1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to highways,
motor vehicles, traffic regulations, drivers' licenses, transit, railroads, motor
carriers, and other transportation-related programs or activities; imposing
penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
86B.825, subdivision 5; 123B.88, subdivision 3; 161.081, subdivision 3, as
amended, by adding subdivisions; 168.011, subdivision 7; 168.012, subdivision
1; 168.013, subdivision 1e; 168.021, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.09, subdivision 7;
168.185; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 168A.05, subdivision 9; 168B.051, subdivision
2; 168B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 168B.07, by adding subdivisions; 168B.08,
subdivision 1; 168B.087, subdivision 1; 169.01, subdivisions 55, 76, by adding
subdivisions; 169.18, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.224;
169.67, subdivision 3; 169.781, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 169.79; 169.801; 169.82,
subdivision 3; 169.826, subdivision 1a; 169.85, subdivision 1; 169.86, by adding
a subdivision; 169A.03, subdivision 23; 171.01, subdivisions 35, 46; 171.02, by
adding a subdivision; 171.03; 171.055, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.0701; 171.13, by
adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivision 2; 171.321, subdivision 1; 174.02,
subdivision 2; 174.03, subdivision 1; 174.24, by adding a subdivision; 174.64,
subdivisions 2, 4; 174.66; 221.011, subdivisions 8, 23, by adding subdivisions;
221.025; 221.026; 221.031, subdivision 1; 221.0314, subdivision 9a; 221.036,
subdivisions 1, 3; 221.131; 221.132; 221.141, subdivision 4; 221.185; 221.221,
subdivision 3; 221.291, subdivision 4; 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299D.06;
473.1465, by adding a subdivision; 473.388, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes
2007 Supplement, sections 168.017, subdivision 3; 169.443, subdivision 9;
171.02, subdivision 2; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2008, chapter
152, article 2, sections 1; 3, subdivision 2; article 3, sections 1; 6; 8; article 6,
section 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123B;
169; 171; 174; 219; 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.087,
subdivision 2; 169.145; 174.65; 221.011, subdivisions 24, 25, 28, 29, 38, 39, 41,
44, 45; 221.0252, subdivision 7; 221.072; 221.111; 221.121; 221.122; 221.123;
221.131, subdivisions 2a, 3; 221.141, subdivision 6; 221.151; 221.152; 221.153,
subdivisions 1, 2; 221.161; 221.171; 221.172, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
221.296, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.825, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
A person acquiring a watercraftnew text begin ,
required to have a certificate of title under this section,new text end through a sale or gift does not
acquire a right, title, claim, or interest in the watercraft until the person has been issued
a certificate of title to the watercraft or has received a manufacturer's or importer's
certificate. A waiver or estoppel does not operate in favor of that person against another
person who has obtained possession of the certificate of title or manufacturer's or
importer's certificate for the watercraft for valuable consideration.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.88, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The board may
contract for the furnishing of authorized transportation under section 123B.52, and may
purchase gasoline and furnish same to a contract carrier for use in the performance of a
contract with the school district for transportation of school children to and from school.
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(b) An initiated transportation service contract shall include by contract language,
addendum, or supplementary information terms addressing:
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(1) a summary of school bus driver training requirements, including the minimum
number of preservice training hours and the minimum number of in-service training hours;
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(2) a driver recruitment and retention plan, including an explanation of:
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(i) the actions the contractor has taken or will take to recruit qualified drivers for the
transportation services contract;
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(ii) the process for screening applicants to be certain that they meet the school bus
driver requirements of federal law, of state law, and of the transportation service contract,
including federal and state-controlled substance and alcohol testing requirements;
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(iii) the training that drivers receive prior to assignment to transportation service; and
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(iv) the actions of the employer to retain qualified drivers to meet requirements of
the transportation services contract, including an explanation of wage rates and employee
benefits and policies on compensated absences such as paid vacations, holidays, and
sick leave;
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(3) the reporting to the local school district of all school bus accidents;
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(4) the reporting to the local school district of all school bus driver-reported traffic
convictions, based upon the requirement of commercial drivers to report traffic convictions
to their employer under Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.31;
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(5) the reporting within one week to the local school district the results of any
Minnesota State Patrol inspection of school buses being regularly utilized for the
transportation under the transportation contract;
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(6) the school bus driver employee turnover ratio, defined as the total number of
school bus drivers employed during the most recent school year divided by the daily
average number of school bus drivers employed during the same regular school year,
within bus garage location or other reasonable basis. The turnover rate may exclude
those drivers whose employment is terminated or who are otherwise removed for cause
from service; and
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(7) the date of hire of the employer's current employees identified by their job
classifications, which may include any relevant prior experience. Summer and other
regular school breaks should not be considered interruptions to employment.
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(c) Notwithstanding section 123B.52, a school district may award a transportation
contract in the interest of student safety and cost-effectiveness.
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This section is effective July 1, 2008.
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School bus driver employees must be paid for the
actual time worked. If a route pay system or hourly estimation is used, school bus driver
employees must be scheduled and paid for actual time for required inspection of buses.
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School bus drivers who document needed bus repairs
shall have the right to refuse to operate the bus immediately for a safety-related repair,
which meets the out-of-service definition of Minnesota Rules, part 7470.0600. In this
situation, the driver shall be provided an alternate bus, if available, and time to inspect it.
The driver shall not be penalized in any way for fees, fines, or consequences incurred by
the employer for delays or failure to provide the transportation service in a timely manner
in this situation. Nothing in this section may diminish the rights, pay, or benefits of drivers
covered by a collective bargaining agreement with an exclusive representative.
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This section is effective July 1, 2008.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
(a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor
vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses,
school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126.
(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
(1) pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed to carry passengers, with
a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton; deleted text begin and
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(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 91new text begin ; and
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new text begin (3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 94new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The following
vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and
registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the
federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely
in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled
persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
(5) ambulances owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10, the
general appearance of which is unmistakable; and
(6) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34,
or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and the
vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal fire apparatuses including
fire-suppression support vehicles, police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance
of which is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number plates.
(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson
investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by
the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license
number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for
these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department
of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of
police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle,
the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the
appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency.
The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the
vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry,
fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must
display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates
must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the
commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by
the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes
authorized by this section.
(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the
Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a
form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling
investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle
classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a
form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
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(g) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and
developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on
the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger
vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification
must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used
exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
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(h) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and
vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the
vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form
prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
official duties of the social service agency.
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deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number
plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All vehicles
required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state department
or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education program, deleted text begin ordeleted text end
licensed commercial driving school,new text begin or other qualifying organization or entity,new text end plainly
displayed on both sides of the vehicledeleted text begin ; except that each state hospital and institution for
persons who are mentally ill and developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without
the required identification on the sides of the vehicle, and county social service agencies
may have vehicles used for child and vulnerable adult protective services without the
required identification on the sides of the vehicledeleted text end . This identification must be in a color
giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure
throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable
plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable
plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or
to a nonpublic high school driver education program.
Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
(a) The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to
registration under the monthly series system for a period of 12 consecutive calendar
months, unless:
(1) the application is an original rather than renewal application; deleted text begin or
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(2) the application is for quarterly registration under section 168.018; or
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the
vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case
the applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of
four or more months,new text begin withnew text end the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at
the time of registration.
deleted text begin However,deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end To qualify for deleted text begin thisdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end exemptionnew text begin under paragraph (a), clause (3)new text end , the
applicant must (1) present the application to the registrar at St. Paul, or a designated
deputy registrar office, and (2) stamp in red, on the certificate of title, the phrase "The
expiration month of this vehicle is ....." with the blank filled in with the month of expiration
as if the vehicle is being registered for a period of 12 calendar months.
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end In any instance except that of a licensed motor vehicle lessor, the registrar
shall not approve registering the vehicle subject to the application for a period of less
than three months, except when the registrar determines that to do otherwise will help to
equalize the registration and renewal work load of the department.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) When a motor vehicle registered
under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated
capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle
is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial
parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for
and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days
if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and (2) two
disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one
to the rear of the motor vehicle.
(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set of plates to any owner of a
motor vehicle at the same time unless deleted text begin all motor vehicles have been specifically modified
for and are used exclusively by a permanently physically disabled persondeleted text end new text begin the state council
on disability approves the issuance of a second set of plates to a motor vehicle ownernew text end .
(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates, the owner must submit a
medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or
proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor
vehicle applies for plates for one or more motor vehicles that are specially modified for
and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.
(e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and secure (i) immediately, a permit
valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability plates issued under
this section, and (ii) a set of disability plates for a motor vehicle if:
(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify
for disability plates under this section; and
(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The commissioner shall design
and furnish two disability plates with attached emblems to deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin annew text end eligible owner. The
emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in
section 16B.61, subdivision 5, approximately three inches square. The emblem must
be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible
for disability plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized by sections
168.013 and 168.09.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
(a) A vehicle that displays a
deleted text begin specialdeleted text end new text begin Minnesotanew text end plate issued under deleted text begin section 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or
2d; 168.123; 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,deleted text end new text begin chapter 168 new text end may display a
temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
(1) the current registration tax and all other fees new text begin and taxes new text end have been paid in full; and
(2) the plate deleted text begin requires replacement under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph
(d), clause (3)deleted text end new text begin has been applied fornew text end .
(b) A vehicle deleted text begin that is registered under section 168.10deleted text end may display a temporary permit
in conjunction with expired registration, with or without a registration plate, if:
(1) the plates have been applied for deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (2)new text end the registration tax deleted text begin hasdeleted text end new text begin and other fees and taxes havenew text end been paid in fulldeleted text begin , as
provided for in section 168.10deleted text end ; and
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3) either new text end the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the
temporary permit and not used for general transportation purposesnew text begin or the vehicle was
issued a 21-day permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1new text end .
(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format
prescribed by the commissioner and whenever practicable must be posted upon the
driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid only
for the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates to
be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. new text begin The permit may be only issued by the
commissioner or by a deputy registrar under section 168.33.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.185, is amended to read:
(a) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (d), new text end an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a
gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision
46, deleted text begin other than a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce,deleted text end shall report to the
deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number. A person
subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the number
at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification
Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable
document as determined by the deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end shall
not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.
(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the outside of the
vehicle, but must be made available upon request of an authorized agent of the deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end , peace officer, other employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter
299D, or employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The vehicle owner
shall notify the deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end if there is a change to the owner's USDOT number.
(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the deleted text begin registrardeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end shall suspend the owner's registration.
(d) deleted text begin Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply to an agricultural
fertilizer or agricultural chemical retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer
or agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use.deleted text end new text begin This section does not apply to
(1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, (2) a vehicle that is not used
in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle that is owned and used
solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government, the state, or any
political subdivision.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The registrar shall not issue a certificate of
title for:
(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;
(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in
this state;
(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate
transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title
has been issued in another state;
(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
(5) an implement of husbandry;
(6) special mobile equipment;
(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;
(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party
holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or
any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational
vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.011, subdivisions 8 and 25;
(9) a snowmobiledeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(10) a spotter truck, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 7a.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires June 30, 2013.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Neighborhood electric vehiclesnew text begin and medium-speed electric vehiclesnew text end ,
as defined in section 169.01, deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisions new text end 91new text begin and 94new text end , must be titled as
specified in section 168A.02. The department shall not issue a title for a neighborhood
electric vehiclenew text begin or a medium-speed electric vehiclenew text end (1) that lacks a vehicle identification
number, and (2) for which a manufacturer's certificate of origin clearly labeling the
vehicle as a neighborhood electric vehicle or similar designation has not been issued. The
department shall not issue a vehicle identification number to a homemade neighborhood
electric or low-speed vehicle or retrofitted golf cart, and such vehicles do not qualify as
neighborhood electric vehicles.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Andeleted text end new text begin (a) If an unauthorized vehicle is
impounded, other than by the city of Minneapolis or the city of St. Paul, the new text end impounded
vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, new text begin the earlier of:
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new text begin (1) new text end 45 days after notice to the ownerdeleted text begin , if the vehicle is determined to be an
unauthorized vehicle that was not impounded by the city of Minneapolis or the city of
St. Pauldeleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (2) the date of a voluntary written title transfer by the registered owner to the
impound lot operatornew text end .
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(b) A voluntary written title transfer constitutes a waiver by the registered owner of
any right, title, and interest in the vehicle.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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new text end When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot
operator taking it into custody shall give new text begin written new text end notice of the taking within five daysnew text begin to
the registered vehicle owner and any lienholdersnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end The notice deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must:
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(1) set forth the date and place of the takingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (2) provide new text end the year, make, modelnew text begin ,new text end and serial number of the impounded motor
vehiclenew text begin ,new text end if such information can be reasonably obtainednew text begin ,new text end and the place where the vehicle
is being helddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle
under section 168B.07deleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ;
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deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end state that failure of the owner or lienholders tonew text begin :
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new text begin (i) new text end exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle deleted text begin and contentsdeleted text end within the appropriate time
allowed under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, deleted text begin shall be deemeddeleted text end new text begin and under the
conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes new text end a waiver by them of all
right, title, and interest in the vehicle deleted text begin and contentsdeleted text end and a consent to the transfer of title to
and disposal or sale of the vehicle deleted text begin and contentsdeleted text end pursuant to section 168B.08new text begin ; or
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(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate
time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 3,
constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to
sell or dispose of the contents under section 168B.08; and
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new text begin (5) new text end new text begin state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator
documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner
is homeless, receives relief based on need, is eligible for legal aid services, or has a
household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered
right to retrieve any and all contents without chargenew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
If an unauthorized vehicle remains
unclaimed after 30 days from the date the notice was sent under subdivision 2, a second
notice deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must new text end be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner,
if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
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(1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or
nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories,
including audio or video players; and
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(2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP and
Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general assistance
medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid (MSA),
MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy
assistance, emergency assistance, Food Stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota
working family tax credit.
