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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.321 — New Vehicle Manufacturer's Statement.

168.321 NEW VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S STATEMENT.
(a) The registrar may refuse to register any new vehicle unless the manufacturer thereof has filed the sworn statement herein provided for the model of the motor vehicle offered for registration. The registrar shall have authority to determine the weight of any vehicle on which the record of the manufacturer's shipping weight is not available in the office.
(b) Every manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or offered for sale within this state shall each year file with the registrar a sworn statement showing the various models manufactured, the manufacturer's shipping weights including the weight of automatic transmissions where such equipment is offered as optional equipment and not included in the shipping weight, the beginning serial or identification number of each model or series if manufactured on a yearly model basis, or if not manufactured on a yearly model basis, the formula or method used to determine the year of model, and such other information as the registrar deems necessary. Upon the introduction of any new models during the year, the manufacturer shall in like manner file a new statement setting forth the required information for each new model.
(c) The information furnished in the manufacturer's statement may be considered by the registrar as prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
History:
1961 c 120 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.325 — Division Of Driver And Vehicle Services.

168.325 DIVISION OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES.
Subdivision 1.
Established.
A division in the Department of Public Safety to be known as the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services is hereby created, under the supervision and control of the director. The commissioner may place the director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria established in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
Subd. 2.
Successor powers and duties; motor vehicles.
All the functions, powers, and duties now vested in or imposed upon the secretary of state as registrar of motor vehicles as prescribed in Minnesota Statutes 1967, chapter 168, or any other law, relating to the registration of motor vehicles, the issuance of motor vehicle licenses, the licensing of motor vehicle dealers, and other matters therein contained not otherwise provided for in this section, are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of public safety. The duties of the secretary of state in relation thereto as heretofore constituted are abolished.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1991 c 199 art 1 s 56]
Subd. 4.
Successor powers and duties; drivers' licenses.
All the powers and duties now vested in or imposed upon the secretary of state in the issuance of chauffeurs' licenses and school bus drivers' licenses as prescribed in Minnesota Statutes 1967, chapter 168, are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of public safety. The duties of the secretary of state in connection with the issuance of such licenses are hereby abolished.
History:
1969 c 1129 art 1 s 15; 1974 c 15 s 1; 1982 c 560 s 49; 1996 c 435 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.326 — Expedited Driver And Vehicle Services; Fee.

168.326 EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.
(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall expedite the processing of an application for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, or vehicle title transaction.
(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to the requester within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requester shall comply with all relevant requirements of the requested document.
(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted.
(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.
History:
1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 24; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.34 — Information Furnished.

168.34 INFORMATION FURNISHED.
The registrar shall maintain in the registrar's office an information bureau to answer questions, through electronic transmission, personal inquiry, telephone, or letter. Registrations shall be completed with the utmost dispatch to render the most efficient service to the public. The registrar, or any deputy or employee, shall not be liable to any person for mistake or negligence in the giving of information not willfully calculated to injure such person. The registration system shall be so conducted, and the requirements thereof so construed, as to furnish to the public immediate, accurate information as to any single car about which the inquiry may be made, and to furnish the registrar a means of checking back during any year to determine that all motor vehicles subject to taxation and licensing have had the proper tax or fee paid thereon.
History:
(2694) 1921 c 461 s 23; 1923 c 418 s 23; 1925 c 299 s 3; 1965 c 51 s 22; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 85 s 2; 1996 c 435 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.345 — Use Of Vehicle Registration Information.

168.345 USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Subdivision 1.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 68 art 6 s 17]
Subd. 2.
Lessees; information.
The commissioner may not furnish information about registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the owner of the vehicle, the lessee, personnel of law enforcement agencies and trade associations performing a member service under section 604.15, subdivision 4a, and federal, state, and local governmental units, and, at the commissioner's discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile recalls. The commissioner may release information about lessees in the form of summary data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical analysis and market research.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48]
History:
1965 c 901 s 68; 1989 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 266 s 17; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 2,4; 1996 c 328 s 1,2; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 40,41; 1997 c 250 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 27,28; 2018 c 135 s 2; 2023 c 68 art 6 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.35 — Intent To Escape Tax; Gross Misdemeanor.

