2025 Session Last amended: 2023 session

§ 168A.31 — Disposition of Fees; Payment of Expenses

Plain-Language Summary

All fees collected under the vehicle title law go into the state's general fund unless the law says otherwise. The cost of running the Department of Motor Vehicles' title program is paid out of the driver and vehicle services operating account, with funds specifically appropriated for that purpose.

168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

Subdivision 1.Fund distribution.

All fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54 collected by the department must be paid into the general fund, unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A. §

Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation.

All necessary expenses incurred by the department for the administration of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 must be paid from money in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

History:

1971 c 162 s 32; 1979 c 333 s 88; 2000 c 426 s 21; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 34; 2023 c 68 art 7 s 11

History: History: 1971 c 162 s 32; 1979 c 333 s 88; 2000 c 426 s 21; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 34; 2023 c 68 art 7 s 11

Practical Notes

This is a housekeeping provision that ensures the vehicle title program is self-funded through the fees it collects. It does not directly affect vehicle owners or lenders, but it confirms that the title fees paid by the public support the operation of the title system rather than going to unrelated state programs.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes