1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota professional sports team
1.3 foundation special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4 Statutes, chapter 168.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [168.1259] MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM
1.7FOUNDATION PLATES.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "Minnesota professional sports
1.9team" means one of the following teams while its home stadium is located in Minnesota:
1.10Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota
1.11Twins, or Minnesota United.
1.12 Subd. 2.General requirements and procedures.(a) The commissioner must issue
1.13Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates to an applicant who:
1.14 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
1.15truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.16 (2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12,
1.17subdivision 5;
1.18 (3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
1.19 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.20 (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the professional sports team foundations
1.21account; and
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 558NINETY-THIRD SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MORRISON, Coleman, Housley and Frentz)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
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Referred to Transportation 2.1 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
2.2licensing of drivers.
2.3 (b) Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates may be personalized according
2.4to section 168.12, subdivision 2a.
2.5 Subd. 3.Design.At the request of a Minnesota professional sports team's foundation,
2.6the commissioner must, in consultation with the foundation, adopt a suitable plate design
2.7incorporating the foundation's marks and colors. The commissioner may design a single
2.8plate that incorporates the marks and colors of all foundations that have requested a plate.
2.9 Subd. 4.Plate transfers.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
2.10fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
2.11if the subsequent vehicle is:
2.12 (1) qualified under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), to bear the special plates;
2.13and
2.14 (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.15 Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited.Contributions collected under subdivision 2,
2.16paragraph (a), clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota professional sports team
2.17foundations account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account
2.18is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual
2.19cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the
2.20foundations in proportion to the total number of Minnesota professional sports team
2.21foundation plates issued for that year. Proceeds from a plate that includes the marks and
2.22colors of all foundations must be divided evenly between all foundations. The foundations
2.23must only use the proceeds for philanthropic or charitable purposes.
2.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota
2.25professional sports team foundation special plates issued on or after that date.
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