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2023 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

COMMON CARRIERS

Administration of law, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.83

Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Law, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2023 18E.02

Alcoholic beverages

Bottles, size limitation, Minn. Statutes 2023 340A.511

License to serve, Minn. Statutes 2023 340A.407, 340A.504

Assessments, state rail safety inspection program, Minn. Statutes 2023 219.015

Attorneys, representation, Minn. Statutes 2023 481.02

Audits and examinations, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Background checks, drivers, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.178, 609B.149

Baggage, see BAGGAGE

Bills of lading, see BILLS OF LADING

Cab cards, see Vehicle identification cards under this topic

Cable communications franchises, contract carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 238.03

Carrier's liens, bills of lading, Minn. Statutes 2023 336.7-307, 336.7-308

Certificates and certification

Food delivery equipment, Minn. Statutes 2023 28A.0753

Registration, see same under this topic

Certificates of convenience and necessity

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.221

Sale or lease, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Violations, fines, orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Charter carriers

Contracts, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.022, 221.025

Drivers licenses, school bus endorsement, medical examiner's certificate, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Orders, see same under this topic

Permits, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.021

Reports given, annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

School buses, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2023 171.01

Special passenger service, see Passenger carriers under this topic

Tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2023 237.075, 237.761

Christmas trees, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2023 88.642

Competing carriers, see Passenger carriers under this topic

Contested cases, notice, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.10

Contract carriers, reports given, cigarettes, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.11

Crimes against transit providers and operators, see PUBLIC TRANSIT

Criminal property damage, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.595

Definitions

Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2023 181.60

Motor carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.012

Motor vehicle registration, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.002

No-fault automobile insurance, Minn. Statutes 2023 65B.43

Privacy of communications, Minn. Statutes 2023 626A.01

Railroad law, Minn. Statutes 2023 218.011

Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.011

Deliveries by outside of Minnesota, gross earnings taxes, Minn. Statutes 2023 295.50, 295.53

Disabled persons, rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 256C.02

Drivers

Arrests, gross vehicle weight, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.85

Background checks, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Directing, requiring, or permitting to commit violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Driving while impaired, see DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED

Excess weight, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.85

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Licenses, see DRIVERS LICENSES

Underage persons, Minn. Statutes 2023 171.322

Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031, 221.605

Employees, workers' compensation, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2023 176.041

Employers, common carriers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2023 181.60

Enforcement of law

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Express companies, see EXPRESS COMPANIES

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Fines

Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291, 221.68

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Permit violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Forfeiture, drive-by shootings, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.5318

Gross weight

Basis, computation of motor vehicle registration tax, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.013

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.002, 169.011

Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2023 168D.01

Truck weight enforcement operations, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.85

Identity and identification

Passenger carriers, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Vehicle identification cards, see same under this topic

Inspections

Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.221

Cigarettes, transportation records, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.11

Commerce in food, records, Minn. Statutes 2023 31.04

Health Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.14

Intrastate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Tobacco products, transportation records, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.12

Vehicles, generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.221

Insurance

Compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141, 221.60

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Intercity buses, see under BUSES

Interstate carriers

Cab cards, see Vehicle identification cards under this topic

Charges and rates, violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Driveaway-towaway operations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031, 221.605

Enforcement of law, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Fees, service of process, Minn. Statutes 2023 5.25

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291, 221.68

Food, beverage, and lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2023 157.22

Insurance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Interstate registration trip permits, see Permits under this topic

Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Lawsuits, see same under this topic

Liquor taxes, see LIQUOR TAXES

Motor vehicle registration taxes, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.221

Motor vehicle sales taxes, leased vehicles, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2023 297B.03

Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.67

Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.65, 221.67

Rebates, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Registration, see same under this topic

Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Safety, federal regulations, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Sales by, alcoholic beverages, liquor taxes, Minn. Statutes 2023 297G.09

Sales to, alcoholic beverages, liquor and bottle taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 297G.07

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2023 5.25, 221.67

Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.60

Utility construction materials, hours of service, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Vehicles, see same under this topic

Intrastate carriers

Buses, operation on freeway or expressway shoulders, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.306

Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Insurance and bond, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Vehicles over 10,000 pounds, safety, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Investigations

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Irregular route common carriers, see under MOTOR CARRIERS

Lawsuits

Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605, 221.67, 221.68

Parties to suits, Minn. Statutes 2023 540.17

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.10

Liability, tobacco products delivery sales, Minn. Statutes 2023 325F.781

Licensees, gambling, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2023 349.30

Liens, bills of lading, Minn. Statutes 2023 336.7-307, 336.7-308

Limousine service, see LIMOUSINES

Load limits, see Gross weight under this topic

Mileage records, common carriers registered as retailers, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Minnows, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2023 97C.501, 97C.525

