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MN Stat § 171.188 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.188 — Driving While Impaired Revocation And Prohibition; Off-road Recreational Vehicles And Motorboats.

171.188 DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED REVOCATION AND PROHIBITION; OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND MOTORBOATS. (a) The provisions of this chapter for revoking or canceling a driver's license or nonresident driving privilege for alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance violations also apply to the operating privileges for off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats. (b) Upon conviction, the commissioner must notify a person that the person is prohibited from operating off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats for the same period that the person's driver's license or driving privilege is revoked or canceled for the alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance conviction. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 10
MN Stat § 171.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.19 — Petition For Court Hearing On License Reinstatement.

171.19 PETITION FOR COURT HEARING ON LICENSE REINSTATEMENT. Any person whose driver's license has been refused, revoked, suspended, canceled, or disqualified by the commissioner, except where the license is revoked or disqualified under section 169A.52, 171.177, or 171.186, may file a petition for a hearing in the matter in the district court in the county wherein such person shall reside and, in the case of a nonresident, in the district court in any county, and such court is hereby vested with jurisdiction, and it shall be its duty, to set the matter for hearing upon 15 days' written notice to the commissioner, and thereupon to take testimony and examine into the facts of the case to determine whether the petitioner is entitled to a license or is subject to revocation, suspension, cancellation, disqualification, or refusal of license, and shall render judgment accordingly. The petition for hearing must either be filed within 180 days of the effective date of the order of revocation, suspension, cancellation, disqualification, or refusal to license or be filed before expiration of the withdrawal period, whichever occurs first. The petition shall be heard by the court without a jury and may be heard in or out of term. The commissioner may appear in person, or by agents or representatives, and may present evidence upon the hearing by affidavit personally, by agents, or by representatives. The petitioner may present evidence by affidavit, except that the petitioner must be present in person at such hearing for the purpose of cross-examination. In the event the department shall be sustained in these proceedings, the petitioner shall have no further right to make further petition to any court for the purpose of obtaining a driver's license until after the expiration of one year after the date of such hearing. History:  (2720-145d) 1939 c 401 s 19; 1982 c 423 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 571 art 14 s 10; 1997 c 245 art 1 s 2; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 54; 1998 c 405 s 6; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18
MN Stat § 171.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.21 — Copy Of Record As Evidence.

171.21 COPY OF RECORD AS EVIDENCE. Copies of any of the files or records of the department certified by the commissioner as being true copies shall be received in evidence in any court in this state with the same force and effect as the originals. History:  (2720-145f) 1939 c 401 s 21
MN Stat § 171.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.22 — Unlawful Acts Relating To Driver's License.

171.22 UNLAWFUL ACTS RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Violations. With regard to any driver's license, including a commercial driver's license, it shall be unlawful for any person: (1) to display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in possession, any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license or Minnesota identification card; (2) to lend the person's driver's license or Minnesota identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; (3) to display or represent as one's own any driver's license or Minnesota identification card not issued to that person; (4) to use a fictitious name or date of birth to any police officer or in any application for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card, or to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; (5) to alter any driver's license or Minnesota identification card; (6) to take any part of the driver's license examination for another or to permit another to take the examination for that person; (7) to make a counterfeit driver's license or Minnesota identification card; (8) to use the name and date of birth of another person to any police officer for the purpose of falsely identifying oneself to the police officer; (9) to display as a valid driver's license any canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license. A person whose driving privileges have been withdrawn may display a driver's license only for identification purposes; or (10) to submit a false affidavit or statement to the department on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (ii), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student. Subd. 2. Penalties. Any person who violates subdivision 1, clause (7) or (8), is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Any person who violates any other provision of subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (2720-145g) 1939 c 401 s 22; 1957 c 564 s 5; 1961 c 64 s 1; 1969 c 9 s 33; 1971 c 163 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 681 s 16; 1989 c 301 s 10; 1989 c 307 s 32; 1993 c 266 s 26; 1994 c 501 s 8; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 5; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 171.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.23 — Renting Vehicle To Unlicensed Driver.

171.23 RENTING VEHICLE TO UNLICENSED DRIVER. No person shall rent or lease a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed hereunder, or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the law of the state or country of residence, except a nonresident whose home state or country does not require that a driver be licensed. History:  (2720-145i) 1939 c 401 s 24; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 171.241 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.241 — Chapter Violations; Misdemeanors.

171.241 CHAPTER VIOLATIONS; MISDEMEANORS. It is a misdemeanor for any person to willfully violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless the violation is declared by any law to be a felony or gross misdemeanor, or the violation is declared by a section of this chapter to be a misdemeanor. History:   1984 c 622 s 18
MN Stat § 171.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.25 — Enforcement; Delegation Of Authority.

171.25 ENFORCEMENT; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The commissioner shall be charged with the responsibility for the administration and execution of this chapter. Any duties required of or powers conferred on the commissioner under the provisions of this chapter may be done and performed or exercised by any of duly authorized agents. History:  (2720-145k, 2720-146) 1939 c 401 s 26,27; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 171.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.26 — Money Credited To Funds.

