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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transportation; modifying the gross weight limit of vehicles to 108,000
3	3	1.3 pounds; making conforming changes; eliminating special hauling and overweight
4	4	1.4 permits for trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168.013,
5	5	1.5 subdivisions 1e, 3, 12; 169.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.8261, subdivisions 1a, 2;
6	6	1.6 169.86, subdivisions 1, 5; 169.863, subdivision 1; 169.871, subdivisions 1, 1b;
7	7	1.7 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.826, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4,
8	8	1.8 7; 169.8295; 169.86, subdivisions 1a, 5a; 169.864; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 1b,
9	9	1.9 2, 3, 4, 5; 169.866; 169.8665; 169.868; 169.869; 169.87, subdivision 4; 169.871,
10	10	1.10 subdivision 1a.
11	11	1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
12	12	1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
13	13	1.13 Subd. 1e.Truck; tractor; combination; exceptions.(a) On trucks and tractors except
14	14	1.14those in this chapter defined as farm trucks and on truck-tractor and semitrailer combinations
15	15	1.15except those defined as farm combinations, the tax based on total gross weight shall be
16	16	1.16graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but
17	17	1.17in no event less than $120.
18	18	1.18 Minnesota Base Rate Schedule
19	19	1.19 Scheduled taxes include five percent
20	20	1.20 surtax provided for in subdivision 14
21	21	TAX1.21 TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT IN POUNDS
22	22	15$1,500-01.22 A
23	23	203,000-1,5011.23 B
24	24	254,500-3,0011.24 C
25	25	356,000-4,5011.25 D
26	26	1Section 1.
27	27	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24
28	28	State of Minnesota
29	29	This Document can be made available
30	30	in alternative formats upon request
31	31	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
32	32	H. F. No. 1264
33	33	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
34	34	Authored by Joy, Skraba and Fogelman02/20/2025
35	35	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 4510,000-6,0012.1 E
36	36	7012,000-10,0012.2 F
37	37	10515,000-12,0012.3 G
38	38	14518,000-15,0012.4 H
39	39	19021,000-18,0012.5 I
40	40	27026,000-21,0012.6 J
41	41	36033,000-26,0012.7 K
42	42	47539,000-33,0012.8 L
43	43	59545,000-39,0012.9 M
44	44	71551,000-45,0012.10 N
45	45	86557,000-51,0012.11 O
46	46	1,01563,000-57,0012.12 P
47	47	1,18569,000-63,0012.13 Q
48	48	1,32573,280-69,0012.14 R
49	49	1,59578,000-73,2812.15 S
50	50	1,760
51	51	2.16 80,000
52	52	108,000-78,0012.17 T
53	53	2.18 (b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more axles
54	54	2.19in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively.
55	55	2.20 (c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 80,000 108,000 pounds an additional
56	56	2.21tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 80,000 108,000 pounds,
57	57	2.22subject to subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable.
58	58	2.23 (d) For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O" category,
59	59	2.24the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry a weight
60	60	2.25of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax. For
61	61	2.26those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive weight sticker
62	62	2.27must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of less than 55,000
63	63	2.28pounds.
64	64	2.29 (e) Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm vehicles shall be taxed in
65	65	2.30accordance with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the combined gross
66	66	2.31weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the applicant proposes
67	67	2.32to combine with the truck-tractor.
68	68	2.33 (f) On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined as farm
69	69	2.34trucks and farm combinations, the tax for each of the first eight years of vehicle life is 100
70	70	2.35percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and during the ninth and
71	71	2Section 1.
72	72	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 3.1succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax is 75 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed
73	73	3.2by this subdivision.
74	74	3.3 (g) For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer
75	75	3.4combination are semitrailers.
76	76	3.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
77	77	3.6 Subd. 3.Application; cancellation; excessive gross weight forbidden.(a) The applicant
78	78	3.7for all licenses based on gross weight shall state the unloaded weight of the motor vehicle,
79	79	3.8trailer, or semitrailer and the maximum load the applicant proposes to carry on it, the sum
80	80	3.9of which constitutes the gross weight upon which the license tax must be paid. However,
81	81	3.10the declared gross weight upon which the tax is paid must not be less than 1-1/4 times the
82	82	3.11declared unloaded weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to be registered, except
83	83	3.12recreational vehicles taxed under subdivision 1g, school buses taxed under subdivision 18,
84	84	3.13and tow trucks or towing vehicles defined in section 168B.011, subdivision 12a. The gross
85	85	3.14weight of a tow truck or towing vehicle is the actual weight of the tow truck or towing
86	86	3.15vehicle fully equipped, but does not include the weight of a wrecked or disabled vehicle
87	87	3.16towed or drawn by the tow truck or towing vehicle.
88	88	3.17 (b) Except as provided by special permit issued under section 169.86, The gross weight
89	89	3.18of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must not exceed the gross weight upon which the
90	90	3.19license tax has been paid by more than four percent or 1,000 pounds, whichever is greater;
91	91	3.20provided that, a vehicle transporting unfinished forest products on a highway, other than a
92	92	3.21highway that is part of the system of interstate and defense highways, unless a federal
93	93	3.22exemption is granted, in accordance with paragraph (d), clause (3):.
94	94	3.23 (1) shall not exceed its gross vehicle weight upon which the license tax has been paid,
95	95	3.24or gross axle weight on any axle, by more than five percent and, notwithstanding other law
96	96	3.25to the contrary, is not subject to any fee, fine, or other assessment or penalty for exceeding
97	97	3.26a gross vehicle or axle weight by up to five percent. This clause applies year round to
98	98	3.27suppliers of unfinished forest products to mills; and
99	99	3.28 (2) is not subject to any provision of paragraph (d) or chapter 169 limiting the gross axle
100	100	3.29weight of any individual axle unless the entire vehicle also exceeds its gross vehicle weight
101	101	3.30plus its weight allowance allowed in clause (1) and plus any weight allowance permitted
102	102	3.31under section 169.826 or 169.8261, in which case the vehicle is subject to all applicable
103	103	3.32penalties for excess weight violations.
104	104	3Sec. 2.
105	105	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 4.1 (c) The gross weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the license
106	106	4.2tax is paid must be indicated by a distinctive character on the license plate or plates except
107	107	4.3as provided in subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable, and the plate
108	108	4.4or plates must be kept clean and clearly visible at all times.
