Subdivision 1. Units of government. A unit of government may contract with others or may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the inventory of impounded motor vehicles and abandoned scrap metal and, if no bids are received, may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection, storage and transportation of these vehicles and abandoned scrap metal; provided, however, that a unit of government may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection and storage of not more than five abandoned or unauthorized vehicles without advertising for or receiving bids in any 120-day period.
Subd. 2. Local laws. Units of government may adopt ordinances and regulations to control the matter subject in accordance with sections 168B.01 to 168B.101, so long as the ordinances and regulations are not less stringent than the provisions of sections 168B.01 to 168B.101 or the rules of the agency.
1971 c 734 s 9; 1973 c 649 s 5; 1975 c 223 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 137 s 8
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.