1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 1270, as amended to insert the language
1.2of H.F. 1416, as follows:
1.3Page 8, after line 27, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.5    Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
1.6otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
1.7the issuance of any a plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
1.8paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
1.9 or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
1.10plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17,
1.11for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
1.12for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered
1.13pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
1.14    (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
1.15validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
1.16 single plate in a plate year:

1.17	License Plate				Single		Double
1.18		Regular and Disability		$	4.50	$	6.00
1.19		Special		$	8.50	$	10.00
1.20		Personalized (Replacement)		$	10.00	$	14.00
1.21		Collector Category		$	13.50	$	15.00
1.22		Emergency Vehicle Display		$	3.00	$	6.00
1.23		Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive		$	2.50
1.24		Vertical Motorcycle Plate		$	100.00		NA
1.25	Stickers
1.26		Duplicate year		$	1.00	$	1.00
1.27		International Fuel Tax Agreement		$	2.50

2.1    (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
2.2charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment,
2.4and applies to registration periods starting on or after January 1, 2014."
2.5Page 24, after line 20, insert:

2.6    "Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.79, is amended to read:
2.7169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES
2.8 PLATE.
2.9    Subdivision 1. Registration required. No person shall operate, drive, or park a
2.10motor vehicle on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws
2.11of this state and has the number plates plate or permit confirming that valid registration or
2.12operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in sections 168.10 and 168.12,
2.13subdivision 2f , as assigned to it by the commissioner of public safety, conspicuously
2.14displayed thereon in a manner that the view of any the plate or permit is not obstructed. A
2.15plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit issued under chapter 168 may be displayed
2.16on a vehicle in conjunction with expired registration whether or not it displays the license
2.17plate to which the last registration was issued.
2.18    Subd. 2. Semitrailer. If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate displayed
2.19must be assigned to the registered owner and correlate to the documentation on file with
2.20the department.
2.21    Subd. 3. Rear display of single plate. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter,
2.22motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds gross
2.23vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one license
2.24plate must be displayed horizontally or vertically, for a motorcycle issued vertical license
2.25plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, with the identifying numbers and letters
2.26facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
2.27    Subd. 3a. Small trailer. If the vehicle is a trailer with 3,000 pounds or less GVW
2.28with lifetime registration, the numbered plate or sticker must be adhered to the side of the
2.29trailer frame tongue near the hitch.
2.30    Subd. 4. Collector's vehicle. If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer,
2.31classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the requirements
2.32of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general
2.33transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered
2.34under section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, then
3.1one plate must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or one plate on the front and one
3.2on the rear, at the discretion of the owner.
3.3    Subd. 5. Truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck. If the vehicle is a
3.4truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 8, but
3.5excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, then one plate must be displayed
3.6on the front of the vehicle.
3.7    Subd. 6. Other Motor vehicles generally. If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor
3.8vehicle other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4 subdivision 5, one plate must
3.9be displayed on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle.
3.10    Subd. 7. Plate fastened and visible. All plates must be (1) securely fastened so as
3.11to prevent them from swinging, (2) displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers
3.12and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and (3) mounted in the upright position. The
3.13person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free
3.14from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all
3.15times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state
3.16of origin of a license plate with any material whatever, including any clear or colorless
3.17material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
3.18    Subd. 8. Plate registration stickers. As viewed facing the plates plate:
3.19    (a) License plates (1) a license plate issued to vehicles registered under section
3.20168.017 must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the
3.21year of expiration in the lower right corner of each the plate.;
3.22    (b) License plates (2) a license plate issued to vehicles registered under section
3.23168.127 must display either fleet registration validation stickers in the lower right corner
3.24of each the plate or a distinctive license plates plate, issued by the registrar, with "FLEET
3.25REG" displayed on the bottom center portion of each the plate.; and
3.26    (c) License plates issued after July 1, 2008, (3) a license plate requiring validation
3.27must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of
3.28expiration in the lower right corner of the plate.
3.29    Subd. 9. Tax-exempt vehicle marking. Vehicles displaying a tax-exempt plates
3.30 plate issued under section 16B.581 or 168.012 must have vehicle markings that comply
3.31with section 168.012, subdivision 1.
3.32    Subd. 10. Single plate transition. A person may display a plate on the front of a
3.33vehicle if the plate bears valid registration stickers, as provided under subdivision 8 or as
3.34provided under subdivision 5."
3.35Page 36, after line 21, insert:

3.36    "Sec. 59. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
4.1(a) For Minnesota Statutes 2012, the revisor of statutes shall change terms where
4.2it appears in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97B, 168, 168A, 168D, 169, 169A, 297B,
4.3and 325E, as follows:
4.4(1) "plates" must be changed to "plate," "a plate," or "the plate," as appropriate;
4.5(2) "set of plates" must be changed to "plate", "a plate," or "the plate," as appropriate;
4.6and
4.7(3) "disability plates" must be changed to "disability plate," "a disability plate," or
4.8"the disability plate," as appropriate.
4.9(b) The revisor of statutes shall make conforming changes as necessary to implement
4.10the change in terms under paragraph (a), including but not limited to use of a singular
4.11instead of plural article or demonstrative pronoun.
4.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
4.13Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.14Amend the title accordingly