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(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable
procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to
protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.
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(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section
168B.051, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or
nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief
based on need, is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below 50
percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all contents
without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred charges or
fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.
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(d) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section
168B.051, a registered owner other than a registered owner described in paragraph (c)
has the unencumbered right to retrieve the following contents: medicine; medical-related
items and equipment; clothing; eyeglasses; educational materials; and legal documents,
including, but not limited to, a driver's license, identification, passports, insurance
documents, any other documents related to a pending or concluded judicial or
administrative proceeding, tax returns, and documents indicating receipt of or eligibility
for public benefit programs. This provision does not prohibit the return of other contents
at the discretion of the impound lot operator.
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(e) An impound lot operator is not required to return any contents to a person who is
not the registered owner of the impounded vehicle, other than legal documents. Legal
documents include, but are not limited to, driver's license, identification, passports,
insurance documents, any other documents related to a pending or concluded judicial or
administrative proceeding, and tax returns. An impound lot operator is not required to
return any contents to a person who is not the registered owner after the expiration of
the waiting periods provided in section 168B.051, or if the registered owner voluntarily
transfers title to the impound lot operator under section 168B.051, subdivision 2.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
new text begin
The failure of the registered owner or lienholders to
exercise the right to reclaim the vehicle before the expiration of the waiting periods
provided under section 168B.051 constitutes a waiver of all right, title, and interest in
the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to, and disposal or sale of, the vehicle
under section 168B.08. The failure of the registered owner to exercise the right provided
under subdivision 3 constitutes a waiver of all right, title, and interest in the contents and
a consent to the transfer of title to, and disposal or sale of, the contents under section
168B.08.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) If an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle deleted text begin and
contentsdeleted text end taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed
under section 168B.07, new text begin subdivision 1, new text end it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when
eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07. new text begin If the contents of an abandoned or
unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not
reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, it may be disposed of or sold at auction
or sale when eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07.
new text end
(b) The purchaser shall be given a receipt in a form prescribed by the registrar of
motor vehicles which shall be sufficient title to dispose of the vehicle. The receipt shall
also entitle the purchaser to register the vehicle and receive a certificate of title, free and
clear of all liens and claims of ownership. Before such a vehicle is issued a new certificate
of title it must receive a motor vehicle safety check.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.087, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The deleted text begin nonpublicdeleted text end impound lot operator has a
deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of
services provided in the towing, storage, and inspection of the vehicle minus the proceeds
of the sale or auctionnew text begin , except as provided in paragraph (c)new text end .
(b) The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of:
(1) 25 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(2) new text begin 15 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1a; and
new text end
new text begin (3) new text end 55 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 2.
new text begin
(c) A public impound lot operator is prohibited from:
new text end
new text begin
(1) filing a deficiency claim against a registered owner whom the operator knows:
new text end
new text begin
(i) is homeless;
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new text begin
(ii) receives relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07; or
new text end
new text begin
(iii) has a household income at or below 50 percent of state median income; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) recovering a deficiency from a registered owner who demonstrates that the
owner, at the time the deficiency claim was filed:
new text end
new text begin
(i) was homeless;
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new text begin
(ii) received relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07; or
new text end
new text begin
(iii) had a household income at or below 50 percent of state median income.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Spotter truck" means a truck-tractor with a manufacturer's
certificate of origin "not for on road use" specification, used exclusively for staging or
shuttling trailers in the course of a truck freight operation or freight shipping operation.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires June 30, 2013.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 55, is amended to read:
"Implement of husbandry" deleted text begin has the meaning
given in section 168A.01, subdivision 8deleted text end new text begin means a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed
or adapted to be used exclusively for timber-harvesting, agricultural, horticultural, or
livestock-raising operationsnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 76, is amended to read:
"Hazardous materials" means deleted text begin those materials
found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act and that require the motor vehicledeleted text end new text begin any material that has been designated as hazardous
under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is requirednew text end to be placarded under
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, deleted text begin parts 100-185deleted text end new text begin part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of
a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Wireless communications device"
means (1) a cellular phone, or (2) a portable electronic device that is capable of receiving
and transmitting data, including but not limited to text messages and e-mail, without an
access line for service. A wireless communications device does not include a device that
is permanently affixed to the vehicle, including a global positioning system or navigation
system.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Medium-speed electric vehicle"
means an electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a roll cage or
crushproof body design, that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved
level surface, is fully enclosed and has at least one door for entry, has a wheelbase of 40
inches or greater and a wheel diameter of ten inches or greater, and except with respect to
maximum speed otherwise meets or exceeds regulations in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle
shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
under the rules governing such movement;
(2) when the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction
or repair;
(3) upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules
applicable thereon;
(4) upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic as a one-way
roadway; deleted text begin or
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(5) as necessary to comply with subdivision 11 when approaching an authorized
emergency vehicle parked or stopped on the roadwaydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin
(6) as necessary to comply with subdivision 12 when approaching a road
maintenance or construction vehicle parked or stopped on the roadway.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
(a) No vehicle shall be driven
to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of
oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to
be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching
from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking
vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within 100 feet
of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
(b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph (c), no vehicle shall,
in overtaking and passing another vehicle or at any other time, be driven to the left half of
the roadway under the following conditions:
(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the
driver's view along the highway is obstructed within a distance of 700 feet;
(2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or tunnel, railroad grade
crossing, intersection within a city, or intersection outside of a city if the presence of the
intersection is marked by warning signs; or
(3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing, or a distinctive centerline
is marked, which distinctive line also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
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(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of
husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying
vehicular hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal sunlight, and (2)
does not extend into the left half of the roadway to any greater extent than made necessary
by the total width of the right half of the roadway together with any adjacent shoulder
that is suitable for travel.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of
husbandry that is operated to the left half of the roadway if such operation is not to a
greater extent than is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or other
stationary object located on the highway right-of-way.
deleted text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.18, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
(a) When
approaching and before passing a freeway service patrol, road maintenance, or construction
vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to
a street or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall
safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
new text end
new text begin
(b) When approaching and before passing a freeway service patrol, road
maintenance, or construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or
otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having more than two lanes in the
same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full
lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the vehicle is completely or partially
parked or otherwise stopped, if it is possible to do so.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a motor vehicle if the peace
officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of
this subdivision within the four-hour period following the termination of the incident.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.224, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section, "road authority" means the
commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways
and county highways; the town board, as to town roads; and the governing body of
a city, as to city streets.
Notwithstanding any other law, a neighborhood
electric vehicle new text begin or a medium-speed electric vehicle new text end may be operated on public streets and
highways if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements.
A neighborhood electric vehicle new text begin or a medium-speed electric
vehicle new text end may not be operated on a street or highway with a speed limit greater than 35 miles
per hour, except to make a direct crossing of that street or highway.
(a) A road authority, including the
commissioner of transportation by order, may prohibit or further restrict the operation
of neighborhood electric vehicles new text begin and medium-speed electric vehicles new text end on any street or
highway under the road authority's jurisdiction.
(b) new text begin Neither new text end a neighborhood electric vehicle new text begin nor a medium-speed electric vehicle new text end may
deleted text begin notdeleted text end be used to take any examination to demonstrate ability to exercise control in the
operation of a motor vehicle as required under section 171.13.
new text begin
Notwithstanding any other law, a spotter truck may be operated on public streets
and highways if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the operator has a valid class A, B, or C driver's license;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the vehicle complies with the size, weight, and load restrictions under this
chapter;
new text end
new text begin
(3) the vehicle meets all inspection requirements under section 169.781; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) the vehicle is operated (i) within a zone of two air miles from the truck freight
operation or freight shipping operation where the vehicle is housed, or (ii) directly to and
from a repair shop, service station, or fueling station for the purpose of repair, servicing,
or refueling.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires June 30, 2013.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 169.443, subdivision 9, is
amended to read:
new text begin
(a) As used in this subdivision,
"school bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01, subdivision 6. In addition, the term
includes type III school buses as described in section 169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5),
when driven by employees or agents of school districts for transportation.
new text end
new text begin (b) new text end A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while communicating over, or
otherwise operating, a cellular phone for personal reasons, whether hand-held or hands
free, when the vehicle is in motion.
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, "electronic message"
means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to
be transmitted between physical devices. An electronic message includes, but is not
limited to, e-mail, a text message, an instant message, a command or request to access
a World Wide Web page, or other data that uses a commonly recognized electronic
communications protocol. An electronic message does not include voice or other data
transmitted as a result of making a phone call, or data transmitted automatically by a
wireless communications device without direct initiation by a person.
new text end
new text begin
No person may operate a motor vehicle while using a
wireless communications device to compose, read, or send an electronic message, when
the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic.
new text end
new text begin
This section does not apply if a wireless communications
device is used:
new text end
new text begin
(1) solely in a voice-activated or other hands-free mode;
new text end
new text begin
(2) for making a cellular phone call;
new text end
new text begin
(3) for obtaining emergency assistance to (i) report a traffic accident, medical
emergency, or serious traffic hazard, or (ii) prevent a crime about to be committed;
new text end
new text begin
(4) in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety is in immediate danger; or
new text end
new text begin
(5) in an authorized emergency vehicle while in the performance of official duties.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) No trailer or semitrailer with a grossnew text begin vehiclenew text end
weight of 3,000 or more pounds, or a gross weight that exceeds the empty weight of the
towing vehicle, may be drawn on a highway unless it is equipped with brakes that are
adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer. A
surge brake on a trailer or semitrailer meets the requirement of this paragraph for brakes
adequate to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer.
(b) No trailer or semitrailer deleted text begin that is required to have brakes and that hasdeleted text end new text begin withnew text end a gross
new text begin vehicle new text end weight of more than deleted text begin 6,000deleted text end new text begin 3,000new text end pounds may be drawn on a highway unless it is
equipped with brakes that are so constructed that they are adequate to stop and hold the
trailer or semitrailer whenever it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), paragraph (a) does not apply to:
(1) deleted text begin a trailer used by a farmer while transporting farm products produced on the user's
farm, or supplies back to the farm of the trailer's user;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end a towed custom service vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle that is equipped with
brakes that meet the standards of subdivision 5, provided that such a towed custom service
vehicle that exceeds 30,000 pounds gross weight may not be drawn at a speed of more
than 45 miles per hour;
deleted text begin
(3) a trailer or semitrailer operated or used by retail dealers of implements of
husbandry while engaged exclusively in the delivery of implements of husbandry;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end a motor vehicle drawn by another motor vehicle that is equipped with brakes
that meet the standards of subdivision 5;new text begin and
new text end
deleted text begin
(5) a tank trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor
of liquid fertilizer while engaged exclusively in transporting liquid fertilizer, or gaseous
fertilizer under pressure;
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deleted text begin
(6) a trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor of
dry fertilizer while engaged exclusively in the transportation of dry fertilizer; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end a disabled vehicle while being towed to a place of repair.
(d) Vehicles described in paragraph (c), deleted text begin clauses (1), (3), and (4)deleted text end new text begin clause (2)new text end , may be
operated without complying with paragraph (a) only if the trailer or semitrailer does
not exceed the following gross weights:
(1) 3,000 pounds while being drawn by a vehicle registered as a passenger
automobile, other than a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29;
(2) 12,000 pounds while being drawn by any other motor vehicle deleted text begin except a
self-propelled implement of husbandrydeleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783:
(a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means:
(1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75,
paragraph (a); deleted text begin anddeleted text end
(2) each vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 poundsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) a spotter truck.
new text end
"Commercial motor vehicle" does not include deleted text begin (1)deleted text end a school bus or Head Start bus
displaying a certificate under section 169.451, deleted text begin (2)deleted text end a bus operated by the Metropolitan
Council or by a local transit commission created in chapter 458A, or deleted text begin (3)deleted text end a motor vehicle
deleted text begin that isdeleted text end required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30
days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.
(d) "Storage semitrailer" means a semitrailer that (1) is used exclusively to store
property at a location not on a street or highway, (2) does not contain any load when
moved on a street or highway, (3) is operated only during daylight hours, and (4) is marked
on each side of the semitrailer "storage only" in letters at least six inches high.
(e) "Building mover vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a building mover
as defined in section 221.81, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and used exclusively for
moving buildings.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires June 30, 2013.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit
the operation of:
(1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesotanew text begin or a spotter trucknew text end ; or
(2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 22, and
which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis,
unless the vehicle displays a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified
by the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1) proof that the vehicle complies with
federal motor vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and
(2) a certificate of compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner
under subdivision 9.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment
and expires on June 30, 2013.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
(a) A person inspecting a
commercial motor vehicle shall issue an inspection decal for the vehicle if each inspected
component of the vehicle complies with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal
must state that in the month specified on the decal the vehicle was inspected and each
inspected component complied with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal is
valid for 12 months after the month specified on the decal. The commissioners of public
safety and transportation shall make decals available, at a fee of not more than $2 for each
decal, to persons certified to perform inspections under subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
(b) Minnesota inspection decals may be affixed only to:
(1) commercial motor vehicles bearing Minnesota-based license plates; or
(2) special mobile equipment, within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (2).
