Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

169.8261 FOREST PRODUCTS SPECIAL PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "raw or unfinished forest products" include wood chips, paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand lumber, hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves. §…

169.827 GROSS WEIGHT REDUCTION ON RESTRICTED ROUTE. The maximum weight on any single axle, two consecutive axles spaced within eight feet or less, three consecutive axles spaced within nine feet or less, or four consecutive axles spaced within 14 feet or less shall not exceed 18,…

169.828 AXLE RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Consecutive axle weight and number of axles. No vehicle alone nor any single vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall be equipped with more than four axles unless the additional axles are steering axles or castering axles; provided tha…

169.829 WEIGHT LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.City vehicle except on trunk highway. (a) The provisions of sections 169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to vehicles operated exclusively in any city in this state which has in effect an ordinance regulating th…

169.8295 WEIGHT LIMITS; VEHICLES TRANSPORTING MILK. § Subdivision 1.Weight limits increase. (a) The weight limitations under sections 169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent for a single-unit vehicle transporting fluid milk from the point of production to (1) another poin…

169.8296 WEIGHT LIMITS; TOWING AND RECOVERY VEHICLE. § Subdivision 1.Annual permit. The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by the applicant and who meets any other conditions prescribe…

169.84 LOAD LIMIT ON BRIDGE. Subject to the limitations upon wheel and axle loads prescribed in this chapter, the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles driven onto or over a bridge on any highway shall not exceed the safe capacity of the bridge, as may be indicat…

169.85 WEIGHING; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for weighing. (a) The driver of a vehicle that has been lawfully stopped may be required by an officer to submit the vehicle and load to a weighing by means of portable or stationary scales. (b) In addition, the officer may…

169.851 WEIGHT RECORD. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 169.862, 169.871, and 169.872, the terms defined in subdivisions 2 and 3 have the meanings given to them. § Subd. 2.Document. "Document" includes a bill of lading, freight bill, weig…

169.86 SPECIAL PERMIT TO EXCEED HEIGHT, WIDTH, OR LOAD; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Permit authorities; restrictions. (a) The commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may, in …

169.862 PERMIT FOR BALED FARM PRODUCT TO EXCEED HEIGHT OR WIDTH. § Subdivision 1.Annual permit authority; restrictions. The commissioner of transportation with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local authorities with respect to highways under their ju…

169.863 SPECIAL PULPWOOD VEHICLE PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Special vehicle. The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: (a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle of a vehicle combination. The s…

169.864 SPECIAL PRODUCTS VEHICLE PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that transports paper products, finished forest products, or iron ore tailings and meets the following requirements: (1) is a combination…

169.865 SPECIAL FARM PRODUCTS PERMITS. § Subdivision 1. [Renumbered subd 1b] § Subd. 1a.Definition. For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" means: (1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and by-products of agricul…

169.8655 SPECIAL SUGAR BEET HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.122,000-pound vehicles; East Grand Forks. A road authority may issue a permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports sugar beets and meets the following requirements: (1) does not exceed a maxim…

169.866 SPECIAL CANOLA-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one add…

169.8665 SPECIAL SOYBEAN MEAL-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements: (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tracto…

169.868 SPECIAL FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Six-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a combination of six or more axles to haul freight and to be operated with a gross vehicle weight up to: (…

169.869 ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SPECIAL PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" means street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate material as defined in section 298.75, subdivision 1,…

169.87 SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTION; ROUTE DESIGNATION. § Subdivision 1.Optional power. (a) Local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be op…

169.871 EXCESS WEIGHT; CIVIL PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Civil liability. (a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 or a shipper who ships or tenders…

169.872 RECEIPT OF CERTAIN OVERWEIGHT LOADS. § Subdivision 1.Record keeping. A person who weighs goods before or after unloading or a person who loads or unloads goods on the basis of liquid volume measure shall keep a written record of the origin, weight, and composition of each…

169.88 DAMAGES; LIABILITY. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the highway or highway structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of such vehicle, …

169.881 VEHICLE PLATOONS. § Subdivision 1.Vehicle platoon plan. (a) A person may apply to the commissioner for approval of a plan to use a platooning system on freeways and expressways, as defined in section 160.02, on the trunk highway system. A platooning system may only be use…

169.89 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Violation; when petty misdemeanor enhanced to misdemeanor. Unless otherwise declared in this chapter with respect to particular offenses, it is a petty misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this…

