Normas sobre la instalación de buzones en carreteras públicas

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los buzones en las carreteras deben ser seguros para evitar accidentes. Si un buzón no cumple con las reglas, puede ser retirado por las autoridades después de avisar al dueño.

Es como cuando tienes que seguir las reglas de tráfico: si no las sigues, puedes causar un accidente. Un buzón mal colocado puede ser tan peligroso como un semáforo en rojo que no funciona.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en una calle de Minnesota y tiene un buzón que no cumple con las normas de seguridad. Después de recibir un aviso de la autoridad local, le informan que su buzón será retirado y reemplazado si no lo ajusta a las reglas. Juan tiene 60 días para solucionarlo antes de que lo cambien.

Penalidades

Se puede cobrar hasta $75 por la remoción y reemplazo de buzones que no cumplan con las normas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

A mailbox installation or support on a public highway that does not meet the breakaway and location standards contained in rules adopted under subdivision 2 is declared to be a public nuisance, a road hazard, and a danger to the health and safety of the traveling public. The commissioner shall by January 1, 1993, adopt rules that provide for standards and permissible locations of mailbox installations and supports on a street or highway. The commissioner shall base the rules substantially on federal highway administration regulations or recommendations, or other national standards or recommendations regarding the location and construction of safe, breakaway mailbox installations or supports. In adopting the rules, the commissioner shall consider the safety of the traveling public relative to the convenience and expense of owners of nonconforming mailbox installations or supports. The commissioner may provide for alternative standards to allow variances from the rules. (a) After adoption of the rules authorized under subdivision 2, the commissioner or a road authority as defined in section160.02, subdivision 25, may remove and replace a mailbox installation or support that is (1) located on a street or highway under the jurisdiction of the commissioner or road authority, and (2) does not conform to the rules adopted under subdivision 2. The commissioner or road authority may remove and replace a nonconforming mailbox installation or support not less than 60 days after giving notice, by personal notice or certified mail to the owner or the resident at the address served by the mailbox, of its intent to remove and replace the installation or support. The commissioner or road authority may charge the owner or resident not more than $75 for the cost of the removal and repl