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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired › Section 169A.75 — Impaired Driving-related Rules.

169A.75 IMPAIRED DRIVING-RELATED RULES.
(a) The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The rules may include the format for notice of intention to revoke that describe clearly the right to a hearing, the procedure for requesting a hearing, and the consequences of failure to request a hearing; the format for revocation and notice of reinstatement of driving privileges as provided in section 169A.55; and the format for temporary licenses.
(b) Rules adopted pursuant to this section are subject to the procedures in chapter 14 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(c) Additionally, the commissioner may adopt rules indicating the commissioner's approval of instruments for preliminary screening or chemical tests for intoxication under sections 169A.41 and 169A.51 using the procedures specified in section 14.389 (expedited process).
History:
2000 c 478 art 1 s 43; 2003 c 96 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired › Section 169A.76 — Civil Action; Punitive Damages.

169A.76 CIVIL ACTION; PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
(a) In a civil action involving a motor vehicle accident, it is sufficient for the trier of fact to consider an award of punitive damages if there is evidence that the accident was caused by a driver:
(1) with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more;
(2) who was under the influence of a controlled substance;
(3) who was under the influence of alcohol and refused to take a test required under section 169A.51 (chemical tests for intoxication); or
(4) who was under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment.
(b) A criminal charge or conviction is not a prerequisite to consideration of punitive damages under this section. At the trial in an action where the trier of fact will consider an award of punitive damages, evidence that the driver has been convicted of violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114 (criminal vehicular homicide or injury) is admissible into evidence.
History:
2000 c 478 art 1 s 44; 2004 c 283 s 10; 2014 c 180 s 9; 2018 c 195 art 3 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired › Section 169A.78 — Aiding And Abetting.

169A.78 AIDING AND ABETTING.
Every person who commits or attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared in this chapter to be an offense, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as principal, agent, or accessory, is guilty of that offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of this chapter is likewise guilty of that offense.
History:
1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.015 — Driver's License Division.

171.015 DRIVER'S LICENSE DIVISION.
Subdivision 1.
Created; director.
A division in the Department of Public Safety to be known as the Driver's License Division is hereby created, under the supervision and control of a director. The commissioner may place the director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria established in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a. The director shall be assigned the duties and responsibilities prescribed in this section.
Subd. 2.
Powers and duties transferred.
All the powers and duties now vested in or imposed upon the Department of Transportation and the commissioner of transportation in regard to drivers' licensing and safety responsibility as prescribed by this chapter and chapters 169 and 170, are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of public safety. The duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the commissioner of transportation, in relation to such matters as heretofore constituted, are hereby abolished.
Subd. 3.
Licensing chauffeur and school bus driver.
The commissioner of public safety, with the approval of the governor, may transfer and assign to the Driver's License Division duties and responsibilities in relation to chauffeurs' licensing and school bus drivers' licensing as vested in and imposed upon the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1991 c 199 art 1 s 59]
Subd. 5.
Powers and duties transferred.
All the powers and duties now vested in or imposed upon the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation relating to drivers' training as prescribed by section 171.04, are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of public safety. The duties of the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation with reference to such training as heretofore constituted are hereby abolished.
Subd. 6.
Facility for licensing activity.
The commissioner of transportation shall provide space as required for driver and chauffeur license activities at such locations and under such contractual conditions as may be determined with the commissioner of public safety.
Subd. 7.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 13 art 1 s 12]
History:
1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1982 c 560 s 50; 1986 c 444; 2017 c 95 art 3 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.041 — Restricted License For Farm Work.

