{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-168.1287","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 168.1287","heading":"MINNESOTA BLACKOUT PLATES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Issuance of plates.\nThe commissioner must issue blackout special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:\n(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;\n(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 5;\n(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;\n(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;\n(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating account; and\n(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.\nSubd. 2. Design.\nThe commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a black background with white text.\nSubd. 3. Plates transfer.\nOn 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:\n(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and\n(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.\nSubd. 4. Exemption.\nSpecial plates issued under this section are not subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.\nSubd. 5. Contributions; account.\nContributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.","path":["TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 168. VEHICLE REGISTRATION, TAXATION, SALE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168.1287","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"ac5852f7bacd1b4915b001126730661cb9cb4bab7c394fdfa404e8b5b823da12","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-168.1286","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-168.1288"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}