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Title: Motor Vehicle Registration
Alternate Title:
Description: Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Subject: Motor Vehicle Dealers
Private Vehicles
Recreational Vehicles
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:15:18 PM
Modification Date: 6/12/2025 5:49:24 PM

Agency Name: Public Safety (DPS), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://dps.mn.gov
Agency Description: The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is responsible for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), Emergency Communication Networks, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Office of Justice Programs, State Fire Marshal, Pipeline Safety, State Highway Patrol, Capitol Security and Traffic Safety.
Agency Phone: 651-201-7000
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://dps.mn.gov

Agency Address: Public Safety (DPS), Minnesota Dept. of
445 Minnesota Street

St. Paul
MN
55101

Division Name: Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS)
Division URL: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-297-2126 - Ownership transfers, titles, vehicle registration
651-282-6555 TTY
Division Fax: Division URL: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs

Division Address:
445 Minnesota St., Suite 190

St. Paul
MN 55101-5190

Unit Name: Title and Registration
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: 651-297-2126
651-282-6555 TTY
Unit Fax: Contact person(s): Unit URL:

Audience: Hold Application URL:
Renewal URL: https://onlineservices.dps.mn.gov/EServices/_/
Versa URL:
Requirements:

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

Use Estimate My Vehicle Registration Tax to determine the approximate registration tax due. You can also visit a local deputy registrar or email DVS at DVS.motor.vehicles@state.mn.us.

The registration amount cannot increase from the amount paid the previous year.

New license plates with my renewal

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 Residents

New 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 renewal

The 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.

Common Registration taxes

Passenger class vehicle registration tax

The registration tax for passenger class vehicles (cars, vans and pickups rated at less than one-ton, and one-ton passenger vans) is determined by the vehicle's base value and age. The minimum tax for vehicles 10 years old and older is $30.

Non-passenger class vehicle registration tax

Registration tax for truck, trailer, van pool, bus and farm class vehicles is determined by the gross vehicle weight and model year of the vehicle.

Motorcycle and moped registration tax

The registration tax for motorcycles is $10 and mopeds is $6

Electric motor vehicles
An annual $75 surcharge is due when registration tax is collected.

Duplicate registration stickers

When registration stickers are lost, stolen or defaced, duplicate replacement stickers will be issued. If stickers were not received by mail within 60 days, the duplicate stickers will be issued at no fee. You may apply for duplicate stickers at any motor vehicle deputy registrar or you may apply online. Please reference Minn. Stat. § 168.29 for more information.

Automobile insurance requirements
The Minnesota No-Fault Act (Minn. Stat. § 65B.48)  requires motor vehicle owners to maintain "no fault insurance." The law means it's a crime for an owner to operate (or permit operation) of uninsured motorcycles or motor vehicles on public roads and highways. 

Violations may result in fines, imprisonment, or revocation of driving privileges, or any combination of these penalties. Proof of insurance must be in the vehicle at all times and shown to law enforcement upon demand per Minn. Stat. § 169.791

Please visit the Minnesota Department of Commerce to find more resources on purchasing automobile insurance in Minnesota.

To register your watercraft, snowmobile or ATV, visit a participating DVS deputy registrar location

Rules:
Statutes: 168

Forms:

