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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.06 — Fuel License Fees.

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 application filing fee of $13 for quarterly reporting of fuel tax, and a reinstatement fee of $100 to reinstate a revoked International Fuel Tax Agreement license.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 7; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 33; 2015 c 75 art 2 s 20; 2023 c 68 art 7 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.07 — Fuel Decal Fee.

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, subdivision 5. Decal or other identification fees paid to the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 8; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 34; 2009 c 21 s 1; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 33; 2023 c 68 art 7 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.08 — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Returns.

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.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.09 — Credit Or Refund.

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 Minnesota and other member jurisdictions. Every motor carrier claiming a refund under this section shall file a claim in the format and manner prescribed by the commissioner or take the credit on a subsequent tax return.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.10 — Motor Carrier Records.

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 preserved for four years from the tax return due date or filing date, whichever is later. Preservation of the records must be in a manner that ensures their security, integrity, and availability for inspection by the commissioner or a representative of a member jurisdiction.
Subd. 3.
Destruction.
Destruction of records may not be completed until the statutory period is met or upon written consent from the commissioner. A request for early destruction of records must be made in writing to the commissioner identifying the necessity and reasons for the request.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.11 — Auditing And Reporting.

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 assess proper tax liability with applicable penalty and interest.
Subd. 2.
Reporting to other jurisdictions.
Minnesota, along with all other member jurisdictions, shall forward the findings of any fuel tax audits performed to each jurisdiction in which the person has taxable use of motor fuels. The commissioner may forward to officers of another member jurisdiction any information in the commissioner's possession relating to the manufacture, receipt, sale, use, transportation, or shipment of motor fuels by any person. The commissioner may disclose to officers of another member jurisdiction the location of offices, motor vehicles, and other real and personal property of users of motor fuels.
Subd. 3.
Cooperative audit.
(a) The commissioner of public safety may make arrangements with, and may enter into agreements with, the appropriate authorities of other Minnesota state agencies and other member jurisdictions having statutes similar to Laws 2002, chapter 371, for the cooperative audit of motor carriers' reports and returns.
(b) In performing a cooperative audit, in whole or in part, the officers and employees of the other Minnesota state agencies or member jurisdictions are considered authorized agents of Minnesota for audit purposes, and their audits have the same force and effect as audits conducted by Minnesota auditors.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.12 — Motor Carrier Temporary Fuel Permit.

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 fee for the permit is $25. The permit must be issued in lieu of a license if in the course of operations a motor carrier operates on Minnesota highways.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.13 — Action To Avoid Or Evade Fuel Tax.

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 assessment of tax estimated to be due, whether or not any report is then due by law.
Subd. 2.
Assessment notice and collection; impoundment.
(a) The commissioner may then proceed under this assessment to collect the tax, or compel security for the taxes owing, and shall give notice of the commissioner's finding under subdivision 1 to the motor carrier, together with a demand for an immediate payment of the tax.
(b) The commissioner is also authorized to impound qualified motor vehicles of motor carriers in violation of this subdivision. The vehicle must be released either upon paying all taxes, penalties, and interest that may be due or depositing a bond or security to assure the payment of taxes, penalties, and interest.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.14 — Enforcement Powers.

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 of this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner of transportation.
The commissioner of transportation is authorized and directed to enforce sections 168D.05 and 168D.12 as provided in section 221.221.
Subd. 3.
State Patrol.
The officers of the Minnesota State Patrol, in addition to all other powers granted to them by Minnesota Statutes, have the power of making arrests, service of process, and appearing in court in all matters and things relating to this chapter and its administration and enforcement.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.15 — Delinquent Filing Or Payment.

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 168.187 for more than 30 days, the motor carrier, after ten days' written notice, is subject to suspension of the apportioned license plates and the IFTA license.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.16 — Transferring Funds To Pay Delinquent Fee.

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 under section 168.187 for more than 30 days, the commissioner shall authorize any credit in either the IFTA account or the international registration plan account to be used to offset the liability in either the IFTA account or the international registration plan account.
History:
2002 c 371 art 2 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168D — Motor Carrier Fuel Tax › Section 168D.17 — Exemptions.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168E — Retail Delivery Fee › Section 168E.03 — Fee Imposed.