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person inspecting (1) a vehicle of less
than 57,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and registered as a farm truck, (2) a storage
semitrailer, or (3) a building mover vehicle must issue an inspection decal to the vehicle
unless the vehicle has one or more defects that would result in the vehicle being declared
out of service under the North American Uniform Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous
Materials Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. A decal issued to a vehicle described in clause (1),
(2), or (3) is valid for two years from the date of issuance. A decal issued to such a vehicle
must clearly indicate that it is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a commercial motor vehicle that (1) is registered
as a farm truck, (2) is not operated more than 75 miles from the owner's home post office,
and (3) was manufactured before 1979 that has a dual transmission system, is not required
to comply with a requirement in an inspection standard that requires that the service brake
system and parking brake system be separate systems in the motor vehicle.
new text begin
(e) A person who, with the intent to defraud, falsely makes, duplicates, alters, or
forges a decal or other writing or thing purporting to be a Minnesota inspection decal
described in this subdivision is guilty of a felony. A person who, with the intent to defraud,
possesses a decal or other writing or thing falsely purporting to be a Minnesota inspection
decal described in this subdivision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.79, is amended to read:
No person shall operate, drive, or park a
motor vehicle on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws
of this state and has the number plates or permit confirming that valid registration or
operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in sections 168.10 and 168.12,
subdivision 2f, as assigned to it by the commissioner of public safety, conspicuously
displayed thereon in a manner that the view of any plate or permit is not obstructed. A
plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit issued under chapter 168 may be displayed
on a vehicle in conjunction with expired registration whether or not it displays the license
plate to which the last registration was issued.
If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate displayed must
be assigned to the registered owner and correlate to the deleted text begin certificate of title deleted text end documentation
on file with the departmentdeleted text begin and shall not display a year indicatordeleted text end .
If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter,
motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds
gross vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one
license plate must be displayed new text begin horizontally with the identifying numbers and letters
facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position new text end on the
rear of the vehicle.
If the vehicle is a trailer with 3,000 pounds or less GVW
with lifetime registration, the numbered plate or sticker must be adhered to the side of the
trailer frame tongue near the hitch.
If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer,
classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the requirements
of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general
transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered
under section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, new text begin then
new text end one plate must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or one plate on the front and one
on the rear, at the discretion of the owner.
If the vehicle is a
truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 17, but
excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, new text begin then new text end one plate must be displayed
on the front of the vehicle.
If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle
other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4, one plate must be displayed on the
front and one on the rear of the vehicle.
All plates must be new text begin (1) new text end securely fastened so as
to prevent them from swingingnew text begin , (2) displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers
and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and (3) mounted in the upright positionnew text end . The
person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free
from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all
times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state
of origin of a license plate with any material whatever, including any clear or colorless
material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
new text begin
As viewed facing the plates:
new text end
new text begin (a) new text end License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.017 must display
the month of expiration in the lower left corner deleted text begin as viewed facing thedeleted text end new text begin of eachnew text end plate and the
year of expiration in the lower right corner deleted text begin as viewed facing thedeleted text end new text begin of each new text end plate.
new text begin (b) new text end License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.127 must display
either fleet registration validation stickers in the lower right corner deleted text begin as viewed facing the
platesdeleted text end new text begin of each platenew text end or distinctive license plates, issued by the registrar, with "FLEET
REG" displayed on the bottom center portion of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin each new text end plate.
new text begin
(c)
new text end
new text begin
License plates issued after July 1, 2008, requiring validation must display the
month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of expiration in the
lower right corner of the plate.
new text end
new text begin
Vehicles displaying tax-exempt plates
issued under section 16B.581 or 168.012 must have vehicle markings that comply with
section 168.012, subdivision 1.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.801, is amended to read:
Except as provided
in this section and section 169.82, the provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 that govern
size, weight, and load do not apply todeleted text begin :deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) a horse-drawn wagon while carrying a load of loose straw or hay;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) a specialized vehicle resembling a low-slung trailer having a short bed or
platform, while transporting one or more implements of husbandry; or
deleted text end
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end an implement of husbandry deleted text begin while being driven or towed at a speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour; provided that this exemption applies to an implement of
husbandry owned, leased, or under the control of a farmer or implement dealer only
while the implement of husbandry is being operated on noninterstate roads or highways
within 75 miles of any farmland or implement dealership: (i) owned, leased, or operated
by the farmer or implement dealer and (ii) on which the farmer or implement dealer
regularly uses or sells or leases the implement of husbandrydeleted text end new text begin while operated in compliance
with this sectionnew text end .
new text begin (a) new text end An implement of
husbandry that is not self-propelled and is equipped with pneumatic tires may not be
operated on a public highway with a maximum wheel load that exceeds deleted text begin 600 pounds
per inch of tire width before August 1, 1996, anddeleted text end 500 pounds per inch of tire width deleted text begin on
and after August 1, 1996deleted text end .
new text begin
(b) After December 31, 2009, a person operating or towing an implement of
husbandry on a bridge must comply with the gross weight limitations provided in section
169.824.
new text end
A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with (1)
safety chains that meet the requirements of section 169.82, subdivision 3, paragraph
(b); (2) a regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of
public safety; or (3) a hitch pin or other hitching device with a retainer that prevents
accidental unhitching.
new text begin
Despite subdivision 2, a person operating or towing
an implement of husbandry must comply with a sign that limits the maximum weight
allowed on a bridge.
new text end
new text begin
A person operating, towing, or transporting an
implement of husbandry that is higher than 13 feet six inches or wider than allowed under
section 169.80, subdivision 2, must ensure that the operation or transportation does not
damage a highway structure, utility line or structure, or other fixture adjacent to or over
a public highway.
new text end
new text begin
No person may operate or tow an implement of husbandry at
a speed of more than 30 miles per hour.
new text end
new text begin
(a) An implement of husbandry may not be operated or
towed on an interstate highway.
new text end
new text begin
(b) An implement of husbandry may be operated or towed to the left of the center
of a roadway only if it is escorted at the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning
lights visible in normal sunlight and the operation does not extend into the left half of the
roadway more than is necessary.
new text end
new text begin
An implement of husbandry must be equipped with lights that
comply with section 169.55, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end
new text begin
An implement of husbandry must comply
with section 169.522.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding section 169.67:
new text end
new text begin
(a) A self-propelled implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate
to control its movement and to stop and hold it and any vehicle it is towing.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate to
control its movement and to stop and hold it if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and was manufactured
and sold after January 1, 1994;
new text end
new text begin
(2) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 12,000 pounds and is towed by a
vehicle other than a self-propelled implement of husbandry; or
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new text begin
(3) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 3,000 pounds and is being towed by a
registered passenger automobile other than a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011,
subdivision 29.
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new text begin
(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than
6,000 pounds is required under paragraph (b) to have brakes, it must also have brakes
adequate to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.
new text end
new text begin
The Department of Transportation
shall investigate and recommend opportunities for infrastructure adaptation to
accommodate the implementation of manure application technologies that lessen impacts
on roads and bridges.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) Every trailer or semitrailer must be hitched to
the towing motor vehicle by a device approved by the commissioner of public safety.
(b) Every trailer and semitrailer must be equipped with safety chains or cables
permanently attached to the trailer except in cases where the coupling device is a
regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of public
safety. In towing, the chains or cables must be attached to the vehicles near the points of
bumper attachments to the chassis of each vehicle, and must be of sufficient strength to
control the trailer in the event of failure of the towing device. The length of chain or cable
must be no more than necessary to permit free turning of the vehicles. A minimum fine
of $25 must be imposed for a violation of this paragraph.
(c) This subdivision does not apply to towed implements of husbandry.
(d) No person may be charged with a violation of this section solely by reason of
violating a maximum speed prescribed in section deleted text begin 169.145 ordeleted text end 169.67 new text begin or 169.801new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.826, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
The limitations provided in sections
169.822 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to
November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the
field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm
vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not
considered to be the first unloading.new text begin A permit issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), is required.new text end The commissioner shall not issue permits under this subdivision
if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.85, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The driver of a vehicle that has
been lawfully stopped may be required by an officer to submit the vehicle and load to a
weighing by means of portable or stationary scales.
(b) In addition, the officer may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest
available scales, but only if:
(1) the distance to the scales is no further than five miles, or if the distance from the
point where the vehicle is stopped to the vehicle's destination is not increased by more
than ten miles as a result of proceeding to the nearest available scales; and
(2) if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, no more than two other commercial
motor vehicles are waiting to be inspected at the scale.
(c) Official traffic control devices as authorized by section 169.06 may be used to
direct the driver to the nearest scale.
(d) When a truck weight enforcement operation is conducted by means of portable or
stationary scales, signs giving notice of the operation must be posted within the highway
right-of-way and adjacent to the roadway within two miles of the operation. The driver of
a truck or combination of vehicles registered for or deleted text begin weighing in excess ofdeleted text end deleted text begin 12,000deleted text end new text begin with a
gross vehicle weight exceeding 10,000 new text end pounds shall proceed to the scale site and submit
the vehicle to weighing and inspection.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or
damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length
and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and any other
conditions prescribed by the commissioner.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.03, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
"School bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01,
subdivision 6. new text begin In addition, the term includes type III school buses as described in section
169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), when driven by employees or agents of school districts
for transportation.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
"Hazardous materials" means deleted text begin those materials
found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act and that require the motor vehicledeleted text end new text begin any material that has been designated as hazardous
under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is required new text end to be placarded under
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, deleted text begin parts 100-185deleted text end new text begin part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of
a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, subdivision 46, is amended to read:
"School bus" deleted text begin means a motor vehicle used to transport pupils
to or from a school defined in section 120A.22, or to or from school-related activities,
by the school or a school district or by someone under an agreement with the school or a
school district. A school bus does not include a motor vehicle transporting children to or
from school for which parents or guardians receive direct compensation from a school
district, a motor coach operating under charter carrier authority, a transit bus providing
services as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7, or a vehicle otherwise qualifying as
a type III vehicle under section 169.01, subdivision 6, paragraph (5), when the vehicle
is properly registered and insured and being driven by an employee or agent of a school
district for nonscheduled transportation.deleted text end new text begin has the meaning given in section 169.01,
subdivision 6.new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
(a) Drivers'
licenses are classified according to the types of vehicles that may be driven by the holder
of each type or class of license. The commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the
classes listed in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), and subdivision 2a, no
class of license is valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, double-trailer
or triple-trailer combination, vehicle transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless
so endorsed. There are four general classes of licenses as described in paragraphs (c)
through (f).
(c) Class D drivers' licenses are valid for:
(1) operating all farm trucks if the farm truck is:
(i) controlled and operated by a farmer, including operation by an immediate family
member or an employee of the farmer;
(ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies,
including hazardous materials, to or from a farm;
(iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier as governed by
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 365; and
(iv) used within 150 miles of the farm;
(2) notwithstanding paragraph (b), operating an authorized emergency vehicle,
as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5, whether or not in excess of 26,000 pounds
gross vehicle weight;
(3) operating a recreational vehicle as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25,
that is operated for personal use;
(4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of
more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles designed to carry more than 15 passengers including
the driver, and vehicles that carry hazardous materials;
(5) notwithstanding paragraph (d), operating a type A school bus or a multifunctional
school activity bus without a school bus endorsement if:
(i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less;
(ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver; and
(iii) the requirements of subdivision 2a are satisfied, as determined by the
commissioner;
(6) operating any vehicle or combination of vehicles when operated by a licensed
peace officer while on duty; and
(7) towing vehicles if:
(i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; or
(ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and
the combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
(d) Class C drivers' licenses are valid for:
(1) operating class D motor vehicles;
(2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, deleted text begin transporting hazardous materials indeleted text end
new text begin operating new text end class D vehiclesnew text begin to transport hazardous materialsnew text end ; deleted text begin and
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(3) with a passenger endorsement, operating buses; and
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deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end with a new text begin passenger endorsement and new text end school bus endorsement, operating school
buses deleted text begin designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driverdeleted text end .
(e) Class B drivers' licenses are valid for:
(1) operating all class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other
single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger endorsement, buses; and
(2) towing only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
(f) Class A drivers' licenses are valid for operating any vehicle or combination of
vehicles.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus
endorsement, may operate a type III school bus described in section 169.01, subdivision 6,
clause (5), under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (n).
new text end
new text begin
(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for
the school bus.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for
annual training and certification of the operator in:
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(1) safe operation of a type III school bus;
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(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with
disabilities;
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(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of
misconduct appropriately;
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(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school
bus safety policies;
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(5) handling emergency situations;
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(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
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(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections; and
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(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
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(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the
nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other
areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
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(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the
shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
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(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a
road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if
it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location; and
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(iv) placing the type III school bus in "park" during loading and unloading.
new text end
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(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been
conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03
for school district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees;
or section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A or type III
school bus under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321,
subdivision 2.
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(f) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides
for mandatory drug and alcohol testing of applicants for operator positions and current
operators, in accordance with section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5.
new text end
new text begin
(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases,
or contracts for the school bus.
new text end
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(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating
section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked
under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or
has their driver's license revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, is
precluded from operating a type III school bus for five years from the date of conviction.
new text end
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(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in
section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III school bus
under this subdivision.
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(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving
offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving
offenses is precluded from operating a type III school bus for one year from the date of
the last conviction.
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(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j)
while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report
the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
new text end
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(l) Students riding the type III school bus must have training required under section
123B.90, subdivision 2.
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(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must
be maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III school bus
operator. The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or
any other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III school bus operating under
this subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
new text end
new text begin
(n) The type III school bus must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under
section 169.451.
new text end
new text begin
(o) An operator employed by a school or school district, whose normal duties do
not include operating a type III school bus, who holds a class D driver's license without a
school bus endorsement, may operate a type III school bus and is exempt from paragraphs
(d), (e), (f), (g), and (k).