171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Driver services operating account. All money received under this chapter must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under sections 299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.20, subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). Subd. 2.  MS 2008 [Expired, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 43] History:  (2720-146a) 1939 c 401 s 28; 1943 c 610 s 4; 1947 c 607 s 1; 1971 c 644 s 14; 1976 c 163 s 37; 1983 c 293 s 70; 1991 c 233 s 61; 1993 c 266 s 27; 1996 c 455 art 6 s 3; 2005 c 136 art 18 s 13; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 43
MN Stat § 171.302 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.302 — License Violations; Consecutive Sentencing.

171.302 LICENSE VIOLATIONS; CONSECUTIVE SENTENCING. When sentencing an offender for violating section 171.20, subdivision 2; 171.24; or 171.30, the court may impose consecutive sentences for offenses arising out of a single course of conduct as permitted in section 609.035, subdivision 2. History:   1996 c 442 s 23
MN Stat § 171.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.31 — Information On Person Receiving Blindness Benefits.

171.31 INFORMATION ON PERSON RECEIVING BLINDNESS BENEFITS. The commissioner of public safety, in order to promote highway safety by restricting driving privileges to those persons meeting accepted visual acuity standards, may request and shall receive information concerning the identity and whereabouts of any person who has applied for or received any type of welfare, licensing, or other benefits for the blind or nearly blind, from the records of all departments, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of this state except the Department of Revenue, and they shall provide such information notwithstanding the provisions of section 268.19 or any other existing law or rule to the contrary, except that section 270B.02, subdivision 1, prohibits disclosure of information by the commissioner of revenue. History:  1967 c 524 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1984 c 514 art 3 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1989 c 184 art 2 s 7; 1997 c 66 s 79
MN Stat § 171.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.32 — Action Upon Information Relating To Blindness.

171.32 ACTION UPON INFORMATION RELATING TO BLINDNESS. Subdivision 1. Actions by commissioner. The commissioner upon receipt of any such information shall take such action as the commissioner deems necessary to insure that each such person meets the accepted visual acuity standards required of all driver's license applicants and such further action as required by law or rule. The driver's license of any person who has been classified as legally blind shall be immediately canceled. Subd. 2. Visual acuity examination. Any person who is notified that the person's driver's license may be canceled because of a defect of visual acuity pursuant to the provisions of this section may demand and shall receive the standard visual acuity examination required of all driver's license applicants, or may be examined by a qualified physician of the person's choice. Subd. 3. Use of examination data. The results of any visual acuity examination administered because of information received pursuant to this section may be communicated by the commissioner to the department from which the person received a benefit. The information received by the commissioner pursuant to this section must not be divulged or otherwise made known in any manner except in connection with the cancellation of drivers' licenses, and then only to the person involved whose license is canceled, and except for statistical purposes which do not reveal the identity of the individuals involved. The record of such person with respect to visual acuity shall be maintained in the same manner as all other driver's license records. History:  1967 c 524 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 171.3213 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.3213 — Third-party Testing Of School Bus Drivers.

171.3213 THIRD-PARTY TESTING OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. A school district that is a third-party testing program and owns or operates school buses may enter into an agreement with other school districts to test the other districts' school bus driver employees. A school bus company that is a third-party testing program and owns or operates school buses may enter into an agreement with other school bus companies to test the other companies' school bus driver employees. A third-party testing program may be reimbursed by the tested driver's school district or company. The agreement must be submitted to the commissioner for approval. A certified third-party tester must be employed by a school district or a school bus company providing the testing services. History:   1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 77
MN Stat § 171.3216 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.3216 — Actions On School Bus Endorsement.

171.3216 ACTIONS ON SCHOOL BUS ENDORSEMENT. In addition to any authority granted under section 171.3215, the commissioner may cancel a school bus driver's endorsement on a driver's license of any person if the commissioner determines that the person has (1) been convicted of a gross misdemeanor that the commissioner determines shows evidence that the person represents a risk to public safety, or (2) been convicted of a series of violations of law that the commissioner determines shows evidence that the person represents a risk to public safety. Upon canceling the offender's school bus driver's endorsement, the commissioner shall immediately notify the offender of the cancellation in writing, by depositing in the United States post office a notice, with postage prepaid, to the offender addressed to the offender's last known address. History:   2002 c 364 s 19
MN Stat § 171.322 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.322 — Age Limit For Operator Of Vehicle For Hire.

171.322 AGE LIMIT FOR OPERATOR OF VEHICLE FOR HIRE. No person under 18 years of age shall operate a motor vehicle while it is in use as a carrier of persons for hire, nor shall any person under 18 years of age drive a passenger carrying vehicle as a hired driver. History:   1971 c 644 s 16
MN Stat § 171.324 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.324 — Hazardous Materials Endorsement Background Checks.

