2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
COMMON CARRIERS
Administration of law, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.83
Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Law, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 18E.02
Alcoholic beverages
Bottles, size limitation, Minn. Statutes 2026 340A.511
License to serve, Minn. Statutes 2026 340A.407, 340A.504
Assessments, state rail safety inspection program, Minn. Statutes 2026 219.015
Attorneys, representation, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
Audits and examinations, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Background checks, drivers, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.178
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 2026 238.03
Carrier's liens, bills of lading, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.7-307, 336.7-308
Certificates and certification
Food delivery equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 28A.0753
Registration, see same under this topic
Certificates of convenience and necessity
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.221
Sale or lease, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Violations, fines, orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Charter carriers
Contracts, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.022, 221.025
Drivers licenses, school bus endorsement, medical examiner's certificate, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Orders, see same under this topic
Permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.021
Reports given, annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
School buses, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 171.01
Special passenger service, see Passenger carriers under this topic
Tariffs, Minn. Statutes 2026 237.761
Christmas trees, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.642
Competing carriers, see Passenger carriers under this topic
Contested cases, notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.10
Contract carriers, reports given, cigarettes, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.11
Crimes against transit providers and operators, see PUBLIC TRANSIT
Criminal property damage, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.595
Definitions
Employment law, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.60
Motor carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.012
Motor vehicle registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.002
No-fault automobile insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 65B.43
Privacy of communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 626A.01
Railroad law, Minn. Statutes 2026 218.011
Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.011
Deliveries by outside of Minnesota, gross earnings taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 295.50, 295.53
Disabled persons, rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 256C.02
Drivers
Arrests, gross vehicle weight, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.85
Background checks, passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Directing, requiring, or permitting to commit violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Driving while impaired, see DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED
Excess weight, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.85
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Licenses, see DRIVERS LICENSES
Underage persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 171.322
Drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031, 221.605
Employees, workers' compensation, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.041
Employers, common carriers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.60
Enforcement of law
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Express companies, see EXPRESS COMPANIES
Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Fines
Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291, 221.68
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Permit violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Forfeiture, drive-by shootings, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.5318
Gross weight
Basis, computation of motor vehicle registration tax, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.013
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.002, 169.011
Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2026 168D.01
Truck weight enforcement operations, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.85
Identity and identification
Passenger carriers, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Vehicle identification cards, see same under this topic
Inspections
Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.221
Cigarettes, transportation records, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.11
Commerce in food, records, Minn. Statutes 2026 31.04
Health Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.14
Intrastate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Tobacco products, transportation records, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.12
Vehicles, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.221
Insurance
Compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141, 221.60
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 221.291
Driveaway-towaway operations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031, 221.605
Enforcement of law, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Fees, service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 5.25
Fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291, 221.68
Food, beverage, and lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2026 157.22
Insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141
Interstate registration trip permits, see Permits under this topic
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Liquor taxes, see LIQUOR TAXES
Motor vehicle registration taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.221
Motor vehicle sales taxes, leased vehicles, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 297B.03
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.67
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.65, 221.67
Rebates, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Registration, see same under this topic
Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Safety, federal regulations, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Sales by, alcoholic beverages, liquor taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 297G.09
Sales to, alcoholic beverages, liquor and bottle taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 297G.07
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2026 5.25, 221.67
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.60
Utility construction materials, hours of service, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Vehicles, see same under this topic
Intrastate carriers
Buses, operation on freeway or expressway shoulders, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.306
Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Insurance and bond, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Vehicles over 10,000 pounds, safety, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Investigations
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Irregular route common carriers, see under MOTOR CARRIERS
Lawsuits
Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605, 221.67, 221.68
Parties to suits, Minn. Statutes 2026 540.17
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.10
Liability, tobacco products delivery sales, Minn. Statutes 2026 325F.781
Licensees, gambling, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 349.30
Liens, bills of lading, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 297A.90
Minnows, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 97C.501, 97C.525
Mobile transportation equipment, parts, and accessories, purchasing, local sales and use taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.99
Motor carriers, see MOTOR CARRIERS
Motor vehicle fuel tax, see MOTOR CARRIER FUEL TAX
Motor vehicle registration taxes, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.221
No-fault automobile insurance, proof of, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.791, 169.792
No smoking notices, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.681
Oil and gas pipeline companies, power of eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2026 117.48
Orders
Federal out-of-service orders, operation prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031, 221.605