168.35 INTENT TO ESCAPE TAX; GROSS MISDEMEANOR.
Any person who shall, with intent to escape payment of any tax on a motor vehicle, as herein provided, delay or neglect to properly list and apply to register the same, or, with intent to prevent the payment or collection of the proper tax, fee, or lien thereon, violate or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
(2695) 1921 c 461 s 24; 1923 c 418 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.36 — Unlawful Use Of Unregistered Vehicle Certificate, Plates.

168.36 UNLAWFUL USE OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLE CERTIFICATE, PLATES.
Subdivision 1.
Misdemeanor; use of vehicle or certificate.
Any person who shall use or cause any motor vehicle to be used or operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter or while a certificate of registration of a motor vehicle issued to the person is suspended or revoked, or who shall knowingly deliver a motor vehicle to another to be used or operated in violation of this chapter, or who shall violate any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Misdemeanor; use of plates or certificate.
Any person who shall loan or use any number plate or registration certificate upon or in connection with any motor vehicle except the one for which the same was duly issued, or upon any such motor vehicle after such certificate or plates, or the right to use the same, have expired, or any person who shall retain in possession or shall fail to surrender, as herein provided, any such number plate or registration certificate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, uses or displays motor vehicle license number plates, motor vehicle registration certificates, or tax receipts issued by this state or any other state, territory or district in the United States, without proper authority from such state, territory or district of the United States, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3.
Misdemeanor; use of altered plates or certificate.
Any person who shall deface or alter any registration certificate or number plate or retain the same in possession after it has been defaced or altered shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.
Officer may seize registration plates.
If a peace officer stops a motor vehicle and determines, through a check of the motor vehicle registration record system, that the vehicle is being operated while the certificate of registration for the vehicle is revoked, the officer may immediately seize the vehicle's registration plates and destroy the plates or return them to the commissioner of public safety.
History:
(2696, 2697, 2698) 1921 c 461 s 25-27; 1923 c 418 s 25-27; 1925 c 299 s 4; 1951 c 211 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 383 s 4; 1996 c 408 art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.37 — Plate Tabs Or Stickers; Monthly Registration System.

168.37 PLATE TABS OR STICKERS; MONTHLY REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1973 c 6 s 7]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1973 c 6 s 7]
Subd. 3.
Design.
The registrar may rearrange the words and figures on plates issued for vehicles under the monthly series system of registration to provide space on the plates for tabs or stickers which the registrar shall issue to indicate the period of registration.
History:
(2703) 1911 c 365 s 10; 1921 c 472 s 2; 1927 c 326; 1939 c 213; 1947 c 405 s 1; 1949 c 410; 1967 c 464 s 1; 1973 c 6 s 6; 1974 c 121 s 5; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.381 — Manufacture Of Vehicle Plates; Appropriations.

168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE PLATES; APPROPRIATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Correctional facilities; other manufacturers.
(a) Plates required by this chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from the commissioner. The order must state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate specifications, and the amount or number desired.
(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to supply the required quantity of plates, or discontinue the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.
Subd. 2.
Laboratory testing; costs.
(a) Materials purchased to be used in the manufacture of plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications established by the commissioner in a privately operated laboratory service to be designated by the commissioner. The cost of the laboratory must be included in the cost of materials purchased.
(b) The cost of delivery of plates to the commissioner at places designated by the commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their manufacture.
Subd. 3.
Specifications.
The commissioner shall establish new or revised specifications for the material and equipment used in the manufacture of plates ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time to time revise the specifications; provided that the specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12. In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county sheriffs' association.
Subd. 4.
Appropriations.
(a) Money appropriated to the Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal year or years is available for allotment, encumbrance, and expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the appropriation. Materials and equipment used in the manufacture of plates are subject only to the approval of the commissioner.
(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated to the Department of Public Safety to carry out the terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705 to the commissioner to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing plates, registration stickers, and registration notices.
History:
1957 c 412 s 1,2; 1965 c 158 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 15; 1973 c 140 s 1; 1975 c 10 s 1; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 37; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 29; 2023 c 68 art 7 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.54 — Motor Vehicles, Transfer Of Ownership.

