Minnesota Statutes 168B.14 – Regulation of Vehicle Towers Limited
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 168B.14
- Operator: includes an operator of a public or nonpublic impound lot, regardless of whether tow truck service is provided. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- vehicle: has the meaning given motor vehicle in section 169. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
(a) “Vehicle tower” means a person engaged in the business of towing or recovering vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, or dolly for the purpose of moving or transporting wrecked, damaged, disabled, replacement, or abandoned vehicles; and
(b) “Municipality” means a statutory or home rule charter city or a town.
Subd. 2.Request by owner.
No municipality may prohibit the operation within its boundaries of a vehicle tower who is not licensed by that municipality and who is responding to a service request from a person who is the owner or operator or the agent of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle for which vehicle towing service is requested.
Subd. 3.Private property.
No vehicle tower may remove a motor vehicle by towing, carrying, hauling or pushing from private property except at the request of a person who is the owner or operator or the agent of the owner or operator of the vehicle, or the owner or agent of the owner of the private property.