Bill Text: MN SF2613 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic regulations and motor vehicles provisions modifications; motor vehicle sales tax distribution clarification; obsolete provisions elimination
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-09 - HF substituted on General Orders HF3072 [SF2613 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2613-Introduced.html
1.2relating to transportation; modernizing provisions relating to traffic regulations
1.3and motor vehicles; eliminating certain reporting requirements; clarifying
1.4distribution of motor vehicle sales tax revenues; eliminating antiquated,
1.5unnecessary, and obsolete provisions; making conforming changes;amending
1.6Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.056; 168.10, subdivision 1b; 169.685,
1.7subdivision 7; 169.751; 297B.09, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.82012, sections 168.0422; 168.055; 168A.20, subdivision 1a; 169.11; 169.36;
1.9169.39; 169.725; 169.743; 169.754; 169.78; 169.7961; 169.983; 169A.60,
1.10subdivision 18; 171.28; 299D.02; 299D.04; 299D.05; 609B.202; Minnesota
1.11Rules, part 7409.4700, subpart 2.
1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.056, is amended to read:
1.14168.056 TOWING VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; EXCEPTIONS.
1.15Any person violating the provisions ofsections section
168.053 to
168.055
1.16168.054 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of sections168.053 to
168.057
1.17shall not apply where such vehicle is being towed as a temporary movement for the
1.18purpose of making repairs, or for the purpose of pulling or towing such vehicle from one
1.19point to another point for the purpose of making repairs, or on repossessed cars being
1.20towed by an agent or employee of any person or bona fide finance company in the state
1.21where such towing is incidental to the repossession of such vehicle.
1.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.10, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
1.23 Subd. 1b. Collector's vehicle, classic car plate. (a) Any motor vehicle
1.24manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designatedby the
1.25commissioner as a full classic car because of its fine design, high engineering standards,
1.26and superior workmanship, and owned and operated solely as a collector's item shall be
2.1listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the
2.2name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person from whom purchased,
2.3the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's
2.4identification number, verification of the vehicle's full classic car status from nationally
2.5published standards and guides as determined by the registrar, and that the vehicle
2.6is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation
2.7purposes. If the commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and that the
2.8motor vehicle qualifies to be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax and
2.9the plate fee authorized under section168.12 , the commissioner shall list such vehicle for
2.10taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate.
2.11 (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Classic Car," "Minnesota,"
2.12and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section
2.13168.12, subdivision 2a
, but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long as
2.14the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The commissioner has the power to revoke said
2.15plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.
2.16(c) The following cars built between and including 1925 and 1948 are classic:
5.19(d) (c) No commercial vehicles such as hearses, ambulances, or trucks are considered
5.20to be classic cars.
5.21 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.685, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
5.22 Subd. 7. Appropriation; special account; legislative report. The Minnesota
5.23child passenger restraint and education account is created in the state treasury, consisting
5.24of fines collected under subdivision 5 and other money appropriated or donated. The
5.25money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to
5.26be used to provide child passenger restraint systems to families in financial need, school
5.27districts and child care providers that provide for the transportation of pupils to and from
5.28school using type III vehicles or school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000
5.29pounds or less, and to provide an educational program on the need for and proper use of
5.30child passenger restraint systems.The commissioner shall report to the legislature by
5.31February 1 of each odd-numbered year Information on the commissioner's activities and
5.32expenditure of funds under this section must be available upon request.
5.33 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.751, is amended to read:
5.34169.751 DEFINITIONS.
5.35For the purposes of sections169.751 to
169.754
5.36have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:
6.1(a) "First aid equipment" shall mean equipment for the purpose of rendering first aid to
6.2sick or injured persons as prescribed by the Department of Public Safety for its State Patrol
6.3vehicles, such equipment to include materials for the application of splints to fractures.
6.4(b) "Patrol motor vehicles" shall mean the State Patrol motor vehicles used in law
6.5enforcement of the Department of Public Safety, the county sheriffs, and the various city,
6.6town, and other local police departments.
6.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.8 Subdivision 1. Deposit of revenues.(a) Money collected and received under this
6.9chapter must be deposited as provided in this subdivision.
6.10(b) From July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, 38.25 percent of the money collected
6.11and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 24 percent must
6.12be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section
16A.88, and 1.5 percent
6.13must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section
16A.88. The
6.14remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
6.15(c) From July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, 44.25 percent of the money collected
6.16and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 27.75 percent
6.17must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section
16A.88, 1.75
6.18percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section
16A.88,
6.19and the remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
6.20(d) From July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, 47.5 percent of the money collected
6.21and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 30 percent
6.22must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section
16A.88, 3.5
6.23percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section
16A.88,
6.24and 16.25 percent must be deposited in the general fund. The remaining amount must
6.25be deposited as follows:
6.26(1) 1.5 percent in the metropolitan area transit account, except that any amount in
6.27excess of $6,000,000 must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund; and
6.28(2) 1.25 percent in the greater Minnesota transit account, except that any amount in
6.29excess of $5,000,000 must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
6.30(e) From July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, 54.5 percent of the money collected
6.31and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 33.75 percent
6.32must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section
16A.88,
3.75
6.33percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section
16A.88,
6.34and 6.25 percent must be deposited in the general fund. The remaining amount must
6.35be deposited as follows:
7.1(1) 1.5 percent in the metropolitan area transit account, except that any amount in
7.2excess of $6,750,000 must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund; and
7.3(2) 0.25 percent in the greater Minnesota transit account, except that any amount in
7.4excess of $1,250,000 must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
7.5(f) On and after July 1, 2011, (a) 60 percent of the money collected and received
7.6must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 36 percent must be deposited
7.7in the metropolitan area transit account under section16A.88 , and four percent must be
7.8deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section16A.88 .
