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MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Abandoned motor vehicles, purchasers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.153, 2022 168B.08

Administration

Monthly series registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017

Public Safety Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Self-service kiosks, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.0135

Affidavits

Classic motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.105

Collector motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Agents, owners, acting for, powers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

All-terrain vehicles, fees, depositing, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.927

Ambulances, fees, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012

Applicants

Addresses, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Names, Minn. Rules 7410.0100 to 7410.0500

Notice received, documentation, variances, disposition, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Owners other than individuals, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Variances, duties, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Applications

Checking against stolen motor vehicles list, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.34

Consular identification card as primary document, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127, 2022 168.187

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10, 2022 168.101, 2022 168.33

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Imported motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Licenses based on gross weight, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Limousines, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.128

Motor vehicle purchaser's certificate, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.05

No-fault automobile insurance use, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.797, 2022 169.798

Personal information, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.346

Persons under age 18, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Purchase or acquisition of motor vehicle for use in state, presumption, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.07

Title certificate, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.13

Vehicles from other states, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.13

Violations and penalties, see same under this topic

Applications

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Documentation, variances, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Armed forces members, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.031 to 2022 168.033, 2022 168.04

Arrests, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.91

Buses, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.102, 2022 168.62 to 2022 168.65

Cards, see Registration cards under this topic

Certificates of registration, defined as vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Certificates of registration

Alteration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.36

Cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013, 2022 168.65

Certified copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Custom data request record fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Defacement, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.26

Defined as registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.01

Deputy registrars of motor vehicles, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Duplicate certificates, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.29

Expiration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.014

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11

Issuance, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11, 2022 168A.085

Loss, sworn statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.15

Return, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.15, 2022 168.17

Surrender, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10, 2022 168.127, 2022 168.33

Transfer, assignment, notice of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.15

Use in lieu of title certificate, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11, 2022 168.13

Vehicle records subscription service, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Certificates of title, see under MOTOR VEHICLES

Classic cars, collector motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Classic motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.105

Collector motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Commercial fleet vehicle registration, Minn. Rules 7405.0100 to 7405.1000

Commercial vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Commuter vans, category, established, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.126

Conditional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.07

Conflict of laws

Leases, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.2A-104

Proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Reciprocity, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012

Contents, Minn. Rules 7410.0300, 7410.0400

Contested cases, proportional registration, administration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Data

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.345, 2022 168.346

Public Safety Department, liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.34

Dealers

Conditional registration, fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.07

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Requirements and regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10, 2022 168.27, 2022 168.33

Definitions, drivers' licenses, vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Definitions

Motor vehicle registration, taxation, sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.002

Motor vehicle titles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.01

Deputy motor vehicle registrars, see DEPUTY REGISTRARS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Deputy registrars of motor vehicles, Minn. Rules 7406.0100 to 7406.2700

Disabled war veterans, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.031

Disclosure, data, public safety purpose, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.346

Display, see Violations and penalties under this topic

Documentation

Registrants other than individuals, Minn. Rules 7410.0400, 7410.0425

Variances, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Electronic registration, dealers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.27, 2022 168.33

Exemptions

Armed forces personnel, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.031 to 2022 168.033, 2022 168.04

Disabled war veterans, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.031

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012

Manufacturers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.26

Motor vehicle dealers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Expiration

Destruction, theft, dismantling, or permanent removal of motor vehicle, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.15

Temporary permit, display, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Towing of vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168B.035

False statements, applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Farm trucks, see Violations and penalties under this topic

Federal emission standards, imported motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Federal heavy vehicle use tax, payments, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Fees, state surplus vehicles, sales, Minn. Rules 1255.0300

Fees

All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.922

Anatomical gift education, donations for, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Certified copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Conditional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.07

Dealers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Depositing, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.29, 2022 168.33

Determination, formulas, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Disability license plates, credits, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.021

Duplicates, fees for, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012, 2022 168.33

Expedited services fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.326

Filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.0135, 2022 168.33

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.018, 2022 168A.29

Initial registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 115A.908

Lienholders, payment by, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Monthly series registration system, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017

Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.788

Proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Proratable vehicles, computation, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Reciprocity, see same under this topic

Refunds, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.16

Registration period, extension, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017

Self-service kiosks, convenience fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.0135

Surcharges, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013, 2022 168.33

Tax-exempt vehicle registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012

Transfer of registration

Failure to submit fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 115A.908, 2022 168.54

Waste management fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 16A.531, 2022 115A.908

Trip permits, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Underage registration, failure to submit fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Unused portion, credits, refunds, accounting, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Waste management fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 16A.531

Fines, audit violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127, 2022 168.187

Forms, personal information, disclosure, sale, rental, or use, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.346

Fraud, applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Gross earnings tax companies, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Imported motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Information about, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.34

Initial registration, leased vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017

Intercity buses, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.62 to 2022 168.65

International registration, proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Issuance

Imported motor vehicles, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Motor vehicle certificate of title, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.02

Motor vehicle sales taxes, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.06

Refusal, commercial interstate motor vehicle carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Laws, Public Safety Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Lawsuits, conditional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.07

Lending, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

License plates, see LICENSE PLATES

Limousines, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.128

Manufacture, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.36

Manufacturers, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Monthly series registration system

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017

Plates and insignia, display, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Tabs and stickers, see under LICENSE PLATES

Motor carriers, see Vehicle registration under MOTOR CARRIERS

Motor vehicle sales taxes, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.06

Motor vehicles used to manufacture methamphetamine, Minn. Statutes 2022 152.0275

Motorcycles

Classic motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.105

Dual registration, off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.788

Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.788

Names

Change of name, Minn. Rules 7410.0300, 7410.0500

Definitions, drivers' licenses, motor vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Requirements, Minn. Rules 7410.0100, 7410.0200, 7410.0300

