2001 Minnesota Statutes

     609.851 False traffic signal. 

    Subdivision 1.    Misdemeanor.  A person is guilty of a 
 misdemeanor if the person exhibits a false light or signal or 
 interferes with a light, signal, or sign controlling or guiding 
 traffic on a highway, railroad track, navigable waters, or in 
 the air. 

    Subd. 2.    Felony.  A person who violates subdivision 1 
 and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm 
 or serious property damage is guilty of a felony and may be 
 sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to 
 payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. 

    HIST: 1989 c 5 s 12