Selling a junk car in Shoreview

Where a dead car may sit in Shoreview

Section 28-2 puts inoperable vehicles in one group with unlicensed vehicles, commercial usage vehicles and loose vehicle parts, then lists places they "shall not be" parked or stored. Read that full list on the city's code site before deciding where yours can stay. For a passenger car, a garage or other "lawfully erected building" is always an allowed place under the same section.

Business property has a firm limit. In nonresidential districts, the code lets cars park on asphalt, concrete or another hard surface "but not for periods exceeding 48 hours." Only a city-approved open sales lot, in a district where new or used car or boat sales are allowed, is exempt. A dead car left behind a store or an office in Shoreview runs into that two-day line.

Towed equipment gets a narrow pass: an unmounted pickup camper or a towed vehicle is not inoperable if it has every part, works normally and displays "a license that is not expired."

Snow emergencies

Shoreview's city manager declares a snow emergency when cars on the street get in the way of plowing (Section 38-24). While it lasts, "all on-street parking shall be prohibited." The section also bars parking on any unplowed stretch of street, or within 25 feet of either end of one, until the plows finish that block. City employees or agents may remove a car that breaks the rule, or order the owner to move it. When the plow shows up, the car that won't start is the one left in its way.

If the car is impounded

The Shoreview code sections we checked set no vehicle impound steps of their own, so state law fills in. Under Minnesota law, cities and peace officers can impound abandoned or junk vehicles. After a Shoreview tow, the registered owner and any lienholder get a letter. It must go out within five days, skipping weekends and holidays. Fifteen days after that, the car can be sold or scrapped. The owner has 15 or 45 days, by vehicle type, to get it back by paying the tow and storage. More in towed or impounded.

Signing it over in Minnesota

In Minnesota the plates stay put. The buyer takes them, and the registration tax you paid goes along. Flip the title over. In Shoreview, the price goes in the sales tax declaration space, followed by the sale date and a filled-in damage disclosure. For 20 years, a car built in 2011 or later also needs the odometer disclosure filled in. DVS's seller steps list no notary for your own signature. A Shoreview title with a lien needs a notarized release or the lien release card attached.

Shoreview sellers then have ten days to mail the torn-off "Notice of Sale" or report it online. Record the date of sale, then the buyer's name, address and the license number from their driver's license. Shoreview sellers can transfer at any Minnesota deputy registrar office (drive.mn.gov has them all; the phone is 651-297-2005). A Shoreview owner who lost the title can order a replacement. A replacement title by mail from DVS is $21.50. Getting it at a deputy registrar adds a $1 surcharge. See selling with no title.

Getting an offer

Fill out the form or call (877) 421-6008. Send the form for your Shoreview car. In Shoreview we haul from garages, driveways and repair shops. Next door: New Brighton, Roseville and Lino Lakes. State rules live on Minnesota.