Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

168D.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them in this section. § Subd. 2.Cancellation. "Cancellation" means the voluntary termination of a license and its provisions. § Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" me…

168D.02 FUEL TAX COMPACT. § Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The commissioner of public safety may enter into an agreement or arrangement with the duly authorized representative of another jurisdiction or make an independent declaration granting to motor carriers of qualified motor v…

168D.03 COMPLIANCE WITH MINNESOTA LAWS. Agreements, arrangements, and declarations made under authority of this chapter must contain a provision specifying that no fuel license, or exemption issued or accruing under the license, excuses the motor carrier of a qualified motor vehi…

168D.04 TAXING AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Agreement terms. (a) Under the provisions of an agreement entered into according to section 168D.02, each member shall retain its sovereign authority to determine tax rates and exemptions and to exercise other substantive tax authority. (…

168D.05 MOTOR CARRIER FUEL LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A motor carrier registered under section 168.187, operating a qualified motor vehicle upon the highways of Minnesota, and not qualifying for exemption under this chapter, may not operate the vehicle unless and until…

168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES. License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, an annual ap…

168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE. The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance with the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall collect a fee for the decal or other identification in the amount established in section 168.12, subdivisi…

168D.08 MOTOR CARRIER FUEL TAX RETURNS. Every motor carrier subject to the fuel tax shall, on or before the last day of April, July, October, and January, file with the commissioner, in the format and manner prescribed, tax returns of operations during the previous three months. …

168D.09 CREDIT OR REFUND. Under this section, the commissioner shall allow a credit or refund to a motor carrier for taxes paid to any member jurisdiction that imposes a tax upon motor fuel purchased or obtained in Minnesota and member jurisdictions and used on the highways of Mi…

168D.10 MOTOR CARRIER RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Maintenance. Every motor carrier shall maintain records to substantiate information reported on the required tax returns. The records must be kept in a format prescribed by the commissioner. § Subd. 2.Preservation. Records must be pr…

168D.11 AUDITING AND REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Authority and obligation. The commissioner has the right and obligation to audit the records of persons based in Minnesota to determine if the motor fuel taxes due each jurisdiction are properly reported and paid, with authority to …

168D.12 MOTOR CARRIER TEMPORARY FUEL PERMIT. A motor carrier may obtain a trip permit that authorizes an unlicensed motor carrier to operate a qualified motor vehicle in Minnesota for five consecutive days beginning and ending on the dates specified on the face of the permit. The…

168D.13 ACTION TO AVOID OR EVADE FUEL TAX. § Subdivision 1.Determination and assessment. If the commissioner ascertains that a motor carrier acts to obstruct or make ineffectual proceedings to assess or collect the road taxes due, the commissioner may immediately make an assessme…

168D.14 ENFORCEMENT POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner of public safety. The commissioner is authorized and directed to enforce this chapter. In addition, the commissioner of public safety is authorized and directed to use the Minnesota State Patrol to assist in the enforcement…

168D.15 DELINQUENT FILING OR PAYMENT. If a motor carrier licensed under this section is delinquent in either filing or paying the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) report or billing for more than 30 days, or paying the international registration plan billing under section 1…

168D.16 TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO PAY DELINQUENT FEE. If a motor carrier licensed under this chapter is delinquent in either filing or paying the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) report or billing for more than 30 days, or paying the international registration plan billing und…

168D.17 EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to recreational vehicles as defined in section 168.002. History: 2002 c 371 art 2 s 18; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 23

168D.18 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter. History: 2002 c 371 art 2 s 19

168E.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Accessories and supplies. "Accessories and supplies" has the meaning given in section 297A.67, subdivision 7a. § Subd. 3.Baby products. "Baby products" mean…

168E.03 FEE IMPOSED. § Subdivision 1.Retail delivery fee imposed. (a) A fee is imposed on each retailer equal to 50 cents on each transaction that equals or exceeds the threshold amount involving retail delivery in Minnesota. The retailer may, but is not required to, collect the …

