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MN Stat § 169.446 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.446 — Safety Of School Children; Training And Education Rules.

169.446 SAFETY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN; TRAINING AND EDUCATION RULES. Subdivision 1. Peace officer training. The Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training shall include sections 169.441 to 169.448 and the enforcement of sections 169.443, 169.444, 169.447, and 169.448 in the instruction for the professional peace officer education program. The board shall notify the chief law enforcement officer of each law enforcement agency in the state of these sections. Subd. 2. Driver training programs. The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of thorough instruction concerning section 169.444 for persons enrolled in driver training programs offered at public, private and parochial schools, and commercial driver training schools. The instruction must encompass at least the responsibilities of drivers, the content and requirements of section 169.444, and the penalties for violating that section. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2008 c 350 art 1 s 97] History:  1991 c 277 s 8; 1994 c 647 art 12 s 20; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 37
MN Stat § 169.4475 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4475 — Special Event School Bus Use.

169.4475 SPECIAL EVENT SCHOOL BUS USE. Subdivision 1. Temporary use authority. A pupil transport entity that meets the requirements of this section may operate a school bus for which the entity has paid registration tax under section 168.013, subdivision 18, to provide transportation that is not pupil transportation without reregistration of the bus, issuance of new plates, or payment of additional taxes and fees under chapter 168. Subd. 2. Requirements. A pupil transport entity may operate a school bus under this section if: (1) the transportation is performed under an agreement with a tax exempt entity under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02, subdivision 7, solely to transport participants in conjunction with a special event of up to two days organized or substantially sponsored by the tax exempt entity; and (2) the pupil transportation entity meets the requirements of a motor carrier of passengers under chapter 221, including but not limited to use of a temporary vehicle identification card under section 221.132 for the school bus. Subd. 3. School bus equipment. Notwithstanding section 169.448, subdivision 1, a school bus operated under this section may: (1) be painted national school bus glossy yellow; and (2) be equipped with a stop-signal arm, prewarning flashing amber signals, and flashing red signals. History:   2013 c 102 s 5
MN Stat § 169.449 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.449 — School Bus Operation.

169.449 SCHOOL BUS OPERATION. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules governing the operation of school buses used for transportation of school children, when owned or operated by a school or privately owned and operated under a contract with a school. Each school, its officers and employees, and each person employed under the contract is subject to these rules. Subd. 2. Enforcement. The operation of a school bus on the public streets or highways in violation of rules concerning the operation of school buses adopted by the commissioner under subdivision 1 is a misdemeanor. The State Patrol shall enforce rules adopted under subdivision 1 when a school bus is operated on a public street or highway. History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 22; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 12 s 18; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 57
MN Stat § 169.4502 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4502 — Additional Minnesota School Bus Chassis Standards.

169.4502 ADDITIONAL MINNESOTA SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS STANDARDS. Subdivision 1. Relation to national standards. The bus chassis standards contained in this section are required in addition to those required by section 169.4501. When a Minnesota standard contained in this section conflicts with a national standard adopted in section 169.4501, the Minnesota standard contained in this section is controlling. Subd. 2. Brakes. The braking system must meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect at the time of manufacture. Subd. 3. Certification. A chassis manufacturer shall certify that the product meets Minnesota standards. All buses with a certified manufacturing date prior to April 1, 1977, shall not be recertified as a school bus after January 1, 1996. Subd. 4. Color of fenders, hood, and grill. Fenders may be painted black. The hood may be painted nonreflective black or nonreflective yellow. The grill may be manufacturer's standard color or chrome. Subd. 5.  MS 2016 [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 144] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 4 art 12 s 34] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 2004 c 294 art 2 s 34] Subd. 8. Trailer hitch. Installation of a trailer hitch is permitted. A hitch shall be flush mounted. Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 2004 c 294 art 2 s 34] Subd. 10. Horn. A bus shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet. Subd. 11. Tire and rim. The use of multipiece rims or tube-type tires is not permitted on school buses manufactured after October 31, 2004. Radial and bias-ply tires shall not be used on the same axle. Front tire tread depth shall not be less than 4/32 inch in any major tire tread groove. Rear tire tread shall not be less than 2/32 inch. Tires must be measured in three locations around the tire, in two adjoining grooves. No recapped tires shall be used on the front wheels. Recapped tires are permitted on the rear wheels. Subd. 12. Transmission gear shift display. The transmission shifting pattern must be permanently displayed in the driver's full view. Subd. 13.  [Repealed, 2004 c 294 art 2 s 34] Subd. 14.  [Repealed, 2004 c 294 art 2 s 34] Subd. 15.  [Repealed, 2007 c 146 art 8 s 15] History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 36; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 2 s 33; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 12 s 11-17; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 25; 2007 c 146 art 8 s 8
MN Stat § 169.4504 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4504 — Additional Standards For Specially Equipped Bus.

