Motor vehicle booting license

Companies that place a locking wheel boot on vehicles need a license in Minneapolis.

Definition

A locking wheel boot, when attached, prevents a vehicle from moving.

boot on car wheel

What to know

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Requirements

A Minneapolis Police Officer must be present when a company installs a wheel locking boot on the following types of vehicles:

  • Vehicles with tax exempt plates
  • Vehicles with a handicap vehicle permit
  • Marked emergency vehicles
  • United States military vehicles

See Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 320.45

Contact us

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday

Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Relay service

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Hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

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