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 other scrap metals also constitute a blight on the landscape of the state and therefore a detriment to the environment. The abandonment and retirement of motor vehicles and other scrap metals constitutes a waste of a valuable source of useful metal. It is therefore in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metals be eliminated, that future abandonment of motor vehicles and other scrap metals be prevented, that the expansion of existing scrap recycling facilities be developed and that other acceptable and economically useful methods for the disposal of abandoned motor vehicles and other forms of scrap metal be developed.
1971 c 734 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Chapter 168B — Abandoned Motor Vehicles; Towing
Section 168B.01 — Legislative Findings; Purpose.
Section 168B.011 — Definitions.
Section 168B.03 — Violation To Abandon Motor Vehicle.
Section 168B.035 — Towing Authorized.
Section 168B.04 — Authority To Impound Vehicles.
Section 168B.045 — Towed Motor Vehicles.
Section 168B.051 — Sale; Waiting Periods.
Section 168B.055 — Notice For Removal From Vehicle Service Facility.
Section 168B.06 — Notice Of Taking And Sale.
Section 168B.07 — Right To Reclaim.
Section 168B.08 — Disposition By Impound Lot.
Section 168B.087 — Operator's Deficiency Claim; Consent To Sale.
Section 168B.09 — Disposal Authority.
Section 168B.10 — Contracts; Reimbursement By Agency.
Section 168B.101 — Agency Responsibility.
Section 168B.14 — Regulation Of Vehicle Towers Limited.