Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.12
Timestamp: 2019-06-20 13:50:41
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171.11 171.121
Dimler amendment
2019 Subd. 5b New 2019 c 3 art 3 s 76
2017 Subd. 1a New 2017 c 76 s 19
2017 Subd. 3c New 2017 c 76 s 20
2017 Subd. 6 Amended 2017 c 3 art 3 s 76
2017 Subd. 7b New 2017 c 76 s 21
2017 Subd. 7c New 2017 c 76 s 22
2014 Subd. 7 Amended 2014 c 293 s 9
2014 Subd. 7a Amended 2014 c 238 s 1
2012 Subd. 6 Amended 2012 c 287 art 4 s 35
2010 Subd. 2a Amended 2010 c 242 s 8
2010 Subd. 3 Amended 2010 c 242 s 9
2010 Subd. 10 New 2010 c 316 s 14
2009 Subd. 5a New 2009 c 94 art 3 s 12
2008 Subd. 2a Amended 2008 c 277 art 1 s 24
2007 Subd. 9 New 2007 c 54 art 3 s 3
2005 Subd. 3 Amended 2005 c 6 art 3 s 68
2005 Subd. 6 Amended 2005 c 6 art 3 s 69
2005 Subd. 7 Amended 2005 c 163 s 78
2005 Subd. 8 Repealed 2005 c 6 art 2 s 48
2004 Subd. 3 Amended 2004 c 283 s 11
2002 Subd. 7a Amended 2002 c 368 s 2
1998 Subd. 1 Amended 1998 c 371 s 9
1998 Subd. 3 Amended 1998 c 388 s 19
1997 Subd. 2a New 1997 c 2 s 53
1996 Subd. 6 Amended 1996 c 455 art 1 s 9
1996 Subd. 7 Amended 1996 c 440 art 1 s 43
1996 Subd. 7a New 1996 c 440 art 1 s 44
1995 Subd. 3 Amended 1995 c 259 art 1 s 37
1995 Subd. 3b New 1995 c 257 art 1 s 10
1994 Subd. 1 Amended 1994 c 501 s 4
1994 Subd. 2 Amended 1994 c 615 s 19
1994 Subd. 3 Amended 1994 c 501 s 5
1994 Subd. 3a Amended 1994 c 501 s 6
1994 Subd. 7 Amended 1994 c 618 art 1 s 25
171.12 subd. 5b has been added by Chapter 3, Article 3, Section 76
171.12 DRIVING RECORD; FILING; PRIVATE DATA.
Subdivision 1.Licenses filed in alphabetical order.
(a) The department shall file every application for a driver's license received by it and shall maintain suitable indices containing, in alphabetical order:
(b) Notwithstanding section 260B.171 or 260C.171, data revealing that the reason for the action under paragraph (a), clause (3) is an order of the juvenile court are accessible to the public.
Subd. 1a.Driver and vehicle services information system; security and auditing.
Subd. 2.Accident report and record of conviction filed.
The department shall file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions and violations received by it under the laws of this state and its political subdivisions, and in connection therewith maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such licensee and the traffic accidents in which the licensee has been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the department upon any application for renewal of license and the revocation, suspension, or limitation of licenses.
Subd. 2a.Alcohol concentration on driving record.
When a person's driver's license or permit to drive is revoked or suspended pursuant to section 169A.52 or 171.177, or when a person is convicted for violating section 169A.20, 169A.31, 169A.33, 360.0752, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21, and a test of the person's breath, urine, or blood has been made to determine the person's alcohol concentration, the commissioner of public safety shall record the test results on the person's driving record pertaining to that violation. The alcohol concentration is classified as public data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 15, and must be kept for the period of time specified in subdivision 3, clause (4).
Subd. 3.Application and record, when destroyed.
The department may cause applications for drivers' licenses, provisional licenses, and instruction permits, and related records, to be destroyed immediately after the period for which issued, except that:
(1) the driver's record pertaining to revocations, suspensions, cancellations, disqualifications, convictions, and accidents is cumulative and must be kept for a period of at least five years;
(2) the driver's record pertaining to violations of a driver or vehicle out-of-service order must be kept for a period of at least ten years;
(3) medical certificates and medical waivers submitted in accordance with section 171.162 must be kept for a period of at least three years from the date of issuance; and
(4) the driver's record pertaining to felony convictions in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, to the alcohol-related offenses and licensing actions listed in section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21, to violations of section 169.09, to violations of section 169A.31, and to violations of section 171.24, subdivision 5, must be retained permanently.
Subd. 3a.Record destroyed when order rescinded.
