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SF1322 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Length increase of a temporary vehicle permit issued to a nonresident from 31 days to 60 days

Related bill: HF1219

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Purpose

  • To increase how long a temporary vehicle permit is valid for nonresidents purchasing a vehicle in Minnesota, from 31 days to 60 days, and to confirm the permit serves as a temporary alternative to normal registration or highway use taxes while the vehicle is removed from the state.

Main Provisions

  • The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091.
  • Subdivision 1 — Nonresident buyer:
    • A nonresident who buys a vehicle in Minnesota may receive a temporary permit after paying a fee.
    • The permit allows the vehicle to be removed from Minnesota and acts in lieu of any other registration or taxation for highway use.
    • The permit is valid for 60 days from the sale, trade, or gift date (increasing from 31 days).
    • The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the commissioner.
    • If sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or deputy registrar, the fee is waived.
    • The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle in a visible manner and is valid only for the vehicle it was issued for.
  • Subdivision 2 — Dealer:
    • The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers, with the proper fee required for each permit.
  • Subdivision 3 — Proceeds:
    • All payments received for these permits are deposited into the state treasury and credited to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Extends the temporary permit duration from 31 days to 60 days.
  • Establishes an electronic format for the permit and allows fee waivers if electronically transmitted by a dealer or deputy registrar.
  • Clarifies that the permit serves as a substitute for registration or highway use taxes for the purpose of allowing the vehicle to be removed from the state.
  • Moves permit revenue into the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund through state treasury deposits.

Relevant Terms

  • nonresident
  • temporary vehicle permit
  • 31-day to 60-day
  • Minnesota Statutes 2024 § 168.091
  • sale, gift, or trade
  • electronic format / electronically transmitted
  • dealer / deputy registrar
  • registrar
  • highway use tax / registration
  • vehicle removal from Minnesota
  • rear of the vehicle (affixed)
  • fee
  • state treasury
  • Highway User Tax Distribution Fund (HUTF)

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 13, 2025SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
February 13, 2025SenateActionReferred toTransportation
SenateActionSee

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Permits valid for 60 days for nonresident buyers (up from 31 days).",
        "Permits may be provided in electronic format as determined by the commissioner.",
        "If sale/gift/trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or deputy registrar, the permit fee is waived.",
        "Each permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 168.091, subdivision 1 to lengthen the temporary vehicle permit for nonresidents from 31 to 60 days and to clarify issuance provisions.",
      "modified": [
        "Section 168.091 is amended to reflect the 60-day permit duration and associated issuance details."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.091",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers for the appropriate fee."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Adds authority for the registrar to issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of the proper fee for each permit.",
      "modified": [
        "Subdivision 2 now permits dealer-issued permits."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.091",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "All permit payments credited to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Requires all payments received for such permits to be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.",
      "modified": [
        "Funds from permit payments allocated to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.091",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 3"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 168A.11, subdivision 1 as part of the act. The specific changes to 168A.11, subdivision 1 are not detailed in the provided text.",
      "modified": [
        "Amends 168A.11, subdivision 1."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168A.11",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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In Committee

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