Subpart 1.
Application.
Application for vehicle registration shall be made to the
commissioner or authorized agent providing information relevant to registration
in the format prescribed by the commissioner. Applicants must be 18 years of
age or older before applying for registration. Upon presentation of a bill of
sale and payment of the fee as required by Minnesota Statutes, sections
84.788,
84.798, and
84.922, a
registration certificate shall be issued. Registration is valid for up to three
years beginning January 1 of the year in which the vehicle is registered.
Private use ATV registration certificates and decals are valid until ownership
is transferred as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, section
84.922, subdivision
2a.
Subp. 2.
Required
information.
The applicant shall furnish all the information completely and
accurately as required by the application for registration.
Subp. 3.
Display of number and
decals.
The current ATV registration numbers and decal must be
displayed on a plate not less than four inches high and 7-1/2 inches wide,
which is clearly visible on the back of the vehicle, at least 12 inches from
the ground. The decal must be displayed in the upper-left section of the plate.
The plate, registration numbers, and registration decal must be maintained in a
clear and legible condition.
ATVs registered for private use as prescribed by Minnesota
Statutes, section
84.922, subdivision
2a, must display the private use decal in the upper-right section of the plate.
If registered only for private use, no numbers need be displayed.
Subp. 4.
Description of
decal and number.
Letters and numbers shall be:
A. at least 1-1/2 inches high and 3/16 inch
stroke;
B. in English language
characters placed to read from left to right; and
C. in a color that contrasts with the
background to which they are applied.
Subp. 5.
Replacement card, numbers,
decals.
A replacement registration card shall be issued upon
application by the owner to the commissioner providing information relevant to
registration in the format provided and upon payment of the fee as required by
Minnesota Statutes, sections
84.788, subdivision
4; 84.798, subdivision 5; and 84.922, subdivision 3. A replacement registration
decal may be obtained from the department's License Bureau, or any conservation
officer. When any previously affixed registration number or decal is lost or
destroyed, a replacement shall be affixed in the same manner as the
original.
Subp. 6.
[Repealed, 22 SR 1026]
Subp. 7.
Reporting of abandoned, stolen, or destroyed vehicles.
A vehicle registered under this part that is abandoned, stolen,
or destroyed must be reported to the commissioner within 15 days by completing
the reverse side of the registration certificate completely and accurately. A
fee is not charged for the reporting.
