HF 2098

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/04/2024 03:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing traffic safety camera enforcement; creating
a pilot program; imposing petty misdemeanor penalties; requiring reports;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.6905, by
adding a subdivision; 13.824, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 134A.09,
subdivision 1; 134A.10, subdivision 1; 169.011, by adding subdivisions; 169.04;
169.06, by adding subdivisions; 169.14, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions;
169.99, subdivision 1; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.16, subdivision 3;
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 357.021, subdivision 6; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 38. new text end

new text begin Traffic safety camera data. new text end

new text begin Data related to traffic safety cameras are governed
by section 169.147, subdivisions 12 to 14.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Definition deleted text end new text begin Definitions new text end .

deleted text begin As used in deleted text end new text begin (a) For purposes of new text end this section, new text begin the
following terms have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end "Automated license plate reader" means an electronic device mounted on a law
enforcement vehicle or positioned in a stationary location that is capable of recording data
on, or taking a photograph of, a vehicle or its license plate and comparing the collected data
and photographs to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes. Automated
license plate reader includes a device that is owned or operated by a person who is not a
government entity to the extent that data collected by the reader are shared with a law
enforcement agency. new text begin Automated license plate reader does not include a traffic safety camera
system.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Traffic safety camera system" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision
85a.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.824, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Limitations; certain camera systems. new text end

new text begin A person must not use a traffic safety
camera system for purposes of this section.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Civil actions.

new text begin (a) new text end In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the district
administrator or a designee shall collect in each civil suit, action or proceeding filed in the
district, municipal and conciliation courts of the district, in the manner in which other fees
are collected, a law library fee from:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end the plaintiff, petitioner or other person instituting the suit, action or proceeding,
at the time of the filing of the first paper; and

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end each defendant, respondent, intervenor or other party who appears, either
separately or jointly, to be collected at the time of the filing of the first paper by the defendant,
respondent, intervenor or other party, or at the time when the party's appearance is entered
in the case.

new text begin (b) The law library fee does not apply to a citation issued pursuant to sections 169.06,
subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Civil fee assessment.

new text begin (a) new text end In counties other than Hennepin and Ramsey,
the court administrator shall collect in each civil suit, action or proceeding filed in the
district, county or county municipal and conciliation courts of the county, in the manner in
which other fees are collected, a law library fee from:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end the plaintiff, petitioner or other person instituting the suit, action or proceeding,
at the time of the filing of the first paper; and

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end each defendant, respondent, intervenor or other party who appears, either
separately or jointly, to be collected at the time of the filing of the first paper by the defendant,
respondent, intervenor or other party, or at the time when the party's appearance is entered
in the case.

new text begin (b) The law library fee does not apply to citations issued pursuant to sections 169.06,
subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 62b. new text end

new text begin Red light camera system. new text end

new text begin "Red light camera system" means an electronic
system of one or more cameras or other motor vehicle sensors that is capable of automatically
producing recorded images of a motor vehicle operated in violation of a traffic-control
signal, including related information technology for recorded image storage, retrieval, and
transmission.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 77a. new text end

new text begin Speed safety camera system. new text end

new text begin "Speed safety camera system" means an
electronic system of one or more cameras or other motor vehicle sensors that is capable of
automatically producing recorded images of a motor vehicle operated in violation of the
speed limit, including related information technology for recorded image storage, retrieval,
and transmission.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 85a. new text end

new text begin Traffic safety camera system. new text end

new text begin "Traffic safety camera system" means a red
light camera system, a speed safety camera system, or both in combination.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.04, is amended to read:

169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY.

