1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; repealing the seat belt use gag rule; repealing Minnesota
1.3 Statutes 2024, section 169.685, subdivision 4.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. REPEALER.
1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.685, subdivision 4, is repealed.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0130612/19/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1986
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Scott and Hudson03/06/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 169.685 SEAT BELT; PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN.
Subd. 4.Admissibility into evidence.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), proof of the use
or failure to use seat belts or a child passenger restraint system as described in subdivision 4a, or
proof of the installation or failure of installation of seat belts or a child passenger restraint system
as described in subdivision 4a is not admissible in evidence in any litigation involving personal
injuries or property damage resulting from the use or operation of any motor vehicle.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not affect the right of a person to bring an action for damages arising out
of an incident that involves a defectively designed, manufactured, installed, or operating seat belt
or child passenger restraint system. Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the introduction of evidence
pertaining to the use of a seat belt or child passenger restraint system in an action described in this
paragraph.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01306