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 send to registrar submit within ten days.

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

Sec. 2.

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

Subd. 6.

Fee.

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

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

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

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 or, if appropriate,
a driver's license agent or deputy registrar, 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. 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.

(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.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 1, 2018.

Sec. 4.

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

Subd. 8b.

Transactions by mail.

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.