Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This is not the first time I've documented the Ramsey County Sheriff's organization operating motor vehicles without any type of license plate - this is only the most recent call out of their willful violations of law.
169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES.
168.012 VEHICLES EXEMPT FROM TAX OR LICENSE FEES.
"(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers of the Division of Enforcement and Field Service of the Department of Natural Resources, must be registered and must display appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section."
The implication of transparency is that all of an organization’s actions should be scrupulous enough to bear public scrutiny.
*The information provided does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this channel are for informational and news purposes only.
This is not the first time I've documented the Ramsey County Sheriff's organization operating motor vehicles without any type of license plate - this is only the most recent call out of their willful violations of law.
169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES.
168.012 VEHICLES EXEMPT FROM TAX OR LICENSE FEES.
"(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers of the Division of Enforcement and Field Service of the Department of Natural Resources, must be registered and must display appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section."
The implication of transparency is that all of an organization’s actions should be scrupulous enough to bear public scrutiny.
*The information provided does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this channel are for informational and news purposes only.
