§ 168.345 — Use of Vehicle Registration Information
Plain-Language Summary
Vehicle registration information can be used for specific purposes allowed by law, including law enforcement, insurance, government functions, and vehicle safety. Misuse of this information is restricted.
168.345 USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
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Subdivision 1.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 68 art 6 s 17] §
Subd. 2.Lessees; information.
(a) The commissioner may not furnish information about motor vehicle lessees under a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except:
(1) the owner of the vehicle;
(2) the lessee;
(3) personnel of law enforcement agencies;
(4) trade associations performing a member service under section 604.15, subdivision 4a;
(5) licensed dealers in connection with a vehicle sale or lease;
(6) federal, state, and local governmental units; and
(7) at the commissioner’s discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile recalls.
(b) The commissioner may release information about motor vehicle lessees in the form of summary data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical analysis and market research. §
Subd. 3.
MS 2004 [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48] §
Subd. 4.
MS 2004 [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48]
History:
1965 c 901 s 68; 1989 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 266 s 17; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 2,4; 1996 c 328 s 1,2; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 40,41; 1997 c 250 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 27,28; 2018 c 135 s 2; 2023 c 68 art 6 s 6; 2024 c 104 art 1 s 23; 2025 c 20 s 160
History: History: 1965 c 901 s 68; 1989 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 266 s 17; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 2,4; 1996 c 328 s 1,2; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 40,41; 1997 c 250 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 27,28; 2018 c 135 s 2; 2023 c 68 art 6 s 6; 2024 c 104 art 1 s 23; 2025 c 20 s 160