2005 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 169. Traffic regulations

Table of Sections

Section	Headnote
169.01	Definitions.
APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS
169.02	Scope.
169.022	Uniform application.
169.025	Application of motor carrier rules.
169.03	Emergency vehicles; exemptions; application.
169.04	Local authority.
TOWING
169.041	Towing authorized.
169.042	Towing; notice to victim of vehicle theft.
APPLICABILITY; LOCAL OR PRIVATE ROAD
169.045	Special vehicle use on roadway.
169.05	Private roadways.
SIGNS AND SIGNALS
169.06	Signs, signals, markings.
169.07	Unauthorized sign, signal, or marking.
169.072	Unauthorized mailbox installation.
169.073	Prohibited light or signal.
169.08	Unlawful to possess, alter, deface, or remove sign.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
169.09	Accidents.
169.10	Statistical information.
169.11	Criminal negligence.
169.12	[Repealed, 1957 c 297 s 2]
169.121
169.1211	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1215	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1216	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1217	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1218	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1219	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.122	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.123
169.1231	[Repealed, 1983 c 306 s 7]
169.124	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.125	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.126	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1261	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.1265	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.127	[Repealed, 1978 c 727 s 11]
169.128	[Repealed, 2000 c 478 art 2 s 8]
169.129
DRIVING RULES
169.13	Reckless or careless driving.
169.131	[Repealed, 1976 c 103 s 1]
169.132	[Repealed, 1977 c 347 s 29]
169.14	Speed limits, zones; radar.
169.141	[Repealed, 1996 c 455 art 1 s 11]
169.145	Implement of husbandry; speed, brakes.
169.15	Impeding traffic.
169.16	Speed on bridge.
169.17	Emergency vehicle.
169.18	Driving rules.
169.19	Turning, starting, and signaling.
169.20	Right-of-way.
169.201	Yield sign.
PEDESTRIANS
169.202	Blind person carrying white cane.
169.21	Pedestrian.
169.212	Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices.
169.215	Crossing for seniors or disabled persons.
169.2151	Pedestrian safety crossings.
169.219	Public service announcements.
169.22	Hitchhiking; solicitation of business.
169.221	[Repealed, 1978 c 739 s 15]
BICYCLES AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES
169.222	Operation of bicycle.
169.223	Motorized bicycle.
MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTER
169.225	Motorized foot scooter.
169.23	[Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
169.24	[Repealed, 1961 c 561 s 17]
SAFETY ZONES
169.25	Safety zone.
RAILROAD CROSSINGS
169.26	Special stops at railroad crossing.
169.27	[Repealed, 1976 c 166 s 119]
169.28	Certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossing.
169.29	Crossing railroad tracks with certain equipment.
CONTROLLED-ACCESS AND THROUGH HIGHWAYS
169.30	Designation of through highways.
169.305	Controlled-access rules and penalties.
BUS USE OF SHOULDERS
169.306	Use of shoulders by buses.
OTHER TRAFFIC RULES
169.31	Stop at sidewalk.
169.315	Opening and closing vehicle door.
STOPPING, PARKING PROVISIONS
169.32	Stopping, standing, and parking.
169.33	Police may move vehicle.
169.34	Prohibitions; stopping, parking.
169.342	Good Samaritan; exception to stopping and parking.
169.345	Parking privilege for physically disabled.
169.346	Disability parking areas; criteria, enforcement.
169.35	Parking.
169.36	Parking; brake set and wheels turned.
OTHER TRAFFIC RULES
169.37	Obstructing view of driver.
169.38	[Repealed, 2001 c 24 s 5]
169.39	Coasting.
169.40	Fire truck; fire station.
169.41	Crossing fire hose.
169.42	Littering; dropping object on vehicle; misdemeanor.
169.421	Civil liability for littering.
169.43	Swinging gate on truck.
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY
169.435	State school bus safety administration.
169.44	[Repealed, 1991 c 277 s 18]
169.441	School bus identification.
169.442	School bus signals.
169.443	Safety of school children; bus driver's duties.
169.444	Safety of school children; duties of other drivers.
169.445	Cooperation with law enforcement; information; rules.
169.446	Safety of school children; training and education rules.
169.447	School bus and Head Start bus safety.
169.448	Other buses.
169.449	School bus operation.
169.45	[Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43]
169.4501	School bus equipment standards.
169.4502	Additional Minnesota school bus chassis standards.
169.4503	Additional Minnesota school bus body standards.
169.4504	Additional standards for specially equipped bus.
169.451	Inspecting school and Head Start buses; rules; misdemeanor.
169.4511	School bus accident and subsequent operation.
169.452	[Repealed, 1998 c 398 art 6 s 38]
169.454	Type III vehicle standards.
169.4581	Criminal conduct on school bus.
169.4582	Reportable offense on school bus.
VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, SAFETY
169.46	Hitching behind vehicle.
169.467	Motor vehicle safety standards; definitions.
169.468	Vehicle safety rules; federal safety standards.
169.469	Injunction.
169.47	Unsafe equipment.
169.471	Television; headphones.
169.48	Vehicle lighting.
169.49	Headlamps.
169.50	Rear lamps.
169.51	Clearance and marker lamps.
169.52	Projecting load; light or flag.
169.522	Slow-moving vehicle, sign required.
169.53	Lights for parked vehicles.
169.54	[Repealed, 1951 c 132 s 1]
