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MN Stat § 168B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.01 — Legislative Findings; Purpose.

168B.01 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. Abandoned motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the state in that such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children and other citizens. Abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metals also constitute a blight on the landscape of the state and therefore a detriment to the environment. The abandonment and retirement of motor vehicles and other scrap metals constitutes a waste of a valuable source of useful metal. It is therefore in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metals be eliminated, that future abandonment of motor vehicles and other scrap metals be prevented, that the expansion of existing scrap recycling facilities be developed and that other acceptable and economically useful methods for the disposal of abandoned motor vehicles and other forms of scrap metal be developed. History:   1971 c 734 s 1
MN Stat § 168B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.03 — Violation To Abandon Motor Vehicle.

168B.03 VIOLATION TO ABANDON MOTOR VEHICLE. Any person who abandons a motor vehicle on any public or private property, without the consent of the person in control of such property, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1971 c 734 s 3
MN Stat § 168B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.04 — Authority To Impound Vehicles.

168B.04 AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND VEHICLES. Subdivision 1. Abandoned or junk vehicles. Units of government and peace officers may take into custody and impound any abandoned or junk vehicle. Subd. 2. Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 168B.035. (b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the following public or private locations for the indicated period of time: (1) in a public location not governed by section 168B.035: (i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours; (ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as determined by a peace officer, immediately; (iii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or (iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a unit of government, properly posted, four hours; or (2) on private property: (i) that is single-family or duplex residential property, immediately; (ii) that is private, nonresidential property, properly posted, immediately; (iii) that is private, nonresidential property, not posted, 24 hours; (iv) that is private, nonresidential property of an operator of an establishment for the servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles, five business days after notifying the vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the property owner's intention to have the vehicle removed from the property; or (v) that is any residential property, properly posted, immediately. History:  1971 c 734 s 4; 1995 c 137 s 2; 2004 c 224 s 5; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 32; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 64
MN Stat § 168B.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.045 — Towed Motor Vehicles.

168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES. A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows of vehicles parked in violation of snow emergency regulations. History:  1989 c 256 s 2; 2010 c 351 s 63; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 64
MN Stat § 168B.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.051 — Sale; Waiting Periods.

168B.051 SALE; WAITING PERIODS. Subdivision 1. Sale after 15 days. An impounded vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, 15 days after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be: (1) a junk vehicle, except that it may have a valid, current registration plate and still be eligible for disposal or sale under this subdivision; or (2) an abandoned vehicle. Subd. 1a. Sale 15 days after notice by certified mail. An unauthorized vehicle impounded by the city of Minneapolis or by the city of St. Paul is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, 15 days after notice is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner, if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record. If, before the expiration of the 15-day period following notice of taking, the registered owner or lienholder of record delivers to the impound lot operator a written statement of intent to reclaim the vehicle, the vehicle is not eligible for disposal or sale until 45 days after the notice of taking, if the owner or lienholder has not reclaimed under section 168B.07. Notwithstanding section 168B.06, subdivision 3, a second notice shall not be required. Subd. 2. Sale after 45 days or title transfer. (a) If an unauthorized vehicle is impounded, other than by the city of Minneapolis or the city of St. Paul, the impounded vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, the earlier of: (1) 45 days after notice to the owner; or (2) the date of a voluntary written title transfer by the registered owner to the impound lot operator. (b) A voluntary written title transfer constitutes a waiver by the registered owner of any right, title, and interest in the vehicle. History:  1995 c 137 s 3; 1997 c 108 s 1,2; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 19
MN Stat § 168B.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.055 — Notice For Removal From Vehicle Service Facility.

168B.055 NOTICE FOR REMOVAL FROM VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITY. An owner or agent of an owner of private, nonresidential property described in section 168B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2)(iv), is authorized to remove or cause the removal of an unauthorized vehicle from that property after providing five-day notice to the vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the vehicle will be removed from the property. Notification must include identification of the registration plate number, the vehicle identification number, and the make, model, and color of the vehicle. The owner or agent of an owner of property upon which a motor vehicle is unauthorized may cause the vehicle to be removed by a towing service under this section without incurring any civil liability to the owner of the unauthorized vehicle. Vehicles removed pursuant to a complaint of the owner or agent of the owner of private property must be disposed of as provided in sections 168B.051 to 168B.10. History:   2004 c 224 s 6
MN Stat § 168B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.06 — Notice Of Taking And Sale.

