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MN Stat § 169.851 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.851 — Weight Record.

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, weight certification, or other similar document. Subd. 3. First haul. "First haul" has the meaning given it in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (d)(3). Subd. 4. Relevant evidence. (a) A document evidencing the receipt of goods issued by the person consigning the goods for shipment or a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods, which states a gross weight of the vehicle and load or the weight of the load when combined with the empty weight of the vehicle that is in excess of the prescribed maximum weight limitation permitted by this chapter, is relevant evidence that the weight of the vehicle and load is unlawful. (b) For the purposes of this section and sections 169.871 and 169.872, a document required to be kept under section 169.872 indicating a unit of measure that, when converted to weight and combined with the weight of the empty vehicle, indicates a gross weight in excess of the prescribed maximum weight limitation permitted by this chapter, is relevant evidence that the weight of the vehicle and load is unlawful. (c) The provisions in paragraphs (a) and (b) do not limit the introduction of other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not there is a violation of the prescribed maximum weight limitations permitted by this chapter. Subd. 5. 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 169.823 to 169.829 are not exceeded by more than ten percent. History:  1980 c 485 s 1; 1981 c 321 s 7; 1994 c 600 s 7; 1995 c 174 s 1; 2002 c 364 s 16; 2002 c 371 art 3 s 7; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 51; 2010 c 320 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 169.862 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.862 — Permit For Baled Farm Product To Exceed Height Or Width.

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 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 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. Subd. 2. Additional restrictions. Permits issued under this section are governed by the applicable provisions of section 169.86 except as otherwise provided herein and, in addition, carry the following restrictions: (a) The vehicles may not be operated between sunset and sunrise, when visibility is impaired by weather, fog, or other conditions rendering persons and vehicles not clearly visible at a distance of 500 feet, or on Sunday from noon until sunset, or on the days the following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (b) The vehicles may not be operated on a trunk highway with a pavement less than 24 feet wide. (c) A vehicle operated under the permit must be equipped with a retractable or removable mirror on the left side so located that it will reflect to the driver a clear view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle. (d) A vehicle operated under the permit must display red, orange, or yellow flags, 18 inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on both sides of the load. The load must be securely bound to the transporting vehicle. (e) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying 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 baled hay, straw, or cornstalks. History:  1979 c 44 s 1; 1983 c 198 s 12; 1983 c 293 s 68; 1985 c 299 s 11; 1986 c 398 art 13 s 13; 1995 c 174 s 2; 1996 c 455 art 3 s 22; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 59; 2009 c 64 s 10; 2010 c 320 art 1 s 8,9
MN Stat § 169.863 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.863 — Special Pulpwood Vehicle Permit.

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 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. Subd. 2. Permit restrictions. A vehicle operating under a permit issued under this section may not travel on an interstate highway. The permit does not authorize the vehicle to exceed allowable gross weights that restrict travel on a highway or bridge under the authority of the commissioner or a local road authority. Subd. 3. Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's registration. History:  1989 c 299 s 2; 2010 c 320 art 1 s 10; 2014 c 312 art 11 s 13
MN Stat § 169.866 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.866 — Special Canola-hauling Vehicle Permit.

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 additional trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet; (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,500 pounds; (3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824; (4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less; (5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the North Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked Trunk Highway 11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply. Subd. 2. Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under subdivision 1 must comply with the following restrictions: (1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87; (2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national network highways; and (3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for continuity of route within one mile of the national network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, section 658.19. Subd. 3. Permit fee; appropriation. Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. 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. Subd. 4. Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's registration. History:  2008 c 350 art 1 s 50; 2009 c 64 s 17; 2014 c 312 art 11 s 17,18
MN Stat § 169.868 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.868 — Special Freight Distribution Permit.

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: (1) 90,000 pounds; and (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision 1. (b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. Subd. 2. Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a combination of seven or more axles to haul freight and to be operated with a gross vehicle weight up to: (1) 97,000 pounds; and (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision 1. (b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500. Subd. 3. Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under this section must comply with all requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3. A vehicle may be operated under a permit issued under this section only to haul freight to or from a distribution facility that is: (1) constructed on or after July 1, 2013; and (2) located within the Department of Transportation District 4. Subd. 4. Deposit of revenues. Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided under section 169.86, subdivision 5b. History:   2013 c 140 s 1
MN Stat § 169.872 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.872 — Receipt Of Certain Overweight Loads.

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 shipment, the date of loading or receipt, the name and address of the shipper, the total number of axles on the vehicle or combination of vehicles, and the registration number of the power unit or some other means of identification by which the shipment was transported. The record shall be retained for 14 days and shall be open to inspection and copying by a state law enforcement officer or motor transport representative, except state conservation officers, upon demand. No search warrant is required to inspect or copy the record. This subdivision does not apply to a person weighing goods who is not involved in the shipping, receiving, and transporting of those goods, or to a person weighing raw and unfinished farm products transported in a single-unit vehicle with not more than three axles or by a trailer towed by a farm tractor when the transportation is the first haul of the product. Subd. 1a. Limit on civil penalties. A civil penalty for excessive weight under section 169.871 may be imposed based on a record of a shipment under this section only if a state law enforcement officer or motor transportation representative: (1) has inspected and copied the record within 14 days of the date the shipment was received by the person keeping the record; and (2) has assessed the penalty within 90 days of the date the officer or representative inspected and copied the record. Subd. 2. Evidence. Except for records relating to the loading and unloading of the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products and the transportation of raw and unfinished forest products, a record kept and maintained as provided in subdivision 1 that shows that a vehicle has exceeded a gross weight limit imposed by this chapter is relevant evidence of a violation of this chapter. The foregoing provisions do not limit the introduction of other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not there is a violation of the prescribed maximum weight limitation permitted by this chapter. Subd. 3. Misdemeanor. A person who fails to keep, maintain, or open for inspection and copying, those documents as required in subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who does not accurately record the information required to be contained in those documents required in subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1980 c 485 s 3; 1981 c 321 s 11; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 16; 1985 c 299 s 13; 2002 c 297 s 2,3; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 38
MN Stat § 169.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.88 — Damages; Liability.

