2005 Minnesota Statutes - 169.783 — Commercial vehicle accident; reinspection.

     169.783 Commercial vehicle accident; reinspection. 


    Subdivision 1.    Postcrash inspection.  A peace officer 
 responding to an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle 
 must immediately notify the State Patrol if the accident results 
 in death, personal injury, or property damage to an apparent 
 extent of more than $4,400.  It is a misdemeanor for a person to 
 drive or cause to be driven a commercial motor vehicle after 
 such an accident unless the vehicle: 


    (1) has been inspected by a state trooper or other person 
 authorized to conduct inspections under section 169.781, 
 subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who is an employee of the 
 Department of Public Safety or Transportation, and the person 
 inspecting the vehicle has determined that the vehicle may 
 safely be operated; or 


    (2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2. 


    Subd. 2.    Waiver.  A state trooper or other authorized 
 person called to the scene of an accident by a responding peace 
 officer under subdivision 1 may waive the inspection requirement 
 of that subdivision if the person determines that a postcrash 
 inspection is not needed or cannot be accomplished without 
 unreasonable delay.  A person who grants a waiver must provide 
 to the driver of the commercial motor vehicle for which the 
 waiver is granted a written statement that the inspection has 
 been waived.  The written statement must include the incident 
 report number assigned to the accident by the State Patrol. 


    HIST: 1990 c 563 s 3; 1991 c 174 s 7