Subdivision 1. Crime described.
It is a crime for a person:
(1) to fail to comply with an impoundment order under section 169A.60 (administrative plate impoundment);
(2) to file a false statement under section 169A.60, subdivision 7 , 8, or 14;
(3) to operate a self-propelled motor vehicle on a street or highway when the vehicle is subject to an impoundment order issued under section 169A.60 , unless specially coded plates have been issued for the vehicle pursuant to section 169A.60, subdivision 13 ;
(4) to fail to notify the commissioner of the impoundment order when requesting new plates;
(5) who is subject to a plate impoundment order under section 169A.60 , to drive, operate, or be in control of any motor vehicle during the impoundment period, unless the vehicle is employer-owned and is not required to be equipped with an ignition interlock device pursuant to section 171.306 , subdivision 4, paragraph (b), or Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 70, or has specially coded plates issued pursuant to section 169A.60, subdivision 13 , and the person is validly licensed to drive;
(6) who is the transferee of a motor vehicle and who has signed a sworn statement under section 169A.60, subdivision 14 , to allow the previously registered owner to drive, operate, or be in control of the vehicle during the impoundment period; or
(7) to intentionally remove all or a portion of or to otherwise obliterate or damage a permanent sticker affixed on and invalidating a registration plate under section 169A.60 , subdivision 4.
Subd. 2. Criminal penalty.
A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.