169.4504 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED BUS. Subdivision 1. Relation to national standards. The specially equipped school bus standards contained in this section are required in addition to those required by section 169.4501. When a Minnesota standard contained in this section conflicts with a national standard adopted in section 169.4501, the Minnesota standard contained in this section is controlling. Subd. 2. Communications. All vehicles used to transport disabled students shall be equipped with a two-way communication system. Subd. 3. Restraining devices. Special restraining devices such as shoulder harnesses, lap belts, and chest restraint systems may be installed to the seats if the devices do not require the alteration in any form of the seat, seat cushion, framework, or related seat components. The restraints must be for the sole purpose of restraining students with disabilities. Subd. 4. Securement system for mobile seating. Wheelchair securement devices must comply with all requirements for wheelchair securement systems contained in federal regulation in effect on the later of the date the bus was manufactured or the date that a wheelchair securement system was added to the bus. Subd. 5. Aisle width. All school buses equipped with a power lift shall provide at least a 12-inch aisle leading from wheelchair position to at least one emergency door and the lift area. Subd. 6. Securement and restraint system. The securement and restraint system must be located and installed so that when an occupied wheelchair or other mobility aid is secured, the installation meets the requirements of the applicable federal motor vehicle safety standard. History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 38; 1996 c 412 art 2 s 15; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 12 s 28,29
MN Stat § 169.4511 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4511 — School Bus Accident And Subsequent Operation.

169.4511 SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION. Subdivision 1. Postcrash inspection. (a) A peace officer responding to an accident involving a school bus or Head Start bus must immediately notify the State Patrol if the accident results in: (1) a fatality; (2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or (3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring a motor vehicle to be transported away from the scene by tow truck or other motor vehicle. (b) No person shall drive or knowingly permit or cause to be driven, for the purpose of transporting students, any school bus or Head Start bus after such an accident unless: (1) the vehicle has been inspected by the Minnesota State Patrol and the State Patrol has determined that the vehicle may safely be operated; or (2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2. (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Waiver. A state trooper or designee of the Minnesota State Patrol called to the scene of an accident by a responding peace officer under subdivision 1 may waive the inspection requirement of subdivision 1 if the trooper or State Patrol designee determines that a postcrash inspection is not needed or cannot be accomplished without unreasonable delay. The trooper or State Patrol designee granting a waiver must provide to the driver of the school bus for which the waiver is granted a written statement that the inspection has been waived. The written statement must include the incident report number assigned to the accident by the State Patrol. History:  1Sp1995 c 3 art 2 s 36; 2009 c 113 s 1
MN Stat § 169.4581 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4581 — Criminal Conduct On School Bus.

169.4581 CRIMINAL CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUS. By January 1, 1995, each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding procedures for responding to criminal incidents on school buses. In adopting a policy, each law enforcement agency shall consult with local school officials, with representatives of private companies that contract with school districts to provide transportation, and with parents of students. The policy must recognize that responding to reports of criminal conduct on school buses is the responsibility of law enforcement officials. History:   1994 c 647 art 12 s 26
MN Stat § 169.4582 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.4582 — Reportable Offense On School Bus.

169.4582 REPORTABLE OFFENSE ON SCHOOL BUS. Subdivision 1. Reportable offense; definition. "Reportable offense" means misbehavior causing an immediate and substantial danger to self or surrounding persons or property under section 121A.45. Subd. 2. Duty to report; school official. Consistent with the school bus safety policy under section 123B.91, subdivision 1, the school principal, the school transportation safety director, or other designated school official shall immediately report to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the misbehavior occurred and to the school superintendent if the reporting school official knows or has reason to believe that a student has committed a reportable offense on a school bus or in a bus loading or unloading area. The reporting school official shall issue a report to the commissioner of public safety concerning the incident upon request of the commissioner. History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 27; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2012 c 137 s 8
MN Stat § 169.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.46 — Hitching Behind Vehicle.

169.46 HITCHING BEHIND VEHICLE. No person shall hitch a toboggan, hand sled, bicycle, or other similar device onto any motor vehicle or streetcar while being used on a highway. History:  (2720-232) 1937 c 464 s 82; 2001 c 24 s 3
MN Stat § 169.467 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.467 — Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Definitions.

169.467 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 169.467 to 169.469, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power manufactured primarily for use on the public streets, roads and highways, except any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails. Subd. 3. New motor vehicle; new vehicle. "New motor vehicle" or "new vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined herein heretofore unregistered. Subd. 4. New item of motor vehicle equipment. "New item of motor vehicle equipment" or "new equipment" means any option, device, accessory or other equipment in the possession of a retail merchant including an automobile dealer prior to its initial retail sale designed to be attached to a motor vehicle as a part thereof or to be used in conjunction therewith. Subd. 5. Motor vehicle safety standard. "Motor vehicle safety standard" means a minimum standard for motor vehicle performance, or motor vehicle equipment performance which is practicable, which meets the need for motor vehicle safety and which provides objective criteria. History:   1974 c 21 s 1
MN Stat § 169.468 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.468 — Vehicle Safety Rules; Federal Safety Standards.

