplete vehicle
94.29 	upon which is permanently attached a body designed to provide
94.30 	temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
94.31 	paragraph (b).
94.32 	(d) (e) A motor vehicle with a slip-in campers are camper
94.33 	or other removable equipment that is mounted into or on a motor 
94.34 	vehicle commonly known as a pickup truck, in the pickup box,
94.35 	either by bolting through the floor of the pickup box or by
94.36 	firmly clamping to the side of the pickup box.  The vehicle
95.1 	may is not a motor home, is not a recreational vehicle, and must 
95.2 	not be registered as a recreational vehicle under section
95.3 	168.013.

95.4 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
95.5 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
95.6 		Subd. 37.All-terrain vehicle. "All-terrain vehicle" has
95.7 	the meaning given in section 84.92, subdivision 8.

95.8 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
95.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
95.10 		Subd. 38.Person. "Person" has the meaning given in
95.11 	section 168A.01, subdivision 14.

95.12 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
95.13 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
95.14 		Subd. 39.State. "State" means a state of the United
95.15 	States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States
95.16 	Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject
95.17 	to the jurisdiction of the United States.

95.18 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
95.19 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
95.20 		Subd. 40.Vehicle. "Vehicle" has the meaning given in
95.21 	section 168A.011, subdivision 24.

95.22 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.012,
95.23 	subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 135, section 3,
95.24 	is amended to read:
95.25 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate
95.26 	display. (a) The following vehicles are exempt from the
95.27 	provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and
95.28 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
95.29 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of
95.30 	official business by the federal government, the state, or any
95.31 	political subdivision;
95.32 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational
95.33 	institutions and used solely in the transportation of pupils to
95.34 	and from those institutions;
95.35 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at
95.36 	nonpublic high schools;
96.1 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used
96.2 	exclusively to transport disabled persons for charitable,
96.3 	religious, or educational purposes;
96.4 	(5) ambulances owned by ambulance services licensed under
96.5 	section 144E.10, the general appearance of which is
96.6 	unmistakable;
96.7 	(6) motorized foot scooters as defined in section 169.01,
96.8 	subdivision 4c; and
96.9 	(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed
96.10 	under section 171.34, or an employee of a commercial driving
96.11 	school licensed under section 171.34, and the vehicle is used
96.12 	exclusively for driver education and training.
96.13 	(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal
96.14 	fire apparatuses including fire-suppression support vehicles,
96.15 	police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance of which
96.16 	is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number
96.17 	plates.
96.18 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor
96.19 	investigations, or arson investigations, and passenger
96.20 	automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by the
96.21 	Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display
96.22 	appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at
96.23 	cost.  Original and renewal applications for these license
96.24 	plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by
96.25 	the Department of Corrections must be accompanied by a
96.26 	certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if
96.27 	issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to
96.28 	a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if issued
96.29 	to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate
96.30 	officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law
96.31 	enforcement agency.  The certification must be on a form
96.32 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will
96.33 	be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
96.34 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue
96.35 	and Labor and Industry, fraud unit, in conducting seizures or
96.36 	criminal investigations must be registered and must display
97.1 	passenger vehicle classification license number plates,
97.2 	furnished at cost by the registrar.  Original and renewal
97.3 	applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be
97.4 	accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of
97.5 	revenue or the commissioner of labor and industry.  The
97.6 	certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner
97.7 	and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
97.8 	purposes authorized by this section.
97.9 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease
97.10 	Prevention and Control of the Department of Health must be
97.11 	registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
97.12 	license number plates.  These plates must be furnished at cost
97.13 	by the registrar.  Original and renewal applications for these
97.14 	passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied by a
97.15 	certification signed by the commissioner of health.  The
97.16 	certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner
97.17 	and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
97.18 	official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and
97.19 	Control.
97.20 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control
97.21 	Board in gambling investigations and reviews must be registered
97.22 	and must display passenger vehicle classification license number
97.23 	plates.  These plates must be furnished at cost by the
97.24 	registrar.  Original and renewal applications for these
97.25 	passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied by a
97.26 	certification signed by the board chair.  The certification must
97.27 	be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the
97.28 	vehicles will be used exclusively for the official duties of the
97.29 	Gambling Control Board.
97.30 	(g) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display
97.31 	tax-exempt number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost,
97.32 	except as provided in subdivision 1c.  All vehicles required to
97.33 	display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state
97.34 	department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school
97.35 	operating a driver education program, or licensed commercial
97.36 	driving school, plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle;
98.1 	except that each state hospital and institution for the mentally
98.2 	ill and mentally retarded may have one vehicle without the
98.3 	required identification on the sides of the vehicle, and county
98.4 	social service agencies may have vehicles used for child and
98.5 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required
98.6 	identification on the sides of the vehicle.  This identification
98.7 	must be in a color giving contrast with that of the part of the
98.8 	vehicle on which it is placed and must endure throughout the
98.9 	term of the registration.  The identification must not be on a
98.10 	removable plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at
98.11 	all times; except that a removable plate or placard may be
98.12 	utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision
98.13 	or to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

98.14 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.031, is
98.15 	amended to read:
98.16 	168.031 REGISTRATION EXEMPTION; ACTIVE MILITARY-RELATED 
98.17 	SERVICE.
98.18 	(a) The motor vehicle of any person who engages in active
98.19 	military service in time of war or other emergency declared by
98.20 	proper authority in any branch or unit of the military or naval
98.21 	forces of the United States armed forces shall be exempt from
98.22 	the motor vehicle registration tax during the period of such
98.23 	active service and for 40 90 days immediately thereafter if the
98.24 	owner has filed , before, during or within 90 days after
98.25 	completion of that active service, files with the registrar of
98.26 	motor vehicles a written application for exemption with such
98.27 	proof of military service as the registrar may have required and
98.28 	if the motor vehicle is not operated on a public highway within
98.29 	the state during the requested period of exemption, except by
98.30 	the owner while on furlough or leave of absence from the
98.31 	military.
98.32 	(b) The motor vehicle of any disabled war veteran, which
98.33 	vehicle has been furnished free, in whole or in part, by the
98.34 	United States government to said disabled veteran, shall be
98.35 	exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax.  The motor
98.36 	vehicle owned and registered by a former prisoner of war that
99.1 	bears the "EX-POW" plates is exempt from the motor vehicle
99.2 	registration tax.
99.3 	(c) For purposes of this section, the term "active service"
99.4 	shall have the meaning given this term in section 190.05,
99.5 	subdivisions 5b and 5c, but excludes service performed
99.6 	exclusively for purposes of:
99.7 	(1) annual training and other periodic inactive duty
99.8 	training for National Guard and other reserve members;
99.9 	(2) special training periodically made available to
99.10 	National Guard and other reserve members;
99.11 	(3) service performed in accordance with section 190.08,
99.12 	subdivision 3; and 
99.13 	(4) service performed as part of the active guard/reserve
99.14 	program pursuant to United States Code, title 32, section
99.15 	502(f), or other applicable authority.

99.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
99.17 	following final enactment and applies to persons serving in
99.18 	active military service on or after that date.

99.19 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.091,
99.20 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
99.21 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a
99.22 	fee of $1, the registrar commissioner may issue a permit to a
99.23 	nonresident purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state
99.24 	for the sole purpose of allowing such nonresident to remove the
99.25 	vehicle to be removed from this state for registration in
99.26 	another state or country. Such 
99.27 	(b) The permit shall be is in lieu of any other
99.28 	registration or taxation for use of the highways and shall be is 
99.29 	valid for a period of 31 days from the date of sale, trade, or
99.30 	gift.
99.31 	(c) The permit shall must be available in such form an
99.32 	electronic format as the registrar may determine and, whenever
99.33 	practicable, shall be determined by the commissioner.
99.34 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is
99.35 	electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or
99.36 	deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
100.1 	(e) The permit must be posted upon the left side of the
100.2 	inside rear window of the vehicle or, if not practicable, where
100.3 	it is plainly visible to law enforcement.  Each such 
100.4 	permit shall be is valid only for the vehicle for which the
100.5 	permit was issued.

100.6 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.10,
100.7 	subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
100.8 		Subd. 1c.Collector's vehicle, collector license.  (a)
100.9 	The owner of any motor vehicle, including any truck, (1) that
100.10 	is (i) at least 20 model years old, or (ii) at least ten model
100.11 	years old and with a body or engine style of which not more than
100.12 	500 were manufactured in or imported into the United States in
100.13 	any model year, (2) that was manufactured after 1935, and (3)
100.14 	that is owned and operated solely as a collector's vehicle,
100.15 	shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration
100.16 	as follows:provided in paragraph (b).
100.17 	(1) (b) The owner shall execute an affidavit stating (1) 
100.18 	the name and address of the person from whom purchased and of
100.19 	the new owner, (2) the make of the motor vehicle, (3) the year
100.20 	and number of the model, (4) the manufacturer's identification
100.21 	number, (5) in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph (a),
100.22 	clause (1)(ii), that the vehicle has a body or engine style of
100.23 	which not more than 500 were manufactured or imported into the
100.24 	United States in any model year,and (6) that the vehicle is
100.25 	owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for
100.26 	general transportation purposes; and .
100.27 	(2) (c) The owner shall provide a statement of the
100.28 	manufacturer or importer regarding the number of vehicles
100.29 	manufactured or imported during the model year.
100.30 	(d) The owner shall also prove that the owner also has one
100.31 	or more vehicles with regular license plates.
100.32 	If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is true and
100.33 	correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar shall list
100.34 	the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a
100.35 	single number plate.
100.36 	(b) (e) The number plate issued shall bear the inscription
101.1 	"Collector," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other
101.2 	combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
101.3 	subdivision 2a, but no date.  The number plate is valid without
101.4 	renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence.  The registrar
101.5 	has the power to revoke the plate for failure to comply with
101.6 	this subdivision.
101.7 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
101.8 	following final enactment.

101.9 	Sec. 34. [168.1251] DISABLED VETERANS OF AMERICA PLATES.
101.10 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. The commissioner
101.11 	shall issue special license plates bearing the inscription
101.12 	"DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to an applicant who is certified in
101.13 	writing by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or
101.14 	the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having a permanent
101.15 	and total service-connected disability, who complies with all
101.16 	laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor
101.17 	vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each set of
101.18 	license plates applied for.  The special license plates must be
101.19 	of a design and size determined by the commissioner.
101.20 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
101.21 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
101.22 	application for registration.
101.23 		Subd. 3.Transfer. On payment of a fee of $5, special
101.24 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
101.25 	personal motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by the disabled
101.26 	veteran upon notification to the commissioner.
101.27 		Subd. 4.Surcharge. For each set of special plates
101.28 	issued under this section, the commissioner shall collect a
101.29 	surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under subdivision 1.
101.30 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes
101.31 	of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
101.32 	use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
101.33 	passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
101.34 	recreational vehicle.
101.35 		Subd. 6.Fees credited. Fees, including surcharges,
101.36 	collected under this section must be credited to the vehicle
102.1 	services operating account in the special revenue fund.

102.2 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.185, is
102.3 	amended to read:
102.4 	168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.
102.5 	(a) An owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a gross
102.6 	vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section
102.7 	169.01, subdivision 46, other than a farm truck that is not used
102.8 	in interstate commerce, shall report to the registrar at the
102.9 	time of registration its USDOT carrier number.  A person subject
102.10 	to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply
102.11 	for the number at the time of registration by completing a form
102.12 	MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification Report, issued by the
102.13 	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable
102.14 	document as determined by the registrar. The registrar shall
102.15 	not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not
102.16 	subject to this paragraph.
102.17 	(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the
102.18 	outside of the vehicle, but must be made available upon request
102.19 	of an authorized agent of the registrar, peace officer, other
102.20 	employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter 299D, or
102.21 	employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.  The
102.22 	vehicle owner shall notify the registrar if there is a change to
102.23 	the owner's USDOT number.
102.24 	(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT
102.25 	number, the registrar shall suspend the owner's registration.
102.26 	(d) Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not
102.27 	apply to an agricultural fertilizer or agricultural chemical
102.28 	retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer or
102.29 	agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use.

102.30 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.20, is
102.31 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
102.32 		Subd. 5.Satisfaction of automobile lien seven years old;
102.33 	release. (a) A security interest perfected under this chapter
102.34 	expires seven years from the perfection date for a passenger
102.35 	automobile, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7.
102.36 	(b) A lien holder may notify the department in writing or
103.1 	in a format approved by the department during the sixth year of
103.2 	the lien, no later than 90 days in advance of the seven-year
103.3 	anniversary, if the lien will not be satisfied during this
103.4 	registration period and the lien must be extended up to seven
103.5 	additional years as requested by the lien holder.

103.6 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
103.7 	subdivision 75, is amended to read:
103.8 		Subd. 75.Commercial motor vehicle.  (a) "Commercial
103.9 	motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor
103.10 	vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor
103.11 	vehicle:
103.12 	(1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
103.13 	(2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more
103.14 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a
103.15 	combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
103.16 	(3) is a bus;
103.17 	(4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of
103.18 	hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross
103.19 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while carrying in bulk
103.20 	tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of petroleum products
103.21 	and liquid fertilizer that are required to be placarded under
103.22 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or
103.23 	(5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus,
103.24 	except for type A-I and type III school buses as defined in
103.25 	subdivision 6.
103.26 	(b) For purposes of chapter 169A:
103.27 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle does not include a farm
103.28 	truck, fire-fighting equipment an authorized emergency vehicle,
103.29 	or a recreational equipment vehicle being operated by a person
103.30 	within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph
103.31 	(b); and
103.32 	(2) a commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle capable
103.33 	of or designed to meet the standards described in paragraph (a),
103.34 	clause (2), whether or not the towed unit is attached to the
103.35 	truck-tractor at the time of the violation or stop.
103.36 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
104.1 	following final enactment.

