State, Department of Public Safety v. Van Bus Delivery Co.

OPINION

POPOVICH, Chief Judge.

Van Bus Delivery Co. appeals from a July 22, 1986 judgment regarding the State’s action to collect civil penalties under Minn.Stat. § 169.871 for appellant’s violation of overweight vehicle laws. Appellant claims the statute is ambiguous and the trial court erred in refusing to consider legislative history. It argues the legislature did not intend the penalty provisions of Minn.Stat. § 169.871 to apply to violations of Minn.Stat. § 169.84 regarding bridge weight limitations. We affirm.

FACTS

There was no trial in this case. The parties stipulated to the relevant…