Section
General Provisions
70.01 Highway Traffic Regulation Act adopted by reference
70.02 Definitions; applicability; scope and orders of officers
70.03 Traffic and parking control
70.04 Truck route
70.05 U-turns
70.06 Exhibition driving
70.07 Driving through private property to avoid traffic signal
70.08 Emergency vehicles
70.09 Motorized vehicles prohibited on sidewalks
Special Vehicle Use by Disabled
70.20 Operation authorized
70.21 Permits
70.22 Unlawful acts
70.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in Chapter 71 of this code, M.S. Chapter 169 (commonly referred to as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act), as amended through Laws 1998, as it may be amended from time to time, is hereby incorporated herein and adopted by reference, including the penalty provisions thereof.
(1989 Code, § 8.01) (Ord. 31, 2nd Ser., eff. 5-21-1999)
(A) Except as otherwise defined in the city code, or where the context clearly indicates a contrary intent, the words and terms defined in M.S. Chapter 169, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be applicable to this Title VII.
(1989 Code, § 7.01)
(B) The provisions of this chapter are applicable to the drivers of all vehicles and animals upon streets, including but not limited to those owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, town, city, district or other political subdivision.
(1989 Code, § 7.02)
(C) (1) Scope. The provisions of this chapter relate exclusively to the streets and alleys in the city, and the operation and parking of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation and parking of vehicles upon the streets and alleys.
(2) Orders of an officer. It is a misdemeanor for any person to willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.
(1989 Code, § 7.03) Penalty, see § 70.99
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