171.041 RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR FARM WORK.
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating to the age of an applicant to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a restricted farm work license to operate a motor vehicle to a person who has attained the age of 15 years and who, except for age, is qualified to hold a driver's license. The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month instruction permit possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 171.05, subdivision 2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
(b) The restricted license must be issued solely for the purpose of authorizing the person to whom the restricted license is issued to assist with farm work. An individual may perform farm work under the restricted license for any entity authorized to farm under section 500.24. A person holding this restricted license may operate a motor vehicle only during daylight hours and only within a radius of 40 miles of the farmhouse on the farm where the person is working.
(c) An applicant for a restricted license must apply to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by:
(1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that the applicant's parent, guardian, or employer owns land that is classified as agricultural land or a copy of a rental statement or agreement showing that the applicant's parent or guardian rents land classified as agricultural land;
(2) a written verified statement by the applicant's parent or guardian setting forth the necessity for the license; and
(3) if the applicant is not working for a parent or guardian, a written verified statement by the farm owner setting forth the necessity for the license.
History:
1963 c 382 s 3; 1967 c 87 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 48 s 1; 1997 c 230 s 6; 1997 c 251 s 24,25; 1998 c 388 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 73; 2023 c 68 art 5 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.042 — Driver's License For Medical Reason.

171.042 DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR MEDICAL REASON.
(a) For purposes of this section, "relative" means the applicant's grandparent, parent, sibling, or legal guardian, including adoptive, half, step, and in-law relationships.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04, relating to the age of an applicant, the commissioner may issue a driver's license to a person who has attained the age of 15 years but is under the age of 16 years, who, except for age, is qualified to hold a driver's license and who needs to operate a motor vehicle because of:
(1) personal medical reasons;
(2) medical reasons of a relative; or
(3) a disabled relative who has a disability that makes it difficult to drive or who does not have a driver's license due to a disability.
(c) The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month instruction permit possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 171.05, subdivision 2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
(d) Applicants must apply to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by written verified statements from the applicant's relative or a doctor setting forth the reason the applicant is qualified for the license. The commissioner in issuing such license may impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's judgment are necessary to the interests of the public safety and welfare.
History:
1975 c 23 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.043 — Notice Of Persons Under Driver's License Cancellation.

171.043 NOTICE OF PERSONS UNDER DRIVER'S LICENSE CANCELLATION.
The commissioner of public safety shall develop a program under which the commissioner provides a monthly notice to local law enforcement agencies of the names and addresses of persons residing within the local agency's jurisdiction whose drivers' licenses or driving privileges have been canceled under section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10). At the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may adopt necessary procedures so that the information is current and accurate. Data in the notice are private data on individuals and are available to law enforcement agencies.
History:
1992 c 570 art 1 s 28; 1997 c 12 art 3 s 7; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 91
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.066 — Enhanced Driver's License For Employment.

171.066 ENHANCED DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR EMPLOYMENT.
No employer may require an employee to apply for or use an enhanced driver's license as a condition of employment, nor may an employer discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee who refuses to apply for or use an enhanced driver's license.
History:
2010 c 316 s 4,18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.068 — Enhanced Identification Card For Employment.

171.068 ENHANCED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR EMPLOYMENT.
No employer may require an employee to apply for or use an enhanced identification card as a condition of employment, nor may an employer discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee who refuses to apply for or use an enhanced identification card.
History:
2010 c 316 s 10,18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.072 — Tribal Identification Card.

171.072 TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.
(a) If a Minnesota identification card is deemed an acceptable form of identification in Minnesota Statutes or Rules, a tribal identification card is also an acceptable form of identification. A tribal identification card is a primary document for purposes of Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules, when an applicant applies for a noncompliant license or identification card.
(b) For purposes of this section, "tribal identification card" means an unexpired identification card issued by a Minnesota tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the legal name, date of birth, signature, and picture of the enrolled tribal member.
(c) The tribal identification card must contain security features that make it as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and quality of material and technology. The security features must use materials that are not readily available to the general public. The tribal identification card must not be susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or simulation and must be highly resistant to data or photograph substitution and other tampering.
(d) The requirements of this section do not apply: (1) except as provided in paragraph (a), to an application for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card under this chapter; or (2) to tribal identification cards used to prove an individual's residence for purposes of section 201.061, subdivision 3.
History:
2006 c 253 s 12; 2017 c 76 s 18
NOTE:
(a) The amendment to this section by Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 18, was effective May 19, 2017, and applies to driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards applied for and issued on or after October 1, 2018. Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 29.
(b) 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, the amendment to this section by Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 18, is repealed on June 30 of the following year. Laws 2017, chapter 76, section 27.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.075 — Anatomical Gifts.

