Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with such parts and equipment so arranged and kept in such state of repair as to prevent carbon monoxide gas from entering the interior of the vehicle.
No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale or use on any motor vehicle any muffler that fails to comply with the specifications as required by the commissioner of public safety.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2024 · leading case:
Lynghaug v. Payte, 76 N.W.2d 660 (Minn. 1956).
Lynghaug v. Payte, 76 N.W.2d 660 (Minn. 1956).
· cites it 4× “” The trial court submitted the case to the jury on the theory that proof of violation of § 169.69 established a prima facie case of negligence.”
State v. Beardemphl, 674 N.W.2d 430 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 169.69 (2002). Further, it is unlawful to drive a vehicle “which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person.”
State of Minnesota v. Michael James Berry (Minn. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 4× “Officer Sanders stopped the motorcycles in the parking lot of a nearby sports bar because the noise was in violation of a state statute and a city ordinance relating to muffler or motor vehicle noise, Minn. Stat. § 169.69 (2012), and White Bear Lake, Minn.”
State of Minnesota v. Shane Ryan Oneil (Minn. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “In subsequent pretrial hearings, the district 1 The state also charged appellant with having a loud muffler under Minn. Stat. § 169.69 (2018) (count VII). 2 These arguments, which have been repeatedly rejected by the courts, included that United States courts lacked jurisdiction…”
State of Minnesota v. Bryan Anthony Case (Minn. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. §§ 169.69 (“Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which .”
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