| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; repealing the seat belt use gag rule; repealing Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Statutes 2024, section 169.685, subdivision 4. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. REPEALER. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.685, subdivision 4, is repealed. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 8 | 8 | | REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0130612/19/24 |
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| 9 | 9 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 10 | 10 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 11 | 11 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 12 | 12 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 13 | 13 | | H. F. No. 1986 |
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| 14 | 14 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 15 | 15 | | Authored by Scott and Hudson03/06/2025 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 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. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subd. 4.Admissibility into evidence.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), proof of the use |
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| 18 | 18 | | or failure to use seat belts or a child passenger restraint system as described in subdivision 4a, or |
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| 19 | 19 | | proof of the installation or failure of installation of seat belts or a child passenger restraint system |
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| 20 | 20 | | as described in subdivision 4a is not admissible in evidence in any litigation involving personal |
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| 21 | 21 | | injuries or property damage resulting from the use or operation of any motor vehicle. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) Paragraph (a) does not affect the right of a person to bring an action for damages arising out |
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| 23 | 23 | | of an incident that involves a defectively designed, manufactured, installed, or operating seat belt |
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| 24 | 24 | | or child passenger restraint system. Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the introduction of evidence |
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| 25 | 25 | | pertaining to the use of a seat belt or child passenger restraint system in an action described in this |
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| 26 | 26 | | paragraph. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 1R |
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| 28 | 28 | | APPENDIX |
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| 29 | 29 | | Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01306 |
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