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This section is effective September 1, 2008.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.03, is amended to read:
The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
(a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
States federal government.
(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial
driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor
vehicle deleted text begin owned by or leased todeleted text end new text begin fornew text end the United States federal government if the person is:
(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces, which includes the Army,
Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed Forces; or
(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which
includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing
part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a
civilian required to wear a military uniform.
The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. Armed Forces
Reserve technician.
(c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of
husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain
vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined
in section 84.787, subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 84.797,
subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry.
(d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate
possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country
may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
(e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's
license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of
Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of
commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
(f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does
not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a
period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is
duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
(g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in
possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of
some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate
a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming
a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as
provided in this chapter.
(h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in
possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt
for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
(i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, is exempt.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The
department may issue a provisional license, which must be distinctive in appearance
from a driver's license, to an applicant who:
(1) has reached the age of 16 years;
(2) during the six months immediately preceding the application for the provisional
license has possessed an instruction permit and has incurred (i) no convictions for a
violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (ii) no
convictions for a crash-related moving violation, and (iii) no convictions for a moving
violation that is not crash related;
(3) has successfully completed a course of driver education in accordance with
department rulesnew text begin , including but not limited to 30 hours of classroom instruction and six
hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction; provided that, upon request of a parent
or guardian, an additional four hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction must be
provided during the months of December, January, and Februarynew text end ;
(4) completes the required application, which must be approved by (i) either parent
when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii)
the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order
for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living
or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor or,
in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is
married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close
family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause
contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian,
adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer;
(5) presents deleted text begin certificationdeleted text end new text begin a logbook or schedule certifiednew text end by the person who approves
the application under clause (4) deleted text begin statingdeleted text end new text begin attestingnew text end that the applicant has driven a motor
vehicle accompanied by and under the supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of
age, for no less than deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 50new text end hours, at least ten of which were nighttime hours; and
(6) pays the fee required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
(b) For purposes of this section, "moving violation" has the meaning given it in
section 171.04, subdivision 1.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner shall not issue a
provisional license to a person who has ever incurred a conviction for violation of section
169A.20, 169A.33, or 169A.35; a violation of a provision of sections 169A.50 to 169A.53;
or a crash-related moving violation, and at the time of the conviction the person did not
possess an instruction permit.
new text begin
(d) If a person approving the application under paragraph (a), clause (4), falsifies an
entry, or knows an entry is false, in a logbook or schedule certified by the person under
paragraph (a), clause (5), that person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) A provisional license holder may operate a
motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child
passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is
subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this
paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle
for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04. The commissioner shall not record a
violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.
(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating
over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or
hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert
as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining
emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable
belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty
misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.
(c)new text begin For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder may
not operate a motor vehicle carrying more than one passenger under the age of 20 years
who is not a member of the holder's immediate family. For the second six months, the
holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle that is carrying more than three
passengers who are under the age of 20 years and who are not members of the holder's
immediate family. This paragraph does not apply if the provisional license holder is
accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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new text begin
(d) For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder who
is less than 18 years of age may operate a motor vehicle between the hours of midnight
and 5:00 a.m. only when the license holder is:
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new text begin
(1) driving between the license holder's home and place of employment;
new text end
new text begin
(2) driving between the license holder's home and a school event for which the
school has not provided transportation;
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(3) driving for employment purposes; or
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new text begin
(4) accompanied by a licensed driver or Minnesota identification card holder who is
at least 20 years of age.
new text end
new text begin (e) new text end If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing
incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections
169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation, or (3) more
than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related, the person may not be
issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have expired since the date of the
conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.
new text begin
(f) For purposes of this section, "immediate family" means permanent members of
the same household who are related by blood, adoption, or marriage.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.0701, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of
instruction, beginning January 1, 2007, relating to organ and tissue donations and the
provisions of section 171.07, subdivision 5, for persons enrolled in driver education
programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training
schools.
new text begin
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in driver education
programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training
schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction, by January 1, 2009, a section on
awareness and safe interaction with commercial motor vehicle traffic. The rules must
require classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training that includes, but is not
limited to, truck stopping distances, proper distances for following trucks, identification of
truck blind spots, and avoidance of driving in truck blind spots.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph (b) are exempt from
the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except
that notwithstanding paragraph (b) of section 14.386, the rules continue in effect until
repealed or superseded by other law or rule.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
The
commissioner shall include in each edition of the driver's manual published by the
department after August 1, 2008, a section that includes information on awareness and
safe interaction with commercial motor vehicle traffic.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The commissioner shall disqualify a person
from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or a
statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, deleted text begin in accordance
withdeleted text end new text begin for a period that is equivalent in duration undernew text end the driver disqualifications and
penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart Dnew text begin , that pertain to a
conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be testednew text end .
new text begin
(a) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial
driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of a criminal offense; of a serious
traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; or of
violating any other state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a
parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction, shall notify
the department's Division of Driver and Vehicle Services of the conviction. The person
shall notify the division within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted.
new text end
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(b) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial
driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of
motor vehicle, a Minnesota state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control,
other than a parking violation, shall notify the person's employer of the conviction. The
person shall notify the person's employer within 30 days after the date that the person was
convicted. If the person is not currently employed, the person shall notify the division
according to paragraph (a).
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(c) Notification to the division must be made in writing and contain the following
information:
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(1) the driver's full name;
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(2) the driver's license number;
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(3) the date of conviction;
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(4) the specific criminal or other offense; serious traffic violation, as defined in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; and any other violation of state or local
law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and
any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges that resulted
from the conviction;
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(5) an indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle;
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(6) the location of the offense; and
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(7) the driver's signature.
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Each employee, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5,
who has a Minnesota-issued driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by this
state or another state or jurisdiction, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor
vehicle in this state or another state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is disqualified
from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the person's
employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification.
The employee shall notify the employer before the end of the business day following
the day the employee received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost
privilege, or disqualification.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.321, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
No person shall drive a school bus when transporting
school children to or from school or upon a school-related trip or activity without having a
valid class A, class B, or class C driver's license with a school bus endorsement except
that a person possessing a valid driver's license but not a school bus endorsement may
drive a deleted text begin vehicle with a seating capacity of ten or less persons used as a school bus but not
outwardly equipped or identified as a school busdeleted text end new text begin type III vehiclenew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The commissioner may establish four positions in
the unclassified service at the deputy deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin commissioner,new text end assistant commissioner, assistant
to commissionernew text begin ,new text end or personal secretary levels. deleted text begin No more than two of these positions shall
be at the deputy commissioner level.deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall appoint at least two deputy
commissioners, and one must serve as the chief engineer and be licensed as a professional
engineer under section 326.02.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
In order to best meet the present and future transportation needs of
the public, to insure a strong state economy, to make most efficient use of public and
private funds, and to promote the more efficient use of energy and other resources for
transportation purposes, the commissioner shall:
(1) three months after notification that the department is ready to commence
operations and prior to the drafting of the statewide transportation plan, hold public
hearings as may be appropriate solely for the purpose of receiving suggestions for future
transportation alternatives and priorities for the state. The Metropolitan Council, regional
development commissions, and port authorities shall appear at the hearings and submit
information concerning transportation-related planning undertaken and accomplished by
these agencies. Other political subdivisions may appear and submit such information at
the hearings. These hearings shall be completed no later than six months from the date of
the commissioner's notification;
(2) develop, adopt, revise, and monitor a statewide transportation plan, taking into
account the suggestions and information submitted at the public hearings held pursuant
to clause (1). The plan shall incorporate all modes of transportation and provide for the
interconnection and coordination of different modes of transportation. The commissioner
shall evaluate alternative transportation programs and facilities proposed for inclusion
in the plan in terms of economic costs and benefits, safety aspects, impact on present
and planned land uses, environmental effects, energy efficiency, national transportation
policies and priorities, and availability of federal and other financial assistance;
(3) based upon the statewide transportation plan, develop statewide transportation
priorities and schedule authorized public capital improvements and other authorized public
transportation expenditures pursuant to the prioritiesnew text begin . As permitted by the federal surface
transportation program, the commissioner shall prioritize for funding those transportation
projects in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, that are
consistent with policies included in the Metropolitan Council's metropolitan development
guide, transportation policy plan, and regional development framework, and that have
been awarded funding through the federal surface transportation programnew text end ;
(4) complete the plan and priorities required by this subdivision no later than July
1, 1978. Upon completion of the plan and priorities, the commissioner shall prepare
and periodically revise, as necessary, the schedule of authorized public transportation
expenditures. The plan, priorities, and schedule are exempt from the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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The commissioner shall
develop and implement a transit service needs implementation plan that contains a goal of
meeting at least 80 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1,
2015, and meeting at least 90 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota
by July 1, 2025. The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: an analysis of
ridership and transit service needs throughout greater Minnesota; a calculation of unmet
needs; an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet needs; an
analysis of costs and revenue options; and, a plan to reduce unmet transit service needs as
specified in this subdivision. The plan must specifically address special transportation
service ridership and needs. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and
may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature
on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any
public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance
in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.
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(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:
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(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
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(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
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(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section
174.24;
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(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
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(5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources,
for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section
174.24, subdivision 3b;
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(6) a summary of progress with the transit service needs implementation plan under
section 174.24, subdivision 1a, including identification of any adjustments made to the
plan; and
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(7) a calculation of the amounts of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i)
paying the state share of transit operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and
(ii) following the transit service needs implementation plan.
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This section is effective August 1, 2009.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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"Out-of-service order" has the meaning given it in
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a, is amended to
read:
The federal regulations incorporated in
subdivision 9 for maximum driving and on-duty time do not apply to drivers engaged indeleted text begin
the interstate or intrastate transportation ofdeleted text end :
(1)new text begin the interstate or intrastate transportation ofnew text end agricultural commodities or
farm suppliesnew text begin , and the intrastate transportation of wholesale anhydrous ammonia,new text end for
agricultural purposes in Minnesota during the planting and harvesting seasons from March
15 to December 15 of each year; or
(2)new text begin the interstate or intrastate transportation ofnew text end sugar beets during the harvesting
season for sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year;
if the transportation is limited to an area within a 100-air-mile radius from the source of
the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations
to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of
(1) section 221.021; (2) section 221.033, subdivision 2b; (3) section 221.151; (4)
section 221.171; (5) section 221.141; new text begin (6) a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule,
or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings; new text end or deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end rules of the
commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous waste, motor carrier operations,
insurance, or tariffs and accounting. An order must be issued as provided in this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner may issue an
order assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations of section 221.021; 221.141;
221.151; or 221.171, or rules of the commissioner relating to motor carrier operations,
insurance, or tariffs and accounting, identified during a single inspection, audit, or
investigation.
(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of
$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single
inspection or audit.
(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the willfulness of the violation;
(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water,
land, or other natural resources of the state;
(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation
and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of
previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;
(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the
violation; and
(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies
the additional factors in the commissioner's order.
(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty deleted text begin of not less than $1,000 against a driver
who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order. The commissioner shall assess
a penalty of not more than $10,000 against an employer who knowingly allows or requires
an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.deleted text end new text begin
in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.53 against:
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(1) a driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order;
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(2) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a
commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; or
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(3) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a
commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation
pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner is hereby
authorized to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief assistant supervisor, and
such assistant supervisors, sergeants and officers as are provided by law, who shall
comprise the Minnesota State Patrol.
(b) The members of the Minnesota State Patrol shall have the power and authority:
(1) as peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law relating to the protection of
and use of trunk highways;
(2) at all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in conformance with law, and in
the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct
traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law;
(3) to serve search warrants related to criminal motor vehicle and traffic violations
and arrest warrants, and legal documents anywhere in the state;
(4) to serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's duly
authorized agents issued under the provisions of the Driver's License Law, the Safety
Responsibility Act, or relating to authorized brake- and light-testing stations, anywhere
in the state and to take possession of any license, permit, or certificate ordered to be
surrendered;
(5) to inspect official brake and light adjusting stations;
(6) to make appearances anywhere within the state for the purpose of conducting
traffic safety educational programs and school bus clinics;
(7) to exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers with respect to the
enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers;
(8) to cooperate, under instructions and rules of the commissioner of public
safety, with all sheriffs and other police officers anywhere in the state, provided that
said employees shall have no power or authority in connection with strikes or industrial
disputes;
(9) to assist and aid any peace officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy;
(10) as peace officers to provide security and protection to the governor, governor
elect, either or both houses of the legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner
and to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with the governor, or a
designee. Pursuant to this clause, members of the State Patrol, acting as peace officers
have the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as
sheriffs and police officers have within their respective jurisdictions;
(11) to inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the purposes of determining
compliance with vehicle equipment, pollution control, and registration requirements;
(12) as peace officers to make arrests for public offenses committed in their presence
anywhere within the state. Persons arrested for violations other than traffic violations
shall be referred forthwith to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for further
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(13) to enforce the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue
out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
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(c) The state may contract for State Patrol members to render the services described
in this section in excess of their regularly scheduled duty hours and patrol members
rendering such services shall be compensated in such amounts, manner and under such
conditions as the agreement provides.
