# Minnesota — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

For Minnesota, deadline to apply for title is within 20 calendar days after assignment to the transferee of the vehicle title certificate; statute is 168A.10, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** within 20 calendar days after assignment to the transferee of the vehicle title certificate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 168A.10 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> the transferee must, within 20 calendar days after assignment to the transferee of the vehicle title certificate, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided on the certificate, and cause the certificate of title to be mailed or delivered to the department. Failure of the transferee to comply with this subdivision results in the suspension of the vehicle's registration under section

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168A.10

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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