Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 168B · 17 active provisions
Abandoned motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the state in that such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, furnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children and other citizens. Abandoned motor vehicles and othe…
Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Abandoned vehicle. (a) "Abandoned vehicle" means a motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, that: (1) has remained illegally: (i) for a period of more than 48 hours on any property owned or controlled by a u…
Any person who abandons a motor vehicle on any public or private property, without the consent of the person in control of such property, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subdivision 1. Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority" means: (1) any local authority authorized by section 169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and a private towing company authorized by a local authority; or (2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service pat…
Subdivision 1. Abandoned or junk vehicles. Units of government and peace officers may take into custody and impound any abandoned or junk vehicle. Subd. 2. Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 168B.035. (b) A vehicle m…
A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer must have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the towing and recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup, and must have the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle…
Subdivision 1. Sale after 15 days. An impounded vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, 15 days after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be: (1) a junk vehicle, except that it may have a valid, current registration plate and still be eligible for disposal or sale under this sub…
An owner or agent of an owner of private, nonresidential property described in section 168B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2), item (iv), is authorized to remove or cause the removal of an unauthorized vehicle from that property after providing five-day notice to the vehicle owner by certified mail, return r…
Subdivision 1. Written notice of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody shall give written notice of the taking within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to the registered vehicle owner and any lienhol…
Subdivision 1. Payment of charges. Except as provided in this subdivision, the owner or any lienholder of an impounded vehicle must have a right to reclaim such vehicle from the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody upon payment of all charges for towing and recovery of the vehicle and cargo…
Subdivision 1. Auction or sale. (a) If an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 1, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07. If the contents of an…
Subdivision 1. Deficiency claim. (a) The nonpublic impound lot operator has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of services provided in the towing, storage, and inspection of the vehicle minus the proceeds of the sale or auction. (b) The claim for storage costs may no…
Subdivision 1. Units of government. A unit of government may contract with others or may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the inventory of impounded motor vehicles and abandoned scrap metal and, if no bids are received, may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection, storage and transportatio…
Subdivision 1. Agency review and approval. If a unit of government enters into a contract with a person licensed by the agency pursuant to this section or a contract pursuant to section 168B.09 the agency may review the contract to determine whether it conforms to the agency's plan for solid waste management and is in…
The agency may contract with others or use its own personnel to study programs for the control of motor vehicle waste, junk and abandoned motor vehicles, or other scrap metal, or any combination of these; or to develop public informational material and programs relating to the proper disposal of motor vehicle waste, ju…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) "Vehicle tower" means a person engaged in the business of towing or recovering vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, or dolly for the purpose of moving or transporting wrecked, damaged,…
A tow truck or towing vehicle must be equipped with flashing or intermittent red and amber lights of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety. The lights must be placed on the dome of the vehicle at the highest practicable point visible from a distance of 500 feet. The flashing red light must be displayed o…