1997 Minnesota Statutes

     171.06 Applications for licenses, permits; fees. 

    Subdivision 1.    Forms of application.  Every 
 application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license 
 shall be made upon a form furnished by the department, and every 
 application shall be accompanied by the proper fee.  All 
 applications shall be signed in the presence of the person 
 authorized to accept the applications, or the signature on the 
 application may be verified by a notary public.  

    Subd. 2.    Fees.  The fees for a license and Minnesota 
 identification card are as follows: 

 Classified Driver License    D-$18.50 C-$22.50 B-$29.50 A-$37.50
 Classified Under 21 D.L.     D-$18.50 C-$22.50 B-$29.50 A-$17.50
 Instruction Permit                                        $ 9.50
 Duplicate License or
  duplicate identification card                            $ 8.00
 Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
  identification card, other than duplicate,
  except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
  subdivisions 3 and 3a                                    $12.50

    Subd. 2a.    Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee 
 increased.  (a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license 
 which is obtained for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled 
 vehicle endorsement is increased by $18.50 for each first such 
 duplicate license and $13 for each renewal thereof.  The 
 additional fee shall be paid into the state treasury and 
 credited as follows: 

    (1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate 
 license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be 
 credited to the motorcycle safety fund which is hereby created; 
 provided that any fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a fiscal 
 year shall be credited 90 percent to the trunk highway fund and 
 ten percent to the general fund, as provided in section 171.26. 

    (2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to 
 the general fund. 

    (b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for 
 two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall clearly state the amount 
 of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle safety fund.

    Subd. 2b.  Never effective.  See Laws 1991, c 291 art 19 
 s 11 

    Subd. 3.    Contents of application; other information.  
 An application must state the full name, date of birth, sex and 
 residence address of the applicant, a description of the 
 applicant in such manner as the commissioner may require, and 
 must state whether or not the applicant has theretofore been 
 licensed as a driver; and, if so, when and by what state or 
 country and whether any such license has ever been suspended or 
 revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused; and, 
 if so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation, 
 or refusal, together with such facts pertaining to the applicant 
 and the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with 
 safety as may be required by the commissioner.  An application 
 for a class C, class B, or class A driver's license also must 
 state the applicant's social security number.  An application 
 for a class D driver's license must have a space for the 
 applicant's social security number and state that providing the 
 number is optional, or otherwise convey that the applicant is 
 not required to enter the social security number.  The 
 application form must contain a space where the applicant may 
 indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift.  If the applicant 
 does not indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift when the 
 application is made, the applicant must be offered a donor 
 document in accordance with section 171.07, subdivision 5.  The 
 application form must contain statements sufficient to comply 
 with the requirements of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1987), 
 sections 525.921 to 525.9224, so that execution of the 
 application or donor document will make the anatomical gift as 
 provided in section 171.07, subdivision 5, for those indicating 
 a desire to make an anatomical gift.  The application form must 
 contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a 
 living will/health care directive designation on the license 
 under section 171.07, subdivision 7.  The application must be in 
 the form prepared by the commissioner.  

    The application form must be accompanied by a pamphlet 
 containing relevant facts relating to:  

    (1) the effect of alcohol on driving ability; 

    (2) the effect of mixing alcohol with drugs; 

    (3) the laws of Minnesota relating to operation of a motor 
 vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled 
 substance; and 

    (4) the levels of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents 
 in Minnesota and of arrests for alcohol-related violations. 

    The application form must also be accompanied by a pamphlet 
 describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts and the 
 need for and benefits of anatomical gifts. 

    Subd. 3a.    Middle name.  For the purposes of 
 subdivision 3, and section 171.07, subdivision 1, the full name 
 of a married applicant may include, at the option of the 
 applicant, the applicant's family name prior to marriage instead 
 of the applicant's given middle name, notwithstanding the middle 
 name specified on the applicant's marriage certificate.  

    Subd. 4.    Application, filing; fee retained for 
 expenses.  Any applicant for an instruction permit, a driver's 
 license, restricted license, or duplicate license may file an 
 application with a court administrator of the district court or 
 at a state office.  The administrator or state office shall 
 receive and accept the application.  To cover all expenses 
 involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the 
 department applications and fees, the court administrator of the 
 district court may retain a county fee of $3.50 for each 
 application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction 
 permit, duplicate license, driver license, or restricted 
 license.  The amount allowed to be retained by the court 
 administrator of the district court shall be paid into the 
 county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the 
 county.  Before the end of the first working day following the 
 final day of an established reporting period, the court 
 administrator shall forward to the department all applications 
 and fees collected during the reporting period, less the amount 
 herein allowed to be retained for expenses.  The court 
 administrators of the district courts may appoint agents to 
 assist in accepting applications, but the administrators shall 
 require every agent to forward to the administrators by whom the 
 agent is appointed all applications accepted and fees collected 
 by the agent, except that an agent shall retain the county fee 
 to cover the agent's expenses involved in receiving, accepting 
 or forwarding the applications and fees.  The court 
 administrators shall be responsible for the acts of agents 
 appointed by them and for the forwarding to the department of 
 all applications accepted and those fees collected by agents and 
 by themselves as are required to be forwarded to the 
 department.  The commissioner shall suspend or revoke the 
 appointment of a license agent or issue a correction order to a 
 license agent who violates any requirement of this section or 
 when grounds exist that would justify revocation or suspension 
 of a deputy registrar appointment under Minnesota Rules, parts 
 7406.0800 to 7406.1000.  To revoke or suspend an appointment, 
 the commissioner shall follow procedures for suspension and 
 revocation hearings set forth in Minnesota Rules, parts 
 7406.1100 to 7406.2600. 

    Subd. 5. Repealed, 1979 c 150 s 2 

    HIST: (2720-144c) 1939 c 401 s 6; 1949 c 689 s 1,2; 1955 c 798 
 s 1,2; 1957 c 564 s 2,3; 1959 c 634 s 1; 1965 c 36 s 1; 1971 c 
 129 s 1; 1971 c 625 s 2; 1971 c 644 s 8,9; 1971 c 659 s 1; 1973 
 c 59 s 1; 1973 c 698 s 1-3; 1978 c 628 s 1; 1981 c 363 s 31-35; 
 1982 c 583 s 1; 1985 c 291 s 20; 1986 c 330 s 1; 1986 c 444; 
 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 358 s 111; 1987 c 383 s 14; 1988 
 c 715 s 2; 1989 c 301 s 6; 1989 c 307 s 20,21; 1990 c 509 s 1; 
 1990 c 510 s 1; 1990 c 529 s 8; 1990 c 573 s 21; 1991 c 202 s 
 13; 1991 c 233 s 60; 1991 c 291 art 19 s 1,11; 1992 c 464 art 1 
 s 23; 1993 c 166 s 1; 1993 c 266 s 21,22; 1994 c 501 s 3; 1994 c 
 536 s 22; 1994 c 632 art 1 s 5; 1995 c 265 art 2 s 19; 1996 c 
 275 s 5,6; 1997 c 13 s 1; 1997 c 60 s 1; 1997 c 159 art 2 s 32; 
 1997 c 250 s 9 

*   NOTE:  The amendment to subdivision 4 by Laws 1997, chapter 
*250, section 9, is effective January 1, 1999.  Laws 1997, 
*chapter 250, section 18.  

*   NOTE:  Subdivision 4 is repealed by Laws 1997, chapter 250, 
*section 17, effective January 1, 1999.  Laws 1997, chapter 250, 
*section 18.