Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

169A.45 EVIDENCE. § Subdivision 1.Alcohol concentration evidence. Upon the trial of any prosecution arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person arrested for violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) or 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Star…

169A.46 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. § Subdivision 1.Impairment occurred after driving ceased. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it is an affirmative defense to a violation of section 169A.20, subdivision 1, clause (5) (driving while impaired, alcohol concentration within tw…

169A.47 NOTICE OF ENHANCED PENALTY. When a court sentences a person for a violation of sections 169A.20 to 169A.31 (impaired driving offenses), it shall inform the defendant of the statutory provisions that provide for enhancement of criminal penalties for repeat violators, and t…

169A.48 IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "political subdivision" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town. § Subd. 2.Immunity. The state or political subdivision by which a peace officer making an arrest for vi…

169A.50 CITATION. Sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 may be cited as the Implied Consent Law. History: 2000 c 478 art 1 s 30

169A.51 CHEMICAL TESTS FOR INTOXICATION. § Subdivision 1.Implied consent; conditions; election of test. (a) Any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle within this state or on any boundary water of this state consents, subject to the provisions o…

169A.52 TEST REFUSAL OR FAILURE; LICENSE REVOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Test refusal. If a person refuses to permit a test, then a test must not be given, but the peace officer shall report the refusal to the commissioner and the authority having responsibility for prosecution of im…

169A.53 ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF LICENSE REVOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Administrative review. (a) At any time during a period of revocation imposed under section 169A.52 (revocation of license for test failure or refusal) or a period of disqualification imposed under s…

169A.54 DWI CONVICTIONS, ADJUDICATIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Revocation periods for DWI convictions. Except as provided in subdivision 7, the commissioner shall revoke the driver's license of a person convicted of violating section 169A.20 (driving while impa…

169A.55 LICENSE REVOCATION TERMINATION; LICENSE REINSTATEMENT. § Subdivision 1. MS 2010 [Repealed, 2010 c 366 s 17] § Subd. 2.Reinstatement of driving privileges; notice. Upon expiration of a period of revocation under section 169A.52 (license revocation for test failure or refus…

169A.60 ADMINISTRATIVE IMPOUNDMENT OF PLATES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given in this subdivision. (b) "Family or household member" has the meaning given in section 169A.63, subdivision 1. (c) "Motor vehicle" m…

169A.63 VEHICLE FORFEITURE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Appropriate agency" means a law enforcement agency that has the authority to make an arrest for a violation of a designated offense or to r…

169A.70 ALCOHOL SAFETY PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ASSESSMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Alcohol safety programs; establishment. (a) The county board of every county shall establish an alcohol safety program designed to provide substance use disorder assessments of persons convicted …

169A.71 RESEARCH PROGRAMS. No person is guilty of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) committed while participating in a research or demonstration project conducted by the Minnesota Highway Safety Center. This section applies only to conduct occurring while op…

169A.72 DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Driver training courses offered through the public schools and driver training courses offered by private or commercial schools or institutes shall include instruction which must encompass at least: (1) information on the effects of consumption …

169A.73 REMOTE ELECTRONIC ALCOHOL-MONITORING PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "breath analyzer unit" means a device that performs breath alcohol testing and is connected to a remote electronic alcohol-monitoring system; and (2) "remote electronic…

169A.74 PROGRAMS OF INTENSIVE PROBATION. § Subdivision 1.Grant application. The commissioners of corrections and public safety, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall jointly administer a program to provide grants to counties to establish and operate progra…

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 t…

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.…

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, …

171.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following words, terms, and phrases, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be given the meanings subjoined to them. § Subd. 2. [Renumbered subd …

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 …

171.017 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS; DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENTS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Background checks authorized. The commissioner must investigate the criminal history background of any driver's license agent and any current or prospective employees of the departme…

171.019 REAL ID ACT CONFORMITY; LIMITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "federal change" means a modification or addition to REAL ID Act requirements, made by the federal government after May 19, 2017, with respect to: legal requirements; processes;…

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…