109	109	4.5 (d) The owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, upon conviction
110	110	4.6for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it was registered or
111	111	4.7for operating a vehicle with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load weight,
112	112	4.8is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to increased registration or reregistration according
113	113	4.9to the following schedule:
114	114	4.10 (1) Upon conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for
115	115	4.11which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered by more than the allowance set
116	116	4.12forth in paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, or for operating or using a motor vehicle,
117	117	4.13trailer, or semitrailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load as
118	118	4.14provided in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by more than the allowance set forth in paragraph
119	119	4.15(b) but less than 25 percent, the owner, driver, or user of the motor vehicle, trailer, or
120	120	4.16semitrailer used to commit the violation, in addition to any penalty imposed for the
121	121	4.17misdemeanor, shall apply to the registrar to increase the authorized gross weight to be carried
122	122	4.18on the vehicle to a weight equal to or greater than the gross weight the owner, driver, or
123	123	4.19user was convicted of carrying. The increase is computed for the balance of the calendar
124	124	4.20year on the basis of 1/12 of the annual tax for each month remaining in the calendar year
125	125	4.21beginning with the first day of the month in which the violation occurred. If the additional
126	126	4.22registration tax computed upon that weight, plus the tax already paid, amounts to more than
127	127	4.23the regular tax for the maximum gross weight permitted for the vehicle under sections
128	128	4.24169.822 to 169.829 section 169.824, that additional amount must nevertheless be paid into
129	129	4.25the highway fund, but the additional tax thus paid does not authorize or permit any person
130	130	4.26to operate the vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the maximum legal weight as provided
131	131	4.27by sections 169.822 to 169.829 section 169.824. Unless the owner within 30 days after a
132	132	4.28conviction applies to increase the authorized weight and pays the additional tax as provided
133	133	4.29in this section, the registrar shall revoke the registration on the vehicle and demand the
134	134	4.30return of the registration card and plates issued on that registration.
135	135	4.31 (2) Upon conviction of an owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
136	136	4.32for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which the motor vehicle,
137	137	4.33trailer, or semitrailer was registered by 25 percent or more or for operating or using the
138	138	4.34vehicle or trailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load as provided
139	139	4.35in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by 25 percent or more, and in addition to any penalty imposed
140	140	4Sec. 2.
141	141	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 5.1for the misdemeanor, the registrar shall either (i) cancel the reciprocity privileges on the
142	142	5.2vehicle involved if the vehicle is being operated under reciprocity or (ii) if the vehicle is
143	143	5.3not being operated under reciprocity, cancel the certificate of registration on the vehicle
144	144	5.4operated and demand the return of the registration certificate and registration plates. The
145	145	5.5registrar may not cancel the registration or reciprocity privileges for any vehicle found in
146	146	5.6violation of seasonal load restrictions imposed under section 169.87 unless the axle weight
147	147	5.7exceeds the year-round weight limit for the highway on which the violation occurred. The
148	148	5.8registrar may investigate any allegation of gross weight violations and demand that the
149	149	5.9operator show cause why all future operating privileges in the state should not be revoked
150	150	5.10unless the additional tax assessed is paid.
151	151	5.11 (3) Clause (1) does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products or
152	152	5.12unfinished forest products, when the registered gross weight is not exceeded by more than
153	153	5.13ten percent. For purposes of this clause, "first haul" means (i) the first, continuous
154	154	5.14transportation of unprocessed or raw farm products from the place of production or on-farm
155	155	5.15storage site to any other location within 100 miles of the place of production or on-farm
156	156	5.16storage site, or (ii) the continuous or noncontinuous transportation of unfinished forest
157	157	5.17products from the place of production to the place of final processing or manufacture located
158	158	5.18within 200 miles of the place of production.
159	159	5.19 (4) (3) When the registration on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is revoked by the
160	160	5.20registrar according to this section, the vehicle must not be operated on the highways of the
161	161	5.21state until it is registered or reregistered, as the case may be, and new plates issued, and the
162	162	5.22registration fee is the annual tax for the total gross weight of the vehicle at the time of
163	163	5.23violation. The reregistration pursuant to this subdivision of any vehicle operating under
164	164	5.24reciprocity agreements pursuant to section 168.181 or 168.187 must be at the full annual
165	165	5.25registration fee without regard to the percentage of vehicle miles traveled in this state.
166	166	5.26 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
167	167	5.27 Subd. 12.Additional tax for excessive gross weight.(a) Whenever an owner has
168	168	5.28registered a vehicle and paid the tax as provided in subdivisions 1 to 1g, on the basis of a
169	169	5.29selected gross weight of the vehicle and thereafter such owner desires to operate such vehicle
170	170	5.30with a greater gross weight than that for which the tax has been paid, such owner shall be
171	171	5.31permitted to reregister such vehicle by paying the additional tax due thereon for the remainder
172	172	5.32of the calendar year for which such vehicle has been reregistered, the additional tax computed
173	173	5.33pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax due for each month of the year remaining in
174	174	5.34the calendar year, beginning with the first day of the month in which such owner desires to
175	175	5Sec. 3.
176	176	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 6.1operate the vehicle with the greater weight. In computing the additional tax as aforesaid,
177	177	6.2the owner shall be given credit for the unused portion of the tax previously paid computed
178	178	6.3pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for each month of the year remaining in
179	179	6.4the calendar year beginning with the first day of the month in which such owner desires to
180	180	6.5operate the vehicle with the greater weight. An owner will be permitted one reduction of
181	181	6.6gross weight or change of registration per year, which will result in a refund. This refund
182	182	6.7will be prorated monthly beginning with the first day of the month after such owner applies
183	183	6.8to amend the registration. The application for amendment shall be accompanied by a fee of
184	184	6.9$3, and all fees shall be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund. Provided,
185	185	6.10however, the owner of a vehicle may reregister the vehicle for a weight of more than 81,000
186	186	6.11109,000 pounds for one or more 30-day periods. For each 30-day period, the additional tax
187	187	6.12shall be equal to 1/12 of the difference between the annual tax for the weight at which the
188	188	6.13vehicle is registered and reregistered.
189	189	6.14 (b) This subdivision does not apply to the owner of a vehicle who pays the additional
190	190	6.15tax for excessive gross weight under section 169.86, subdivision 5a, when buying a permit
191	191	6.16to operate with the greater gross weight.
192	192	6.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
193	193	6.18 Subdivision 1.Table of axle weight limits.(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles
194	194	6.19equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state where the
195	195	6.20total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or
196	196	6.21combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following axle weight limits table for the
197	197	6.22distance between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more
198	198	6.23consecutive axles under consideration. Unless otherwise noted, the distance between axles
199	199	6.24must be measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the measurement is a
200	200	6.25fraction of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet shall be used, except
201	201	6.26that when the distance between axles is more than three feet four inches and less than three
202	202	6.27feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used.
