Review Vehicle Registration
Minnesota requires all motor vehicles to be registered annually, and the vehicle registration (tabs) expire each year on the last day of the month displayed on your plates. To ensure you received your registration renewal notice, keep your motor vehicle address current. You may update your address for your motor vehicles at a deputy registrar office or online once you have created a “MyDVS” profile.
All motor vehicles operated on public streets and highways must pay annual registration tax. This tax is collected by Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund. For more information about registration tax, please reference Minn. Stat. § 168.013
How much is registration tax
The registration amount cannot increase from the amount paid the previous year.
All passenger plates must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period, per Minn. Stat. § 168.12
New ResidentsNew residents have 60 days to register their passenger vehicle, motorcycle, utility trailer or house trailer. You must register the vehicle immediately if the registration is expired or it is a commercial trailer or truck.
Fees due with each registration renewalThe motor vehicle fees page lists updated fees and taxes.
You will receive a registration renewal notice in the mail or by email before your vehicle’s current registration expires. The renewal notice lists the specific fees and taxes for your vehicle.
View the Wheelage Tax page for a list of counties where wheelage tax is collected.
Please refer to the motor vehicle fees page for more information.
Vehicle forms, documents and tax manual
Motor vehicle forms
PS2025B |
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PS2024 |
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PS2025A |
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PS2026 |
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PS2005 |
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PS2067B |
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PS2067A |
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PS2904 |
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PS2010 |
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PS2041 |
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Application to Title and Register a Motor Vehicle
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PS2000A |
PS2000B |
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PS2004 |
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PS2008 |
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PS2071 |
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PS2511 |
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Declaration of Reconstruction/Special Assembly (Note: Minnesota does not title junked vehicles.) |
PS2015 |
PS2013 |
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PS4901 |
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Inter and Intra Agency Payment form (sales on or after July 1, 2023) |
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Inter and Intra Agency Payment Instructions (sales on or after Oct. 1, 2023) |
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PS2019 |
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PS2017 |
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PS2726 |
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PS2027 & PS2028 |
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PS2080A |
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PS33202MV |
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PS2905 |
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PS2901 |
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PS31125 |
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PS2002 |
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Victim of Identity Theft form
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PS31300 |
There are fees associated with different motor vehicle transactions. These include transfer transactions, title transactions, plate fees, and fees associated with registration.
To verify fees, visit your local motor vehicle office or contact Motor Vehicle Services at DVS.motor.vehicles@state.mn.us.
Learn more about taxes:
Listed below are different fees which may apply to specific title transactions. To verify fees, please visit your local motor vehicle office or contact Motor Vehicle Services at DVS.motor.vehicles@state.mn.us.
List of fees charged with title transactions and plate transactions
Title fees
Type of Fee |
Cost |
Details |
Filing Fee |
$12 |
Due with each title transaction. |
Technology Surcharge |
$2.25 |
Due with each title transaction except when the only change is the addition or removal of a lien holder. |
Title Fee |
$8.25 |
Due on all initial applications for title and title transfers; including:
Each time a title is issued Repossessions Corrections on titles Name changes |
Wheelage Tax
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Varies by county |
Refer to Wheelage Tax information. |
Expedited Processing |
$20 |
Optional fee, due only if customer requests expedited service. |
Electric Vehicle Surcharge |
$75 |
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Duplicate Title Fee |
$7.25 |
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Duplicate Lien Card Fee |
No Fee |
There is no fee for a duplicate lien card. However, a deputy registrar may charge the filing fee. |
Duplicate Registration Card Fee |
$1 |
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Grant of Security Interest (Lien) |
$2 |
Due for each security interest (lien) recorded. |
Late Transfer Penalty |
$2 |
Due if a transfer is not submitted within 10 business days of the sale date. |
Non-Title Transfer |
$3 |
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Public Safety Vehicle (PSV) Fee |
$3.50 |
Not due on transfers of non-titled trailers. |
Assignment of Security Interest |
$1 |
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Release of Security Interest |
Varies |
No fee, if submitted with another transaction. However, the filing fee is due to clear a lien from a title. |
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