(d) Employees thus employed and designated shall subscribe an oath.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.06, is amended to read:
(a) Department personnel must be classified employees assigned to the Division of
State Patrol if they are employed to enforce:
(1) laws relating to motor vehicle equipment; school bus equipment; drivers'
licenses; motor vehicle registration; motor vehicle size and weight; motor carrier
insurance, registration, and safety; and motor vehicle petroleum taxes;
(2) Pollution Control Agency rules relating to motor vehicle noise abatement; deleted text begin and
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(4) the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue out-of-service
orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
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(b) Employees engaged in these duties, while actually on the job during their
working hours only, shall have power to:
(1) issue citations in lieu of arrest and continued detention; and
(2) prepare notices to appear in court for violation of these laws and rules, in the
manner provided in section 169.91, subdivision 3.
(c) They shall not be armed and, except as provided in this section, shall have none
of the other powers and privileges reserved to peace officers including the power to
enforce traffic laws and regulations.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1465, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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As part of its annual
update to the performance evaluation report under section 473.13, subdivision 1a, the
Metropolitan Council shall include an assessment of progress towards meeting transit
goals for people with disabilities. The assessment must include, but is not limited to, the
following: a description of proposed program enhancements; an assessment of progress;
identification of the estimated total number of potential and actual riders who are disabled;
an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet ridership needs; and
an analysis of costs and revenue options, including a calculation of the amounts of surplus
or insufficient funds available for achieving paratransit needs.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.388, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The council may provide assistance
under the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof,
that:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district;
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end is not served by the council bus service or is served only with council bus
routes which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination thereof; and
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end has fewer than four scheduled runs of council bus service during off-peak
hours deleted text begin defined in section 473.408, subdivision 1deleted text end .
new text begin (b) new text end Eligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit
operator with whom they propose to contract for service.
new text begin (c) new text end The council may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home
rule charter city or town unless the city or towndeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin :
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deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265 by
July 1, 1984deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end
deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1,
1984deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or
deleted text begin (iii)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by
July 1, 1984, and deleted text begin submitsdeleted text end new text begin submittednew text end an application for assistance under this section by
July 1, 1988. A statutory or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12-month
extension if it notified the former regional transit board before July 1, 1988, that the city or
town is in the process of completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an
assessment of the local transit needs of the city or town.
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(d) Nothing in this section prevents a local governmental unit from providing public
transit service that extends outside of the metropolitan transit taxing district.
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(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "off-peak hours" means the time from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until the last bus on Monday through Friday of each week and
all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays designated by the council.
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Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail
line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the
metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line.
The metropolitan council must not
take any action or spend any money for deleted text begin study, planning,deleted text end preliminary engineering, final
design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. deleted text begin The council must remove
all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter
rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and
the council's regional transit master plan.deleted text end
The commissioner of transportation
must not expend any money for deleted text begin study, planning,deleted text end preliminary engineering, final design,
or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. deleted text begin The commissioner must remove
all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter
rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's
commuter rail system plan.
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No regional rail authority may expend any
money for deleted text begin study, planning,deleted text end preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for
the Dan Patch commuter rail line.
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By January 15, 2009, and on January 15 each year through 2014, the commissioner
of transportation, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Council, shall report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation concerning the status of the state's participation in the urban partnership
agreement. The report must:
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(1) present the elements of congestion reduction strategies to be implemented under
the urban partnership agreement;
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(2) summarize average daily traffic and congestion levels on affected roadways;
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(3) summarize transit usage in affected corridors;
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(4) identify the costs of participation and the sources of funding secured or to be
secured;
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(5) include information on revenues and expenditures under the urban partnership
agreement;
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(6) summarize any user fees collected on marked Interstate Highway 35W
high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lanes;
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(7) recommend any further legislative action necessary for the successful
implementation and operation of the urban partnership agreement; and
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(8) starting with the January 15, 2011, report and in each report thereafter, evaluate
strategies used within the urban partnership agreement, and develop recommendations for:
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(i) the Rush Line corridor transit way along marked Interstate Highway 35E and
marked Trunk Highway 35 from downtown St. Paul to Hinckley;
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(ii) the Red Rock corridor transit way between Minneapolis and Hastings via St.
Paul; and
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(iii) the marked Interstate Highway 94 corridor from downtown St. Paul to the
Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
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(a) By February 1, 2009, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a proposal
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The proposal must identify a
method that allows the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and driver's
license agents to collect by credit or debit card, motor vehicle registration taxes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013; motor vehicle certificates of title and related
document fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.29; motor vehicle sales tax under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 297B.02 and 297B.025; and, driver's license and Minnesota
identification card fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06.
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(b) The proposal must identify the total estimated statewide cost of the processing
fees paid to either a vendor, financial institution, or credit card company. The proposal
must consider options to finance the acceptance fees through either (1) state fee increases
necessary to finance (i) the costs of credit and debit card processing fees paid to a
processing vendor, (ii) the administrative costs of the department to implement the
acceptance of credit and debit cards, including hardware and software costs of the
department, its deputy registrars, and agents, and (iii) associated ongoing administrative
cost increases, or (2) an agreement with a vendor that allows the addition of a convenience
fee to each transaction to be paid directly by customers who choose to utilize credit or
debit cards.
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(c) The commissioner of public safety, with the assistance of the commissioners of
finance and administration, shall develop a request for proposals from vendors, to be
issued by January 1, 2010, to implement the acceptance of credit and debit payments by
the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and agents. The department shall
consult deputy registrars and driver's license agents in developing the request for proposals.
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Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, the governing body of the city
of Minneapolis may by ordinance restrict or prohibit the use of an engine brake on motor
vehicles along Legislative Route No. 107, also known as marked Interstate Highway 394,
beginning at the South Penn Avenue interchange in the city of Minneapolis and thence
extending easterly to the terminus of marked Interstate Highway 394. Upon notification
to the commissioner of transportation by the city of Minneapolis, the commissioner of
transportation shall erect the appropriate signs, with the cost of the signs to be paid by the
city. For purposes of this section, "engine brake" means any device that uses the engine
and transmission to impede the forward motion of the motor vehicle by compression
of the engine.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner of transportation shall accept the
low bid amount among any cancelled bids for a cooperative road construction project
involving a city of the first class located outside of the metropolitan area, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, if:
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(1) the bid cancellation occurred after July 1, 2007, as a result of a city ordinance
relating to green space setback;
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(2) the city changes the ordinance before October 1, 2008, in such a manner that a bid
cancellation would not occur were the same bids submitted under the revised ordinance.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall reference in
planning or study documents any commuter rail or other transit service proposal along
or near marked Trunk Highway 12 between Willmar and downtown Minneapolis as the
Little Crow transit way.
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(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 161.115, subdivision 226, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of
St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 295 to the city of St. Peter and
notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
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(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from
Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in
writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.
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(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 161.115, subdivision 266, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of
St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 335 to the city of St. Peter and
notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
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(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from
Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in
writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.
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The amendment by this act to Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision
1, may be cited as "Joey's Law."
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(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281, 16B.282, 92.45, or any
other law to the contrary, the trunk highway right-of-way described in paragraph (b) is
hereby transferred to the state rail bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.63, being
a certain parcel of land located in the county of Otter Tail, state of Minnesota, being
more particularly described in paragraph (b).
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(b) All of Tracts A, B, and C described below:
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TRACT A
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That part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 132 North, Range
43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, lying Northeasterly of the former
Southwesterly right-of-way line of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company);
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TRACT B
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A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 12,
Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip
extending from the South line to the West line of said SW1/4NW1/4; together
with that part of said SW1/4NW1/4 adjoining and Westerly of the above
described strip and Easterly of the Easterly right-of-way line of said railroad
company as located prior to 1888;
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TRACT C
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A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2NE1/4 of Section 11,
Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip
extending from the East to the North line of said E1/2NE1/4;
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together with that part of Tract D described below:
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TRACT D
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A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2 of Section 2, Township 132
North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota;
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which lies Southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 135 feet Southeasterly of
Line 1 described below:
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LINE 1.
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Beginning at a point on the North and South Quarter line of said Section 2,
distant 1,060.11 feet North of the South Quarter corner thereof; thence run
Northeasterly at an angle of 72°36'15" (measured from North to East) from said
North and South Quarter line for 1,600 feet and there terminating;
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together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that part of
Tract D hereinbefore described, not acquired herein, to the above described strip.
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The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "type III school bus," "type III bus," and
"type III Head Start bus" to "type III vehicle," and the terms "type III school buses," "type
III buses," and "type III Head Start buses" to "type III vehicles," in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 169, 169A, and 171, and in Minnesota Rules, parts 7470.1400 and 7470.1500.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.087, subdivision 2; and 169.145,
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are
repealed.
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(a) Walkways may be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, planking, grating, native
material, crushed material, or similar or other nonrevenue material. When crushed
material is used, 100 percent of the material must be capable of passing through a
1-1/2-inch square sieve opening and 90 - 100 percent of the material must be capable
of passing through a one-inch square sieve opening; provided however, a de minimus
variation is not a violation of this paragraph when the rail carrier has made a good faith
effort to comply with the percentage requirements. Smaller crushed material may be used
where drainage and durability issues do not arise. Material that is three-fourths inch or
less must conform with standards set forth by the American Railway Engineering and
Maintenance of Way Association for switching lead tracks.
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(b) Walkways must have a uniform surface and must be maintained in a safe
condition without compromising track drainage.
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(c) Cross slopes for walkways must not exceed one inch of elevation for each eight
inches of horizontal length in any direction.
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(d) Walkways must be a minimum width of two feet.
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(e) Walkways within the scope of sections 219.372 to 219.378 must be kept free of
spilled oil, sand, posts, rocks, and other hazards or obstructions.
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(a) Rail carriers shall provide walkways adjacent to those portions of yard tracks
constructed after July 1, 2008, where rail carrier employees frequently work on the ground
performing switching activities.
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(b) For the purpose of this section, "frequently" means occurring at least five days
per week, one shift per day.
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(a) Walkways in the following segments of track must be constructed with materials
set forth in section 219.372 at walkways by main and secondary track switches and
turnouts, walkways by siding track train inspection points, walkways by tracks where
relief train crews frequently board or deboard trains en route, walkways by industry track
turnouts and spotting areas, and walkways by main track within two miles in either
direction of a track-side train detector, with a total walkway not less than 500 feet on
both sides of track.
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(b) Walkways by switch stands may have a wider apron from base of switch stand
area and must be maintained in a safe condition without compromising track drainage.
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(c) When the commissioner of transportation finds, after notice and hearing, that rail
carrier employees who frequently work adjacent to a portion of track performing switching
activities are exposed to safety hazards due to the lack of a walkway or to the condition of
a walkway constructed before July 1, 2008, the commissioner shall order the rail carrier
to construct a walkway adjacent to a portion of track where employees are performing
switching activities, or require a rail carrier to modify an existing walkway in conformance
with the standards set forth in section 219.373 within a reasonable period of time.
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(d) For purposes of this section, "frequently" means at least five days per week, one
shift per day, or any other period deemed "frequently" by the commissioner to warrant
an order pursuant to this section.
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Rail carriers are excused from complying with sections 219.372 to 219.378 during
maintenance activities or any period of heavy rain or snow, derailments, rock and earth
slides, washouts, and similar weather or seismic conditions, and during a reasonable
period afterwards to allow a return to compliance.
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A rail carrier may petition the commissioner of transportation for a waiver of any
provision of sections 219.372 to 219.378 pursuant to section 218.041 or other applicable
statute.
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(a) A formal complaint of an alleged violation of sections 219.372 to 219.378 may
not be filed until the filing party has attempted to address the alleged violations with the
rail carrier. Any complaint of an alleged violation of sections 219.372 to 219.378 must
contain a written statement that the filing party has made a reasonable, good faith attempt
to address the alleged violation with the rail carrier.
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(b) All formal complaints filed with the commissioner of transportation must be
resolved pursuant to procedures set forth in section 218.041 or other applicable statute.
new text end
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(a) Sections 219.372, paragraphs (a), (c), and (d); 219.373; and 219.374, paragraphs
(a) and (b), do not apply to track placed in revenue service before the effective date of
this section until the date and time track and supporting structure are repaired, replaced,
resurfaced, or as otherwise ordered by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to
section 219.374 to eliminate an unsafe or hazardous condition.
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(b) A small business that owns or operates any track in this state is exempt from
sections 219.372, paragraphs (a), (c), and (d); 219.373; 219.374, paragraphs (a) and (b);
219.375; and 219.376. On determining after notice and hearing that exempting a small
business that owns or operates any track in this state pursuant to paragraph (a) poses
an unreasonable threat or substantial harm to the public safety, the commissioner of
transportation shall order that business to eliminate any unsafe walkway condition.
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(c) As used in this section, "small business" either has the meaning given in section
645.445 or is a class three carrier as classified by the Federal Railroad Administration.
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Sections 1 to 7 may be cited as the "Railroad Walkway Safety Act."
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This article is effective July 1, 2008.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 4, is amended to read:
(a) The flexible
highway account is created in the state treasury. deleted text begin Money indeleted text end The deleted text begin accountdeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end
shall deleted text begin be useddeleted text end :
(1) new text begin annually transfer new text end in fiscal deleted text begin years 2009 anddeleted text end new text begin yearnew text end 2010, 100 percent of the excess
sum, deleted text begin as calculated in paragraph (i),deleted text end and in fiscal years 2011 and thereafter, 50 percent of
the excess sum, deleted text begin as calculated in paragraph (i), for counties in the metropolitan area, as
defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, but for the purposes of the calculation cities of
the first class will be excluded in the metropolitan area; anddeleted text end new text begin to the metropolitan routes
of regional significance account under subdivision 4; and
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(2) deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin expendnew text end the amount available in the flexible highway account deleted text begin less the amountdeleted text end new text begin ,
after the transfernew text end under clause (1), as determined by the commissioner under this deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin
subdivision,new text end for:
(i) restoration of former trunk highways that have reverted to counties or to statutory
or home rule charter cities, or for trunk highways that will be restored and subsequently
turned back by agreement between the commissioner and the local road authority;
(ii) safety improvements on county highways, municipal highways, streets, or town
roads; and
(iii) new text begin statewide new text end routes of regional significance.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "restoration" means the level of effort required
to improve the route that will be turned back to an acceptable condition as determined
by agreement made between the commissioner and the county or city before the route
is turned back.
