HF 2873

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions governing requirement and use
of USDOT carrier numbers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.185.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.185, is amended to read:

168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.

(a) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (e), new text end an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a
gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision
46, deleted text begin other than a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, deleted text end shall report to the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number. A person
subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the number
at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification
Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable
document as determined by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.

(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the outside of the
vehicle, but must be made available upon request of an authorized agent of the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin
commissioner new text end , peace officer, other employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter
299D, or employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The vehicle owner
shall notify the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end if there is a change to the owner's USDOT number.

(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin
commissioner new text end shall suspend the owner's registration.

(d) deleted text begin Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply to an agricultural
fertilizer or agricultural chemical retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer
or agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use. deleted text end new text begin This section does not apply to
(1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, (2) a vehicle that is not used
in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle that is owned and used
solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government, the state, or any
political subdivision.
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