SF 1293

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/26/2012 09:11am

A bill for an act
relating to traffic regulations; clarifying the right of protective agents to escort
oversized loads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 169.86, subdivision
3b; 326.338, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:

Subd. 3b.

Escort vehicles.

The commissioner or local authority shall specify in
the permit:

(1) the minimum number of escort vehicles required to escort the overdimensional
load; and

(2) whether the operators of the escort vehicles must be certified licensed peace
officers or may be overdimensional load escort drivers who hold a current certificate
under section 299D.085. new text begin However, the commissioner or local authority shall specify
only certified licensed peace officers as escort drivers when the transportation will
involve lengthy traffic stoppages or other dangerous situations within the judgment of the
commissioner or local authority.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326.338, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Protective agent.

A person who for a fee, reward, or other valuable
consideration undertakes any of the following acts is considered to be engaged in the
business of protective agent:

(1) providing guards, private patrol, or other security personnel to protect persons or
their property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking of goods, merchandise, or money, or
to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, merchandise, money, or other
valuable things, or to procure the return of those things;

(2) physically responding to any alarm signal device, burglar alarm, television
camera, still camera, or a mechanical or electronic device installed or used to prevent or
detect burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage, losses, or other security measures;

(3) providing armored car services for the protection of persons or property;

(4) controlling motor traffic on public streets, roads, and highways for the purpose
of escorting a funeral procession and oversized loads; or

(5) providing management and control of crowds for the purpose of safety and
protection.

A person covered by this subdivision may perform the traffic-control duties in clause
(4) in place of a deleted text begin police deleted text end new text begin peace new text end officer when a special permit is required, provided that the
protective agent is first-aid qualified new text begin and certified under section 299D.085 new text end .