171.075 ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
Subdivision 1.
Anatomical gift account.
An anatomical gift account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds donated under sections 168.013, subdivision 22, and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for (1) grants under subdivision 2, and (2) administrative expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.
Subd. 2.
Anatomical gift education grants.
(a) The commissioner shall make grants to (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02, subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation.
(b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to be organ, tissue, and eye donors.
History:
2011 c 80 s 3; 2012 c 287 art 3 s 42; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 59
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.08 — Licensee To Have License In Possession.

171.08 LICENSEE TO HAVE LICENSE IN POSSESSION.
Every licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand of a peace officer, an authorized representative of the department, or an officer authorized by law to enforce the laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles on public streets and highways. Unless the person is the holder of a limited license issued under section 171.30, no person charged with violating the possession requirement shall be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver's license previously issued to that person for the class of vehicle being driven which was valid at the time of arrest or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed for the class of vehicle being driven. The licensee shall also, upon request of any officer, write the licensee's name in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.
History:
(2720-144e) 1939 c 401 s 8; 1963 c 206 s 1; 1971 c 644 s 11; 1983 c 359 s 17; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 681 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.10 — Duplicate License; Vehicle Endorsement.

171.10 DUPLICATE LICENSE; VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Duplicate license.
In the event that an instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same was issued shall obtain a duplicate thereof, furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that such permit or license has been lost or destroyed or has become illegible, and make payment of the required fee.
Subd. 2.
Endorsement added.
Any person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license and prior to the expiration year of the license, who wishes to have a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, passenger, double-trailer or triple-trailer, or hazardous materials vehicle endorsement added to the license, shall, after taking the necessary examination, apply for a duplicate license and make payment of the proper fee.
History:
(2720-144g) 1939 c 401 s 10; 1971 c 644 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 307 s 23; 1991 c 298 art 7 s 3; 1993 c 142 s 2; 1998 c 388 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.11 — Duplicate License; Change Of Domicile Or Name.

171.11 DUPLICATE LICENSE; CHANGE OF DOMICILE OR NAME.
When any person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license, shall change permanent domicile from the address named in such application or in the license issued to the person, or shall change a name by marriage or otherwise, such person shall, within 30 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate driver's license upon a form furnished by the department and pay the required fee. The application or duplicate license shall show both the licensee's old address and new address or the former name and new name as the case may be.
History:
(2720-144h) 1939 c 401 s 11; 1943 c 610 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 266 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.1205 — Restrictions On Use.

171.1205 RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
A state agency or a political subdivision must not use the possession of a noncompliant driver's license or identification card as (1) evidence of a person's citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, or (2) the primary basis for investigation, detention, or arrest.
History:
2023 c 13 art 1 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.121 — Use Of Another's Residence Address.

171.121 USE OF ANOTHER'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
A person may notify the commissioner in writing to the effect that the person (1) is the owner of a residence, and (2) does not consent to have that residence address identified on any driver's license or identification card or driving record of the department as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in the notice. The notice may not name a spouse of the notifying person. Upon receiving the notice the commissioner shall not issue any license or identification card under this chapter, or accept an application for a license or identification card under this chapter, that lists the residence address identified in the notice as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in the notice.
History:
1996 c 356 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.122 — Enhanced Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; Limitation.

171.122 ENHANCED DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; LIMITATION.
Provisions of this chapter that relate expressly to enhanced drivers' licenses or enhanced identification cards apply only to drivers' licenses within the meaning of section 171.01, subdivision 31a, and identification cards within the meaning of section 171.01, subdivision 31b, unless otherwise expressly provided in statute.
History:
2010 c 316 s 15,18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.131 — Physician Reporting To Commissioner.

