Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

171.02 LICENSES; TYPES, ENDORSEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.License required; duplicate identification restricted. (a) Except when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state unless the person has a valid license und…

171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT. The following persons are exempt from license hereunder: (a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal government. (b) A per…

171.04 PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Persons not eligible. The department shall not issue a driver's license: (1) to any person under 18 years unless: (i) the applicant is 16 or 17 years of age and has a previously issued valid license from another s…

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 year…

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, relatin…

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…

171.05 INSTRUCTION PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any person who is 18 or more years of age and who, except for a lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this chapter ma…

171.055 PROVISIONAL LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for provisional license. (a) The department may issue a provisional license, which must be distinctive in appearance from a driver's license, to an applicant who: (1) has reached the age of 16 years; (2) during the six mon…

171.06 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, PERMIT, IDENTIFICATION CARD; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Application format and requirements. Every application for a Minnesota identification card, including an enhanced identification card, or for a driver's license, including an instruction permit, a …

171.0605 EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY AND LAWFUL PRESENCE. § Subdivision 1.Scope and application. This section applies only to driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of the REAL ID Act. Except as otherwise provided under this section, the requirem…

171.061 DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "applicant" means an individual applying for a driver's license, provisional license, restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, or motori…

171.062 EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY; NONCOMPLIANT CREDENTIALS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Court" includes a foreign court of competent jurisdiction. (c) "Foreign" means a jurisdiction that is not, and …

171.063 EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY FOR ENHANCED CREDENTIALS. § Subdivision 1.Date of birth. As satisfactory evidence of date of birth, an applicant for an enhanced driver's license or an enhanced identification card must present one of the following documents: (1) original or certified…

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…

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 refu…

171.069 TRANSLATIONS. For any document submitted to the commissioner under this chapter in a language other than English: (1) the document must be accompanied by a translation of that document into the English language; (2) the translation must be sworn to by the translator as be…

171.07 INFORMATION ON LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD. § Subdivision 1.License; contents and design. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or class of vehicles the applicant is authorized …

171.0701 DRIVER EDUCATION CONTENT. § Subdivision 1.Driver education requirements. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction relating to organ and tissue donations and the provisions of section 171.07, subdivision 5, for persons enroll…

171.0705 DRIVER'S MANUAL. § Subdivision 1.Driver's manual; alcohol consumption. (a) The commissioner shall include in each subsequent edition of the driver's manual published by the department a chapter relating to: (1) the effect of alcohol consumption on highway safety and on t…

171.071 PHOTOGRAPH ON LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD. § Subdivision 1.Religious objection. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 171.07, the commissioner of public safety may adopt rules to permit identification on a driver's license or Minnesota identification card in lieu o…

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 …

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…

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 b…

171.09 DRIVING RESTRICTIONS; AUTHORITY, VIOLATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority; violations. (a) The commissioner, when good cause appears, may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability or other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the commissioner may de…

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 …

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 othe…

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: (1) all applications den…

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 investigat…

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 …

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 iden…

171.13 EXAMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner must examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner dire…

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 volunt…

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 a…

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 fo…

171.16 COURT MAY RECOMMEND SUSPENSION. § Subdivision 1.Court to report to commissioner. Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under any law of this state or ordinance of a political subdivision regulating the operation of motor vehicles, shall forward to the dep…

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 conf…

171.162 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, REQUIRED RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Driving record. As required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.73, before issuing a class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license, the department shall request the applicant's com…

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 tra…

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 Feder…

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 commission…

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…

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 def…

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 o…

171.17 REVOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The commissioner must immediately revoke the license of a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of: (1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle under section 609.20 or 609.205; (2) criminal …

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 …

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 …