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168.002
Statute ID:
19638
Motor Vehicle Registration - Definitions
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Statute Number:
168.002
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Motor Vehicle Registration - Definitions
Statute ID:
19638
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:
Putting in Chapter Section for new definitions
Summary Text:
Motor Vehicle Registration - Definitions
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/168/002.html
Legislative Session:
1859 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 11, 2024
Subd. 18. (a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle designed and originally manufactured to operate primarily on highways, and not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks. It includes any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. (b) "Motor vehicle" includes an all-terrain vehicle only if the all-terrain vehicle (1) has at least four wheels, (2) is owned and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3) displays both disability plates and a physically disabled certificate issued under section 169.345. (c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle except (1) an all-terrain vehicle described in paragraph (b), or (2) an all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before August 1, 1985. The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle described in clause (2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed or otherwise transferred to another owner, is destroyed, or fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements of this chapter. (d) "Motor vehicle" does not include a snowmobile; a manufactured home; a park trailer; an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26; a motorized foot scooter as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 46; or an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27. (e) "Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway motorcycle modified to meet the requirements of chapter 169 according to section 84.788, subdivision 12. (f) "Motor vehicle" includes a roadable aircraft as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 67a. Subd. 24. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver. (b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses, school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. (c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to: (1) a vehicle that is a pickup truck or a van as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40; (2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; (3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39; and (4) roadable aircraft, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 67a. Subd. 26. "Pickup truck" means any truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a pickup truck. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or cannot be determined, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle weight as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be 10,000 pounds or less. Subd. 27. (a) "Recreational vehicle" means travel trailers including those that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted campers, motor homes, tent trailers, teardrop trailers, and converted buses that provide temporary human living quarters. (b) "Recreational vehicle" is a vehicle that: (1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant; (2) is used while engaged in recreational or vacation activities; and (3) is either self-propelled or towed on the highways incidental to the recreational or vacation activities.