171.131 PHYSICIAN REPORTING TO COMMISSIONER.
Subdivision 1.
Voluntary reporting by physicians.
Any physician who diagnoses a physical or mental condition which in the physician's judgment will significantly impair the person's ability to operate safely a motor vehicle may voluntarily report the person's name and other information relevant to the condition to the commissioner. The commissioner, upon receiving the report, shall require the person so reported to be examined as provided in section 171.13, subdivision 3.
Subd. 2.
Physicians immune from liability.
Any physician reporting in good faith and exercising due care shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of actions pursuant to this section. No cause of action may be brought against any physician for not making a report pursuant to this section.
History:
1982 c 479 s 1; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 32; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.14 — Cancellation.

171.14 CANCELLATION.
(a) The commissioner may cancel any driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance of the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in the application, (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making the application, or (4) the person, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license under section 171.04.
(b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has been provided, whichever is longer.
History:
(2720-144k) 1939 c 401 s 14; 1959 c 506 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 307 s 26; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 65
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.15 — Nonresident's Driving Privilege.

171.15 NONRESIDENT'S DRIVING PRIVILEGE.
Subdivision 1.
Suspension or revocation.
(a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to the suspension or revocation by the commissioner in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked.
(b) The commissioner is further authorized, upon receiving a record of conviction in this state of a nonresident driver of a motor vehicle of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this state, to forward a certified copy of such record to the motor vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1986 c 454 s 37]
History:
(2720-145) 1939 c 401 s 15; 1978 c 783 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.161 — Commercial Driver's License; Federal Conformity.

171.161 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL CONFORMITY.
Subdivision 1.
Conformity with federal law.
The commissioner of public safety shall ensure the programs and policies related to commercial drivers' licensure and the operation of commercial motor vehicles in Minnesota conform with the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.
Subd. 2.
Conflicts.
To the extent a requirement of sections 171.162 to 171.169, or any other state or local law, conflicts with a provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, the federal provision prevails.
History:
2014 c 312 art 11 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.163 — Commercial Driver's License Record Keeping.

171.163 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE RECORD KEEPING.
An agency, court, or public official in Minnesota shall not mask, defer imposition of judgment for, or allow an individual to enter into a diversion program that would prevent a conviction for a violation of a state or local traffic control law, except a parking violation, from appearing on the driving record of a holder of a commercial driver's license, when the violation is committed in any type of motor vehicle, or on the driving record of an individual who committed the violation in a commercial motor vehicle.
History:
2009 c 36 art 3 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.165 — Commercial Driver's License, Disqualification.

171.165 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, DISQUALIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Federal standards.
Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles in accordance with the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.
Subd. 2.
Implied consent revocation.
The commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or 171.177 or a statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4a.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4b.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 5.
Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules must include procedures for issuing class D licenses to persons who have been disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles but whose drivers' licenses have not otherwise been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied.
Subd. 6.
Exemptions.
(a) A disqualification shall not be imposed under this section on a recreational vehicle operator, farmer, or authorized emergency vehicle operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for which a driver must be disqualified under this section.
Subd. 7.
Scope.
This section applies to offenses committed, and revocations imposed for incidents occurring, on or after January 1, 1990.
History:
1989 c 307 s 28; 1991 c 333 s 29; 1994 c 501 s 7; 1996 c 275 s 10; 1999 c 93 s 1; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2002 c 371 art 1 s 60; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 72-74; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 61; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.166 — Review Of Disqualification.