203	203	6.28 Axle Weight Limits
204	204	6.29 Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
205	205	436.30 2
206	206	consecutive
207	207	axles of a
208	208	consecutive axles of a
209	209	3-axle vehicle or any
210	210	consecutive axles of
211	211	a 2-axle vehicle or any
212	212	6.31Distances in feet
213	213	6.32between centers of
214	214	4-axle vehiclecombination ofcombination of vehicles6.33foremost and rearmost
215	215	6.34axles of a group or anyvehicles having a total
216	216	of 3 or more axles
217	217	having a total of 2 or
218	218	6.35 more axles combination of
219	219	6.36 vehicles
220	220	6.37 having a total
221	221	6Sec. 4.
222	222	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 7.1 of 4 or more
223	223	7.2 axles
224	224	34,0007.34
225	225	34,0007.45
226	226	34,0007.56
227	227	34,00034,0007.67
228	228	34,00034,0007.78
229	229	42,00034,0007.88 plus
230	230	7.9 (38,000)
231	231	43,00035,0007.109
232	232	7.11 (39,000)
233	233	49,00043,50036,0007.1210
234	234	7.13 (40,000)
235	235	49,50044,50036,0007.1411
236	236	50,00045,0007.1512
237	237	51,00046,0007.1613
238	238	51,50046,5007.1714
239	239	52,00047,5007.1815
240	240	53,00048,0007.1916
241	241	53,50049,0007.2017
242	242	54,00049,5007.2118
243	243	55,00050,5007.2219
244	244	55,50051,0007.2320
245	245	56,00052,0007.2421
246	246	57,00052,5007.2522
247	247	57,50053,5007.2623
248	248	58,00054,0007.2724
249	249	59,000(55,000)7.2825
250	250	59,500(55,500)7.2926
251	251	60,000(56,500)7.3027
252	252	61,000(57,000)7.3128
253	253	61,500(58,000)7.3229
254	254	62,000(58,500)7.3330
255	255	63,000(59,500)7.3431
256	256	63,500(60,000)7.3532
257	257	64,0007.3633
258	258	65,0007.3734
259	259	65,5007.3835
260	260	7Sec. 4.
261	261	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 66,0008.136
262	262	67,0008.237
263	263	67,5008.338
264	264	68,0008.439
265	265	69,0008.540
266	266	69,5008.641
267	267	70,0008.742
268	268	71,0008.843
269	269	71,5008.944
270	270	72,0008.1045
271	271	72,5008.1146
272	272	(73,500)8.1247
273	273	(74,000)8.1348
274	274	(74,500)8.1449
275	275	(75,500)8.1550
276	276	(76,000)8.1651
277	277	(76,500)8.1752
278	278	(77,500)8.1853
279	279	(78,000)8.1954
280	280	(78,500)8.2055
281	281	(79,500)8.2156
282	282	(80,000)8.2257
283	283	8.23 (b) The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
284	284	8.24between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven feet or eight feet,
285	285	8.25is 34,000 pounds, except for vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991. Notwithstanding
286	286	8.26any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits table, for vehicles manufactured before
287	287	8.27August 1, 1991:
288	288	8.28 (1) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
289	289	8.29between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven feet, is 37,000
290	290	8.30pounds; and
291	291	8.31 (2) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
292	292	8.32between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is eight feet, is 38,500
293	293	8.33pounds.
294	294	8.34 (c) "8 plus" refers to any distance greater than eight feet but less than nine feet.
295	295	8Sec. 4.
296	296	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 9.1 Axle Weight Limits (continued)
297	297	9.2 Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
298	298	8769.3 5
299	299	consecutive axles of
300	300	an 8-axle vehicle or
301	301	consecutive
302	302	axles of a 7-axle
303	303	consecutive
304	304	axles of a 6-axle
305	305	consecutive
306	306	axles of a 5-axle
307	307	9.4Distances in
308	308	9.5feet between
309	309	any combination ofvehicle or anyvehicle or anyvehicle or any9.6centers of
310	310	vehicles having acombination ofcombination ofcombination of9.7foremost and
311	311	total of 8 or more
312	312	axles
313	313	vehicles having
314	314	a total of 7 or
315	315	more axles
316	316	vehicles having
317	317	a total of 6 or
318	318	more axles
319	319	vehicles having
320	320	a total of 5 or
321	321	9.10 more axles
322	322	9.8rearmost axles
323	323	9.9of a group
324	324	57,0009.1114
325	325	57,5009.1215
326	326	58,0009.1316
327	327	59,0009.1417
328	328	59,5009.1518
329	329	60,0009.1619
330	330	72,00066,00060,5009.1720
331	331	72,50067,00061,5009.1821
332	332	73,00067,50062,0009.1922
333	333	73,50068,00062,5009.2023
334	334	74,00068,50063,0009.2124
335	335	75,00069,00064,0009.2225
336	336	75,50070,00064,5009.2326
337	337	76,00070,50065,0009.2427
338	338	76,50071,00065,5009.2528
339	339	77,00071,50066,5009.2629
340	340	77,50072,00067,0009.2730
341	341	78,50073,00067,5009.2831
342	342	79,00073,50068,0009.2932
343	343	79,50074,00069,0009.3033
344	344	80,00074,50069,5009.3134
345	345	(86,000)(80,500)75,00070,0009.3235
346	346	(86,500)(81,000)76,00070,5009.3336
347	347	(87,000)(81,500)76,50071,5009.3437
348	348	(87,500)(82,000)77,00072,0009.3538
349	349	(88,500)(82,500)77,50072,5009.3639
350	350	(89,000)(83,500)78,00073,0009.3740
351	351	(89,500)(84,000)79,00074,0009.3841
352	352	(90,000)(84,500)79,50074,5009.3942
353	353	(90,500)(85,000)80,00075,0009.4043
354	354	9Sec. 4.
