HF 3754

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2018 04:38pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; governing motor vehicle services; broadening certain
powers of deputy registrars related to handling transactions; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, sections 168.101, subdivision 2a; 168.127, subdivision 6; 168.326;
168.33, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.101, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Failure to deleted text begin send to registrar deleted text end new text begin submit new text end within ten days.

Any person who fails
to mail in the application for registration or transfer with appropriate taxes and fees to the new text begin
commissioner or a deputy new text end registrar deleted text begin of motor vehicles deleted text end new text begin , new text end or otherwise fails to submit deleted text begin said deleted text end new text begin the new text end
forms and remittance deleted text begin to the registrar deleted text end new text begin , new text end within ten days following date of sale deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end guilty
of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.127, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fee.

deleted text begin Instead of the filing fee described in section 168.33, subdivision 7, deleted text end new text begin For
each vehicle in the fleet, new text end the applicant for fleet registration shall pay new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) the filing fee in section 168.33, subdivision 7, for transactions processed by a deputy
registrar; or
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end an deleted text begin equivalent deleted text end administrative fee deleted text begin to the deleted text end new text begin for transactions processed by the new text end commissioner
deleted text begin for each vehicle in the fleet deleted text end new text begin , which is imposed instead of the filing fee in section 168.33,
subdivision 7 new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.326, is amended to read:

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 new text begin or, if appropriate,
a driver's license agent or deputy registrar, new text end 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. new text begin The commissioner must not decline
an expedited service request and must not prevent a driver's license agent or deputy from
accepting an expedited service request solely on the basis of limitations of the driver and
vehicle services information technology system.
new text end

(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a driver's
license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the
driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.

(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a vehicle
service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph
(b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
specified under section 299A.705.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective November 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 8b. new text end

new text begin Transactions by mail. new text end

new text begin A deputy registrar may receive motor vehicle
applications and submissions under this chapter and chapter 168A by mail and may process
the transactions including retention of the appropriate filing fee under subdivision 7.
new text end