Types of automobiles that require an insurer to pay a surcharge modified.

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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or
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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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