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169.64.2(a)
Statute ID:
14294
Statute Function ID:
31021
Traffic Regulation - Prohibited Lights - Red and Colored Lights
In Effect
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Classifications
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:
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:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
169.64.2(a)
Enactment Date:
May 10, 2012
Effective Date:
May 11, 2012
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Prohibited Lights - Red and Colored Lights
Statute ID:
14294
Created:
Jul 26, 2012 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Apr 17, 2014 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2012 c287 art4 sec22; Petty Misd.; charge now at (a)
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Prohibited Lights - Red and Colored Lights
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/64.html
Legislative Session:
2012 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 26, 2012
(a)Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of public safety, no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light or any colored light other than those required or permitted in this chapter. (b) A vehicle manufactured for use as an emergency vehicle may display and use colored lights that are not otherwise required or permitted in this chapter, provided that the vehicle is owned and operated according to section 168.10, is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes, and is registered under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h. A person may not activate the colored lights authorized under this paragraph on streets or highways except as part of a parade or other special event.
