Subdivision 1.

Records and fees.

(a) Upon request by any person authorized in this
section, the commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin or full-service provider mustnew text end furnish a certified copy of any
driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident record.

(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, and other than accident records
governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end pay a fee of $10
for each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not
certified.

(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, in addition to the record fee in
paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format
is $1 for each page of the historical record.

(d) deleted text begin Feesdeleted text end new text begin Of the feenew text end collectednew text begin by the commissionernew text end under paragraph (b) for driver's license,
instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card recordsnew text begin ,new text end deleted text begin must be paid into the state
treasury withdeleted text end 50 cents deleted text begin of each fee credited todeleted text end new text begin must be deposited innew text end the general funddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin , andnew text end
the remainder deleted text begin of the fees collected must be credited todeleted text end new text begin must be deposited innew text end the driver
services operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue funddeleted text end under section 299A.705.new text begin Of the fee
collected by a full-service provider under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction
permit, and Minnesota identification card records, the provider must transmit 50 cents to
the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund, and the provider must retain the
remainder.
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(e) deleted text begin Feesdeleted text end new text begin Of the feenew text end collectednew text begin by the commissionernew text end under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
registration or title recordsnew text begin ,new text end deleted text begin must be paid into the state treasury withdeleted text end 50 cents deleted text begin of each fee
credited todeleted text end new text begin must be deposited innew text end the general funddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin , andnew text end the remainder deleted text begin of the fees collected
must be credited todeleted text end new text begin must be deposited innew text end the vehicle services operating account deleted text begin in the special
revenue fund specified indeleted text end new text begin undernew text end section 299A.705.new text begin Of the fee collected by a full-service
provider under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle registration or title records, the provider
must transmit 50 cents of each fee to the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund,
and the provider must retain the remainder.
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(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, the commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end permit
a person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for
each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the
data. Of the feenew text begin collected by the commissionernew text end :

(1) $2.70 must be deposited in the general fund;

(2) for driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the
remainder must be deposited in the driver services operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue
funddeleted text end under section 299A.705; and

(3) for vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle
services operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue funddeleted text end under section 299A.705.

(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by
section 169.09, subdivision 13.

Subd. 2.

Requests for information; surcharge on fee.

(a) Except as otherwise provided
in subdivision 3, the commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin or full-service provider mustnew text end impose a surcharge
of 50 cents on each fee charged by the commissionernew text begin or full-service providernew text end under section
13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or electronic transmittals of public information about the
registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a driver's license, instruction permit,
or Minnesota identification card.

(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person
deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end by mail, or deleted text begin to a request for transmittal through a computer modemdeleted text end new text begin onlinenew text end . The surcharge
does not apply to the request of an individual for information about that individual's driver's
license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or
titled in the individual's name.

(c) The surcharges collectednew text begin by the commissionernew text end under this subdivision must be credited
to the general fund.new text begin The surcharges collected by a full-service provider must be transmitted
to the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund.
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Subd. 3.

Exception to fee and surcharge.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section
13.03, a fee or surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public information
about the registration of a vehicle if the commissionernew text begin or full-service providernew text end is satisfied
that:

(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a community-based, nonprofit
organization designated by a local law enforcement agency to be a requester; and

(2) the information is needed to identify suspected prostitution law violators, controlled
substance law violators, or health code violators.

(b) The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin or full-service provider mustnew text end not require a requester under
paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit the requester to a
maximum number of data requests.