355	355	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 (91,000)(85,500)(80,500)75,50010.144
356	356	(91,500)(86,000)(81,000)76,50010.245
357	357	(92,500)(87,000)(81,500)77,00010.346
358	358	(93,000)(87,500)(82,000)77,50010.447
359	359	(93,500)(88,000)(83,000)78,00010.548
360	360	(94,000)(88,500)(83,500)79,00010.649
361	361	(94,500)(89,000)(84,000)79,50010.750
362	362	(95,000)(89,500)(84,500)80,00010.851
363	363	(95,500)(90,500)(85,000)(80,500)10.952
364	364	(96,500)(91,000)(86,000)(81,000)10.1053
365	365	(97,000)(91,500)(86,500)(81,500)10.1154
366	366	(97,500)(92,000)(87,000)(82,500)10.1255
367	367	(98,000)(92,500)(87,500)(83,000)10.1356
368	368	(98,500)(93,000)(88,000)(83,500)10.1457
369	369	(99,000)(94,000)(89,000)(84,000)10.1558
370	370	(99,500)(94,500)(89,500)(85,000)10.1659
371	371	(100,500)(95,000)(90,000)(85,500)10.1760
372	372	(101,000)(95,500)10.1861
373	373	(101,500)(96,000)10.1962
374	374	(102,000)(96,500)10.2063
375	375	(102,500)(97,000)10.2164
376	376	(103,000)10.2265
377	377	(103,500)10.2366
378	378	(104,500)10.2467
379	379	(105,000)10.2568
380	380	(105,500)10.2669
381	381	(106,000)10.2770
382	382	(106,500)10.2871
383	383	(107,000)10.2972
384	384	(107,500)10.3073
385	385	(108,000)10.3174
386	386	10.32 (d) The gross weights shown without parentheses in the axle weight limits table are
387	387	10.33allowed on unpaved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight under section
388	388	10.34169.87, subdivision 1. The gross weights shown in this table, whether within or without
389	389	10.35parentheses, are allowed on paved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight
390	390	10.36under section 169.87, subdivision 1. Gross weights in excess of 80,000 pounds require an
391	391	10.37overweight permit under this chapter, unless otherwise allowed under section 169.826.
392	392	10Sec. 4.
393	393	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 11.1 (e) Notwithstanding any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits table, but subject
394	394	11.2to the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2), two
395	395	11.3consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each and a
396	396	11.4combined gross load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance between the first and
397	397	11.5last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
398	398	11.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
399	399	11.7 Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles.The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a
400	400	11.8vehicle or combination of vehicles must not exceed:
401	401	11.9 (1) 80,000 108,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all streets and
402	402	11.10highways, unless posted at a lower axle weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1; and.
403	403	11.11 (2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles
404	404	11.12while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other than
405	405	11.13interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph
406	406	11.14(j).
407	407	11.15Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.8261, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
408	408	11.16 Subd. 1a.Six-axle and over-width vehicle permit.(a) A road authority may issue an
409	409	11.17annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more
410	410	11.18axles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest paved
411	411	11.19highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.823 to 169.829
412	412	11.20and be operated with:
413	413	11.21 (1) a gross vehicle weight of up to:
414	414	11.22 (i) 90,000 pounds; and
415	415	11.23 (ii) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826,
416	416	11.24subdivision 1; and
417	417	11.25 (2) a total outside width of the vehicle or the load that does not exceed 114 inches.
418	418	11.26 (b) In addition to the conditions in subdivision 2, a vehicle or combination of vehicles
419	419	11.27that is operated with a permit under this subdivision and transporting a load that exceeds
420	420	11.28108 inches must:
421	421	11.29 (1) display red or orange flags, 18 inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on
422	422	11.30both sides of the load; and
423	423	11Sec. 6.
424	424	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 12.1 (2) not be operated on any road in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121,
425	425	12.2subdivision 4.
426	426	12.3 (c) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a permit under this subdivision may only
427	427	12.4be operated on an interstate highway:
428	428	12.5 (1) as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127(q), for operation on the
429	429	12.6specified segment of marked Interstate Highway 35; or
430	430	12.7 (2) if the gross vehicle weight does not exceed 80,000 pounds.
431	431	12.8 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
432	432	12.9 Subd. 2.Conditions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this section
433	433	12.10must:
434	434	12.11 (1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the
435	435	12.12commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;
436	436	12.13 (2) (1) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
437	437	12.14 (3) (2) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels;
438	438	12.15 (4) (3) be operated under a permit issued by each road authority having jurisdiction over
439	439	12.16a road on which the vehicle is operated, if required by the road authority;
440	440	12.17 (5) (4) obey all road and bridge postings, including those pertaining to lane or roadway
441	441	12.18width; and
442	442	12.19 (6) (5) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.
443	443	12.20 (b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits listed
444	444	12.21in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
445	445	12.22exceeded by not more than 23.75 percent during the time when seasonal increases are
446	446	12.23authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
447	447	12.24Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
448	448	12.25 Subdivision 1.Permit authorities; restrictions.(a) The commissioner, with respect to
449	449	12.26highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to
450	450	12.27highways under their jurisdiction, may, in their discretion, upon application in writing and
451	451	12.28good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit, in writing, authorizing the applicant
452	452	12.29to move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding
453	453	12.30the maximum specified in this chapter, exceeding the gross weight for which the vehicle is
454	454	12Sec. 8.
455	455	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 13.1registered under chapter 168, or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of this
456	456	13.2chapter, upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and for
457	457	13.3the maintenance of which such party is responsible.
458	458	13.4 (b) Permits relating to over-width, over-length manufactured homes shall not be issued
459	459	13.5to persons other than manufactured home dealers or manufacturers for movement of new
460	460	13.6units owned by the manufactured home dealer or manufacturer, until the person has presented
461	461	13.7a statement from the county auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently located, stating
462	462	13.8that all personal and real property taxes have been paid. Upon payment of the most recent
463	463	13.9single year delinquent personal property or current year taxes only, the county auditor or
464	464	13.10treasurer must issue a taxes paid statement to a manufactured home dealer or a financial
465	465	13.11institution desiring to relocate a manufactured home that has been repossessed. This statement
466	466	13.12must be dated within 30 days of the contemplated move. The statement from the county
467	467	13.13auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently located, stating that all personal and real
468	468	13.14property taxes have been paid, may be made by telephone. If the statement is obtained by
469	469	13.15telephone, the permit shall contain the date and time of the telephone call and the names of
470	470	13.16the persons in the auditor's office and treasurer's office who verified that all personal and
471	471	13.17real property taxes had been paid.
472	472	13.18 (c) The commissioner may not grant a permit authorizing the movement, in a three-vehicle
473	473	13.19combination, of a semitrailer or trailer that exceeds 28-1/2 feet, except that the commissioner
474	474	13.20(1) may renew a permit that was granted before April 16, 1984, for the movement of a
475	475	13.21semitrailer or trailer that exceeds the length limitation in section 169.81, subdivision 2, or
476	476	13.22(2) may grant a permit authorizing the transportation of empty trailers that exceed 28-1/2
477	477	13.23feet when using a B-train hitching mechanism as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
478	478	13.24title 23, section 658.5, from a point of manufacture in the state to the state border.
