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169.686.1

Statute ID: 20236

Statute Function ID: 40280

Traffic Regulation - Seat Belt Violation

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Statute Number:

169.686.1

Enactment Date:

Jun 14, 2025

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2025

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Traffic Regulation - Seat Belt Violation

Statute ID:

20236

Created:

Jun 17, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 17, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2025 SS1 c8 sec33; effective 07/01/2025; operator/passengers of class 2 atvs added

Summary Text:

Traffic Regulation - Seat Belt Violation

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/686.html

Legislative Session:

2025 - Special 1

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 17, 2025

(a) Except as provided in section 169.685, a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, must be worn by the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, type III vehicle, and type III Head Start vehicle. Notwithstanding the equipment exemption in section 169.685, subdivision 1, this paragraph applies to the driver and passengers of an autocycle equipped with seat belts. This paragraph applies to the operator and passengers of a class 2 all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 10, when operated on or within the right-of-way of a public road when the all-terrain vehicle is factory-equipped with seat belts.

(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a) is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the vehicle in which a violation occurs is subject to a $25 fine for each violation of paragraph (a) by the driver or by a passenger under the age of 15, but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision 6, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety must not record a violation of this subdivision on a person's driving record.

(c) The driver of a bus is not subject to the fine under paragraph (b) for a violation of paragraph (a) by a passenger under the age of 15. This paragraph does not apply to: (1) a school bus, including a type III vehicle; and (2) a Head Start bus, including a type III Head Start vehicle.