169A.37 LICENSE PLATE IMPOUNDMENT VIOLATION CRIMES.

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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.