1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; waiving a fee for trade associations to access vehicle 
1.3 	registration information in certain circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2018, section 168.327, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.327, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this 
1.8 	section, the commissioner shall furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record, 
1.9 	instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, vehicle registration record, 
1.10 	vehicle title record, or accident record.
1.11 	(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, and other than accident records governed 
1.12 	under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for each certified 
1.13 	record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not certified.
1.14 	(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, in addition to the record fee in paragraph 
1.15 	(b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format is $1 for 
1.16 	each page of the historical record.
1.17 	(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction permit, and 
1.18 	Minnesota identification card records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of 
1.19 	each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited 
1.20 	to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
1.21 	(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle registration or title records 
1.22 	must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general fund. 
2.1 	The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to the vehicle services operating account 
2.2 	in the special revenue fund specified in section 299A.705.
2.3 	(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the commissioner shall permit a person 
2.4 	to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for each 
2.5 	inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is (1) the subject of the data; 
2.6 	or (2) a trade association performing a member service under section 604.15, subdivision 
2.7 	4a, by inquiring into a record to obtain information about the owner of a motor vehicle who 
2.8 	violated section 604.15, subdivision 2.
2.9 	(1) (g) Of the $4.50 fee charged under paragraph (f), $2.70 must be deposited in the 
2.10 	general fund.
2.11 	(2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the 
2.12 	remainder must be deposited in the driver services operating account in the special revenue 
2.13 	fund under section 299A.705.
2.14 	(3) For vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle 
2.15 	services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
2.16 	(g) (h) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by 
2.17 	section 169.09, subdivision 13.

2.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.327, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.19 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a) Except as otherwise provided 
2.20 	in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged 
2.21 	by the commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or electronic transmittals 
2.22 	of public information about the registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a 
2.23 	driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card.
2.24 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person 
2.25 	or by mail, or to a request for transmittal through a computer modem. The surcharge does 
2.26 	not apply to the request of (1) an individual for information about that individual's driver's 
2.27 	license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or 
2.28 	titled in the individual's name; or (2) a trade association performing a member service under 
2.29 	section 604.15, subdivision 4a, by inquiring into a record to obtain information about the 
2.30 	owner of a motor vehicle who violated section 604.15, subdivision 2.
2.31 	(c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the general fund.