Mobile transportation equipment, parts, and accessories, purchasing, local sales and use taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.99

Motor carriers, see MOTOR CARRIERS

Motor vehicle fuel tax, see MOTOR CARRIER FUEL TAX

Motor vehicle registration taxes, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.221

No-fault automobile insurance, proof of, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.791, 169.792

No smoking notices, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.681

Oil and gas pipeline companies, power of eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2023 117.48

Orders

Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031, 221.605

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Insurance, amount, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291

Surety bonds, amount, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.141

Violations and penalties, see same under this topic

Out-of-service criteria

Adoption by reference, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031, 221.605

Enforcement, State Patrol, Minn. Statutes 2023 299D.03, 299D.06

Parties to suits, Minn. Statutes 2023 540.17

Passenger carriers

Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.221

Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.10

Contractors or assistance recipients

Drivers, see same under this topic

Rules, compliance, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Decals, floater cards, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.131, 221.132

Drivers, background checks, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.178, 609B.149

Fines, see same under this topic

Identification cards, see Vehicle identification cards under this topic

Insurance, see same under this topic

Interstate carriers, see same under this topic

Intrastate carriers, see same under this topic

Offices, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Orders, see same under this topic

Permits, see same under this topic

Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classifications

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Registration, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.306, 221.0252

Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.031

Routes, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Rulemaking about, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031, 221.291

Schedules, violations, see Violations and penalties under this topic

Signatures, federal motor carrier identification reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Special passenger carriers, charter carrier permits, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.021

Stopping at railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.28

Surety bonds, see same under this topic

Termini, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Vehicle identification cards, see same under this topic

Vehicle registration, see same under this topic

Vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291

Passengers, expelling, grounds for use of force, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.06

Passes, forgery, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.63

Payments by

Registration fees, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.131

Sales and use taxes, common carriers registered as retailers, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Permits

Charter carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.021

Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.10

Passenger carriers, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.81, 221.0252

Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.021

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Pipeline carriers, certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.221

Possession, cigarettes, unstamped packages, presumption of illegal possession, exception, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.20

Private carriers

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.012

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.605

Federal safety regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0314

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Limousine service, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.84

Purchases by, mobile transportation equipment, parts, and accessories, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.99

Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2023 168D.01

Quarantine, contagious or infectious diseases, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.14

Radio common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 237.01, 237.16

Railroads, see RAILROADS

Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classifications

Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.10

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Rebates, violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Reciprocity, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.221, 221.65

Records and record keeping

Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2023 31.04, 297F.11, 297F.12

Mileage, registered as retailers, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Registration

Federal, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.60

Interstate carriers

Cooperative registration, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.65

Plaintiffs, affidavits of compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.67

Regulatory agreements, reciprocity, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.65

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.60

Vehicle registration, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.031, 221.131

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.306, 221.0252

Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Regulation, retail dealers, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Reports given

Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Cigarettes, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.11

Tobacco products, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2023 297F.12

Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2023 297A.90

Road taxes, see ROAD TAXES

Safety

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0314, 221.605

Passenger carriers, unsatisfactory rating, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Vehicles over 10,000 pounds, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Service of process on, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 5.25, 221.67

Signatures, electronic, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.173

Special passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.021

Special transportation services, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.30

Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.122, 221.141

Tariffs, telephone companies, Minn. Statutes 2023 237.075, 237.761

Telecommunications carriers, see under TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Transportation Department, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2023 174.66

Transportation of goods and products, equal and reasonable terms, Minn. Const. art 13 s 4

Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.60

Vehicle identification cards, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.131, 221.132

Vehicle registration

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.131

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.031, 221.131

Vehicles

Buses

Generally, see BUSES

Operation on freeway or expressway shoulders, registration, Minn. Statutes 2023 169.306

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Inspections

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.221

Intrastate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.031

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132

Interstate carriers, certificates of title, Minn. Statutes 2023 168A.03

Motor vehicle sales taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2023 297B.03

New vehicles, retail delivery fee exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 168E.05

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132

Purchase, motor vehicle sales tax, Minn. Statutes 2023 297B.03

Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2023 168D.01

Weight, see Gross weight under this topic

Violations and penalties

Coercion, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Conspiracy, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Criminal forfeitures, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.5311, 609.5312, 609.5314

Each violation, separate offense, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291, 221.68

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 219.015

Fraud, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036

Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.68, 297G.18, 297G.19

No smoking notices, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.681

Nursery stock without certification, Minn. Statutes 2023 18H.13

Operating without certificate or permit, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291

Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classification violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.036, 221.291

Rulemaking violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 221.291

Waivers, interstate carriers, motor vehicle registration taxes, Minn. Statutes 2023 168.221

Wholesale drug distributors, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2023 151.441