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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; surcharges; commerce; modifying the types of
automobiles that require an insurer to pay a surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 297I.11, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297I.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Surcharge.
Each insurer engaged in the writing of policies of automobile
insurance shall collect a surcharge, at the rate of 50 cents per vehicle for every six months
of coverage, on each policy of automobile insurance providing comprehensive insurance
coverage issued or renewed in this state. The surcharge may not be considered premium
for any purpose, including the computation of premium tax or agents' commissions. The
amount of the surcharge must be separately stated on either a billing or policy declaration
sent to an insured. Insurers shall remit the revenue derived from this surcharge to the
commissioner of revenue for purposes of the automobile theft prevention program described
in section
65B.84
. For purposes of this subdivision, "policy of automobile insurance" has
the meaning given it in section
65B.14
, covering only the following types of vehicles as
defined in section
168.002
:
(1) a passenger automobile;
(2) a pickup truck;
(3) a van
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but not commuter vans as defined in section
168.126
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(4) a motorcycle
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(5) a fleet; or
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(6) a recreational vehicle.
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except that no vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds is included
within this definition.
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