MN - It's the Law! (Vehicle Equipment Laws)

169.81Height and Length Limitations
169.46Hitching behind Vehicle
169.467Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Definitions
169.468Vehicle Safety Rules; Federal Safety Standards
169.469Injunction
169.47Unsafe Equipment
169.471Television; Headphones
169.475Use of Wireless Communications Device
169.48Vehicle Lighting
169.49Headlamps
169.50Rear Lamps
169.51Clearance and Marker Lamps
169.52Projecting Load; Light or Flag
169.522Slow-Moving Vehicle, Sign Required
169.53Lights for Parked Vehicles
1951 c 132 s 1169.541Lighting Exemption for Law Enforcement; Standards
169.55Lights on All Vehicles
169.56Auxiliary Lights
169.57Vehicle Signals
169.58Identification Lamps
169.59Warning Lights
169.60Distribution of Light
169.61Composite Beam
169.62Certain Lights Permitted on Old Motor Vehicles
169.63Number of Lamps
169.64Prohibited Lights; Exceptions
169.65Specifications for Lighting and Other Devices
169.66Hearing on Specifications
1984 c 549 s 34169.68Horn, Siren
169.684Seat Belt; Declaration of Policy
169.685Seat Belt; Passenger Restraint System for Children
169.686Seat Belt Use Required; Penalty
169.69Muffler
1974 c 500 s 2169.693Motor Vehicle Noise Limits
169.70Rear View Mirror
169.71Windshield
169.72Tire Surface; Metal Studs
169.721Unsafe Tires; Definitions
169.722Rules for Tire Safety
169.723Tires Considered Unsafe
169.724Prohibition; Operating Automobile with Unsafe Tires
169.725Tire Safety Enforcement
169.726Automobile Sale Prohibited Unless Tires Are Safe
169.727Unsafe Tires; Misdemeanor
169.73Bumpers, Safeguards
169.733Wheel Flaps on Truck and Trailer
169.734Automobile Fenders
169.74Safety Glass
169.743Bug Deflector
169.75Flares, Flags, or Reflectors Required

 

Interesting that we have several laws governing the use of vehicles with unsafe tires, yet there are so many accidents due to fuckwads who drive their garbage around with bald assed tires on them.

 

I'll probably get a warning for the exhaust behind the turbo'ed FB this year, even though the statute doesn't state what the db is for ticketing.

 

You could probable pick any car off the road at random and find at least one violation if not more

 

Minnesota kind of has 2 exhaust rules.
• One that says there is a DBs limit
• One that says if the exhaust is louder then the overall vehicle noise, it is illegal. (this becomes a cops discretionary call)
• There is also federal law that makes it illegal when altering (removing your cats) on your exhaust

169.693 MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE LIMITS.
It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle in violation of motor vehicle noise rules adopted by the Pollution Control Agency.
(See 7030.1060 NOISE LIMITS FOR OTHER VEHICLES below)


169.69 MUFFLER.
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with such parts and equipment so arranged and kept in such state of repair as to prevent carbon monoxide gas from entering the interior of the vehicle.

"Pollution Control Agency" - 7030.1060 NOISE LIMITS FOR OTHER VEHICLES.
Motor vehicle noise limits for any other motor vehicle not included under parts 7030.1040 and 7030.1050 and any combination of vehicles towed by such motor vehicle.


Removal of Catalytic Converters is illegal because of a Federal Law

Clean Air Act" 203 (a) (3)
for any person to remove or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter prior to its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or for any person knowingly to remove or render inoperative any such device or element of design after such sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser; or

 

Or you could be like 0 fracks given 25 year old car +

 

True with collector plates, rules being:

Vehicles registered in any of the collector classes are restricted to operation solely as a collector item. These vehicles cannot be used for general transportation purposes. (A DD)

May be displayed on any motor vehicle (except recreational) that is at least 20 model years old and manufactured after 1935.

At the time of application, owners must certify that they have one or more vehicles registered with regular Minnesota license plates.

https://www.mvrenewal.state.mn.us/FAQSP.htm

 

That is what I was referring too...

Or be hardcore like Jon

 

If I was a cop, I'de throw the book at the stancetards

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169.724