{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-160.82","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 160.82","heading":"PARK ROADS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Definition.\n\"Park road\" means that portion of a street or highway located entirely within the park boundaries of a city, county, regional, or state park.\nSubd. 2. Restrictions.\nA road authority may not make a change in the width, grade, or alignment of a park road that would affect the wildlife habitat or aesthetic characteristics of the park road or its adjacent vegetation or terrain, unless:\n(1) the change is required to permit the safe travel of vehicles at the speed lawfully designated for the park road, in which case the change must be made; or\n(2) if the road is a county state-aid highway or municipal state-aid street, the change is required by the minimum state-aid standard applicable to the road.\nSubd. 3. Liability.\n(a) A road authority and its officers and employees, are exempt from liability for any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on a park road and related to the design of the park road, if:\n(1) the design is adopted to conform to subdivision 2;\n(2) the design is not grossly negligent; and\n(3) if the park road is a county state-aid highway or municipal state-aid street, the design complies with the minimum state-aid standard applicable to the road.\n(b) This subdivision does not preclude an action for damages arising from negligence in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a park road.","path":["TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 160. ROADS, GENERAL PROVISIONS","ROADS IN SCENIC OR RECREATIONAL AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/160.82","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"b949773d4b6e7fe16aefa3b9bf74b2241118108863cdb0058e84c66300a06198","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-160.81","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-160.83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}