Duties of persons tagged.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 468.70
in effect468.70. - Duties of persons tagged.
A person who receives a traffic tag shall proceed as follows:
(a) If a fine for the violation may be paid at the bureau without appearance before a judge, the person charged may pay the fine in person or by mail to the bureau within the time specified in the tag. Such a payment of the fine shall be deemed to be the entry of a plea of guilty to the violation charged and a consent to the imposition of a sentence for the violation in the amount of the fine paid. A receipt shall be issued to evidence the payment, and receipt so issued shall be complete satisfaction for the violation charged in that traffic tag.
(b) When a fine is not so paid, the person charged must appear at the bureau within the time specified in the tag, state whether he or she desires to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, arrange for a date for arraignment in court and appear in court for arraignment on a date set by the bureau.
(c) No person upon whom a written notice has been served in the manner provided for in this chapter for a violation of the provisions of the traffic code shall fail to either appear before the traffic violations bureau of the district court at the place and within the time fixed in said notice, or satisfy the violation charged in said tag in the manner provided above. Any person who willfully refuses to give his or her name and address or who gives a false name or address shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter, regardless of the offense with which he or she was originally charged. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 425.060; 90-Or-127, § 5, 5-11-90)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MICOOR_TIT18TRCO_CH468VIPR_468.70DUPETAFetched: 11/2/2026