2004 Minnesota Statutes

     168C.11 Deputy registrars of bicycles. 

    Subdivision 1.    Appointment; service fee.  (a) Subject 
 to subdivision 2, the commissioner shall appoint as deputy 
 registrars of bicycles any bicycle dealer, or agent or employee 
 of the dealer, or agent or employee of a nonprofit organization 
 promoting bicycling or in whose activities bicycling plays an 
 integral part, or an agent or employee designated by a 
 municipality that sells bicycles at public auction who applies 
 for appointment in a manner prescribed by the commissioner; 
 provided that concurrently there may be no more than one deputy 
 for each separate place of business of a bicycle dealer.  Deputy 
 registrars of bicycles shall act as agents of the commissioner 
 and may accept registrations as provided in this chapter.  

    (b) The commissioner, deputy registrars of motor vehicles, 
 and deputy registrars of bicycles may charge and retain an 
 additional $1 per registration granted for their services.  In 
 the case of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 must be 
 deposited in the treasury of the place for which the deputy 
 registrar is appointed, or if not a public official the deputy 
 registrar shall retain the filing fee.  Other registration fees 
 collected by the commissioner, deputy registrars of motor 
 vehicles, and deputy registrars of bicycles must be processed, 
 accounted for, and transmitted to the commissioner of finance as 
 required by the commissioner. 

    Subd. 2.    Denial, suspension, or revocation of 
 appointment.  The commissioner, without prior notice or 
 hearing, may issue an order denying, suspending, or revoking any 
 appointment made or applied for pursuant to this section upon 
 finding that the applicant or deputy registrar of bicycles has 
 violated or failed to comply with any provision of this chapter 
 or any rule adopted under the authority of this chapter.  Upon 
 the entry of such an order, the commissioner shall promptly 
 serve a copy of the order on the applicant or deputy registrar 
 of bicycles.  The order must state the reasons for its issuance 
 and, in the case of a suspension or revocation of appointment, 
 must specify that upon the written request of the deputy 
 registrar of bicycles the matter will be set for hearing within 
 15 days after the receipt of the request; provided, that with 
 the consent of the deputy registrar of bicycles a hearing may be 
 held subsequent to the expiration of the 15-day period.  If no 
 hearing is requested, the order remains in effect until it is 
 modified or vacated by the commissioner.  If a hearing is 
 requested, the commissioner, after notice and hearing in 
 accordance with chapter 14, shall affirm, modify, or vacate the 
 order. 

    HIST: 1976 c 199 s 11; 1977 c 41 s 4,5; 1981 c 363 s 25; 1982 
 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 572 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2002 c 371 art 1 s 39; 
 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50