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with
respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, and with the consent of the
commissioner, with respect to state trunk highways, within the corporate limits of a
municipality, or within the limits of a town in a county in this state now having or which
may hereafter have, a population of 500,000 or more, and a land area of not more than 600
square miles, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:

(1) regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;

(2) regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic-control signals;

(3) regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;

(4) designating particular highways as one-way roadways and requiring that all vehicles,
except emergency vehicles, when on an emergency run, thereon be moved in one specific
direction;

(5) designating any highway as a through highway and requiring that all vehicles stop
before entering or crossing the same, or designating any intersection as a stop intersection,
and requiring all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections;

(6) restricting the use of highways as authorized in sections 169.80 to 169.88 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (7) regulating speed limits through the use of a speed safety camera system implemented
under section 169.147; and
new text end

new text begin (8) regulating traffic control through the use of a red light camera system implemented
under section 169.147.
new text end

(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), shall
be effective until signs giving notice of such local traffic regulations are posted upon and
kept posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected as may be most
appropriate.

(c) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (3), or any other
provision of law shall prohibit:

(1) the use of motorcycles or vehicles utilizing flashing red lights for the purpose of
escorting funeral processions, oversize buildings, heavy equipment, parades or similar
processions or assemblages on the highways; or

(2) the use of motorcycles or vehicles that are owned by the funeral home and that utilize
flashing red lights for the purpose of escorting funeral processions.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Red light camera; penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle
is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the
use of a red light camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of
$40.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 9. A person who enters diversion
and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph
(a).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Red light camera; limitations. new text end

new text begin (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is
not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 10 if any of the conditions under section
169.14, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), are met.
new text end

new text begin (b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
10 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
new text end

new text begin (c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 10 does not constitute grounds for revocation
or suspension of a person's driver's license.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Radar; speed-measuring device; standards of evidence.

(a) In any
prosecution in which the rate of speed of a motor vehicle is relevant, evidence of the speed
as indicated on radar or other speed-measuring device new text begin , including but not limited to a speed
safety camera system, new text end is admissible in evidence, subject to the following conditions:

(1) the officer new text begin or traffic enforcement agent under section 169.147 new text end operating the device
has sufficient training to properly operate the equipment;

(2) the officer new text begin or traffic enforcement agent new text end testifies as to the manner in which the device
was set up and operated;

(3) the device was operated with minimal distortion or interference from outside sources;
and

(4) the device was tested by an accurate and reliable external mechanism, method, or
system at the time it was set up.

(b) Records of tests made of such devices and kept in the regular course of operations
of any law enforcement agency are admissible in evidence without further foundation as to
the results of the tests. The records shall be available to a defendant upon demand. Nothing
in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude or interfere with cross examination or
impeachment of evidence of the rate of speed as indicated on the radar or speed-measuring
device.

new text begin (c) Evidence from a speed safety camera system may be used solely for a citation or
prosecution for a violation under subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Speed safety camera; penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) Subject to subdivision 14, if a motor
vehicle is operated in violation of a speed limit and the violation is identified through the
use of a speed safety camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of:
new text end

new text begin (1) $40; or
new text end

new text begin (2) $80, if the violation is for a speed at least 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed
limit.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 9. A person who enters diversion
and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph
(a).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Speed safety camera; limitations. new text end

new text begin (a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle
is not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 13 if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation;
new text end

new text begin (2) a transfer of interest in the vehicle in compliance with section 168A.10 was made
before the time of the violation;
new text end

new text begin (3) the vehicle owner is a lessor of the motor vehicle, and the lessor identifies the name
and address of the lessee;
new text end

new text begin (4) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the performance of official
duties at the time of the violation; or
new text end

new text begin (5) another person is convicted, within the meaning under section 171.01, subdivision
29, for the same violation.
new text end

new text begin (b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
13 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
new text end

new text begin (c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 13 does not constitute grounds for revocation
or suspension of a person's driver's license.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [169.147] TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEMS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Camera-based traffic enforcement" means enforcement of traffic control through
the use of a red light camera system, speed limits through the use of a speed safety camera
system, or both.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Commissioners" means the commissioner of transportation as the lead in coordination
with the commissioner of public safety.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Implementing authority" means the commissioners, with respect to trunk highways,
and any local authority that implements camera-based traffic enforcement under this section.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Monitoring site" means a location at which a traffic safety camera system is placed
and operated under this section.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Traffic enforcement agent" means a licensed peace officer or an employee of a local
authority who is designated as provided in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authority. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioners and a local authority may implement
camera-based traffic enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (b) Prior to implementation of camera-based traffic enforcement, a local authority must:
new text end

