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169.09.8
Statute ID:
19652
Statute Function ID:
39459
Traffic Accidents - Officers to Report Accident to Commissioner
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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:
Traffic (419)
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:
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:
169.09.8
Enactment Date:
May 15, 2024
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2024
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Accidents - Officers to Report Accident to Commissioner
Statute ID:
19652
Created:
Jun 11, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 11, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2024 c104 art1 s31; Added (a) and (b) but for now leaving this at subdivision
Summary Text:
Traffic Accidents - Officers to Report Accident to Commissioner
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/09.html
Legislative Session:
2024 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 11, 2024
A peace officer who investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9. (b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths, or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of this section if the accident results in: (1) a fatality; (2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from or at the scene of the accident; (3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or (4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway. (c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511. (d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.783. (e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.
