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84.793.1(b)
Statute ID:
16497
Statute Function ID:
34744
Off Highway Motorcycles-Youthful Operators-Driver's License Required on Public Roads
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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
999
NIBRS Non-Reportable
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
Yes
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
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:
84.793.1(b)
Enactment Date:
May 30, 2017
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2017
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Off Highway Motorcycles-Youthful Operators-Driver's License Required on Public Roads
Statute ID:
16497
Created:
Jun 14, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 14, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amend 2017 c 93 art 2 sect 5; amendment to (a)
Summary Text:
Off Highway Motorcycles-Youthful Operators-Driver's License Required on Public Roads
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/84/793.html
Legislative Session:
2017 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 14, 2017
(a) A person six years or older but less than 16 years of age operating an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters must possess a valid off-highway motorcycle safety certificate issued by the commissioner. (b) Except for operation on public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.795, subdivision 1, a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an off-highway motorcycle along or on a public road right-of-way. (c) A person under 12 years of age may not: (1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way; (2) operate an off-highway motorcycle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or (3) operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters unless accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older or participating in an event for which the commissioner has issued a special use permit. (d) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person less than 16 years of age may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license. (e) A person less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on public road rights-of-way in accordance with section 84.795, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license. (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a nonresident less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters if the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an off-road safety course offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another state as provided in section 84.791, subdivision 4.
