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SF4235 • 2026
Removal requirement of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public
Removal requirement of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-26
House
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance
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2026-03-23
House
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Transportation
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2026-03-09
House
Introduction and first reading
Official Summary Text
Removal requirement of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [169.981] SALE OR TRANSFER OF PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, "Public safety vehicle" has the same meaning as "authorized emergency vehicle" in section 169.011, subdivision 3. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Prohibition. new text end new text begin A person may not sell or transfer a public safety vehicle to the public unless the person first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a public safety vehicle, including any emergency light, siren, amber warning light, spotlight, grill light, antenna, emblem, outline of an emblem, or emergency vehicle equipment. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Certificate of compliance. new text end new text begin (a) Public safety agencies, before consummating the sale or transfer of a public safety vehicle, must provide a certificate of compliance to the transferee confirming that the vehicle has had the public safety markings removed. new text end new text begin (b) Sellers and auction houses, before consummating the sale or transfer of a public safety vehicle, must provide a certificate of compliance to the transferee confirming that the vehicle has had the public safety markings removed. new text end new text begin (c) The commissioner of public safety must design a standard certificate of compliance form and make the form publicly available without fee on the agency's publicly accessible website using existing appropriations. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Violations. new text end new text begin (a) A person who sells or transfers a public safety vehicle to the public in violation of this section is liable for: new text end new text begin (1) damages proximately caused by the use of that vehicle during the commission of a crime; and new text end new text begin (2) a civil penalty of $2,500. new text end new text begin (b) Civil penalties collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the Minnesota victims of crime account created in section 299A.708. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Enforcement. new text end new text begin The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty established under subdivision 4. new text end new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Exemption. new text end new text begin Sales or transfers of public safety vehicles to members of the public for purpose of collection or display are exempt from the requirements of this section if the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes and is registered under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h. new text end