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 fee from the purchaser. If separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser, the fee is excluded from the sales price for purposes of the tax imposed under chapter 297A.
(b) If the retailer collects the fee from the purchaser:
(1) the retail delivery fee must be charged in addition to any other delivery fee; and
(2) the retailer must show the total of the retail delivery fee and other delivery fees as separate items and distinct from the sales price and any other taxes or fees imposed on the retail delivery on the purchaser's receipt, invoice, or other bill of sale. The receipt, invoice, or other bill of sale must state the retail delivery fee as "road improvement and food delivery fee."
Subd. 2.
Multiple items or shipments.
The fee imposed under subdivision 1 is imposed once per transaction regardless of the number of shipments necessary to deliver the items of tangible personal property purchased or of the number of items of tangible personal property purchased.
Subd. 3.
Returns and cancellations.
The fee imposed under subdivision 1 is nonrefundable if any or all items purchased are returned to a retailer or if the retailer provides a refund or credit in the amount equal to or less than the purchase price. The fee must be refunded to the purchaser if the retail delivery is canceled by the purchaser, retailer, or delivery provider.
History:
2023 c 68 art 3 s 9
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 9, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 9, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168E — Retail Delivery Fee › Section 168E.05 — Exemptions.

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 the commissioner of transportation or a road authority is required under chapter 169 or 221 and the retailer has maintained books and records through reasonable and verifiable standards that the retail delivery was on a qualifying vehicle;
(3) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of food and food ingredients or prepared food;
(4) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale by a food and beverage service establishment, regardless of whether the retail delivery is made by a third party other than the food and beverage service establishment; and
(5) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of drugs and medical devices, accessories and supplies, or baby products.
Subd. 2.
Small businesses.
(a) The fee imposed by this chapter and the requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) a retailer that made retail sales totaling less than $1,000,000 in the previous calendar year; and
(2) a marketplace provider when facilitating the sale of a retailer that made retail sales totaling less than $100,000 in the previous calendar year through the marketplace provider.
(b) A retailer or marketplace provider must begin collecting and remitting the delivery fee to the commissioner on the first day of a calendar month occurring no later than 60 days after the retailer or marketplace provider exceeds a retail sales threshold in paragraph (a).
History:
2023 c 68 art 3 s 10
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 10, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 10, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168E — Retail Delivery Fee › Section 168E.07 — Collection And Administration.

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 provided for taxes imposed under chapter 297A.
Subd. 2.
Collection and remittance.
A retailer that collects the fee from the purchaser must collect the fee in the same manner as the tax collected under chapter 297A. A retailer using a third-party entity to collect and remit the tax imposed under chapter 297A may elect to have that third-party entity collect and remit the fee imposed under this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Administration.
Unless specifically provided otherwise by this chapter, the audit, assessment, refund, penalty, interest, enforcement, collection remedies, appeal, and administrative provisions of chapters 270C and 289A, that are applicable to taxes imposed under chapter 297A, apply to the fee imposed under this chapter.
Subd. 4.
Interest on overpayments.
The commissioner must pay interest on an overpayment refunded or credited to the retailer from the date of payment of the fee until the date the refund is paid or credited. For purposes of this subdivision, the date of payment is the due date of the return or the date of actual payment of the fee, whichever is later.
History:
2023 c 68 art 3 s 11
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 11, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 11, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 168E — Retail Delivery Fee › Section 168E.09 — Deposit Of Proceeds.

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 special revenue fund.
Subd. 2.
Deposits.
After deposits under subdivision 1, the commissioner must deposit the balance of proceeds from the retail delivery fee in the transportation advancement account under section 174.49.
History:
2023 c 68 art 3 s 12
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 12, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 3, section 12, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.02 — Scope.

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 property owned, leased, or occupied by the regents of the University of Minnesota, or the University of Minnesota, except:
(1) where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section;
(2) the provisions of sections 169.09 to 169.13 apply to any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle within this state or upon the ice of any boundary water of this state, and to any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a snowmobile on a snowmobile trail within this state.
Subd. 2.
Penalty for not complying with peace officer.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
History:
(2720-152, 2720-153, 2720-154) 1937 c 464 s 2-4; 1947 c 204 s 2; Ex1971 c 27 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 4 s 2; 1989 c 331 s 21; 2001 c 161 s 58; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.022 — Uniform Application.

