Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations
Section 169.99 — Uniform Traffic Ticket.

Subdivision 1. Form. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, and section 169.999, subdivision 3, there shall be a uniform ticket issued throughout the state by the police and peace officers or by any other person for violations of this chapter and ordinances in conformity thereto. Such uniform traffic ticket shall be in the form and have the effect of a summons and complaint. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the uniform ticket shall state that if the defendant fails to appear in court in response to the ticket, an arrest warrant may be issued. The uniform traffic ticket shall consist of four parts, on paper sensitized so that copies may be made without the use of carbon paper, as follows:
(1) the complaint, with reverse side for officer's notes for testifying in court, driver's past record, and court's action, printed on white paper;
(2) the abstract of court record for the Department of Public Safety, which shall be a copy of the complaint with the certificate of conviction on the reverse side, printed on yellow paper;
(3) the police record, which shall be a copy of the complaint and of the reverse side of copy (1), printed on pink paper; and
(4) the summons, with, on the reverse side, such information as the court may wish to give concerning the Traffic Violations Bureau, and a plea of guilty and waiver, printed on off-white tag stock.
(b) If the offense is a petty misdemeanor, the uniform ticket must state that a failure to appear will be considered a plea of guilty and waiver of the right to trial, unless the failure to appear is due to circumstances beyond the person's control.
Subd. 1a. Endangerment. In every charge of a violation of any provision of this chapter, the uniform traffic ticket shall contain a blank or space wherein the officer shall specify the officer's opinion as to whether or not an offense which is otherwise a petty misdemeanor was committed in a manner or under circumstances so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
Subd. 1b. Speed. (a) For a citation issued before August 1, 2014, the uniform traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.
(b) For a citation issued on or after August 1, 2014, the uniform traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in excess of a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.
Subd. 1c. Notice of surcharge. All parts of the uniform traffic ticket must provide conspicuous notice that, if convicted, the person to whom it was issued may be required to pay a state-imposed surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision 6, and the current amount of the required surcharge.
Subd. 1d. Financial hardship. The first paragraph on the reverse side of the summons on the uniform traffic ticket must include the following, or substantially similar, language: "All or part of the cost of this summons may be waived on a showing of indigency or undue hardship on you or your family. You may schedule a court appearance to request a waiver based on your ability to pay by calling the Minnesota Court Payment Center (CPC) [followed by the Court Payment Center telephone number]. For more information, call the CPC or visit www.mncourts.gov/fines."
Subd. 2. Commissioner prescribes form. The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe the detailed form of the uniform traffic ticket, and shall revise the uniform ticket on such subsequent occasions as necessary and proper to keep the uniform ticket in conformity with state and federal law.
Subd. 3. Alteration by local government. Any city of the first class, through its governing body, may alter by deletion or addition the uniform traffic ticket in such manner as it deems advisable for use in such city, provided that it includes the notice required by subdivision 1, paragraph (b). In respect to any public corporation organized and existing pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679, whose ordinances and regulations for the control of traffic are enforced through prosecution in the district court having jurisdiction in one or the other of the cities of the first class included within such public corporation, the traffic ticket used in such enforcement shall conform to that used by the city of the first class in the district court having jurisdiction where its ordinances and regulations are enforced, except as to color and as to information uniquely applying to such public corporation and to its ordinances and regulations.
Ex1961 c 19 s 1-3; 1963 c 3 s 1; 1971 c 491 s 37; Ex1971 c 27 s 21; 1980 c 509 s 60; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 31; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 454 s 20; 1988 c 681 s 12,13; 1989 c 333 s 2,3; 1996 c 455 art 1 s 8; 1997 c 187 art 2 s 8; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 20; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 53; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 51; 2009 c 158 s 5; 2012 c 287 art 4 s 30; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 3 s 8,9

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation

Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations

Section 169.011 — Definitions.

Section 169.02 — Scope.

Section 169.022 — Uniform Application.

Section 169.025 — Application Of Motor Carrier Regulations.

Section 169.03 — Emergency Vehicles.

Section 169.035 — Exemptions; Applications.

Section 169.04 — Local Authority.

Section 169.042 — Towing; Notice To Victim Of Vehicle Theft.

Section 169.045 — Special Vehicle Use On Roadway.

Section 169.05 — Private Roadways.

Section 169.06 — Signs, Signals, Markings.

Section 169.07 — Unauthorized Sign, Signal, Or Marking.

Section 169.072 — Unauthorized Mailbox Installation.

Section 169.073 — Prohibited Light Or Signal.

Section 169.08 — Unlawful To Possess, Alter, Deface, Or Remove Sign.

Section 169.09 — Collisions.

Section 169.10 — Statistical Information.

Section 169.13 — Reckless Or Careless Driving.

Section 169.14 — Speed Limits, Zones; Radar.

Section 169.15 — Impeding Traffic; Intersection Gridlock.

Section 169.17 — Emergency Vehicle.

Section 169.18 — Driving Rules.

Section 169.19 — Turning, Starting, And Signaling.

