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169.801.7(b)
Statute ID:
19936
Statute Function ID:
39859
Traffic Regulation - Implements of Husbandry - Operate/Tow Left of Center Unescorted
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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:
Traffic/Transportation (499)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
Misdemeanor
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:
No
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:
169.801.7(b)
Enactment Date:
May 15, 2024
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2024
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Implements of Husbandry - Operate/Tow Left of Center Unescorted
Statute ID:
19936
Created:
Jul 8, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 8, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2024 c104 art1 sect47; Amends (b) and new (c)
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Implements of Husbandry - Operate/Tow Left of Center Unescorted
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/801.html
Legislative Session:
2024 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 8, 2024
(a) An implement of husbandry may not be operated or towed on an interstate highway. (b) An implement of husbandry may be operated or towed to the left of the center of a roadway only if it the operation does not extend into the left half of the roadway more than is necessary and: (1) the operation is for the purpose of avoiding an obstacle on the right-hand side of the road and the following requirements are met: (i) the implement crosses the center line for as brief a period of time as necessary to avoid the obstacle; (ii) the implement returns to the right half of the roadway immediately after passing the obstacle and when safe to do so; and (iii) no other vehicles are approaching from the opposite direction such that the approaching vehicle would be within the immediate vicinity of the implement before the implement returns to the right-hand side of the road; or (2) the implement is escorted at the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning lights visible in normal sunlight. (c) An implement of husbandry, when operating in compliance with the requirements of this section and under paragraph (b), is not subject to the escort requirements in section 169.812, subdivision 2.
