Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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 a…

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 refu…

168A.11 PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BY DEALER. § Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring the vehicle to another person, other than by the creatio…

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 …

168A.125 TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE. § Subdivision 1.Titled as transfer-on-death. A natural person who is the owner of a motor vehicle may have the motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by including in the application for the certificate of title a d…

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…

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 othe…

168A.1411 MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY COOPERATIVE. § Subdivision 1.Certificates surrendered for cancellation; cooperatives. (a) When a manufactured home is to be affixed or is affixed, as defined in section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), to real pr…

168A.1412 MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Manufactured home as real property. A manufactured home may be made an improvement to real property, and no longer titled as personal property, pursuant to this section. A manufactured home constitutes an impro…

168A.142 MANUFACTURED HOME UNAFFIXED FROM REALTY. § Subdivision 1.Certificate of title requirements. The department must issue an initial certificate of title or reissue a previously surrendered certificate of title for a manufactured home to an applicant if: (1) the owner of the…

168A.143 MANUFACTURED HOMES; OWNERSHIP AT ISSUE. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for certificate issuance or reissuance. When an applicant is unable to obtain from or locate previous owners no longer holding an interest in the manufactured home based on a certificate of title, or to…

168A.15 RECONSTRUCTED, SCRAPPED, DISMANTLED, OR DESTROYED VEHICLE. § Subdivision 1. MS 1986 [Repealed by amendment, 1988 c 496 s 18] § Subd. 2.Certain unconventional vehicles; requirements to obtain certificate. If a vehicle is altered so as to become a reconstructed vehicle or r…

168A.1501 SCRAPPED, DISMANTLED, OR DESTROYED VEHICLE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal, county, state, or federa…

168A.1502 INSURER APPLICATION FOR TITLE. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. When an insurer licensed to conduct business in Minnesota acquires ownership of a vehicle through payment of damages and the owner fails to deliver the vehicle's title to the insurer within 15 days of payment…

168A.1503 REQUIREMENTS UPON UNPAID INSURANCE VEHICLE CLAIM. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "salvage vehicle auction company" or "auction company" means a business, organization, or individual that sells salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers. § Subd. 2.…

168A.151 SALVAGE TITLE; JUNKING CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Salvage and prior salvage brands. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must: (1) …

168A.152 USE AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE; INSPECTION FEE. § Subdivision 1.Certificate of inspection. (a) A certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp authorizes the holder to possess, transport, and transfer ownership in a vehicle. A certificate of title that bears…

168A.153 REPORT OF VEHICLE RECEIPT. § Subdivision 1.Dismantled or destroyed vehicle. A dealer who buys a vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed shall report to the department within ten days including the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's n…

168A.154 SALVAGE VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF STATE. A dealer who sells a salvage vehicle to a buyer who intends to remove the vehicle from the state shall report the sale within ten days to the department in a format prescribed by the department. History: 1988 c 496 s 22; 2002 c 371 art…

168A.16 INAPPLICABLE LIEN OR SECURITY INTEREST. (a) Sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 do not apply to or affect: (1) a lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle; (2) a lien given by statute to the United States; (3) a security interest …

168A.17 SECURITY INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Validity. Unless excepted by section 168A.16, a security interest in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the vehicle…

168A.172 CHARITABLE INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Agreement. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a holder of a limited used vehicle license (limited dealer) as described in section 168.27, subdivision 4a, may retain a charitable interest in a motor vehicle donated by the limited…

168A.18 DUTIES OF PARTIES RELATING TO SECURITY INTEREST. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle: (a) The owner shall immediately execute the application in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title, or in a format the department prescribes, to name the…

168A.19 ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Effect of assignment without notice. A secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, a security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of th…

168A.20 SATISFACTION OF SECURITY INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Certificate with latest secured party; release. Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the secured party, the secured party shall within 15 day…

168A.21 DISCLOSURE OF SECURITY INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Generally. A secured party named in a certificate of title shall upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate disclose any pertinent information as to the security agreement and the…

168A.22 EXCLUSIVE METHOD OF PERFECTING SECURITY INTEREST. The method provided in sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 of perfecting security interests subject to sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 is exclusive. History: 1971 c 162 s 22

168A.23 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Grounds. The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard when authorized by any other provision of law, or if it finds: (1) the certificate of title w…

168A.24 DUTIES AND POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Forms. The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 168A.…

168A.25 REVIEW BY DISTRICT COURT. A person aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the department under sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 is also entitled to a review thereof by the district court in accordance with law. History: 1971 c 162 s 25

168A.29 FEES. § Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees: (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, $8.25, of which $4.15 must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under secti…

168A.30 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.False information in application or supporting document. A person who with fraudulent intent uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a material false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals an…

168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. § Subdivision 1.Fund distribution. All fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54 collected by the department must be paid into the general fund, unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A. § Subd. 2.Expenses; appro…

168B.01 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. Abandoned motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the state in that such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety a…

168B.011 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. § Subd. 2.Abandoned vehicle. (a) "Abandoned vehicle" means a motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, that: (1) has remained illegally: (i) for a period …

168B.03 VIOLATION TO ABANDON MOTOR VEHICLE. Any person who abandons a motor vehicle on any public or private property, without the consent of the person in control of such property, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1971 c 734 s 3

168B.035 TOWING AUTHORIZED. § Subdivision 1.Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority" means: (1) any local authority authorized by section 169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and a private towing company authorized by a local authority; or (2) an authoriz…

168B.04 AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Abandoned or junk vehicles. Units of government and peace officers may take into custody and impound any abandoned or junk vehicle. § Subd. 2.Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may take into cus…

168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES. A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer must have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the towing and recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cle…

168B.051 SALE; WAITING PERIODS. § Subdivision 1.Sale after 15 days. An impounded vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, 15 days after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be: (1) a junk vehicle, except that it may have a valid, current reg…

168B.055 NOTICE FOR REMOVAL FROM VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITY. An owner or agent of an owner of private, nonresidential property described in section 168B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2), item (iv), is authorized to remove or cause the removal of an unauthorized vehicle …

168B.06 NOTICE OF TAKING AND SALE. § Subdivision 1.Written notice of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody shall give written notice of the taking within five days, excluding Saturdays, …

168B.07 RIGHT TO RECLAIM. § Subdivision 1.Payment of charges. Except as provided in this subdivision, the owner or any lienholder of an impounded vehicle must have a right to reclaim such vehicle from the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody upon paym…

168B.08 DISPOSITION BY IMPOUND LOT. § Subdivision 1.Auction or sale. (a) If an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 1, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale w…

168B.087 OPERATOR'S DEFICIENCY CLAIM; CONSENT TO SALE. § Subdivision 1.Deficiency claim. (a) The nonpublic impound lot operator has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of services provided in the towing, storage, and inspection …

168B.09 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Units of government. A unit of government may contract with others or may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the inventory of impounded motor vehicles and abandoned scrap metal and, if no bids are received, may utilize its own …