Minnesota Administrative Rules
8880.0100 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
Unless the language or context clearly suggests a different meaning is intended, words, terms, and phrases used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this part.
Subp. 2.
Bus.
"Bus" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 11.
Subp. 3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Subp. 4.
Conviction.
"Conviction" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.01, subdivision 29.
Subp. 5.
Criminal record.
"Criminal record" means the conviction records of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or the conviction records of any other United States state or territory.
Subp. 7.
Driver.
"Driver" means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a limousine providing limousine service.
Subp. 8.
For-hire.
"For-hire" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 221.012, subdivision 14.
Subp. 9.
Limousine.
"Limousine" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 168.002, subdivision 15.
Subp. 10.
Limousine operator.
"Limousine operator" means a person who owns or leases and drives or retains others to drive a limousine for-hire and who is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 221.84, and this chapter. Limousine operator does not include a broker or other person who arranges for, but does not provide, for-hire limousine service.
Subp. 11.
Limousine service.
"Limousine service" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 221.84, subdivision 1. Limousine service does not include service provided by a person who is a private carrier as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 221.012, subdivision 35.
Subp. 12.
Luxury passenger automobile.
"Luxury passenger automobile" means a passenger automobile that:
A.
has a chassis and wheelbase that have been stretched beyond the length of the manufacturer's original specifications for the vehicle;
B.
is a sedan that the manufacturer characterizes as a luxury automobile in sales or promotional material regularly distributed to the public; or
C.
for a vehicle added to a fleet on or after the effective date of this rule, is a sedan with an original manufacturer's suggested retail price or present fair market value of more than $52,500.
Luxury passenger automobile does not include a bus, pickup truck, taxicab, or truck.
Subp. 14.
Motor vehicle.
"Motor vehicle" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 42.
Subp. 16.
Person.
"Person" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 221.012, subdivision 31.
Subp. 17.
Pickup truck.
"Pickup truck" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 168.002, subdivision 26.
Subp. 18.
Political subdivision.
"Political subdivision" means a state agency, a county, a city, or the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Subp. 19.
Prearranged pickup.
"Prearranged pickup" means limousine transportation scheduled by a passenger or a passenger's representative. Prearranged pickup does not include hailing at the time of transportation.
Subp. 20.
Public highway.
"Public highway" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 221.012, subdivision 36.
Subp. 21.
Regular route.
"Regular route" means transportation on the public highways that is not prearranged pickup and is habitually conducted between fixed points over fixed routes, or on regular time schedules.
Subp. 23.
Taxicab.
"Taxicab" means a motor vehicle, other than a limousine or bus, marked as a "taxi" or "taxicab" and used for transporting no more than seven passengers for compensation as determined by a flat rate schedule, according to the distance traveled, the time elapsed, or number of passengers carried, irrespective of whether the transportation extends beyond the boundary lines of a city.
Subp. 24.
Truck.
"Truck" means a motor vehicle designed and originally manufactured primarily for the transportation of property and not passengers.
Statutory Authority:
MS s 221.84
History:
18 SR 2220; 50 SR 570
Published Electronically:
April 9, 2026
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes