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Vehicle registration renewal

​Vehicle registration expires each year and must be renewed. Your registration card and license plate will provide the month of expiration. The registration expires the last day of the month. Renew your registration in online, in person or through the mail. 

Online 

Vehicles that have a registered gross weight of less than 55,000 pounds are eligible for online renewal. This includes:

  • Passenger vehicles (cars and trucks)
  • Motorcycles and mopeds
  • Recreational vehicles and trailers
  • Commercial vehicles and trailers

Your vehicle registration must either be expiring soon (within 6 months) or have expired recently (less than 10 months ago) to be eligible for online renewal.

You will need the following information to renew online:

  • Plate number
  • The last three digits of the VIN
  • Current insurance information (company name, policy number and date of expiration)
  • Bank account or credit card information

In person

To renew your registration in person, find an office to locate your nearest deputy registrar.

By mail

If you are unable renew online or visit a deputy registrar office in person, mail the completed renewal notice and fees to Driver and Vehicle Services. Use the envelope enclosed with your renewal notice.

Driver and Vehicle Services Renewal
P.O. Box 64587
St. Paul, MN 55164-0587

Didn't receive registration or plates

Tabs renewed online should arrive in approximately 14 days and mailed-in renewals should arrive in approximately 21 days.  If a new plate is ordered during a renewal, allow an additional 5 days for processing.

Personalized plate applications require four to six weeks for processing.

If it has been more than two (2) weeks since the transaction and you have not received registration tabs or license plates, Vehicle registration tabs or license plates not received form

Duplicate registration plates and stickers 

When license plates or registration stickers are lost, stolen or defaced, replacement stickers can be issued at any deputy registrar office (fees may apply). You can request duplicate plates, stickers (tabs) or a registration can online.  You may also mail an application for duplicate plate or stickers with the appropriate fees to 445 Minnesota St., St. Paul, MN 55101-5187.

Related links

Minnesota Statute 168.013

Minnesota Statutes 169.791

Minnesota Statute 168.29

The Minnesota No-Fault Act (Minnesota Statutes 65B.48)