168.54 MOTOR VEHICLES, TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1971 c 25 s 37]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1979 c 333 s 108]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1979 c 333 s 108]
Subd. 4.
Transfer fee.
A fee of $3 is imposed upon every transfer of ownership by the commissioner of any vehicle for which a registration certificate has heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold for the purposes of salvage, dismantling, or permanent removal from the state.
Subd. 5.
Proceeds to general fund.
The commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund pursuant to section 168A.31.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2001 c 7 s 91]
History:
Ex1955 c 5 s 1-6; 1957 c 159 s 1; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 15; 1969 c 1148 s 29; 1971 c 25 s 38; 1973 c 147 s 1; 1979 c 333 s 86,87; 2000 c 426 s 13,14; 1Sp2003 c 19 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 30,31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.61 — Intercity Bus.

168.61 INTERCITY BUS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
The term "intercity bus" as used in sections 168.61 to 168.65 means a motor bus as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 4, which is owned or operated by either a resident or nonresident of Minnesota in interstate commerce under authority of the former Interstate Commerce Commission, or a successor agency, or in combined interstate and intrastate commerce under authority of the former Interstate Commerce Commission, or a successor agency, and the Department of Transportation of Minnesota, as a result of which operation such bus operates both within and without the territorial limits of the state of Minnesota.
Subd. 2.
Registration and taxation.
Intercity buses are subject to registration and taxation as motor vehicles on an apportionment basis.
History:
1957 c 80 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 23; 2003 c 2 art 4 s 6; 2023 c 25 s 75
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.63 — Intercity Bus; Registrar Duties.

168.63 INTERCITY BUS; REGISTRAR DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Administration and enforcement.
It shall be the duty of the registrar of motor vehicles to administer and to enforce the terms and conditions of sections 168.61 to 168.65.
Subd. 2.
Registration determinations.
The registrar of motor vehicles shall determine the percentage of intercity buses to be registered in Minnesota by an owner or operator thereof. The registrar shall determine the total number of miles traveled by each intercity bus within the state of Minnesota and the total number of miles such intercity bus traveled both within and without the state of Minnesota. In making such determinations the registrar may use mileage records of operation of each owner or operator of intercity buses for such period of time as the registrar deems appropriate and during which operation existed. If there are no operations in Minnesota for any period of time so as to determine the mileage records of operation the registrar shall use such estimates as will fairly determine the percentage of intercity buses which any owner or operator thereof shall register in Minnesota.
Subd. 3.
Notice of fleet increase.
When increasing the fleet of intercity buses after the beginning of a calendar year in which a percentage of the fleet has been registered in Minnesota, the owner or operator of those intercity buses shall notify the registrar of motor vehicles thereof.
Subd. 4.
Notice of bus substitution.
Whenever substituting an intercity bus in the fleet as a result of new purchase or otherwise, the owner or operator of intercity buses shall likewise notify the registrar of motor vehicles thereof.
Subd. 5.
Annual recomputation and tax adjustment.
At the close of each calendar year and not later than February 15th of the next succeeding year, the registrar of motor vehicles shall recompute and redetermine the number of intercity buses required to have been registered in Minnesota for the prior year and the actual amount of tax liability for such previous year shall likewise be redetermined. Any additional tax which may be due by any owner or operator of intercity buses shall be paid forthwith. If it is determined as a result of such recomputation that there has been an overpayment of tax, the amount of such overpayment shall be credited to the amount of tax which may be due by the owner or operator of intercity buses in any subsequent year. In the event any owner or operator of intercity buses discontinues operations in Minnesota and has a tax credit due as a result of overpayment of motor vehicle taxes for any year, the amount of such overpayment shall be refunded. Such sums as are necessary to make the refunds herein are hereby appropriated annually from the highway user tax distribution fund.
History:
1957 c 80 s 3; 1963 c 166 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.64 — Intercity Bus Rules, Requirements.

