{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-221.291","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 221.291","heading":"VIOLATIONS, MISDEMEANORS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Conspiracy, attempt, aid or abet.\nExcept 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.\nSubd. 2. Directing another to violate.\nExcept 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.\nSubd. 3. Transportation of hazardous materials.\nExcept 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.\nSubd. 4. Operating without registration or permit.\nA 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.\nSubd. 5. Variation of compensation rate.\nA 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.","path":["CARRIERS","CHAPTER 221. MOTOR CARRIERS","MOTOR CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/221.291","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"0eff63348b1417021374936d0a62b33e850f07e1c9ad8598c9dc9fa74f9fac42","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-221.29","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-221.292"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}