MN SF3084

Allows statutory and home rule charter cities to permit pedicabs, rickshaws, and similar passenger service vehicles to be equipped with electric motors meeting electric-assisted bicycle requirements under Minnesota Statutes section 169.011, subdivision 27, clause (3).

Requires city ordinances regulating small vehicle passenger service to provide minimum standards for driver qualifications, insurance, vehicle safety, and periodic vehicle inspections.

Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 221.091, 368.01, and 412.221 to apply consistent regulatory standards for pedicabs and small vehicle passenger services across statutory cities, home rule charter cities, and towns.

Allows cities with compliant ordinances to enforce vehicle registration requirements under section 221.021.

All sections become effective the day following final enactment.