104.2 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
104.3 	subdivision 76, is amended to read:
104.4 		Subd. 76.Hazardous materials.  "Hazardous materials"
104.5 	means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of
104.6 	the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that
104.7 	require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal
104.8 	Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185.

104.9 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
104.10 	subdivision 78, is amended to read:
104.11 		Subd. 78.Recreational vehicle combination. (a) 
104.12 	"Recreational vehicle combination" means a combination of
104.13 	vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined in section
104.14 	168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel
104.15 	coupling to a camper-semitrailer which has hitched to it a
104.16 	trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005,
104.17 	subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section
104.18 	84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile
104.19 	as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; or all-terrain
104.20 	vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; or
104.21 	equestrian equipment or supplies.
104.22 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
104.23 	(a) (1) A "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a
104.24 	camper-semitrailer and a towing pickup truck in which a portion
104.25 	of the weight of the camper-semitrailer is carried over or
104.26 	forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup.
104.27 	(b) (2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a
104.28 	manufactured home as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13,
104.29 	designed for human habitation and used for vacation or
104.30 	recreational purposes for limited periods.

104.31 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.06,
104.32 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
104.33 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal.  (a) Whenever traffic is
104.34 	controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different
104.35 	colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
104.36 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow
105.1 	shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a
105.2 	word or legend, and said .  The traffic-control signal lights
105.3 	shall or colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of
105.4 	vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
105.5 	(1) Green indication:
105.6 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may
105.7 	proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at
105.8 	such place prohibits either such turn.  But vehicular traffic,
105.9 	including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the
105.10 	right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
105.11 	within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time such 
105.12 	this signal is exhibited.
105.13 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown
105.14 	alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously
105.15 	enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by
105.16 	such the arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other
105.17 	indications shown at the same time.  Such vehicular traffic
105.18 	shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an
105.19 	adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the
105.20 	intersection.
105.21 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control
105.22 	signal as provided in subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any
105.23 	green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow,
105.24 	may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked
105.25 	crosswalk. Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the
105.26 	right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian
105.27 	shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the
105.28 	intersection at the time that the green signal indication is
105.29 	first shown.
105.30 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
105.31 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular yellow signal is
105.32 	thereby warned that the related green movement is being
105.33 	terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited
105.34 	immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall must not
105.35 	enter the intersection, except for the continued movement
105.36 	allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously exhibited.
106.1 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless
106.2 	otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
106.3 	subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is insufficient
106.4 	time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and
106.5 	no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
106.6 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal
106.7 	is thereby warned that the protected vehicular movement
106.8 	permitted by the corresponding prior green arrow indication is
106.9 	being terminated.
106.10 	(3) Steady red indication:
106.11 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone
106.12 	shall must stop at a clearly marked stop line,but,if none,
106.13 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
106.14 	intersection,or,if none, then before entering the intersection
106.15 	and shall remain standing until a green indication is shown,
106.16 	except as follows:  (A) the driver of a vehicle which is stopped
106.17 	as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the
106.18 	near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the entrance
106.19 	to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, and
106.20 	with the intention of making a right turn may make such the 
106.21 	right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been
106.22 	erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the
106.23 	right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully
106.24 	proceeding as directed by the signal at said that intersection;
106.25 	or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street which
106.26 	intersects intersecting another one-way street on which traffic
106.27 	moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop
106.28 	signal and may then make a left turn into said the one-way
106.29 	street, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting the
106.30 	movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
106.31 	other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at
106.32 	said that intersection.
106.33 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control
106.34 	signal as provided in subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady
106.35 	red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
106.36 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal,
107.1 	with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow,
107.2 	shall must stop at a clearly marked stop line,but,if none,
107.3 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
107.4 	intersection,or,if none, then before entering the intersection
107.5 	and shall must remain standing until a permissive signal
107.6 	indication permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is
107.7 	displayed, except as follows:  when an official sign has been
107.8 	erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular
107.9 	traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to
107.10 	enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a
107.11 	one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to
107.12 	the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to
107.13 	pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by
107.14 	the signal at that intersection.
107.15 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is
107.16 	erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection,
107.17 	the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
107.18 	can have no application.  Any stop required shall must be made
107.19 	at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the
107.20 	stop shall must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
107.21 	marking the stop shall must be made at the signal.
107.22 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications
107.23 	placed to control a certain movement or lane are so identified
107.24 	by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no other
107.25 	traffic-control signal indication or indications within the
107.26 	intersection shall control controls vehicular traffic for
107.27 	such that movement or lane.

107.28 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.06,
107.29 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
107.30 		Subd. 6.Pedestrian control signal.  (a) Whenever special
107.31 	pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't
107.32 	Walk" or symbols of a "walking person" or "upraised hand" are in
107.33 	place such , the signals shall or symbols indicate as follows:
107.34 	(1) A steady "Walk," flashing or steady.  Pedestrians 
107.35 	signal or the symbol of a "walking person" indicates that a
107.36 	pedestrian facing such either of these signals may proceed
108.1 	across the roadway in the direction of the signal, possibly in
108.2 	conflict with turning vehicles. Every driver of a vehicle shall
108.3 	yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian except that the
108.4 	pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully
108.5 	within the intersection at the time that either signal
108.6 	indication is first shown.
108.7 	(2) A "Don't Walk," signal or the symbol of an "upraised
108.8 	hand," flashing or steady.  No , indicates that a pedestrian
108.9 	shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of such
108.10 	signals either signal, but any pedestrian who has partially
108.11 	crossed on the "Walk" or "walking person" signal indication 
108.12 	shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't
108.13 	Walk" signal is showing.
108.14 	(b) A pedestrian crossing a roadway in conformity with this
108.15 	section is lawfully within the intersection and, when in a
108.16 	crosswalk, is lawfully within the crosswalk.

108.17 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14, is
108.18 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
108.19 		Subd. 1a.License revocation. The driver's license of a
108.20 	person who violates any speed limit established in this section,
108.21 	by driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, is revoked for six
108.22 	months under section 171.17, or for a longer minimum period of
108.23 	time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.

108.24 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14,
108.25 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
108.26 		Subd. 2.Speed limits.  (a) Where no special hazard
108.27 	exists the following speeds shall be lawful, but any speeds in
108.28 	excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence that the
108.29 	speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful;
108.30 	except that the speed limit within any municipality shall be a
108.31 	maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful:
108.32 	(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district or on a town
108.33 	road in a rural residential district;
108.34 	(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate freeways and
108.35 	expressways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
108.36 	(3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those
109.1 	specified in this section;
109.2 	(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the
109.3 	limits of any urbanized area with a population of greater than
109.4 	50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
109.5 	transportation;
109.6 	(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the
109.7 	limits of any urbanized area with a population of greater than
109.8 	50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
109.9 	transportation;
109.10 	(6) ten miles per hour in alleys; and
109.11 	(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by
109.12 	the road authority having jurisdiction over the residential
109.13 	roadway.
109.14 	(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7),
109.15 	is not effective unless the road authority has erected signs
109.16 	designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end
109.17 	of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
109.18 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural residential
109.19 	district" means the territory contiguous to and including any
109.20 	town road within a subdivision or plat of land that is built up
109.21 	with dwelling houses at intervals of less than 300 feet for a
109.22 	distance of one-quarter mile or more.
109.23 	(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other
109.24 	law to the contrary, a person who violates a speed limit
109.25 	established in this subdivision, or a speed limit designated on
109.26 	an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by
109.27 	driving 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable
109.28 	speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge equal to the
109.29 	amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less
109.30 	than $25.

109.31 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
109.32 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
109.33 		Subd. 4.Passing on the right.  The driver of a vehicle
109.34 	may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only
109.35 	upon the following conditions:
109.36 	(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a
110.1 	left turn;
110.2 	(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not
110.3 	occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more
110.4 	lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
110.5 	(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which
110.6 	traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the
110.7 	roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for
110.8 	two or more lines of moving vehicles;
110.9 	(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass
110.10 	another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting
110.11 	such movement in safety.  In no event shall such movement be
110.12 	made by driving onto the shoulder, whether paved or unpaved, or 
110.13 	off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.

110.14 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
110.15 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
110.16 		Subd. 5.Driving left of roadway center; exception.  (a)
110.17 	No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the
110.18 	roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
110.19 	the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and
110.20 	is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to
110.21 	permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without
110.22 	interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching
110.23 	from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.  In every
110.24 	event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side
110.25 	of the roadway before coming within 100 feet of any vehicle
110.26 	approaching from the opposite direction;
110.27 	(b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph
110.28 	(c), no vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another vehicle
110.29 	or at any other time, be driven to the left half of the roadway
110.30 	under the following conditions:
110.31 	(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve
110.32 	in the highway where the driver's view along the highway is
110.33 	obstructed within a distance of 700 feet;
110.34 	(2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or
110.35 	tunnel, railroad grade crossing, intersection within a city, or
110.36 	intersection outside of a city if the presence of the
111.1 	intersection is marked by warning signs; or
111.2 	(3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing,
111.3 	or a distinctive centerline is marked, which distinctive line
111.4 	also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on Uniform
111.5 	Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
111.6 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or
111.7 	towed implement of husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front
111.8 	by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying vehicular
111.9 	hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal
111.10 	sunlight, and (2) does not extend into the left half of the
111.11 	roadway to any greater extent than made necessary by the total
111.12 	width of the right half of the roadway together with any
111.13 	adjacent shoulder that is suitable for travel.
111.14 	(d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or
111.15 	towed implement of husbandry that is operated to the left half
111.16 	of the roadway if such operation is not to a greater extent than
111.17 	is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or
111.18 	other stationary object located on the highway right-of-way.

111.19 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
111.20 	subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 120, section 2,
111.21 	is amended to read:
111.22 		Subd. 11.Passing parked emergency vehicle; citation;
111.23 	probable cause. (a) When approaching and before passing an
111.24 	authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated
111.25 	that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or
111.26 	highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a
111.27 	vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away
111.28 	from the emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
111.29 	(b) When approaching and before passing an authorized
111.30 	emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated that is
111.31 	parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway
111.32 	having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of
111.33 	a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full
111.34 	lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the
111.35 	emergency vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise
111.36 	stopped, if it is possible to do so.
112.1 	(c) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a
112.2 	motor vehicle if the peace officer has probable cause to believe
112.3 	that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of this
112.4 	subdivision within the four-hour period following the
112.5 	termination of the incident or a receipt of a report under
112.6 	paragraph (d).  The citation may be issued even though the
112.7 	violation was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
112.8 	(d) Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by
112.9 	other evidentiary elements or factors, probable cause is
112.10 	sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person
112.11 	cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew
112.12 	of an authorized emergency vehicle responding to an incident in
112.13 	a timely report of the violation of this subdivision, which
112.14 	includes a description of the vehicle used to commit the offense
112.15 	and the vehicle's license plate number.  For the purposes of
112.16 	issuance of a citation under paragraph (c), "timely" means that
112.17 	the report must be made within a four-hour period following the
112.18 	termination of the incident.
112.19 	(e) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) only,
112.20 	"authorized emergency vehicle" and "emergency vehicle" includes
112.21 	a towing vehicle defined in section 169.01, subdivision 52, that
112.22 	has activated flashing lights authorized under section 169.64,
112.23 	subdivision 3.

112.24 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.28,
112.25 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
112.26 		Subd. 2.Exempt crossing.  (a) The commissioner may
112.27 	designate a crossing as an exempt crossing if the crossing is:
112.28 	(1) if the crossing is on a rail line on which service has
112.29 	been abandoned; or 
112.30 	(2) if the crossing is on a rail line that carries fewer
112.31 	than five trains each year, traveling at speeds of ten miles per
112.32 	hour or less; or 
112.33 	(3) as agreed to by the operating railroad and the
112.34 	Department of Transportation, following a diagnostic review of
112.35 	the crossing.
112.36 	(b) The commissioner shall direct the railroad to erect at
113.1 	the crossing signs bearing the word "Exempt" that conform to
113.2 	section 169.06.  The installation or presence of an exempt sign
113.3 	does not relieve a driver of the duty to use due care.  A train
113.4 	must not proceed across an exempt crossing unless a police
113.5 	officer is present to direct traffic or a railroad employee is
113.6 	on the ground to warn traffic until the train enters the
113.7 	crossing.
113.8 	(c) A vehicle that must stop at grade crossings under
113.9 	subdivision 1 is not required to stop at a marked exempt
113.10 	crossing unless directed otherwise by a police officer or a
113.11 	railroad employee.

113.12 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.448, is
113.13 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
113.14 		Subd. 4.Day activity center buses. Notwithstanding
113.15 	subdivision 1, a vehicle used to transport adults to and from a
113.16 	day activity center may be equipped with prewarning flashing
113.17 	amber signals and a stop-signal arm, and the operator of the
113.18 	vehicle may activate this equipment, under the following
113.19 	circumstances:
113.20 	(1) the operator possesses a commercial driver's license
113.21 	with a school bus endorsement;
113.22 	(2) the vehicle is engaged in picking up or dropping off
113.23 	adults at locations predesignated by the day activity center
113.24 	that owns or leases the bus;
113.25 	(3) the vehicle is identified as a "day activity center
113.26 	bus" in letters at least eight inches high on the front and rear
113.27 	top of the bus; and 
113.28 	(4) the name, address, and telephone number of the owner
113.29 	and operator of the bus is identified on each front door of the
113.30 	bus in letters not less than three inches high.
113.31 	The provisions of section 169.444 relating to duties of
113.32 	care of a motorist to a school bus, and violations thereof,
113.33 	apply to a vehicle described in this section when the vehicle is
113.34 	operated in conformity with this subdivision.  The provisions of
113.35 	section 169.443 relating to bus driver's duties apply to a
113.36 	vehicle described in this section except those that by their
114.1 	nature have no application.
114.2 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
114.3 	following final enactment.

