HF 922

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/14/2011 03:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; allowing collector emergency vehicles to display and
use nonconforming colored lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
169.64, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Colored light.

Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of
public safety, no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any
vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light
or any colored light other than those required or permitted in this chapter. new text begin A vehicle
manufactured for use as an emergency vehicle may display and use colored lights that
are not otherwise required or permitted in this chapter, provided that the vehicle is owned
and operated according to section 168.10, is owned and operated solely as a collector's
item and not for general transportation purposes, and is registered under section 168.10,
subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end