Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 280-S.F.No. 1440 
           An act relating to motor vehicles; providing for 
          certain indemnities in lease agreements; proposing 
          coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [168.2702] [MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES:  INDEMNITY 
AGREEMENTS.] 
    Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a provision in a 
motor vehicle lease agreement that indemnifies the lessor 
against any claims or liabilities arising out of the use, 
operation, or maintenance of the vehicle by the lessee includes 
the right to indemnity for traffic violations, penalties, and 
punitive damages caused by the lessee and is enforceable in 
accordance with its terms.  This section does not relieve the 
lessor of any liability, penalty, or damages arising out of its 
own acts or omissions. 
    Presented to the governor May 29, 1991 
    Signed by the governor June 1, 1991, 3:25 p.m.