479	479	13.25 (d) The state as to state trunk highways, a statutory or home rule charter city as to streets
480	480	13.26in the city, or a town as to roads in the town, may issue permits authorizing the transportation
481	481	13.27of combinations of vehicles exceeding the limitations in section 169.81, subdivisions 2a
482	482	13.28and 3, over highways, streets, or roads within its boundaries. Combinations of vehicles
483	483	13.29authorized by this paragraph may be restricted as to the use of state trunk highways by the
484	484	13.30commissioner, to the use of streets by the city road authority, and to the use of roads by the
485	485	13.31town road authority. Nothing in this paragraph or section 169.81, subdivisions 2a and 3,
486	486	13.32alters or changes the authority vested in local authorities under section 169.04.
487	487	13Sec. 8.
488	488	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 14.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
489	489	14.2 Subd. 5.Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.The commissioner, with respect to
490	490	14.3highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.
491	491	14.4The fee for an annual permit that expires by law on the date of the vehicle registration
492	492	14.5expiration must be based on the proportion of the year that remains until the expiration date.
493	493	14.6All fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation must be deposited as
494	494	14.7provided in paragraph (i) and in section 174.525. Except for those annual permits for which
495	495	14.8the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees are:
496	496	14.9 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
497	497	14.10 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on a specific
498	498	14.11route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the same product,
499	499	14.12weight, and dimension.
500	500	14.13 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
501	501	14.14months. Annual permits may be issued for:
502	502	14.15 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety or
503	503	14.16well-being of the public;
504	504	14.17 (2) motor vehicles that travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized under
505	505	14.18subdivision 1a;
506	506	14.19 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
507	507	14.20subdivision 1a;
508	508	14.21 (4) (3) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
509	509	14.22 (5) (4) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
510	510	14.23 (6) (5) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat; and
511	511	14.24 (7) (6) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
512	512	14.25169.862.
513	513	14.26 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
514	514	14.27consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
515	515	14.28 (1) mobile cranes;
516	516	14.29 (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
517	517	14.30 (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
518	518	14.31 (4) implements of husbandry;
519	519	14Sec. 9.
520	520	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 15.1 (5) double-deck buses;
521	521	15.2 (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but not
522	522	15.3limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts; and
523	523	15.4 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
524	524	15.5for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the
525	525	15.6permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer only
526	526	15.7while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
527	527	15.8paragraph (c).
528	528	15.9 (e) For vehicles that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections
529	529	15.10169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph
530	530	15.11applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), but only
531	531	15.12when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then
532	532	15.13the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, in excess of the permitted
533	533	15.14maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
534	534	15.15times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in the following chart:
535	535	15.16 Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
536	536	Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:15.17Weight (pounds)
537	537	Four consecutive
538	538	axles spaced within
539	539	14 feet or less
540	540	Three
541	541	consecutive
542	542	axles spaced
543	543	Two
544	544	consecutive
545	545	15.20 axles spaced
546	546	15.18exceeding weight
547	547	15.19limitations on axles
548	548	within 9 feet
549	549	or less
550	550	15.21 within 8 feet
551	551	15.22 or less
552	552	.04.05.1215.23 0-2,000
553	553	.05.06.1415.24 2,001-4,000
554	554	.06.07.1815.25 4,001-6,000
555	555	.07.09.2115.26 6,001-8,000
556	556	.08.10.2615.27 8,001-10,000
557	557	.09.12.3015.28 10,001-12,000
558	558	.11.14
559	559	15.29 Not
560	560	permitted15.30 12,001-14,000
561	561	.12.17
562	562	15.31 Not
563	563	permitted15.32 14,001-16,000
564	564	.15.19
565	565	15.33 Not
566	566	permitted15.34 16,001-18,000
567	567	.16
568	568	Not
569	569	permitted
570	570	15.35 Not
571	571	permitted15.36 18,001-20,000
572	572	.20
573	573	Not
574	574	permitted
575	575	15.37 Not
576	576	permitted15.38 20,001-22,000
577	577	15Sec. 9.
578	578	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 16.1The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The additional
579	579	16.2cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
580	580	16.3For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
581	581	16.4fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
582	582	16.5in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance already
583	583	16.6traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation loading
584	584	16.7site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
585	585	16.8 (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
586	586	16.9or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
587	587	16.10implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit are as
588	588	16.11follows:
589	589	Annual Permit Fee16.12 Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
590	590	$200or less16.13 90,000
591	591	$300- 100,00016.14 90,001
592	592	$400- 110,00016.15 100,001
593	593	$500- 120,00016.16 110,001
594	594	$600- 130,00016.17 120,001
595	595	$700- 140,00016.18 130,001
596	596	$800- 145,00016.19 140,001
597	597	$900- 155,00016.20 145,001
598	598	16.21If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 155,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
599	599	16.22under paragraph (e).
600	600	16.23 (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by more
601	601	16.24than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when
602	602	16.25the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are in effect.
603	603	16.26 (h) (f) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
604	604	16.27refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on a
605	605	16.28single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
606	606	16.29subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds
607	607	16.30on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 pounds.
608	608	16.31 (i) (g) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
609	609	16.32paragraph must be deposited as follows:
610	610	16.33 (1) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund for
611	611	16.34costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; and
612	612	16Sec. 9.
613	613	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 17.1 (2) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in the bridge inspection
614	614	17.2and signing account as provided under subdivision 5b.
615	615	17.3 (j) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under authority of section 169.824,
616	616	17.4subdivision 2, clause (2).
617	617	17.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.863, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
618	618	17.6 Subdivision 1.Special vehicle.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that
619	619	17.7meets the following requirements:
620	620	17.8 (a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle
621	621	17.9of a vehicle combination. The support point of each axle group must be capable of distributing
622	622	17.10the load equally to each axle of the group with a variance of no more than 3,000 pounds
623	623	17.11between any two axles of the group.
624	624	17.12 (b) The maximum wheel load may not exceed the tire manufacturer's recommended load
625	625	17.13or the following weight limits, whichever is less:
626	626	17.14 (1) front steering axles, 550 pounds per inch;
627	627	17.15 (2) other single axles, 500 pounds per inch;
628	628	17.16 (3) tandem axles, 450 pounds per inch; and
629	629	17.17 (4) tridem or quad axle groups, 425 pounds per inch.
