MN HF3356

Prohibits selling or transferring public safety vehicles to the public unless all identifying equipment is first removed, including emergency lights, sirens, amber warning lights, spotlights, grill lights, antennas, emblems, and emblem outlines

Exempts sales to federal government, states, political subdivisions, and licensed ambulance services from the removal requirements

Requires sellers to provide a certificate of compliance to buyers confirming public safety markings have been removed; the Commissioner of Public Safety must design and publish a standard form at no cost

Violators face liability for damages caused if the vehicle is used in a crime, plus a $2,500 civil penalty deposited into the Minnesota victims of crime account

Collector vehicles registered under specific collector plates and used solely for collection or display purposes are exempt from the requirements