new text begin (1) incorporate both camera-based traffic enforcement and additional strategies designed
to improve traffic safety in a local traffic safety action plan, transportation plan, or
comprehensive plan;
new text end

new text begin (2) notify the commissioner; and
new text end

new text begin (3) review and ensure compliance with the requirements under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Traffic safety camera system requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioners must
establish traffic safety camera system standards that include:
new text end

new text begin (1) recording and data requirements as specified in subdivision 13;
new text end

new text begin (2) procedures for traffic safety camera system placement in conformance with the
requirements under subdivision 5;
new text end

new text begin (3) training and qualification of individuals to inspect and calibrate a traffic safety camera
system;
new text end

new text begin (4) procedures for initial calibration of the traffic safety camera system prior to
deployment; and
new text end

new text begin (5) requirements for regular traffic safety camera system inspection and maintenance
by a qualified individual.
new text end

new text begin (b) An implementing authority must follow the requirements and standards established
under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Public engagement and notice. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must maintain
information on a website that, at a minimum, summarizes implementation of traffic safety
camera systems; provides each camera system impact study under subdivision 5, paragraph
(b); and identifies the current geographic locations of camera-based traffic enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (b) An implementing authority must:
new text end

new text begin (1) implement a general public engagement and information campaign prior to
commencing camera-based speed enforcement;
new text end

new text begin (2) perform public engagement as part of conducting a camera system impact study
under subdivision 5; and
new text end

new text begin (3) place conspicuous signage prior to motorist arrival at each monitoring site, which
must (i) notify motor vehicle operators of the use of a traffic safety camera system to detect
violations, and (ii) identify the speed limit.
new text end

new text begin (c) Public engagement under paragraph (b) must include but is not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) outreach to populations that are traditionally underrepresented in public policy or
planning processes;
new text end

new text begin (2) consolidation and analysis of public feedback; and
new text end

new text begin (3) creation of an engagement summary that identifies public feedback and the resulting
impacts on implementation of camera-based traffic enforcement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Placement requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) A local authority with fewer than 10,000 residents
may operate no more than one active traffic safety camera system. A local authority with
at least 10,000 residents may operate no more than one active traffic safety camera system
per 10,000 residents.
new text end

new text begin (b) An implementing authority may only place a traffic safety camera system in
conformance with the results of a camera system impact study. At a minimum, the study
must identify traffic safety camera system locations and must include evaluation of crash
rates and severity, vehicle speed, equity, and traffic safety treatment alternatives.
new text end

new text begin (c) An implementing authority may only place a traffic safety camera system:
new text end

new text begin (1) in a trunk highway work zone; or
new text end

new text begin (2) at a location that:
new text end

new text begin (i) is within 2,000 feet of (A) a public or nonpublic school, (B) a school zone established
under section 169.14, subdivision 5a, or (C) a public or private postsecondary institution;
and
new text end

new text begin (ii) has an identified traffic safety concern, as indicated by crash or law enforcement
data, safety plans, or other documentation.
new text end

new text begin (d) An implementing authority may place a traffic safety camera system on a street or
highway that is not under its jurisdiction only upon approval by the road authority that has
jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Traffic enforcement agents. new text end

new text begin (a) An implementing authority may designate
one or more permanent employees of the authority, who is not a licensed peace officer, as
a traffic enforcement agent. A licensed peace officer is a traffic enforcement agent and is
not required to be designated under this subdivision. An employee of a private entity may
not be designated as a traffic enforcement agent.
new text end

new text begin (b) An implementing authority must ensure that a traffic enforcement agent is properly
trained in the use of equipment and the requirements governing traffic safety camera
implementation.
new text end

new text begin (c) A traffic enforcement agent who is not a licensed peace officer has the authority to
issue citations under this section only while actually engaged in job duties and otherwise
has none of the other powers and privileges reserved to peace officers, including but not
limited to the power to enforce traffic laws and regulations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Citations; warnings. new text end

