Minnesota Statutes Transportation (Ch. 160-174A) § 168A.24. Duties and powers of department

(1) make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions ofsections 168A.01to168A.31;

(2) assign a new identifying number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identifying number is destroyed or obliterated;

(3) adopt and enforce such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions ofsections 168A.01to168A.31;

(4) adopt and enforce such rules as the department may deem necessary or appropriate to require the payment of fees imposed bysection 168.54, as a condition for deferring application for a certificate of title by a dealer or secured party in cases provided for insection 168A.11or168A.12, subdivision 2; and

(5) adopt a rule which may require the owner or secured party, as the case may be, to deposit the certificate of title with the department during the period when the vehicle for which such certificate was issued is registered pursuant tosection 168.31, subdivision 4, or is subject to the lien imposed bysection 168.31, subdivision 6.