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169.18.8(c)
Statute ID:
17217
Statute Function ID:
35909
Traffic regulation - failure to stay 500 ft behind emergency vehicle in response to emergency
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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:
169.18.8(c)
Enactment Date:
May 30, 2019
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2019
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic regulation - failure to stay 500 ft behind emergency vehicle in response to emergency
Statute ID:
17217
Created:
Jun 11, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 11, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2019 SS1 C3 Art 3 Sect 38; Amendment to (b); effective 07/01/2019
Summary Text:
Traffic regulation - failure to stay 500 ft behind emergency vehicle in response to emergency
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/18.html
Legislative Session:
2019 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 19, 2023
(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the conditions of the highway. (b) The driver of any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle, or the driver of any motor truck or bus, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district, shall not follow within 500 feet of another vehicle. The provisions of this clause shall not be construed to prevent overtaking and passing nor shall the same apply upon any lane specially designated for use by motor trucks. This paragraph does not apply to following vehicles in a vehicle platoon if the operator has an approved plan in compliance with section 169.881. (c) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow within 500 feet of an authorized emergency vehicle that is traveling in response to an emergency.
