2001 Minnesota Statutes

     181.30 Duty of department of public service. 

    Any officer of any railroad company in the state violating 
 any of the provisions of section 181.29 shall be guilty of a 
 misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not 
 less than $100, and not more than $700, for each offense, or by 
 imprisonment in the county jail not more than 60 days, or both 
 fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.  It shall 
 be the duty of the state department of transportation, upon 
 complaint properly filed with it alleging a violation of section 
 181.29, to make a full investigation in relation thereto, and 
 for such purpose it shall have the power to administer oaths, 
 interrogate witnesses, take testimony and require the production 
 of books and papers, and if such report shall show a violation 
 of the provisions of section 181.29, the department of 
 transportation shall, through the attorney general, begin the 
 prosecution of all parties against whom evidence of such 
 violation is found; but section 181.29 shall not be construed to 
 prevent any other person from beginning prosecution for the 
 violation of the provisions thereof.  

    HIST: (4093) 1907 c 253 s 2; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1984 c 628 art 3 
 s 11; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 26