Bill Text: MN SF282 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Speed zoning by local authority establishment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-25 - Withdrawn and returned to author [SF282 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF282-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; traffic regulations; amending local authority to establish
1.3speed limits;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivisions
1.42, 5, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
1.8shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
1.9that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
1.10limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
1.11shall be unlawful:
1.12 (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
1.13 (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section160.02 ,
1.14subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section160.02, subdivision 19 ;
1.15 (3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
1.16 (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
1.17with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.18transportation;
1.19 (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
1.20with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.21transportation;
1.22 (6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
1.23 (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
1.24jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
2.1(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
2.2having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
2.3 (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
2.4road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.5and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.6 (c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
2.7road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.8and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.9 (d) Notwithstanding section609.0331 or
609.101 or other law to the contrary, a
2.10person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit designated
2.11on an appropriate sign undersubdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e this section, by driving 20 miles
2.12per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
2.13equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
2.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 5. Speed zoningwithin local area on local roads. (a) When local authorities
2.16believe that the existing speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within
2.17their respective jurisdictions and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less
2.18than is reasonable or safe under existing conditions, they may request the commissioner
2.19to authorize, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of
2.20appropriate signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe, and the commissioner
2.21may authorize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe speed
2.22limit thereat, which speed limit shall be effective when such signs are erected. Any
2.23speeds in excess of these speed limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is
2.24not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within any
2.25municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful.
2.26(b) Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall be made only upon
2.27authority of the commissioner except as provided insubdivision subdivisions 5a, 5b,
2.285c, and 5g.
2.29 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.30to read:
2.31 Subd. 5g. Speed zoning by local authority. (a) A local authority may by resolution
2.32establish a speed limit on a street or highway under its jurisdiction if:
2.33(1) the local authority passes a resolution, following a public hearing, identifying the
2.34segment of street or highway for which an adjusted speed limit is proposed to be established;
3.1(2) the local authority transmits a copy of the resolution to the commissioner for
3.2review and comment;
3.3(3) the commissioner has performed an engineering and traffic investigation; and
3.4(4) the speed limit being established is no greater than ten miles per hour above or
3.5below the speed limit recommended in the engineering and traffic investigation under
3.6clause (3).
3.7(b) The commissioner shall perform an engineering and traffic investigation upon
3.8request of a local authority. A speed limit being established under this subdivision does
3.9not require the consent of the commissioner.
3.10(c) A speed limit established under this subdivision is effective upon (1) erection of
3.11appropriate signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the
3.12segment on which the speed limit applies, and (2) transmittance of a copy of the resolution
3.13under paragraph (a) to the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the erection of the signs.
3.14(d) Any speed in excess of a speed limit established under this subdivision shall be
3.15unlawful.
1.3speed limits;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivisions
1.42, 5, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
1.8shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
1.9that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
1.10limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
1.11shall be unlawful:
1.12 (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
1.13 (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section
1.14subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section
1.15 (3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
1.16 (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
1.17with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.18transportation;
1.19 (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
1.20with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.21transportation;
1.22 (6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
1.23 (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
1.24jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
2.1(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
2.2having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
2.3 (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
2.4road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.5and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.6 (c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
2.7road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.8and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.9 (d) Notwithstanding section
2.10person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit designated
2.11on an appropriate sign under
2.12per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
2.13equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
2.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 5. Speed zoning
2.16believe that the existing speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within
2.17their respective jurisdictions and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less
2.18than is reasonable or safe under existing conditions, they may request the commissioner
2.19to authorize, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of
2.20appropriate signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe, and the commissioner
2.21may authorize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe speed
2.22limit thereat, which speed limit shall be effective when such signs are erected. Any
2.23speeds in excess of these speed limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is
2.24not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that any speed limit within any
2.25municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful.
2.26(b) Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall be made only upon
2.27authority of the commissioner except as provided in
2.285c, and 5g.
2.29 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.30to read:
2.31 Subd. 5g. Speed zoning by local authority. (a) A local authority may by resolution
2.32establish a speed limit on a street or highway under its jurisdiction if:
2.33(1) the local authority passes a resolution, following a public hearing, identifying the
2.34segment of street or highway for which an adjusted speed limit is proposed to be established;
3.1(2) the local authority transmits a copy of the resolution to the commissioner for
3.2review and comment;
3.3(3) the commissioner has performed an engineering and traffic investigation; and
3.4(4) the speed limit being established is no greater than ten miles per hour above or
3.5below the speed limit recommended in the engineering and traffic investigation under
3.6clause (3).
3.7(b) The commissioner shall perform an engineering and traffic investigation upon
3.8request of a local authority. A speed limit being established under this subdivision does
3.9not require the consent of the commissioner.
3.10(c) A speed limit established under this subdivision is effective upon (1) erection of
3.11appropriate signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the
3.12segment on which the speed limit applies, and (2) transmittance of a copy of the resolution
3.13under paragraph (a) to the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the erection of the signs.
3.14(d) Any speed in excess of a speed limit established under this subdivision shall be
3.15unlawful.