(c) The commissioner shall review the need for funds to restore highways that have
been or will be turned back. The commissioner shall determine, on a biennial basis, the
percentage of funds in the flexible highway account to be distributed to each district,
and within each district the percentage to be used for each of the purposes specified in
paragraph (a)new text begin , clause (2)new text end . Money in the account may be used for safety improvements
and routes of regional significance only after money is set aside to restore the identified
turnbacks. The commissioner shall make these determinations only after meeting and
holding discussions with committees selected by the statewide associations of both county
commissioners and municipal officials. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible,
annually allocate 50 percent of the funds in the flexible highway account new text begin under paragraph
(a), clause (2), new text end to the department's metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in
greater Minnesota.
(d) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted
or that will revert to cities must be deposited in the municipal turnback account, which is
created in the state treasury.
(e) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted
or that will revert to counties must be deposited in the county turnback account, which is
created in the state treasury.
(f) Money that will be used for safety improvements must be deposited in the
highway safety improvement account, which is created in the state treasury to be used
as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying
the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads
to reduce crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage.
(g) Money that will be used for new text begin statewide new text end routes of regional significance must be
deposited in the new text begin statewide new text end routes of regional significance account, which is created in
the state treasury, and used as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and
counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county
highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully
funded through other state, federal, or local funding sources.
(h) As part of each biennial budget submission to the legislature, the commissioner
shall describe how the money in the flexible highway account will be apportioned among
the county turnback account, the municipal turnback account, the trunk highway fund for
routes turned back to local governments by agreement, the highway safety improvement
account, and the new text begin statewide new text end routes of regional significance account.
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(i) The excess sum is calculated as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway
account:
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(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07,
subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates
in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon
for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section
296A.08, subdivision 2;
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(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section
168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal
year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for
the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average
United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and
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(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the
percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007.
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(j) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index
identified in paragraph (i), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city
average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor.
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This section is effective July 1, 2009.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) For purposes
of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
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(1) "metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 4; and
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(2) "population" has the meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, except
that it excludes the three most populous cities in the metropolitan area.
new text end
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(b) The metropolitan routes of regional significance account is created in the state
treasury. Funds in the account are for allocation to metropolitan counties to assist in
paying the costs of construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of county highways with
statewide or regional significance that have not been fully funded through other state,
federal, or local funding sources.
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(c) The commissioner shall allocate funds in the account to counties in the
metropolitan area so that each county receives an amount proportional to the percentage
that its population, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current
calendar year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this
subdivision.
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This section is effective July 1, 2009.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) For purposes of this section, "excess sum" means an
amount calculated by the commissioner as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway
account:
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(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07,
subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates
in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon
for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section
296A.08, subdivision 2;
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(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section
168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal
year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for
the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average
United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and
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(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the
percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007.
new text end
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(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index
identified in paragraph (a), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city
average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor.
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2009.
new text end
Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them:
(1) "debt service" means the amount of principal and interest in each fiscal year
attributable to the trunk highway bonds authorized in this article; and
(2) "surcharge" means the rate imposed under this section on gasoline taxed under
section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), and includes a proportional rate for each type
of fuel taxed under sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, clauses (1) and (2), and 296A.08,
subdivision 2.
On June 30, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the
commissioner of finance shall report to the commissioner of revenue on trunk highway
debt service. The report must include the annual amount of revenue from the surcharge
previously deposited in the trunk highway fund, and a forecast of the total and annual
amounts necessary to pay the remaining debt service.
(a) By July 16, 2008, and each April 1 thereafter, the
commissioner of revenue shall calculate and publish a surcharge as provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c). The surcharge is imposed from August 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and
each new surcharge thereafter is imposed the following July 1 through June 30.
(b) For fiscal years 2009 through 2012, the commissioner shall set the surcharge as
specified in the following surcharge rate schedule.
Surcharge Rate Schedule |
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Fiscal Year |
Rate (in cents per gallon) |
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2009 |
0.5 |
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2010 |
2.1 |
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2011 |
2.5 |
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2012 |
3.0 |
(c) For fiscal year 2013 and thereafter, the commissioner shall set the surcharge at
the lesser of (1) 3.5 cents, or (2) an amount calculated so that the total proceeds from the
surcharge deposited in the trunk highway fund from fiscal year 2009 to the upcoming
fiscal year equals the total amount of debt service from fiscal years 2009 to 2039, and the
surcharge is rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent.
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The audit, assessment, appeal, collection,
enforcement, penalty, interest, refund, and administrative provisions that apply to the taxes
in this chapter apply to the surcharge imposed by this section.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.State Road Construction
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1,717,694,000 |
(a) For the actual construction,
reconstruction, and improvement of
trunk highways, including design-build
contracts and consultant usage to support
these activities. This includes the cost
of actual payments to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses. This appropriation is in
the following amounts:
(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the
commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of
this amount for program delivery;
(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the
commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of
this amount for program delivery; and
(3) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for
fiscal years 2011 through 2018, and the
commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of
the amount in each fiscal year for program
delivery.
(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009,
$40,000,000 is for construction of
interchangesnew text begin and intersectionsnew text end involving
a trunk highway, where the interchangenew text begin
or intersectionnew text end will promote economic
development, increase employment, relieve
growing traffic congestion, and promote
traffic safety. The amount under this
paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to
the department's metropolitan district, and 50
percent to districts in greater Minnesota.
(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009
and 2010, the commissioner shall use
$300,000,000 each year for predesign,
design, preliminary engineering,
right-of-way acquisition,new text begin reasonable
approaches,new text end construction, reconstruction,
and maintenance of bridges in the trunk
highway bridge improvement program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 165.14.
(d) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision, the commissioner shall use at
least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit
facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk
highways.
(e) Of the total appropriation under this
subdivision provided to the Department
of Transportation's district 7,new text begin excluding
the amount allocated to district 7 under
paragraph (c),new text end the commissioner shall first
expend funds as necessary to accelerate all
projects that (1) are on a trunk highway
classified as a medium priority interregional
corridor, (2) are included in the district's
long-range transportation plan, but are
not included in the state transportation
improvement program or the ten-year
highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity
from a two-lane highway to a freeway
or expressway, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The
commissioner shall establish as the highest
priority under this paragraph any project that
currently has a final environmental impact
statement completed. The requirement
under this paragraph does not change the
department's funding allocation process
or the amount otherwise allocated to each
transportation district.
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(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642, the appropriation under this
subdivision does not expire and may not be
canceled.
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new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 1, the effective date, is amended to
read:
This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and applies to any annual additional tax for a registration period that starts on or after
September 1, 2008deleted text begin , through August 31, 2009deleted text end .
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 6, is amended to read:
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 296A.08, subdivision 2, before October
1, 2008, the special fuel excise tax is imposed at the following rates:
(a) Liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of 16.5 cents per gallon.
(b) Liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of 13.2 cents per gallon.
(c) Compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin $1.1913deleted text end new text begin $1.913 new text end per thousand
cubic feet; or 22 cents per gasoline equivalent. For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline
equivalent," as defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66
pounds of gas.
(d) All other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the gasoline excise tax as
specified in section 4. The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner.
This section is effective deleted text begin on the first day of the month
following 21 days after the date of enactmentdeleted text end new text begin April 1, 2008new text end , and applies to all gasoline,
undyed diesel fuel, and special fuel in distributor storage on that date. This section
expires October 1, 2008.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.815, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, "net revenue" means an amount equal to:
(1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under section 297A.815,
during the fiscal year; less
(2) the estimated reduction in individual income tax receipts and the estimated
amount of refunds paid out under section 290.06, subdivision 34, for the fiscal year.
(b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall
estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) for the current
fiscal year.
(c) On or after July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall
transfer the net revenue as estimated in paragraph (b) from the general fund, as follows:
(1) 50 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account; and
(2) 50 percent to the deleted text begin county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law
to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred
under this clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 4, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall
receive of such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011,
subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar
year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clausedeleted text end new text begin
metropolitan routes of regional significance account under section 161.081, subdivision 4new text end .
(d) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1), must
be calculated using the following percentages of the total revenues:
(1) for fiscal year 2010, 83.75 percent; and
(2) for fiscal year 2011, 93.75 percent.
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This section is effective July 1, 2009.
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Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7, is amended to read:
A county regional railroad authority may not
contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail
project.new text begin This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county
regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of
the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as
part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad
authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal
funding application for the project.
new text end
A county regional railroad authority
may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail
transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing
funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project
on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds
for these purposes until January 1, 2009.
This section only applies if a county has imposed the
metropolitan transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.992.
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This section is effective the day after the metropolitan
transportation area sales tax is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.992,
subdivision 2.
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This section is effective July 1, 2008.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, subdivision 23, is amended to
read:
"Household goods" means personal effects and
property used or to be used deleted text begin by the owner in the owner'sdeleted text end new text begin in a dwelling when the effects
and property are a part of the equipment or supply of the new text end dwellingdeleted text begin ; furniture, fixtures,
equipment and property of business places and institutions, public or private, when a part
of the stock, equipment, supplies or property of such establishmentsdeleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
(a) "Household goods motor carrier"
means, in general, a motor carrier that, in the ordinary course of its business of providing
transportation of household goods within the state of Minnesota, offers some or all of
the following additional services:
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(1) binding and nonbinding estimates;
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(2) inventorying;
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(3) protective packing and unpacking of individual items at personal dwellings; or
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(4) loading and unloading at personal dwellings.
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(b) A household goods motor carrier does not include any motor carrier providing
transportation of household goods in containers or trailers that are entirely loaded and
unloaded by an individual other than an employee or agent of the motor carrier.
new text end
new text begin
No person may operate as a household
goods motor carrier unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration by
the commissioner.
new text end
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A person who wishes to operate as a household
goods motor carrier shall file a complete and accurate registration statement with the
commissioner. A registration statement must be on a form provided by the commissioner
and include:
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(1) the registrant's name, including an assumed or fictitious name used by the
registrant in doing business;
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(2) the registrant's mailing address and business telephone number;
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(3) the registrant's United States Department of Transportation number;
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(4) the name, title, and telephone number of the individual who is principally
responsible for the operation of the registrant's transportation business;
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new text begin
(5) the principal location from which the registrant conducts its transportation
business and where the records required by this chapter will be kept;
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(6) if different from clause (5), the location in Minnesota where the records required
by this chapter will be available for inspection and copying by the commissioner;
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(7) whether the registrant's business is a corporation, partnership, limited liability
partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or other legal form;
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(8) if the registrant is a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in
Minnesota, the state of incorporation and the name and address of its registered agent; and
new text end
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(9) the summary of the registrant's arbitration program, described in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, section 375.211, paragraph (b), as required under section 221.0255.
new text end
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A registration statement must be signed by a corporate
officer, general partner, limited liability company board member, or sole proprietor.
new text end
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An initial fee of $200 must be paid at the time the
registration statement is filed with the commissioner. The commissioner shall deposit all
revenues received under this subdivision in the trunk highway fund.
new text end
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(a) The commissioner shall issue
a certificate of registration to a registrant who does not have an unsatisfactory safety
rating with the state or United States Department of Transportation and who has met
the requirements of this section.
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(b) A certificate of registration must be numbered and bear an effective date.
new text end
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(c) A certificate of registration must be kept at the registrant's principal place of
business.
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new text begin
A certificate of registration is not assignable or transferable, and
is valid until it is suspended, revoked, or canceled.
new text end
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A registrant shall notify the
commissioner in writing within 30 days of any change in the information required under
subdivision 2.
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new text begin
(a) The commissioner shall
suspend or cancel the registration of a household goods motor carrier who fails to file with
the commissioner or maintain the insurance or bond required under section 221.141.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner shall immediately suspend the registration of a household
goods motor carrier who receives an unsatisfactory safety rating. Within 30 days of
receiving a written request from the household goods motor carrier, the commissioner
shall conduct one follow-up compliance audit to determine if the safety rating of the motor
carrier should be changed, or if the suspension should be rescinded. The commissioner
may conduct additional compliance reviews.
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new text begin
(c) The commissioner may suspend or cancel the registration of a household goods
motor carrier who fails to maintain an arbitration program or comply with a binding
arbitration decision under section 221.0255, subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner shall follow the procedures under section 221.185 for any
suspension or cancellation under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(e) A person may not operate as a household goods motor carrier while the person's
registration is suspended or canceled.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, section 375.103, is incorporated by reference, except that "household
goods" and "household goods motor carrier" have the meanings given in section 221.011.
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 375.209, 375.211, 375.401, 375.403,
375.405, 375.407, 375.501, 375.503, 375.505, 375.603, and 375.703, are incorporated
by reference and apply to household goods motor carriers. Cross-references within the
incorporated sections to other sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision
are not incorporated by reference.
