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Minn. Stat. § 169A.37

LICENSE PLATE IMPOUNDMENT VIOLATION CRIMES.

Known as the Minnesota Impaired Driving Code

The act spans §§ 169–169 (39 sections).

2000 c 478 art 1 s 20; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 12 s 5; 2013 c 117 art 3 s 7; 2025 c 29 s 1

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.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.