171.166 REVIEW OF DISQUALIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Review of convictions.
The commissioner shall review court records of convictions subject to section 171.165, other than a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.31, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, if the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe the information is pertinent to the disqualification of an individual.
Subd. 2.
Notification to commercial driver's license holder or applicant.
The commissioner shall notify the applicant or license holder and the individual who is the subject of a review, in writing, of the results of the review. The commissioner shall notify the individual reviewed if the information contained in the review could cause license disqualification.
Subd. 3.
Reconsideration of license disqualification.
(a) Within 30 days after receiving notice of possible disqualification under subdivision 2, the individual who is the subject of the review may request reconsideration of the notice of possible disqualification. The individual must submit the request for reconsideration to the commissioner in writing. The individual must present information to show that the information the commissioner relied upon is incorrect or not applicable for disqualification of the individual being reviewed.
(b) The commissioner may set aside the disqualification if the commissioner finds that the information the commissioner relied upon is incorrect or not applicable for disqualification of the individual being reviewed.
(c) The commissioner shall notify the applicant or license holder in writing of the reconsideration decision within 15 working days after receiving the request for reconsideration. The disqualification takes effect 20 days after the person receives the reconsideration decision.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1995 c 56 s 2]
History:
1989 c 307 s 29; 1995 c 56 s 1; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.167 — Notice To Commercial Driver's License Information System.

171.167 NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
The department shall participate fully in the commercial driver's license information system established under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 at United States Code, title 49, section 31309.
History:
1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 75
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.168 — Notice Of Violation By Commercial Driver.

171.168 NOTICE OF VIOLATION BY COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
Subdivision 1.
Department notice.
Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of a criminal offense; of a serious traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383; or of violating any other state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction, shall notify the department's Division of Driver and Vehicle Services of the conviction. The person shall notify the division within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted.
Subd. 2.
Employer notice.
Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a Minnesota state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, shall notify the person's employer of the conviction. The person shall notify the person's employer within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted. If the person is not currently employed, the person shall notify the division according to subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
Department notice information.
Notification to the division must be made in writing and contain the following information:
(1) the driver's full name;
(2) the driver's license number;
(3) the date of conviction;
(4) the specific criminal or other offense; serious traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383; and any other violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges that resulted from the conviction;
(5) an indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle;
(6) the location of the offense; and
(7) the driver's signature.
History:
2008 c 350 art 1 s 62; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 91,92
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.169 — Notice Of Commercial License Suspension.

171.169 NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Each employee, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5, who has a Minnesota-issued driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by this state or another state or jurisdiction, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state or another state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the person's employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification. The employee shall notify the employer before the end of the business day following the day the employee received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification.
History:
2008 c 350 art 1 s 63
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.171 — Suspension; Illegal Purchase Of Alcohol Or Tobacco.

171.171 SUSPENSION; ILLEGAL PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO.
The commissioner shall suspend for a period of 90 days the license of a person who:
(1) is under the age of 21 years and is convicted of purchasing or attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage in violation of section 340A.503 if the person used a license, Minnesota identification card, or any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase the alcoholic beverage;
(2) is convicted under section 171.22, subdivision 1, clause (2), or 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (3), of lending or knowingly permitting a person under the age of 21 years to use the person's license, Minnesota identification card, or other type of identification to purchase or attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage; or
(3) is convicted under section 171.22, subdivision 1, clause (2), of lending or knowingly permitting a person under the age of 21 years to use the person's license, Minnesota identification card, or other type of identification to purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco, a tobacco-related device, or an electronic delivery device, as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1; or a nicotine or lobelia delivery product, as described in section 609.6855, subdivision 1.
History:
1985 c 305 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 301 s 9; 1997 c 227 s 1; 1998 c 388 s 23; 2000 c 472 s 1; 2020 c 88 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.172 — Revocation; Controlled Substance Offense.

