Bill Text: MN HF961 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: American Red Cross special license plate established and money appropriated.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-09 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Policy and Finance [HF961 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-HF961-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to motor vehicles; establishing American Red Cross special license
1.3plates; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 168.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. [168.1295] AMERICAN RED CROSS PLATES.
1.7    Subdivision 1. Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the
1.8commissioner shall issue special American Red Cross plates or a single motorcycle plate
1.9to an applicant who:
1.10(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck,
1.11motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.12(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of plates;
1.13(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness
1.14and relief account; and
1.15(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
1.16and licensing of drivers.
1.17    Subd. 2. Design. After consultation with the Minnesota chapters of the American
1.18Red Cross, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
1.19    Subd. 3. Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this
1.20section may be transferred to another passenger automobile registered to the individual
1.21to whom the special plates were issued.
1.22    Subd. 4. Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), are credited to the
1.23vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
2.1    Subd. 5. Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3),
2.2are credited to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness and relief account, which
2.3is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
2.4commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Minnesota chapters of the American Red
2.5Cross to be used for disaster preparedness, education, and disaster response.
2.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2011, for special American
2.7Red Cross plates issued on or after that date.
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