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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
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219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS. (a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the determination of unsafe trackage within the state…
Minn. Stat. § 219.015 STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR.
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219.015 STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Program established; inspector powers and duties. (a) The commissioner of transportation must establish a state rail safety inspection program that may include state rail safety inspectors and supervision as determined by the c…
Minn. Stat. § 219.016 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL SAFETY.
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219.016 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Program established. A hazardous materials rail safety program is established for the purpose of reducing the risks associated with the transportation of oil, ethanol, and other hazardous material by rail. § Subd. 2.Account…
Minn. Stat. § 219.055 INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS AND INFORMATION.
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219.055 INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS AND INFORMATION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in section 115E.01 apply to this section except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given…

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Minn. Stat. § 219.06 SIGNS AT CROSSINGS.

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219.06 SIGNS AT CROSSINGS. A railroad company shall maintain, wherever its lines cross a public road, a proper and conspicuous sign indicating the crossing. A railroad company failing to comply with this section shall forfeit to the town or municipality having charge of the road …

Minn. Stat. § 219.071 MAINTENANCE OF GRADE-CROSSING SURFACES.

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219.071 MAINTENANCE OF GRADE-CROSSING SURFACES. § Subdivision 1.Standards. It is the primary responsibility of the owner or lessee of railroad track to keep grade-crossing surfaces over public highways safe and passable for vehicular traffic in a manner consistent with appropriat…

Minn. Stat. § 219.072 ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GRADE CROSSINGS.

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219.072 ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GRADE CROSSINGS. The establishment of all new grade crossings must be approved by the commissioner. When establishment of a new grade crossing is desired, either by the public officials having the necessary authority or by the railroad company, and th…

Minn. Stat. § 219.073 COMMISSIONER'S RULES ON GRADE CROSSINGS.

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219.073 COMMISSIONER'S RULES ON GRADE CROSSINGS. In accordance with chapter 14, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt rules that contain standards governing the establishment, vacation, relocation, consolidation, and separation of grades at public grade crossings. In ado…

Minn. Stat. § 219.074 GRADE CROSSING CHANGE, VACATION.

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219.074 GRADE CROSSING CHANGE, VACATION. § Subdivision 1.Agreement; hearing. Public officials having the necessary authority and a railway company operating the railroad may agree to the vacation, relocation, consolidation, or separation of grades at grade crossings. If agreement…

Minn. Stat. § 219.08 CROSSINGS; CHANGING GRADE OF APPROACHES.

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219.08 CROSSINGS; CHANGING GRADE OF APPROACHES. When a railroad company changes or raises the grade of its tracks at a crossing, it shall also grade the approaches on each side so as to make the approach and crossing of the tracks safe for vehicles. History: (4735) 1911 c 329 s 1…

Minn. Stat. § 219.09 MULTIPLE TRACKS ACROSS ROAD; RAILROAD DUTY.

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219.09 MULTIPLE TRACKS ACROSS ROAD; RAILROAD DUTY. When a railroad company has more than one track crossing a highway, it is unlawful to raise or maintain one track at a higher grade than the other tracks; and the company shall raise or lower such tracks to about the same level s…

Minn. Stat. § 219.10 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.

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219.10 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. § Subdivision 1.Noncompliance, penalty. A railroad company who refuses or neglects to comply with sections 219.08 and 219.09 within 30 days after being notified in writing to comply by a road authority is guilty of a violation of sections 219.08 and …

Minn. Stat. § 219.13 FARM CROSSING.

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219.13 FARM CROSSING. A railroad company constructing a railroad so as to leave parts of a farm on different sides of the road shall construct a proper farm crossing at some place convenient for that farm. History: (4740) RL s 1996; 1985 c 265 art 4 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 219.14 RAILROAD CROSSING PROTECTED.