new text begin (a) A traffic enforcement agent has the exclusive authority
to issue a citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle for (1) a violation under section
169.06, subdivision 10, and (2) a violation under section 169.14, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin (b) A traffic enforcement agent may only issue a citation if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the violation is committed at least 30 days after the relevant implementing authority
has commenced camera-based traffic enforcement;
new text end

new text begin (2) with respect to speed limits, the speeding violation is at least ten miles per hour in
excess of the speed limit; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a traffic enforcement agent has inspected and verified recorded images provided by
the traffic safety camera system.
new text end

new text begin (c) An implementing authority must provide a warning for a traffic-control signal
violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10, or a speeding violation under section 169.14,
subdivision 13, for the period from (1) the date when camera-based traffic enforcement is
first commenced, to (2) the date when citations are authorized under paragraph (b), clause
(1).
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding section 169.022, an implementing authority may specify a speed
in excess of the speed limit that is higher than the amount specified in paragraph (b), clause
(2), at which to proceed with issuance of a citation.
new text end

new text begin (e) A citation may be issued through the United States mail if postmarked within: (1)
14 days of the violation for a vehicle registered in Minnesota; or (2) 30 days of the violation
for a vehicle registered outside of Minnesota. Section 168.346, subdivision 2, applies to a
private entity that provides citation mailing services under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Uniform citation. new text end

new text begin (a) There must be a uniform traffic safety camera citation
issued throughout the state by a traffic enforcement agent for a violation as provided under
this section. The uniform traffic safety camera citation is in the form and has the effect of
a summons and complaint.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of public safety must prescribe the detailed form of the uniform
traffic safety camera citation. As appropriate, the citation design must conform with the
requirements for a uniform traffic ticket under section 169.99, subdivisions 1 and 1d. The
citation design must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a brief overview of implementation of traffic safety camera systems;
new text end

new text begin (2) a summary of limitations under sections 169.06, subdivision 11, and 169.14,
subdivision 14;
new text end

new text begin (3) information on the fine and traffic safety course requirements under sections 169.06,
subdivision 10, paragraph (b), and 169.14, subdivision 13, paragraph (b); and
new text end

new text begin (4) a notification that the person has the right to contest the citation.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of public safety must make the information required under
paragraph (b) available in languages that are commonly spoken in the state and in each area
in which a local authority has implemented camera-based traffic enforcement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Traffic safety course. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioners must establish a traffic safety
course that provides at least 30 minutes of instruction on speeding, traffic-control signals,
and other traffic safety topics. The curriculum must include safety risks associated with
speed and speeding in school zones and work zones.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioners must not impose a fee for an individual who is authorized to
attend the course under sections 169.06, subdivision 10, and 169.14, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Third-party agreements. new text end

new text begin An implementing authority may enter into
agreements with a private entity for operations, services, or equipment under this section.
Payment under a contract with a private entity must not be based on the number of violations,
citations issued, or other similar means.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Use of revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) Revenue from citations received by an implementing
authority that is attributable to camera-based traffic enforcement must be allocated as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) first as necessary to provide for implementation costs, which may include but is not
limited to procurement and installation of traffic safety camera systems, traffic safety
planning, and public engagement; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the remainder for traffic safety measures that perform traffic-calming.
new text end

new text begin (b) The amount expended under paragraph (a), clause (2), must supplement and not
supplant existing expenditures for traffic safety.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Data practices; general requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) All data collected by a traffic
safety camera system are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
12, or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, unless the data are public
under section 13.82, subdivision 2, 3, or 6, or are active criminal investigative data under
section 13.82, subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin (b) An agreement with a private entity and an implementing authority pursuant to
subdivision 10 is subject to section 13.05, subdivisions 6 and 11.
new text end

new text begin (c) A private entity must use the data gathered under this section only for purposes of
camera-based traffic enforcement and must not share or disseminate the data with an entity
other than the appropriate implementing authority, except pursuant to a court order. Nothing
in this subdivision prevents a private entity from sharing or disseminating summary data,
as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19.
new text end

