2003 Minnesota Statutes

     168A.03 Exempt vehicles. 

    Subdivision 1.  The registrar shall not issue a certificate 
 of title for: 

    (1) a vehicle owned by the United States; 

    (2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by 
 law to be registered in this state; 

    (3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged 
 in the interstate transportation of persons or property for 
 which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued 
 in another state; 

    (4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power; 

    (5) an implement of husbandry; 

    (6) special mobile equipment; 

    (7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle; 

    (8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or 
 less unless a secured party holds an interest in the trailer or 
 a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or 
 any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural 
 purposes except recreational equipment or a manufactured home, 
 both as defined in section 168.011, subdivisions 8 and 25; 

    (9) a snowmobile.  

    Subd. 2.    Dealers.  No certificate of title need be 
 obtained for a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and 
 held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or 
 used pursuant to section 168.27 or 168.28, or a vehicle used by 
 a manufacturer solely for testing. 

    HIST: 1971 c 162 s 3; 1981 c 365 s 9; 2000 c 426 s 15; 2003 c 
 127 art 1 s 2