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169.82.3(a)
Statute ID:
12337
Statute Function ID:
26958
Traffic Regulation - Trailer Not Equipped with Safety Chains or Permanent Cables- Not Reg 5th Whl
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Traffic/Transportation (499)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
999
NIBRS Non-Reportable
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
Yes
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
169.82.3(a)
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2008
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2008
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Trailer Not Equipped with Safety Chains or Permanent Cables- Not Reg 5th Whl
Statute ID:
12337
Created:
Jul 25, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Apr 17, 2014 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Corrected Effective Date
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Trailer Not Equipped with Safety Chains or Permanent Cables- Not Reg 5th Whl
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/82.html
Legislative Session:
2008 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 8, 2016
(a) Every trailer or semitrailer must be hitched to the towing motor vehicle by a device approved by the commissioner of public safety. (b) Every trailer and semitrailer must be equipped with safety chains or cables permanently attached to the trailer except in cases where the coupling device is a regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of public safety. In towing, the chains or cables must be attached to the vehicles near the points of bumper attachments to the chassis of each vehicle, and must be of sufficient strength to control the trailer in the event of failure of the towing device. The length of chain or cable must be no more than necessary to permit free turning of the vehicles. A minimum fine of $25 must be imposed for a violation of this paragraph. (c) This subdivision does not apply to towed implements of husbandry. (d) No person may be charged with a violation of this section solely by reason of violating a maximum speed prescribed in section 169.67 or 169.801.