114.4 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.522, is
114.5 	amended to read:
114.6 	169.522 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, SIGN REQUIRED.
114.7 		Subdivision 1.Displaying emblem; rules. (a) All
114.8 	animal-drawn vehicles, motorized golf carts when operated on
114.9 	designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements of
114.10 	husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction
114.11 	machinery, which are designed for operation at a speed of 30
114.12 	miles per hour or less shall , must display a triangular
114.13 	slow-moving vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual
114.14 	construction and maintenance work and traveling within the
114.15 	limits of a construction area which is marked in accordance with
114.16 	requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
114.17 	as set forth in section 169.06, or (2) for a towed implement of
114.18 	husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which
114.19 	case it may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per
114.20 	hour without removing the slow-moving vehicle emblem.  The
114.21 	emblem shall must consist of a fluorescent yellow-orange or
114.22 	illuminated red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective
114.23 	border and be mounted so as to be visible from a distance of not
114.24 	less than 600 feet to the rear.  When a primary power unit
114.25 	towing an implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a
114.26 	slow-moving vehicle emblem visible from a distance of 600 feet
114.27 	to the rear, it shall is not be necessary to display a similar
114.28 	emblem on the secondary unit. After January 1, 1975,All
114.29 	slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this state shall must be so
114.30 	designed that when properly mounted they are visible from a
114.31 	distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear when directly in
114.32 	front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor vehicle.  The
114.33 	commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and
114.34 	specifications for the design and position of mounting the
114.35 	slow-moving vehicle emblem.  Such standards and
114.36 	specifications shall must be adopted by rule in accordance with
115.1 	the Administrative Procedure Act. A violation of this section
115.2 	shall not be admissible evidence in any civil cause of action
115.3 	arising prior to January 1, 1970.
115.4 	(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a
115.5 	dull black triangle with a white reflective border may be used
115.6 	after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under rules of
115.7 	the commissioner.  A person with a permit to use an alternate
115.8 	slow-moving vehicle emblem must:
115.9 	(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle
115.10 	emblem and display the emblem when operating a vehicle between
115.11 	sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility is
115.12 	impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and
115.13 	(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving
115.14 	vehicle at least 72 square inches of reflective tape that
115.15 	reflects the color red.
115.16 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use. The use of this emblem
115.17 	shall be is restricted to the slow-moving vehicles specified in
115.18 	subdivision 1 and its use on any other type of vehicle or
115.19 	stationary object on the highway is prohibited.
115.20 		Subd. 3.Display required. No person shall sell, lease,
115.21 	rent, or operate any slow-moving vehicle, as defined in
115.22 	subdivision 1, except motorized golf carts and except those
115.23 	units designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit,
115.24 	which is manufactured or assembled on or after July 1, 1967,
115.25 	unless such the vehicle is equipped with a slow-moving vehicle
115.26 	emblem-mounting device as specified in subdivision 1.  Provided
115.27 	however, no a slow-moving vehicle shall must not be operated
115.28 	without such slow-moving vehicle emblem after January 1, 1968.

115.29 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.733, is
115.30 	amended to read:
115.31 	169.733 WHEEL FLAPS ON TRUCK AND TRAILER.
115.32 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles generally. Every truck,
115.33 	truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, and rear-end
115.34 	dump truck, excepting rear-end dump farm trucks and military
115.35 	vehicles of the United States, shall must be provided with wheel
115.36 	flaps or other suitable protection above and behind the rearmost
116.1 	wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles to prevent, as
116.2 	far as practicable, such wheels from throwing dirt, water, or
116.3 	other materials on the windshields of following vehicles which
116.4 	follow. Such The flaps or protectors shall must be at least
116.5 	as wide as the tires they are protecting and shall have a ground
116.6 	clearance of not more than one-fifth of the horizontal distance
116.7 	from the center of the rearmost axle to the flap under any
116.8 	conditions of loading or operation of the motor nine inches from
116.9 	the ground when the vehicle is empty.
116.10 		Subd. 2.Vehicle with conveyor belt. For a dump truck or
116.11 	truck with a rigid box fastened to its frame and having a
116.12 	conveyor belt or chain in the bottom of the vehicle which that 
116.13 	moves the cargo to the rear end of the vehicle, the flaps shall 
116.14 	must be mounted as far to the rear of the vehicle as practicable
116.15 	and shall have a ground clearance of not more than 18 inches
116.16 	when the vehicle is loaded.
116.17 		Subd. 3.Bottom-dump vehicle. In addition to meeting the
116.18 	requirements of subdivision 1,a bottom-dump cargo vehicle
116.19 	transporting sand, gravel, aggregate, dirt, lime rock, silica,
116.20 	or similar material must be equipped with flaps that are mounted
116.21 	to the rear of the axles, cover the entire width of the vehicle,
116.22 	and a center flap between the wheel flaps, which must have a
116.23 	ground clearance of six inches or less when the vehicle is fully
116.24 	loaded.
116.25 		Subd. 4.Alternative requirements. If the motor vehicle
116.26 	is so designed and constructed that the above requirements are
116.27 	accomplished by means of body construction or other means of
116.28 	enclosure, then no such protectors or flaps shall be are 
116.29 	required.
116.30 		Subd. 5.Extended flaps. If the rear wheels are not
116.31 	covered at the top by fenders, body or other parts of the
116.32 	vehicle, the flap or other protective means shall must be
116.33 	extended at least to a point directly above the center of the
116.34 	rearmost axle.
116.35 		Subd. 6.Lamps or wiring. Lamps or wiring shall not be
116.36 	attached to fender flaps.

117.1 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.81,
117.2 	subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
117.3 		Subd. 3c.Recreational vehicle combination.
 117.4 	Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle
117.5 	combination may be operated without a permit if:
117.6 	(1) the combination does not consist of more than three
117.7 	vehicles, and the towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to
117.8 	or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed;
117.9 	(2) the combination does not exceed 60 70 feet in length;
117.10 	(3) the camper-semitrailer middle vehicle in the
117.11 	combination does not exceed 28 feet in length;
117.12 	(4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of
117.13 	age;
117.14 	(5) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle,
117.15 	motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, or 
117.16 	all-terrain vehicle, or equestrian equipment or supplies meets
117.17 	all requirements of law;
117.18 	(6) the trailers in the combination are connected to the
117.19 	pickup truck and each other in conformity with section 169.82;
117.20 	and
117.21 	(7) the combination is not operated within the seven-county
117.22 	metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2,
117.23 	during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
117.24 	p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.
117.25 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
117.26 	following final enactment.

117.27 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.824,
117.28 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
117.29 		Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles.  (a)
117.30 	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 169.85, the gross
117.31 	vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of
117.32 	vehicles shall not exceed:
117.33 	(1) except as provided in clause (2),80,000 pounds for any
117.34 	vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state trunk highways
117.35 	as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all routes
117.36 	designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11;
118.1 	(2) on and after August 1, 2006, 88,000 pounds for any
118.2 	vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles while
118.3 	exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk
118.4 	highways other than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a
118.5 	permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph (k);
118.6 	(3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of
118.7 	vehicles with five axles or less on all routes, other than state
118.8 	trunk highways and routes that are designated under section
118.9 	169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing
118.10 	reasonable access to a terminal or facilities for food, fuel,
118.11 	repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton
118.12 	route, may not exceed 80,000 pounds.  "Terminal" means any
118.13 	location where freight either originates, terminates, or is
118.14 	handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor
118.15 	carriers maintain operating facilities; and
118.16 	(3) (4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of
118.17 	vehicles with six or more axles on all routes, other than state
118.18 	trunk highways and routes that are designated under section
118.19 	169.832, subdivision 11.
118.20 	(b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five
118.21 	consecutive axles shall not apply to a four-axle ready-mix
118.22 	concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle prior to
118.23 	June 1, 1981.  The maximum gross weight on four or fewer
118.24 	consecutive axles of vehicles excepted by this clause shall not
118.25 	exceed any maximum weight specified for four or fewer
118.26 	consecutive axles in this section.

118.27 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.8261, is
118.28 	amended to read:
118.29 	169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS.
118.30 	(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling raw or
118.31 	unfinished forest products, including wood chips, by the most
118.32 	direct route to the nearest highway that has been designated
118.33 	under section 169.832, subdivision 11, may be operated on any
118.34 	highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 to
118.35 	169.829 without regard to load restrictions imposed on that
118.36 	highway, except that such the vehicles must:
119.1 	(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect
119.2 	between the dates set by the commissioner under section 169.87,
119.3 	subdivision 2;
119.4 	(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section
119.5 	169.84;
119.6 	(3) be equipped and operated with six axles and brakes;
119.7 	(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 pounds
119.8 	gross weight during the time when seasonal increases are
119.9 	authorized under section 169.826;
119.10 	(5) not be operated on interstate and defense highways;
119.11 	(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of
119.12 	transportation; and 
119.13 	(7) obey all road postings; and 
119.14 	(8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single
119.15 	axle.
119.16 	(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the
119.17 	legal axle weight limits listed in section 169.824 by not more
119.18 	than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
119.19 	exceeded by not more than 22.5 percent during the time when
119.20 	seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826,
119.21 	subdivision 1.

119.22 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.85,
119.23 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
119.24 		Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for weighing.  (a) The
119.25 	driver of a vehicle that has been lawfully stopped may be
119.26 	required by an officer to submit the vehicle and load to a
119.27 	weighing by means of portable or stationary scales.
119.28 	(b) In addition, the officer may require that the vehicle
119.29 	be driven to the nearest available scales, but only if:
119.30 	(1) the distance to the scales is no further than five
119.31 	miles, or if the distance from the point where the vehicle is
119.32 	stopped to the vehicle's destination is not increased by more
119.33 	than ten miles as a result of proceeding to the nearest
119.34 	available scales; and
119.35 	(2) if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, no more
119.36 	than two other commercial motor vehicles are waiting to be
120.1 	inspected at the scale.
120.2 	(c) Official traffic control devices as authorized by
120.3 	section 169.06 may be used to direct the driver to the nearest
120.4 	scale.
120.5 	(d) When a truck weight enforcement operation is conducted
120.6 	by means of portable or stationary scales and ,signs giving
120.7 	notice of the operation are must be posted within the highway
120.8 	right-of-way and adjacent to the roadway within two miles of the
120.9 	operation,.The driver of a truck or combination of vehicles
120.10 	registered for or weighing in excess of 12,000 pounds shall
120.11 	proceed to the scale site and submit the vehicle to weighing and
120.12 	inspection.

120.13 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.85,
120.14 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
120.15 		Subd. 6.Officer defined.  When used in this section, the
120.16 	word "officer" means a peace officer or member of the State
120.17 	Patrol,an employee of the Department of Public Safety described
120.18 	in section 299D.06, or a peace officer or person under the
120.19 	officer's direction and control employed by a local unit of
120.20 	government who is trained in weight enforcement by the
120.21 	Department of Public Safety.

120.22 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.851,
120.23 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
120.24 		Subd. 5.Exception for farm and forest products. The
120.25 	maximum weight provisions of this section do Subdivision 4 does 
120.26 	not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products
120.27 	and the transportation of raw and unfinished forest products,
120.28 	including wood chips,when the prescribed maximum
120.29 	weight limitation is limitations permitted under sections
120.30 	169.822 to 169.829 are not exceeded by more than ten percent.