new text begin (d) Traffic safety camera system data are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or admission
into evidence in any criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative process that is not
related to a violation of a traffic-control signal or a speed limit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Data practices; traffic safety camera system. new text end

new text begin A traffic safety camera system:
new text end

new text begin (1) is limited to collection of the following data:
new text end

new text begin (i) the rear license plate of a motor vehicle;
new text end

new text begin (ii) motor vehicles and areas surrounding the vehicles to the extent necessary to (A)
identify a violation of a traffic-control device, or (B) calculate vehicle speeds; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) date, time, and vehicle location;
new text end

new text begin (2) must not record in a manner that makes any individual personally identifiable,
including but not limited to the motor vehicle operator or occupants; and
new text end

new text begin (3) may only record or retain the data specified in clause (1) if the traffic safety camera
system identifies an appropriate potential violation for review by a traffic enforcement agent.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Data practices; destruction of data. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding section 138.17,
and except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, traffic safety camera system data must
be destroyed within 30 days of the date of collection unless the data are active investigative
data under section 13.82, subdivision 7, related to a violation of a traffic-control signal or
a speed limit.
new text end

new text begin (b) Upon written request from an individual who is the subject of a pending criminal
charge or complaint, along with the case or complaint number and a statement that the data
may be used as exculpatory evidence, data otherwise subject to destruction under paragraph
(a) must be preserved by the law enforcement agency until the criminal charge or complaint
is resolved or dismissed.
new text end

new text begin (c) Upon written request from a program participant under chapter 5B, traffic safety
camera system data related to the program participant must be destroyed at the time of
collection or upon receipt of the request, whichever occurs later, unless the data are active
criminal investigative data. The existence of a request submitted under this paragraph is
private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin (d) Traffic safety camera system data that are inactive criminal investigative data are
subject to destruction according to the retention schedule for the data established under
section 138.17, provided that the retention schedule must require that the data be destroyed
within three years of the resolution of a citation issued pursuant to this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Not rulemaking. new text end

new text begin The actions of the commissioners of transportation and
public safety to establish standards, curriculum, and requirements under this section are not
rulemaking for purposes of chapter 14, are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act
contained in chapter 14, and are not subject to section 14.386.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Form.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision 3 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; section 169.147,
subdivision 8; new text end and section 169.999, subdivision 3, there shall be a uniform ticket issued
throughout the state by the police and peace officers or by any other person for violations
of this chapter and ordinances in conformity thereto. Such uniform traffic ticket shall be in
the form and have the effect of a summons and complaint. Except as provided in paragraph
(b), the uniform ticket shall state that if the defendant fails to appear in court in response to
the ticket, an arrest warrant may be issued. The uniform traffic ticket shall consist of four
parts, on paper sensitized so that copies may be made without the use of carbon paper, as
follows:

(1) the complaint, with reverse side for officer's notes for testifying in court, driver's
past record, and court's action, printed on white paper;

(2) the abstract of court record for the Department of Public Safety, which shall be a
copy of the complaint with the certificate of conviction on the reverse side, printed on yellow
paper;

(3) the police record, which shall be a copy of the complaint and of the reverse side of
copy (1), printed on pink paper; and

(4) the summons, with, on the reverse side, such information as the court may wish to
give concerning the Traffic Violations Bureau, and a plea of guilty and waiver, printed on
off-white tag stock.

(b) If the offense is a petty misdemeanor, the uniform ticket must state that a failure to
appear will be considered a plea of guilty and waiver of the right to trial, unless the failure
to appear is due to circumstances beyond the person's control.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Driving record; traffic safety camera system. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public
safety must not record on an individual's driving record any violation of:
new text end

new text begin (1) a traffic-control signal under section 169.06, subdivision 10; or
new text end

new text begin (2) a speed limit under section 169.14, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Failure to pay fine.

The commissioner is prohibited from suspending a person's
driver's license based solely on the fact that a person:

(1) has been convicted of new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (i) new text end violating a law of this state or an ordinance of a political subdivision which regulates
the operation or parking of motor vehicles deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (ii) a violation under section 169.06, subdivision 10; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) a violation under section 169.14, subdivision 13;
new text end

(2) has been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against that
person, or sentenced to a fine upon which a surcharge was levied deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and

(3) has refused or failed to comply with that sentence or to pay the surcharge.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders.

