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     514.67 Inspections, examinations, or other governmental 
  services. 

    All charges and expenses for any inspection, examination, 
 or other governmental service of any nature now or hereafter 
 authorized or required by law, including services performed by a 
 deputy registrar of motor vehicles in handling an application 
 for registration of a motor vehicle under section 168.33, shall 
 constitute and be a first and prior lien from the date of such 
 inspection, examination, or service upon all property in this 
 state subject to taxation as the property of the person from 
 whom such charges and expenses are by law authorized or required 
 to be collected.  No record of such lien shall be deemed 
 necessary, but the same shall be duly presented or proven in any 
 bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or other similar 
 proceeding, or be barred thereby.  

    As used in this section, the following words and terms have 
 the following meanings: 

    (1) "Person" means and includes any natural person in any 
 individual or representative capacity, and any firm, 
 copartnership, corporation, or other association of any nature 
 or kind.  

    (2) "First and prior lien" means a lien equivalent to, and 
 of the same force and effect as a lien for taxes; but any such 
 lien or claim shall be deemed barred unless proceedings to 
 enforce same shall have been commenced within two years from the 
 date when such claim becomes due.  

    For purposes of this section, the charges and expenses for 
 services performed by a deputy registrar of motor vehicles in 
 handling an application for registration of a motor vehicle 
 includes the entire amount paid to the deputy registrar for the 
 registration of a motor vehicle, including all license taxes, 
 filing fees, and other fees, charges, and taxes required to be 
 paid for registration of the motor vehicle. 

    HIST: (8556-1, 8556-2) 1925 c 188 s 1,2; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 73 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.