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84.793

Statute ID: 9259

Youthful operators; prohibitions.

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Statute Number:

84.793

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Youthful operators; prohibitions.

Statute ID:

9259

Created:

Apr 2, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jan 9, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

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Summary Text:

Youthful operators; prohibitions.

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/84/793.html

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Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jan 9, 2009

Subd. 2.   
A person less than 18 years of age may not operate an off-highway motorcycle on public land, public waters, or on a public road right-of-way unless wearing a safety helmet approved by the commissioner of public safety.


Subd. 3.   
An owner of an off-highway motorcycle may not knowingly allow it to be operated contrary to this section.


Subd. 4.   
A person may not operate an off-highway motorcycle without an eye-protective device.


Subdivision 1.  
(a) A person six years or older but less than 16 years of age operating an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters must possess a valid off-highway motorcycle safety certificate issued by the commissioner.

(b) Except for operation on public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.795, subdivision 1, a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an off-highway motorcycle along or on a public road right-of-way.

(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;

(2) operate an off-highway motorcycle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or

(3) operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters unless accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older or participating in an event for which the commissioner has issued a special use permit.

(d) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person less than 16 years of age may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license.

(e) A person less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on public road rights-of-way in accordance with section 84.795, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a nonresident less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters if the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an off-road safety course offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another state as provided in section 84.791, subdivision 4.