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299A.13

Statute ID: 17677

Wheelchair Securement - Additional Safety Requirements

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Statute Number:

299A.13

Enactment Date:

May 30, 2019

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 2020

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Wheelchair Securement - Additional Safety Requirements

Statute ID:

17677

Created:

Dec 13, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 13, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Last amended 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 86;

Summary Text:

Wheelchair Securement - Additional Safety Requirements

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/299A/13.html

Legislative Session:

2019 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Dec 13, 2019

Subd. 4.   
(a) The driver of a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair securement device has the duties outlined in this subdivision.

(b) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that an occupied wheelchair is properly secured before the driver sets the vehicle in motion.

(c) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that the seat belt assembly is properly adjusted and fastened around the wheelchair user in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations before the driver sets the vehicle in motion when:

(1) requested by the wheelchair user;

(2) the wheelchair user is unable to communicate;

(3) seat belt usage is required of all passengers in the vehicle; or

(4) the vehicle is a school bus.

The seat belt assembly must not be fastened if the wheelchair user or other responsible person advises the driver that to do so would aggravate a physical condition of the wheelchair user. If a restraint device is available that would not aggravate the physical condition of the user, it must be fastened in the required manner.

(d) The driver or a person designated by the driver shall ensure that securement devices and seat belt assemblies are retracted, removed, or otherwise stored when not in use to prevent tripping of persons and damage to devices.