Minnesota Administrative Rules

6100.5400 SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT REPORTS.

Subpart 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this part, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:

A.

"Injury requiring medical attention" means an injury of such a degree that its proper treatment requires consultation with or a visit to a doctor or hospital emergency room.

B.

"Involved in an accident" means every snowmobile which either strikes or is struck by another person, snowmobile, motor vehicle, or other animate or inanimate object.

C.

"Operator" means every person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile.

D.

"Promptly" means that such written report shall be forwarded as soon as possible after an accident but not more than 48 hours after such accident.

E.

"Total damage" means total apparent property damage resulting to each snowmobile and its related equipment or to any other property which is involved in the accident.

Subp. 2.

General requirement.

The operator of any snowmobile involved in an accident resulting in injury requiring medical attention or hospitalization to or death of any person or total damage to an extent of $100 or more, shall promptly forward a written report of the accident on the form prescribed.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 84.86

History:

L 2003 c 2 art 1 s 45

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008