2006 Minnesota Statutes

169.522 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, SIGN REQUIRED.
    Subdivision 1. Displaying emblem; rules. (a) All animal-drawn vehicles, motorized
golf carts when operated on designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements of
husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction machinery, which are designed
for operation at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less, must display a triangular slow-moving
vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual construction and maintenance work and
traveling within the limits of a construction area marked in accordance with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as set forth in section 169.06, or (2) for a towed implement of
husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which case it may be towed at lawful
speeds greater than 30 miles per hour without removing the slow-moving vehicle emblem. The
emblem must consist of a fluorescent or illuminated red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective
border and be mounted so as to be visible from a distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear.
When a primary power unit towing an implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a
slow-moving vehicle emblem visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear, it is not necessary to
display a similar emblem on the secondary unit. All slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this
state must be so designed that when properly mounted they are visible from a distance of not less
than 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor
vehicle. The commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and specifications for the design
and position of mounting the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Such standards and specifications
must be adopted by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a dull black triangle with a white
reflective border may be used after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under rules of the
commissioner. A person with a permit to use an alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem must:
(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle emblem and display the emblem when
operating a vehicle between sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility is impaired
by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and
(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving vehicle at least 72 square inches of
reflective tape that reflects the color red.
    Subd. 2. Prohibition on use. The use of this emblem is restricted to the slow-moving
vehicles specified in subdivision 1 and its use on any other type of vehicle or stationary object on
the highway is prohibited.
    Subd. 3. Display required. No person shall sell, lease, rent, or operate any slow-moving
vehicle, as defined in subdivision 1, except motorized golf carts and except those units designed to
be completely mounted on a primary power unit, which is manufactured or assembled on or after
July 1, 1967, unless the vehicle is equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem-mounting device
as specified in subdivision 1. Provided however, a slow-moving vehicle must not be operated
without such slow-moving vehicle emblem.
History: 1967 c 309 s 1; 1971 c 491 s 16; 1974 c 57 s 1; 1982 c 549 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70;
1987 c 101 s 1; 1993 c 187 s 6; 1994 c 600 s 3; 1997 c 143 s 14; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 48