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169.81.5(a)
Statute ID:
16859
Statute Function ID:
35322
Traffic Regulation - Vehicle Load Not Secured Properly - Leaking, Dropping, Blowing on Road
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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:
No
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:
169.81.5(a)
Enactment Date:
May 19, 2018
Effective Date:
May 20, 2018
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Vehicle Load Not Secured Properly - Leaking, Dropping, Blowing on Road
Statute ID:
16859
Created:
May 29, 2018 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 11, 2018 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Renumbering per 2018 c171 s1; Effective DAE - 05/20/2018
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Vehicle Load Not Secured Properly - Leaking, Dropping, Blowing on Road
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/81.html
Legislative Session:
2018 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
May 29, 2018
(a) A vehicle must not be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed, loaded, or the load securely covered as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, blowing, or otherwise escaping. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vehicle or combination of vehicles may: (1) drop sand to secure traction; (2) sprinkle water or other substances to clean or maintain the roadway; or (3) leak liquid from thawing sugar beets only if transporting unprocessed sugar beets. (c) This subdivision does not apply to motor vehicles operated by a farmer or the farmer's agent when transporting produce such as small grains, shelled corn, soybeans, or other farm produce of a size and density not likely to cause injury to persons or damage to property on escaping in small amounts from a vehicle. (d) A violation of this subdivision by a vehicle that is carrying farm produce and that is not under paragraph (c) is a petty misdemeanor.
