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==== 3) Confirm whether your ticket is “petty misdemeanor” or “enhanced” ====

This matters a lot.

Minnesota makes most Chapter 169 violations petty misdemeanors unless (among other things) it was “committed… so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property,” which can enhance it to a misdemeanor. Minnesota Revisor's Office<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Revisor's Office|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.89|publisher=Minnesota Revisor's Office|access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref>

On Minnesota’s uniform traffic ticket, there’s typically an “endangerment” blank/box the officer can mark. Minnesota Revisor's Office<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Revisor's Office|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.99|publisher=Minnesota Revisor's Office|access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref>

Action for you: Look at your citation and check whether:
* it’s marked payable vs. “court required,” and
* anything indicates endangerment / enhanced charge.

If it’s payable and not enhanced, you’re usually dealing with the lowest level traffic matter.