1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to traffic regulations; clarifying placement 
  1.3             of televisions in motor vehicles; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1998, section 169.471, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.471, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [TELEVISION SCREEN IN VEHICLE.] No 
  1.9   television screen shall be installed or used in any motor 
  1.10  vehicle ~~at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat,~~ 
  1.11  ~~or which~~ where it is visible to the driver while operating the 
  1.12  motor vehicle except:  
  1.13     (1) video screens installed in law enforcement vehicles; 
  1.14     (2) closed circuit video systems used exclusively to aid 
  1.15  the driver's visibility to the rear or sides of the vehicle; and 
  1.16     (3) video screens installed as part of a vehicle control 
  1.17  system or used in intelligent vehicle highway applications. 
  1.18     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.19     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.