Subdivision 1. Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public safety to administer the vehicle services specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, including:
(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
(4) maintaining vehicle records;
(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
Subd. 2. Driver services operating account. (a) The driver services operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter 171 and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public safety to administer the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of drivers.
Subd. 3. Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171; the filing fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7; and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the development, deployment, and maintenance of the driver and vehicle services information systems.
(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the account, which must include information on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account, with a breakdown by sources of funds; and (2) an estimate of ongoing system maintenance costs, including a breakdown of the amounts spent by category.
Subd. 4. Prohibited expenditures. The commissioner is prohibited from expending money from driver and vehicle services accounts created in the special revenue fund for any purpose that is not specifically authorized in this section or in the chapters specified in this section.
1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 46; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 90; 2008 c 363 art 11 s 9; 2011 c 117 s 6,7; 2013 c 86 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 2 s 31
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety
Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety
Section 299A.01 — Department Of Public Safety; Creation, Organization.
Section 299A.015 — Duties Transferred From Other Agency.
Section 299A.017 — State Safety Oversight.
Section 299A.02 — Liquor Control Functions.
Section 299A.11 — Vehicle Transporting Wheelchair User; Definitions.
Section 299A.12 — Wheelchair Securement Device.
Section 299A.13 — Additional Safety Requirements.
Section 299A.14 — Vehicle Inspection.
Section 299A.15 — Aid And License Withheld.
Section 299A.17 — Misdemeanor.
Section 299A.291 — Definitions.
Section 299A.292 — Office Of Drug Policy And Violence Prevention.
Section 299A.294 — Responsibilities Of Council.
Section 299A.295 — Youth Neighborhood Centers; Pilot Projects.
Section 299A.296 — Community Crime Prevention Programs; Grants.
Section 299A.297 — Other Duties.
Section 299A.298 — Cooperation Of Other Agencies.
Section 299A.299 — Multidisciplinary Chemical Abuse Prevention Team.
Section 299A.2994 — Asian-american Juvenile Crime Prevention.
Section 299A.33 — Drug Abuse Resistance Education (dare) Program.
Section 299A.38 — Soft Body Armor Reimbursement.
Section 299A.41 — Definitions.
Section 299A.42 — Public Safety Officer's Benefit Account.
Section 299A.43 — Eligibility Determination; Contested Case.
Section 299A.44 — Death Benefit.
Section 299A.45 — Education Benefit.
Section 299A.465 — Continued Health Insurance Coverage.
Section 299A.47 — Claims Limitation.
Section 299A.475 — Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome Benefit.
Section 299A.477 — Hometown Heroes Assistance Program.
Section 299A.49 — Definitions.
Section 299A.50 — Response Plan.
Section 299A.51 — Liability And Workers' Compensation.
Section 299A.52 — Responsible Person.
Section 299A.55 — Railroad And Pipeline Safety; Oil And Other Hazardous Materials.
Section 299A.59 — Notice Of Multiple Law Enforcement Operations Conflicts.
Section 299A.61 — Criminal Alert Network.
Section 299A.62 — Community-oriented Policing (cops) Grant Program.
Section 299A.642 — Violent Crime Coordinating Council.
Section 299A.681 — Financial Crimes Advisory Board And Task Force.
Section 299A.70 — Public Safety Motor Vehicle Account.
Section 299A.705 — Driver And Vehicle Services Accounts.
Section 299A.706 — Alcohol Enforcement Account; Appropriation.
Section 299A.707 — Community Justice Reinvestment Account.
Section 299A.71 — Combating Juvenile Prostitution; Prevention Grants.
Section 299A.72 — Juvenile Justice Program.
Section 299A.73 — Grants-in-aid To Youth Intervention Programs.
Section 299A.76 — Suicide Statistics.
Section 299A.78 — Statewide Human Trafficking Assessment.
Section 299A.783 — Statewide Antitrafficking Investigation Coordination.
Section 299A.785 — Trafficking Study.
Section 299A.79 — Trafficking Study; Analysis And Use Of Data.
Section 299A.795 — Trafficking Victim Assistance.
Section 299A.7957 — Toll-free Hotline For Trafficking Victims.
Section 299A.80 — Administrative Powers And Penalties; General.
Section 299A.801 — Corrective Orders And Injunctions.
Section 299A.802 — Administrative Penalty Order.
Section 299A.81 — Death Scene Investigations.
Section 299A.85 — Office For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Relatives.