2002 Minnesota Statutes

     169.471 Television; headphones. 

    Subdivision 1.    Television screen in vehicle.  No 
 television screen shall be installed or used in any motor 
 vehicle where it is visible to the driver while operating the 
 motor vehicle except:  

    (1) video screens installed in law enforcement vehicles; 

    (2) closed circuit video systems used exclusively to aid 
 the driver's visibility to the rear or sides of the vehicle; and 

    (3) video screens installed as part of a vehicle control 
 system or used in intelligent vehicle highway applications. 

    Subd. 2.    Use of headphones in vehicle.  No person, 
 while operating a motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or 
 earphones which 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.  This section shall not prohibit the 
 use, however, of hearing aid devices by persons in need thereof. 

    HIST: 1949 c 78 s 1,2; Ex1971 c 27 s 12; 1974 c 460 s 1; 1993 
 c 26 s 4; 1999 c 131 s 2