120.31 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86,
120.32 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
120.33 		Subd. 5.Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation.  The
120.34 	commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's
120.35 	jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.  All such
120.36 	fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation
121.1 	shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
121.2 	trunk highway fund.  Except for those annual permits for which
121.3 	the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
121.4 	fees shall be:
121.5 	(a) $15 for each single trip permit.
121.6 	(b) $36 for each job permit.  A job permit may be issued
121.7 	for like loads carried on a specific route for a period not to
121.8 	exceed two months.  "Like loads" means loads of the same
121.9 	product, weight, and dimension.
121.10 	(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
121.11 	to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may be issued
121.12 	for:
121.13 	(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis
121.14 	adversely affecting the safety or well-being of the public;
121.15 	(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and
121.16 	carry loads authorized under subdivision 1a;
121.17 	(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized
121.18 	under section 169.826, subdivision 1a;
121.19 	(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
121.20 	(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding
121.21 	ten feet in width; and
121.22 	(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or
121.23 	user of the boat.
121.24 	(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a
121.25 	period not to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may
121.26 	be issued for:
121.27 	(1) mobile cranes;
121.28 	(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
121.29 	(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
121.30 	(4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made
121.31 	according to the provisions of paragraph (i);
121.32 	(5) double-deck buses;
121.33 	(6) commercial boat hauling; and
121.34 	(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty,
121.35 	newly manufactured trailers for cargo, horses, or livestock, not
121.36 	to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the permit
122.1 	allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a
122.2 	trailer dealer only while operating on twin-trailer routes
122.3 	designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
122.4 	(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the
122.5 	weight limitations of sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional
122.6 	cost added to the fees listed above.  However, this paragraph
122.7 	applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision
122.8 	3, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross
122.9 	weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then the
122.10 	additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
122.11 	weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight.  The
122.12 	additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
122.13 	times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in
122.14 	the following chart:
122.15 	Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
122.16 	Weight (pounds)         Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
122.17 	exceeding       Two consec-     Three consec-   Four consec-
122.18 	weight          utive axles     utive axles     utive axles
122.19 	limitations     spaced within   spaced within   spaced within
122.20 	on axles        8 feet or less  9 feet or less  14 feet or less
122.21 	     0-2,000    .12             .05             .04
122.22 	 2,001-4,000    .14             .06             .05
122.23 	 4,001-6,000    .18             .07             .06
122.24 	 6,001-8,000    .21             .09             .07
122.25 	 8,001-10,000   .26             .10             .08
122.26 	10,001-12,000   .30             .12             .09
122.27 	12,001-14,000   Not permitted   .14             .11
122.28 	14,001-16,000   Not permitted   .17             .12
122.29 	16,001-18,000   Not permitted   .19             .15
122.30 	18,001-20,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .16
122.31 	20,001-22,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .20
122.32 	The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle
122.33 	or axle group.  The additional cost does not apply to paragraph
122.34 	(c), clauses (1) and (3).
122.35 	For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted
122.36 	weight, a cost-per-mile fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of
123.1 	a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed in addition
123.2 	to the normal permit fee.  Miles must be calculated based on the
123.3 	distance already traveled in the state plus the distance from
123.4 	the point of detection to a transportation loading site or
123.5 	unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the
123.6 	state.
123.7 	(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit
123.8 	may be issued for overweight, or oversize and overweight,
123.9 	construction equipment, machinery, and supplies.  The fees for
123.10 	the permit are as follows:
123.11 	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle          Annual Permit Fee
123.12 	     90,000 or less                             $200
123.13 	     90,001 - 100,000                           $300
123.14 	    100,001 - 110,000                           $400
123.15 	    110,001 - 120,000                           $500
123.16 	    120,001 - 130,000                           $600
123.17 	    130,001 - 140,000                           $700
123.18 	    140,001 - 145,000                           $800
123.19 	If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds
123.20 	the permit fee is determined under paragraph (e).
123.21 	(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set
123.22 	forth in section 169.80 by more than 72 inches, an additional
123.23 	cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when the
123.24 	permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to
123.25 	section 169.87 are in effect.
123.26 	(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
123.27 	to exceed 12 months, for refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a
123.28 	gross weight of not more than:  22,000 pounds on a single rear
123.29 	axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to
123.30 	section 169.828, subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
123.31 	axle.  A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
123.32 	axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
123.33 	pounds.
123.34 	(i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of
123.35 	husbandry, an annual permit fee of $24.  A vehicle operated
123.36 	under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved at the
124.1 	discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by
124.2 	the commissioner if:
124.3 	(1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including
124.4 	load, does not exceed 14 feet;
124.5 	(2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30
124.6 	minutes after sunset, and is not operated at any time after
124.7 	12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays;
124.8 	(3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired
124.9 	by weather, fog, or other conditions that render persons and
124.10 	other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet;
124.11 	(4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load
124.12 	or vehicle a pair of flashing amber lights, as provided in
124.13 	section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of the
124.14 	vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and
124.15 	(5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a
124.16 	surfaced roadway width of less than 24 feet unless such
124.17 	operation is authorized by the permit.
124.18 	A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the
124.19 	permitted vehicle on an interstate highway, and movements of 75
124.20 	miles or more on other highways.
124.21 	(j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section
124.22 	169.8261.  The fee under this paragraph must be deposited as
124.23 	follows:
124.24 	(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
124.25 	(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited
124.26 	in the trunk highway fund for costs related to administering the
124.27 	permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
124.28 	(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be
124.29 	deposited in a bridge inspection and signing account in the
124.30 	special revenue fund.  Money in the account is appropriated to
124.31 	the commissioner for:
124.32 	(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local
124.33 	bridges to be posted, including contracting with a consultant
124.34 	for some or all of these functions; and
124.35 	(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
124.36 	(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be
125.1 	deposited in the trunk highway fund.
125.2 	(k) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under
125.3 	authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
125.4 	clause (2).

125.5 	Sec. 58. [169.864] SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS VEHICLE
125.6 	PERMIT.
125.7 		Subdivision 1.Three-unit vehicle. The commissioner may
125.8 	issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following
125.9 	requirements:
125.10 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor
125.11 	and a semitrailer drawing one additional semitrailer, which may
125.12 	be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer used in
125.13 	the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of
125.14 	28-1/2 feet;
125.15 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
125.16 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
125.17 	or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
125.18 	in that section;
125.19 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
125.20 	or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
125.21 	(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked
125.22 	2 between Grand Rapids and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway
125.23 	marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk
125.24 	Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 between
125.25 	Virginia and the port of Duluth; and 
125.26 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section
125.27 	169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
125.28 		Subd. 2.Two-unit vehicle. The commissioner may issue a
125.29 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
125.30 	(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a
125.31 	truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may exceed 48 feet,
125.32 	but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the
125.33 	centerline of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not
125.34 	exceed 43 feet;
125.35 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds;
125.36 	(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds
126.1 	during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized under
126.2 	section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
126.3 	(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
126.4 	or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
126.5 	in that section;
126.6 	(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
126.7 	or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
126.8 	and 
126.9 	(6) is operated only on highways identified in subdivision
126.10 	1, clause (5).
126.11 		Subd. 3.Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under
126.12 	subdivisions 1 and 2 must comply with the following restrictions:
126.13 	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with
126.14 	seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
126.15 	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate
126.16 	highway system; and 
126.17 	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways
126.18 	under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of
126.19 	the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable
126.20 	access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and
126.21 	rest and for continuity of route within one mile of the national
126.22 	network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by
126.23 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
126.24 		Subd. 4.Permit fee. Vehicle permits issued under
126.25 	subdivision 1, clause (1), must be annual permits.  The fee is
126.26 	$850 for each vehicle and must be deposited in the trunk highway
126.27 	fund.  An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is
126.28 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for
126.29 	the costs of administering the permit program.
126.30 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the later of
126.31 	August 1, 2006, or the date on which the commissioner determines
126.32 	that building permits have been issued for the construction of a
126.33 	new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids.

126.34 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.87,
126.35 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
126.36 		Subd. 4.Vehicle transporting milk.  Until June 1,
127.1 	2003 2007, a weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by
127.2 	the commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or
127.3 	imposed by subdivision 2, does not apply to a vehicle
127.4 	transporting milk from the point of production to the point of
127.5 	first processing if, at the time the weight restriction is
127.6 	exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one point
127.7 	of production.  This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle
127.8 	described in this subdivision to exceed a weight restriction of
127.9 	five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle.
127.10 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

127.11 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.99,
127.12 	subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
127.13 		Subd. 1b.Speed.  The uniform traffic ticket must provide
127.14 	a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a
127.15 	violation of section 169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
127.16 	clause (3),a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must
127.17 	specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in
127.18 	excess of the lawful speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or
127.19 	more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour
127.20 	speed limit.

127.21 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.52,
127.22 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
127.23 		Subd. 3.Test refusal; license revocation.  (a) Upon
127.24 	certification by the peace officer that there existed probable
127.25 	cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in
127.26 	physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of section
127.27 	169A.20 (driving while impaired), and that the person refused to
127.28 	submit to a test, the commissioner shall revoke the person's
127.29 	license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege,
127.30 	for a period of one year even if a test was obtained pursuant to
127.31 	this section after the person refused to submit to testing.
127.32 	(b) Upon certification by the peace officer that there
127.33 	existed probable cause to believe the person had been driving,
127.34 	operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle
127.35 	with the presence of any alcohol in violation of section 169A.20
127.36 	(driving while impaired), and that the person refused to submit
128.1 	to a test, the commissioner shall disqualify the person from
128.2 	operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year
128.3 	under section 171.165 (commercial driver's license
128.4 	disqualification) and shall revoke the person's license or
128.5 	permit to drive or nonresident operating privilege for a period
128.6 	of one year according to the federal regulations adopted by
128.7 	reference in section 171.165, subdivision 2.

128.8 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
128.9 	subdivision 22, is amended to read:
128.10 		Subd. 22.Commercial motor vehicle.  "Commercial motor
128.11 	vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles
128.12 	used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
128.13 	(1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
128.14 	(2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more
128.15 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a
128.16 	combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
128.17 	(3) is a bus;
128.18 	(4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of
128.19 	hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross
128.20 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and carrying in bulk
128.21 	tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer
128.22 	and petroleum products that are required to be placarded under
128.23 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or
128.24 	(5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus,
128.25 	except for type III school buses defined in section 169.01,
128.26 	subdivision 6, clause (5).
128.27 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
128.28 	following final enactment.

128.29 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
128.30 	subdivision 35, is amended to read:
128.31 		Subd. 35.Hazardous materials.  "Hazardous materials"
128.32 	means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of
128.33 	the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that
128.34 	require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal
128.35 	Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185.

128.36 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
129.1 	subdivision 47, is amended to read:
129.2 		Subd. 47.State.  "State" means any a state of the United
129.3 	States, territory or possession of the United States,the
129.4 	District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any
129.5 	province of the Dominion of Canada , the United States Virgin
129.6 	Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the
129.7 	jurisdiction of the United States.

129.8 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, is
129.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
129.10 		Subd. 48a.Tank vehicle. "Tank vehicle" means any
129.11 	commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any
129.12 	liquid or gaseous materials within a tank, as defined in Code of
129.13 	Federal Regulations, title 49, section 178.320, including a
129.14 	cargo tank or a portable tank as defined in Code of Federal
129.15 	Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, that is either permanently
129.16 	or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis, except
129.17 	portable tanks having a rated capacity under 1,000 gallons.

