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169.50.1
Statute ID:
20267
Statute Function ID:
40326
Traffic Regulation - Rear Lamps; Required on all motor vehicles and vehicles at end of train
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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:
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:
169.50.1
Enactment Date:
Apr 10, 2025
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Rear Lamps; Required on all motor vehicles and vehicles at end of train
Statute ID:
20267
Created:
Jul 9, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 9, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2025 c4 sect2; Speed increased from 30 to 35 mph
Summary Text:
Traffic Regulation - Rear Lamps; Required on all motor vehicles and vehicles at end of train
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/50.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 9, 2025
(a) Every motor vehicle and every vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with at least one taillamp, exhibiting a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. (b) Every motor vehicle, other than a truck-tractor, and every vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1960, must be equipped with at least two taillamps mounted on the rear and on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. When lighted, the taillamps must comply with the provisions of this section. (c) An implement of husbandry being towed by a motor vehicle at a speed of not more than 35 miles per hour, displaying a slow-moving vehicle emblem, and complying with section 169.55, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), is not subject to the requirements of this section.
