1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; motor vehicles; clarifying filing fees charged by deputy 
1.3 	registrars;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.33, subdivision 7; 
1.4 	168A.07, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and 
1.8 	taxes, a filing fee of:
1.9 	(1) $6 is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate 
1.10 	transactions; and
1.11 	(2) $10 is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor 
1.12 	carrier fuel tax licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
1.13 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
1.14 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for 
1.15 	a correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy 
1.16 	registrar; and
1.17 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title 
1.18 	for a vehicle.
1.19 	(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal 
1.20 	notices sent out by the commissioner.
1.21 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) 
1.22 	may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge 
1.23 	on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit 
1.24 	card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the 
2.1 	commissioner of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing 
2.2 	credit and debit card transactions.
2.3 	(e) The fees collected under this subdivision by the department must be allocated 
2.4 	as follows:
2.5 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
2.6 	(i) $4.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
2.7 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited:
2.8 	(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have 
2.9 	been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and 
2.10 	initial full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and
2.11 	(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle 
2.12 	services operating account; and
2.13 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
2.14 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
2.15 	(ii) $5.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
2.16 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited:
2.17 	(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have 
2.18 	been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and 
2.19 	initial full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and
2.20 	(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle services 
2.21 	operating account.

2.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.24 	to read:
2.25 		Subd. 3.Fees. The filing fee to create a conditional registration shall conform with 
2.26 	the fee provided in section 168.33, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (2). A subsequent 
2.27 	removal and clearing of a conditional registration is considered a separate transaction and 
2.28 	requires payment of an additional filing fee of the same amount, provided the removal and 
2.29 	clearing was initiated by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under section 168.27.