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 this chapter unless expressly authorized herein. Local authorities may adopt traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that when any local ordinance regulating traffic covers the same subject for which a penalty is provided for in this chapter, then the penalty provided for violation of said local ordinance shall be identical with the penalty provided for in this chapter for the same offense.
History:
(2720-157) 1937 c 464 s 7; 1945 c 383 s 1; 1949 c 521; 1957 c 130 s 1; 1959 c 66 s 1; 1973 c 28 s 1; 1974 c 23 s 1; 1974 c 350 s 1 subd 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.025 — Application Of Motor Carrier Regulations.

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 stringent or additional requirement imposed by the motor carrier safety regulation.
History:
1988 c 544 s 1; 2009 c 64 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.03 — Emergency Vehicles.

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 other political subdivision of the state, subject to such specific exemptions as are set forth in this chapter with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
Subd. 2.
Stops.
The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, upon approaching a red or stop signal or any stop sign shall slow down as necessary for safety, but may proceed cautiously past such red or stop sign or signal after sounding siren and displaying red lights, except that a law enforcement vehicle responding to an emergency call shall sound its siren or display at least one lighted red light to the front.
Subd. 3.
One-way roadway.
The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to any emergency call, may enter against the run of traffic on any one-way street, or highway where there is authorized division of traffic, to facilitate traveling to the area in which an emergency has been reported; and the provisions of this section shall not affect any cause of action arising prior to its passage.
Subd. 4.
Parking at emergency scene.
An authorized emergency vehicle, when at the scene of a reported emergency, may park or stand, notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary.
Subd. 5.
Course of duty.
No driver of any authorized emergency vehicle shall assume any special privilege under this chapter except when such vehicle is operated in response to any emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
Subd. 6.
MS 2006 [Renumbered 169.035, subdivision 1]
Subd. 7.
MS 2006 [Renumbered 169.035, subd 2]
Subd. 8.
MS 2006 [Renumbered 169.035, subd 3]
Subd. 9.
[Renumbered 169.022]
History:
(2720-155, 2720-156) 1937 c 464 s 5-7; 1945 c 383 s 1; 1949 c 521; 1957 c 130 s 1; 1959 c 66 s 1; 1973 c 28 s 1; 1974 c 23 s 1; 1974 c 350 s 1; 1978 c 739 s 6; 1981 c 321 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 63 s 1; 1999 c 241 art 9 s 41; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2001 c 24 s 1; 2002 c 319 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.04 — Local Authority.

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 of a municipality, or within the limits of a town in a county in this state now having or which may hereafter have, a population of 500,000 or more, and a land area of not more than 600 square miles, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:
(1) regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;
(2) regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic-control signals;
(3) regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;
(4) designating particular highways as one-way roadways and requiring that all vehicles, except emergency vehicles, when on an emergency run, thereon be moved in one specific direction;
(5) designating any highway as a through highway and requiring that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same, or designating any intersection as a stop intersection, and requiring all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections;
(6) restricting the use of highways as authorized in sections 169.80 to 169.88.
(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), shall be effective until signs giving notice of such local traffic regulations are posted upon and kept posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected as may be most appropriate.
(c) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (3), or any other provision of law shall prohibit:
(1) the use of motorcycles or vehicles utilizing flashing red lights for the purpose of escorting funeral processions, oversize buildings, heavy equipment, parades or similar processions or assemblages on the highways; or
(2) the use of motorcycles or vehicles that are owned by the funeral home and that utilize flashing red lights for the purpose of escorting funeral processions.
History:
(2720-158) 1937 c 464 s 8; 1939 c 359; 1957 c 130 s 2; 1969 c 429 s 1; 2002 c 316 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.042 — Towing; Notice To Victim Of Vehicle Theft.