171.324 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENDORSEMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS. Subdivision 1. Endorsement; fee; account; appropriation. (a) Before being issued or renewing a class C, class B, or class A driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement, an applicant must comply with the federal regulations incorporated in this section. (b) The commissioner may charge the applicant a fee of up to $100 to cover the department's actual costs of conducting the required background check of persons applying for a Minnesota driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement. The proceeds of the fee must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner to pay the actual costs associated with conducting the required background checks. Subd. 2. Adoption of federal regulations. Public Law 107-56, section 1012, as implemented in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1572, is incorporated by reference except for sections 1572.9 and 1572.11. Subd. 3. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (1), in order to implement this section. History:   2004 c 295 art 1 s 14
MN Stat § 171.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.325 — Driver's License Suspensions And Revocations; Reports.

171.325 DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS; REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Issuance, suspensions, and revocations. (a) Annually by February 15, the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety and transportation on the status of drivers' licenses issued, suspended, and revoked. The commissioner must make the report available on the department's website. (b) At a minimum, the report must include: (1) the total number of drivers' licenses issued, suspended, and revoked as of January 1 of the year the report is submitted, broken down by county; (2) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the total number of drivers' licenses suspended and the number of suspended licenses reinstated; and (3) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the total number of drivers' licenses revoked and the number of revoked licenses reinstated. (c) For purposes of paragraph (b), clauses (1), (2), and (3), the report must identify each type of suspension or revocation authorized by statute or rule and include the number of licenses suspended or revoked for each type. Subd. 2. Charges, convictions, and fines. (a) Annually by February 15, the state court administrator must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety and transportation on (1) charges and convictions for driving after suspension or revocation, and (2) payment of fines for violations related to operation of a motor vehicle. The administrator must make the report available on the state court's website. (b) At a minimum, the report must include: (1) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the number of charges under section 171.24, subdivisions 1 and 2, broken down by the charges for each subdivision and indicating whether the court appointed the public defender to represent the defendant; (2) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the number of convictions under section 171.24, subdivisions 1 and 2, broken down by the convictions for each subdivision and indicating whether the court appointed the public defender to represent the defendant; and (3) for the past calendar year, for all charges on violations related to the operation of a motor vehicle and included on the uniform fine schedule authorized under section 609.101, subdivision 4, the percentage of fines, broken down by whether the court appointed the public defender to represent the defendant, that: (i) were paid in full by the due date on the citation; (ii) were paid in full through a payment plan; (iii) accrued late charges; (iv) were sent to court collections; and (v) were sent to the Department of Revenue for collection. History:   1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 84
MN Stat § 171.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.60 — Motorcycle Road Guard Certificate.

171.60 MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARD CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. Certificate required. No person may perform traffic control as a motorcycle road guard as provided under chapter 169 without a valid motorcycle road guard certificate issued by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Certification qualifications and standards. Through the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center, the commissioner of public safety shall: (1) establish qualifications and requirements for a person to obtain a motorcycle road guard certificate under this section, which must include: (i) a minimum 18 years of age; (ii) possession of a valid driver's license; and (iii) successful completion of a motorcycle road guard certification course; (2) develop and offer, whether by the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center or authorized agents, a motorcycle road guard certification course; and (3) establish safety and equipment standards for a person who operates under a motorcycle road guard certificate, including but not limited to specifying requirements for a reflective safety vest. Subd. 3. Fee. The commissioner of public safety shall assess a fee for each applicant for a motorcycle road guard certificate, calculated to cover the commissioner's cost of establishing and administering the program. Subd. 4. Penalty. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Subd. 5. Rulemaking. The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the rules must specify the fee to be assessed under subdivision 3. History:   2012 c 287 art 3 s 43
MN Stat § 171.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.33 — Driver Training School; Definitions.

171.33 DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Commercial driver training school or school. "Commercial driver training school" or "school" means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation, which charges a fee, for the education and training of persons to drive motor vehicles or for the preparation of an applicant for a driver's license examination given by the state. Subd. 2. Instructor. "Instructor" means any person, whether acting as operator of a commercial driver training school or as an employee of any such school, who teaches or supervises persons learning to drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license, and any person who supervises the work of any other instructor. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety. History:  1967 c 880 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 171.335 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools|Section 171.335 — Motorcycle Safety Education Program.

171.335 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Established; administration; rules. A motorcycle safety education program is established. The program shall be administered by the commissioner of public safety. The program shall include but is not limited to training and coordination of motorcycle safety instructors, motorcycle safety promotion and public information, and reimbursement for the cost of approved courses offered by schools and organizations. Subd. 2. Reimbursements. The commissioner of public safety, to the extent that funds are available, may reimburse schools and other approved organizations offering approved motorcycle safety education courses for up to 50 percent of the actual cost of the courses. If sufficient funds are not available, reimbursements shall be prorated. The commissioner may conduct audits and otherwise examine the records and accounts of schools and approved organizations offering the courses to insure the accuracy of the costs. Subd. 3. Appropriation. (a) All funds in the motorcycle safety fund created by section 171.06, subdivision 2a, are hereby annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to carry out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2. (b) Of the money appropriated under paragraph (a): (1) not more than five percent shall be expended to defray the administrative costs of carrying out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2; and (2) not more than 65 percent shall be expended for the combined purpose of training and coordinating the activities of motorcycle safety instructors and making reimbursements to schools and other approved organizations. History:  1982 c 583 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 715 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 329 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 1; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2014 c 272 art 8 s 1,3