SF 1065

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/06/2024 04:05pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; exempting towing and recovery vehicles from certain
motor vehicle weight limitations; making technical changes; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 168B.15; 169.829, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [169.8296] WEIGHT LIMITS; TOWING AND RECOVERY VEHICLE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Annual permit. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant
who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by
the applicant and who meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The
permit authorizes the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged
vehicle to a place of repair or safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of
this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Applicability with urgent movement. new text end

new text begin Sections 169.823 to 169.828 do not
apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle and the
movement is (1) urgent, and (2) for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the
roadway to a place of repair or safekeeping. A permit is not required for a vehicle operating
under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Seasonal load restrictions; exemption. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"recovery vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a boom that is used to move or recover
an inoperable vehicle.
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new text begin (b) The seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, subdivisions 1 and 2, do not
apply to a tow truck, towing vehicle, or a recovery vehicle that does not exceed a weight
of 20,000 pounds per single axle and is being operated for the purpose of towing or
recovering another vehicle that:
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new text begin (1) is involved in a vehicle crash or is inoperable and is located within a public road
right-of-way; or
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new text begin (2) has entered a public body of water adjacent to the roadway.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168B.15; and 169.829, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin are repealed.
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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 23-02756

No active language found for: 168B.15

169.829 WEIGHT LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN VEHICLES.

No active language found for: 169.829.2