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, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operation, driving or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in sections 169.80 to 169.88. (b) When such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage. (c) Any person who by willful acts or failure to exercise due care, damages any road, street, or highway or highway structure shall be liable for the amount thereof. (d) Damages under this section may be recovered in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure. History:  (2720-280) 1937 c 464 s 130; 1967 c 509 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 169.881 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.881 — Vehicle Platoons.

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 used if a plan has been approved by the commissioner. The commissioner must consult with the commissioner of public safety prior to approving the plan, regarding identifiable public safety concerns. (b) A plan is valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless the plan is for a shorter period of time, in which case the plan is valid for the shorter time period. Subd. 2. Required information. The plan must include but is not limited to the following information submitted in the manner prescribed by the commissioner: (1) total length of the vehicle platoon; (2) the configuration of the vehicle platoon, including spacing between vehicles; (3) proposed route and section of freeway or expressway; (4) proposed time frames the vehicle platoon will be operating; (5) certification that each human driver in the vehicle platoon has a valid driver's license for the type or class of vehicle being driven; (6) certification that the vehicle height, width, and weight limits conform to this chapter; and (7) vehicle identification information. Subd. 3. Authority to approve plan. (a) The commissioner may grant or deny a vehicle platoon plan. The approved plan may include reasonable conditions and restrictions to ensure public safety, minimize congestion, or prevent undue damage to roads or structures. (b) The commissioner must provide written notice to the applicant and to the commissioner of public safety if a plan is denied and must list the reasons for the denial. The commissioner must approve or deny a plan within 60 days. Subd. 4. Requirements. Vehicle platoons must meet the following requirements: (1) the platoon must not include more than three vehicles; (2) each vehicle in the vehicle platoon must have a platooning system installed; (3) while platooning, each vehicle must have the platooning system engaged; (4) each vehicle in the vehicle platoon must have a human driver present and in the driver seat who is monitoring performance of the vehicle at all times and who holds a valid driver's license for the type or class of vehicle being driven; (5) each vehicle in the vehicle platoon must meet the vehicle height, width, and weight limits under this chapter; (6) each vehicle in the platoon must be covered by minimum liability insurance; and (7) each vehicle in the platoon must have a paper or electronic copy of the approved plan in the vehicle. Subd. 5. Operations. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a vehicle platoon must allow reasonable access for the movement of other motor vehicles to change lanes and enter or exit the roadway. History:  1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 70; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 55
MN Stat § 169.891 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.891 — Jurisdiction; Limitation Of Actions.

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 petty misdemeanor shall be the same as that for a misdemeanor. History:   Ex1971 c 27 s 16
MN Stat § 169.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.90 — Offenses.

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 or more other persons or as principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of this chapter, is likewise guilty of such offense. Subd. 2. Require or permit offense by another. It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law. Subd. 3.  MS 1969 [Renumbered 169.42, subd 2] History:  (2720-282, 2720-283) 1937 c 464 s 132,133; Ex1971 c 27 s 17
MN Stat § 169.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.92 — Failure To Appear.

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 court in response to a notice to appear prepared under section 169.91, subdivision 3, or fails to comply with other orders of the court regarding the appearance or proceedings, the court shall notify the commissioner of public safety of the nonappearance or noncompliance upon a form provided by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Nonappearance by nonresident. Upon receipt of notice from the court that a nonresident did not appear in court, the commissioner of public safety shall forward a copy of the report to the driver licensing authority of the state, district, territory, possession, or province of residence of the person. Subd. 4.  MS 2020 [Renumbered 171.16 subd 3a] History:  (2720-286) 1937 c 464 s 136; 1978 c 783 s 4; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 681 s 11; 1989 c 228 s 1; 1989 c 333 s 6; 1996 c 346 s 2; 1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 67,149
MN Stat § 169.93 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.93 — Arrest Without Warrant.

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 exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense of like grade. History:  (2720-287) 1937 c 464 s 137
MN Stat § 169.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.94 — Record Of Conviction.

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 a person upon a charge of violating any provision of this chapter or other traffic rule less than a felony shall not affect or impair the credibility of such person as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding. History:  (2720-288, 2720-289) 1937 c 464 s 138,139; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 169.95 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.95 — Court To Keep Separate Records Of Violations.

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 conviction or forfeiture of bail of a person upon a charge of violating any provisions of any law or ordinance, regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, the court administrator of the court in which the conviction was had or bail was forfeited, shall immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which the person was convicted or forfeited bail. The abstract must be certified by the person required to prepare it to be true and correct. (c) The abstract must be made upon a form furnished by the Department of Public Safety, and shall include the name and address of the party charged, the driver's license number of the person involved, the nature of the offense, the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment, or whether bail was forfeited, and the amount of the fine or forfeiture, as the case may be. (d) Every court shall also forward a report to the Department of Public Safety reporting the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used. (e) The failure, refusal, or neglect of any judicial officer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in the office and shall be grounds for removal. History:  (2720-290) 1937 c 464 s 140; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1981 c 363 s 28; 1983 c 359 s 13; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82