169.468 VEHICLE SAFETY RULES; FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS. Subdivision 1. Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The commissioner of public safety, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, may adopt and enforce rules in substantial conformity with federal motor vehicle safety standards established by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the national Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-563) with respect to any new motor vehicle or new item of motor vehicle equipment applicable to the same aspect of performance of such new vehicle or new equipment. Subd. 2. Other safety standards; fee for testing and approval. In the absence of a motor vehicle safety standard adopted pursuant to the national Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 or if any such standard is not applicable to new vehicles or new equipment manufactured and first sold in the state of Minnesota, the commissioner of public safety may require new vehicles and specific types of new equipment to be tested and approved for compliance with the requirements of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. The commissioner shall approve or disapprove of the vehicle or equipment within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Approval may be based upon a certificate of approval or test report furnished to the commissioner by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. If such new vehicle or new equipment does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, or to such rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or use any such new vehicle or new equipment. The commissioner of public safety is authorized to set and collect a reasonable fee from the manufacturer or distributor for the testing and approval of all new vehicles and specific types of new equipment upon which approval is required under this section. Such fee may be sufficient in amount to reimburse the Department of Public Safety for all costs connected with such test and approval. The commissioner shall waive the fee for any approval based on a certificate of approval or test report furnished by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Subd. 3. Conflicts of laws. A federal motor vehicle safety standard adopted by the commissioner of public safety which conflicts with an equipment provision of this chapter, applicable to the same aspect of performance, shall supersede, on its effective date, the conflicting equipment provision of this chapter, with respect to new motor vehicles. Subd. 4. Misdemeanor. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1974 c 21 s 2; 1978 c 494 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 169.469 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.469 — Injunction.

169.469 INJUNCTION. Subdivision 1. Authority of district court. The district courts of this state have the authority to restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of section 169.468. Subd. 2. Injunctive power of attorney general. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the attorney general that any party has sold or offered for sale or is selling or offering for sale any such new motor vehicle or new item of motor vehicle equipment in violation of this section, the attorney general may, in the name of the state, seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction against any such violation or threatened violation. History:  1974 c 21 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 169.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.47 — Unsafe Equipment.

169.47 UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor; exceptions. (a) It is unlawful and punishable as hereinafter provided for any person to drive or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment on vehicles do not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, or road rollers except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (c) For purposes of this section, a specialized vehicle resembling a low-slung trailer having a short bed or platform shall be deemed to be an implement of husbandry when such vehicle is used exclusively to transport implements of husbandry, provided, however, that no such vehicle shall operate on the highway before sunrise or after sunset unless proper lighting is affixed to the implement being drawn. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1978 c 494 s 6] History:  (2720-233) 1937 c 464 s 83; 1939 c 430 s 16; 1969 c 256 s 1; Ex1971 c 27 s 11; 1973 c 730 s 1; 1993 c 187 s 5; 1994 c 600 s 2
MN Stat § 169.471 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.471 — Television; Headphones.

169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES. Subdivision 1. Television screen in vehicle. No television screen shall be installed or used in any motor vehicle where images from the screen are 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 front, 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. (a) No person, while operating a motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that 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. (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit: (1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; (2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency; or (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101. History:  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; 2006 c 208 s 1; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 47
MN Stat § 169.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.48 — Vehicle Lighting.

169.48 VEHICLE LIGHTING. Subdivision 1. Lights to be displayed. (a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state: (1) at any time from sunset to sunrise; (2) at any time when it is raining, snowing, sleeting, or hailing; and (3) at any other time when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog or other conditions or there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead; shall display lighted headlamps, lighted tail lamps, and illuminating devices, as hereinafter, respectively, required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles and law enforcement vehicles, as hereinafter stated. In addition to the other requirements of this paragraph, every school bus transporting children upon a highway within this state, at any time from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset, shall display lighted headlamps, lighted tail lamps, and illuminating devices as required by this paragraph, except that the operator shall use the lowermost distribution of light specified in section 169.60 unless conditions warrant otherwise. (b) When requirement is hereinafter declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, these provisions shall apply during the time stated in this section upon a straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated and unless otherwise specified the location of lamps and devices shall refer to the center of such lamps or devices. Parking lamps shall not be used in lieu of headlamps to satisfy the requirements of this section. Subd. 2. Certain violations; negligence. Notwithstanding section 169.96, a violation of subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), is not negligence per se or prima facie evidence of negligence. History:  (2720-234) 1937 c 464 s 84; 1967 c 218 s 1; 1974 c 134 s 1; 1990 c 482 s 1; 1990 c 555 s 8; 2003 c 45 s 1
MN Stat § 169.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.49 — Headlamps.

169.49 HEADLAMPS. (a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle must be equipped with at least two headlamps, including at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. Headlamps must comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 169.47 to 169.66. (b) Every motorcycle must be equipped with at least one and not more than four headlamps, which must comply with the requirements and limitations of sections 169.47 to 169.66. History:  (2720-235) 1937 c 464 s 85; 1957 c 754 s 1; 2015 c 75 art 2 s 23