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86B.815 VIOLATION AS EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTION.

Subdivision 1.Prima facie evidence of negligence.

In all civil actions, a violation of this chapter by a party is not negligence per se but is prima facie evidence of negligence.

Subd. 2.Conviction record not admissible.

The record of the conviction of a person for a violation of this chapter is not admissible as evidence in a court in a civil action.

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