Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 168A.30 (2026)

Violations And Penalties

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Subdivision 1.False information in application or supporting document.

A person who with fraudulent intent uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a material false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact, in an application for a certificate of title or submits a false, forged, or fictitious document in support of an application for a certificate of title, shall be guilty of a felony and may be sentenced for a term of not more than four years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Subd. 2.Willful or fraudulent act or failure to act; misdemeanors.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

(1) with fraudulent intent permits another, not entitled thereto, to use or have possession of a certificate of title;

(2) willfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title to the department within the time required by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31;

(3) willfully fails to deliver to the transferee a certificate of title within ten days after the time required by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31;

(4) fails to notify the department of any fact as required by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31, except for the facts included in the notice of sale described in section 168A.10, subdivision 1; or

(5) willfully violates any other provision of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 except as otherwise provided in sections 168A.01 to 168A.31.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: State v. Reynua, 807 N.W.2d 473 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Reynua, 807 N.W.2d 473 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “1 (2006); two counts of fraudulent certificate of title in violation of Minn.Stat. § 168A.30, subd. 1 (2006); and two counts of simple forgery in violation of Minn.”
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