2004 Minnesota Statutes

     299D.06 Patrol employees who are not troopers. 

    (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; and 

    (3) laws relating to directing the movement of vehicles.  

    (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. 

    HIST: 1975 c 204 s 80; 1980 c 614 s 123; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1985 c 
 248 s 70; 1993 c 326 art 7 s 9; 1997 c 230 s 22