Section 169.20 — Right-of-way.

Section 169.201 — Yield Sign.

Section 169.202 — Blind Person Carrying White Cane.

Section 169.21 — Pedestrian.

Section 169.212 — Operation Of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices.

Section 169.215 — Crossing For Seniors Or Disabled Persons.

Section 169.2151 — Pedestrian Safety Crossings.

Section 169.219 — Public Service Announcements.

Section 169.22 — Hitchhiking; Solicitation Of Business.

Section 169.222 — Operation Of Bicycle.

Section 169.223 — Motorized Bicycle.

Section 169.224 — Neighborhood And Medium-speed Electric Vehicles.

Section 169.225 — Motorized Foot Scooter.

Section 169.25 — Safety Zone.

Section 169.26 — Special Stops At Railroad Crossing.

Section 169.28 — Certain Vehicles To Stop At Railroad Crossing.

Section 169.29 — Crossing Railroad Tracks With Certain Equipment.

Section 169.30 — Designation Of Through Highways.

Section 169.305 — Controlled-access Rules And Penalties.

Section 169.306 — Use Of Shoulders By Buses.

Section 169.31 — Stop At Sidewalk.

Section 169.315 — Opening And Closing Vehicle Door.

Section 169.37 — Obstructing View Of Driver.

Section 169.40 — Fire Truck; Fire Station.

Section 169.41 — Crossing Fire Hose.

Section 169.42 — Littering; Dropping Object On Vehicle; Misdemeanor.

Section 169.421 — Civil Liability For Littering.

Section 169.43 — Swinging Gate On Truck.

Section 169.32 — Stopping, Standing, And Parking.

Section 169.33 — Police May Move Vehicle.

Section 169.34 — Prohibitions; Stopping, Parking.

Section 169.342 — Good Samaritan; Exception To Stopping And Parking.

Section 169.345 — Parking Privilege For Physically Disabled.

Section 169.346 — Disability Parking Areas; Criteria, Enforcement.

Section 169.35 — Parking.

Section 169.435 — Office Of Pupil Transportation Safety.

Section 169.441 — School Bus Identification.

Section 169.442 — School Bus Signals.

Section 169.443 — Safety Of School Children; Bus Driver's Duties.

Section 169.444 — Safety Of School Children; Duties Of Other Drivers.

Section 169.445 — Cooperation With Law Enforcement.

Section 169.446 — Safety Of School Children; Training And Education Rules.

Section 169.447 — School Bus And Head Start Bus Safety.

Section 169.4475 — Special Event School Bus Use.

Section 169.448 — Other Buses.

Section 169.449 — School Bus Operation.

Section 169.4501 — School Bus Equipment Standards.

Section 169.4502 — Additional Minnesota School Bus Chassis Standards.

Section 169.4503 — Additional Minnesota School Bus Body Standards.

Section 169.4504 — Additional Standards For Specially Equipped Bus.

Section 169.451 — Inspecting School And Head Start Buses; Rules; Misdemeanor.

Section 169.4511 — School Bus Accident And Subsequent Operation.

Section 169.454 — Type Iii Vehicle Standards.

Section 169.4581 — Criminal Conduct On School Bus.

Section 169.4582 — Reportable Offense On School Bus.

Section 169.46 — Hitching Behind Vehicle.

Section 169.467 — Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Definitions.

Section 169.468 — Vehicle Safety Rules; Federal Safety Standards.

Section 169.469 — Injunction.

Section 169.47 — Unsafe Equipment.

Section 169.471 — Television; Headphones.

Section 169.475 — Use Of Wireless Communications Device.

Section 169.48 — Vehicle Lighting.

Section 169.49 — Headlamps.

Section 169.50 — Rear Lamps.

Section 169.51 — Clearance And Marker Lamps.

Section 169.52 — Projecting Load; Light Or Flag.

Section 169.522 — Slow-moving Vehicle, Sign Required.

Section 169.53 — Lights For Parked Vehicles.

Section 169.541 — Lighting Exemption For Law Enforcement; Standards.

Section 169.55 — Lights On All Vehicles.

Section 169.56 — Auxiliary Lights.

Section 169.57 — Vehicle Signals.

Section 169.58 — Identification Lamps.

Section 169.59 — Warning Lights.

Section 169.60 — Distribution Of Light.

Section 169.61 — Composite Beam.

Section 169.62 — Certain Lights Permitted On Old Motor Vehicles.

Section 169.63 — Number Of Lamps.

Section 169.64 — Prohibited Lights; Exceptions.

Section 169.65 — Specifications For Lighting And Other Devices.

Section 169.66 — Hearing On Specifications.

Section 169.67 — Brakes.

Section 169.68 — Horn, Siren.

Section 169.684 — Seat Belt; Declaration Of Policy.

Section 169.685 — Seat Belt; Passenger Restraint System For Children.

Section 169.686 — Seat Belt Use Required; Penalty.

Section 169.69 — Muffler.

Section 169.693 — Motor Vehicle Noise Limits.

Section 169.70 — Rear View Mirror.

