2005 Minnesota Statutes - 221.291 — Violations, misdemeanors.

     221.291 Violations, misdemeanors. 


    Subdivision 1.    Conspiracy, attempt, aid or abet.  
 Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, and sections 221.036 
 and 609.671, a person who commits, procures, aids or abets or 
 conspires to commit, or attempts to commit, aid or abet in the 
 violation of a provision of this chapter or a valid order or 
 rule of the commissioner issued hereunder, whether individually 
 or in connection with one or more persons or as principal, 
 agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and every 
 person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or willfully 
 induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another 
 to violate a provision of this chapter, is likewise guilty of a 
 misdemeanor.  Every distinct violation is a separate offense. 


    Subd. 2.    Directing another to violate.  Except as 
 provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, and sections 221.036 and 
 609.671, a person employing or otherwise directing the driver of 
 a vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of the 
 vehicle upon a highway in a manner contrary to this chapter is 
 guilty of a misdemeanor. 


    Subd. 3.    Transportation of hazardous materials.  
 Except as provided in sections 221.036 and 609.671, a person who 
 ships, transports, or offers for transportation hazardous waste, 
 hazardous material, or hazardous substances in violation of a 
 provision of this chapter or a rule or order of the commissioner 
 adopted or issued under this chapter which specifically applies 
 to the transportation of hazardous material, hazardous waste, or 
 hazardous substances is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon 
 conviction may be fined up to the maximum fine which may be 
 imposed for a misdemeanor for each violation. 


    Subd. 4.    Operating without registration or permit.  A 
 person who operates a motor carrier without first registering 
 under section 221.0251 or 221.0252, or who operates as a 
 household goods mover without having obtained the necessary 
 permit, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be 
 fined not less than the maximum fine which may be imposed for a 
 misdemeanor for each violation.  


    Subd. 5.    Variation of compensation rate.  A person 
 who knowingly offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, or 
 receives a rebate, concession, or discrimination in violation of 
 a provision of this chapter, or who by any means knowingly 
 assists, requires, or permits a person to obtain or provide 
 transportation of persons or property for a greater or lesser or 
 different compensation than that approved by order of the 
 commissioner, or in the case of permit carriers than that filed 
 with the commissioner, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon 
 conviction shall be fined not less than $200.  


    HIST: Ex1957 c 17 s 29; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 754 s 9; 1975 c 
 313 s 14; 1976 c 166 s 93; 1980 c 534 s 77; 1983 c 371 s 38; 
 1985 c 299 s 26; 1986 c 468 s 7; 1987 c 393 art 1 s 3; 1988 c 
 544 s 19-21; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 66; 2001 c 213 s 30