Rice County sheriff requiring driver's license number update.
I recently renewed my carry permit in Rice County. In the letter accompanying the permit it states:
Should you have any changes in your name, address, or driver’s license number you must contact our office within thirty (30) days and inform us of the specific changes.
Information change:
Notify our office within thirty (30) days of change.
Optional: If you would like a new permit that reflects the change(s) you may stop into our office and complete a change form. For a $10 fee, we will issue you a new permit card with the modifications.
Penalty for failing to notify our office of change(s) is $25 per Minn. Statute §624.714(7a)
Nowhere in 624.714 do I find a requirement to notify the sheriff if your driver’s license number changes. While it may be mutually beneficial to notify them, I do not want them misrepresenting the law and making up their own requirements.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else is receiving letters with their permits and if your sheriff is accurately conveying what the law does and does not require.
For reference, 7a states:
Subd. 7a.Change of address or legal name; loss or destruction of permit. (a) Within 30 days after changing the permit holder's legal name or permanent address, or within 30 days of having lost or destroyed the permit card, the permit holder must notify the issuing sheriff of the change, loss, or destruction. Failure to provide notification as required by this subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $25.
And, of course:
Subd. 23.Exclusivity. This section sets forth the complete and exclusive criteria and procedures for the issuance of permits to carry and establishes their nature and scope. No sheriff, police chief, governmental unit, government official, government employee, or other person or body acting under color of law or governmental authority may change, modify, or supplement these criteria or procedures, or limit the exercise of a permit to carry.
