I heard an interesting rumor recently about a law about snow on cars. So, I did a quick search of the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statues’ website and I found two interesting things.

First, there are 68 Minnesota Statutes that contain the word “snow.”

Second, Minnesota Statute, Chapter 169.42, Subdivision 1 ^[1] reads as follows:

No person shall throw, deposit, [etc.] any snow, ice, … upon any such street or highway.

In other words, it is a misdemeanor to allow snow and ice fly from your car and ruin my ability to see the road. Or even distract me. Or whatever.

So, it’s not only smart and polite to clean all the snow and ice off all parts of your car, it’s the law! The more you know.