1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; exempting towing and recovery vehicles from certain 
1.3 	motor vehicle weight limitations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.4 	169.87, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Towing and recovery vehicles. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), weight restrictions 
1.9 	imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a towing vehicle or other recovery 
1.10 	vehicle that is being operated to tow or recover another vehicle that:
1.11 	(1) is involved in a vehicle crash or is inoperable, and is located within a public road 
1.12 	right-of-way;
1.13 	(2) has entered a public body of water; or
1.14 	(3) is exempt from the restrictions under subdivision 1 or 2, as appropriate.
1.15 	(b) The exemption under this subdivision only applies when the towing or recovery 
1.16 	vehicle is traveling to tow or recover a vehicle specified in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), 
1.17 	or is towing or recovering a vehicle specified in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3).