129.18 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.02, is
129.19 	amended to read:
129.20 	171.02 LICENSES; TYPES, ENDORSEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS.
129.21 		Subdivision 1.License required. Except when expressly
129.22 	exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street
129.23 	or highway in this state unless the person has a license valid
129.24 	under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being
129.25 	driven.  The department shall not issue a driver's license to a
129.26 	person unless and until the person's license from any
129.27 	jurisdiction has been invalidated.  The department shall provide
129.28 	to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that
129.29 	the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota.  A person is not
129.30 	permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any
129.31 	time.  The department shall not issue to a person to whom a
129.32 	current Minnesota identification card has been issued a driver's
129.33 	license, other than an instruction permit or a limited license,
129.34 	unless the person's Minnesota identification card has been
129.35 	invalidated.
129.36 	Subd. 2.  [DRIVER'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS,
130.1 	EXEMPTIONS.] (a) Drivers' licenses shall be are classified
130.2 	according to the types of vehicles which that may be driven by
130.3 	the holder of each type or class of license.  The commissioner
130.4 	may, as appropriate, subdivide the classes listed in this
130.5 	subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
130.6 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and
130.7 	(2), and subdivision 2a, no class of license shall be is valid
130.8 	to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle,
130.9 	double-trailer or triple-trailer combination, vehicle
130.10 	transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless so endorsed.
130.11 	There shall be are four general classes of licenses as
130.12 	follows:described in paragraphs (c) through (f).
130.13 	(b) (c) Class D;drivers' licenses are valid for:
130.14 	(1) operating all farm trucks operated by if the farm truck
130.15 	is:
130.16 	(i) the owner, (ii) controlled and operated by a farmer,
130.17 	including operation by an immediate family member of the owner,
130.18 	(iii) or an employee of the owner not primarily employed to
130.19 	operate the farm truck, within 150 miles of the farm, or farmer;
130.20 	(ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm
130.21 	machinery, or farm supplies, including hazardous materials, to
130.22 	or from a farm;
130.23 	(iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract
130.24 	motor carrier as governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title
130.25 	49, part 365; and 
130.26 	(iv) an employee of the owner employed during harvest to
130.27 	operate the farm truck for the first, continuous transportation
130.28 	of agricultural products from the production site or on-farm
130.29 	storage site to any other location within 50 miles of that
130.30 	site used within 150 miles of the farm;
130.31 	(2) notwithstanding paragraph (b),operating fire trucks
130.32 	and emergency fire equipment an authorized emergency vehicle, as
130.33 	defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5, whether or not in
130.34 	excess of 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, operated by a
130.35 	firefighter while on duty, or a tiller operator employed by a
130.36 	fire department who drives the rear portion of a midmount aerial
131.1 	ladder truck;
131.2 	(3) operating a recreational equipment vehicle as defined
131.3 	in section 168.011, subdivision 25, that is operated for
131.4 	personal use;
131.5 	(4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with
131.6 	a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles
131.7 	designed to carry more than 15 passengers including the driver,
131.8 	and vehicles that carry hazardous materials; and 
131.9 	(5) notwithstanding paragraph (c) (d), operating a type A
131.10 	school bus without a school bus endorsement if:
131.11 	(i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or
131.12 	less;
131.13 	(ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer
131.14 	passengers, including the driver; and
131.15 	(iii) the requirements of subdivision 2a, paragraph (b),
131.16 	are satisfied, as determined by the commissioner.; and 
131.17 	The holder of a class D license may also tow 
131.18 	(6) towing vehicles if:
131.19 	(i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of
131.20 	10,000 pounds or less; or 
131.21 	(ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more
131.22 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a gross
131.23 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
131.24 	(c) (d) Class C;drivers' licenses are valid for:
131.25 	(1) operating class D motor vehicles;
131.26 	(2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, transporting
131.27 	hazardous materials in class D vehicles; and
131.28 	(3) with a school bus endorsement, operating school buses
131.29 	designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the
131.30 	driver.
131.31 	(d) (e) Class B;drivers' licenses are valid for operating
131.32 	all vehicles in class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles,
131.33 	and all other single-unit motor vehicles including, with a
131.34 	passenger endorsement, buses.  The holder of a class B license
131.35 	may tow only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000
131.36 	pounds or less.
132.1 	(e) (f) Class A;drivers' licenses are valid for operating
132.2 	any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
132.3 		Subd. 2a.exceptions exception for certain school bus
132.4 	drivers. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, (1) a hazardous
132.5 	materials endorsement is not required to operate a vehicle
132.6 	having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while
132.7 	carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of
132.8 	petroleum products and (2) a class C license or hazardous
132.9 	materials endorsement is not required to operate a farm vehicle
132.10 	as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section
132.11 	390.5, having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less
132.12 	while carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 1,500
132.13 	gallons of liquid fertilizer.
132.14 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the
132.15 	holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus
132.16 	endorsement, may operate a type A school bus described in
132.17 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), under the following conditions:
132.18 	(1) (a) The operator is an employee of the entity that
132.19 	owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus and is not solely
132.20 	hired to provide transportation services under this paragraph 
132.21 	subdivision.
132.22 	(2) (b) The operator drives the school bus only from points
132.23 	of origin to points of destination, not including home-to-school
132.24 	trips to pick up or drop off students.
132.25 	(3) (c) The operator is prohibited from using the
132.26 	eight-light system.  Violation of this clause paragraph is a
132.27 	misdemeanor.
132.28 	(4) (d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented
132.29 	a policy that provides for annual training and certification of
132.30 	the operator in:
132.31 	(i) (1) safe operation of the type of school bus the
132.32 	operator will be driving;
132.33 	(ii) (2) understanding student behavior, including issues
132.34 	relating to students with disabilities;
132.35 	(iii) (3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the
132.36 	bus and handling incidents of misconduct appropriately;
133.1 	(iv) (4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of
133.2 	the road, and local school bus safety policies;
133.3 	(v) (5) handling emergency situations; and
133.4 	(vi) (6) safe loading and unloading of students.
133.5 	(5) (e) A background check or background investigation of
133.6 	the operator has been conducted that meets the requirements
133.7 	under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for teachers;
133.8 	section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or
133.9 	section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating
133.10 	a type A school bus under this paragraph subdivision.
133.11 	(6) (f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as
133.12 	required by section 171.321, subdivision 2.
133.13 	(7) (g) The operator's driver's license is verified
133.14 	annually by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the
133.15 	school bus.
133.16 	(8) (h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined
133.17 	under section 609.02, of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26,
133.18 	169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute or
133.19 	ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school
133.20 	bus for five years from the date of conviction.
133.21 	(9) (i) A person who has ever been convicted of a
133.22 	disqualifying offense as defined in section 171.3215,
133.23 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a school bus under
133.24 	this paragraph subdivision.
133.25 	(10) (j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined
133.26 	under section 609.02, of a fourth moving offense in violation of
133.27 	chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for one
133.28 	year from the date of the last conviction.
133.29 	(11) (k) Students riding the school bus must have training
133.30 	required under section 123B.90, subdivision 2.
133.31 	(12) (l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of
133.32 	child safety restraints as set forth in the National Highway
133.33 	Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe
133.34 	Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses."
133.35 	(13) (m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in
133.36 	this paragraph subdivision must be maintained under separate
134.1 	file at the business location for each operator licensed under
134.2 	this paragraph subdivision and subdivision 2, paragraph (b),
134.3 	clause (5).  The business manager, school board, governing body
134.4 	of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, leases, or
134.5 	contracts for the school bus operating under this paragraph 
134.6 	subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for
134.7 	inspection.
134.8 	(14) (n) The school bus must bear a current certificate of
134.9 	inspection issued under section 169.451.
134.10 	(15) (o) The word "School" on the front and rear of the bus
134.11 	must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus
134.12 	is being operated under authority of this paragraph subdivision.
134.13 		Subd. 3.Motorized bicycle. (a) No A motorized bicycle
134.14 	shall may not be operated on any public roadway by any person
134.15 	who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the person
134.16 	has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized
134.17 	bicycle instruction permit from the commissioner of public
134.18 	safety.  The operator's permit may be issued to any person who
134.19 	has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the
134.20 	examination prescribed by the commissioner.  The instruction
134.21 	permit may be issued to any person who has attained the age of
134.22 	15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety
134.23 	course and passed the written portion of the examination
134.24 	prescribed by the commissioner.
134.25 	(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a
134.26 	basic understanding of:
134.27 	(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
134.28 	(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
134.29 	(3) safe operating practices and basic operating
134.30 	techniques;
134.31 	(4) helmets and protective clothing;
134.32 	(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
134.33 	(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle
134.34 	operators.
134.35 	(c) The commissioner may promulgate adopt rules prescribing
134.36 	the content of the safety course, examination, and the
135.1 	information to be contained on the permits.  A person operating
135.2 	a motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject
135.3 	to the restrictions imposed by section 169.974, subdivision 2,
135.4 	on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel instruction
135.5 	permit.
135.6 	(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are
135.7 	as follows:
135.8 	(1) Examination and operator's permit,
135.9 	          valid for one year                     $ 6
135.10 	      (2) Duplicate                              $ 3
135.11 	      (3) Renewal permit before age 21
135.12 	          and valid until age 21                 $ 9
135.13 	      (4) Renewal permit after age 21 or older 
135.14 	          and valid for four years               $15
135.15 	      (5) Duplicate of any renewal permit        $ 4.50
135.16 	      (6) Written examination and
135.17 	          instruction permit, valid for
135.18 	          30 days                                $ 6
135.19 	Subd. 4.  [RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.] (a) The
135.20 	commissioner may issue restricted commercial drivers' licenses
135.21 	and take the following actions to the extent that the actions
135.22 	are authorized by regulation of the United States Department of
135.23 	Transportation entitled "Waiver for Farm-Related Service
135.24 	Industries" as published in the Federal Register, April 17, 1992 
135.25 	in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.3,
135.26 	paragraph (f):
135.27 	(1) prescribe examination requirements and other
135.28 	qualifications for the license;
135.29 	(2) prescribe classes of vehicles that may be operated by
135.30 	holders of the license;
135.31 	(3) specify commercial motor vehicle operation that is
135.32 	authorized by the license, and prohibit other commercial motor 
135.33 	vehicle operation by holders of the license; and
135.34 	(4) prescribe the period of time during which the license
135.35 	is valid.
135.36 	(b) Restricted commercial drivers' licenses are subject to
136.1 	sections 171.165 and 171.166 in the same manner as other
136.2 	commercial drivers' licenses.
136.3 	(c) Actions of the commissioner under this subdivision are
136.4 	not subject to sections 14.05 to 14.47 of the Administrative
136.5 	Procedure Act.
136.6 		Subd. 5.Exemption for certain backup snowplow drivers.
 136.7 	Pursuant to the waiver authorization set forth in Public Law
136.8 	104-59, section 345, subsection (a), paragraph (5), a person who
136.9 	operates a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing
136.10 	snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, salting, or sanding is
136.11 	not required to hold a commercial driver's license if the person:
136.12 	(1) is an employee of a local unit of government with a
136.13 	population of 3,000 or less;
136.14 	(2) is operating within the boundaries of the local unit of
136.15 	government;
136.16 	(3) holds a valid class D driver's license; and
136.17 	(4) except in the event of a lawful strike, is temporarily
136.18 	replacing the employee who normally operates the vehicle but
136.19 	either is unable to operate the vehicle or is in need of
136.20 	additional assistance due to a snow emergency as determined by
136.21 	the local unit of government.

136.22 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.03, is
136.23 	amended to read:
136.24 	171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
136.25 	The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
136.26 	(1) (a) A person in the employ or service of the United
136.27 	States federal government is exempt while driving or operating a
136.28 	motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal
136.29 	government, except that only a noncivilian operator of a
136.30 	commercial motor vehicle owned or leased by the United States
136.31 	Department of Defense or the Minnesota National Guard is exempt
136.32 	from the requirement to possess a valid commercial motor vehicle
136.33 	driver's license;.
136.34 	(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States
136.35 	federal government is exempt from the requirement to possess a
136.36 	valid class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license
137.1 	while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial
137.2 	motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal
137.3 	government if the person is:
137.4 	(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
137.5 	(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces,
137.6 	which includes the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
137.7 	(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed
137.8 	Forces; or 
137.9 	(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air
137.10 	National Guard, which includes (i) a member on full-time
137.11 	National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing part-time National
137.12 	Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician,
137.13 	who is a civilian required to wear a military uniform.
137.14 	The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a
137.15 	U. S. Armed Forces Reserve technician.
137.16 	(2) (c) Any person while driving or operating any farm
137.17 	tractor,or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved 
137.18 	on a highway, and is exempt.For purposes of this section,an
137.19 	all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8,
137.20 	an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787,
137.21 	subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section
137.22 	84.797, subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry;.
137.23 	(3) (d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and
137.24 	who has in immediate possession a valid driver's license issued
137.25 	to the nonresident in the home state or country may operate a
137.26 	motor vehicle in this state only as a driver;.
137.27 	(4) (e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a
137.28 	valid commercial driver's license issued by a state or
137.29 	jurisdiction in compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor
137.30 	Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49,
137.31 	sections 521, 2304, and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of
137.32 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in
137.33 	Minnesota the class of commercial motor vehicle authorized by
137.34 	the issuing state;or jurisdiction is exempt.
137.35 	(5) (f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age,
137.36 	whose home state or country does not require the licensing of
138.1 	drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a
138.2 	period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year,if the
138.3 	motor vehicle so operated is duly registered for the current
138.4 	calendar year in the home state or country of such the 
138.5 	nonresident;.
138.6 	(6) (g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of
138.7 	Minnesota and who has in possession a valid driver's license
138.8 	issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of some
138.9 	other state or province jurisdiction or by military authorities
138.10 	of the United States may operate a motor vehicle as a
138.11 	driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after
138.12 	becoming a resident of this state,without being required to
138.13 	have a Minnesota driver's license as provided in this chapter;.
138.14 	(7) (h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of
138.15 	Minnesota and who has in possession a valid commercial driver's
138.16 	license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
138.17 	compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
138.18 	Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49, sections 521, 2304,
138.19 	and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title
138.20 	49, part 383, is exempt for not more than 30 days after becoming
138.21 	a resident of this state; and .
138.22 	(8) (i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in
138.23 	section 84.81, is exempt.

138.24 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.04,
138.25 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
138.26 		Subd. 2.Disqualified operators of commercial motor 
138.27 	vehicles.  During the period of disqualification, the department
138.28 	shall not issue a class C, class B, or class A commercial 
138.29 	driver's license, including a limited license,to a person who
138.30 	has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
138.31 	under section 171.165.

138.32 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
138.33 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
138.34 		Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any
138.35 	person who is 18 or more years of age and who, except for a lack
138.36 	of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be
139.1 	qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this
139.2 	chapter, may apply for an instruction permit and the department
139.3 	shall issue such the permit entitling .  The instruction permit
139.4 	entitles the applicant, while having such permit in immediate
139.5 	possession,to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license
139.6 	is valid upon the highways for a period of one year, but such
139.7 	person must be two years if the permit holder:
139.8 	(1) has the permit in immediate possession; and 
139.9 	(2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult
139.10 	licensed driver who is actually occupying a seat beside the
139.11 	driver.
139.12 	(b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an
139.13 	instruction permit for to operate a vehicle requiring a higher
139.14 	class license for a period of six months after passage of the
139.15 	written test or tests required for the higher class and when the
139.16 	licensee is accompanied by and receiving instruction from a
139.17 	holder of the appropriate higher class license.  A copy of the
139.18 	record of examination taken for the higher class license must be
139.19 	carried by the driver while using such the lower class license
139.20 	as an instruction permit.

139.21 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
139.22 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
139.23 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age.  (a)
139.24 	Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the contrary,
139.25 	the department may issue an instruction permit to an applicant
139.26 	who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
139.27 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another
139.28 	state, has a previously issued valid license from another state,
139.29 	or is enrolled in either:
139.30 	(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education
139.31 	program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety
139.32 	and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
139.33 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program
139.34 	when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home
139.35 	school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the
139.36 	student is working toward a home-school diploma, the student's
140.1 	status as a home-school student has been certified by the
140.2 	superintendent of the school district in which the student
140.3 	resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver
140.4 	training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner
140.5 	of public safety;
140.6 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the
140.7 	driver education program;
140.8 	(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
140.9 	(4) has passed a department-administered test of the
140.10 	applicant's knowledge of traffic laws;
140.11 	(5) has completed the required application, which must be
140.12 	approved by (i) either parent when both reside in the same
140.13 	household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the
140.14 	parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event
140.15 	there is no court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or
140.16 	spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items
140.17 	(i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody
140.18 	of the minor or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has
140.19 	no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or
140.20 	otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult
140.21 	spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided,
140.22 	that the approval required by this clause contains a
140.23 	verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the
140.24 	parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or
140.25 	adult employer; and
140.26 	(6) has paid the fee required in section 171.06,
140.27 	subdivision 2.
140.28 	(b) The instruction permit is valid for one year two years 
140.29 	from the date of application and may be renewed upon payment of
140.30 	a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit
140.31 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

140.32 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
140.33 	subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
140.34 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18.
 140.35 	(a) This subdivision applies to persons who have applied for and
140.36 	received an instruction permit under subdivision 2.
141.1 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession,
141.2 	operate a motor vehicle, but must be accompanied by and be under
141.3 	the supervision of a certified driver education instructor, the
141.4 	permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver
141.5 	age 21 or older.  The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the
141.6 	permit holder.
141.7 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when
141.8 	every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child
141.9 	passenger restraint system properly fastened.  A person who
141.10 	violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace
141.11 	officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this
141.12 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the
141.13 	driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in
141.14 	section 171.04, subdivision 1.  The commissioner shall not
141.15 	record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving
141.16 	record.
141.17 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while
141.18 	communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or
141.19 	wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the
141.20 	vehicle is in motion.  The permit holder may assert as an
141.21 	affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole
141.22 	purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a crime
141.23 	about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a
141.24 	person's life or safety was in danger.
141.25 	(e) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free
141.26 	of convictions for moving violations, as defined in section
141.27 	171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions for violation of
141.28 	section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to
141.29 	169A.53.  If the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in
141.30 	violation of the law, the commissioner shall suspend, cancel, or
141.31 	revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section
141.32 	violated.

