2005 Minnesota Statutes - 169.793 — Vehicle insurance; unlawful acts, penalties.

     169.793 Vehicle insurance; unlawful acts, penalties. 


    Subdivision 1.    Acts.  It shall be unlawful for any 
 person: 


    (1) to issue, to display, or cause or permit to be 
 displayed, or have in possession, an insurance identification 
 card, policy, or written statement knowing or having reason to 
 know that the insurance is not in force or is not in force as to 
 the vehicle in question; 


    (2) to alter or make a fictitious insurance identification 
 card, policy, or written statement; and 


    (3) to display an altered or fictitious insurance 
 identification card, insurance policy, or written statement 
 knowing or having reason to know that the proof has been altered 
 or is fictitious. 


    Subd. 2.    Penalty.  Any person who violates any of the 
 provisions of subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.  In 
 addition to any sentence of imprisonment that the court may 
 impose, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $200 nor 
 more than the maximum fine applicable to misdemeanors.  The 
 court may allow community service in lieu of any fine imposed if 
 the defendant is indigent. 


    HIST: 1989 c 321 s 12; 1992 c 571 art 14 s 4