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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, Chapter 325F. CONSUMER PROTECTION; P…168 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 169.4504 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED BUS.
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169.4504 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED BUS. § Subdivision 1.Relation to national standards. The specially equipped school bus standards contained in this section are required in addition to those required by section 169.4501. When a Minnesota standard contained in t…
Minn. Stat. § 169.451 INSPECTING SCHOOL AND HEAD START BUSES; RULES; MISDEMEANOR.
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169.451 INSPECTING SCHOOL AND HEAD START BUSES; RULES; MISDEMEANOR. § Subdivision 1.Annual requirement. The Minnesota State Patrol shall inspect every school bus and every Head Start bus annually to ascertain whether its construction, design, equipment, and color comply with all …
Minn. Stat. § 169.4511 SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION.
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169.4511 SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Postcrash inspection. (a) A peace officer responding to an accident involving a school bus or Head Start bus must immediately notify the State Patrol if the accident results in: (1) a fatality; (2) bodily inju…
Minn. Stat. § 169.454 TYPE III VEHICLE STANDARDS.
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169.454 TYPE III VEHICLE STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Standards. This section applies to type III vehicles used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by a school district or privately owned and operated. All related equipment provided on the vehicle must…

Minn. Stat. § 169.4581 CRIMINAL CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUS.

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169.4581 CRIMINAL CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUS. Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding procedures for responding to criminal incidents on school buses. In adopting a policy, each law enforcement agency shall consult with local school officials, with rep…

Minn. Stat. § 169.4582 REPORTABLE OFFENSE ON SCHOOL BUS.

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169.4582 REPORTABLE OFFENSE ON SCHOOL BUS. § Subdivision 1.Reportable offense; definition. "Reportable offense" means misbehavior causing an immediate and substantial danger to self or surrounding persons or property under section 121A.45. § Subd. 2.Duty to report; school officia…

Minn. Stat. § 169.46 HITCHING BEHIND VEHICLE.

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169.46 HITCHING BEHIND VEHICLE. No person shall hitch a toboggan, hand sled, bicycle, or other similar device onto any motor vehicle or streetcar while being used on a highway. History: (2720-232) 1937 c 464 s 82; 2001 c 24 s 3

Minn. Stat. § 169.467 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS.

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169.467 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 169.467 to 169.469, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power manuf…

Minn. Stat. § 169.468 VEHICLE SAFETY RULES; FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS.

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169.468 VEHICLE SAFETY RULES; FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The commissioner of public safety, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, may adopt and enforce rules in substantial conformity with federal motor vehicle safety…

Minn. Stat. § 169.469 INJUNCTION.

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169.469 INJUNCTION. § Subdivision 1.Authority of district court. The district courts of this state have the authority to restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of section 169.468. § Subd. 2.Injunctive power of attorney general. Whenever it appears to the satisfact…

Minn. Stat. § 169.47 UNSAFE EQUIPMENT.

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169.47 UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor; exceptions. (a) It is unlawful and punishable as hereinafter provided for any person to drive or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such un…

Minn. Stat. § 169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES.

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169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES. § Subdivision 1.Television screen in vehicle. No television screen shall be installed or used in any motor vehicle where images from the screen are visible to the driver while operating the motor vehicle except: (1) video screens installed in law e…

Minn. Stat. § 169.475 USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.

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169.475 USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Electronic message" means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be transmitted…

Minn. Stat. § 169.48 VEHICLE LIGHTING.

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169.48 VEHICLE LIGHTING. § Subdivision 1.Lights to be displayed. (a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state: (1) at any time from sunset to sunrise; (2) at any time when it is raining, snowing, sleeting, or hailing; and (3) at any other time when visibility is impaired by…

Minn. Stat. § 169.49 HEADLAMPS.

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169.49 HEADLAMPS. (a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle must be equipped with at least two headlamps, including at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. Headlamps must comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 169.47 to 169.6…

Minn. Stat. § 169.50 REAR LAMPS.

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169.50 REAR LAMPS. § Subdivision 1.Requirements; exception. (a) Every motor vehicle and every vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with at least one tail lamp, exhibiting a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear…

Minn. Stat. § 169.51 CLEARANCE AND MARKER LAMPS.