141.33 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.055,
141.34 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
141.35 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license.  (a) A provisional
141.36 	license holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every
142.1 	occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger
142.2 	restraint system properly fastened.  A person who violates this
142.3 	paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace officer may not
142.4 	issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the
142.5 	officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor
142.6 	vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04.
142.7 	The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph
142.8 	on a person's driving record.
142.9 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle
142.10 	while communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or
142.11 	wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the
142.12 	vehicle is in motion.  The provisional license holder may assert
142.13 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the
142.14 	sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a
142.15 	crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a
142.16 	person's life or safety was in danger.
142.17 	(c) If the holder of a provisional license during the
142.18 	period of provisional licensing incurs (1) a conviction for a
142.19 	violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections
142.20 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving
142.21 	violation, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving
142.22 	violation that is not crash related, the person may not be
142.23 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have
142.24 	expired since the date of the conviction or until the person
142.25 	reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.

142.26 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
142.27 	subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
142.28 		Subd. 2a.Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.
 142.29 	(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license which is obtained
142.30 	for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
142.31 	increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
142.32 	$13 for each renewal thereof.  The additional fee shall must be
142.33 	paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:
142.34 	(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
142.35 	license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
142.36 	credited to the motorcycle safety fund,which is hereby created;
143.1 	provided that any ten percent of fee receipts in excess of
143.2 	$750,000 in a fiscal year shall must be credited 90 percent to
143.3 	the trunk highway fund and ten percent to the general fund, as
143.4 	provided in section 171.26.
143.5 	(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
143.6 	the general fund.
143.7 	(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
143.8 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall must clearly state the
143.9 	amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
143.10 	safety fund.

143.11 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.09, as
143.12 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18, section 11, is
143.13 	amended to read:
143.14 	171.09 [DRIVING RESTRICTIONS; AUTHORITY, VIOLATIONS.]
143.15 		Subdivision 1.Authority; violations. (a) The
143.16 	commissioner shall have the authority, when good cause appears,
143.17 	to may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving
143.18 	ability or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as
143.19 	the commissioner may determine to be appropriate to assure the
143.20 	safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee. The
143.21 	commissioner may,
143.22 	(b) Pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
143.23 	section 383.95, if an applicant for a commercial driver's
143.24 	license either does not successfully complete the air brake
143.25 	component of the knowledge test, or does not successfully
143.26 	complete the skills test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes
143.27 	as such tests are prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations,
143.28 	title 49, part 384, the department shall indicate on the class
143.29 	C, class B, or class A commercial driver's license, if issued,
143.30 	that the individual is restricted from operating a commercial
143.31 	motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
143.32 	(c) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation
143.33 	of the restrictions of on the license, the commissioner may 
143.34 	suspend or revoke the license.  A license suspension under this
143.35 	section is subject to section 171.18, subdivisions 2 and 3.
143.36 	(b) (d) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical
144.1 	control of a motor vehicle while in violation of the
144.2 	restrictions imposed in a restricted driver's license issued to
144.3 	that person under paragraph (a) this section is guilty of a
144.4 	crime as follows:
144.5 	(1) if the restriction relates to the possession or
144.6 	consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, the person is
144.7 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or
144.8 	(2) if the restriction relates to another matter, the
144.9 	person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
144.10 		Subd. 2.No-alcohol restriction. (a) Upon proper
144.11 	application by a person having a valid driver's license
144.12 	containing the restriction that the person must consume no
144.13 	alcohol and whose driving record contains no impaired driving
144.14 	incident within the past ten years, the commissioner must issue
144.15 	to the person a duplicate driver's license that does not show
144.16 	that restriction.  Such issuance of a duplicate license does not
144.17 	rescind the no-alcohol restriction on the recipient's driving
144.18 	record.  "Impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in
144.19 	section 169A.03, subdivision 22.
144.20 	(b) Upon the issuance of a duplicate license to a person
144.21 	under paragraph (a), the no-alcohol restriction on the person's
144.22 	driving record is classified as private data on individuals, as
144.23 	defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be provided to
144.24 	requesting law enforcement agencies, probation and parole
144.25 	agencies, and courts.

144.26 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12,
144.27 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
144.28 		Subd. 3.Application and record, when destroyed.  The
144.29 	department may cause applications for drivers' licenses,
144.30 	provisional licenses, and instruction permits, and related
144.31 	records, to be destroyed immediately after the period for which
144.32 	issued, except that:
144.33 	(1) the driver's record pertaining to revocations,
144.34 	suspensions, cancellations, disqualifications, convictions, and
144.35 	accidents shall be is cumulative and must be kept for a period
144.36 	of at least five years;
145.1 	(2) the driver's record pertaining to violations of a
145.2 	driver or vehicle out-of-service order must be kept for a period
145.3 	of at least ten years; and 
145.4 	(3) the driver's record pertaining to felony convictions in
145.5 	the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, to the
145.6 	alcohol-related offenses and licensing actions listed in section
145.7 	169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21, and to violations of sections 
145.8 	section 169.09, to violations of section 169A.31,and to
145.9 	violations of section 171.24, subdivision 5, shall must 
145.10 	be cumulative and kept for a period of at least 15 years, except
145.11 	as provided in clause (3); and 
145.12 	(3) the driver's record pertaining to an offense, or a
145.13 	related licensing action, under section 169A.20, subdivision 1,
145.14 	clause (1) or (5), must be purged after ten years of any
145.15 	reference to the offense or action if (i) this offense or action
145.16 	involved an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than
145.17 	0.10, (ii) this offense or action was a first impaired driving
145.18 	incident, and (iii) the driver has incurred no other impaired
145.19 	driving incident during the ten-year period.  For purposes of
145.20 	this clause, "impaired driving incident" includes any incident
145.21 	that may be counted as a prior impaired driving conviction or a
145.22 	prior impaired driving-related loss of license, as defined in
145.23 	section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21.  This clause does not
145.24 	apply to the driver's record of a person to whom a commercial
145.25 	driver's license has been issued retained permanently.

145.26 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12,
145.27 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
145.28 		Subd. 6.Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as
145.29 	provided in paragraph (b),the department shall not keep on the
145.30 	record of a driver any conviction for a violation of section
145.31 	169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3),a speed limit
145.32 	of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a
145.33 	speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the lawful
145.34 	speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles
145.35 	per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.
145.36 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that
146.1 	occurs in a commercial motor vehicle, or (2) a violation
146.2 	committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's
146.3 	license, without regard to whether the violation was committed
146.4 	in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.

146.5 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
146.6 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
146.7 		Subd. 2.Examination upon renewal. (a) The department
146.8 	shall issue a driver's license upon renewal:
146.9 	(1) when the applicant has passed an examination consisting
146.10 	of a screening of the applicant's eyesight since the last
146.11 	previous license renewal or issuance; and 
146.12 	(2) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a written
146.13 	examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance
146.14 	and after receiving a warning letter or attending a preliminary
146.15 	hearing as a habitual violator, within the meaning of rules
146.16 	adopted by the commissioner; and 
146.17 	(3) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a road
146.18 	examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance
146.19 	and after having had driving privileges suspended as a habitual
146.20 	violator, within the meaning of rules adopted by the
146.21 	commissioner.
146.22 	(b) A screening of eyesight required by this subdivision
146.23 	does not constitute the practice of optometry as defined in
146.24 	section 148.56.
146.25 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this
146.26 	subdivision.
146.27 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006.

146.28 	Sec. 78. [171.162] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, RECORDS
146.29 	CHECK.
146.30 	As required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
146.31 	section 383.73, before issuing a class A, class B, or class C
146.32 	commercial driver's license, the department shall request the
146.33 	applicant's complete driving record from all states where the
146.34 	applicant was previously licensed over the last ten years to
146.35 	operate any type of motor vehicle.

146.36 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
147.1 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
147.2 		Subdivision 1.first violation federal standards.
 147.3 	Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a
147.4 	person from operating commercial motor vehicles for one year
147.5 	upon receiving a record of the first conviction of the person
147.6 	for committing a violation of any of the following offenses
147.7 	while operating a commercial motor vehicle:
147.8 	(1) section 169A.20 or 169A.31;
147.9 	(2) section 169.09, subdivision 1 or 2;
147.10 	(3) a felony, other than a felony described in subdivision
147.11 	3, paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii);
147.12 	(4) driving with a revoked, suspended, canceled, denied, or
147.13 	disqualified commercial driver's license;
147.14 	(5) causing a fatality through the negligent or criminal
147.15 	operation of a commercial motor vehicle; or 
147.16 	(6) an offense committed in another state that would be
147.17 	grounds for disqualification under this subdivision or
147.18 	subdivision 2 if committed in Minnesota in accordance with the
147.19 	driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal
147.20 	Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal
147.21 	Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.

147.22 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
147.23 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
147.24 		Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation.  The commissioner
147.25 	shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor
147.26 	vehicles for one year from the effective date of a revocation
147.27 	under section 169A.52 or a statute or ordinance from another
147.28 	state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, if the person was
147.29 	driving, operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor
147.30 	vehicle at the time of the incident on which the revocation is
147.31 	based in accordance with the driver disqualifications and
147.32 	penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383,
147.33 	subpart D.

147.34 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
147.35 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
147.36 		Subd. 6.Exemptions. (a) A disqualification shall not be
148.1 	imposed under this section on a recreational equipment vehicle 
148.2 	operator, farmer, or firefighter authorized emergency vehicle
148.3 	operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope
148.4 	of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
148.5 	(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before
148.6 	August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a
148.7 	commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or
148.8 	subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for
148.9 	which a driver must be disqualified under this section.

148.10 	Sec. 82. [171.167] NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
148.11 	INFORMATION SYSTEM.
148.12 	The department shall participate fully in the commercial
148.13 	driver's license information system established under the
148.14 	Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 at United States
148.15 	Code, title 49, section 31309.

148.16 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.17,
148.17 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
148.18 		Subdivision 1.Offenses.  (a) The department shall
148.19 	immediately revoke the license of a driver upon receiving a
148.20 	record of the driver's conviction of:
148.21 	(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor
148.22 	vehicle or criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section
148.23 	609.21;
148.24 	(2) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
148.25 	(3) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was
148.26 	used;
148.27 	(4) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid,
148.28 	as required under section 169.09, in the event of a motor
148.29 	vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of
148.30 	another;
148.31 	(5) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement
148.32 	to the department under any law relating to the ownership or
148.33 	operation of a motor vehicle;
148.34 	(6) except as this section otherwise provides, three
148.35 	charges of violating within a period of 12 months any of the
148.36 	provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal
149.1 	ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which
149.2 	the accused may be punished upon conviction by imprisonment;
149.3 	(7) two or more violations, within five years, of the
149.4 	misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2,
149.5 	paragraph (a);
149.6 	(8) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section
149.7 	169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); or 
149.8 	(9) an offense in another state that, if committed in this
149.9 	state, would be grounds for revoking the driver's license; or 
149.10 	(10) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person
149.11 	driving in excess of 100 miles per hour.  The person's license
149.12 	must be revoked for six months for a violation of this clause,
149.13 	or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section
149.14 	169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.
149.15 	(b) The department shall immediately revoke the school bus
149.16 	endorsement of a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's
149.17 	conviction of the misdemeanor offense described in section
149.18 	169.443, subdivision 7.

149.19 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.18,
149.20 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
149.21 		Subdivision 1.Offenses.  The commissioner may suspend
149.22 	the license of a driver without preliminary hearing upon a
149.23 	showing by department records or other sufficient evidence that
149.24 	the licensee:
149.25 	(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation
149.26 	of license is required upon conviction;
149.27 	(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision
149.28 	of chapter 169 or an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a
149.29 	conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and department records show
149.30 	that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting
149.31 	in the death or personal injury of another, or serious property
149.32 	damage;
149.33 	(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a
149.34 	motor vehicle;
149.35 	(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
149.36 	(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined
150.1 	in a judicial proceeding;
150.2 	(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the
150.3 	license;
150.4 	(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if
150.5 	committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension;
150.6 	(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444,
150.7 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), within five years of a prior
150.8 	conviction under that section;
150.9 	(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except
150.10 	that the commissioner may not suspend a person's driver's
150.11 	license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a
150.12 	fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification
150.13 	card;
150.14 	(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section
150.15 	169.92, subdivision 4;
150.16 	(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if
150.17 	reported, would have resulted in cancellation of driving
150.18 	privileges; or 
150.19 	(12) has been found to have committed an offense under
150.20 	section 169A.33; or 
150.21 	(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this
150.22 	chapter for a license or permit by means of a dishonored check
150.23 	issued to the state or a driver's license agent, which must be
150.24 	continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the
150.25 	agent that the dishonored check has been paid in full.
150.26 	However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or
150.27 	(5) must conform to the recommendation of the court when made in
150.28 	connection with the prosecution of the licensee.

