1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor vehicles; allowing collector-type 
  1.3             vehicles to display a blue light as part of brake 
  1.4             light; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, 
  1.5             section 169.64, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.8   169.64, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [BLUE LIGHT.] (a) Except as provided in 
  1.10  paragraphs (b) ~~and (c)~~ to (d), blue lights are prohibited on all 
  1.11  vehicles except road maintenance equipment and snow removal 
  1.12  equipment operated by or under contract to the state or a 
  1.13  political subdivision thereof. 
  1.14     (b) Authorized emergency vehicles may display flashing blue 
  1.15  lights to the rear of the vehicle as a warning signal in 
  1.16  combination with other lights permitted or required by this 
  1.17  chapter. 
  1.18     (c) A motorcycle may display a blue light of up to one inch 
  1.19  diameter as part of the motorcycle's rear brake light. 
  1.20     (d) A motor vehicle may display a blue light of up to one 
  1.21  inch diameter as part of the vehicle's rear brake light if: 
  1.22     (1) the vehicle is a collector vehicle, as described in 
  1.23  section 168.10; or 
  1.24     (2) the vehicle is eligible to display a collector plate 
  1.25  under section 168.10. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.2      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.