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HF 1281

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/22/2007

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A bill for an act
 relating to traffic regulations; exempting medical service personnel from
prohibition on use of headphones while operating ambulance; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Use of headphones in vehicle.

(a) No person, while operating a motor
vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for
purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks,
or other sound-producing or transmitting devices.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit:

(1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; deleted text begin or
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(2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire
department emergency vehicle in response to an emergencydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person
while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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