171.172 REVOCATION; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSE.
The commissioner of public safety shall revoke the license of any person convicted of or any juvenile adjudicated for a controlled substance offense if the court has notified the commissioner of a determination made under section 152.0271 or 260B.198, subdivision 1. The period of revocation shall be for the applicable time period specified in section 152.0271. If the person does not have a license or if the person's license is suspended or revoked at the time of the conviction or adjudication, the commissioner shall, upon the person's application for license issuance or reinstatement, delay the issuance or reinstatement of the person's license for the applicable time period specified in section 152.0271.
History:
1993 c 347 s 14; 1998 c 388 s 24; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.173 — Suspension; Underage Drinking Offense.

171.173 SUSPENSION; UNDERAGE DRINKING OFFENSE.
The commissioner of public safety shall suspend the license of any person convicted of or any juvenile adjudicated for an offense under section 340A.503, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), if the court has notified the commissioner of a determination made under section 169A.33, subdivision 4. The period of suspension shall be for the applicable period specified in section 169A.33. If the person does not have a license or if the person's license is suspended or revoked at the time of the conviction or adjudication, the commissioner shall, upon the person's application for license issuance or reinstatement, delay the issuance or reinstatement of the person's license for the applicable time period specified in section 169A.33. Upon receipt of the court's order, the commissioner is authorized to take the licensing action without a hearing.
History:
1993 c 347 s 15; 1998 c 388 s 25; 2001 c 7 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.174 — Revocation; Fleeing Peace Officer Offense.

171.174 REVOCATION; FLEEING PEACE OFFICER OFFENSE.
The commissioner of public safety shall revoke the license of a person upon receipt of a certificate of conviction showing that the person has in a motor vehicle violated section 609.487, subdivision 3 or 4, or an ordinance in conformity with those subdivisions. The commissioner shall revoke the license as follows:
(1) for the first offense under section 609.487, subdivision 3, for not less than one year;
(2) for the second offense or subsequent offenses under section 609.487, subdivision 3, for not less than three years;
(3) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (a), for not less than ten years;
(4) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (b), for not less than seven years; and
(5) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (c), for not less than five years.
A limited license under section 171.30 may not be issued for one-half of the revocation period specified in clauses (1) to (5) and after that period is over only upon and as recommended by the adjudicating court.
History:
1996 c 408 art 3 s 10; 1998 c 388 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.175 — Suspension; Theft Of Motor Fuel Offense.

171.175 SUSPENSION; THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL OFFENSE.
Subdivision 1.
Theft of motor fuel.
The commissioner of public safety shall suspend for 30 days the license of any person convicted or juvenile adjudicated delinquent for theft of motor fuel under section 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (18).
Subd. 2.
Definition.
For the purposes of this section, "motor fuel" has the meaning given it in section 604.15, subdivision 1.
History:
2005 c 136 art 17 s 3; 2012 c 173 s 1; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 61
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.176 — Revocation Or Suspension; School Attendance.

171.176 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The commissioner of public safety may not link or condition issuing, suspending, or revoking a person's license to operate a motor vehicle to attendance at a secondary school.
History:
1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 79
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.181 — Resident Driving Privilege.

171.181 RESIDENT DRIVING PRIVILEGE.
Subdivision 1.
Foreign state conviction.
(a) On revoking or suspending the driver's license of a Minnesota resident as a result of a foreign state conviction, the commissioner shall notify that foreign state when the driver's license is reinstated or a new license issued.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "foreign state" means a state as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 47, excluding the state of Minnesota.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1983 c 127 s 2]
History:
1978 c 783 s 8; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.183 — Satisfaction Of Judgment.

171.183 SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
For the purposes of sections 171.182 to 171.184, a judgment is satisfied if:
(1) $30,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;
(2) subject to the limit of $30,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of $60,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
(3) $10,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of damage to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
Subd. 2.
Other payments credited.
Payments made in settlement of claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
History:
1982 c 598 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 47
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.184 — Installment Payments.