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 after recovering the vehicle or receiving notification that the vehicle has been recovered. The notice must specify when the recovering law enforcement agency expects to release the vehicle to the owner and where the owner may pick up the vehicle. The law enforcement agency that recovers the vehicle must promptly inform the agency that received the theft report that the vehicle is recovered, where the vehicle is located, and when the vehicle can be released to the owner.
Subd. 2.
Violation dismissal.
A traffic violation citation given to the owner of the vehicle as a result of the vehicle theft must be dismissed if the owner presents, by mail or in person, a police report or other verification that the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation.
History:
1993 c 326 art 6 s 1; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.05 — Private Roadways.

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 or additional conditions than those specified in this chapter, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
History:
(2720-159) 1937 c 464 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.065 — Safe Road Zones.

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 proposed safe road zone, and the chief executive officer, board, or designee by resolution of the political subdivision encompassing the proposed safe road zone.
Subd. 2.
Establishment.
(a) The commissioner may designate a safe road zone as provided in this section.
(b) Upon receipt of a local request, the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, must consider designating a segment of a street or highway as a safe road zone. In determining the designation of a safe road zone, the commissioner must evaluate traffic safety concerns for the street or highway, including but not limited to: excessive speed; crash history; safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, or other vulnerable road users; intersection risks; and roadway design.
Subd. 3.
Implementation.
The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under section 4.076 must make recommendations to the commissioners of public safety and transportation on supporting the local authority with implementation of safety measures for each safe road zone through education, public awareness, behavior modification, and traffic engineering efforts. Safety measures for a safe road zone may include:
(1) providing safe road zone signs to the local authority for use in the zone;
(2) consulting with the local authority on roadway design modifications to improve safety;
(3) performing statewide safe road zone public awareness and educational outreach;
(4) providing safe road zone outreach materials to the local authority for distribution to the general public;
(5) working with the local authority to enhance safety conditions in the zone;
(6) establishing a speed limit as provided under section 169.14, subdivision 5i, with supporting speed enforcement and education measures; and
(7) evaluating the impacts of safety measures in the zone on: crashes; injuries and fatalities; property damage; transportation system disruptions; safety for vulnerable roadway users, including pedestrians and bicyclists; and other measures as identified by the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Traffic enforcement.
The commissioner of public safety must coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to determine implementation of enhanced traffic enforcement in a safe road zone designated under this section.
Subd. 5.
Program information.
The commissioner of transportation must maintain information on a website that summarizes safe road zone implementation, including but not limited to identification of requests for and designations of safe road zones, an overview of safety measures and traffic enforcement activity, and a review of annual expenditures.
History:
2023 c 68 art 4 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.07 — Unauthorized Sign, Signal, Or Marking.

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 sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. This shall not be deemed to prohibit (1) the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs, or (2) the temporary placement by auctioneers licensed or exempt from licensing under section 330.01, for a period of not more than eight consecutive hours, on or adjacent to the right-of-way of a highway not more than four signs directing motorists to the location of an auction.
(b) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highways is hereby empowered to remove the same, or cause it to be removed, without notice.
History:
(2720-166) 1937 c 464 s 16; 1986 c 454 s 18; 1996 c 455 art 3 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.073 — Prohibited Light Or Signal.

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 with the effectiveness or efficiency of any highway traffic-control device or signals or devices used in the operation of a railroad. Upon written notice from the commissioner of transportation, a person or corporation maintaining or owning or displaying a prohibited light shall promptly remove it, or change the color of it to some other color than red. Where a prohibited light or sign interferes with the effectiveness or efficiency of the signals or devices used in the operation of a railroad, the Department of Transportation may cause the removal of it and the department may issue notices and orders for its removal. The department shall proceed as provided in sections 216.13, 216.14, 216.15, 216.16, and 216.17, with a right of appeal to the aggrieved party in accordance with chapter 14.
(b) No person or corporation shall maintain or display any light after written notice from the commissioner of transportation that the light constitutes a traffic hazard and that the commissioner has ordered the removal thereof.
History:
1943 c 141; 1961 c 560 s 15; 1971 c 25 s 67; Ex1971 c 27 s 2; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1983 c 247 s 69; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 24; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.08 — Unlawful To Possess, Alter, Deface, Or Remove Sign.

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 insignia thereon, or any other part thereof. A person who voluntarily notifies a law enforcement agency that the person is in possession of such an article, and who returns the article within ten days after gaining possession thereof, shall not be subject to prosecution for such possession.
History:
(2720-167) 1937 c 464 s 17; 1978 c 638 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.10 — Statistical Information.

