Electronic Liens

The electronic lien (e-Liens) pilot project began in April with a small group of lending institutions. Participating lienholders create an account in e-Services for Business that allows them to store, track and release a lien electronically in MNDRIVE.

What you need to know:

• DPS-DVS does not send a lien card to e-lienholders. Lienholders not participating in the e-lien project will still receive lien cards.

• E-lienholders release liens electronically through MNDRIVE. The customer does not need to provide a hard copy of a lien release to remove it from the title.

• The customer will automatically receive a notification letter when an e-lien is released.

• The lien will appear on the vehicle record until the customer updates the title or transfers the vehicle.

You can verify if an e-lien was released on the DPS-DVS website drive.mn.gov:

1. Select More Vehicle Services from the Vehicle Services panel

2. Click “Check My Vehicle Status” from the list of options.

3. Enter the vehicle’s VIN and click Search.

There will be a released date and a lender release note if the e-lien was released.