630	630	17.18 (c) The axle group weights must comply with the limitations of section 169.824.
631	631	17.19 (d) The vehicle may not be equipped with a variable load axle, unless the variable load
632	632	17.20axle cannot be operated from the cab of the vehicle.
633	633	17.21 (e) The vehicle transports pole-length pulpwood, carries a gross vehicle weight of not
634	634	17.22more than 82,000 108,000 pounds, and has six or more axles.
635	635	17.23Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
636	636	17.24 Subdivision 1.Civil liability.(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with
637	637	17.25a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.8295,
638	638	17.26169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 or a shipper who ships or tenders goods for
639	639	17.27shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a weight limit imposed under
640	640	17.28sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 is liable for
641	641	17.29a civil penalty as follows:
642	642	17Sec. 11.
643	643	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 18.1 (1) if the total gross excess weight is not more than 1,000 pounds, one cent per pound
644	644	18.2for each pound in excess of the legal limit;
645	645	18.3 (2) if the total gross excess weight is more than 1,000 pounds but not more than 3,000
646	646	18.4pounds, $10 plus five cents per pound for each pound in excess of 1,000 pounds;
647	647	18.5 (3) if the total gross excess weight is more than 3,000 pounds but not more than 5,000
648	648	18.6pounds, $110 plus ten cents per pound for each pound in excess of 3,000 pounds;
649	649	18.7 (4) if the total gross excess weight is more than 5,000 pounds but not more than 7,000
650	650	18.8pounds, $310 plus 15 cents per pound for each pound in excess of 5,000 pounds;
651	651	18.9 (5) if the total gross excess weight is more than 7,000 pounds, $610 plus 20 cents per
652	652	18.10pound for each pound in excess of 7,000 pounds.
653	653	18.11 (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a person found guilty of a violation
654	654	18.12of a weight limit imposed under this section or sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to
655	655	18.13169.851, or 169.87 section 169.824 is also found by the court to have knowingly and
656	656	18.14contemporaneously attempted to evade a fixed weigh station or to otherwise avoid weighing
657	657	18.15by means of stationary scales under section 169.85 or other law, the court must impose a
658	658	18.16penalty of twice the amount otherwise authorized under paragraph (a).
659	659	18.17 (c) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision must not exceed the
660	660	18.18penalty prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal
661	661	18.19overweight action that arose from the same overweight violation is applied toward payment
662	662	18.20of the civil penalty under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of Public Safety
663	663	18.21employee described in section 299D.06 who cites a driver for a violation of the weight
664	664	18.22limitations established by sections 169.81 to 169.851 and 169.87 section 169.824 must give
665	665	18.23written notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil penalties
666	666	18.24provided herein in the same or separate proceedings.
667	667	18.25 (d) A penalty imposed upon the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is based on violations
668	668	18.26identified by the use of shippers' weight records under section 169.872 must not exceed an
669	669	18.27aggregate of $10,000.
670	670	18.28Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.871, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
671	671	18.29 Subd. 1b.Civil penalty for first two violations.Notwithstanding subdivision 1,
672	672	18.30paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), a civil penalty under subdivision 1 for a violation in a motor
673	673	18.31vehicle in the course of a first haul as defined in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph
674	674	18.32(d), clause (3), of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.829, 169.84 to
675	675	18.33169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 that is not preceded by two or more violations of the
676	676	18Sec. 12.
677	677	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 19.1gross weight limits in those sections in that motor vehicle within the previous 12 months,
678	678	19.2may not exceed $150.
679	679	19.3 Sec. 13. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
680	680	19.4 The revisor of statutes shall correct any statutory cross-references consistent with:
681	681	19.5 (1) the raising of the gross weight rating to 108,000 pounds; and
682	682	19.6 (2) the repeal of special permits for overweight vehicles.
683	683	19.7 Sec. 14. REPEALER.
684	684	19.8 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.826, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, and 7; 169.8295;
685	685	19.9169.86, subdivisions 1a and 5a; 169.864; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
686	686	19.10169.866; 169.8665; 169.868; 169.869; 169.87, subdivision 4; and 169.871, subdivision 1a,
687	687	19.11are repealed.
688	688	19.12Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
689	689	19.13 Sections 1 to 14 are effective August 1, 2026.
690	690	19Sec. 15.
691	691	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 169.826 GROSS WEIGHT SEASONAL INCREASES.
692	692	Subdivision 1.Winter increase amounts.The limitations provided in sections 169.823 to
693	693	169.829 are increased by ten percent between the dates set by the commissioner for each zone
694	694	established by the commissioner based on a freezing index model each winter.
695	695	Subd. 1a.Harvest season increase amount; permit.The limitations provided in sections
696	696	169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to November 30
697	697	each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the field of harvest to the
698	698	point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm vehicle or small farm trailer, within
699	699	the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not considered to be the first unloading. A permit
700	700	issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not
701	701	issue permits under this subdivision if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to
702	702	the state.
703	703	Subd. 2.Duration.The duration of a ten percent increase in load limits is subject to limitation
704	704	by order of the commissioner, subject to implementation of springtime load restrictions.
705	705	Subd. 3.Excess weight permit.When the ten percent increase is in effect, a permit is required
706	706	for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer combination that has a gross weight in excess of 80,000
707	707	pounds, an axle group weight in excess of that prescribed in section 169.824, or a single axle weight
708	708	in excess of 20,000 pounds and which travels on interstate routes.
709	709	Subd. 4.Weight limits set by other law.In cases where gross weights in an amount less than
710	710	that set forth in sections 169.823 to 169.829 are fixed, limited, or restricted on a highway or bridge
711	711	by or under another section of this chapter, the lesser gross weight as fixed, limited, or restricted
712	712	may not be exceeded and must control instead of the gross weights set forth in sections 169.823 to
713	713	169.829.
714	714	Subd. 7.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
715	715	issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
716	716	registration.
717	717	169.8295 WEIGHT LIMITS; VEHICLES TRANSPORTING MILK.
718	718	Subdivision 1.Weight limits increase.(a) The weight limitations under sections 169.823 to
719	719	169.829 are increased by ten percent for a single-unit vehicle transporting fluid milk from the point
720	720	of production to (1) another point of production for additional loading, or (2) the point of first
721	721	processing.
722	722	(b) Notwithstanding sections 169.824, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); 169.826, subdivision 3; or
723	723	other law to the contrary, a permit is not required to operate a vehicle under this section.
