Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
In general.
When a change of name is required by Minnesota Statutes,
section
171.11,
or requested by an applicant who is an individual, the documentation in
subparts
2 and
3 must be presented by the
applicant.
Subp. 2.
Specific documentation.
If the applicant is required by Minnesota Statutes, section
171.11,
or desires to change the last name, add an additional middle name or last name,
or change any name:
A. The applicant
must first present a Minnesota driver's license, identification card, or permit
that is current or expired for one year or less, or a driver's license,
identification card, or permit issued by a United States state, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a Canadian province or
territory that is current or not expired for more than one year and has a color
photograph or electronically produced or digitized image of the
applicant.
B. If the applicant
cannot present a document specified in item A, then the applicant must present
a primary and secondary document as specified in part
7410.0400, subparts
2 and
3, to verify the identity of
the applicant before the name change.
C. To verify the name change, the applicant
must then present one of the following documents:
(1) a copy of the applicant's certificate of
marriage certified by the issuing government jurisdiction;
(2) a certified copy of a court order
specifying the name change; or
(3)
a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage granted the
applicant that specifies the name changes requested from a court of competent
jurisdiction.
Subp.
3.
Last name in place of middle name.
An applicant may use the applicant's last name prior to
marriage on the driver's license, identification card, permit, or title in
place of the middle name. A certified copy of the applicant's record of birth
from a United States or Canadian jurisdiction as specified in part
7410.0400, subpart
2, item B, is acceptable as
proof of that name.
Subp.
4.
Title, registration, name changes for person other than
individual.
To change the owner's full name on a vehicle title or
registration:
A. for a person other
than an individual, the owner must present to the department:
(1) the index receipt number where the change
of name is registered or filed with the Secretary of State; or
(2) the name listed as the federal taxpayer
identification name if no filing or registration has been made or none is
required with the Secretary of State; or
B. for an owner that is an entity other than
those listed in part
7410.0100, subpart
3, items A and B, the owner
must present to the department the name of the entity attested to by the
applicant.
Statutory Authority: MS s
14.06;
168.10;
168.105;
168A.04;
168A.24;
171.02;
171.06;
171.061;
171.07;
171.10;
299A.01