Notwithstanding subdivision 3 or section 138.163, when an order for revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a driver's license or disqualification of a driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle is rescinded and all rights of appeal have been exhausted or have expired, the commissioner shall remove the record of that revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification from the computer records that are disclosed to persons or agencies outside the Driver and Vehicle Services Division, Department of Public Safety.
Subd. 3b.Record of improper suspension destroyed.
Notwithstanding subdivision 3 or section 138.163, when an order for suspension of a driver's license issued pursuant to section 171.186 is rescinded because the license was improperly suspended and all rights of appeal have been exhausted or have expired, the commissioner shall remove the record of that suspension from the computer records that are disclosed to persons or agencies outside the Driver and Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Subd. 3c.Record retention; birth certificates.
[Repealed, 1976 c 2 s 69]
Subd. 5.Donor document.
The department shall file all donor documents received by it, and in connection therewith maintain convenient records in order that donor status shall be readily ascertainable. On request of any interested party upon or after the donor's death, the department shall produce the donor document for examination.
Subd. 5a.Veteran designation.
When an applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card requests a veteran designation under section 171.06, subdivision 3, the commissioner shall maintain a computer record of veteran designations. The veteran designation may be removed from the computer record only upon written notice to the department. The veteran designation is classified as private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that this information is available to the commissioner of veterans affairs for the purpose of administering veterans benefits.
Subd. 6.Certain convictions not recorded.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the department must not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 55 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the department must not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater than five miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.
(c) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
Subd. 7.Privacy of data.
(a) Data on individuals provided to obtain a driver's license or Minnesota identification card shall be treated as provided by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005, and shall be disclosed as required or permitted by that section. The commissioner shall disclose the data in bulk form upon request to an authorized recipient under United States Code, title 18, section 2721.
Subd. 7a.Disclosure of personal information.
The commissioner shall disclose personal information where the use is related to the operation of a motor vehicle or to public safety. The use of personal information is related to public safety if it concerns the physical safety or security of drivers, vehicles, pedestrians, or property. The commissioner may refuse to disclose data under this subdivision when the commissioner concludes that the requester is likely to use the data for illegal, improper, or noninvestigative purposes. The commissioner shall disclose personal information to the secretary of state for the purpose of increasing voter registration and improving the accuracy of voter registration records in the statewide voter registration system. The secretary of state may not retain data provided by the commissioner under this subdivision for more than 60 days.
Subd. 7b.Data privacy; noncompliant license or identification card.
(1) electronically disseminating outside the state data that is not disseminated as of May 19, 2017; or
(2) utilizing any electronic validation or verification system accessible from or maintained outside the state that is not in use as of May 19, 2017.
Subd. 7c.Other data provisions.
Subd. 9.Driving record disclosure to law enforcement.
The commissioner shall also furnish driving records, without charge, to chiefs of police, county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
Subd. 10.Enhanced driver's license and identification card.
(2720-144i) 1939 c 401 s 12; 1943 c 610 s 3; 1967 c 205 s 1; 1969 c 871 s 2; 1975 c 393 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 454 s 24; 1988 c 670 s 10; 1989 c 307 s 24; 1990 c 461 s 2; 1993 c 266 s 25; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 3,4; 1994 c 501 s 4-6; 1994 c 615 s 19; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 25; 1995 c 257 art 1 s 10; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 37; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 43,44; 1996 c 455 art 1 s 9; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 53; 1998 c 371 s 9; 1998 c 388 s 19; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2002 c 368 s 2; 2004 c 283 s 11,15; 2005 c 163 s 78; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 68,69; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28; 2007 c 54 art 3 s 3; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 24; 2009 c 94 art 3 s 12; 2010 c 242 s 8,9,11; 2010 c 316 s 14,18; 2012 c 287 art 4 s 35; 2014 c 180 s 9; 2014 c 238 s 1; 2014 c 293 s 9; 2017 c 76 s 19-22; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 76
NOTE: (a) Subdivision 1a, as added by Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 19, is effective on the date the commissioner of public safety implements the driver's license portion of the Minnesota licensing and registration system. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes on the date of implementation. Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 19, the effective date.
(b) Subdivisions 3c, 7b, and 7c, as added by Laws 2017, chapter 76, sections 20 to 22, were effective May 19, 2017, and apply to driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards applied for and issued on or after October 1, 2018. Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 29.
(c) If the Federal REAL ID Act, Public Law 109-13, Division B, is repealed, or if the definition of "official purpose" in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37, is amended, subdivisions 1a, 3c, 7b, and 7c, as added by Laws 2017, chapter 76, sections 19 to 22, are repealed on June 30 of the following year. Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 27.