Vehicle forms, documents and tax manual

Motor vehicle forms

Application for Special Plates


Affidavit to Correct the Ownership Record of a Motor Vehicle	PS2025B
Affidavit of Repossession/Title Application	PS2024
Application for Corrected Title/Odometer	PS2025A
Affidavit Due Diligence	PS2026
Application for Disability Parking Certificate	PS2005
Application for Duplicate Plates and/or Stickers	PS2067B
Application for Duplicate Title, Registration, Cab or Lien Card	PS2067A
Application for Disability Plates	PS2904
Disability Plate - Second Set Questionnaire
Application for Special Plates	PS2010
Application for Special Registration Plates	PS2041
Application to Title and Register a Motor Vehicle  (Note: Minnesota does not title junked vehicles.)	PS2000A
Instructions on how to complete PS2000 title application	PS2000B
Request for Expedited Motor Vehicle Title
Application for Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary	PS2004
Application for Title to a Manufactured Home when Ownership is at Issue	PS2008
Assignment of a Vehicle to a Surviving Spouse/Not Subject to Probate	PS2071
Bus to Passenger Reclassification Statement
Certification Checklist Off-Highway Motorcycle
Claim for Motor Vehicle Refund	PS2511
Declaration of Reconstruction/Special Assembly (Note: Minnesota does not title junked vehicles.)	PS2015
Gold Star Family Plate Application	PS2013
Homemade Trailer Construction
Honorary Consulate Plates	PS4901
Inter and Intra Agency Payment form (sales on or after July 1, 2023)
Inter and Intra Agency Payment Instructions (sales on or after Oct. 1, 2023)
Lessee Designation	PS2019
Lien: Notification of Assignment – Release or Grant of Secured Interest	PS2017
Manufactured Home Notice of Security Interest	PS2726
Manufactured Homes Unaffixed from Real Property	PS2027 & PS2028
Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Affidavit (Declaration)	PS2080A
Motor Vehicle Private Data Request form	PS33202MV
Native American Sales Tax Exemption form
Notice of Cancellation of Manufactured Home Certificate of Title	PS2905
Recreational Vehicle Life Support System Requirements	PS2901
Request for Administrative Review of License Plate Impoundment Order/Request to Approve Sale of Vehicle Subject to License Plate Impoundment	PS31125
Statement of Facts	PS2002
Victim of Identity Theft form Motor Vehicle Manual Tax Manual 2025	PS31300

Fees:

Vehicle Fees

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:

Motor vehicle sales tax

Registration tax

Wheelage tax

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	Varies by county	Refer to Wheelage Tax information.
Expedited Processing	$20	Optional fee, due only if customer requests expedited service.
Electric Vehicle Surcharge	$75
Duplicate Title Fee	$7.25
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
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
Public Safety Vehicle (PSV) Fee	$3.50	Not due on transfers of non-titled trailers.
Assignment of Security Interest	$1
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.
Transfer Tax	$10	Not due on these applications: To transfer from joint to single ownership (the fee is due to transfer from single to joint ownership) In a licensed dealer name (if held for resale) In the name of a government entity In the owner’s name listed on the foreign state title or registration card For vehicles weighing less than 1,000 pounds
Salvage Inspection Fee	$35	Due for inspections of salvage vehicles only.
Initial Non-Titled Utility Trailer Registration Tax	$55	Permanent one-time registration.
Initial Non-Titled Utility Trailer Plate Fee	$2.50	Plate is an adhesive sticker that is affixed to trailer.
Non-Titled Utility Trailer Title/Transfer Fee	$3.00	Due with initial application for title and title transfers.

Plate fees

Type of Fee	Cost
Filing fee – Due with each registration renewal	$8
Filing fee - Due with each application for: Special plates or transfer of special plates Duplicate plates, stickers or registration card Any temporary permit	$12
Registration Technology Surcharge	$2.25
Passenger Vehicle Plate Fees	$15.50 (Double Plates) $13.50 (Single Plate)*
Special Plate Contribution Many special plates require a one-time or annual contribution fee. Refer to Minnesota Special License Plates and Specialized license plates for fees.	Varies by plate. Refer to Specialized license plates
Special Plate Transfer Fee Fee due when transferring a special plate to another vehicle.	$5
Personalized plate fee	$100
Trailer	$13.50  $2.50 (Life-Time Adhesive Sticker)
Motorcycle/Moped Plate Fee	$13.50
Truck Plate Fees	$15.50 (Double Plates) $13.50 (Single Plate)
Duplicate Registration Stickers (all vehicles)	$1.50
Duplicate Plates - Passenger or Truck (includes replacement stickers)	$15.50 (Double Plates) $13.50 (Single Plate)*
Duplicate Plates - Special Plate (includes replacement stickers)	Refer to Special Plate Brochure.

*A single license plate is only available for a passenger vehicle if the vehicle is a model year of 1972 or earlier and used for general transportation; is used for general transportation and meets the definition of a pioneer, classic or street rod vehicle; or, is registered in one of the collector classes: Pioneer, Classic Car, Collector or Street Rod.

Period of Issuance:

Typically for 12 months.

Length of Determination:

Approximately 14 business days.

Other Info:
Activity: Motor Vehicle
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