168B.06 NOTICE OF TAKING AND SALE. Subdivision 1. Written notice of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody shall give written notice of the taking within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to the registered vehicle owner and any lienholders. (b) The notice must: (1) set forth the date and place of the taking; (2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle is being held; (3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under section 168B.07; (4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to: (i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle pursuant to section 168B.08; or (ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 3, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to sell or dispose of the contents under section 168B.08; and (5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all contents without charge. Subd. 2. Notice by mail or publication. The notice shall be sent by mail to the registered owner, if any, of an impounded vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record. The department shall make this information available to impound lot operators for notification purposes. If it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of the registered owner and all lienholders, the notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was towed from or abandoned. Published notices may be grouped together for convenience and economy. Subd. 3. Unauthorized vehicle; second notice. If an unauthorized vehicle remains unclaimed after 30 days from the date the notice was sent under subdivision 2, a second notice must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner, if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record. History:  1971 c 734 s 6; 1973 c 649 s 3; 1995 c 137 s 4; 1997 c 70 s 1; 1997 c 108 s 3; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 20,21; 2010 c 257 s 1; 2010 c 351 s 25
MN Stat § 168B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.08 — Disposition By Impound Lot.

168B.08 DISPOSITION BY IMPOUND LOT. Subdivision 1. Auction or sale. (a) If an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 1, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07. If the contents of an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07. (b) The purchaser shall be given a receipt in a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles which shall be sufficient title to dispose of the vehicle. The receipt shall also entitle the purchaser to register the vehicle and receive a certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership. Before such a vehicle is issued a new certificate of title it must receive a motor vehicle safety check. Subd. 2. Unsold vehicle. Abandoned or junk vehicles not sold by units of government or public impound lots pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be disposed of in accordance with section 168B.09. Subd. 3. Sale proceeds; public entities. From the proceeds of a sale under this section by a unit of government or public impound lot of an abandoned or unauthorized motor vehicle, the unit of government shall reimburse itself for the cost of towing, preserving and storing the vehicle, and all administrative, notice and publication costs incurred in handling the vehicle pursuant to sections 168B.01 to 168B.101. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled lienholder for 90 days and then shall be deposited in the treasury of the unit of government. Subd. 4. Sale proceeds; nonpublic impound lots. The operator of a nonpublic impound lot may retain any proceeds derived from a sale conducted under the authority of subdivision 1. The operator may retain all proceeds from sale of any personal belongings and contents in the vehicle that were not claimed by the owner or the owner's agent before the sale, except that any suspected contraband or other items that likely would be subject to forfeiture in a criminal trial must be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement agency. History:  1971 c 734 s 8; 1973 c 649 s 4; 1980 c 509 s 58; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 137 s 6; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 24
MN Stat § 168B.087 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.087 — Operator's Deficiency Claim; Consent To Sale.

168B.087 OPERATOR'S DEFICIENCY CLAIM; CONSENT TO SALE. Subdivision 1. Deficiency claim. (a) The nonpublic impound lot operator has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of services provided in the towing, storage, and inspection of the vehicle minus the proceeds of the sale or auction. (b) The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of: (1) 25 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1; and (2) 55 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 2. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2008 c 350 art 1 s 97] History:   1995 c 137 s 7
MN Stat § 168B.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.09 — Disposal Authority.

168B.09 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Units of government. A unit of government may contract with others or may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the inventory of impounded motor vehicles and abandoned scrap metal and, if no bids are received, may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection, storage and transportation of these vehicles and abandoned scrap metal; provided, however, that a unit of government may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection and storage of not more than five abandoned or unauthorized vehicles without advertising for or receiving bids in any 120-day period. Subd. 2. Local laws. Units of government may adopt ordinances and regulations to control the matter subject in accordance with sections 168B.01 to 168B.101, so long as the ordinances and regulations are not less stringent than the provisions of sections 168B.01 to 168B.101 or the rules of the agency. History:  1971 c 734 s 9; 1973 c 649 s 5; 1975 c 223 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 137 s 8
MN Stat § 168B.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.101 — Agency Responsibility.

168B.101 AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY. The agency may contract with others or use its own personnel to study programs for the control of motor vehicle waste, junk and abandoned motor vehicles, or other scrap metal, or any combination of these; or to develop public informational material and programs relating to the proper disposal of motor vehicle waste, junk and abandoned motor vehicles, or other scrap metal. History:  1975 c 223 s 4; 1995 c 137 s 9
MN Stat § 168B.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.14 — Regulation Of Vehicle Towers Limited.

