2005 Minnesota Statutes

     168.327 Driver and vehicle record fees. 

    Subdivision 1.    Records and fees.  (a) Upon request by 
 any person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall 
 furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record, 
 instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, 
 vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident 
 record. 

    (b) Other than accident records governed under section 
 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for 
 each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 
 for each record that is not certified. 

    (c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee 
 for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic 
 format is $1 for each page of the historical record. 

    (d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's 
 license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card 
 records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of 
 each fee credited to the general fund.  The remainder of the 
 fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating 
 account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 

    (e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle 
 registration or title records must be paid into the state 
 treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general 
 fund.  The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to 
 the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
 fund specified in section 299A.705. 

    (f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into 
 a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 
 for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the 
 requester is the subject of the data. 

    (1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the 
 general fund. 

    (2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in 
 the driver services operating account in the special revenue 
 fund under section 299A.705. 

    (3) For vehicle title or registration records, the 
 remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating 
 account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 

    (g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records 
 and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13. 

    Subd. 2.    Requests for information; surcharge on fee.  
 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the 
 commissioner shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee 
 charged by the commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, 
 for copies or electronic transmittals of public information 
 about the registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder 
 of a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 identification card. 

    (b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response 
 to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for 
 transmittal through a computer modem.  The surcharge does not 
 apply to the request of an individual for information about that 
 individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota 
 identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in 
 the individual's name. 

    (c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be 
 credited to the general fund. 

    Subd. 3.    Exception to fee and surcharge.  (a) 
 Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or 
 surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public 
 information about the registration of a vehicle if the 
 commissioner is satisfied that: 

    (1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a 
 community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local 
 law enforcement agency to be a requester; and 

    (2) the information is needed to identify suspected 
 prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators, 
 or health code violators. 

    (b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under 
 paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit 
 the requester to a maximum number of data requests. 

    HIST: 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 25