724	724	(c) The seasonal weight increases under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply to a vehicle
725	725	operated under this section.
726	726	Subd. 2.Requirements; restrictions.A vehicle operated under this section:
727	727	(1) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, except as otherwise provided
728	728	under section 169.87, subdivision 4;
729	729	(2) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84; and
730	730	(3) must not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended load,
731	731	the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of
732	732	gross vehicle weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7.
733	733	169.86 SPECIAL PERMIT TO EXCEED HEIGHT, WIDTH, OR LOAD; FEES.
734	734	Subd. 1a.Seasonal permits for certain haulers.The commissioner of transportation, upon
735	735	application in writing therefor, may issue special permits annually to any hauler authorizing the
736	736	hauler to move vehicles or combinations of vehicles with weights exceeding by not more than ten
737	737	percent the weight limitations contained in sections 169.823 to 169.829, on interstate highways
738	738	during the times and within the zones specified in sections 169.823 to 169.829.
739	739	Subd. 5a.Additional tax for excessive gross weight.When a special permit is issued under
740	740	this chapter, the commissioner shall collect in addition to the permit fee an additional tax for
741	741	excessive gross weight, if the weight allowed under the permit is greater than the gross weight for
742	742	which the vehicle is registered under section 168.013. The tax shall be calculated as the difference
743	743	between the registration tax paid under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, and the additional tax that
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746	746	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 would be due under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, at the gross weight allowed under the permit,
747	747	prorated by the number of days for which the permit is effective. Proceeds of the surcharge must
748	748	be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
749	749	169.864 SPECIAL PRODUCTS VEHICLE PERMITS.
750	750	Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
751	751	vehicle that transports paper products, finished forest products, or iron ore tailings and meets the
752	752	following requirements:
753	753	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional
754	754	semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer used in the
755	755	three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
756	756	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
757	757	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
758	758	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturer's recommended
759	759	load, whichever is less;
760	760	(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids and the
761	761	port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk
762	762	Highway marked 53; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk Highway marked 2 and Trunk
763	763	Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53; and
764	764	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
765	765	Subd. 2.Special two-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle
766	766	that transports paper products, finished forest products, or iron ore tailings and meets the following
767	767	requirements:
768	768	(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may
769	769	exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the rear axle
770	770	group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;
771	771	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has a total
772	772	of six or more axles or 97,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has a total of seven or more axles;
773	773	(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 99,000 pounds during the time when seasonal weight
774	774	increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
775	775	(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
776	776	(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturer's recommended
777	777	load, whichever is less; and
778	778	(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).
779	779	Subd. 2a.Special tire-hauling permit.(a) The commissioner may issue a permit authorizing
780	780	a vehicle used exclusively to haul earthmover tires, if the vehicle:
781	781	(1) is a combination of vehicles with seven or more axles, consisting of a truck with loader and
782	782	trailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly;
783	783	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
784	784	(3) has a maximum width of 144 inches;
785	785	(4) does not exceed the axle weight limits in sections 169.823, subdivision 1, clause (2), and
786	786	169.824, by more than 22 percent;
787	787	(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturer's
788	788	recommended load, whichever is less; and
789	789	(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).
790	790	(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply
791	791	to permits issued under this subdivision.
792	792	Subd. 3.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a, must comply
793	793	with the following restrictions:
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796	796	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under section
797	797	169.87;
798	798	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and
799	799	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local authorities
800	800	only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable access to
801	801	terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest and for continuity of route within one mile
802	802	of the national network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by Code of Federal
803	803	Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.
804	804	Subd. 4.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1, clause (1),
805	805	must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle combination and must be deposited in the
806	806	trunk highway fund. The fee for annual permits issued under subdivision 2 is $300 for a 90,000-pound
807	807	vehicle combination or $500 for a 97,000-pound vehicle combination. The fee for annual permits
808	808	issued under subdivision 2a is $850. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is
809	809	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of administering the
810	810	permit program.
811	811	169.865 SPECIAL FARM PRODUCTS PERMITS.
812	812	Subd. 1a.Definition.For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" means:
813	813	(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and by-products
814	814	of agricultural crops;
815	815	(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
816	816	(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
817	817	(4) fluid milk;
818	818	(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed;
819	819	(6) livestock manure; and
820	820	(7) raw or processed grass seed.
821	821	Subd. 1b.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
822	822	vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural
823	823	products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
824	824	(1) 90,000 pounds; and
825	825	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
826	826	1.
827	827	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles
828	828	operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed intermodal containers may be operated
829	829	on an interstate highway if allowed by the United States Department of Transportation.
830	830	(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount as
831	831	provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
832	832	Subd. 2.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
833	833	vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural
834	834	products and be operated with a gross weight of up to:
835	835	(1) 97,000 pounds; and
836	836	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
837	837	1.
838	838	(b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver qualification
839	839	requirements adopted under section 221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code of Federal Regulations,
840	840	title 49, parts 40 and 382, unless exempt under section 221.031, subdivision 2c.
841	841	(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount as
842	842	provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
843	843	Subd. 3.Requirements; restrictions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under
844	844	this section:
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847	847	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;
848	848	(2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
849	849	(3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
850	850	(4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways;
851	851	(5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
852	852	as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying with Code
853	853	of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7;
854	854	(6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on which
855	855	the vehicle is operated, if required;
856	856	(7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and
857	857	(8) must have brakes on all wheels.
858	858	(b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished forest
859	859	products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of unprocessed
860	860	or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph
861	861	(d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this section.
862	862	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling fluid
863	863	milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also operate on interstate
864	864	highways as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.
865	865	Subd. 4.Deposit of revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under
866	866	this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided under section
867	867	169.86, subdivision 5b.
868	868	Subd. 5.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
869	869	issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
870	870	registration.
871	871	169.866 SPECIAL CANOLA-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT.
872	872	Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
873	873	vehicle that meets the following requirements:
874	874	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional
875	875	trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length
876	876	in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
877	877	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,500 pounds;
878	878	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
879	879	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers'
880	880	recommended load, whichever is less;
881	881	(5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the North
882	882	Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked Trunk Highway
883	883	11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and
884	884	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
885	885	Subd. 2.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under subdivision 1 must comply with the
886	886	following restrictions:
887	887	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under section
888	888	169.87;
889	889	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national network
890	890	highways; and
891	891	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local authorities
892	892	only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable access to
893	893	terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for continuity of route within one mile
894	894	of the national network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal
895	895	Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.
