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169.471.2(a)
Statute ID:
12293
Statute Function ID:
26868
Traffic Regulation; Unlawful to wear headphones while operating motor vehicle.
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Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Traffic/Transportation (499)
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:
Yes
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
169.471.2(a)
Enactment Date:
May 8, 2008
Effective Date:
May 9, 2008
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation; Unlawful to wear headphones while operating motor vehicle.
Statute ID:
12293
Created:
Jul 21, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 21, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Updated
Legal Analyst Comment:
2008 C 287 Art 1 S 47 - Add clause 3
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation; Unlawful to wear headphones while operating motor vehicle.
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/471.html
Legislative Session:
2008 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 15, 2014
(a) No person, while operating a motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks, or other sound-producing or transmitting devices. (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit: (1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; or (2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency; or (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101.
