No person shall, without lawful authority, possess, or attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof. A person who voluntarily notifies a law enforcement agency that the person is in possession of such an article, and who returns the article within ten days after gaining possession thereof, shall not be subject to prosecution for such possession.
Minn. Stat. § 169.08
UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN.
Known as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act
The act spans §§ 169–169 (199 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vassallo ex rel. Brown v. Majeski (2014)
Most recently applied in Vassallo ex rel. Brown v. Majeski (February 2014)
(2720-167) 1937 c 464 s 17; 1978 c 638 s 1; 1986 c 444
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.