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219.14 RAILROAD CROSSING PROTECTED. § Subdivision 1.Investigation. The commissioner of transportation on the commissioner's own motion may investigate and determine whether a railroad crossing over a street or public highway, that is or will be opened to public travel, is or will…

Minn. Stat. § 219.14 subd 2 219.14 RAILROAD CROSSING PROTECTED.

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219.14 RAILROAD CROSSING PROTECTED. § Subdivision 1.Investigation. The commissioner of transportation on the commissioner's own motion may investigate and determine whether a railroad crossing over a street or public highway, that is or will be opened to public travel, is or will…

Minn. Stat. § 219.16 GRADE CROSSING DEFINED.

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219.16 GRADE CROSSING DEFINED. The term "grade crossing" as used in this chapter means the intersection of a public highway and the tracks of a railroad, however operated, on the same plane or level, except street railways within city limits. History: (4743-1) 1925 c 336 s 1; 197…

Minn. Stat. § 219.165 SAFETY RULES FOR PRIVATE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING.

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219.165 SAFETY RULES FOR PRIVATE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING. The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing minimum safety standards at all private railroad grade crossings in the state. History: 1991 c 298 art 2 s 6; 2023 c 25 s 107

Minn. Stat. § 219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.

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219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT. A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing…

Minn. Stat. § 219.166 ESTABLISHMENT OF QUIET ZONES.

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219.166 ESTABLISHMENT OF QUIET ZONES. A county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town may apply to the Federal Railroad Administration for the establishment of a "quiet zone" in which the sounding of horns, whistles, or other audible warnings by locomotives is regulated or…

Minn. Stat. § 219.17 UNIFORM WARNING SIGNS.

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219.17 UNIFORM WARNING SIGNS. The commissioner by rule shall require that uniform warning signs be placed at grade crossings. There are four distinct types of uniform warning signs: a crossbuck sign, for use in the immediate vicinity of the crossing; an advance warning sign, to i…

Minn. Stat. § 219.18 RAILROAD TO ERECT SIGN.

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219.18 RAILROAD TO ERECT SIGN. A railway company operating the railroad at each grade crossing shall erect and maintain one or more uniform crossbuck signs. The signs must be on each side of the railroad tracks and within 50 feet from the nearest rail, or at a distance greater th…

Minn. Stat. § 219.19 ADDITIONAL WARNING SIGN.

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219.19 ADDITIONAL WARNING SIGN. At each grade crossing where, because of the conditions surrounding it, the reasonable protection to life and property necessitates placing additional warning signs on the highway farther from the crossing than the home crossing signs, approach war…

Minn. Stat. § 219.20 STOP SIGN; YIELD SIGN.

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219.20 STOP SIGN; YIELD SIGN. § Subdivision 1.When installation required; procedure. At each grade crossing not equipped with flashing lights or flashing lights and gates where, because of the dangers attendant upon its use, the reasonable protection of life and property makes it…

Minn. Stat. § 219.22 STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN.

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219.22 STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN. Before proceeding across the railroad track at a crossing marked with a stop sign, drivers shall bring their vehicles to a full stop and ascertain whether or not trains are approaching the crossing. History: (4743-7) 1925 c 336 s 7; 1985 c 265 art 4…

Minn. Stat. § 219.23 CROSSING GUARD.

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219.23 CROSSING GUARD. If the commissioner of transportation finds in an investigation instituted by the commissioner or upon complaint and after opportunity for hearing, that a crossing guard is necessary to protect life and property at a grade crossing, it shall order the railw…

Minn. Stat. § 219.24 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD.

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219.24 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD. If the commissioner of transportation finds in an investigation instituted upon the commissioner's own motion or upon complaint and after notice and hearing, that conditions at a grade crossing require additional safeguards to protect life and propert…

Minn. Stat. § 219.26 PROTECTIVE CROSSING DEVICE; UNIFORMITY.

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219.26 PROTECTIVE CROSSING DEVICE; UNIFORMITY. The commissioner, so far as practicable, shall secure uniformity in the devices used to protect grade crossings. No devices may be installed until they have been approved by the commissioner. All devices which, in the opinion of the …

Minn. Stat. § 219.29 PROHIBITED SIGN.

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219.29 PROHIBITED SIGN. § Subdivision 1.Obstructing sign. No person, firm, or corporation shall place or maintain any advertising sign or other similar obstruction upon, over, or adjacent to a highway between an approach sign and the grade crossing which it marks. § Subd. 2.Resem…

Minn. Stat. § 219.30 INJURING, DESTROYING SIGN.

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219.30 INJURING, DESTROYING SIGN. It is unlawful for a person to maliciously injure, remove, displace, deface, or destroy the signs or signals provided for in sections 219.16 to 219.30. History: (4743-16) 1925 c 336 s 16; 1985 c 265 art 4 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 219.31 BUILDING FENCE AND CATTLE GUARD.

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219.31 BUILDING FENCE AND CATTLE GUARD. § Subdivision 1.Duty. Every railroad company shall build and maintain good and substantial fences on each side of all lines of its railroad, and good and sufficient cattle guards at all road and street crossings and other openings, except a…

Minn. Stat. § 219.32 FAILURE TO FENCE; LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.

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219.32 FAILURE TO FENCE; LIABILITY AND DAMAGES. A railroad company failing to comply with section 219.31 is liable for all resulting damages, including domestic animals killed or injured by its negligence. If it fails to pay the actual damages caused by the killing or injury with…

Minn. Stat. § 219.33 FENCE, CROSSING, CATTLE GUARD; LANDOWNER RECOURSE.

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219.33 FENCE, CROSSING, CATTLE GUARD; LANDOWNER RECOURSE. § Subdivision 1.Liability. A railroad company operating a line of railroad in this state, which has failed or neglected to fence the road and to erect crossings and cattle guards, is liable for all damages sustained by a p…

Minn. Stat. § 219.34 FENCE BETWEEN RAILROAD AND PUBLIC ROAD.

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219.34 FENCE BETWEEN RAILROAD AND PUBLIC ROAD. If a railroad company fails to fence its line where it adjoins a public road or street, or lies so near as to render travel on it dangerous, the governing body of the town or municipality having charge of the road or street, by notic…

Minn. Stat. § 219.35 CROSSING AND DRAIN.

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219.35 CROSSING AND DRAIN. Persons owning lands abutting upon a railroad may construct, at their own expense, crossings under, over, or across the railroad and drains under and across the railroad at places and in ways that do not obstruct or impair the use of the railroad. Befor…

Minn. Stat. § 219.36 GATE AT FARM CROSSING.

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219.36 GATE AT FARM CROSSING. A railroad company, which erects at a farm crossing a gate for the exclusive use of the owner and occupants of that farm, provides a lock for the gate, and delivers the key for the lock to the owner or occupant, is not liable to the owner or occupant…

Minn. Stat. § 219.37 DITCH AND CULVERT.

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219.37 DITCH AND CULVERT. A railroad company or receiver or lessee of a railroad company, operating a line of railroad in the state, shall keep clean at all times between the first day of April and the first day of November of each year all ditches and culverts constructed by the…

Minn. Stat. § 219.375 RAILROAD YARD LIGHTING.

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219.375 RAILROAD YARD LIGHTING. § Subdivision 1.Lighting status reports submitted by railroad common carriers. By January 15 of each year, each Class I and Class II railroad common carrier that operates one or more railroad yards in this state where, between sunset and sunrise, c…

Minn. Stat. § 219.383 SAFE OPERATION OF TRAIN OVER ROAD; PENALTY.

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219.383 SAFE OPERATION OF TRAIN OVER ROAD; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Speed fixed. The commissioner of transportation, on petition of a city council or a railway corporation, may fix and determine after a hearing a reasonable speed for the operation of an engine or train on and ove…

Minn. Stat. § 219.384 REMOVAL OF DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION.