168.64 INTERCITY BUS RULES, REQUIREMENTS.
The registrar of motor vehicles shall:
(1) promulgate such rules as the registrar may deem necessary in order to fully administer and carry out the terms and provisions of sections 168.61 to 168.65;
(2) require owners and operators of intercity buses to furnish such information and to make and file such reports as the registrar deems necessary in order to administer sections 168.61 to 168.65;
(3) require recomputation of the percentage of intercity buses of any owner or operator at any time the registrar has reason to believe that an insufficient number of such intercity buses of such owner or operator are registered in Minnesota. If as a result of any such recomputation, the registrar of motor vehicles determines that additional intercity buses should be registered in Minnesota, the registrar shall require the owner or operator thereof to so register such additional buses and pay the taxes thereon in accordance with the standards required by this section. All intercity buses registered under the terms of this provision shall be registered for a full calendar year. All taxes computed on the percentage of intercity buses to be registered in the state of Minnesota shall likewise be computed on the basis of a full calendar year. If additional taxes are required to be paid by an owner or operator of intercity buses under this provision, such owner or operator shall also pay interest at the rate of six percent per annum on the amount so paid with interest computed from January 1st of the calendar year in which the taxes are due to the date of payment.
History:
1957 c 80 s 4; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.65 — Intercity Bus Violations.

168.65 INTERCITY BUS VIOLATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Unlawful acts.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of intercity buses to willfully violate any provision of sections 168.61 to 168.65 or to willfully furnish false information or reports to the registrar of motor vehicles which such registrar may require.
Subd. 2.
Appeal.
If after a public hearing, upon due notice, the registrar of motor vehicles determines that any owner or operator of intercity buses has violated any term or provisions of sections 168.61 to 168.65 or willfully furnished false information or reports, the registrar shall cancel all number plates and all special identification plates or certificates issued to the owner or operator of intercity buses. The intercity buses, during such calendar year, shall not operate upon the streets and highways of the state unless the owner's or operator's entire fleet of intercity buses is then registered in the state of Minnesota and the motor vehicle taxes paid on them for the full calendar year in which the offense occurs. Any determination by the registrar of motor vehicles is subject to appeal in accordance with chapter 14.
History:
1957 c 80 s 5; 1983 c 247 s 67
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.841 — Definition Of Rental Truck.

168.841 DEFINITION OF RENTAL TRUCK.
As used in sections 168.841 to 168.846, "rental truck" means a truck or truck-tractor and "rental trailer" means a trailer or semitrailer as these terms are defined in section 168.002, which is one of a fleet of two or more such vehicles owned and operated for hire for periods of 30 days or less both within and without the state of Minnesota, which are clearly identified as belonging to a particular owner, and which are not otherwise required to be registered in the state.
History:
1971 c 49 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.842 — Registration And Taxation Of Rental Truck.

168.842 REGISTRATION AND TAXATION OF RENTAL TRUCK.
An owner of rental trucks shall annually register a percentage of the owner's rental trucks in Minnesota. The number of rental trucks required to be registered in the state shall be determined by dividing the total number of miles traveled within the state during the next preceding calendar year by all rental trucks owned by an owner by the total number of miles traveled both within and without the state during the next preceding calendar year by all rental trucks owned by that owner and applying the percentage figure thus arrived at to the total number of rental trucks owned by that owner. The number of rental trucks thus determined shall be the number of rental trucks deemed to be domiciled within the state and subject to registration and taxation in a calendar year.
History:
1971 c 49 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.843 — Registration And Taxation Of Rental Trailer.

168.843 REGISTRATION AND TAXATION OF RENTAL TRAILER.
An owner or operator of rental trailers shall annually register a percentage of the rental trailers of that owner or operator in Minnesota. The number of rental trailers required to be registered in Minnesota shall be a number equal to the average number of rental trailers operated in and through the state during the preceding calendar year. The number of rental trailers thus determined shall be the number of rental trailers deemed to be domiciled within the state and subject to registration and taxation in a calendar year.
History:
1971 c 49 s 3; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.844 — Other Fleet Rental Vehicles.

168.844 OTHER FLEET RENTAL VEHICLES.
Upon registration of the number of rental trucks or rental trailers required by sections 168.841 to 168.846 to be registered in this state and upon payment of all registration fees, all rental trucks or rental trailers owned by an owner and identified as being a part of the owner's fleet and currently licensed in any state, territory, province, country or the District of Columbia shall be permitted to operate in this state in both interstate and intrastate commerce.
History:
1971 c 49 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.845 — Rules For Rental Trucks And Trailers.

168.845 RULES FOR RENTAL TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
The registrar of motor vehicles shall administer sections 168.841 to 168.846 and may promulgate such rules pursuant to chapter 14 as may be required, including forms for the submission of required data as to rental trucks or rental trailers owned, miles traveled within and without the state, average number of rental trailers operated in and through the state and such other information as may be required for the enforcement of sections 168.841 to 168.846. The registrar may establish dates for the submission of required forms and reports and may, for good cause shown, waive any deadline established.
History:
1971 c 49 s 5; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale › Section 168.846 — Misdemeanor Violation Of Rental Vehicle Laws.

