# Minn. Stat. § 169.08: UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN

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## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 169.08
- **Heading:** UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.08

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 169.02 § 169.02 SCOPE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.03 § 169.03 EMERGENCY VEHICLES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.03.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.04 § 169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.05 § 169.05 PRIVATE ROADWAYS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.06 § 169.06 SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.07 § 169.07 UNAUTHORIZED SIGN, SIGNAL, OR MARKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.08 § 169.08 UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.09 § 169.09 COLLISIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.10 § 169.10 STATISTICAL INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.011 § 169.011 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.011.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.13 § 169.13 RECKLESS OR CARELESS DRIVING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.14 § 169.14 SPEED LIMITS, ZONES; RADAR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.15 § 169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.15.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 169.17 § 169.17 EMERGENCY VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P160_174A_C169_S169.17.md)

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