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169.81.5b(c)
Statute ID:
20276
Statute Function ID:
40341
Traffic Regulation - Garbage/trash/similar vehicle driver fail to retrieve escaped material
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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/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:
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:
169.81.5b(c)
Enactment Date:
Apr 10, 2025
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Garbage/trash/similar vehicle driver fail to retrieve escaped material
Statute ID:
20276
Created:
Jul 9, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 9, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2025 c4 sect3; Speed increased from 30 to 35 mph in (c)
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Garbage/trash/similar vehicle driver fail to retrieve escaped material
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/81.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 9, 2025
(a) The driver of a vehicle transporting sand, gravel, aggregate, dirt, lime rock, silica, or similar material shall ensure that the cargo compartment of the vehicle is securely covered if: (1) the vertical distance from the top of an exterior wall of the cargo compartment to the load, when measured downward along the inside surface of the wall, is less than six inches; or (2) the horizontal distance from the top of an exterior wall of the cargo compartment to the load is less than two feet. (b) The driver shall not operate a vehicle to transport sand, gravel, aggregate, dirt, lime rock, silica, or similar material in or on any part of the vehicle other than in the cargo container. The driver shall clean the vehicle of loose sand, gravel, aggregate, dirt, lime rock, silica, or similar material before the vehicle is moved on a road, street, or highway following loading or unloading. (c) A driver of a vehicle used to transport garbage, rubbish, trash, debris, or similar material is not required to cover the transported material as long as (1) the vehicle is being operated at a speed less than 35 miles per hour, (2) the vehicle is not being operated on an interstate highway, and (3) no part of the load escapes from the vehicle. A driver shall immediately retrieve material that escapes from the vehicle, when safe to do so.