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new text begin
(b) Sections 572.08 to 572.30 apply to the arbitration program required under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 375.211.
new text end
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(c) For an original estimate provided under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
sections 375.401, paragraph (a); 375.403, paragraph (a)(1); and 375.405, paragraph (b)(1),
a household goods motor carrier may provide an original binding or nonbinding estimate
to the shipper without a physical survey, if the estimate is based on (1) services to be
provided and (2) the anticipated number of hours and number of employees required.
new text end
new text begin
(d) For a revised estimate provided under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
sections 375.403, paragraph (a)(6) and 375.405, paragraph (b)(7), a household goods
motor carrier may provide a revised binding or nonbinding estimate to the shipper based
on revised services to be provided and the revised anticipated number of hours and
number of employees required.
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new text begin
(e) A household goods motor carrier's total charges to the shipper under paragraphs
(c) and (d) must meet the requirements under this subdivision.
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new text begin
(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"impracticable operations" means additional services required by a household goods
motor carrier (1) when operating conditions and reasonably unforeseen events make
it physically impossible for the carrier to perform pickup or delivery with the carrier's
normally assigned road-haul equipment, (2) when the use of smaller equipment or
additional labor to complete pickup or delivery of a shipment is required, or (3) when
additional hours of service are required because of reasonably unpredictable changes in
weather or road conditions.
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new text begin
(b) A household goods motor carrier may require payment of additional charges up
to 15 percent above a binding or nonbinding estimate for impracticable operations. The
specific services or unforeseeable conditions considered to be impracticable operations
by the carrier must be defined in writing in the carrier's binding or nonbinding estimate
provided to the consumer. A household goods motor carrier is not required to file the
contractual definitions of "impracticable operations" with the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin
A person who is injured by a household goods motor
carrier due to a violation under subdivision 1, and who is unable to obtain relief due to the
failure of the motor carrier to maintain an arbitration program or comply with a binding
arbitration decision under subdivision 1, has a cause of action against the household goods
motor carrier. Damages may be awarded to the consumer for economic loss, including
damage, destruction, and loss of use of personal property, and reasonable attorney fees.
new text end
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A household goods motor carrier must include in all
advertisements for all services the following elements:
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(1) the name or trade name of the household goods motor carrier, as it appears on
the certificate of registration issued by the commissioner under section 221.0253, or the
name or trade name of the motor carrier under whose operating authority the advertised
service will originate; and
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new text begin
(2) the United States Department of Transportation number of the household goods
motor carrier.
new text end
new text begin
Any permit issued by the commissioner
before August 1, 2008, that authorizes for-hire transportation of household goods in
Minnesota is valid through December 31, 2008.
new text end
new text begin
A holder of a permit that expires under
subdivision 1 who wishes to continue as a household goods motor carrier shall meet the
requirements of section 221.0253 before January 1, 2009. Prior to January 1, 2009, the
commissioner shall not charge the registration fee under section 221.0253, subdivision
4, for a permit holder to obtain a registration certificate.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to
read:
(a) On trucks and tractors
except those in this chapter defined as farm trucks, on truck-tractor and semitrailer
combinations except those defined as farm combinations, and on commercial zone
vehicles, the tax based on total gross weight shall be graduated according to the Minnesota
base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but in no event less than $120.
Minnesota Base Rate Schedule
Scheduled taxes include five percent
surtax provided for in subdivision 14
TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT |
||||||
IN POUNDS |
TAX |
|||||
A |
0 |
- |
1,500 |
$
.
15
|
||
B |
1,501 |
- |
3,000 |
20 |
||
C |
3,001 |
- |
4,500 |
25 |
||
D |
4,501 |
- |
6,000 |
35 |
||
E |
6,001 |
- |
9,000 |
45 |
||
F |
9,001 |
- |
12,000 |
70 |
||
G |
12,001 |
- |
15,000 |
105 |
||
H |
15,001 |
- |
18,000 |
145 |
||
I |
18,001 |
- |
21,000 |
190 |
||
J |
21,001 |
- |
26,000 |
270 |
||
K |
26,001 |
- |
33,000 |
360 |
||
L |
33,001 |
- |
39,000 |
475 |
||
M |
39,001 |
- |
45,000 |
595 |
||
N |
45,001 |
- |
51,000 |
715 |
||
O |
51,001 |
- |
57,000 |
865 |
||
P |
57,001 |
- |
63,000 |
1015 |
||
Q |
63,001 |
- |
69,000 |
1185 |
||
R |
69,001 |
- |
73,280 |
1325 |
||
S |
73,281 |
- |
78,000 |
1595 |
||
T |
78,001 |
- |
81,000 |
1760 |
(b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more
axles in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively.
(c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 81,000 pounds an additional
tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 81,000 pounds, subject
to subdivision 12.
(d) Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm and commercial zone vehicles
shall be taxed in accord with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the
combined gross weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the
applicant proposes to combine with the truck-tractor.
(e) Commercial zone trucks include only trucks, truck-tractors, and semitrailer
combinations which are:
(1) used by an authorized local cartage carrier deleted text begin operating under a permit issued
under section 221.296 anddeleted text end whose gross transportation revenue consists of at least 60
percent obtained solely from local cartage carriage, and are operated solely within an area
composed of two contiguous cities of the first class and municipalities contiguous thereto
as defined by section 221.011, subdivision 17; or
(2) operated by an interstate carrier registered under section 221.60, or by an
authorized local cartage carrier or other carrier receiving operating authority under chapter
221, and operated solely within a zone exempt from regulation pursuant to United States
Code, title 49, section 13506.
(f) The license plates issued for commercial zone vehicles shall be plainly marked.
A person operating a commercial zone vehicle outside the zone or area in which its
operation is authorized is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the penalty therefor,
shall have the registration of the vehicle as a commercial zone vehicle revoked by the
registrar and shall be required to reregister the vehicle at 100 percent of the full annual tax
prescribed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and no part of this tax shall be refunded
during the balance of the registration year.
(g) On commercial zone trucks the tax shall be based on the total gross weight of the
vehicle and during each of the first eight years of vehicle life shall be 75 percent of the
Minnesota base rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the
tax shall be 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule.
(h) On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined
as farm trucks and farm combinations, and except for those commercial zone vehicles
specifically provided for in this subdivision, the tax for each of the first eight years of
vehicle life shall be 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule,
and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax shall be 75 percent of the
Minnesota base rate prescribed by this subdivision.
(i) For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer
combination are semitrailers.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) To the extent allowed under federal
law or regulation, the commissioner shall further hold hearings and issue orders in cases
brought on the commissioner's own motion or by a third party in the following areas:
(1) adequacy of services that carriers are providing to the public, including the
continuation, termination, or modification of services and facilities;
(2) reasonableness of tariffs of rates, fares, and charges, or a part or classification
of a tariff; and
(3) issuing permits.
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner may authorize
common carriers by rail deleted text begin and motor carriers for hiredeleted text end to file tariffs of rates, fares, and
charges individually or by group. Carriers participating in group ratemaking have the free
and unrestrained right to take independent action either before or after a determination
arrived at through that procedure.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.64, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) With respect to those matters within
the commissioner's jurisdiction, the commissioner shall receive, hear, and determine all
petitions filed with the commissioner in accordance with the procedures established by law
and may hold hearings and make determinations upon the commissioner's own motion to
the same extent, and in every instance, in which the commissioner may do so upon petition.
(b) deleted text begin Upon receiving a petition filed pursuant to section 221.121, subdivision 1, or
221.151, the commissioner shall give notice of the filing of the petition to representatives
of associations or other interested groups or persons who have registered their names
with the commissioner for that purpose and to whomever the commissioner deems to be
interested in the petition. The commissioner may grant or deny the request of the petition
30 days after notice of the filing has been fully given.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end If the commissioner receives a written objection and notice of intent to appear at
a hearing to object to the petition from any person within 20 days of the notice having been
fully given, the request of the petition must be granted or denied only after a contested
case hearing has been conducted on the petition, unless the objection is withdrawn before
the hearing. The commissioner may elect to hold a contested case hearing if no objections
to the petition are received. If a timely objection is not received, or if received and
withdrawn, and the request of the petition is denied without hearing, the petitioner may
request within 30 days of receiving the notice of denial, and must be granted, a contested
case hearing on the petition.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.66, is amended to read:
(a) Orders and directives in force, issued, or promulgated under authority of chapters
174A, 216A, 218, 219, 221, and 222 remain and continue in force and effect until repealed,
modified, or superseded by duly authorized orders or directives of the commissioner of
transportation. To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, rules adopted under
authority of the following sections are transferred to the commissioner of transportation
and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized
rules of the commissioner:
(1) section 218.041 except rules related to the form and manner of filing railroad
rates, railroad accounting rules, and safety rules;
(2) section 219.40; new text begin and
new text end
(3) rules relating to rates or tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits
or certificates of convenience and necessity under section 221.031, subdivision 1deleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .new text end
deleted text begin
(4) rules relating to the sale, assignment, pledge, or other transfer of a stock interest
in a corporation holding authority to operate as a permit carrier as prescribed in section
221.151, subdivision 1;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(5) rules relating to rates, charges, and practices under section 221.161, subdivision
4; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin (6) rules relating to rates, tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits
under sections 221.121 and 221.151.deleted text end
(b) The commissioner shall review the transferred rules, orders, and directives and,
when appropriate, develop and adopt new rules, orders, or directives.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
"Permit" means the license, or franchise, which may be issued to
motor carriers other than regular route common carriers of passengersdeleted text begin , class I common
carriers, and petroleum carriers,deleted text end new text begin and household goods motor carriersnew text end under deleted text begin the provisions
ofdeleted text end this chapter, authorizing the use of the highways of Minnesota for transportation for hire.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.025, is amended to read:
The provisions of this chapter requiring a certificate deleted text begin or permitdeleted text end to operate as a motor
carrier do not apply to the intrastate transportation described below:
(1) the transportation of students to or from school or school activities in a school
bus inspected and certified under section 169.451 and the transportation of children or
parents to or from a Head Start facility or Head Start activity in a Head Start bus inspected
and certified under section 169.451;
(2) the transportation of solid waste, as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 22,
including recyclable materials and waste tires, except that the term "hazardous waste" has
the meaning given it in section 221.011, subdivision 31;
(3) a commuter van as defined in section 221.011, subdivision 27;
(4) authorized emergency vehicles as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5,
including ambulances; and tow trucks equipped with proper and legal warning devices
when picking up and transporting (i) disabled or wrecked motor vehicles or (ii) vehicles
towed or transported under a towing order issued by a public employee authorized to
issue a towing order;
(5) the transportation of grain samples under conditions prescribed by the
commissioner;
(6) the delivery of agricultural lime;
(7) the transportation of dirt and sod within an area having a 50-mile radius from the
home post office of the person performing the transportation;
(8) the transportation of sand, gravel, bituminous asphalt mix, concrete ready mix,
concrete blocks or tile and the mortar mix to be used with the concrete blocks or tile, or
crushed rock to or from the point of loading or a place of gathering within an area having a
50-mile radius from that person's home post office or a 50-mile radius from the site of
construction or maintenance of public roads and streets;
(9) the transportation of pulpwood, cordwood, mining timber, poles, posts, decorator
evergreens, wood chips, sawdust, shavings, and bark from the place where the products
are produced to the point where they are to be used or shipped;
(10) the transportation of fresh vegetables from farms to canneries or viner stations,
from viner stations to canneries, or from canneries to canneries during the harvesting,
canning, or packing season, or transporting sugar beets, wild rice, or rutabagas from the
field of production to the first place of delivery or unloading, including a processing
plant, warehouse, or railroad siding;
(11) the transportation of property or freight, other than household goods and
petroleum products in bulk, entirely within the corporate limits of a city or between
contiguous cities deleted text begin except as provided in section 221.296deleted text end ;
(12) the transportation of unprocessed dairy products in bulk within an area having a
100-mile radius from the home post office of the person providing the transportation;
(13) the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, dairy, livestock, or other farm
products within an area having a 100-mile radius from the person's home post office and
the carrier may transport other commodities within the 100-mile radius if the destination
of each haul is a farm;
(14) the transportation of newspapers, as defined in section 331A.01, subdivision
5, telephone books, handbills, circulars, or pamphlets in a vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight of 10,000 pounds or less; and
(15) new text begin the new text end transportation of potatoes from the field of production, or a storage site
owned or otherwise controlled by the producer, to the first place of processing.
The exemptions provided in this section apply to a person only while the person is
exclusively engaged in exempt transportation.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.026, is amended to read:
No person may engage in the for-hire transportation
of propertydeleted text begin , other than household goods,deleted text end in Minnesota unless the person has filed a
registration statement with the commissioner on a form the commissioner prescribes.
Notwithstanding any other law, a motor
carrier of property is exempt from sections 221.021; deleted text begin 221.072; 221.121; 221.122; 221.123;deleted text end
221.131; 221.132; deleted text begin 221.151; 221.161;deleted text end 221.172, subdivisions 3 to 8; new text begin and new text end 221.185, except as
provided in subdivision 4deleted text begin ; and 221.296deleted text end . The exemptions in this subdivision do not apply
to a motor carrier of property while transporting household goods.
A motor carrier of property is subject to those federal
regulations incorporated by reference in section 221.0314, unless exempted from those
regulations by section 221.031.
The commissioner
shall suspend or cancel, following the procedures for suspension or cancellation in
section 221.185, the registration of a motor carrier of property who fails to file with the
commissioner or maintain the insurance or bond required under section 221.141. A person
may not engage in the for-hire transportation of propertydeleted text begin , other than household goods,deleted text end
in Minnesota while the person's registration is under suspension or cancellation under
this subdivision.
Section 221.091 applies to registration statements
under this section to the same extent that it applies to certificates and permits issued by
the deleted text begin boarddeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) This subdivision applies to
motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce.
