1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 528 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
1.6    (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the
1.7sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of
1.8the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
1.9    (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
1.10concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
1.11the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority
1.12under section 168A.05, subdivision 8;
1.13    (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate
1.14of title, the sum of $5.50 $7.00 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services
1.15operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 and $1.50 must be
1.16paid into the abandoned vehicle account under section 168B.15;
1.17    (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
1.18unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
1.19    (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $6.50 of which $2.50 must
1.20be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under
1.21section 299A.705.
1.22    (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a),
1.23clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected
1.24under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the
1.25public safety motor vehicle account established in section 299A.70.
1.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007.

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.2    Subd. 2. Sale after 45 days or title transfer. An (a) If an unauthorized vehicle
2.3is impounded, but not by the city of Minneapolis or the city of St. Paul, the impounded
2.4vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, the earlier of:
2.5    (1) 45 days after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be an
2.6unauthorized vehicle that was not impounded by the city of Minneapolis or the city of St.
2.7Paul.; or
2.8    (2) when the registered owner, in writing, voluntarily transfers the title to the
2.9impound lot operator.
2.10    (b) A voluntary transfer, in writing, constitutes a waiver by the registered owner of
2.11any right, title, and interest in the vehicle.

2.12    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.13    Subdivision 1. Contents; Written notice given within five days of impound. (a)
2.14When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot
2.15operator taking it into custody shall give written notice of the taking within five days to
2.16the registered vehicle owner and any lienholders.
2.17    (b) The notice shall must:
2.18    (1) set forth the date and place of the taking,;
2.19    (2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor
2.20vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle
2.21is being held,;
2.22     (2) (3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle
2.23under section 168B.07, and;
2.24     (3) (4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise their right to reclaim
2.25the vehicle and contents within the appropriate time allowed under section 168B.051,
2.26subdivision 1 , 1a, or 2, shall be deemed a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in
2.27the vehicle and contents and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the
2.28vehicle and contents pursuant to section 168B.08. reclaim the vehicle or its contents, or
2.29both, within the waiting periods provided under section 168B.051 results in the loss of
2.30title and consent to sell or dispose of both the vehicle and its contents; and
2.31    (5) include the following verbatim statement, in 14-point type: "Whether or not you
2.32intend to reclaim your vehicle, you have the right to pick up the contents of the vehicle. If
2.33you do not intend to reclaim your vehicle, you should bring the vehicle title with you and
2.34be prepared to turn it over to the tow lot operator."

2.35    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.1    Subd. 3. Unauthorized vehicle; second notice. If an unauthorized vehicle remains
3.2unclaimed after 30 days from the date the notice was sent under subdivision 2, a second
3.3notice shall must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner,
3.4if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record.

3.5    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.6to read:
3.7    Subd. 3. Retrieval of contents. (a) A unit of government or impound lot operator
3.8may establish a reasonable procedure for retrieval of vehicle contents.
3.9    (b) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section
3.10168B.051, the owner of an impounded vehicle has the right to retrieve, without charge,
3.11any and all contents, regardless of whether the owner pays incurred charges or fees,
3.12transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle. For the purposes of this subdivision, "contents"
3.13means all personal belongings and does not include any permanently affixed mechanical
3.14or nonmechanical:
3.15    (1) automobile parts;
3.16    (2) automobile body parts; or
3.17    (3) automobile accessories, including audio or video players.

3.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.19to read:
3.20    Subd. 4. Waiver of right, title, and interest. The failure of the owner or lienholders
3.21to exercise the right to reclaim the vehicle before the expiration of the waiting periods
3.22provided under section 168B.051 is deemed a waiver of all right, title, and interest in the
3.23vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to, and disposal or sale of, the vehicle under
3.24section 168B.08. The failure of the owner to exercise the right to reclaim the contents
3.25before the expiration of the waiting periods provided under 168B.051 is deemed a waiver
3.26of all right, title, and interest in the contents and a consent to the transfer of title to, and
3.27disposal or sale of, the contents under section 168B.08.

3.28    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168B.087, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.29    Subdivision 1. Deficiency claim. (a) The public and nonpublic impound lot operator
3.30has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable
3.31costs of providing notice to the registered owner and providing services provided in the
3.32towing, storage, and inspection, and further transport, if any, of the vehicle, minus the
3.33proceeds of the sale or auction.
4.1    (b) A claim for the costs of providing notice includes the actual postage and
4.2publication expenses and the costs incurred to determine the registered owner's identity
4.3and mailing address.
4.4    (c) A claim for usual, nonextraordinary towing costs may not exceed $75 per
4.5vehicle towed.
4.6    (d) The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of:
4.7    (1) 25 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1, not
4.8to exceed the normal fee, up to $25 per day ; and
4.9    (2) 55 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 2, not
4.10to exceed the normal fee, up to $25 per day .
4.11    (e) A claim for transporting an unclaimed vehicle to a disposal facility must not
4.12exceed $75 per vehicle transported.

4.13    Sec. 8. [168B.15] ABANDONED VEHICLE ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
4.14    An abandoned vehicle account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting
4.15of any money credited by law. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the
4.16commissioner of public safety, to be distributed as follows:
4.17    (1) 10 percent for the Department of Public Safety, for the costs of rulemaking and
4.18administering its duties under this chapter; and
4.19    (2) 90 percent for dispersal as compensation payments to impound lot operators for
4.20valid deficiency claims under rules adopted by the commissioner.
4.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007.

4.22    Sec. 9. [168B.16] RULES.
4.23    The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer
4.24the provisions of this chapter for which the commissioner has responsibility. At a
4.25minimum, the commissioner must adopt rules that set forth:
4.26    (1) sufficient procedures and minimum documentary or other evidence satisfactory
4.27to the commissioner for an impound lot operator, whether public or nonpublic, to show a
4.28valid deficiency claim under section 168B.087; and
4.29    (2) guidelines for making payments from the abandoned vehicle account established
4.30in section 168B.15 to impound lot operators for their valid deficiency claims.
4.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007.

4.32    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
4.33to read:
5.1    Subd. 8. Tow truck. A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or
5.2damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length
5.3and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and such
5.4conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.

5.5    Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.6    Unless specifically provided otherwise, this act is effective upon credit of any funds
5.7to the abandoned vehicle account established in section 8."
5.8Amend the title accordingly