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898	898	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 Subd. 3.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must be annual
899	899	permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided in section 169.86,
900	900	subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer
901	901	the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs
902	902	of administering the permit program.
903	903	Subd. 4.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
904	904	issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
905	905	registration.
906	906	169.8665 SPECIAL SOYBEAN MEAL-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT.
907	907	Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
908	908	vehicle that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
909	909	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional
910	910	semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess
911	911	of 28-1/2 feet;
912	912	(2) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
913	913	(3) is operated only in this state on marked U.S. Highway 75 in Crookston to marked U.S.
914	914	Highway 2, and on marked U.S. Highway 2 from Crookston to the North Dakota border.
915	915	Subd. 2.Special two-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle
916	916	that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
917	917	(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may
918	918	exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the rear axle
919	919	group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;
920	920	(2) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
921	921	(3) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (3).
922	922	Subd. 3.Restrictions.(a) A vehicle issued a permit under subdivision 1 or 2:
923	923	(1) is subject to the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
924	924	(2) is subject to bridge load limits posted pursuant to section 169.84;
925	925	(3) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
926	926	(4) may not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended load
927	927	under section 169.823, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or
928	928	other certification of gross weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4
929	929	to 567.7;
930	930	(5) may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and
931	931	(6) may be operated on streets or highways under the control of a local authority only upon the
932	932	approval of the local authority. However, vehicles may have reasonable access to terminals and
933	933	facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for continuity of route within one mile of the national
934	934	network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 23,
935	935	section 658.19.
936	936	(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826 do not apply to permits
937	937	issued under this section.
938	938	Subd. 4.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must be annual
939	939	permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided in section 169.86,
940	940	subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer
941	941	the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs
942	942	of administering the permit program.
943	943	Subd. 5.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
944	944	issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
945	945	registration.
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948	948	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 169.868 SPECIAL FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERMIT.
949	949	Subdivision 1.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle
950	950	or combination of vehicles with a combination of six or more axles to haul freight and to be operated
951	951	with a gross vehicle weight up to:
952	952	(1) 90,000 pounds; and
953	953	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
954	954	1.
955	955	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.
956	956	Subd. 2.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle or
957	957	combination of vehicles with a combination of seven or more axles to haul freight and to be operated
958	958	with a gross vehicle weight up to:
959	959	(1) 97,000 pounds; and
960	960	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
961	961	1.
962	962	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.
963	963	Subd. 3.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under this section must comply with all
964	964	requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3. A vehicle may be operated under
965	965	a permit issued under this section only to haul freight to or from a distribution facility that is:
966	966	(1) constructed on or after July 1, 2013; and
967	967	(2) located within the Department of Transportation District 4.
968	968	Subd. 4.Deposit of revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under
969	969	this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided under section
970	970	169.86, subdivision 5b.
971	971	169.869 ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SPECIAL PERMIT.
972	972	Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" means
973	973	street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate material as defined
974	974	in section 298.75, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic concrete, cementitious
975	975	materials, concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, and recycled road materials.
976	976	Subd. 2.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a vehicle
977	977	or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul road construction materials and
978	978	be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
979	979	(1) 90,000 pounds; and
980	980	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
981	981	1.
982	982	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount as
983	983	provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
984	984	Subd. 3.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
985	985	vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul road construction
986	986	materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
987	987	(1) 97,000 pounds; and
988	988	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
989	989	1.
990	990	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount as
991	991	provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
992	992	Subd. 4.Authority; restrictions.A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under this
993	993	section:
994	994	(1) may only be operated on paved or unpaved streets and highways, other than interstate
995	995	highways;
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998	998	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (2) must comply with the requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3,
999	999	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), (5), (7), and (8); and
1000	1000	(3) must be operated in compliance with truck route requirements and vehicle weight restrictions,
1001	1001	as established under section 169.87, subdivision 1, by a local road authority or the commissioner.
1002	1002	Subd. 5.Revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under this section
1003	1003	must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account under section 169.86, subdivision
1004	1004	5b.
1005	1005	Subd. 6.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
1006	1006	issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
1007	1007	registration.
1008	1008	Subd. 7.Permit information.The commissioner must make information available to local road
1009	1009	authorities on an Internet website that identifies permit issuances under this section and the counties
1010	1010	in which a vehicle with a permit is intended to be operated.
1011	1011	Subd. 8.Local preferred routes.A local road authority may identify local preferred routes for
1012	1012	operating a vehicle on local streets and highways under a permit issued in this section. A holder of
1013	1013	a permit issued in this section and any person seeking to apply for a permit are encouraged to:
1014	1014	(1) upon request of a local road authority, provide comment on identification of preferred routes;
1015	1015	and
1016	1016	(2) make reasonable efforts to operate a vehicle on the preferred routes when operating under
1017	1017	the permit.
1018	1018	169.87 SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTION; ROUTE DESIGNATION.
1019	1019	Subd. 4.Vehicle transporting milk.A weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by the
1020	1020	commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or imposed by subdivision 2, does not
1021	1021	apply to a vehicle transporting milk from the point of production to the point of first processing if,
1022	1022	at the time the weight restriction is exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one point
1023	1023	of production. This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle described in this subdivision to exceed
1024	1024	a weight restriction of five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle.
1025	1025	169.871 EXCESS WEIGHT; CIVIL PENALTY.
1026	1026	Subd. 1a.Special permit violations.(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with
1027	1027	a gross weight in excess of an adjusted weight limit and a shipper who ships or tenders goods for
1028	1028	shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds an adjusted weight limit is liable for
1029	1029	a civil penalty. The civil penalty is the greater of (1) as calculated at a rate of five cents per pound
1030	1030	for each pound in excess of the highest weight allowed by the permit or under section 169.826,
1031	1031	subdivision 1, or (2) $100.
1032	1032	(b) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision shall not exceed the penalty
1033	1033	prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal overweight action that
1034	1034	arose from the same overweight violation may not be applied toward payment of the civil penalty
1035	1035	under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of Public Safety employee described in
1036	1036	section 299D.06 who cites a driver for a violation of the adjusted weight limit shall give written
1037	1037	notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil penalty provided in
1038	1038	this subdivision in the same or separate proceedings.
1039	1039	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted weight limit" means a weight limit (1) imposed
1040	1040	by a permit issued under this chapter, or (2) imposed under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
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1043	1043	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073