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DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
A24-2021 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Allison Lorraine Waln, Appellant.Crow Wing County District Court, Hon. Patricia A. Aanes.
The term “extended,” as used in Minn. Stat. § 169.444, subd. 1 (2022), means that the stop-signal arm on a school bus must be fully stretched out before an approaching driver is required to stop.
Reversed. Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman.