Subdivision 1. Ownership by minor unlawful; exceptions. Except as provided in this subdivision it is unlawful for a person under the age of 18 to own a passenger automobile or truck. A person who is under the age of 18 may own a passenger automobile or truck only if any of the following conditions exist:
(1) the person has completed a driver training course approved by the commissioner of public safety and has attained the age of 17;
(2) the person is a high school graduate and has attained the age of 17;
(3) the person is an employed, emancipated minor who holds a Minnesota driver's license; or
(4) the person became the owner of the passenger automobile or truck which the person seeks to register in Minnesota while a resident of a foreign state, district, territory, or country, and which passenger automobile or truck is duly registered in the person's name in such foreign state, district, territory, or country.
Subd. 2. Unlawful transfer to minor. Any person who knowingly sells or in any manner knowingly transfers title of a passenger automobile or truck to a person who is prohibited from owning a passenger automobile or truck under the provisions of subdivision 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2a. Failure to send to registrar within ten days. Any person who fails to mail in the application for registration or transfer with appropriate taxes and fees to the registrar of motor vehicles or otherwise fails to submit said forms and remittance to the registrar within ten days following date of sale shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. Proof by registrant of eligibility to own vehicle. The registrar of motor vehicles shall refuse to register a passenger automobile or truck unless the owner submits to the registrar, at the time the owner files the first application for registration or transfer of a passenger automobile or truck, a written and verified statement that the owner is 18 years of age or over or, if under the age 18, is permitted by the provisions of subdivision 1 to own a passenger automobile or truck. The statement of an applicant under the age of 18 also shall set forth the number of the applicant's driver's license, or if the applicant has no driver's license the applicant shall so state. The applicant shall make an oath or affirmation before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths and affirmations that the statements made are correct and true. The registrar may prescribe a form for the statement required by this subdivision, which form the registrar may make a part of the application for registration or transfer.
Subd. 4. Misdemeanor violation. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. The commissioner of public safety shall suspend, for not less than one year, the driver's license of a person who, while under the age of 18, misrepresents the person's age on the statement required by subdivision 3.
Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1989 c 140 s 14]
1963 c 580 s 1; 1965 c 178 s 1; 1967 c 55 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1984 c 549 s 15; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 135 s 1; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 51
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Chapter 168 — Vehicle Registration, Taxation, Sale
Section 168.002 — Definitions.
Section 168.012 — Vehicles Exempt From Tax Or License Fees.
Section 168.013 — Vehicle Registration Taxes.
Section 168.0135 — Motor Vehicle Registration Self-service Kiosks.
Section 168.014 — Owner's Registration Certificate; Expiration.
Section 168.016 — Collection Of Tax Rate Increase.
Section 168.017 — Monthly Series Registration System.
Section 168.018 — Quarterly Registration Of Farm Trucks.
Section 168.0185 — Record Of Vehicle Registration; Disclosure.
Section 168.021 — Plates For Physically Disabled Persons.
Section 168.022 — Mandatory Tax Refund Due To Lemon Law.
Section 168.031 — Registration Exemption; Active Military Service.
Section 168.032 — Proportionate Refund To Person On Active Military Service.
Section 168.033 — May Pay Proportionate Part Of Tax.
Section 168.04 — Military Personnel; Exemptions.
Section 168.041 — Impounding Registration Plates.
Section 168.05 — [Held unconstitutional]
Section 168.053 — Drive-away In-transit License.
Section 168.054 — Liability Insurance Policy.
Section 168.056 — Towing Violation A Misdemeanor; Exceptions.
Section 168.057 — Fees Credited To Highway User Fund.
Section 168.09 — Registration; Reregistration.
Section 168.091 — 31-day Temporary Vehicle Permit.
Section 168.092 — 21-day Temporary Vehicle Permit.
Section 168.10 — Registration; Collector Vehicle.
Section 168.101 — Ownership And Registration By Minor; Prohibitions.
Section 168.102 — School Bus; Preregistration Inspection.
Section 168.105 — Classic Motorcycle Registration.
Section 168.11 — Registration Certificate.
Section 168.121 — Special Plates Remembering Victims Of Impaired Drivers.
Section 168.123 — Veterans; Special Plates.
Section 168.1235 — Veterans Service Group Emblems.
Section 168.124 — Special Plates For Medal Of Honor Recipients.
Section 168.125 — Special Plates For Former Prisoners Of War.
Section 168.1253 — Gold Star License Plate.
