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168A.151.1(c)
Statute ID:
18705
Statute Function ID:
38096
Motor Vehicle Title - Fail to apply for salvage title certificate when required
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Motor Vehicle Title (422)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
168A.151.1(c)
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2023
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2023
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Motor Vehicle Title - Fail to apply for salvage title certificate when required
Statute ID:
18705
Created:
Jun 6, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 6, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Misdemeanor certifiable as a Petty Misd
Summary Text:
Motor Vehicle Title - Fail to apply for salvage title certificate when required
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/168A/151.html
Legislative Session:
2023 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 6, 2023
(a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:t (1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department; or (2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages do not require a notarized signature and may be signed electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, supporting documents include but are not limited to power of attorney forms. The insurer shall indemnify and hold harmless the department for any claims resulting from issuing a certificate of title, salvage title, or junking certificate pursuant to this section. (c) Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department. (d) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value vehicle that: (1) was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages; (2) will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle; (3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership; or (4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the certificate of title. (e) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged vehicle and: (1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (c); and (2) the vehicle: (i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or any similar term on the certificate of title; or (ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history by any other jurisdiction. (f) A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must: (1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand; or (2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.
