2005 Minnesota Statutes

     221.60 Registration of interstate carrier. 

    Subdivision 1.    Procedure.  A motor carrier may 
 transport persons or property for hire in interstate commerce in 
 Minnesota only if it first: 

    (1) complies with section 221.141; 

    (2) either registers with the commissioner the federal 
 operating authority that it intends to exercise, or registers 
 and describes the transportation it performs under an exemption 
 contained in United States Code, title 49; and 

    (3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an 
 interstate registration trip permit for each vehicle to be used 
 in interstate transportation in Minnesota. 

    Subd. 2.    Form and fees.  A motor carrier engaged in 
 interstate commerce shall register its interstate transportation 
 authority or exemption before February 1 of each year on a form 
 prescribed by the commissioner.  The fee for the initial 
 registration is $25.  The fee for each identification stamp is 
 $5; however, a lesser fee may be collected pursuant to a 
 reciprocal agreement authorized by section 221.65.  In addition 
 to the fees required by this subdivision, a motor carrier shall 
 pay a service charge of 45 cents for each stamp or card issued. 

    Subd. 3.    Failure to register.  Failure to register 
 for three consecutive years cancels the carrier's registration.  
 The commissioner must give 30-days' notice of the cancellation 
 to the carrier at the carrier's last known address. 

    Subd. 3a.    Failure to maintain insurance.  If a 
 carrier fails to maintain and file with the commissioner the 
 insurance or bond required by section 221.141 and the rules of 
 the commissioner, the commissioner shall suspend and cancel the 
 carrier's interstate registration according to the procedure in 
 section 221.185, subdivisions 2, paragraphs (a) and (b), clause 
 (1); and 3.  If the carrier fails to comply with section 221.141 
 within 45 days of the date of suspension, the commissioner shall 
 cancel the carrier's interstate registration until the carrier 
 files and maintains insurance as required by section 221.141 and 
 rules of the commissioner.  The commissioner shall notify the 
 carrier of the cancellation. 

    Subd. 4.    Cab card.  A carrier required to register 
 under this section shall obtain the National Association of 
 Regulatory Utility Commissioners cab card described in Code of 
 Federal Regulations, title 49, section 1023.36, and affix the 
 stamp to the cab card.  A cab card bearing a current Minnesota 
 interstate identification stamp must be carried in the cab of a 
 vehicle operated for hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota. 

    Subd. 5.    Temporary interstate registration.  An 
 interstate registration trip permit valid for ten days from the 
 date of issue may be issued to a motor carrier engaged in 
 interstate commerce that: 

    (1) complies with section 221.141; 

    (2) either registers its interstate operating authority or 
 registers and describes the transportation it performs under an 
 exemption contained in the Interstate Commerce Act, United 
 States Code, title 49; and 

    (3) pays a state fee of $5 for each permit. 

    Subd. 6.    Transfer of authorization document.  A motor 
 carrier engaged in interstate commerce may not transfer or sell 
 or allow another carrier to use its interstate identification 
 stamp, its interstate registration trip permit, or its cab 
 card.  However, a cab card and identification stamp may be 
 transferred to a leased vehicle operated under the authority of 
 the motor carrier to whom the cab card and identification stamp 
 were issued. 

    HIST: 1985 c 299 s 27; 1987 c 393 art 2 s 8; 1989 c 318 s 16; 
 1992 c 578 s 46; 2003 c 2 art 4 s 8