168B.14 REGULATION OF VEHICLE TOWERS LIMITED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) "Vehicle tower" means a person engaged in the business of towing or recovering vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, or dolly for the purpose of moving or transporting wrecked, damaged, disabled, replacement, or abandoned vehicles; and (b) "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city or a town. Subd. 2. Request by owner. No municipality may prohibit the operation within its boundaries of a vehicle tower who is not licensed by that municipality and who is responding to a service request from a person who is the owner or operator or the agent of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle for which vehicle towing service is requested. Subd. 3. Private property. No vehicle tower may remove a motor vehicle by towing, carrying, hauling or pushing from private property except at the request of a person who is the owner or operator or the agent of the owner or operator of the vehicle, or the owner or agent of the owner of the private property. History:  1983 c 115 s 1; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 64
MN Stat § 168B.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.15 — Tow Truck Permit.

168B.15 TOW TRUCK PERMIT. The commissioner of transportation 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 meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The permit authorizes the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of chapter 169. History:  2008 c 287 art 1 s 58; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 64; 2013 c 127 s 26
MN Stat § 168B.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing|Section 168B.16 — Flashing Light On Tow Truck.

168B.16 FLASHING LIGHT ON TOW TRUCK. A tow truck or towing vehicle must be equipped with flashing or intermittent red and amber lights of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety. The lights must be placed on the dome of the vehicle at the highest practicable point visible from a distance of 500 feet. The flashing red light must be displayed only when the tow truck or towing vehicle is engaged in emergency service on or near the traveled portion of a highway. The flashing amber light may be displayed when the tow truck or towing vehicle is moving a disabled vehicle. History:  1953 c 103 s 1; 1971 c 491 s 20; 1991 c 112 s 3; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 64
MN Stat § 168D.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax|Section 168D.01 — Definitions.

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" means the commissioner of public safety of the state of Minnesota, acting directly or through duly authorized agents. Subd. 4. Jurisdiction. "Jurisdiction" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, a province or territory of Canada, and any other member jurisdiction of the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) compact as approved by Congress in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), Public Law 102-40. Subd. 5. Motor carrier. "Motor carrier" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, however organized, operating one or more qualified motor vehicles as a part of its interstate business operations. Subd. 6. Motor fuel. "Motor fuel" means an agent, regardless of its composition or properties, used to propel a qualified motor vehicle. Subd. 7. Operation. "Operation" means operation of qualified motor vehicles whether loaded or empty, whether for compensation or not for compensation, and whether owned by or leased to the motor carrier who operates them or causes them to be operated in two or more jurisdictions. Subd. 8. Qualified motor vehicle. (a) "Qualified motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is used, designed, or maintained to transport persons or property and that: (1) has two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds; (2) has three or more axles regardless of weight; or (3) is used in combination, when the weight of the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle weight. (b) Qualified motor vehicle does not include a recreational vehicle or any vehicle exempt from registration under section 168.012, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1). Subd. 9. Revocation. "Revocation" means the withdrawal of a license and privileges by the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 10. Suspension. "Suspension" means the temporary removal of privileges granted to the licensee by the commissioner of public safety. History:  2002 c 371 art 2 s 2; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 22
MN Stat § 168D.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax|Section 168D.03 — Compliance With Minnesota Laws.

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 vehicle from compliance with Minnesota laws. History:   2002 c 371 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 168D.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax|Section 168D.04 — Taxing Authority.

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. (b) In accordance with federal and state law, the agreement must provide for: (1) determining the base jurisdiction for users; (2) users' records requirements; (3) audit procedures; (4) exchanging information; (5) eligibility of persons for tax licensing; (6) defining qualified motor vehicles; (7) determining if bonding is required; (8) specifying reporting requirements and periods, including defining uniform penalty and interest rates for late reporting; (9) determining methods for collecting and forwarding motor fuel taxes and penalties to another jurisdiction; (10) display of identification indicating compliance with the agreement; and (11) other provisions to facilitate the administration of the agreement. (c) Each jurisdiction shall audit the records of persons based in the jurisdiction to determine if the motor fuel taxes due each jurisdiction are properly reported and paid. Subd. 2. Fuel road tax imposed. (a) Every motor carrier shall pay a road tax calculated on the amount of motor fuel consumed in the motor carrier's operations on highways within Minnesota. The tax rate is imposed at the rate and conditions specified in chapter 296A. (b) The amount of motor fuel consumed in the operations of a motor carrier on highways within Minnesota is determined by dividing the miles traveled within Minnesota by the average miles per gallon. (c) The average miles per gallon for a motor carrier's qualified motor vehicles is determined by dividing the total miles traveled by the total motor fuel consumed. History:   2002 c 371 art 2 s 5