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609.851
Statute ID:
1694
Statute Function ID:
18680
False Traffic Signal
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Statute Number:
609.851
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1989
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
False Traffic Signal
Statute ID:
1694
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
False Traffic Signal
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/851.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
Subdivision 1. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person exhibits a false light or signal or interferes with a light, signal, or sign controlling or guiding traffic on a highway, railroad track, navigable waters, or in the air. Subd. 2. A person who violates subdivision 1 and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
