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169.60
Statute ID:
12503
Statute Function ID:
27497
Vehicle - High/Low beams Required
In Effect
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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:
Vehicle Equipment/Safety/Inspection (414)
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:
169.60
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1993
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Vehicle - High/Low beams Required
Statute ID:
12503
Created:
Sep 16, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Apr 26, 2011 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Updated
Legal Analyst Comment:
1993 c 26 s 8
Summary Text:
Vehicle - High/Low beams Required
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/60.html
Legislative Session:
1993 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Apr 26, 2011
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 to different elevations, subject to the following requirements and limitations: (a) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading. (b) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver. (c) All road-lighting equipment manufactured and installed on and after January 1, 1938, shall be so arranged that when any beam is used which is not in conformity with clause (2), means shall be provided for indicating to the driver when such beams are being used.