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169.51 CLEARANCE AND MARKER LAMPS. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle designed or used for the transportation of property, or for the transportation of passengers for compensation, shall display lighted lamps, as required in this section. (b) Every such vehicle having…

Minn. Stat. § 169.515 LIGHTS ON GRANT PROGRAM.

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169.515 LIGHTS ON GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "high poverty area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census that has a poverty area rate of at l…

Minn. Stat. § 169.52 PROJECTING LOAD; LIGHT OR FLAG.

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169.52 PROJECTING LOAD; LIGHT OR FLAG. When the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required in this chapte…

Minn. Stat. § 169.522 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, SIGN REQUIRED.

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169.522 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, SIGN REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Displaying emblem; rules. (a) All animal-drawn vehicles, motorized golf carts when operated on designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements of husbandry, and other machinery, including all road constructio…

Minn. Stat. § 169.53 LIGHTS FOR PARKED VEHICLES.

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169.53 LIGHTS FOR PARKED VEHICLES. When a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required, it shall be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway s…

Minn. Stat. § 169.541 LIGHTING EXEMPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT; STANDARDS.

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169.541 LIGHTING EXEMPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT; STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Exemption. Sections 84.87, 84.928, 86B.511, and 169.48 to 169.65, relating to lighting of vehicles and watercraft, do not apply to a licensed peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, par…

Minn. Stat. § 169.55 LIGHTS ON ALL VEHICLES.

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169.55 LIGHTS ON ALL VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Lights or reflectors required. At the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required each vehicle including an animal-drawn vehicle and any vehicle specifically excepted in sections 169.47 to 169.79, with respect to equipment and …

Minn. Stat. § 169.56 AUXILIARY LIGHTS.

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169.56 AUXILIARY LIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Spotlight. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed …

Minn. Stat. § 169.57 VEHICLE SIGNALS.

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169.57 VEHICLE SIGNALS. § Subdivision 1.Stoplights. (a) Any vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter, shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps on the rear which shall emit a red or yellow light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service …

Minn. Stat. § 169.58 IDENTIFICATION LAMPS.

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169.58 IDENTIFICATION LAMPS. § Subdivision 1.Wide or long vehicle. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a width including load thereon at any part in excess of 80 inches or which exceeds 30 feet in overall length may be equipped with identification lamps on the front dis…

Minn. Stat. § 169.59 WARNING LIGHTS.

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169.59 WARNING LIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Fender lights. Any vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps, one on each side which shall emit a white light without glare. § Subd. 2.Running board light. Any vehicle may be equipped with not more than one run…

Minn. Stat. § 169.60 DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT.

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169.60 DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT. Except as hereinafter provided, the headlamps, the auxiliary low-beam lamps, or the auxiliary driving lamps, or combinations thereof, on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected t…

Minn. Stat. § 169.61 COMPOSITE BEAM.

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169.61 COMPOSITE BEAM. (a) When a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required in this chapter, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of s…

Minn. Stat. § 169.62 CERTAIN LIGHTS PERMITTED ON OLD MOTOR VEHICLES.

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169.62 CERTAIN LIGHTS PERMITTED ON OLD MOTOR VEHICLES. Headlamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to January 1, 1938, in lieu of multiple-beam road-light…

Minn. Stat. § 169.63 NUMBER OF LAMPS.

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169.63 NUMBER OF LAMPS. (a) At all times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required in this chapter, at least two lighted headlamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle; provided, that under adverse weather conditions …

Minn. Stat. § 169.64 PROHIBITED LIGHTS; EXCEPTIONS.

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169.64 PROHIBITED LIGHTS; EXCEPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Bright light. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than a headlamp, a spot lamp, or an auxiliary driving lamp, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300-candle power, shall …

Minn. Stat. § 169.65 SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIGHTING AND OTHER DEVICES.

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169.65 SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIGHTING AND OTHER DEVICES. (a) The commissioner of public safety is hereby authorized and required to adopt and enforce standard specifications as to the amount, color and direction of light to be emitted or reflected by lighting devices and as to the g…

Minn. Stat. § 169.66 HEARING ON SPECIFICATIONS.

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169.66 HEARING ON SPECIFICATIONS. (a) With reason to believe that an approved device which is being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner of public safety may, after giving 30 days' previous notice to the person holding the cert…

Minn. Stat. § 169.67 BRAKES.

