1999 Minnesota Statutes

     168A.04 Form and content of application. 

    Subdivision 1.    Contents.  The application for the 
 first certificate of title of a vehicle in this state shall be 
 made by the owner to the department on the form prescribed by 
 the department and shall contain: 

    (1) the first, middle, and last names, the dates of birth, 
 and addresses of all owners who are natural persons, the full 
 names and addresses of all other owners; 

    (2) a description of the vehicle including, so far as the 
 following data exists, its make, model, year, identifying 
 number, type of body, and whether new or used; 

    (3) the date of purchase by applicant, the name and address 
 of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired, the names and 
 addresses of any secured parties in the order of their priority, 
 and the dates of their respective security agreements; 

    (4) with respect to motor vehicles subject to the 
 provisions of section 325E.15, the true cumulative mileage 
 registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown 
 if the odometer reading is known by the owner to be different 
 from the true mileage; 

    (5) with respect to vehicles subject to section 325F.6641, 
 whether the vehicle sustained damage by collision or other 
 occurrence which exceeded 70 percent of the actual cash value; 
 and 

    (6) any further information the department reasonably 
 requires to identify the vehicle and to enable it to determine 
 whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title, and the 
 existence or nonexistence and priority of any security interest 
 in the vehicle. 

    Subd. 2.    Secured party.  If the application refers to 
 a vehicle purchased from a dealer it shall contain the name and 
 address of any secured party holding a security interest created 
 or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of the security 
 agreement and be signed by the dealer as well as the owner, and 
 the dealer shall within ten days mail or deliver the application 
 and appropriate taxes to the department. 

    Subd. 3.    New vehicle; certificate of origin.  If the 
 application refers to a new vehicle it shall be accompanied by a 
 manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin. 

    Subd. 4.    Vehicle last registered out of state.  If 
 the application refers to a vehicle last previously registered 
 in another state or country, the application shall contain or be 
 accompanied by: 

    (1) any certificate of title issued by the other state or 
 country; 

    (2) any other information and documents the department 
 reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the vehicle 
 and the existence or nonexistence and priority of any security 
 interest in it; 

    (3) the certificate of a person authorized by the 
 department that the identifying number of the vehicle has been 
 inspected and found to conform to the description given in the 
 application, or any other proof of the identity of the vehicle 
 the department reasonably requires; and 

    (4) with respect to vehicles subject to section 325F.6641, 
 whether the vehicle sustained damage by collision or other 
 occurrence which exceeded 70 percent of actual cash value. 

    Subd. 5.    Specially constructed or reconstructed 
 vehicle.  If the application refers to a specially constructed 
 vehicle or a reconstructed vehicle, the application shall so 
 state and shall contain or be accompanied by: 

    (1) Any information and documents the department reasonably 
 requires to establish the ownership of the vehicle and the 
 existence or nonexistence and priority of security interests in 
 it; 

    (2) The certificate of a person authorized by the 
 department that the identifying number of the vehicle has been 
 inspected and found to conform to the description given in the 
 application, or any other proof of the identity of the vehicle 
 the department reasonably requires. 

    HIST: 1971 c 162 s 4; 1977 c 105 s 1; 1977 c 370 s 2; 1989 c 
 148 s 2; 1989 c 188 s 1,2; 1993 c 93 s 4,5