(b) The commissioner shall prescribe rules for the operation of motor carriers,
including their facilities; accounts; leasing of vehicles and drivers; service; safe operation
of vehicles; equipment, parts, and accessories; hours of service of drivers; driver
qualifications; accident reporting; identification of vehicles; installation of safety devices;
inspection, repair, and maintenance; and proper automatic speed regulators if, in the
opinion of the commissioner, there is a need for the rules.
(c) The commissioner shall direct the repair and reconstruction or replacement of
an inadequate or unsafe motor carrier vehicle or facility. The commissioner may require
the construction and maintenance or furnishing of suitable and proper freight terminals,
passenger depots, waiting rooms, and accommodations or shelters in a city in this state or
at a point on the highway traversed deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin that new text end the commissioner, after investigation by the
department, deleted text begin may deemdeleted text end new text begin deemsnew text end just and proper for the protection of passengers or property.
deleted text begin
(d) The commissioner shall require holders of household goods mover permits to file
annual and other reports including annual accounts of motor carriers, schedules of rates
and charges, or other data by motor carriers, regulate motor carriers in matters affecting
the relationship between them and the traveling and shipping public, and prescribe other
rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(e) A motor carrier subject to paragraph (d) but having gross revenues from for-hire
transportation in a calendar year of less than $200,000 may, at the discretion of the
commissioner, be exempted from the filing of an annual report, if instead the motor carrier
files an abbreviated annual report, in a form as may be prescribed by the commissioner,
attesting that the motor carrier's gross revenues did not exceed $200,000 in the previous
calendar year. Motor carrier gross revenues from for-hire transportation, for the purposes
of this subdivision only, do not include gross revenues received from the operation of
school buses as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 6.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(f) The commissioner shall enforce sections 169.781 to 169.783.
deleted text end
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations
to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of (1)
section 221.021; (2)new text begin section 221.0255; (3)new text end section 221.033, subdivision 2b; deleted text begin (3) section
221.151; (4) section 221.171; (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end section 221.141; or deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end rules of the commissioner
relating to the transportation of hazardous waste, motor carrier operations,new text begin ornew text end insurancedeleted text begin , or
tariffs and accountingdeleted text end . An order must be issued as provided in this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner may issue an
order assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations deleted text begin of section 221.021; 221.141;
221.151; or 221.171, or rules of the commissioner relating to motor carrier operations,
insurance, or tariffs and accounting,deleted text end new text begin identified under subdivision 1, except for rules of the
commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous waste or as otherwise provided
under paragraph (b), new text end identified during a single inspection, audit, or investigation.
(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of
$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single
inspection or audit.
(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the willfulness of the violation;
(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water,
land, or other natural resources of the state;
(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation
and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of
previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;
(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the
violation; and
(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies
the additional factors in the commissioner's order.
(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty of not less than $1,000 against a driver
who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order. The commissioner shall assess
a penalty of not more than $10,000 against an employer who knowingly allows or requires
an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.131, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Permitsdeleted text end new text begin Certificates of registrationnew text end
issued deleted text begin under section 221.121deleted text end new text begin to a motor carrier of passengers under section 221.0252new text end
are effective for a 12-month period. A deleted text begin permitdeleted text end new text begin certificate of registrationnew text end holder deleted text begin mustdeleted text end
new text begin shall new text end renew the deleted text begin permitdeleted text end new text begin certificatenew text end annually by registration of the vehicles operated under
authority of that deleted text begin permit as required by subdivision 2deleted text end new text begin certificatenew text end . A deleted text begin permitdeleted text end new text begin certificatenew text end holder
has one annual renewal date encompassing all of the deleted text begin permitsdeleted text end new text begin certificatesnew text end held by the holder.
(a) deleted text begin This subdivision applies only to
holders of household goods mover permits and motor carriers of passengers.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end A deleted text begin permit holder ordeleted text end motor carrier of passengers shall pay an annual registration
fee of $75 on each vehicle, including pickup and delivery vehicles, operated by the carrier
under authority of the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate of registration during the 12-month period or
fraction of the 12-month period. Trailers and semitrailers used by a deleted text begin permitdeleted text end new text begin certificatenew text end
holder in combination with power units may not be counted as vehicles in the computation
of fees under this section if the permit holder pays the fees for power units.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner shall furnish a distinguishing annual identification card for
each vehicle or power unit for which a fee has been paid. The identification card must
at all times be carried in the vehicle or power unit to which it has been assigned. An
identification card may be reassigned to another vehicle or power unit upon application
of the carrier and payment of a transfer fee of $10. An identification card issued under
this section is valid only for the period for which the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate of registration is
effective.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end A fee of $10 is charged for the replacement of an unexpired identification
card that has been lost.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The proceeds of the fees collected under this subdivision must be deposited in
the trunk highway fund.
deleted text begin
The permit holder must be identified on the
power unit of each registered vehicle operated under the permit. Vehicles must show the
name or the "doing business as" name of the permit holder operating the vehicle and
the community and abbreviation of the state in which the permit holder maintains its
principal office or in which the vehicle is customarily based. If the permit holder operates
a leased vehicle, it may show its name and the name of the lessor on the vehicle, if the
lease relationship is clearly shown. If the name of a person other than the operating permit
holder appears on the vehicle, the words "operated by" must immediately precede the
name of the permit holder. The name and address must be in letters that contrast sharply in
color with the background, be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50
feet while the vehicle is stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility
of the markings. The name and address may be shown by use of a removable device if that
device meets the identification and legibility requirements of this subdivision.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
Certificated passenger
carriers shall pay an annual registration fee of $40 for each vehicle, including pickup
and delivery vehicles, operated during a calendar year. The commissioner shall issue
distinguishing identification cards as provided in subdivision 2.
deleted text end
The department may issue to carriers subject to
subdivision 2 deleted text begin or 3deleted text end special "floater" identification cards up to a maximum of five per motor
carrier. Floater cards may be freely transferred between vehicles that have evidence of
being inspected under section 221.0252, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), within
the previous 12 months, or have a current Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance decal, and
that are used under short-term leases by the motor carrier. The motor carrier shall pay a
fee of $100 for each floater card issued.
The provisions of this section are limited by applicable
federal law.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.132, is amended to read:
For special or extraordinary events, the commissioner may issue a prepaid
temporary vehicle identification card to a deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate holder subject to section
221.131, subdivision 2 deleted text begin or 3deleted text end , for a fee of $5 per card. The card must be preprinted by the
commissioner with the carrier's name, address, and deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate number. The card
may be used by the motor carrier to whom it is issued to identify a vehicle temporarily
added to its fleet, if the vehicle has evidence of being inspected under section 221.0252,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), within the previous 12 months, or has a current
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance decal. The card must be executed by the motor carrier
by dating and signing the card and describing the vehicle in which it will be carried. The
identification card is valid for a period of ten days from the date the motor carrier places
on the card when the card is executed. The card must be used within one year from the
date of issuance by the commissioner. The card may not be used if the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate
is not in full force and effect. The card may not be transferred. The commissioner may not
refund the cost of unused prepaid temporary vehicle identification cards.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.141, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
A household goods deleted text begin moverdeleted text end new text begin motor
carriernew text end shall maintain in effect cargo insurance or cargo bond in the amount of $50,000
and shall file with the commissioner a cargo certificate of insurance or cargo bond. A
cargo certificate of insurance must conform to Form H, Uniform Motor Cargo Certificate
of Insurance, described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1023. A cargo bond
must conform to Form J, described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1023.
Both Form H and Form J are incorporated by reference. The cargo certificate of insurance
or cargo bond must be issued in the full and correct name of the person, corporation, or
partnership to whom the deleted text begin household goods mover permitdeleted text end new text begin certificate of registrationnew text end was
issued and whose operations are being insured.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.185, is amended to read:
Despite the provisions of section
221.021, a deleted text begin household goods mover permit or a motor carrierdeleted text end new text begin certificate of new text end registration
issued under section 221.0251 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 221.0252new text begin , or 221.0253new text end is suspended without a hearing,
by order of the commissioner, if the deleted text begin permitdeleted text end new text begin certificatenew text end holder or carrier fails tonew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end maintain and file with the commissioner, the insurance or bond required by
section 221.141 and rules adopted under that section deleted text begin or the carrier or permit holder fails todeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (2)new text end pay annual vehicle registration fees deleted text begin or renew permitsdeleted text end as required by section
221.131deleted text begin , or the permit holder or carrier fails todeleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin (3)new text end pay an administrative penalty under section 221.036.
(a) Failure to file and maintain insurance, deleted text begin renew
permits under section 221.131,deleted text end or to pay annual vehicle registration fees deleted text begin or renew
permitsdeleted text end under section 221.131 deleted text begin or 221.296, or to maintain in good standing a protective
agent's or private detective's license required under section 221.121, subdivision 6g, or
221.153, subdivision 3deleted text end , suspends a motor carrier's deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate two days after the
commissioner sends notice of the suspension by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
the last known address of the motor carrier.
(b) In order to avoid permanent cancellation of the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate, the motor
carrier must do one of the following within 45 days from the date of suspension:
(1) comply with the law by filing insurance or bonddeleted text begin , renewing permits,deleted text end or paying
vehicle registration fees; or
(2) request a hearing before the commissioner regarding the failure to comply
with the law.
The commissioner shall issue a
notice of suspension if one of the conditions described in subdivision 1 occurs. The notice
must give the reason for suspension and must be sent to the last known address of the
carrier by certified mail, return receipt requested. A suspension is effective two days
after a notice is mailed.
If the motor carrier complies with the requirements
of this chapter within 45 days after the date of suspension and pays the required fees,
including a late vehicle registration fee of $5 for each vehicle registered, the commissioner
shall rescind the suspension unless the carrier's registration has expired. If a registered
carrier fails to comply within one year of the effective date of a suspension, the carrier's
registration is canceled.
If the motor carrier requests a hearing within 45 days after the
date of suspension, the commissioner shall review the suspension and:
(1) determine that the carrier has complied with the law and rescind the suspension;
(2) for just cause, grant an extension which must not exceed 20 days; or
(3) schedule a hearing to ascertain whether the carrier has failed to comply with the
law. If it is determined after the hearing that the carrier has failed to comply with the law,
the commissioner shall cancel the carrier's suspended deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate.
Except as provided in subdivision 5a, failure to
comply with the requirements of deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 221.141 deleted text begin and 221.296deleted text end relating to bonds
and insurance, deleted text begin 221.131 relating to permit renewal,deleted text end 221.131 deleted text begin or 221.296deleted text end relating to annual
vehicle registration or deleted text begin permitdeleted text end renewal, deleted text begin 221.121, subdivision 6g, or 221.153, subdivision 3,
relating to protective agent or private detective licensure,deleted text end or to request a hearing within 45
days of the date of suspension, is deemed an abandonment of the motor carrier's deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end
certificate and the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate must be canceled by the commissioner.
The commissioner shall notify the motor carrier by
certified mail, return receipt requested, that the deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate is canceled effective
on the date of mailing the notice of cancellation.
A motor carrier whose permit or
certificate is canceled for failure to comply with deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 221.141 deleted text begin and 221.296deleted text end
relating to bonds and insurance may ask the commissioner to review the cancellation.
Upon review, the commissioner shall rescind the cancellation if (1) the motor carrier
presents evidence showing that before the effective date of the notice of cancellation
issued under subdivision 5, the motor carrier had obtained and paid for the insurance
required by deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 221.141 deleted text begin and 221.296deleted text end , and the rules of the commissioner, and
(2) the commissioner is satisfied that the motor carrier has complied with the requirements
of deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 221.141 deleted text begin and 221.296deleted text end and the rules of the commissioner.
If the holder of a canceled deleted text begin permit ordeleted text end certificate seeks
authority to operate as a motor carrier deleted text begin itdeleted text end new text begin , the holdernew text end shall file a petition with the
commissioner deleted text begin for a permit or certificate as provided in section 221.121 or 221.296,
whichever is applicabledeleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Representatives of the department to whom authority
has been delegated by the commissioner for the purpose of enforcing sections 169.781 to
169.783 deleted text begin and 221.171deleted text end and the rules, orders, or directives of the commissioner adopted or
issued under those sections, and for no other purpose, deleted text begin shalldeleted text end have the powers conferred
by law upon police officers. The representatives of the department have the power to
inspect records, logs, freight bills, bills of lading, or other documentsnew text begin ,new text end which may provide
evidence to determine compliance with sections 169.781 to 169.783 deleted text begin and 221.171deleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.291, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
A person who operates a
motor carrier without first registering under section 221.0251 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 221.0252, or deleted text begin who
operates as a household goods mover without having obtained the necessary permit,deleted text end new text begin
221.0253new text end is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must new text end be fined not less than
the maximum fine deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin that new text end may be imposed for a misdemeanor for each violation.
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The commissioner of transportation shall repeal, amend, and adopt revisions to rules
relating to household goods contained in Minnesota Rules, chapters 7800 and 7805, and
may use the expedited process for adopting rules under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389.
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The revisor of statutes shall change the phrase "sections 221.011 to 221.296" to
read "this chapter" where found in Minnesota Statutes, sections 221.021, subdivision
1; 221.022; and 221.091, subdivision 1.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 174.65; 221.011, subdivisions 24, 25, 28, 29,
38, 39, 41, 44, and 45; 221.0252, subdivision 7; 221.072; 221.111; 221.121; 221.122;
221.123; 221.131, subdivisions 2a and 3; 221.141, subdivision 6; 221.151; 221.152;
221.153, subdivisions 1 and 2; 221.161; 221.171; 221.172, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and
8; and 221.296, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
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are repealed.
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