Section 168.1255 — "proud To Be A Veteran" Plate.
Section 168.1256 — Retired Law Enforcement Special Plates.
Section 168.126 — Commuter Vans; Registration, Special License Plates.
Section 168.127 — Fleet Vehicles; Registration, Fee.
Section 168.128 — Limousine Plates.
Section 168.1282 — "start Seeing Motorcycles" Special Plates.
Section 168.1284 — Minnesota 100 Club Plates.
Section 168.1285 — Minnesota Agriculture Plates.
Section 168.1286 — Honorary Consul Plates.
Section 168.129 — Special Collegiate Plates.
Section 168.1291 — Certain Special Plates; Uniform Design, Unique Emblems.
Section 168.1293 — Certain Special Plates; Authorization, Discontinuance.
Section 168.1294 — Law Enforcement Memorial Plates.
Section 168.1295 — State Parks And Trails Plates.
Section 168.1296 — Critical Habitat Plates.
Section 168.1297 — Special "rotary Member" Plates.
Section 168.1298 — Special "support Our Troops" Plates.
Section 168.1299 — Minnesota Golf Plates.
Section 168.13 — Proof Of Ownership.
Section 168.15 — Rights As To Registration Certificate And Plates.
Section 168.16 — Registration Tax Refund; Appropriation.
Section 168.17 — Suspension Of Registration.
Section 168.181 — Nonresidents, Reciprocity Agreements Or Arrangements.
Section 168.183 — Motor Vehicles Of Certain Nonresidents.
Section 168.185 — Usdot Numbers.
Section 168.187 — Interstate Registration And Reciprocity.
Section 168.201 — Denial Or Withdrawal Of Benefits And Privileges.
Section 168.211 — Subjection To State Laws Generally.
Section 168.221 — Commercial Vehicles; Taxes Or Fees.
Section 168.25 — Vehicles Used For Testing.
Section 168.26 — Certain Manufacturers Need Not Register.
Section 168.27 — Motor Vehicle Dealers; Violations, Penalties.
Section 168.2701 — Liability Of Lessors For Unpaid Traffic Fines.
Section 168.2702 — Motor Vehicle Leases; Indemnity Agreements.
Section 168.271 — Informational Labels On Pickup Trucks; Penalty.
Section 168.274 — Definitions.
Section 168.275 — Sale Of Motor Vehicle On Sunday Forbidden.
Section 168.276 — Suspension Or Revocation Of Dealer License.
Section 168.277 — Motor Vehicle Purchases; Disclosure.
Section 168.28 — Vehicles Subject To Tax; Exceptions.
Section 168.29 — Replacement Plates.
Section 168.301 — Vehicle Transfer Deadline; Fees; Suspension.
Section 168.31 — Registration Tax Payment.
Section 168.321 — New Vehicle Manufacturer's Statement.
Section 168.325 — Division Of Driver And Vehicle Services.
Section 168.326 — Expedited Driver And Vehicle Services; Fee.
Section 168.327 — Driver And Vehicle Record Fees.
Section 168.33 — Commissioner As Registrar Of Vehicles; Deputy Registrars.
Section 168.34 — Information Furnished.
Section 168.345 — Use Of Vehicle Registration Information.
Section 168.346 — Privacy Of Personal Information.
Section 168.35 — Intent To Escape Tax; Gross Misdemeanor.
Section 168.36 — Unlawful Use Of Unregistered Vehicle Certificate, Plates.
Section 168.37 — Plate Tabs Or Stickers; Monthly Registration System.
Section 168.381 — Manufacture Of Vehicle Plates; Appropriations.
Section 168.50 — [Held unconstitutional]
Section 168.51 — [Held unconstitutional]
Section 168.52 — [Held unconstitutional]
Section 168.53 — [Held unconstitutional]
Section 168.54 — Motor Vehicles, Transfer Of Ownership.
Section 168.61 — Intercity Bus.
Section 168.62 — Intercity Bus Registration.
Section 168.63 — Intercity Bus; Registrar Duties.
Section 168.64 — Intercity Bus Rules, Requirements.
Section 168.65 — Intercity Bus Violations.
Section 168.841 — Definition Of Rental Truck.
Section 168.842 — Registration And Taxation Of Rental Truck.
Section 168.843 — Registration And Taxation Of Rental Trailer.
Section 168.844 — Other Fleet Rental Vehicles.
Section 168.845 — Rules For Rental Trucks And Trailers.
Section 168.846 — Misdemeanor Violation Of Rental Vehicle Laws.