168.846 MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF RENTAL VEHICLE LAWS.
Any person who shall knowingly submit any false or incomplete information or report required by sections 168.841 to 168.846 or rule promulgated pursuant to sections 168.841 to 168.846 or who shall in any manner violate any provision of sections 168.841 to 168.846 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition the registrar may exercise the powers provided by section 168.17.
History:
1971 c 49 s 6; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.02 — Application; Registration And Renewal.

168A.02 APPLICATION; REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL.
Subdivision 1.
Application for certificate of title.
(a) Except as provided in section 168A.03, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no currently effective certificate of title has been issued in this state must apply to the department for a certificate of title of the vehicle, pursuant to rules adopted by the department under section 168A.24, subdivision 2, clause (3).
(b) A decommissioned military vehicle that (1) was also manufactured and sold as a comparable civilian vehicle, and (2) has the same size dimensions and vehicle weight as the comparable civilian vehicle, is eligible for a certificate of title under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Vehicle registration without title.
The department shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required unless a certificate of title has been issued to the owner, an application therefor has been delivered to and approved by the department, or the vehicle has a Minnesota certificate of title and is being held for resale by a dealer under section 168A.11.
Subd. 3.
Title certificate for manufactured home.
Except as provided in section 168A.1412, a certificate of title is required for a manufactured home. In every certificate of title issued for a manufactured home, the department shall insert the following notice: THIS TITLE DESCRIBES A MANUFACTURED HOME - NOT A MOTOR VEHICLE.
History:
1971 c 162 s 2; 1973 c 549 s 2; 1982 c 526 art 3 s 1; 1985 c 186 s 5; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1989 c 148 s 1; 2004 c 224 s 1; 2012 c 198 s 2; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 27; 1Sp2021 c 8 art 3 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.03 — Exempt Vehicles.

168A.03 EXEMPT VEHICLES.
Subdivision 1.
No certificate issued.
The registrar shall not issue a certificate of title for:
(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;
(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in this state;
(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;
(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
(5) an implement of husbandry;
(6) special mobile equipment;
(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;
(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.002, subdivisions 16 and 27;
(9) a snowmobile; and
(10) an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.
Subd. 2.
Dealers.
No certificate of title need be obtained for a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used pursuant to section 168.27 or 168.28, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing.
History:
1971 c 162 s 3; 1981 c 365 s 9; 2000 c 426 s 15; 2003 c 127 art 1 s 2; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 23; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 17; 2008 c 366 art 9 s 5; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 21; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.06 — Delivery Of Certificate.

168A.06 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE.
The certificate of title must be delivered to the owner named in it. Secured parties, if any, must be mailed notification of their security interest filed.
History:
1971 c 162 s 6; 1989 c 148 s 5; 2000 c 426 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.08 — Grounds For Refusal To Issue Certificate.

168A.08 GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE.
The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if:
(1) the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle;
(2) the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the application contains a false or fraudulent statement;
(3) the applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the department reasonably requires; or
(4) the applicant has not paid at least one month's registration tax or registered the vehicle under section 168.187.
History:
1971 c 162 s 8; 1984 c 549 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.085 — Application For Title Or Registration, Certain Cases.

