1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to motor vehicles; increasing the length of a temporary vehicle permit
1.3 issued to a nonresident from 31 to 60 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 sections 168.091; 168A.11, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091, is amended to read:
1.7 168.091 31-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer.(a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner
1.9may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose
1.10of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
1.11 (b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and
1.12is valid for a period of 31 60 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
1.13 (c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the
1.14commissioner.
1.15 (d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner
1.16by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
1.17 (e) The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible. Each
1.18permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
1.19 Subd. 2.Dealer.The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of
1.20the proper fee for each permit.
1Section 1.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1219
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Olson and Myers02/20/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 3.Proceeds to highway user fund.All payments received for such permits shall
2.2be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
2.4or after that date.
2.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.6 Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee.(a) A dealer who
2.7buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring
2.8the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer
2.9must promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names
2.10and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created
2.11or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces
2.12provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
2.13 (b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the
2.14dealer need not register the vehicle but must pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer
2.15elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the commissioner must
2.16not place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer but
2.17may indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
2.18 (c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer
2.19must also, in the space provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, state the
2.20true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is unknown
2.21if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
2.22 (d) The transferee must complete the application for title section on the certificate of
2.23title or separate title application form prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer must mail
2.24or deliver the certificate to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the transferee's
2.25application for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within the period specified
2.26under section 168A.10, subdivision 2.
2.27 (e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state,
2.28the dealer must remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day 60-day temporary
2.29permit pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the commissioner within 48 hours of the sale
2.30that the vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an
2.31electronic format prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer may contract with a deputy
2.32registrar for the notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge
2.33a fee of $7 per transaction to provide this service.
2Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB/NS 25-0281401/27/25 3.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
3.2or after that date.
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