1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; modifying vehicle title and transfer provisions; 
1.3 	modifying definition of "motorized foot scooter";amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2006, sections 168A.05, subdivisions 3, 5; 168A.10, subdivision 1; 168A.101; 
1.5 	169.01, subdivision 4c; 325F.665, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; 325E.0951, subdivision 3a.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subd. 3.Content of certificate. Each certificate of title issued by the department 
1.11 	shall contain:
1.12 	(1) the date issued;
1.13 	(2) the first, middle, and last names,and the dates of birth, and addresses of all 
1.14 	owners who are natural persons, and the full names and addresses of all other owners;
1.15 	(3) the residence address of the owner listed first if that owner is a natural person or 
1.16 	the address if that owner is not a natural person;
1.17 	(4) the names and addresses of any secured parties, and the address of the first 
1.18 	secured party, listed  in the order of priority (i) as shown on the application, or (ii) if the 
1.19 	application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate, or (iii) as otherwise 
1.20 	determined by the department;
1.21 	(4) (5) any liens filed pursuant to a court order or by a public agency responsible for 
1.22 	child support enforcement against the owner;
1.23 	(5) (6) the title number assigned to the vehicle;
2.1 	(6) (7) a description of the vehicle including, so far as the following data exists, its 
2.2 	make, model, year, identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, and if a new 
2.3 	vehicle, the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use;
2.4 	(7) (8) with respect to a motor vehicles vehicle subject to the provisions of section 
2.5 	325E.15, (i) the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or (ii) that the actual 
2.6 	mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the owner to be different from 
2.7 	the true mileage;
2.8 	(8) (9) with respect to vehicles a vehicle subject to sections 325F.6641 and 
2.9 	325F.6642, the appropriate term "flood damaged," "rebuilt," "prior salvage," or 
2.10 	"reconstructed";
2.11 	(9) (10) with respect to a vehicle contaminated by methamphetamine production, if 
2.12 	the registrar has received the certificate of title and notice described in section 152.0275, 
2.13 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), the term "hazardous waste contaminated vehicle"; and
2.14 	(10) (11)with respect to a vehicle subject to section 325F.665, the term "lemon law 
2.15 	vehicle"; and
2.16 	(12) any other data the department prescribes.

2.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.18 		Subd. 5.Forms. (a) The certificate of title shall contain forms:
2.19 	(1) for assignment and warranty of title by the owner;
2.20 	(2) for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer;
2.21 	(3) to apply for a certificate of title by a transferee;
2.22 	(4) to name a secured party; and
2.23 	(5) to make the disclosure required by section 325F.6641. 
2.24 	(b) The certificate of title must also include a separate detachable postcard form
2.25 	entitled "Notice of Sale" that contains, but is not limited to, the vehicle's title number and 
2.26 	vehicle identification number. The postcard form must include sufficient space for the 
2.27 	owner to record the purchaser's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and 
2.28 	the date of sale. The notice of sale must include clear instructions regarding the owner's 
2.29 	responsibility to complete and return the form, or to transmit the required information 
2.30 	electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner, pursuant to section 168A.10, 
2.31 	subdivision 1. 

2.32 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.33 		Subdivision 1.Assignment and warranty of title; mileage; notice of sale. If an 
2.34 	owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than by the creation of a security interest, the 
3.1 	owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle execute an assignment and warranty 
3.2 	of title to the transferee and shall state the actual selling price in the space provided on 
3.3 	the certificate. Within ten days of the date of sale, other than a sale by or to a licensed 
3.4 	motor vehicle dealer, the owner shall: (1) complete, detach, and return to the department 
3.5 	the postcard form on the certificate entitled "Notice of Sale," if one is provided, including 
3.6 	the transferee's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and the date of sale; or 
3.7 	(2) transmit this information electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner. With 
3.8 	respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the transferor shall 
3.9 	also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate, state the true cumulative mileage 
3.10 	registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading 
3.11 	is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage. The transferor shall cause 
3.12 	the certificate and assignment to be delivered to the transferee immediately. 

3.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.101, is amended to read:
3.14 	168A.101 CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE.
3.15 		Subdivision 1.Required documentation. If the parties cancel a purchase of a 
3.16 	motor vehicle after the transfer of interest, they must submit within 90 days of the original 
3.17 	purchase date the following items:
3.18 	(1) the outstanding certificate of title with proper assignment; and a written claim 
3.19 	for refund;
3.20 	(2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties.; and
3.21 	(3) the outstanding certificate of title, if available, with proper assignment.
3.22 		Subd. 2.Refunds. A party may be eligible for a refund of taxes and fees paid 
3.23 	pursuant to chapter 297B only if the items indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within 
3.24 	the 90-day time frame unless otherwise provided by law. No other taxes or fees paid may 
3.25 	be refunded due to the cancellation of a motor vehicle sale.

3.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:
3.27 		Subd. 4c.Motorized foot scooter. "Motorized foot scooter" means a device with 
3.28 	handlebars designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and powered by an internal 
3.29 	combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or 
3.30 	without human propulsion, and that has either (1) no more than two ten-inch or smaller 
3.31 	diameter wheels or (2) and has an engine or motor that is capable of a maximum speed of 
3.32 	15 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction 
3.33 	when the motor is engaged. An electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized 
3.34 	bicycle, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter.

4.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.665, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.2 	to read:
4.3 		Subd. 14.Title branding. (a) Upon transfer and application for title of all vehicles 
4.4 	subject to this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law 
4.5 	vehicle" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title for that vehicle.
4.6 	(b) For vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "lemon law vehicle," or 
4.7 	any similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law vehicle" 
4.8 	on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of 
4.9 	title issued for that vehicle.
4.10 	(c) The designation of "lemon law vehicle" on a certificate of title must be made by 
4.11 	the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color different from 
4.12 	all other writing on the certificate of title.

4.13 	Sec. 7.  REPEALER.
 4.14 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; and 325E.0951, 
4.15 	subdivision 3a, are repealed.