168A.085 APPLICATION FOR TITLE OR REGISTRATION, CERTAIN CASES.
Subdivision 1.
Limitations.
No application for certificate of title or registration may be issued for a vehicle that was not manufactured in compliance with applicable federal emission standards in force at the time of manufacture as provided by the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 7401 through 7642, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and safety standards as provided by the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, United States Code, title 15, sections 1381 through 1431, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, unless the applicant furnishes either proof satisfactory to the agent that the vehicle was not brought into the United States from outside the country or all of the following:
(1) a bond release letter, with all attachments, issued by the United States Department of Transportation acknowledging receipt of a statement of compliance submitted by the importer of the vehicle and that the statement meets the safety requirements as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 19, section 12.80(e);
(2) a bond release letter, with all attachments, issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency stating that the vehicle has been tested and known to be in conformity with federal emission requirements; and
(3) a receipt or certificate issued by the United States Department of the Treasury showing that any gas-guzzler taxes due on the vehicle as provided by Public Law 95-618, title 2, section 201(a), have been fully paid.
Subd. 2.
Accompanying documents.
The application for certificate of title and the application for registration must be accompanied by a manufacturer's certificate of origin in the English language which was issued by the actual vehicle manufacturer and either:
(1) the original documents constituting valid proof of ownership in the country in which the vehicle was originally purchased, together with a translation of the documents into the English language verified as to accuracy of the translation by affidavit of the translator; or
(2) with regard to a vehicle imported from a country that cancels the vehicle registration and title for export, a bond as required by section 168A.07, subdivision 1, clause (2).
Subd. 3.
Consular identification card.
A valid and unexpired consular identification card issued to the applicant by the recognized consulate of a jurisdiction other than the United States is a primary document for purposes of Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules, when the applicant is an individual who is applying as the owner for a vehicle title or registration.
History:
1988 c 634 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.09 — Duplicate Certificate.

168A.09 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE.
Subdivision 1.
Application, issuance, form, bond, and notice.
(a) In the event a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate may submit an application to the department or a deputy registrar for a duplicate in a format prescribed by the department. The department or deputy registrar must issue a duplicate certificate of title if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to the duplicate certificate of title. The duplicate certificate of title must be plainly marked as a duplicate and mailed or delivered to the owner. The department or deputy registrar must indicate in the driver and vehicle information system records that a duplicate certificate of title has been issued. As a condition to issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the department may require a bond from the applicant in the manner and format prescribed in section 168A.07, subdivision 1, clause (2). The duplicate certificate of title must contain the legend: "This duplicate certificate of title may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate."
(b) The commissioner must allow duplicate certificate of title issuance by a deputy registrar, subject to procedures established by the commissioner.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 148 s 6]
Subd. 3.
Recovery of original certificate.
A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department.
Subd. 4.
Restored pioneer vehicle; replacement title.
(a) The owner of a vehicle may apply to the commissioner for a replacement title if:
(1) a Minnesota title has been issued prior to August 1, 2012; and
(2) the vehicle meets the requirements for a restored pioneer vehicle under section 168A.01, subdivision 16d.
(b) The commissioner shall establish and make publicly available requirements for an application under this subdivision, and shall make reasonable efforts to minimize burden on the title applicant. Among the application requirements, a person applying for a replacement title shall surrender the original title.
(c) The commissioner shall impose a fee for a replacement title issued under this subdivision that is equal to the fee for issuing a duplicate certificate of title under section 168A.29. Fee proceeds must be allocated in the same manner as the fee for a duplicate certificate of title.
History:
1971 c 162 s 9; 1989 c 148 s 6; 2002 c 371 art 1 s 18; 2012 c 195 s 6; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 40; 2023 c 25 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.10 — Transfer Of Interest By Owner.

168A.10 TRANSFER OF INTEREST BY OWNER.
Subdivision 1.
Assignment and warranty of title; mileage; notice of sale.
If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than by the creation of a security interest, the owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee and shall state the actual selling price in the space provided on the certificate. Within ten days of the date of sale, other than a sale by or to a licensed motor vehicle dealer, the owner shall: (1) complete, detach, and return to the department the form on the certificate entitled "Notice of Sale," if one is provided, including the transferee's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and the date of sale; or (2) transmit this information electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner. With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the transferor shall also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate, state the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage. The transferor shall cause the certificate and assignment to be delivered to the transferee immediately.
Subd. 2.
Application for new certificate.
Except as provided in section 168A.11, the transferee shall, within ten days after assignment to the transferee of the vehicle title certificate, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided on the certificate, and cause the certificate of title to be mailed or delivered to the department. Failure of the transferee to comply with this subdivision shall result in the suspension of the vehicle's registration under section 168.17.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 148 s 7]
Subd. 4.
Notification of security interest.
If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, a notification of security interest shall be delivered or mailed to the person who becomes the secured party.
Subd. 5.
Compliance removes liability after delivery.
Except as provided in section 168A.11 and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section have been complied with; however, an owner who has delivered possession of the vehicle to the transferee and has complied, or within 48 hours after such delivery does comply, with the provisions of this section requiring action by the owner is not liable as owner for any damages resulting from operation of the vehicle after the delivery of the vehicle to the transferee. An owner is not liable who has complied with the provisions of this section except for completing and returning the Notice of Sale or transmitting the required information electronically under subdivision 1.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1997 c 135 s 4]
History:
1971 c 162 s 10; 1977 c 105 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 647 s 11; 1989 c 148 s 7; 1990 c 480 art 4 s 1; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 11-13; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.101 — Cancellation Of Motor Vehicle Sale.