Section 169.71 — Windshield.

Section 169.72 — Tire Surface; Metal Studs.

Section 169.721 — Unsafe Tires; Definitions.

Section 169.722 — Rules For Tire Safety.

Section 169.723 — Tires Considered Unsafe.

Section 169.724 — Prohibition; Operating Automobile With Unsafe Tires.

Section 169.726 — Automobile Sale Prohibited Unless Tires Are Safe.

Section 169.727 — Unsafe Tires; Misdemeanor.

Section 169.73 — Bumpers, Safeguards.

Section 169.733 — Wheel Flaps On Truck And Trailer.

Section 169.734 — Automobile Fenders.

Section 169.74 — Safety Glass.

Section 169.75 — Flares, Flags, Or Reflectors Required.

Section 169.751 — Definitions.

Section 169.752 — Patrol Motor Vehicles, First Aid Equipment.

Section 169.753 — Law Enforcement Officers Trained In First Aid.

Section 169.762 — Pressurized Flammable Gas.

Section 169.771 — Spot-check Of Motor Vehicle.

Section 169.781 — Annual Commercial Vehicle Inspection; Inspectors, Fee, Penalty.

Section 169.782 — Daily Commercial Vehicle Inspection; Penalty.

Section 169.783 — Commercial Vehicle Accident; Reinspection.

Section 169.79 — Vehicle Registration; Displaying License Plates.

Section 169.791 — Criminal Penalty For Failure To Produce Proof Of Insurance.

Section 169.792 — Revocation Of License For Failure To Produce Proof Of Insurance.

Section 169.793 — Vehicle Insurance; Unlawful Acts, Penalties.

Section 169.795 — Vehicle Insurance Rules.

Section 169.796 — Verification Of Insurance Coverage.

Section 169.797 — Penalties For Failure To Provide Vehicle Insurance.

Section 169.798 — Rules Of Commissioner Of Public Safety.

Section 169.7995 — Failure To Produce Rental Or Lease Agreement.

Section 169.80 — Size, Weight, Load.

Section 169.801 — Implement Of Husbandry.

Section 169.81 — Height And Length Limitations.

Section 169.812 — Escort Vehicles For Overdimensional Loads; Definitions; Requirements.

Section 169.82 — Trailer Equipment.

Section 169.822 — Weight Limitations; Definitions.

Section 169.823 — Tire Weight Limits.

Section 169.824 — Gross Weight Schedule.

Section 169.826 — Gross Weight Seasonal Increases.

Section 169.8261 — Gross Weight Limitations; Forest Products.

Section 169.827 — Gross Weight Reduction On Restricted Route.

Section 169.828 — Axle Restrictions.

Section 169.829 — Weight Limits Not Applicable To Certain Vehicles.

Section 169.8295 — Weight Limits; Vehicles Transporting Milk.

Section 169.84 — Load Limit On Bridge.

Section 169.85 — Weighing; Penalty.

Section 169.851 — Weight Record.

Section 169.86 — Special Permit To Exceed Height, Width, Or Load; Fees.

Section 169.862 — Permit For Baled Farm Product To Exceed Height Or Width.

Section 169.863 — Special Pulpwood Vehicle Permit.

Section 169.864 — Special Products Vehicle Permits.

Section 169.865 — Special Farm Products Permits.

Section 169.866 — Special Canola-hauling Vehicle Permit.

Section 169.8665 — Special Soybean Meal-hauling Vehicle Permit.

Section 169.868 — Special Freight Distribution Permit.

Section 169.869 — Road Construction Materials Special Permit.

Section 169.87 — Seasonal Load Restriction; Route Designation.

Section 169.871 — Excess Weight; Civil Penalty.

Section 169.872 — Receipt Of Certain Overweight Loads.

Section 169.88 — Damages; Liability.

Section 169.881 — Vehicle Platoons.

Section 169.89 — Penalties.

Section 169.891 — Jurisdiction; Limitation Of Actions.

Section 169.90 — Offenses.

Section 169.91 — Arrest.

Section 169.92 — Failure To Appear.

Section 169.93 — Arrest Without Warrant.

Section 169.94 — Record Of Conviction.

Section 169.95 — Court To Keep Separate Records Of Violations.

Section 169.96 — Interpretation And Effect.

Section 169.965 — University Regents To Regulate Traffic And Parking.

Section 169.966 — Board To Regulate Traffic On State Universities.

Section 169.97 — Citation; Highway Traffic Regulation Act.

Section 169.971 — Driver Improvement Clinics; Definitions.

Section 169.972 — Establishment Of Driver Improvement Clinic; Fees.

Section 169.973 — Regulation Of Clinic; Director.

Section 169.974 — Operation Of Motorcycle; Motor Scooter; Motor Bike.

Section 169.98 — Police, Patrol, Or Security Guard Vehicle.

Section 169.985 — Traffic Citation Quota Prohibited.

Section 169.99 — Uniform Traffic Ticket.

Section 169.999 — Administrative Citations For Certain Traffic Offenses.