168E.05 EXEMPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Transactions. The following retail deliveries are exempt from the fee imposed by this chapter: (1) a retail delivery to a purchaser who is exempt from tax under chapter 297A; (2) a retail delivery on a motor vehicle for which a permit issued by…

168E.07 COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Returns; payment of fees. A retailer must report the fee on a return prescribed by the commissioner and must remit the fee with the return. The return and fee must be filed and paid using the filing cycle and due dates provid…

168E.09 DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS. § Subdivision 1.Costs deducted. The commissioner must retain an amount that does not exceed the total cost of collecting, administering, and enforcing the retail delivery fee and must deposit the amount in the revenue department service and recovery s…

169.011 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them. § Subd. 1a.All-electric vehicle. (a) "All-electric vehicle" means an electric vehicle that is solely able to be powered by an …

169.02 SCOPE. § Subdivision 1.Application to persons, places, and vehicles. The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways, and upon highways, streets, private roads, and roadways situated on prope…

169.022 UNIFORM APPLICATION. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any rule or regulation in conflict with the provisions of …

169.025 APPLICATION OF MOTOR CARRIER REGULATIONS. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter other than section 169.67, a vehicle, driver, or carrier that is subject to the motor carrier safety regulations incorporated in section 221.0314 or 221.605 shall comply with the more …

169.03 EMERGENCY VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or any county, city, town, district, or any othe…

169.035 EXEMPTIONS; APPLICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Working on highway. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). (b) This chapter…

169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, and with the consent of the commissioner, with respect to state trunk highways, within the corporate limits …

169.042 TOWING; NOTICE TO VICTIM OF VEHICLE THEFT. § Subdivision 1.Notification. The law enforcement agency that originally received the report of a vehicle theft shall make a reasonable and good-faith effort to notify the victim of the reported vehicle theft within 48 hours afte…

169.045 SPECIAL VEHICLE USE ON ROADWAY. § Subdivision 1.Designation of roadway, permit. The governing body of any county, home rule charter or statutory city, or town may by ordinance authorize the operation of motorized golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, utility task vehicles, or…

169.05 PRIVATE ROADWAYS. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different o…

169.06 SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS. § Subdivision 1.Uniform system. The commissioner shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this state. Such uniform system sh…

169.065 SAFE ROAD ZONES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "local request" means a formal request collectively submitted by the chief law enforcement officer of a political subdivision serving the proposed safe road zone, the local road authority for the p…

169.07 UNAUTHORIZED SIGN, SIGNAL, OR MARKING. (a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad si…

169.072 UNAUTHORIZED MAILBOX INSTALLATION. § Subdivision 1.Public hazard. A mailbox installation or support on a public highway that does not meet the breakaway and location standards contained in rules adopted under subdivision 2 is declared to be a public nuisance, a road hazar…

169.073 PROHIBITED LIGHT OR SIGNAL. (a) No person or corporation shall place, maintain or display any red light or red sign, signal, or lighting device or maintain it in view of any highway or any line of railroad on or over which trains are operated in such a way as to interfere…

169.08 UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN. No person shall, without lawful authority, possess, or attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or i…

169.09 COLLISIONS. § Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for collision; injury or death. The driver of any motor vehicle involved in a collision shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the collision, or as close to the scene as possible, and reasonably investigate what was st…

169.10 STATISTICAL INFORMATION. The Department of Public Safety shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. History: (27…

169.13 RECKLESS OR CARELESS DRIVING. § Subdivision 1.Reckless driving. (a) A person who drives a motor vehicle or light rail transit vehicle while aware of and consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the driving may result in harm to another or another'…

169.14 SPEED LIMITS, ZONES; RADAR. § Subdivision 1.Duty to drive with due care. No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions. Every driver is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and pote…

169.147 TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Camera-based traffic enforcement" means enforcement of traffic control through the use of a red light camera system…

169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK. § Subdivision 1.Impeding traffic; slow speed. No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation o…

169.17 EMERGENCY VEHICLE. The speed limitations set forth in sections 169.14 to 169.17 do not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency call. Drivers of all emergency vehicles shall sound an audible signal by siren and display at least one lighted red li…