169.891 JURISDICTION; LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Petty misdemeanors. Courts which heretofore have had jurisdiction over misdemeanors have the same jurisdiction over petty misdemeanors. § Subd. 2.Limitation. The period for commencing an action against any person for a …

169.90 OFFENSES. § Subdivision 1.Attempt, conspire, aid, cause, or permit offense. Every person who commits or attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared herein to be an offense, whether individually or in connection with one …

169.905 TRAFFIC STOP; QUESTIONING LIMITED. A peace officer making a traffic stop for a violation of this chapter or chapter 168 must not ask if the operator can identify the reason for the stop. A peace officer making such a traffic stop must inform the vehicle's operator of a re…

169.91 ARREST. § Subdivision 1.Procedure. When any person is arrested for any violation of any law or ordinance relating to the operation or registration of vehicles punishable as a petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony, the arrested person shall be taken i…

169.92 FAILURE TO APPEAR. § Subdivision 1.Appearance by counsel. A person may appear in court either in person or through an appearance by counsel. A person is not required to sign a written promise to appear. § Subd. 2.Notice to commissioner. When a person fails to appear in cou…

169.93 ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT. The provisions of sections 169.90 to 169.95 shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this chapter for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be excl…

169.94 RECORD OF CONVICTION. § Subdivision 1.Not admissible as evidence. No record of the conviction of any person for any violation of this chapter shall be admissible as evidence in any court in any civil action. § Subd. 2.Not to affect credibility as witness. The conviction of…

169.95 COURT TO KEEP SEPARATE RECORDS OF VIOLATIONS. (a) Every court administrator shall keep a full record of every case in which a person is charged with a violation of any law or ordinance, regulating the operation of vehicles on highways. (b) Within ten days after the convict…

169.96 INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT. (a) This chapter shall be interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (b) In all civil actions, a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, by either or any of t…

169.965 UNIVERSITY REGENTS TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND PARKING. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The regents of the University of Minnesota may, from time to time, make, adopt, and enforce such rules, regulations, or ordinances as it may find expedient or necessary relating to the regulati…

169.966 BOARD TO REGULATE TRAFFIC ON STATE UNIVERSITIES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may from time to time make, adopt, and enforce such rules or ordinances not inconsistent with this chapter, as it may find ex…

169.97 CITATION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT. This chapter shall be cited as the "Highway Traffic Regulation Act." History: (2720-292) 1937 c 464 s 142

169.971 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINICS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 169.971 to 169.973, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Driver improvement clinic. "Driver improvement clinic" means a formal course of study…

169.972 ESTABLISHMENT OF DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINIC; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Authority to establish clinic. Subject to sections 169.971 to 169.973 and 171.20, subdivision 3, any court, municipality, association of municipalities, or any regularly established safety organization may …

169.973 REGULATION OF CLINIC; DIRECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority; rules; curriculum. The commissioner of public safety shall supervise the administration and conduct of driver improvement clinics and youth-oriented driver improvement clinics. The commissioner of p…

169.974 OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLE; MOTOR SCOOTER; MOTOR BIKE. § Subdivision 1.Definition. Motorcycles as used herein shall mean the vehicles defined in section 169.011, subdivision 44. § Subd. 2.License endorsement and permit requirements. (a) A person must not operate a motorcycle…

169.975 OPERATION OF ROADABLE AIRCRAFT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Aircraft" has the meaning given in section 360.013, subdivision 37. (c) "Airport" has the meaning given in section 360.013, sub…

169.98 POLICE, PATROL, OR SECURITY GUARD VEHICLE. § Subdivision 1.Colors and markings. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 2a, all motor vehicles which are primarily used in the enforcement of highway traffic rules by the State Patrol or for general uniform patrol assign…

169.985 TRAFFIC CITATION QUOTA PROHIBITED. A law enforcement agency may not order, mandate, require, or suggest to a peace officer a quota for the issuance of traffic citations, including administrative citations authorized under section 169.999, on a daily, weekly, monthly, quar…

169.99 UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET. § Subdivision 1.Form. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3; section 169.147, subdivision 8; and section 169.999, subdivision 3, there shall be a uniform ticket issued throughout the state by the police and peace officers or by any other person fo…

169.999 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC OFFENSES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) Except for peace officers employed by the state patrol, prior to a peace officer issuing an administrative citation under this section, the governing body for the local unit of governmen…