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169A.36.2
Statute ID:
20015
Statute Function ID:
39963
Cannabis open package - Cannabis use in motor vehicle on street or highway prohibited
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Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Drug (3)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Drugs (D) (Rank 14)
Detailed Offense Code:
Controlled Substance Crime (300)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
Added to Payables list 01/01/2024
UCR Code
Description
35A
Drug/Narcotic Offenses-Drug/Narcotic Violations
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:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
169A.36.2
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 2025
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Cannabis open package - Cannabis use in motor vehicle on street or highway prohibited
Statute ID:
20015
Created:
Dec 17, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Dec 17, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Coming off payables list 2025; Court required 01/01/2025; New codes required.
Summary Text:
Cannabis open package - Cannabis use in motor vehicle on street or highway prohibited
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169A/36.html
Legislative Session:
2024 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Dec 11, 2023
It is a crime for a person to use cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, or any other product containing an artificially derived cannabinoid in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is on a street or highway.