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Insurance, amount, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291
Surety bonds, amount, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.141
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Out-of-service criteria
Adoption by reference, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031, 221.605
Enforcement, State Patrol, Minn. Statutes 2026 299D.03, 299D.06
Parties to suits, Minn. Statutes 2026 540.17
Passenger carriers
Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.221
Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.10
Contractors or assistance recipients
Drivers, see same under this topic
Rules, compliance, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Decals, floater cards, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.131, 221.132
Drivers, background checks, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.178
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 2026 221.0252
Orders, see same under this topic
Permits, see same under this topic
Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classifications
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.306, 221.0252
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.031
Routes, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Rulemaking about, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031, 221.291
Schedules, violations, see Violations and penalties under this topic
Signatures, federal motor carrier identification reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Special passenger carriers, charter carrier permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.021
Stopping at railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.28
Surety bonds, see same under this topic
Termini, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Vehicle identification cards, see same under this topic
Vehicle registration, see same under this topic
Vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291
Passengers, expelling, grounds for use of force, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.06
Passes, forgery, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.63
Payments by
Registration fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.131
Sales and use taxes, common carriers registered as retailers, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Permits
Charter carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.021
Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.10
Passenger carriers, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.81, 221.0252
Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.021
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Pipeline carriers, certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.221
Possession, cigarettes, unstamped packages, presumption of illegal possession, exception, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.20
Private carriers
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.012
Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.605
Federal safety regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0314
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Limousine service, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.84
Purchases by, mobile transportation equipment, parts, and accessories, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.99
Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2026 168D.01
Quarantine, contagious or infectious diseases, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.14
Radio common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 237.01, 237.16
Railroads, see RAILROADS
Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classifications
Contested cases, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.10
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Rebates, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Reciprocity, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.221, 221.65
Records and record keeping
Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2026 31.04, 297F.11, 297F.12
Mileage, registered as retailers, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Registration
Federal, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.60
Interstate carriers
Cooperative registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.65
Plaintiffs, affidavits of compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.67
Regulatory agreements, reciprocity, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.65
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.60
Vehicle registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.031, 221.131
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.306, 221.0252
Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Regulation, retail dealers, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Reports given
Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Cigarettes, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.11
Tobacco products, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 297F.12
Retail dealers, common carriers registered as, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.90
Road taxes, see ROAD TAXES
Safety
Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0314, 221.605
Passenger carriers, unsatisfactory rating, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Vehicles over 10,000 pounds, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Service of process on, interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 5.25, 221.67
Signatures, electronic, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.173
Special passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.021
Special transportation services, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.30
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.122, 221.141
Tariffs, telephone companies, Minn. Statutes 2026 237.761
Telecommunications carriers, see under TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Transportation Department, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.66
Transportation of goods and products, equal and reasonable terms, Minn. Const. art 13 s 4
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.60
Vehicle identification cards, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.131, 221.132
Vehicle registration
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.131
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.031, 221.131
Vehicles
Buses
Generally, see BUSES
Operation on freeway or expressway shoulders, registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.306
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Inspections
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.221
Intrastate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132
Interstate carriers, certificates of title, Minn. Statutes 2026 168A.03
Motor vehicle sales taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 297B.03
New vehicles, retail delivery fee exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 168E.05
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.131, 221.132
Purchase, motor vehicle sales tax, Minn. Statutes 2026 297B.03
Qualified motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2026 168D.01
Weight, see Gross weight under this topic
Violations and penalties
Coercion, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Conspiracy, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Criminal forfeitures, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.5311, 609.5312, 609.5314
Each violation, separate offense, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291, 221.68
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 219.015
Fraud, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036
Interstate carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.68, 297G.18, 297G.19
No smoking notices, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.681
Nursery stock without certification, Minn. Statutes 2026 18H.13
Operating without certificate or permit, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Passenger carriers, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.0252, 221.036, 221.291
Rates, fares, charges, rules, and classification violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.036, 221.291
Rulemaking violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.291
Waivers, interstate carriers, motor vehicle registration taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.221
Wholesale drug distributors, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 151.441