Nonresidents

Armed forces personnel, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.04

Persons under age 18, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Purchase of vehicle from dealer, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.11

Reciprocity, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.211

Numbers

All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.922

Motor vehicles struck by bullets, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.09

Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.788

Traffic accidents, drivers' duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.09

Owners, see Registrants under this topic

Passenger carriers, common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.0252, 2022 221.031, 2022 221.131

Permits

All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.922

Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.788

Persons under age 18, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Pioneer motor vehicles, collector motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Presumptions, purchase or acquisition of motor vehicle for use in state, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.07

Primary documents

Applications, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Authentication, rules of evidence, Minn. Rules 7410.0425

Definitions, drivers' licenses, vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Non-English documents, translation, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Variances, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Proportional registration, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Proratable vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09, 2022 168.187

Purchase, see Violations and penalties under this topic

Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 7410.0200

Quarterly registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.018

Rate of tax, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Rebuilt motor vehicles, identification number, assignment, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Receipts, conditional issuance, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.17

Reciprocity

Cancellation, gross weight violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Conflict of laws, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.012

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Nonresidents, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.211

Records and record keeping

Custom data request record fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Deputy registrars of motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.0185, 2022 168.33

Proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Subscription service, vehicle records, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.327

Refusal of registration

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Manufacturer's sworn statement, failure to file, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.321

Persons under age 18, failure to give statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Registered owners, see Registrants under this topic

Registrants

Addresses, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.346

Data, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.34, 2022 168.345, 2022 168.346

Rebuilt motor vehicles, assignment of identification number, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Residence, basis, county state-aid highway fund allocations, Minn. Statutes 2022 162.07

Social Security numbers, data classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 13.69

Registrants

Definitions, drivers' licenses, motor vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Other than individuals, identification, Minn. Rules 7410.0100, 7410.0400, 7410.0425, 7410.0500

Registrar of motor vehicles, see under PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT

Registration cards

Copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11

Display, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127

Proratable vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Semitrailers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Surrender, gross weight violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Transfer of title, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.13

Registration year, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Reinstatement

Commercial interstate motor vehicle carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Motor vehicle transfers, failure to deliver title certificates, fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.301

No-fault motor vehicle insurance, proof, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.792, 2022 169.797

Renewal

Armed forces members, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.031, 2022 197.65

Filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127

Motor vehicle certificate of title, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.02

Notice, Public Safety Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.11

Rental motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.017, 2022 168.15, 2022 168.16

Rental trailers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.843

Reports about

Public Safety Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Telephone information, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.345

Requirements, drivers' licenses, vehicles used in road tests, Minn. Rules 7410.5100, 7410.5140

Requirements

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09, 2022 168.10, 2022 169.79

Motor vehicle purchaser's certificates, Minn. Statutes 2022 297B.04, 2022 297B.05

Temporary nonresident vehicle permits in lieu of, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.091

Reregistration

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

License plates, display, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

Revocation, amendment, modification, suspension, or cancellation

Certificates of title, transfer violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.17, 2022 168A.10

Commercial interstate motor carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013, 2022 609B.231

License plates, return or seizure, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.17, 2022 168.36

Motor vehicle registration taxes, payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.17

Motor vehicle transfer violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.301

No-fault automobile insurance violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.791, 2022 169.792, 2022 169.797

Refusal to surrender, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

USDOT carrier number violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.185

Use of vehicle, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.36

Safety standards, imported motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Sale, violations, see Violations and penalties under this topic

School buses, preregistration inspection, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.102

Scope of rules, Minn. Rules 7410.0200

Secondary documents

Applications, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Authentication, rules of evidence, Minn. Rules 7410.0425

Definitions, drivers' licenses, vehicle records, Minn. Rules 7410.0100

Non-English documents, translation, Minn. Rules 7410.0400

Variances, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Self-service kiosks, requirements, placement, vendor contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.0135

Signatures, verification, Minn. Rules 7410.0425

State surplus vehicles, sale, Minn. Rules 1255.0300

Stickers, see Tabs and stickers under LICENSE PLATES

Street rods, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Surety bonds, applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.085

Surrender

Fleet vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.127

Refusal to surrender, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10

Surrendered certificates, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.33

Tabs, see Tabs and stickers under LICENSE PLATES

Taxes, see MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAXES

Taxes

Audits and examinations, Minn. Rules 7406.0475

Daily summary reports, Minn. Rules 7406.0450

Delinquency, denial of appointment, Minn. Rules 7406.0360

Depositing, Minn. Rules 7406.0450

Transfer fees

Optical electronic transfer fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 53C.01

Public Safety Department fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.54

Waste management fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 16A.531, 2022 115A.908

Transfer of duties to, Public Safety Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.325

Trucks

Quarterly registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.018

Rental trucks, percentage of taxable trucks, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.842

USDOT carrier numbers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.185

Unauthorized motor vehicles, purchasers, Minn. Statutes 2022 168B.08

Validation stickers, see Tabs and stickers under LICENSE PLATES

Variances, documentation, Minn. Rules 7410.0600

Violations and penalties

Application violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10, 2022 168.101, 2022 168.35

Arrests, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.91

Axle weight violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013

Certificates of title, transfer violations, suspension of registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.17, 2022 168A.10

Failure to register, fleet vehicles, certificates of title, refusal, Minn. Statutes 2022 168A.08

Fee violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.101

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.10, 2022 168.17, 2022 168.36

Proportional registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.187

Quarterly registration, trucks, operating after expiration, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.018

Reregistration, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.09

USDOT carrier number violations, motor vehicle registration, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.185

Vehicles without safety glass, registration prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.74