SF 532

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 06/06/2012 10:55am

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
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