150.29 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.30,
150.30 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
150.31 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance.  (a) In any case
150.32 	where a person's license has been suspended under section
150.33 	171.18, 171.173, or 171.186, or revoked under section 169.792,
150.34 	169.797, 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.17, or 171.172, the commissioner
150.35 	may issue a limited license to the driver including under the
150.36 	following conditions:
151.1 	(1) if the driver's livelihood or attendance at a chemical
151.2 	dependency treatment or counseling program depends upon the use
151.3 	of the driver's license;
151.4 	(2) if the use of a driver's license by a homemaker is
151.5 	necessary to prevent the substantial disruption of the
151.6 	education, medical, or nutritional needs of the family of the
151.7 	homemaker; or
151.8 	(3) if attendance at a postsecondary institution of
151.9 	education by an enrolled student of that institution depends
151.10 	upon the use of the driver's license.
151.11 	(b) The commissioner in issuing a limited license may
151.12 	impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's
151.13 	judgment are necessary to the interests of the public safety and
151.14 	welfare including reexamination as to the driver's
151.15 	qualifications.  The license may be limited to the operation of
151.16 	particular vehicles, to particular classes and times of
151.17 	operation, and to particular conditions of traffic.  The
151.18 	commissioner may require that an applicant for a limited license
151.19 	affirmatively demonstrate that use of public transportation or
151.20 	carpooling as an alternative to a limited license would be a
151.21 	significant hardship.
151.22 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "homemaker" refers to
151.23 	the person primarily performing the domestic tasks in a
151.24 	household of residents consisting of at least the person and the
151.25 	person's dependent child or other dependents.
151.26 	(d) The limited license issued by the commissioner shall
151.27 	clearly indicate the limitations imposed and the driver
151.28 	operating under the limited license shall have the license in
151.29 	possession at all times when operating as a driver.
151.30 	(e) In determining whether to issue a limited license, the
151.31 	commissioner shall consider the number and the seriousness of
151.32 	prior convictions and the entire driving record of the driver
151.33 	and shall consider the number of miles driven by the driver
151.34 	annually.
151.35 	(f) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has
151.36 	been revoked under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner
152.1 	may only issue a limited license to the person after the person
152.2 	has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or
152.3 	written statement indicating that the driver or owner has
152.4 	insurance coverage satisfactory to the commissioner of public
152.5 	safety.  The commissioner of public safety may require the
152.6 	insurance identification card provided to satisfy this
152.7 	subdivision be certified by the insurance company to be
152.8 	noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
152.9 	(g) The limited license issued by the commissioner to a
152.10 	person under section 171.186, subdivision 4, must expire 90 days
152.11 	after the date it is issued.  The commissioner must not issue a
152.12 	limited license to a person who previously has been issued a
152.13 	limited license under section 171.186, subdivision 4.
152.14 	(h) The commissioner shall not issue a limited driver's
152.15 	license to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision
152.16 	1, clause (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), or (14).
152.17 	(i) The commissioner shall not issue a class A, class B, or
152.18 	class C limited license.

152.19 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.50, is
152.20 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
152.21 		Subd. 6b.Bridge engineering and design costs in smaller
152.22 	cities. Until June 30, 2007, the commissioner may make grants
152.23 	from the state transportation fund to a home rule or statutory
152.24 	city with a population of 5,000 or less and a net tax capacity
152.25 	of under $200,000 for design and preliminary engineering of
152.26 	bridges on city streets.  Grants under this subdivision are
152.27 	subject to the procedures and criteria established under
152.28 	subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for 100 percent of the
152.29 	design and preliminary engineering costs.  Total grants under
152.30 	this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.

152.31 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.86,
152.32 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
152.33 		Subd. 5.Commuter rail corridor coordinating committee.
 152.34 	(a) A Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be
152.35 	established to advise the commissioner on issues relating to the
152.36 	alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor
153.1 	planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation
153.2 	method, construction of commuter rail, public involvement, land
153.3 	use, service, and safety.  The Commuter Rail Corridor
153.4 	Coordinating Committee shall consist of:
153.5 	(1) one member representing each significant funding
153.6 	partner in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located;
153.7 	(2) one member appointed by each county in which the
153.8 	corridors are located;
153.9 	(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced
153.10 	corridor plans indicate that a station may be located;
153.11 	(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom
153.12 	shall be designated by the commissioner as the chair of the
153.13 	committee;
153.14 	(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning
153.15 	organization through which the commuter rail line may pass; and
153.16 	(6) one member appointed by the president of the University
153.17 	of Minnesota, if a designated corridor provides direct service
153.18 	to the university.
153.19 	(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999,
153.20 	consisting of local governments along a commuter rail corridor,
153.21 	shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in place
153.22 	of the committee.
153.23 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
153.24 	committee does not expire.
153.25 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively
153.26 	from June 30, 2003.  All actions taken in reliance on Minnesota
153.27 	Statutes, section 15.059 or 174.86, are ratified by the
153.28 	enactment of this section.

153.29 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.03,
153.30 	subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 125, article 2,
153.31 	section 1, is amended to read:
153.32 		Subd. 7.Essential employee. "Essential employee" means
153.33 	firefighters, peace officers subject to licensure under sections
153.34 	626.84 to 626.863, 911 system and police and fire department
153.35 	public safety dispatchers, guards at correctional facilities,
153.36 	confidential employees, supervisory employees, assistant county
154.1 	attorneys, assistant city attorneys, principals, and assistant
154.2 	principals.  However, for state employees, "essential employee"
154.3 	means all employees in law enforcement, public safety radio
154.4 	communications operators,health care professionals,
154.5 	correctional guards, professional engineering, and supervisory
154.6 	collective bargaining units, irrespective of severance, and no
154.7 	other employees.  For University of Minnesota employees,
154.8 	"essential employee" means all employees in law enforcement,
154.9 	nursing professional and supervisory units, irrespective of
154.10 	severance, and no other employees.  "Firefighters" means
154.11 	salaried employees of a fire department whose duties include,
154.12 	directly or indirectly, controlling, extinguishing, preventing,
154.13 	detecting, or investigating fires.  Employees for whom the state
154.14 	court administrator is the negotiating employer are not
154.15 	essential employees.  For Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.
154.16 	employees, "essential employees" means all employees.

154.17 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.10,
154.18 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
154.19 		Subd. 2.State employees.  Unclassified employees, unless
154.20 	otherwise excluded, are included within the units which include
154.21 	the classifications to which they are assigned for purposes of
154.22 	compensation.  Supervisory employees shall only be assigned to
154.23 	units 12 and 16.  The following are the appropriate units of
154.24 	executive branch state employees:
154.25 	(1) law enforcement unit;
154.26 	(2) craft, maintenance, and labor unit;
154.27 	(3) service unit;
154.28 	(4) health care nonprofessional unit;
154.29 	(5) health care professional unit;
154.30 	(6) clerical and office unit;
154.31 	(7) technical unit;
154.32 	(8) correctional guards unit;
154.33 	(9) state university instructional unit;
154.34 	(10) state college instructional unit;
154.35 	(11) state university administrative unit;
154.36 	(12) professional engineering unit;
155.1 	(13) health treatment unit;
155.2 	(14) general professional unit;
155.3 	(15) professional state residential instructional unit; and 
155.4 	(16) supervisory employees unit; and 
155.5 	(17) public safety radio communications operator unit.
155.6 	Each unit consists of the classifications or positions
155.7 	assigned to it in the schedule of state employee job
155.8 	classification and positions maintained by the commissioner.
155.9 	The commissioner may only make changes in the schedule in
155.10 	existence on the day prior to August 1, 1984, as required by law
155.11 	or as provided in subdivision 4.
155.12 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

155.13 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 192.502,
155.14 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
155.15 		Subd. 2.Renewal of professional licenses or
155.16 	certifications license, driver's license and motor vehicle
155.17 	registration.  The renewal of a license or certificate of
155.18 	registration for a member of the Minnesota National Guard or
155.19 	other military reserves person who has been ordered to active
155.20 	military service and who is required by law to be licensed or
155.21 	registered in order to carry on or practice a health or other 
155.22 	trade, employment, occupation, or profession in the state is
155.23 	governed under sections 326.55 and 326.56.
155.24 	(b) The renewal of a driver's license for a person who has
155.25 	been ordered to active military service is governed under
155.26 	section 171.27.
155.27 	(c) The renewal and payment of the motor vehicle
155.28 	registration tax for a vehicle of a person who has been ordered
155.29 	to active military service is governed under section 168.031.
155.30 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
155.31 	following final enactment.

155.32 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 197.65, is
155.33 	amended to read:
155.34 	197.65 RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OR
155.35 	CERTIFICATIONS LICENSE, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER'S
155.36 	LICENSE.
156.1 	(a) The renewal of a license or certificate of registration
156.2 	for a person who is serving in or has recently been separated or 
156.3 	discharged from active military service and who is required by
156.4 	law to be licensed or registered in order to carry on or
156.5 	practice a health or other trade, employment, occupation, or
156.6 	profession in the state is governed under sections 326.55 and
156.7 	326.56.
156.8 	(b) The renewal of a driver's license for a person who is
156.9 	serving in or has recently been separated or discharged from
156.10 	active military service is governed under section 171.27.
156.11 	(c) The renewal and payment of the motor vehicle
156.12 	registration tax for a vehicle of a person who is serving in or
156.13 	has recently been separated or discharged from active military
156.14 	service is governed under section 168.031.

156.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
156.16 	following final enactment.

156.17 	Sec. 92. [219.1651] GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
156.18 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the
156.19 	special revenue fund, consisting of money credited to the
156.20 	account by law.  Money in the account is appropriated to the
156.21 	commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing
156.22 	safety projects on public streets and highways, including
156.23 	engineering costs.  Money in the fund at the end of each fiscal
156.24 	year cancels to the trunk highway fund.

156.25 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 219.166, is
156.26 	amended to read:
156.27 	219.166 ESTABLISHMENT OF QUIET ZONES.
156.28 	A county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town may
156.29 	by ordinance establish a defined apply to the Federal Railroad
156.30 	Administration for the establishment of a "quiet zone" in which
156.31 	the sounding of horns, whistles, or other audible warnings by
156.32 	locomotives is regulated or prohibited. A quiet zone
156.33 	established under this section must consist of at least one-half
156.34 	mile of railroad right-of-way.All quiet zones, regulations,
156.35 	and ordinances adopted under this section must conform to
156.36 	federal law and the regulations of the Federal Railroad
157.1 	Administration under United States Code, title 49, section 20153.

157.2 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 219.567, is
157.3 	amended to read:
157.4 	219.567 FAILURE TO RING BELL.
157.5 	An engineer driving a locomotive on a railway who fails (1) 
157.6 	to ring the bell or sound the whistle on the locomotive, or have
157.7 	it rung or sounded, at least 80 rods from a place where the
157.8 	railway crosses a traveled road or street on the same level,
157.9 	except in cities, or (2) to continue ringing the bell or
157.10 	sounding the whistle at intervals until the locomotive and
157.11 	attached train have completely crossed the road or street,in
157.12 	accordance with Federal Railroad Administration regulations
157.13 	under United States Code, title 49, section 20153,is guilty of
157.14 	a misdemeanor.

157.15 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299D.03,
157.16 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
157.17 		Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.  (a) All
157.18 	fines and forfeited bail money, from traffic and motor vehicle
157.19 	law violations, collected from persons apprehended or arrested
157.20 	by officers of the State Patrol, shall be paid by the person or
157.21 	officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, or
157.22 	installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last
157.23 	day of the month in which these moneys were collected, to the
157.24 	county treasurer of the county where the violation occurred.
157.25 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the general
157.26 	revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a
157.27 	judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1,
157.28 	paragraph (b), this three-eighths share must be transmitted to
157.29 	the commissioner of finance for deposit in the state treasury
157.30 	and credited to the general fund.  The other five-eighths of
157.31 	these receipts shall be transmitted by that officer to the
157.32 	commissioner of finance and must be credited as follows:  (1)
157.33 	the first $600,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the
157.34 	railroad highway safety account in the special revenue fund, and
157.35 	(2) remaining receipts must be credited to the trunk highway
157.36 	fund.  If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality
158.1 	and the city attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not
158.2 	guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts shall be credited
158.3 	to the general revenue fund of the county, one-third of the
158.4 	receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the
158.5 	offense, and one-third shall be transmitted to the commissioner
158.6 	of finance as provided in this subdivision.  All costs of
158.7 	participation in a nationwide police communication system
158.8 	chargeable to the state of Minnesota shall be paid from
158.9 	appropriations for that purpose.
158.10 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all fines
158.11 	and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing
158.12 	the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons
158.13 	apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota,
158.14 	by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these
158.15 	employees, shall be paid by the person or officer collecting the
158.16 	fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day after
158.17 	the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to
158.18 	the county treasurer of the county where the violation
158.19 	occurred.  Five-eighths of these receipts shall be transmitted
158.20 	by that officer to the commissioner of finance and shall be
158.21 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
158.22 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the general
158.23 	revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a
158.24 	judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1,
158.25 	paragraph (b), this three-eighths share must be transmitted to
158.26 	the commissioner of finance for deposit in the state treasury
158.27 	and credited to the general fund.