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169.67 BRAKES. § Subdivision 1.Motor vehicle. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each…

Minn. Stat. § 169.68 HORN, SIREN.

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169.68 HORN, SIREN. (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet. However, the horn or other warning device must not …

Minn. Stat. § 169.684 SEAT BELT; DECLARATION OF POLICY.

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169.684 SEAT BELT; DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is the policy of this state that enactment of a mandatory automobile seat belt usage law is intended to be compatible with support for federal safety standards requiring automatic crash protection and should not be used in any manner t…

Minn. Stat. § 169.685 SEAT BELT; PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN.

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169.685 SEAT BELT; PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN. § Subdivision 1.Requirement; exemptions. After January 1, 1964, all new motor vehicles, not exempt from Minnesota license fees, other than a bus, school bus, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, farm tractor, road tractor, and…

Minn. Stat. § 169.686 SEAT BELT USE REQUIRED; PENALTY.

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169.686 SEAT BELT USE REQUIRED; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) Except as provided in section 169.685, a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, must be worn by the driver and passenge…

Minn. Stat. § 169.69 MUFFLER.

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169.69 MUFFLER. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypa…

Minn. Stat. § 169.693 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS.

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169.693 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS. It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle in violation of motor vehicle noise rules adopted by the Pollution Control Agency. History: 1974 c 500 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70

Minn. Stat. § 169.70 REAR VIEW MIRROR.

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169.70 REAR VIEW MIRROR. Every motor vehicle constructed, loaded, or connected with another vehicle that obstructs the driver's view to the rear from the driver's position must be equipped with a mirror or other technology that reflects or displays to the driver a view of the hig…

Minn. Stat. § 169.71 WINDSHIELD.

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169.71 WINDSHIELD. § Subdivision 1.Prohibitions generally; exceptions. (a) A person shall not drive or operate any motor vehicle with: (1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision; (2) any objects suspended between the driver and the wind…

Minn. Stat. § 169.72 TIRE SURFACE; METAL STUDS.

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169.72 TIRE SURFACE; METAL STUDS. § Subdivision 1.Solid rubber, metal, and studded tires; exceptions; permits. (a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle must have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. (b…

Minn. Stat. § 169.721 UNSAFE TIRES; DEFINITIONS.

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169.721 UNSAFE TIRES; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 169.721 to 169.727, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Passenger automobile. "Passenger automobile" means any motor vehicle designed and used for the carrying of n…

Minn. Stat. § 169.722 RULES FOR TIRE SAFETY.

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169.722 RULES FOR TIRE SAFETY. The commissioner shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 providing for the safe operating conditions of tires for use on passenger automobiles. The rules shall be so promulgated that a law enforcement officer may determine whether or not a tir…

Minn. Stat. § 169.723 TIRES CONSIDERED UNSAFE.

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169.723 TIRES CONSIDERED UNSAFE. A tire shall be considered unsafe if it has: (1) any part of the ply or cord exposed; or (2) any bump, bulge or separation; or (3) a tread design depth of less than 2/32 (1/16) of an inch measured in the tread groove nearest the center of the tire…

Minn. Stat. § 169.724 PROHIBITION; OPERATING AUTOMOBILE WITH UNSAFE TIRES.

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169.724 PROHIBITION; OPERATING AUTOMOBILE WITH UNSAFE TIRES. No person shall drive, move or cause to be driven or moved any passenger automobile upon the highways of this state, unless such passenger automobile is equipped with tires in safe operating condition in accordance with…

Minn. Stat. § 169.726 AUTOMOBILE SALE PROHIBITED UNLESS TIRES ARE SAFE.

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169.726 AUTOMOBILE SALE PROHIBITED UNLESS TIRES ARE SAFE. No person or organization shall sell or offer for sale, other than to a motor vehicle dealer, any passenger automobile for use on the public highways of this state, unless the passenger automobile is equipped with tires th…

Minn. Stat. § 169.727 UNSAFE TIRES; MISDEMEANOR.

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169.727 UNSAFE TIRES; MISDEMEANOR. Any person who violates the provisions of sections 169.721 to 169.727 or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1976 c 35 s 7