1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; clarifying the right of protective agents to escort 
1.3 	oversized loads;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 169.86, subdivision 
1.4 	3b; 326.338, subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3b.Escort vehicles. The commissioner or local authority shall specify in 
1.8 	the permit:
1.9 	(1) the minimum number of escort vehicles required to escort the overdimensional 
1.10 	load; and
1.11 	(2) whether the operators of the escort vehicles must be certified licensed peace 
1.12 	officers or may be overdimensional load escort drivers who hold a current certificate 
1.13 	under section 299D.085. However, the commissioner or local authority shall specify 
1.14 	only certified licensed peace officers as escort drivers when the transportation will 
1.15 	involve lengthy traffic stoppages or other dangerous situations within the judgment of the 
1.16 	commissioner or local authority.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326.338, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 4.Protective agent. A person who for a fee, reward, or other valuable 
1.19 	consideration undertakes any of the following acts is considered to be engaged in the 
1.20 	business of protective agent:
1.21 	(1) providing guards, private patrol, or other security personnel to protect persons or 
1.22 	their property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking of goods, merchandise, or money, or 
2.1 	to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, merchandise, money, or other 
2.2 	valuable things, or to procure the return of those things;
2.3 	(2) physically responding to any alarm signal device, burglar alarm, television 
2.4 	camera, still camera, or a mechanical or electronic device installed or used to prevent or 
2.5 	detect burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage, losses, or other security measures;
2.6 	(3) providing armored car services for the protection of persons or property;
2.7 	(4) controlling motor traffic on public streets, roads, and highways for the purpose 
2.8 	of escorting a funeral procession and oversized loads; or
2.9 	(5) providing management and control of crowds for the purpose of safety and 
2.10 	protection.
2.11 	A person covered by this subdivision may perform the traffic-control duties in clause 
2.12 	(4) in place of a policepeace officer when a special permit is required, provided that the 
2.13 	protective agent is first-aid qualified and certified under section 299D.085.