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:
(2720-174) 1937 c 464 s 24; 1971 c 491 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.13 — Reckless Or Careless Driving.

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's property is guilty of reckless driving. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that disregard of it constitutes a significant deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation.
(b) A person shall not race any vehicle upon any street or highway of this state. Any person who willfully compares or contests relative speeds by operating one or more vehicles is guilty of racing, which constitutes reckless driving, whether or not the speed contested or compared is in excess of the maximum speed prescribed by law.
(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b) and causes great bodily harm or death to another is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(d) For purposes of this section, "great bodily harm" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 8.
Subd. 2.
Careless driving.
(a) Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the driver or passengers of the vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who operates or halts a light rail transit vehicle carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the operator or passengers on the light rail transit vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3.
Application.
(a) The provisions of this section apply, but are not limited in application, to any person who drives any vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section:
(1) upon the ice of any lake, stream, or river, including but not limited to the ice of any boundary water; or
(2) in a parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the public though not as a matter of right, and a driveway connecting the parking lot with a street or highway.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator;
(2) the emergency operation of any vehicle when avoiding imminent danger; or
(3) any raceway, racing facility, or other public event sanctioned by the appropriate governmental authority.
(c) Nothing in this section or section 609.035 or 609.04 shall limit the power of the state to prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes any other crime under any other law of this state.
History:
(2720-177) 1937 c 464 s 27; 1939 c 430 s 5; 1947 c 428 s 11; 1967 c 569 s 2; Ex1971 c 27 s 7; 1983 c 236 s 1; 1984 c 622 s 15; 2006 c 260 art 2 s 1; 2015 c 65 art 6 s 3,4; 2019 c 10 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.15 — Impeding Traffic; Intersection Gridlock.

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 or in compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.
Subd. 2.
Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent movement of cross traffic.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made:
(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;
(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated; or
(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to safely leave the intersection.
(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the violator's driver's license.
History:
(2720-179) 1937 c 464 s 29; Ex1971 c 27 s 8; 2010 c 351 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.17 — Emergency Vehicle.

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 light to the front, except that law enforcement vehicles shall sound an audible signal by siren or display at least one lighted red light to the front. This provision does not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of persons using the street, nor does it protect the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the consequence of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
History:
(2720-181) 1937 c 464 s 31; 1947 c 428 s 14; 1997 c 143 s 13; 1997 c 159 art 2 s 22; 1998 c 263 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.201 — Yield Sign.

169.201 YIELD SIGN.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed that is reasonable for conditions of traffic and visibility, and stop if necessary, and yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway, and to all vehicles on the intersecting street or highway which are so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
History:
1955 c 606 s 1; 1959 c 521 s 4; 1961 c 65 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.202 — Blind Person Carrying White Cane.

169.202 BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE.
Subdivision 1.
Limitation on carrying.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a white painted cane unless said person is a blind person.
Subd. 2.
Blind pedestrian has right-of-way.
Any person operating a motor vehicle in this state shall bring such motor vehicle to a stop and give the right-of-way at any intersection of any street, avenue, alley or other public highway to a blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without red tip, or using a guide dog, when such blind person enters said intersection.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, Ex1971 c 27 s 49]
History:
1945 c 369 s 1-3; 1949 c 391 s 1-3; 1971 c 70 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.212 — Operation Of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices.

