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84.795
Statute ID:
9260
Statute Function ID:
24000
Operation requirements; local regulation.
In Effect
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Off-Road Vehicle (491)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
84.795
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Operation requirements; local regulation.
Statute ID:
9260
Created:
Apr 2, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 15, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Operation requirements; local regulation.
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/84/795.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 15, 2013
Subdivision 1. (a) A person may not operate an off-highway motorcycle within the right-of-way of a town road or a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway in this state unless the right-of-way encompasses: (1) a trail administered by the commissioner and designated for off-highway motorcycle use or multiple use; or (2) a corridor access trail designated under paragraph (b). (b) A road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, may designate, with the approval of the commissioner, corridor access trails on public road rights-of-way for gaining access to established off-highway motorcycle trails. (c) A person may not operate an off-highway motorcycle upon a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with at least one headlight and one taillight, each of minimum candlepower as prescribed by rule of the commissioner, and with brakes conforming to standards prescribed by rule of the commissioner, all of which are subject to the approval of the commissioner of public safety. (d) A person may not operate an off-highway motorcycle at any time within the right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state. Subd. 2. (a) A person operating an off-highway motorcycle may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way provided: (1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the road and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; (2) the off-highway motorcycle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main traveled way of the road; (3) the driver yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate hazard; (4) in crossing a divided road, the crossing is made only at an intersection of the road with another public road; and (5) if the crossing is made between the hours of one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise or in conditions of reduced visibility, only if both front and rear lights are on. (b) Chapters 169 and 169A apply to the operation of off-highway motorcycles upon streets and highways, except for those provisions relating to required equipment and those provisions that by their nature have no application. Subd. 5. A person may not operate or be in control of an off-highway motorcycle anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, as provided in section 169A.20, and is subject to sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. Subd. 4. A person may not drive or operate an off-highway motorcycle: (1) at a rate of speed greater than reasonable or proper under the surrounding circumstances; (2) in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner so as to endanger or to cause injury or damage to the person or property of another; (3) in a tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages or destroys growing stock; (4) without a brake operational by either hand or foot; (5) at a speed exceeding ten miles per hour on the frozen surface of public waters within 100 feet of a person fishing or a fishing shelter; or (6) in a manner that violates operation rules adopted by the commissioner. Subd. 6. A person may not drive or operate an off-highway motorcycle on an airport defined in section 360.013, subdivision 39.