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219.384 REMOVAL OF DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Removal ordered. If a railroad company, road authority, or abutting property owner fails to control the growth of trees or vegetation or the placement of structures or other obstructions on its right-of-way or property so …

Minn. Stat. § 219.39 DANGEROUS CROSSING; COMPLAINT, HEARING.

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219.39 DANGEROUS CROSSING; COMPLAINT, HEARING. Upon written complaint authorized by the governing body of a city or county, by the board of supervisors of a town, or by authorized officers of a subject railroad, alleging that a railroad crossing a street, road, or highway in the …

Minn. Stat. § 219.40 DANGEROUS CROSSING DETERMINATION PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES.

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219.40 DANGEROUS CROSSING DETERMINATION PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner determination. (a) If a complaint is made under section 219.39, the commissioner of transportation shall determine, after investigation by the commissioner or after hearing, whether the …

Minn. Stat. § 219.402 ADEQUATE CROSSING PROTECTION.

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219.402 ADEQUATE CROSSING PROTECTION. Crossing warning devices or improvements installed or maintained under this chapter as approved by the commissioner or any predecessor, whether by order or otherwise, are adequate and appropriate warning for the crossing. History: 1985 c 265 …

Minn. Stat. § 219.403 APPLICABILITY TO LOCAL LAWS.

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219.403 APPLICABILITY TO LOCAL LAWS. Nothing in this section or section 161.20, 219.40, or 219.071 changes existing law relating to the rights and liabilities of a city, town, or county in connection with the construction or maintenance of a railroad crossing, grade separation, o…

Minn. Stat. § 219.41 APPEAL; ORDER ENFORCEMENT.

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219.41 APPEAL; ORDER ENFORCEMENT. A railroad company or the city, town, or county making the complaint may appeal from an order of the commissioner of transportation to the district court of the county in which the crossing is located. The same appeal proceedings must be held as …

Minn. Stat. § 219.42 FAILURE TO COMPLY; PENALTY.

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219.42 FAILURE TO COMPLY; PENALTY. A railroad company or city, town, or county failing to comply with an order of the commissioner of transportation that is not appealed from or, if appealed from, affirmed in whole or in part, is liable to a penalty of $50 for every day of noncom…

Minn. Stat. § 219.44 CHARTER POWERS NOT ABRIDGED.

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219.44 CHARTER POWERS NOT ABRIDGED. Nothing in sections 219.39 to 219.44 repeals, abridges, modifies, or affects the power contained in the charter of a city to require railroads to maintain gates, flaggers, or safety devices at public highway crossings in that city, or any ordin…

Minn. Stat. § 219.445 SOUTHERN RAIL CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

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219.445 SOUTHERN RAIL CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Corridor development. The commissioner of transportation shall develop a corridor improvement plan for grade crossings intersecting or crossing the railway right-of-way in the railway corridor that runs east to west…

Minn. Stat. § 219.45 APPLICABILITY.

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219.45 APPLICABILITY. Sections 219.45 to 219.53 apply to a person, corporation, or anyone owning, operating, or maintaining a structure or obstruction adjacent to railway tracks and to a corporation, receiver of the corporation, or any person while engaged as a common carrier in …

Minn. Stat. § 219.455 DEFINITIONS.

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219.455 DEFINITIONS. (a) For purposes of sections 219.45 to 219.53, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Depot company" means a company formed to construct and operate a passenger station on behalf of a railroad or rail carrier. (c) "Passenger service" means both int…

Minn. Stat. § 219.46 UNLAWFUL STRUCTURE; CLEARANCE.

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219.46 UNLAWFUL STRUCTURE; CLEARANCE. § Subdivision 1.Structure. (a) On and after April 16, 1913, it is unlawful for a common carrier or any other person, on a standard gauge road on its line or a standard gauge sidetrack, for use in any traffic mentioned in section 219.45: (1) t…