171.184 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments. The court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payments of the installments.
Subd. 2.
Stay of suspension.
The commissioner shall not suspend a license or a nonresident's operating privilege if the judgment debtor gives proof of maintaining the reparation security required by section 65B.48, obtains an order or enters into a written agreement with the judgment creditor permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and does not default on the payment of any installment.
Subd. 3.
Termination of stay.
If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by an order or agreement, then upon notice of default, the commissioner shall forthwith suspend the license, or nonresident's operating privilege, of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied.
History:
1982 c 598 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.186 — Suspension For Nonpayment Of Support; Limited License.

171.186 SUSPENSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF SUPPORT; LIMITED LICENSE.
Subdivision 1.
Suspension.
The commissioner shall suspend a person's driver's license or operating privileges without a hearing upon receipt of a court order or notice from a public authority responsible for child support enforcement that states that the driver is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount equal to or greater than three times the obligor's total monthly support and maintenance payments, and is not in compliance with a written payment agreement pursuant to section 518A.69 that is approved by a court, a child support magistrate, or the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, in accordance with section 518A.65.
Subd. 2.
Notice.
Upon suspending a driver's license or operating privileges under this section, the department shall immediately notify the licensee, in writing, by mailing a notice addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known address.
Subd. 3.
Duration.
A license or operating privilege must remain suspended and may not be reinstated, nor may a license be subsequently issued to the person, until the commissioner receives notice from the court, a child support magistrate, or public authority responsible for child support enforcement that the person is in compliance with all current orders of support or written payment agreements pursuant to section 518A.69. A fee may not be assessed for reinstatement of a license under this section unless the person whose license was suspended under this section has obtained a limited license during the period of suspension.
Subd. 4.
Limited license.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the commissioner may issue a limited license to a person whose license has been suspended under this section if the person qualifies for a limited license under section 171.30.
(b) A limited license issued to a person under this subdivision must expire 90 days after the date it is issued.
History:
1995 c 257 art 1 s 11; 1999 c 196 art 2 s 3,4; 2002 c 344 s 1-3; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 171 — Drivers' Licenses And Training Schools › Section 171.187 — Suspension; Criminal Vehicular Operation And Manslaughter.

171.187 SUSPENSION; CRIMINAL VEHICULAR OPERATION AND MANSLAUGHTER.
Subdivision 1.
Suspension required.
The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of a person:
(1) for whom a peace officer has made the certification described in section 629.344 that probable cause exists to believe that the person violated section 609.2112, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or subdivision 3, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or 609.2114, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or
(2) who has been formally charged with a violation of section 609.20, 609.205, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
Subd. 2.
Suspension period.
A suspension under this section continues until:
(1) the conviction, acquittal, or dismissal of the underlying crime that resulted in the suspension; or
(2) the commissioner, acting under subdivision 4, orders the termination of the suspension.
Subd. 3.
Credit.
If a person whose driver's license was suspended under subdivision 1 is later convicted of the underlying offense that resulted in the suspension and the commissioner revokes the person's license, the commissioner shall credit the time accrued under the suspension period toward the revocation period imposed under section 171.17, subdivision 4, or for violations of section 609.20, 609.205, or 609.2112, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8); 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (1), (7), or (8); subdivision 2, clause (1), (7), or (8); or subdivision 3, clause (1), (7), or (8); or 609.2114, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8), or subdivision 2, clause (1), (7), or (8).
Subd. 4.
Administrative review of license suspension.
(a) At any time during which a person's driver's license is suspended under this section, the person may request in writing a review of the suspension by the commissioner. Upon receiving a request, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall review the order of suspension, the evidence upon which the order was based, and any other material information brought to the attention of the commissioner, and determine whether sufficient cause exists to sustain the order. Within 15 days of receiving the request, the commissioner shall report in writing the results of the review. The review provided in this subdivision is not subject to the contested case provisions in chapter 14.
(b) In addition to any other reason provided for in this subdivision, a person may request a review of the suspension by the commissioner if the suspension has been in place for at least three months and the person has not been indicted or formally charged with the underlying crime that resulted in the license suspension.
History:
2013 c 117 art 3 s 13; 2014 c 180 s 9; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 62,63