7.9(g) (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the allocations under paragraph (f) (a)
7.10 remain unchanged forfiscal year 2012 and all subsequent fiscal years.
7.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases occurring
7.12on or after July 1, 2014.
7.13 Sec. 6. REPEALER.
7.14(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.0422; 168.055; 168A.20, subdivision 1a;
7.15169.11; 169.36; 169.39; 169.725; 169.743; 169.754; 169.78; 169.7961; 169.983; 169A.60,
7.16subdivision 18; 171.28; 299D.02; 299D.04; 299D.05; and 609B.202, are repealed.
7.17(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7409.4700, subpart 2, is repealed.
1.3and motor vehicles; eliminating certain reporting requirements; clarifying
1.4distribution of motor vehicle sales tax revenues; eliminating antiquated,
1.5unnecessary, and obsolete provisions; making conforming changes;amending
1.6Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.056; 168.10, subdivision 1b; 169.685,
1.7subdivision 7; 169.751; 297B.09, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.82012, sections 168.0422; 168.055; 168A.20, subdivision 1a; 169.11; 169.36;
1.9169.39; 169.725; 169.743; 169.754; 169.78; 169.7961; 169.983; 169A.60,
1.10subdivision 18; 171.28; 299D.02; 299D.04; 299D.05; 609B.202; Minnesota
1.11Rules, part 7409.4700, subpart 2.
1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.056, is amended to read:
1.14168.056 TOWING VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; EXCEPTIONS.
1.15Any person violating the provisions of
1.16168.054 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of sections
1.17shall not apply where such vehicle is being towed as a temporary movement for the
1.18purpose of making repairs, or for the purpose of pulling or towing such vehicle from one
1.19point to another point for the purpose of making repairs, or on repossessed cars being
1.20towed by an agent or employee of any person or bona fide finance company in the state
1.21where such towing is incidental to the repossession of such vehicle.
1.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.10, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
1.23 Subd. 1b. Collector's vehicle, classic car plate. (a) Any motor vehicle
1.24manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designated
1.25
1.26and superior workmanship, and owned and operated solely as a collector's item shall be
2.1listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the
2.2name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person from whom purchased,
2.3the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's
2.4identification number, verification of the vehicle's full classic car status from nationally
2.5published standards and guides as determined by the registrar, and that the vehicle
2.6is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation
2.7purposes. If the commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and that the
2.8motor vehicle qualifies to be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax and
2.9the plate fee authorized under section
2.10taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate.
2.11 (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Classic Car," "Minnesota,"
2.12and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section
2.14the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The commissioner has the power to revoke said
2.15plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.
2.16
5.19
5.20to be classic cars.
5.21 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.685, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
5.22 Subd. 7. Appropriation; special account
5.23child passenger restraint and education account is created in the state treasury, consisting
5.24of fines collected under subdivision 5 and other money appropriated or donated. The
5.25money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to
5.26be used to provide child passenger restraint systems to families in financial need, school
5.27districts and child care providers that provide for the transportation of pupils to and from
5.28school using type III vehicles or school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000
5.29pounds or less, and to provide an educational program on the need for and proper use of
5.30child passenger restraint systems.
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5.32expenditure of funds under this section must be available upon request.
5.33 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.751, is amended to read:
5.34169.751 DEFINITIONS.
5.35For the purposes of sections
5.36have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:
6.1(a) "First aid equipment" shall mean equipment for the purpose of rendering first aid to
6.2sick or injured persons as prescribed by the Department of Public Safety for its State Patrol
6.3vehicles, such equipment to include materials for the application of splints to fractures.
6.4(b) "Patrol motor vehicles" shall mean the State Patrol motor vehicles used in law
6.5enforcement of the Department of Public Safety, the county sheriffs, and the various city,
6.6town, and other local police departments.
6.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.8 Subdivision 1. Deposit of revenues.
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7.6must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 36 percent must be deposited
7.7in the metropolitan area transit account under section
7.8deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section
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7.10 remain unchanged for
7.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases occurring
7.12on or after July 1, 2014.
7.13 Sec. 6. REPEALER.
7.14(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.0422; 168.055; 168A.20, subdivision 1a;
7.15169.11; 169.36; 169.39; 169.725; 169.743; 169.754; 169.78; 169.7961; 169.983; 169A.60,
7.16subdivision 18; 171.28; 299D.02; 299D.04; 299D.05; and 609B.202, are repealed.
7.17(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7409.4700, subpart 2, is repealed.
