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﻿ Chapter 320 - MN Laws
CHAPTER 320--S.F.No. 2846
relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing movement of large vehicles on public streets and highways; making technical changes; repealing certain rules related to motor carriers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.801, subdivision 5; 169.823, as amended; 169.826, as amended; 169.828, subdivision 1; 169.829; 169.851, subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivisions 1a, 5; 169.862, subdivision 1; 169.863, subdivision 1; 169.864, subdivision 4; 169.871, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 169.801, subdivision 10; 169.81, subdivision 3; 169.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.8261, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.85, subdivision 2; 169.862, subdivision 2; 169.864, subdivision 2; 169.865, subdivision 1; 169.87, subdivision 2; 221.025; 221.031, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, subdivision 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0100, subparts 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14; 7800.0200; 7800.0400; 7800.0800; 7800.0900; 7800.1000; 7800.3200, subpart 2; 7800.3300; 7805.0500; 7805.0900; 7805.1300; 8850.7950; 8850.8000; 8850.8050, subpart 2; 8850.8100; 8850.8250; 8850.8300; 8850.8350; 8850.8800; 8850.8850; 8850.9050, subpart 3; 8855.0410; 8855.0600; 8855.0850; 8920.0100; 8920.0150; 8920.0200; 8920.0300; 8920.0400; 8920.0500; 8920.0600; 8920.0700; 8920.0800; 8920.0900; 8920.1000; 8920.1100; 8920.1200; 8920.1300; 8920.1400; 8920.1500; 8920.1550; 8920.1600; 8920.1700; 8920.1800; 8920.1900; 8920.2000; 8920.2100; 8920.2200; 8920.2300; 8920.2400; 8920.2500; 8920.2600; 8920.2700; 8920.2800; 8920.2900; 8920.3000; 8920.3100; 8920.3200; 8920.3300; 8920.3400; 8920.3500; 8920.3600; 8920.3700; 8920.3800; 8920.3900; 8920.4000; 8920.4100; 8920.4200; 8920.4300; 8920.4400; 8920.4500.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.801, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
A person operating, or towing, or transporting an implement of husbandry that is higher than 13 feet six inches or wider than allowed under section 169.80, subdivision 2, must ensure that the operation or transportation does not damage a highway structure, utility line or structure, or other fixture adjacent to or over a public highway.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.801, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than 6,000 pounds, or more than 3,000 pounds if manufactured after January 1, 2011, is required under paragraph (b) to have brakes and was manufactured after January 1, 2011, it must also be equipped with brakes as required in section 169.67, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) adequate to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.81, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Length of vehicle combinations.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state where the total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following axle weight limits table for the distance between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more consecutive axles under consideration;. Unless otherwise noted, the distance between axles being must be measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the measurement is a fraction of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet shall be used, except that when the distance between axles is more than three feet four inches and less than three feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used:.
7 34,000 37,000 34,000
8 34,000 38,500 34,000
(b) The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance between centers of foremost and rearmost axles is listed as of any axle group is seven feet or eight feet, applies only to is 34,000 pounds, except for vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991. Notwithstanding any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits table, for vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991: (1) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven feet, is 37,000 pounds; and (2) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is eight feet, is 38,500 pounds.
(d) The gross weights shown without parentheses in this the axle weight limits table are allowed on unpaved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1. The gross weights shown in this table, whether within or without parentheses, are allowed on paved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1. Gross weights in excess of 80,000 pounds require an overweight permit under this chapter, unless otherwise allowed under section 169.826.
(b) (e) Notwithstanding any lesser weight in pounds shown in this the axle weight limits table, but subject to the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each and a combined gross load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph (k) (j).
(b) Notwithstanding the maximum weight provisions of this section, and in order to promote the reduction of fuel use and emissions, the maximum gross vehicle weight limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to 169.88 and equipped with idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology must be increased by the amount of weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology, not to exceed 400 pounds. At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of Transportation or the Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the vehicle is equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation.
(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section 169.862.; and
(8) special milk hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
(6) commercial boat hauling; and
(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).; and
(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in the following chart:
(j) (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this paragraph must be deposited as follows:
(k) (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.862, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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 jurisdiction, may issue an annual permit to enable a vehicle carrying bales of hay, straw, or cornstalks, with a total outside width of the vehicle or the load not exceeding 12 feet, and a total height of the loaded vehicle not exceeding 14-1/2 15 feet, to be operated on public streets and highways. Loaded vehicles operating on interstate highways within the seven-county metropolitan area may not exceed a total height of 14-1/2 feet.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.862, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(e) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying round baled hay, straw, or cornstalks less than 20 miles are exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit. All other requirements of this section apply to vehicles transporting round baled hay, straw, or cornstalks.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.863, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle of a vehicle combination. The support point of each axle group must be capable of distributing the load equally to each axle of the group with a variance of no more than 3,000 pounds between any two axles of the group.