168A.101 CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE.
Subdivision 1.
Required documentation.
If the parties cancel a purchase of a motor vehicle after the transfer of interest, they must submit within 90 days of the original purchase date the following items:
(1) a written claim for refund;
(2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties; and
(3) the outstanding certificate of title, if available, with proper assignment.
Subd. 2.
Refunds.
A party may be eligible for a refund of taxes paid pursuant to chapter 297B only if the items indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within the 90-day time frame unless otherwise provided by law. No other taxes or fees paid may be refunded due to the cancellation of a motor vehicle sale.
History:
1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 38; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.12 — Interest Passing By Nonvoluntary Transfer.

168A.12 INTEREST PASSING BY NONVOLUNTARY TRANSFER.
Subdivision 1.
Last certificate; proof of transfer; application to department.
If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in subdivision 2, promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the transfer, and an application for a new certificate in the format the department prescribes.
Subd. 2.
Owner's interest terminated or vehicle sold by secured party.
If the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a secured party named in the certificate of title or an assignee of the secured party, the transferee shall promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, an application for a new certificate in the format the department prescribes, and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the secured party or assignee that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or the vehicle sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If the secured party or assignee succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for resale, the secured party or assignee need not secure a new certificate of title provided that a notice thereof in a format designated by the department is mailed or delivered by the secured party or assignee to the department in duplicate within 48 hours, but upon transfer to another person the secured party or assignee shall promptly execute assignment and warranty of title and mail or deliver to the transferee or the department the certificate, if available, the affidavit, and other documents required to be sent to the department by the transferee.
Subd. 3.
Delivery and issuance; effect on parties.
A person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the department upon its request. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the department does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate, and the action of the department in issuing a new certificate of title as provided herein is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or secured party named in the old certificate.
History:
1971 c 162 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 148 s 9; 2002 c 371 art 1 s 20,21; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.13 — Fee Accompanies Application; Delivery Of Registration Card And Plates.

168A.13 FEE ACCOMPANIES APPLICATION; DELIVERY OF REGISTRATION CARD AND PLATES.
Subdivision 1.
Fee accompanies application for certificate.
An application for a certificate of title must be accompanied by the required fees when mailed or delivered to the department.
Subd. 2.
Fee accompanies application for naming secured party.
An application for the naming of a secured party or the party's assignee on a certificate of title must be accompanied by the required fees when mailed or delivered to the department.
Subd. 3.
Delivery of registration card and plates.
A transferor of a vehicle, other than a dealer transferring a new vehicle, shall deliver to the transferee at the time of the delivery of possession of the vehicle the registration card and license plates for the vehicle.
History:
1971 c 162 s 13; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 426 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168A — Vehicle Titles › Section 168A.14 — New Certificates Issued, Old Certificates Surrendered.

168A.14 NEW CERTIFICATES ISSUED, OLD CERTIFICATES SURRENDERED.
Subdivision 1.
New certificate after assignment.
The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fees and taxes, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and list any secured party named on it and deliver it to the owner. The secured party or parties must be issued a notification that the security interest has been filed.
Subd. 1a.
New certificate after security interest filed.
The department, upon receipt of an affidavit as provided in section 524.3-1201(a), an application for a new certificate of title, and any required fee, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the successor as owner, listing any secured party on it. The department shall deliver the certificate to the successor and shall issue any secured party a notification that the security interest has been filed.
Subd. 2.
New certificate after nonvoluntary transfer.
The department, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fees and taxes, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner.
Subd. 3.
Surrendered certificate.
The department shall file and retain for seven years every surrendered certificate of title, the file to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle.
History:
1971 c 162 s 14; 1989 c 148 s 10; 1992 c 461 art 1 s 1; 2000 c 426 s 20