The state commissioner of revenue is charged with the administration of the sales tax on motor vehicles. The commissioner may prescribe all rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, necessary and advisable for the proper and efficient administration of the law. The collection of this sales tax on motor vehicles shall be carried out by the motor vehicle registrar who shall act as the agent of the commissioner and who shall be subject to all rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, that may be prescribed by the commissioner.
The provisions of chapters 270C, 289A, and 297A relating to the commissioner's authority to audit, assess, and collect the tax, and to issue refunds and to hear appeals, are applicable to the sales tax on motor vehicles. The commissioner may impose civil penalties as provided in chapters 289A and 297A, and the additional tax and penalties are subject to interest at the rate provided in section 270C.40 from the date provided in section 270C.40, subdivision 3, until paid.
1971 c 853 s 11; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1985 c 83 s 5; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1994 c 416 art 3 s 4; 1994 c 587 art 2 s 21; 1997 c 31 art 2 s 50; 1997 c 84 art 6 s 26; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 14; 2013 c 143 art 18 s 18
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes
Chapter 297B — Sales Tax On Motor Vehicles
Section 297B.01 — Definitions.
Section 297B.02 — Tax Imposed.
Section 297B.025 — Older Passenger Automobile.
Section 297B.031 — Tax Refund.
Section 297B.035 — Vehicle Purchased By Dealer Or Lessor.
Section 297B.0351 — Manufacturer Testing Vehicle.
Section 297B.04 — Purchaser's Certificate Furnished To Registrar.
Section 297B.05 — Presentation Of Purchaser's Certificate To Registrar.
Section 297B.06 — No Registration Unless Tax Paid.
Section 297B.07 — Presumptions.
Section 297B.08 — Tax Paid In Other State; Credit, Reciprocity.
Section 297B.09 — Allocation Of Revenue.
Section 297B.11 — Registrar As Agent Of Commissioner Of Revenue; Powers.
Section 297B.12 — Private Nature Of Information.
Section 297B.13 — Exemption From Excise Tax Of Chapter 297a.