| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to motor vehicles; modifying the definition of a motor vehicle dealer to |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 include dealers licensed under the laws of a contiguous state; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivision 6. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivision 6, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 6.Dealer."Dealer" means any person, firm, or corporation regularly engaged in |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the business of manufacturing, or selling, purchasing, and generally dealing in new and |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9unused motor vehicles having an established place of business for the sale, trade, and display |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10of new and unused motor vehicles and having in possession new and unused motor vehicles |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11for the purposes of sale or trade. "Dealer" also includes any person, firm or corporation |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling, purchasing, and generally |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13dealing in new and unused motor vehicle bodies, chassis mounted or not, and having an |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14established place of business for the sale, trade and display of such new and unused motor |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15vehicle bodies, and having in possession new and unused motor vehicle bodies for the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16purposes of sale or trade. For the purposes of sections 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.33, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17subdivision 8a; 168.345; and 168.346, the commissioner may consider a motor vehicle |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18dealer licensed under the laws of a contiguous state as a dealer or licensed dealer. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | REVISOR KRB/ES 25-0281601/31/25 |
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| 22 | 22 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 23 | 23 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 24 | 24 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 25 | 25 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 26 | 26 | | H. F. No. 1220 |
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| 27 | 27 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | Authored by Olson and Myers02/20/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy |
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