| | Minnesota Speed Limits - House Research |
 | | Minnesota law sets speed limits on state highways and local roads, establishes penalties, and provides authority for the Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and local governments to change the limit in certain situations (see Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14). |
 | | In school zones, defined as a segment of street or highway that abuts school grounds where children have access to the roadway or where a school crossing is established, a local road authority may prescribe a lower speed limit that is not less than 15 m.p.h., or more than 30 m.p.h. |
 | | Minnesota does not use a point system, which assigns point values to different traffic violations and then requires driver’s license suspension or revocation once a driver accumulates a minimum number of points within a time period, such as a year or 18 months. |
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