(b) The maximum wheel load may not exceed the tire manufacturer's recommended load or the following weight limits, whichever is less:
(1) front steering axles, 550 pounds per inch;
(2) other single axles, 500 pounds per inch;
(3) tandem axles, 450 pounds per inch; and
(4) tridem or quad axle groups, 425 pounds per inch.
(c) The axle group weights must comply with the limitations of section 169.824.
(d) The vehicle may not be equipped with a variable load axle, unless the variable load axle cannot be operated from the cab of the vehicle.
(e) The vehicle transports pole-length pulpwood, carries a gross vehicle weight of not more than 82,000 pounds, and has six or more axles.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.864, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has a total of six or more axles or 97,000 pounds if the truck vehicle combination has a total of seven or more axles;
(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 99,000 pounds during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.864, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1, clause (1), must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle combination and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. The fee for annual permits issued under subdivision 2 is $300 for a 90,000-pound vehicle combination or $500 for a 97,000-pound vehicle combination. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of administering the permit program.
[169.867] SPECIAL MILK HAULING PERMIT.
A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a single-unit vehicle to haul milk at weights that exceed the limitations provided in sections 169.823 and 169.824 by ten percent. The fee for this permit is as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph (c).
A permit under subdivision 1 may only be issued before August 1, 2012.
A vehicle operating under a permit under subdivision 1:
(1) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
(2) may not take advantage of seasonal weight increases authorized by section 169.826;
(4) may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and
(5) may not be operated with a load that exceeds the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 567.4 to 567.7.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, 169.832 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 or a shipper who ships or tenders goods for shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a weight limit imposed under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, 169.832 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 is liable for a civil penalty as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a person found guilty of a violation of a weight limit imposed under this section or sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, 169.832 169.84 to 169.851, or 169.87 is also found by the court to have knowingly and contemporaneously attempted to evade a fixed weigh station or to otherwise avoid weighing by means of stationary scales under section 169.85 or other law, the court shall impose a penalty of twice the amount otherwise authorized under paragraph (a).
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Special permit violations.
(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with a gross weight in excess of a an adjusted weight limit imposed by permit under sections 169.86 and 169.862 and a shipper who ships or tenders goods for shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a an adjusted weight limit permitted under section 169.86 or 169.862 is liable for a civil penalty. The civil penalty is the greater of (1) as calculated at a rate of five cents per pound for each pound in excess of the highest weight permitted under section 169.86 or 169.862 allowed by the permit or under section 169.826, subdivision 1, or (2) $100, whichever is greater.
(b) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision shall not exceed the penalty prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal overweight action that arose from the same overweight violation may not be applied toward payment of the civil penalty under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of Public Safety employee described in section 299D.06 who cites a driver for a violation of the adjusted weight limit limitations established by permit pursuant to section 169.86 or 169.862 shall give written notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil penalty provided in this subdivision in the same or separate proceedings.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
Civil penalty for first two violations.
Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), a civil penalty under subdivision 1 for a violation in a motor vehicle in the course of a first haul as defined in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (d)(3), of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, 169.832 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 that is not preceded by two or more violations of the gross weight limits in those sections in that motor vehicle within the previous 12 months, may not exceed $150.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 221.025, is amended to read:
(12) (11) the transportation of unprocessed dairy products in bulk within an area having a 100-mile radius from the home post office of the person providing the transportation;
(13) (12) the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, dairy, livestock, or other farm products within an area having a 100-mile radius from the person's home post office and the carrier may transport other commodities within the 100-mile radius if the destination of each haul is a farm;
(14) (13) the transportation of newspapers, as defined in section 331A.01, subdivision 5, telephone books, handbills, circulars, or pamphlets in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; and
(15) (14) transportation of potatoes from the field of production, or a storage site owned or otherwise controlled by the producer, to the first place of processing.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 221.031, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(b) Persons providing transportation described in section 221.025, clause (6), (10), (12) (11), or (13) (12), must comply with the rules for driving of motor vehicles and for parts and accessories necessary for safe operation.
(c) Persons providing transportation described in section 221.025, except for persons providing transportation described in clause (6), (10), (12) (11), or (13) (12), must comply with the rules for driving of motor vehicles; parts and accessories necessary for safe operation; and the rules for driver qualifications.
(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, subdivision 6, is repealed.
