<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>deputy registrars; providing for new location in Burnsville for deputy registrar; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383D.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Deputy registrars.</b> (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>. The individual appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>each county as a deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>registrars appointed by the auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(g) Until January 1, 2012, A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>finance management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>through its governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>other cases, the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[383D.75] NEW LOCATION FOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>Notwithstanding section 168.33, and rules adopted by the commissioner of public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the distance to an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall permit the deputy registrar of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>motor vehicles agent number 128 and driver's license agent number 726 for Dakota County <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>to move from the existing deputy registrar location in Burnsville to the Dakota County <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, with full authority to function as a registration and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the Dakota County Burnhaven <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>Library. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under sections 168.33 and 171.061, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the office.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>    Sec. 3. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Section 2 is effective the day after the governing body of the county of Dakota and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>