{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.851","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.851","heading":"FALSE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.","body":"Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor.\nA person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person exhibits a false light or signal or interferes with a light, signal, or sign controlling or guiding traffic on a highway, railroad track, navigable waters, or in the air.\nSubd. 2. Felony.\nA person who violates subdivision 1 and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.851","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"91fde2b84f3e1a0f9d0507f65217a0f1ce6e9b09d9845da58bc8244b0e12cc0c","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.85","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.855"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}