Minnesota Legislature
SF 625
1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 10/25/2023 10:34am
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; expanding impounded vehicle charges to include recovery
and storage of a motor vehicle and its cargo and accident site cleanup; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168B.045; 168B.07, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.045, is amended to read:
168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES.
A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer
deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the deleted text begin storage anddeleted text end towing and
new text begin recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup,
and must have new text end the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle new text begin and cargo, subject to the
right to retrieve contents under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, new text end until the lien is lawfully
discharged. This section does not apply to tows of vehicles parked in violation of snow
emergency regulations.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Payment of charges.
new text begin Except as provided in this subdivision,new text end the owner
or any lienholder of an impounded vehicle deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end have a right to reclaim such vehicle
from the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody upon payment
of all new text begin charges for new text end towing and deleted text begin storage chargesdeleted text end new text begin recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of
the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanupnew text end resulting from taking the vehicle new text begin and cargo
new text end into custody within 15 or 45 days, as applicable under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a,
or 2, after the date of the notice required by section 168B.06. new text begin The registered owner of a
vehicle who is homeless or receives relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07,
subdivision 3, is not liable for charges for recovery of cargo, storage of cargo, or accident
site cleanup unless the costs are covered by the owner's motor vehicle insurance. For purposes
of this subdivision, "cargo" means commercial goods or private property being transported
by motor vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 24, or trailer, as defined in
section 168.002, subdivision 35.
new text end