Moving a registrar office

In most cases, a bank moving to a new location four blocks away would not be a big deal.

But it could be problematic in New Prague.

“The State Bank of New Prague has been providing the deputy registrar services for our area for many, many years. They have decided to build a new building not far away, but it happens to be across the county line,” said Rep. Laura Brod (R-New Prague). “State law does not allow a deputy registrar office to move across county line without a revision.”

Brod sponsors HF3128, which would provide a variance from the Public Safety Department that would allow the bank to move its deputy registrar office from Scott County to Le Sueur County. The office move must take place by the end of the year.

Approved March 6 by the House Transportation Finance Division, the bill awaits action on the House floor.

“It is not a license bureau itself, so we want to make sure that we are only changing the law for the purposes that are provided in that building,” Brod said.

A companion bill, SF2755, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Dahle (DFL-Northfield), awaits action by the Senate Transportation Committee.