Minnesota § 168.345 - USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 168.345 — USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 168.345. USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Subdivision 1.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 68 art 6 s 17]
Subd. 2.Lessees; information.
(a) The commissioner may not furnish information about motor vehicle lessees under a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except:
(1) the owner of the vehicle;
(2) the lessee;
(3) personnel of law enforcement agencies;
(4) trade associations performing a member service under section 604.15, subdivision 4a;
(5) licensed dealers in connection with a vehicle sale or lease;
(6) federal, state, and local governmental units; and
(7) at the commissioner's discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile recalls.
(b) The commissioner may release information about motor vehicle lessees in the form of summary data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical analysis and market research.
Subd. 3.
MS 2004 [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48]
Subd. 4.
MS 2004 [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 48]
History:
1965 c 901 s 68; 1989 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 266 s 17; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 2,4; 1996 c 328 s 1,2; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 40,41; 1997 c 250 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 27,28; 2018 c 135 s 2; 2023 c 68 art 6 s 6; 2024 c 104 art 1 s 23; 2025 c 20 s 160
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 168.345 ("USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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