Does this new law preclude city administrative citations for non-traffic offenses?
The new law does not preclude the use of administrative citations for non-traffic offenses. Cities may still issue administrative citations pursuant to local ordinance for non-traffic matters such as liquor licensing ordinance violations, nuisance and animal ordinance violations, etc. However, the new law specifically lists out the traffic offenses under Minn. Stat., ch. 169 for which an administrative citation may be issued (see No. 1 above), and specifically prohibits the issuance of administrative citations for other violations of Minn. Stat., ch. 169. 4) Can we just keeping using our current administrative citations system for traffic offenses? It is highly likely that cities that are currently issuing administrative citations for Minn. Stat., ch. 169 traffic offenses will need to cease or drastically revamp their existing citation program. The new law specifically lists out the traffic offenses under Minn. Stat., ch. 169 for which an administrative citation may be issued (see No.
