Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

168.1294 LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PLATES. § Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner shall issue special law enforcement memorial license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton …

168.1295 STATE PARKS AND TRAILS PLATES. § Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall issue state parks and trails plates to an applicant who: (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton pickup truck, or mot…

168.1296 CRITICAL HABITAT PLATES. § Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall issue critical habitat plates to an applicant who: (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or recreational vehicle; (2) pays a fee in the amount specified…

168.1298 SPECIAL "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" PLATES. § Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall issue special "Support Our Troops" license plates to an applicant who: (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, recreational vehic…

168.1299 MINNESOTA GOLF PLATES. § Subdivision 1.Issuance. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the commissioner shall issue special Minnesota golf plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, moto…

168.13 PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. (a) The registrar shall not approve an application and shall not issue number plates for any motor vehicle, unless and until the title certificate issued under chapter 168A, or registration certificate if not titled, is delivered to the registrar. The r…

168.15 RIGHTS AS TO REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND PLATES. § Subdivision 1.Transfer of ownership. (a) Upon the transfer of ownership, destruction, theft, dismantling, or permanent removal by the owner from this state of any vehicle registered in accordance with this chapter, the ri…

168.16 REGISTRATION TAX REFUND; APPROPRIATION. (a) After the registration tax upon any vehicle has been paid for any registration period, refund must be made for errors made in computing the registration tax or fees and for the error on the part of an owner who may in error have …

168.17 SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION. (a) All registrations and issue of number plates shall be subject to amendment, suspension, modification or revocation by the registrar summarily for any violation of or neglect to comply with the provisions of this chapter or when the transfere…

168.181 NONRESIDENTS, RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Authority; conditions and limitations. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary or inconsistent herewith, the registrar of motor vehicles with the approval of the attorney general is hereby …

168.181 NONRESIDENTS, RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Authority; conditions and limitations. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary or inconsistent herewith, the registrar of motor vehicles with the approval of the attorney general is hereby …

168.183 MOTOR VEHICLES OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS. § Subdivision 1.Payment of taxes. All trucks, truck-tractors, trucks using combination, and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause (6), but are excluded from the exemptions solely bec…

168.185 USDOT NUMBERS. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 32, shall report to the commissioner at the time of registration its USDOT car…

168.187 INTERSTATE REGISTRATION AND RECIPROCITY. § Subdivision 1.Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system by authorizing the making of agreements, arrangements, and declarations with other jurisd…

168.201 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES. Such agreements or arrangements as limited by section 168.181 may also provide for the denial or withdrawal of the benefits and privileges granted under such agreement or arrangement as to any person, corporation, or associ…

168.211 SUBJECTION TO STATE LAWS GENERALLY. All vehicles operated in Minnesota pursuant to sections 168.181 to 168.221 shall be subject to all provisions of law applicable to vehicles owned or operated by Minnesota residents except to the extent that exemption is provided from sa…

168.221 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; TAXES OR FEES. The registrar may promulgate such rules as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause (6), as to the payment of partial taxes collectible under sections 168.181 to 168.211 and this section and m…

168.24 ROADABLE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION. (a) For purposes of this section, "roadable aircraft" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 67a. (b) An owner of a roadable aircraft must comply with all rules and requirements of this chapter and chapter 168A governing the t…

168.25 VEHICLES USED FOR TESTING. § Subdivision 1.Plates. The registrar shall, on request, issue to a first-stage manufacturer of motor vehicles one or more manufacturer test plates that display a general distinguishing number. The fee for each of the first four plates is $40 per…

168.26 CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS NEED NOT REGISTER. Manufacturers within the state of motor vehicles which shall not use the public highways, and manufacturers or dealers distributing motor vehicles which shall not have used the public highways in the state and are not for sale in th…

168.27 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS; VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in paragraphs (b) to (o) have the meanings given them. (b) "Auctioning motor vehicles" means arranging for and handling the sale of motor vehicles, no…

168.2701 LIABILITY OF LESSORS FOR UNPAID TRAFFIC FINES. When a motor vehicle lessor, licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2, 3, or 4, is issued a traffic violation citation for a violation committed by a lessee while operating the leased or rented vehicle, the lessor shall …

168.2702 MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES; INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS. Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a provision in a motor vehicle lease agreement that indemnifies the lessor against any claims or liabilities arising out of the use, operation, or maintenance of the vehicle by the les…

168.271 INFORMATIONAL LABELS ON PICKUP TRUCKS; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Every manufacturer of new trucks having a gross vehicle weight of 9,000 pounds or less which are sold or offered for sale for use upon the public streets or highways within this state shall, prio…

168.274 DEFINITIONS. (a) The following definitions shall apply for the words or terms used in sections 168.274 to 168.276 unless other meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context. (b) "Motor vehicle" means and includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscula…

168.275 SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ON SUNDAY FORBIDDEN. Any person who shall carry on or engage in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, dealing in or trading in new or used motor vehicles; or who shall open any place of business or lot wherein the person attempts to or does en…

168.276 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DEALER LICENSE. Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed in violation of the provisions of section 168.275 hereof shall forward to the registrar of motor vehicles of this state within ten days following a conviction, a record the…

168.277 MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES; DISCLOSURE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) The term "seller" means a person selling more than five motor vehicles in a calendar year and in the business of selling or leasing motor vehicles. (b) The term "contra…

168.28 VEHICLES SUBJECT TO TAX; EXCEPTIONS. Every motor vehicle (except those exempted in section 168.012, and except those which are being towed upon the streets and highways and which shall not be deemed to be using the streets and highways within the meaning of this section) s…

168.29 REPLACEMENT PLATES. (a) In the event of the defacement, loss, or destruction of any number plates or validation stickers, the commissioner, upon receiving and filing a sworn statement of the vehicle owner, setting forth the circumstances of the defacement, loss, destructio…

168.301 VEHICLE TRANSFER DEADLINE; FEES; SUSPENSION. § Subdivision 1.Surrender plates and credit tax paid. (a) On transferring a motor vehicle, the transferor shall surrender the registration plates and assign the registration tax paid to the credit of the transferee. (b) As spec…

168.31 REGISTRATION TAX PAYMENT. § Subdivision 1.When due and payable. The tax required under this chapter to be paid upon a motor vehicle for each calendar year becomes due when the vehicle first uses the public streets or highways in the state, and upon January 1 each year ther…

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 …

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 …

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 lic…

168.327 DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES. § Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this section, the commissioner or full-service provider must furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identi…

168.33 COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF VEHICLES; DEPUTY REGISTRARS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's duties and powers, generally. The commissioner of public safety is the registrar of vehicles of the state of Minnesota, and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the…

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 ef…

168.345 USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION. § Subdivision 1. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 68 art 6 s 17] § Subd. 2.Lessees; information. (a) The commissioner may not furnish information about motor vehicle lessees under a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person excep…

168.346 PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. § Subdivision 1.Vehicle registration data; federal compliance. (a) Data on an individual provided to register a vehicle shall be treated as provided by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005, and shall be …

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 pro…

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 registr…

168.37 PLATE TABS OR STICKERS; MONTHLY REGISTRATION SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1. MS 1971 [Repealed, 1973 c 6 s 7] § Subd. 2. MS 1971 [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 sys…

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 …

168.50 [Held unconstitutional]

168.51 [Held unconstitutional]