| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to vehicle registration; prohibiting the Division of Driver and Vehicle |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Services from identifying certain surcharge information on renewal notices; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, subdivision 7. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations.(a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (1) an $8 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9transactions; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (2) a $12 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a): |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16vehicle. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18sent out by the commissioner. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (d) The statutory fees and taxes, the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a), and the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20surcharge imposed under paragraph (f) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21registrar may collect a surcharge on the payment made under this paragraph not greater than |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-04262 as introduced02/24/25 REVISOR KRB/CH |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 2095NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: BAHR, Howe, Jasinski, Dibble and Hoffman) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/03/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Transportation 2.1the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (e) The fees collected under paragraph (a) by the department must be allocated as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1): |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (i) $6.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 (2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2): |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11 (i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 (ii) $7 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14 (iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15section 299A.705, subdivision 3. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16 (f) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19place for which the deputy registrar is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20official, retained by the deputy registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, a deputy registrar |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21does not include the commissioner. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22 (g) The commissioner must not advertise, promote, or refer to the surcharge imposed |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23under paragraph (f) or the difference in statutory fees imposed between in-person transactions |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24and online transactions on a vehicle registration renewal notice, materials accompanying a |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25vehicle registration renewal notice, or the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services website |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.26except upon payment to complete the transaction. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for renewal notices |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.28issued on or after that date. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 25-04262 as introduced02/24/25 REVISOR KRB/CH |
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