168A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, except when the context otherwise requires. Subd. 1a. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 2. Dealer. “Dealer” has the meaning given it in section 168.27. Subd. 2a. Deliver. […]
168A.02 APPLICATION; REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL. Subdivision 1. Application for certificate of title. (a) Except as provided in section 168A.03, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no currently effective certificate of title has been issued in this state must apply to the department for a certificate of title of […]
168A.03 EXEMPT VEHICLES. Subdivision 1. No certificate issued. The registrar shall not issue a certificate of title for: (1) a vehicle owned by the United States; (2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in this state; (3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in […]
168A.04 FORM AND CONTENT OF APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Contents. The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle or manufactured home in this state, or for reissuance of a certificate of title for a manufactured home under section 168A.142, must be made by the owner to the department on the form prescribed by […]
168A.05 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. Subdivision 1. Filing of application; issuance of certificate. The department shall file each application received, and when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title shall issue a certificate of title for the vehicle or manufactured home. Subd. […]
168A.06 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE. The certificate of title must be delivered to the owner named in it. Secured parties, if any, must be mailed notification of their security interest filed. History: 1971 c 162 s 6; 1989 c 148 s 5; 2000 c 426 s 18
168A.07 CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Ownership at issue; certificate withheld or bond filed. In the event application is made in this state for a certificate of title on a vehicle and the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or the existence of security interests therein, the vehicle may be registered […]
168A.08 GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE. The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if: (1) the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle; (2) the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the application […]
168A.085 APPLICATION FOR TITLE OR REGISTRATION, CERTAIN CASES. Subdivision 1. Limitations. No application for certificate of title or registration may be issued for a vehicle that was not manufactured in compliance with applicable federal emission standards in force at the time of manufacture as provided by the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, […]
168A.09 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. Application, issuance, form, bond, and notice. (a) In the event a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate may submit an application to the department or a deputy registrar for a duplicate in a […]
168A.10 TRANSFER OF INTEREST BY OWNER. Subdivision 1. Assignment and warranty of title; mileage; notice of sale. If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than by the creation of a security interest, the owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle execute an assignment and warranty of title to the […]
168A.101 CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE. Subdivision 1. Required documentation. If the parties cancel a purchase of a motor vehicle after the transfer of interest, they must submit within 90 days of the original purchase date the following items: (1) a written claim for refund; (2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties; and […]
168A.11 PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BY DEALER. Subdivision 1. Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer shall promptly execute […]
168A.12 INTEREST PASSING BY NONVOLUNTARY TRANSFER. Subdivision 1. Last certificate; proof of transfer; application to department. If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in subdivision 2, promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if […]
168A.125 TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE. Subdivision 1. Titled as transfer-on-death. A natural person who is the owner of a motor vehicle may have the motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by including in the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle […]
168A.13 FEE ACCOMPANIES APPLICATION; DELIVERY OF REGISTRATION CARD AND PLATES. Subdivision 1. Fee accompanies application for certificate. An application for a certificate of title must be accompanied by the required fees when mailed or delivered to the department. Subd. 2. Fee accompanies application for naming secured party. An application for the naming of a secured […]
168A.14 NEW CERTIFICATES ISSUED, OLD CERTIFICATES SURRENDERED. Subdivision 1. New certificate after assignment. The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fees and taxes, and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name […]
168A.1411 MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY COOPERATIVE. Subdivision 1. Certificates surrendered for cancellation; cooperatives. (a) When a manufactured home is to be affixed or is affixed, as defined in section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), to real property owned by a Minnesota nonprofit corporation or a Minnesota cooperative, the owner of the […]
168A.1412 MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Manufactured home as real property. A manufactured home may be made an improvement to real property, and no longer titled as personal property, pursuant to this section. A manufactured home constitutes an improvement to real property when: (1) the manufactured home is to be affixed or […]
168A.142 MANUFACTURED HOME UNAFFIXED FROM REALTY. Subdivision 1. Certificate of title requirements. The department must issue an initial certificate of title or reissue a previously surrendered certificate of title for a manufactured home to an applicant if: (1) the owner of the manufactured home, or a previous owner, surrendered the manufacturer’s certificate of origin or […]
