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169.14.1
Statute ID:
3617
Statute Function ID:
25730
Traffic - Duty to Drive with Due Care - Speed Greater than Reasonable
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Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Speeding (417)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
999
NIBRS Non-Reportable
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
Yes
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
169.14.1
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic - Duty to Drive with Due Care - Speed Greater than Reasonable
Statute ID:
3617
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 6, 2007 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
One of the dashes in summary text was causing a problem so I have deleted and replaced
Summary Text:
Traffic - Duty to Drive with Due Care - Speed Greater than Reasonable
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/14.html
Legislative Session:
1859 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 6, 2007
No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions. Every driver is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and potential hazards then existing on the highway and must use due care in operating a vehicle. In every event speed shall be so restricted as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
