Minnesota § 169.202 - BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 169.202 — BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 169.202. BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE
Subdivision 1.Limitation on carrying.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a white painted cane unless said person is a blind person.
Subd. 2.Blind pedestrian has right-of-way.
Any person operating a motor vehicle in this state shall bring such motor vehicle to a stop and give the right-of-way at any intersection of any street, avenue, alley or other public highway to a blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without red tip, or using a guide dog, when such blind person enters said intersection.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, Ex1971 c 27 s 49]
History:
1945 c 369 s 1-3; 1949 c 391 s 1-3; 1971 c 70 s 2
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 169.202 ("BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE") 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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