1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to motor vehicles; establishing snowmobile special license plates;
1.3 appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.4 168.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [168.1289] SNOWMOBILE SPECIAL PLATES.
1.7 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.The commissioner must issue snowmobile special
1.8license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
1.9 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
1.10truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.11 (2) pays special plate fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates,
1.12along with any other fees required by this chapter;
1.13 (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
1.14 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
1.15 (5) contributes $....... upon initial application and a minimum of $....... annually to the
1.16snowmobile trails and enforcement account under section 84.83, subdivision 2; and
1.17 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
1.18licensing of drivers.
1.19 Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design in consultation
1.20with representatives from the Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3028NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: JASINSKI, Johnson Stewart, Lang and Hauschild)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading03/27/2025
Referred to Transportation 2.1 Subd. 3.Plates transfer.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
2.2fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that is
2.3registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
2.4 Subd. 4.Exemption.Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
2.5168.1293, subdivision 2.
2.6 Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation.Notwithstanding section 84.83,
2.7subdivision 3, paragraph (b), all money collected under subdivision 1, clause (5), is
2.8appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for grants-in-aid to develop, maintain,
2.9and groom snowmobile trails and acquire easements.
2.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, for special plates issued
2.11on or after that date.
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