Minnesota § 169.467 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 169.467 — MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 169.467 ("MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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