2003 Minnesota Statutes

     221.602 Interstate carrier registration. 

    Subdivision 1.    Procedure; nonexempt carrier.  A motor 
 carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of 
 Transportation or Surface Transportation Board under United 
 States Code, title 49, chapter 135, subchapter I, with its 
 principal place of business in Minnesota or that designates 
 Minnesota as its base state, may transport persons or property 
 for hire in Minnesota only if it first complies with the 
 insurance and registration regulations adopted by the Interstate 
 Commerce Commission or a successor agency under United States 
 Code, title 49, section 14504 or former section 11506.  The 
 registration fee is $5; however, a lesser fee may be collected 
 pursuant to a reciprocal agreement authorized by section 
 221.65.  A motor carrier shall pay a service charge of 45 cents 
 for each registration receipt issued in addition to the fee 
 required by this subdivision. 

    Subd. 2.    Procedure; exempt carrier.  (a) A motor 
 carrier that is exempt from federal jurisdiction under United 
 States Code, title 49, may transport persons or property for 
 hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota only if it first:  

    (1) complies with section 221.141; 

    (2) registers and describes the transportation it performs 
 under an exemption contained in United States Code, title 49; 
 and 

    (3) pays the fee required in subdivision 1.  

    (b) A motor carrier that complies with subdivision 1 is not 
 also required to comply with this subdivision. 

    Subd. 3.    Registration period.  The registration 
 period is that provided in regulations adopted under United 
 States Code, title 49, section 14504 or former section 11506. 

    Subd. 4.    Receipt.  On compliance with subdivision 1 
 or 2, the commissioner shall issue a receipt showing that the 
 motor carrier has complied with the regulations applicable to it.
 Proof of registration must be kept in each of the carrier's 
 vehicles. 

    HIST: 1993 c 117 s 28; 2003 c 2 art 4 s 10-12