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SF4803 • 2026

Aviation special plates establishment

Aviation special plates establishment

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lang
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Aviation special plates establishment

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; establishing aviation special plates; proposing coding

for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[168.1261] AVIATION PLATES.

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Subdivision 1.

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Issuance of plates.

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The commissioner must issue aviation special plates

or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:

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(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup

truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;

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(2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision

5, along with any other fees required under this chapter;

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(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; and

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(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and

licensing of drivers.

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Subd. 2.

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Design.

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In consultation with interested associations, the commissioner must

adopt a suitable plate design that includes the inscription "Aviation."

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Subd. 3.

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Plates transfer.

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On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer

fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle

if the subsequent vehicle is:

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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and

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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.

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Subd. 4.

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Exemption.

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Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section

168.1293, subdivision 2.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective January 1, 2027.

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