2003 Minnesota Statutes

     268.0625 Revocations of business licenses. 

    Subdivision 1.    Notice of debt to licensing authority. 
  The state of Minnesota or a political subdivision may not 
 issue, transfer, or renew, and must revoke a license for the 
 conduct of any profession, trade, or business, if the 
 commissioner notifies the licensing authority that the licensee 
 owes delinquent taxes, reimbursements, or unemployment benefit 
 overpayments, including interest, penalties, and costs, of $500 
 or more.  A licensing authority that has received such a notice 
 may issue, transfer, renew, or not revoke the license only if 
 the licensing authority has received a copy of the debt 
 clearance certificate issued by the commissioner. 

    Subd. 2.    Debt clearance certificate.  The 
 commissioner may issue a debt clearance certificate only if:  

    (1) the licensee has fully paid any delinquent taxes, 
 reimbursements, or unemployment benefit overpayments, including 
 interest, penalties, and costs; or 

    (2) the licensee has entered into an agreement to pay the 
 total amount due and is current with all the terms of that 
 agreement. 

    Subd. 3.    Definition.  For the purposes of this 
 section, "licensee" means:  

    (1) an individual if the license is issued to or in the 
 name of an individual, or the corporation, limited liability 
 company, or partnership if the license is issued to or in the 
 name of a corporation, limited liability company, or 
 partnership; or 

    (2) an officer of a corporation, manager of a limited 
 liability company, or a member of a partnership, or an 
 individual who is liable for the delinquent taxes, 
 reimbursements, or unemployment benefit overpayments, either for 
 the entity that the license is at issue or for another entity 
 that the liability was incurred, or personally as a licensee.  
 "Licensee" includes both the transferor and the transferee of 
 the license and any holder of a license. 

    Subd. 4.    Notice and right to hearing.  At least 30 
 calendar days before the commissioner notifies a licensing 
 authority, a notice of action under this section shall be mailed 
 to the licensee.  If the licensee disputes the action, the 
 licensee must appeal within 30 calendar days after the mailing 
 of the notice to the licensee's last known address.  The only 
 issue on any appeal is whether the commissioner has complied 
 with the requirements of this section.  Proceedings on the 
 appeal shall be conducted in accordance with section 268.105. 

    Subd. 5.    Licensing authority; duties.  Upon request, 
 the licensing authority shall provide the commissioner with a 
 list of all licensees, including the name, address, business 
 name and address, social security number, and business 
 identification number.  The commissioner may request a list of 
 the licensees no more than once each calendar year.  Regardless 
 of section 268.19, the commissioner may release information 
 necessary to accomplish this section. 

    HIST: 1987 c 385 s 37; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1995 c 54 s 20; 1996 c 
 417 s 26,27; 1997 c 66 s 79,80; 1999 c 107 s 34; 2000 c 343 s 4; 1Sp2003 
 c 3 art 2 s 20