169.541	Lighting exemption for law enforcement; standards.
169.55	Lights on all vehicles.
169.56	Auxiliary lights.
169.57	Vehicle signals.
169.58	Identification lamps.
169.59	Warning lights.
169.60	Distribution of light.
169.61	Composite beam.
169.62	Certain lights permitted on old motor vehicles.
169.63	Number of lamps.
169.64	Prohibited lights; exceptions.
169.65	Specifications for lighting and other devices.
169.66	Hearing on specifications.
169.67	Brakes.
169.672	[Repealed, 1984 c 549 s 34]
169.68	Horn, siren.
169.684	Seat belt; declaration of policy.
169.685	Seat belt; passenger restraint system for children.
169.686	Seat belt use required; penalty.
169.69	Muffler.
169.691	[Repealed, 1974 c 500 s 2]
169.692	[Repealed, 1974 c 500 s 2]
169.693	Motor vehicle noise limits.
169.70	Rear view mirror.
169.71	Windshield.
169.72	Tire surface; metal studs.
169.721	Unsafe tires; definitions.
169.722	Rules for tire safety.
169.723	Tires considered unsafe.
169.724	Prohibition; operating automobile with unsafe tires.
169.725	Tire safety enforcement.
169.726	Automobile sale prohibited unless tires are safe.
169.727	Unsafe tires; misdemeanor.
169.73	Bumpers, safeguards.
169.733	Wheel flaps on truck and trailer.
169.734	Automobile fenders.
169.74	Safety glass.
169.743	Bug deflector.
169.75	Flares, flags, or reflectors required.
FIRST AID EQUIPMENT IN POLICE VEHICLES
169.751	Definitions.
169.752	Patrol motor vehicles, first aid equipment.
169.753	Law enforcement officers trained in first aid.
169.754	Appropriations authorized.
169.755	[Repealed, 1984 c 549 s 34]
169.76	[Repealed, 1984 c 520 s 26]
TRANSPORTING PRESSURIZED GAS
169.762	Pressurized flammable gas.
VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
169.77	[Repealed, 1993 c 26 s 11]
169.771	Spot check of motor vehicle.
169.78	Municipal inspection station.
169.781	Annual commercial vehicle inspection; inspectors, fee, penalty.
169.782	Daily commercial vehicle inspection; penalty.
169.783	Commercial vehicle accident; reinspection.
169.79	Vehicle registration; displaying license plates.
VEHICLE INSURANCE
169.791	Criminal penalty for failure to produce proof of insurance.
169.792	Revocation of license for failure to produce proof of insurance.
169.793	Vehicle insurance; unlawful acts, penalties.
169.794	[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 19 art 2 s 79]
169.795	Vehicle insurance rules.
169.796	Verification of insurance coverage.
169.797	Penalties for failure to provide vehicle insurance.
169.798	Rules of commissioner of public safety.
169.799	[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 19 art 2 s 79]
REQUIREMENT TO SHOW RENTAL AGREEMENT
169.7995	Failure to produce rental or lease agreement.
SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD RESTRICTIONS AND PERMITS
169.80	Size, weight, load.
169.801	Implement of husbandry.
169.81	Height and length limitations.
169.82	Trailer equipment.
169.822	Weight limitations; definitions.
169.823	Tire weight limits.
169.824	Gross weight schedule.
169.825
169.826	Gross weight seasonal increases.
169.8261	Gross weight limitations; forest products.
169.827	Gross weight reduction on restricted route.
169.828	Axle restrictions.
169.829	Weight limits not applicable to certain vehicles.
169.83
169.831	[Repealed, 1976 c 343 s 6]
169.832	Weight limitations on designated routes.
169.833	[Repealed, 1991 c 339 s 12]
169.834	[Repealed, 1981 c 321 s 12]
169.835	Federal qualifying highway.
169.84	Load limit on bridge.
169.85	Weighing; penalty.
169.851	Weight record.
169.86	Special permit to exceed height, width, or load; fees.
169.861	[Repealed, 1982 c 617 s 27]
169.862	Permit for wide load of baled agricultural product.
169.863	Special pulpwood vehicle permit.
169.864	Special paper products vehicle permits.
169.87	Seasonal load restriction; route designation.
169.871	Excess weight; civil penalty.
169.872	Receipt of certain overweight loads.
169.88	Damages; liability.
OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND JUDICIAL PROVISIONS
169.89	Penalties.
169.891	Jurisdiction; limitation of actions.
169.90	Offenses.
169.901	[Repealed, 2001 c 24 s 5]
ARREST AND APPEARANCE PROCEDURES
169.91	Arrest.
169.92	Failure to appear.
169.93	Arrest without warrant.
RECORDS
169.94	Record of conviction.
169.95	Court to keep separate records of violations.
UNIFORM INTERPRETATION
169.96	Interpretation and effect.
UNIVERSITY TRAFFIC RULES
169.965	University regents to regulate traffic and parking.
169.966	Board to regulate traffic on state universities.
CITATION
169.97	Citation; Highway Traffic Regulation Act.
DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINICS
169.971	Driver improvement clinics; definitions.
169.972	Establishment of driver improvement clinic; fees.
169.973	Regulation of clinic; director.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
169.974	Motorcycle, motor scooter, motor bike.
169.98	Police, patrol, or security guard vehicle.
169.983	Speeding violation; credit card payment of fine.
TRAFFIC CITATIONS
169.985	Traffic citation quota prohibited.
169.99	Uniform traffic ticket.
169.991	Expired
169.992	Expired
169.993	Expired
169.994	Expired
169.995	Expired
169.996	Expired
169.997	Expired
169.998	Expired