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169.791.4
Statute ID:
12966
Statute Function ID:
28422
Traffic Regulation - Owner Who Is Not Driver Must Later Produce Proof of Insurance If Required
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Penalty
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
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:
169.791.4
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 1996
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Owner Who Is Not Driver Must Later Produce Proof of Insurance If Required
Statute ID:
12966
Created:
Jul 1, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Apr 17, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Correction to Summary Text
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Owner Who Is Not Driver Must Later Produce Proof of Insurance If Required
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/791.html
Legislative Session:
1996 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 1, 2009
If the driver is not the owner of the vehicle, the officer may send or provide a notice to the owner of the vehicle requiring the owner to produce proof of insurance for the vehicle that was being operated at the time of the demand. Notice by mail is presumed to be received five days after mailing and shall be sent to the owner's current address or the address listed on the owner's driver's license. Within ten days after receipt of the notice, the owner shall produce the required proof of insurance to the place stated in the notice received by the owner. The required proof of insurance may be sent by mail by the owner as long as it is received within ten days. Any owner who fails to produce proof of insurance within ten days of an officer's request under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace officer may mail the citation to the owner's current address or address stated on the owner's driver's license. It is an affirmative defense to a charge against the owner that the driver used the owner's vehicle without consent, if insurance would not have been required in the absence of the unauthorized use by the driver. It is not a defense that a person failed to notify the Department of Public Safety of a change of name or address as required under section 171.11. The citation may be sent after the ten-day period.
