1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to motor vehicles; clarifying requirements for certain veterans' license
1.3 plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.1235, subdivision 1;
1.4 168.1253, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees.(a) The commissioner shall issue a special
1.8plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:
1.9 (1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and is a
1.10registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational
1.11vehicle;
1.12 (2) pays the registration tax required by law;
1.13 (3) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
1.145, for each set of two plates, and any other fees required by this chapter; and
1.15 (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles and
1.16licensing of drivers.
1.17 (b) The additional fee is payable at the time of initial application for the special plate
1.18emblem and when the plates must be replaced or renewed. An applicant must not be issued
1.19more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and
1.20registered to the applicant.
1.21 (c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American
1.22Legion or, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or Disabled American Veterans.
1Section 1.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 731NINETY-THIRD SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: COLEMAN, Duckworth, Farnsworth, Lang and Housley)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/25/2023
Referred to Transportation 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1253, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.2 Subd. 3.No fee.The commissioner shall issue a set of Gold Star plates, or a single plate
2.3for a motorcycle, to an eligible person free of charge, and shall replace the plate or plates
2.4without charge if they become damaged. If the eligible person requests personalized Gold
2.5Star plates, the commissioner must not charge the fees listed in section 168.12, subdivision
2.62a.
2Sec. 2.
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