(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0100, subparts 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14; 7800.0200; 7800.0400; 7800.0800; 7800.0900; 7800.1000; 7800.3200, subpart 2; 7800.3300; 7805.0500; 7805.0900; 7805.1300; 8850.7950; 8850.8000; 8850.8050, subpart 2; 8850.8100; 8850.8250; 8850.8300; 8850.8350; 8850.8800; 8850.8850; 8850.9050, subpart 3; 8855.0410; 8855.0600; 8855.0850; 8920.0100; 8920.0150; 8920.0200; 8920.0300; 8920.0400; 8920.0500; 8920.0600; 8920.0700; 8920.0800; 8920.0900; 8920.1000; 8920.1100; 8920.1200; 8920.1300; 8920.1400; 8920.1500; 8920.1550; 8920.1600; 8920.1700; 8920.1800; 8920.1900; 8920.2000; 8920.2100; 8920.2200; 8920.2300; 8920.2400; 8920.2500; 8920.2600; 8920.2700; 8920.2800; 8920.2900; 8920.3000; 8920.3100; 8920.3200; 8920.3300; 8920.3400; 8920.3500; 8920.3600; 8920.3700; 8920.3800; 8920.3900; 8920.4000; 8920.4100; 8920.4200; 8920.4300; 8920.4400; and 8920.4500, are repealed.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.823, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 64, section 5, is amended to read:
(4) where the gross weight on any group of axles exceeds the weights permitted under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 with any or all of the interior axles disregarded, and with an exterior axle disregarded if the exterior axle is a variable load axle that is not carrying its intended weight, and their gross weights subtracted from the gross weight of all axles of the group under consideration.
Vehicle not equipped with pneumatic tires.
A vehicle or combination of vehicles not equipped with pneumatic tires shall be governed by the provisions of sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, except that the gross weight limitations shall be reduced by 40 percent.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 64, section 57, is amended to read:
Winter increase amounts.
The limitations provided in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent between the dates set by the commissioner for each zone established by the commissioner based on a freezing index model each winter.
Harvest season increase amount; permit.
The limitations provided in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not considered to be the first unloading. A permit issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not issue permits under this subdivision if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.
Excess weight permit.
Weight limits set by other law.
In cases where gross weights in an amount less than that set forth in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 are fixed, limited, or restricted on a highway or bridge by or under another section of this chapter, the lesser gross weight as fixed, limited, or restricted may not be exceeded and must control instead of the gross weights set forth in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829.
The commissioner may, after determining the ability of the highway structure and frost condition to support additional loads, grant a permit extending seasonal increases for vehicles using portions of routes falling within two miles of the southern boundary of the zone described under subdivision 1, clause (2).
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.8261, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(b) In compliance with this section, a person may operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest paved highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.828, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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 that the limitation on the number of axles as provided in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 shall not apply to any vehicle operated under permit pursuant to section 169.86. No vehicle alone nor any single vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall exceed the posted weight limit for a single vehicle.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.829, is amended to read:
City vehicle except on trunk highway.
(a) The provisions of sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to vehicles operated exclusively in any city in this state which has in effect an ordinance regulating the gross weight of vehicles operated within that city.
Sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle, when the movement is urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair.
Sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to a utility vehicle that does not exceed a weight of 20,000 pounds per axle and is owned by:
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.85, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) Upon weighing a vehicle and load, as provided in this section, an officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until a portion of the load is removed that is sufficient to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit permitted under either section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, whichever is the lesser violation, if any. A suitable place is a location where loading or tampering with the load is not prohibited by federal, state, or local law, rule, or ordinance.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a driver may be required to unload a vehicle only if the weighing officer determines that (1) on routes subject to the provisions of sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, the weight on an axle exceeds the lawful gross weight prescribed by sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, by 2,000 pounds or more, or the weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles in cases where the distance between the centers of the first and last axles of the group under consideration is ten feet or less exceeds the lawful gross weight prescribed by sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, by 4,000 pounds or more; or (2) the weight is unlawful on an axle or group of consecutive axles on a road restricted in accordance with section 169.87. Material unloaded must be cared for by the owner or driver of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or driver.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.851, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Exception for farm and forest products.
Subdivision 4 does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products and the transportation of raw and unfinished forest products, including wood chips, when the maximum weight limitations permitted under sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 are not exceeded by more than ten percent.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.86, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Seasonal permits for certain haulers.
The commissioner of transportation, upon application in writing therefor, may issue special permits annually to any hauler authorizing the hauler to move vehicles or combinations of vehicles with weights exceeding by not more than ten percent the weight limitations contained in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829, on interstate highways during the times and within the zones specified in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.87, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(b) The gross weight on consecutive axles on an unpaved street or highway shall not exceed the gross weight allowed in sections 169.822 169.823 to 169.829 multiplied by a factor of five divided by nine. This reduction shall not apply to the gross vehicle weight.
Signed by the governor May 13, 2010, 9:25 a.m.