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This bill modifies Minnesota's driving while impaired (DWI) law regarding license plate impoundment and reissue, introducing several key changes. The legislation adds a new criminal offense for intentionally removing, obliterating, or damaging a permanent sticker that invalidates a registration plate during a plate impoundment period. It provides peace officers with an alternative to destroying seized license plates by allowing them to affix a permanent invalidation sticker instead. The bill also extends the duration of temporary vehicle permits, increasing the standard permit validity from seven to 14 days, and introducing a 45-day permit for cases where the driver submits to a blood or urine chemical test. These modifications aim to strengthen enforcement of DWI-related plate impoundment regulations by creating additional penalties for plate tampering and providing more flexibility in how impounded plates are handled. The provisions will take effect on August 1, 2025, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date, giving law enforcement and vehicle owners time to prepare for the new requirements.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1484&ssn=0&y=2025