169.212 OPERATION OF ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES.
Subdivision 1.
Rights and responsibilities of pedestrians.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device has the rights and responsibilities of a pedestrian.
Subd. 2.
Operation.
(a) An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated on a bicycle path.
(b) No person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a roadway, sidewalk, or bicycle path at a rate of speed that is not reasonable and prudent under the conditions. Every person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a roadway, sidewalk, or bicycle path is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and potential hazards then existing on the roadway or sidewalk and must use due care in operating the device.
(c) An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated on a roadway only:
(1) while making a direct crossing of a roadway in a marked or unmarked crosswalk;
(2) where no sidewalk is available;
(3) where a sidewalk is so obstructed as to prevent safe use;
(4) when so directed by a traffic-control device or by a peace officer; or
(5) temporarily in order to gain access to a motor vehicle.
(d) An electric personal assistive mobility device may not be operated at any time on a roadway with a speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour except to make a direct crossing of the roadway in a marked crosswalk.
(e) An electric personal assistive mobility device may not be operated at any time while carrying more than one person.
(f) A person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at all times. A person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a bicycle path must yield the right-of-way to bicycles at all times.
Subd. 3.
Reflectors.
An electric personal assistive mobility device may not be operated unless the device bears reflectorized material on the front, back, and wheels, visible at night from 600 feet when illuminated by the lower beams of headlamps of a motor vehicle.
Subd. 4.
Local regulation.
A local road authority may not further regulate the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices, except that a local road authority may allow and regulate the operation of these devices on roadways within its jurisdiction that have a speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
History:
2002 c 285 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.215 — Crossing For Seniors Or Disabled Persons.

169.215 CROSSING FOR SENIORS OR DISABLED PERSONS.
Subdivision 1.
Designation of crossings.
Local authorities may designate a crossing for senior citizens or disabled persons on any street or highway in the vicinity of a senior citizen housing project, senior citizen nursing home, or residential care facility for disabled persons on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation prescribed by the commissioner and subject to the uniform specifications adopted pursuant to subdivision 2. Designation of a crossing for senior citizens or disabled persons on a trunk highway is subject to the written consent of the commissioner.
Subd. 2.
Uniform specifications.
The commissioner shall adopt uniform specifications for crossings for senior citizens or disabled persons. The specifications shall include criteria for determining the need for a crossing and the type and design of traffic-control devices or signals that may be used at the crossing. The specifications shall be incorporated as a part of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices required pursuant to section 169.06.
History:
1979 c 185 s 1; 1990 c 497 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.2151 — Pedestrian Safety Crossings.

169.2151 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CROSSINGS.
A local road authority may provide by ordinance for the designation of pedestrian safety crossings on highways under the road authority's jurisdiction where pedestrian safety considerations require extra time for pedestrian crossing in addition to the time recommended under the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for pedestrian signals. The ordinance may provide for timing of pedestrian signals for such crossings, consistent with the recommendations of the uniform manual for pedestrian signal timing at senior citizen and disabled pedestrian crossings. Cities other than cities of the first class may designate a pedestrian safety crossing only with the approval of the road authority having jurisdiction over the crossing. The authority of local road authorities to determine pedestrian signal timing under this section is in addition to any other control exercised by local road authorities over the timing of pedestrian signals.
History:
2000 c 488 art 6 s 5; 2005 c 56 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.219 — Public Service Announcements.

169.219 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The commissioner of public safety shall include in the department's series of public service announcements information that educates the public about traffic regulations that are frequently violated, including the requirement for a vehicle driver to stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The commissioner shall distribute these announcements for broadcast in this state on radio and television.
History:
1996 c 333 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.22 — Hitchhiking; Solicitation Of Business.

169.22 HITCHHIKING; SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS.
Subdivision 1.
Soliciting ride.
No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private vehicle.
Subd. 2.
Soliciting employment, business, or contributions.
No person shall stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.
History:
(2720-206) 1937 c 464 s 56; 1974 c 379 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations › Section 169.224 — Neighborhood And Medium-speed Electric Vehicles.

169.224 NEIGHBORHOOD AND MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "road authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to town roads; and the governing body of a city, as to city streets.
Subd. 2.
Required equipment.
Notwithstanding any other law, a neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated on public streets and highways if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements.
Subd. 3.
Operation.
(a) A neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may not be operated on a street or highway with a speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour, except to make a direct crossing of that street or highway.
(b) A person may operate a three-wheeled neighborhood electric vehicle without a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement, provided the person has a valid driver's license issued under chapter 171.
Subd. 4.
Restrictions and prohibitions.
(a) A road authority, including the commissioner of transportation by order, may prohibit or further restrict the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles on any street or highway under the road authority's jurisdiction.
(b) Neither a neighborhood electric vehicle nor a medium-speed electric vehicle may be used to take any examination to demonstrate ability to exercise control in the operation of a motor vehicle as required under section 171.13.
History:
2006 c 189 s 5; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 34; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 51