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169A.37.1(7)

Statute ID: 20427

Statute Function ID: 40558

Traffic - License plate impoundment - Remove/obliterate/damage sticker invalidating plate

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Classifications

Offense Level:

Petty Misdemeanor (PM)

General Offense Code:

DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

DWI (JD) (Rank 13)

Detailed Offense Code:

Motor Vehicle Licensing (421)

Offense Severity Level:

Function Text:

Mandatory appearance until added to payables list

UCR Code

Description

999

NIBRS Non-Reportable

Flags

Crime of Violence:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Yes

Report to DNR:

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Yes

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Yes

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Statute Number:

169A.37.1(7)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 2026

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 2026

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Traffic - License plate impoundment - Remove/obliterate/damage sticker invalidating plate

Statute ID:

20427

Created:

Dec 11, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 11, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

1369.37.1(7) added to 2026 payables list. New codes for subdivision required. Effect 01/01/26

Summary Text:

Traffic - License plate impoundment - Remove/obliterate/damage sticker invalidating plate

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169A/37.html

Legislative Session:

2025 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 14, 2025

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.