158.28 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 515B.1-107, as
158.29 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 121, section 4, is amended to read:
158.30 	515B.1-107 [EMINENT DOMAIN.]
158.31 	(a) If a unit is acquired by eminent domain, or if part of
158.32 	a unit is acquired by eminent domain leaving the unit owner with
158.33 	a remnant which may not practically or lawfully be used for any
158.34 	material purpose permitted by the declaration, the award shall
158.35 	compensate the unit owner and secured party in the unit as their
158.36 	interests may appear, whether or not any common element interest
159.1 	is acquired.  Upon acquisition, unless the order or final
159.2 	certificate otherwise provides, that unit's allocated interests
159.3 	are automatically reallocated among the remaining units in
159.4 	proportion to their respective allocated interests prior to the
159.5 	taking, and the association shall promptly prepare, execute, and
159.6 	record an amendment to the declaration reflecting the
159.7 	allocations.  Any remnant of a unit remaining after part of a
159.8 	unit is taken under this subsection is thereafter a common
159.9 	element.
159.10 	(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), if part of a unit
159.11 	is acquired by eminent domain, the award shall compensate the
159.12 	unit owner and secured party for the reduction in value of the
159.13 	unit and its interest in the common elements, whether or not any
159.14 	common elements are acquired.  Upon acquisition, unless the
159.15 	order or final certificate otherwise provides, (i) that unit's
159.16 	allocated interests are reduced in proportion to the reduction
159.17 	in the size of the unit, or on any other basis specified in the
159.18 	declaration and (ii) the portion of the allocated interests
159.19 	divested from the partially acquired unit are automatically
159.20 	reallocated to that unit and to the remaining units in
159.21 	proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units
159.22 	before the taking, with the partially acquired unit
159.23 	participating in the reallocation on the basis of its reduced
159.24 	allocated interests.
159.25 	(c) If part of the common elements is acquired by eminent
159.26 	domain, the association shall accept service of process on
159.27 	behalf of all unit owners and the portion of the award
159.28 	attributable to the common elements taken shall be paid to the
159.29 	association.  In an eminent domain proceeding which seeks to
159.30 	acquire a part of the common elements, jurisdiction may be
159.31 	acquired by service of process upon the association.  Unless the
159.32 	declaration provides otherwise, any portion of the award
159.33 	attributable to the acquisition of a limited common element
159.34 	shall be equally divided among the owners of the units to which
159.35 	that limited common element was allocated at the time of
159.36 	acquisition and their secured parties, as their interests may
160.1 	appear or as provided by the declaration.
160.2 	(d) In any eminent domain proceeding the units shall be
160.3 	treated as separate parcels of real estate for valuation
160.4 	purposes, regardless of the number of units subject to the
160.5 	proceeding.
160.6 	(e) Any distribution to a unit owner from the proceeds of
160.7 	an eminent domain award shall be subject to any limitations
160.8 	imposed by the declaration or bylaws.
160.9 	(f) The court order or final certificate containing the
160.10 	final awards shall be recorded in every county in which any
160.11 	portion of the common interest community is located.

160.12 	Sec. 97. TOWN ROAD SIGN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
 160.13 		Subdivision 1.Scope of program. The commissioner of
160.14 	transportation shall develop and implement a town road sign
160.15 	replacement program to:
160.16 	(1) inventory all county and town road signs;
160.17 	(2) evaluate town road signs for compliance with applicable
160.18 	sign standards;
160.19 	(3) remove and replace town road signs as the commissioner
160.20 	deems necessary; and 
160.21 	(4) establish an ongoing sign maintenance program.
160.22 		Subd. 2.Sign standards. Standards for sign removal,
160.23 	replacement, and installation must conform to applicable
160.24 	federal, state, and local safety standards, including
160.25 	retroreflectivity standards and other provisions of the Manual
160.26 	on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
160.27 		Subd. 3.Local government participation. The
160.28 	commissioner may establish conditions for local government
160.29 	participation in the town road sign replacement program,
160.30 	including, but not limited to, involvement of county engineers,
160.31 	and establishment and maintenance by the local government of a
160.32 	database of county and town road signs.
160.33 		Subd. 4.Use of appropriations. The commissioner may
160.34 	utilize the proceeds of state appropriations for the town road
160.35 	sign replacement program to match federal funds.  The
160.36 	commissioner may establish a pilot program in consultation with
161.1 	the Minnesota Association of Townships.
161.2 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section takes effect on the
161.3 	effective date of a state or federal appropriation for the town
161.4 	road sign replacement program.

161.5 	Sec. 98. DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.
 161.6 	Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority may exercise the
161.7 	powers conferred by Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to
161.8 	plan, establish, acquire, develop, construct, purchase, enlarge,
161.9 	extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect
161.10 	a bus rapid transit system located within the Cedar Avenue
161.11 	transit corridor within Dakota County.

161.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
161.13 	645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), this section is effective
161.14 	without local approval the day following final enactment.

161.15 	Sec. 99. SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM TO VERIFY INSURANCE
161.16 	COVERAGE THROUGH SAMPLING.
 161.17 	The commissioner of public safety shall take no action
161.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, and
161.19 	shall discontinue all activities related to the program to
161.20 	verify insurance coverage through sampling, except as provided
161.21 	in sections 100 to 116.

161.22 	Sec. 100. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSES.
 161.23 	The commissioner, without requiring proof of insurance or
161.24 	payment of a reinstatement fee, shall reinstate the driver's
161.25 	license of every vehicle owner whose license is suspended under
161.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, retroactive
161.27 	to the date of the suspension.  The commissioner shall promptly
161.28 	refund any such reinstatement fees previously paid.

161.29 	Sec. 101. DISMISSAL OF CHARGES.
 161.30 	All charges, complaints, and citations issued for a
161.31 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3,
161.32 	or a related violation, including driving after a license
161.33 	suspension imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of
161.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, are void and
161.35 	must be dismissed.

161.36 	Sec. 102. REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.
 162.1 	The commissioner shall purge from a person's driving record
162.2 	any notation of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
162.3 	169.796, subdivision 3, and any notation of a related suspension
162.4 	or violation, including driving after a license suspension
162.5 	imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Minnesota
162.6 	Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3.  An insurer may not
162.7 	increase a premium for a policy of vehicle insurance on the
162.8 	basis of a violation described in this section by a named
162.9 	insured if the violation occurred before the effective date of
162.10 	this section, and any such increase previously imposed must be
162.11 	rescinded and any related premium increase promptly refunded.

162.12 	Sec. 103. REMEDIATION FOR CONVICTIONS.
 162.13 	A court in which a conviction for an offense referred to in
162.14 	section 101 occurred, must vacate the conviction, on its own
162.15 	motion, without cost to the person convicted, and must
162.16 	immediately notify the commissioner of public safety.  The
162.17 	commissioner must then notify the person convicted that the
162.18 	conviction has been vacated and that the person's driving record
162.19 	has been purged of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
162.20 	169.796, subdivision 3, or any other related suspension or
162.21 	violation, including driving after license suspension, for
162.22 	failure to comply with that subdivision.

162.23 	Sec. 104. REMEDIATION BY INSURERS.
 162.24 	(a) Insurers that issue or renew motor vehicle insurance in
162.25 	this state shall, within 60 days after the effective date of
162.26 	this section, inform the commissioner of commerce as to whether
162.27 	it has canceled, failed to renew, denied an application for
162.28 	coverage, or imposed a surcharge on any motor vehicle insurance
162.29 	due to a suspension or conviction as a result of the law
162.30 	referenced in section 99, provide a list of any such persons,
162.31 	and indicate for each person the remediation the insurer intends
162.32 	to provide.
162.33 	(b) Remediation under paragraph (a) must compensate the
162.34 	victim by providing refunds and reinstatements of coverage.
162.35 	(c) Insurers shall provide the remediation without
162.36 	requiring that the person make a request for remediation.
163.1 	(d) The commissioner of commerce shall enforce this section
163.2 	under its general enforcement powers under Minnesota Statutes,
163.3 	chapter 45.

163.4 	Sec. 105. REPORT.
 163.5 	The commissioner of public safety shall report to the
163.6 	chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees
163.7 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by
163.8 	September 1, 2007, concerning the operation of the vehicle
163.9 	insurance verification program, and the impact of the program on
163.10 	the identification and number of uninsured motorists.

163.11 	Sec. 106. PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.
 163.12 	The commissioner of public safety shall use unspent funds
163.13 	appropriated for purposes of administering Minnesota Statutes,
163.14 	section 169.796, subdivision 3, to carry out the provisions of
163.15 	sections 100 and 102.  Funds remaining at the conclusion of
163.16 	fiscal year 2005 may be carried over to fiscal year 2006 until
163.17 	expended, to complete the required provisions of sections 100
163.18 	and 102.

163.19 	Sec. 107. ROUSSAIN CEMETERY; DESIGNATION.
 163.20 	On agreement of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
163.21 	Chippewa and the city of Duluth, the city shall name and
163.22 	dedicate the cemetery that is on land leased to the band by the
163.23 	city as "Roussain Cemetery."  After consulting with the Fond du
163.24 	Lac Band, the city shall adopt a suitable marking design to
163.25 	memorialize the cemetery and erect the appropriate signs or
163.26 	memorials on assurance of the availability of noncity funds
163.27 	sufficient to pay all costs related to designing, erecting, and
163.28 	preserving the signs or memorials.

163.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after
163.30 	the governing body of Duluth and its chief clerical officer
163.31 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2
163.32 	and 3.

163.33 	Sec. 108. WETLAND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION.
 163.34 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, due to the
163.35 	construction of a trail in or near the city of Cologne on type I
163.36 	and type III wetlands in the area between the improved portion
164.1 	of marked State Highway 284 and Benton Lake, wetland replacement
164.2 	is eligible for replacement under Minnesota Statutes, section
164.3 	103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (l).

164.4 	Sec. 109. MAXIMUM TRAIN SPEED IN CITY OF ORR.
 164.5 	In order to eliminate or reduce local safety hazards, a
164.6 	railway corporation may not permit a train to be operated at a
164.7 	speed in excess of 30 miles per hour while any portion of the
164.8 	engine or train is within the limits of the city of Orr in St.
164.9 	Louis County.
164.10 	[EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.]This section is effective
164.11 	the day after the governing body of the city of Orr and its
164.12 	chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
164.13 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

164.14 	Sec. 110. ETHANOL MANDATE.
 164.15 	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the minimum
164.16 	percentage of denatured alcohol that must be contained in
164.17 	gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota under Minnesota
164.18 	Statutes, section 239.731, is more than ten percent, that
164.19 	percentage reverts to ten percent 90 days after the effective
164.20 	date of any federal law relating to (1) the federal excise tax
164.21 	rate on gasoline-ethanol blends, or (2) the deposit of revenues
164.22 	from the federal excise tax on gasoline-ethanol blends, that in
164.23 	the determination of the commissioner of transportation will
164.24 	result in a loss of federal transportation funds to Minnesota
164.25 	that is directly attributable to requiring a minimum of more
164.26 	than ten percent denatured ethanol in gasoline sold or offered
164.27 	for sale in Minnesota.

164.28 	Sec. 111. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES
164.29 	FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 164.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and
164.31 	rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety, limiting
164.32 	sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the
164.33 	distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual
164.34 	volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar within
164.35 	Hennepin County before or after the proposed appointment, the
164.36 	commissioner of public safety shall appoint a new deputy
165.1 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent for
165.2 	Hennepin County to operate a new full-service office of deputy
165.3 	registrar, with full authority to function as a registration and
165.4 	motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the
165.5 	Midtown Exchange Building in the city of Minneapolis.  All other
165.6 	provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
165.7 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under
165.8 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota
165.9 	Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

165.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
165.11 	following final enactment.

165.12 	Sec. 112. DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT
165.13 	APPOINTMENT.
 165.14 	Notwithstanding any restriction in law or rule concerning
165.15 	proximity of deputy motor vehicle registrar offices or predicted
165.16 	number of annual applications processed, the commissioner of
165.17 	public safety shall appoint the auditor of Carver County as a
165.18 	deputy motor vehicle registrar and driver's license agent in the
165.19 	city of Chanhassen.  All provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
165.20 	sections 168.33 and 171.061, not inconsistent with this section,
165.21 	apply to the appointments under this section.

165.22 	Sec. 113. TRANSITION.
 165.23 		Subdivision 1.Assignment of job classification to unit.
 165.24 	The commissioner of the bureau of mediation services shall
165.25 	assign the job classifications and positions of employees
165.26 	working as public safety radio communications operators to state
165.27 	employee bargaining unit 17.
165.28 		Subd. 2.Terms and conditions of employment. The terms
165.29 	and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement, memoranda
165.30 	of understanding, or other salary and benefit provisions
165.31 	covering public safety radio communications operators
165.32 	immediately before the effective date of this section remain in
165.33 	effect until a successor agreement between the commissioner of
165.34 	employee relations and the exclusive representative of
165.35 	bargaining unit 17 becomes effective, subject to Minnesota
165.36 	Statutes, section 179A.20, subdivision 6.
166.1 		Subd. 3.Exclusive representative. The employee
166.2 	organization that is the exclusive representative of employees
166.3 	assigned to bargaining unit 17 on the day before the effective
166.4 	date of this section must be certified by the commissioner of
166.5 	the Bureau of Mediation Services as the exclusive representative
166.6 	of newly created bargaining unit 17, subject to future changes
166.7 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.12.  For
166.8 	employees assigned to bargaining unit 17, the exclusive
166.9 	representative retains all rights and obligations under the
166.10 	contract governing these employees immediately before the
166.11 	effective date of this section, so long as that contract
166.12 	continues to apply to those employees.
166.13 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

166.14 	Sec. 114. RULE CHANGE; INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 166.15 	The revisor of statutes shall change Minnesota Rules, part
166.16 	8820.3300, subpart 2, to require that comments be directed to
166.17 	the commissioner of transportation in conformity with the same
166.18 	period allowed for written objections to be received by the
166.19 	commissioner under this act's amendments to Minnesota Statutes
166.20 	2004, sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision
166.21 	3a.  The rule change is effective the same day as the effective
166.22 	date of this act's amendments to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
166.23 	sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision 3a.

166.24 	Sec. 115. REPEALER.
 166.25 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision
166.26 	19; and 168.15, subdivision 2, are repealed.
166.27 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, subdivisions
166.28 	3, 4, 4a, and 4b, are repealed.
166.29 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.408, subdivision
166.30 	1, is repealed.
166.31 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.831; 168.832;
166.32 	168.833; 168.834; 168.835; 168.836; and 168.837, are repealed.
166.33 	(e) Minnesota Rules, part 7503.2400, is repealed.
166.34 	(f) Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1;
166.35 	7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20; and 8855.0500, subpart 1, are
166.36 	repealed.

167.1 	Sec. 116. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.
 167.2 	Sections 99 to 106 are effective the day following final
167.3 	enactment and expire on June 10, 2006.