Section 299A.11 — Vehicle Transporting Wheelchair User; Definitions.
299A.11 VEHICLE TRANSPORTING WHEELCHAIR USER; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The following terms have the definitions given them for the purposes of sections 299A.11 to 299A.17. Subd. 2. Operator. “Operator” means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, service club, public or private agency, city, town or county. Section 299A.15 does not apply to any school bus as […]
Section 299A.12 — Wheelchair Securement Device.
299A.12 WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT DEVICE. Subdivision 1. General requirements. Any vehicle used by an operator to provide transportation service must be equipped with wheelchair securement devices that meet the specifications of subdivisions 1 and 2. Only securement devices that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be used. A wheelchair securement device must […]
Section 299A.13 — Additional Safety Requirements.
299A.13 ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Seat belt. Any vehicle used to provide transportation service must be equipped with seat belts that are approved by the commissioner of public safety. The seat belts required by this subdivision must be adequate to secure the occupant of a wheelchair who is being transported by the vehicle. The […]
Section 299A.14 — Vehicle Inspection.
299A.14 VEHICLE INSPECTION. Subdivision 1. Inspection certificate required. No person shall drive and no operator shall knowingly permit or cause a vehicle to be used for transportation service unless there is displayed thereon a certificate issued upon inspection by the commissioner of public safety as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Wheelchair securement device. Inspection […]
Section 299A.15 — Aid And License Withheld.
299A.15 AID AND LICENSE WITHHELD. No agency of the state, political subdivision or other public agency shall grant or approve any financial assistance to any operator for the purchase or operation of any vehicle used for transportation service or grant any permit or license otherwise required by law for operation of that service unless the […]
Section 299A.16 — Evidence.
299A.16 EVIDENCE. Proof of the installation or failure to install wheelchair securement devices, or proof of faulty installation of wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the maintenance or failure to properly maintain wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the use or failure to use wheelchair securement devices is admissible in evidence in any litigation involving […]
Section 299A.17 — Misdemeanor.
299A.17 MISDEMEANOR. For each failure to comply with any requirement of section 299A.12, 299A.13 or 299A.14 an operator is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1978 c 752 s 7
Section 299A.291 — Definitions.
299A.291 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 299A.291 to 299A.298, the following terms have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Chemical abuse. “Chemical abuse” means the use of a controlled substance or the abuse of alcoholic beverages. Subd. 3. Controlled substance. “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in section 152.01, […]
Section 299A.01 — Department Of Public Safety; Creation, Organization.
299A.01 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; CREATION, ORGANIZATION. Subdivision 1. Creation; commissioner and deputy commissioner. The Department of Public Safety is created under the supervision and control of the commissioner of public safety, which office is established. The commissioner of public safety is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. The commissioner may […]
Section 299A.015 — Duties Transferred From Other Agency.
299A.015 DUTIES TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER AGENCY. The powers and duties of the Department of Children, Families, and Learning with respect to the Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention and Community Advisory Violence Prevention Council under Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.25, 119A.26, 119A.27, 119A.28, 119A.29, 119A.31, 119A.32, 119A.33, and 119A.34, are transferred to the Department […]