Minnesota Statutes
§ 169.61 — COMPOSITE BEAM
Minnesota § 169.61
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 169.61 (2026).
Text
(a)When a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required in this chapter, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations.
(b)When the driver of a vehicle approaches a vehicle within 1,000 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver.
(c)When the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within 200 feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, such driver shall use
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Legislative History
(2720-247)1937 c 464 s 97;1945 c 207 s 5;1953 c 330 s 1;1955 c 52 s 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 169.011
DEFINITIONS§ 169.02
SCOPE§ 169.022
UNIFORM APPLICATION§ 169.03
EMERGENCY VEHICLES§ 169.035
EXEMPTIONS; APPLICATIONS§ 169.04
LOCAL AUTHORITY§ 169.045
SPECIAL VEHICLE USE ON ROADWAY§ 169.05
PRIVATE ROADWAYS§ 169.06
SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS§ 169.065
SAFE ROAD ZONES§ 169.072
UNAUTHORIZED MAILBOX INSTALLATION§ 169.073
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Bluebook (online)
Minnesota § 169.61, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/169.61.