(a) Except as provided in this
subdivision, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $75 surcharge
on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty
misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of: (1) a law or ordinance relating to vehicle
parking, for which there is a $12 surcharge; and (2) section 609.855, subdivision 1, 3, or
3a, for which there is a $25 surcharge. When a defendant is convicted of more than one
offense in a case, the surcharge shall be imposed only once in that case. In the Second
Judicial District, the court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional
$1 surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor,
or petty misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle
parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The
surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the
sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a petty
misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.

(b) The court may reduce the amount or waive payment of the surcharge required under
this subdivision on a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person
or the convicted person's immediate family. Additionally, the court may permit the defendant
to perform community work service in lieu of a surcharge.

(c) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it to the
commissioner of management and budget.

(d) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the surcharge
before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the correctional
facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the surcharge from any
earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility or while on conditional
release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount collected to the court
administrator or other entity collecting the surcharge imposed by the court.

(e) A person who enters a diversion program, continuance without prosecution,
continuance for dismissal, or stay of adjudication for a violation of chapter 169 must pay
the surcharge described in this subdivision. A surcharge imposed under this paragraph shall
be imposed only once per case.

(f) The surcharge does not apply to new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) citations issued pursuant to section 169.06, subdivision 10;
new text end

new text begin (2) citations issued pursuant to section 169.14, subdivision 13;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end administrative citations issued pursuant to section 169.999 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
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deleted text begin (g) The surcharge does not apply to deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end administrative citations issued by transit rider
investment program personnel pursuant to section 473.4075.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin WORK ZONE SPEED SAFETY CAMERA PILOT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the
terms defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, subdivision 1, have the meanings
given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Pilot program" means the work zone speed safety camera pilot program established
in this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Speed safety camera system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
169.011, subdivision 77a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the
commissioner of public safety, must implement a speed safety camera pilot program that
provides for education and enforcement of speeding violations in conjunction with use of
speed safety camera systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) The pilot program must meet the requirements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must establish monitoring sites on at least two trunk highway
work zone segments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Schedule. new text end

new text begin The commissioners must create an implementation schedule that
includes commencement by June 1, 2025, of the pilot program and camera-based speed
enforcement in trunk highway work zones.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2030.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEMS; EVALUATION AND REPORT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the
terms defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, subdivision 1, have the meanings
given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Pilot program" means the work zone speed safety camera pilot program established
in section 20.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Traffic safety camera system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
169.011, subdivision 85a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Independent evaluation. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must arrange for an independent
evaluation of traffic safety camera systems that includes analysis of (1) the pilot program,
and (2) any other traffic safety camera system implementation under Minnesota Statutes,
section 169.147.
new text end

new text begin (b) The evaluation must be performed outside the Departments of Transportation and
Public Safety by an entity with qualifying experience in traffic safety research. The evaluation
must include monitoring sites, including any sites established by an implementing authority,
as determined by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must establish an evaluation methodology that provides
standardized metrics and evaluation measures and enables valid statistical comparison across
monitoring sites.
new text end

new text begin (d) Each implementing authority under the pilot program and under Minnesota Statutes,
section 169.147, must follow the methodology established under paragraph (c) and must
provide information as necessary for the evaluation.
new text end

new text begin (e) At a minimum, the evaluation must:
new text end

new text begin (1) analyze the effectiveness of traffic safety camera systems in lowering travel speeds,
reducing speed differentials, reducing violations of traffic-control signals, and meeting any
other measures identified in the evaluation methodology;
new text end

new text begin (2) perform statistical analyses of traffic speeds, crashes, injuries, fatalities, and other
measurable traffic incidents; and
new text end

new text begin (3) identify any changes in traffic congestion attributable to traffic safety camera systems.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner must submit a copy of a preliminary evaluation by January 15,
2029, and the final evaluation by December 31, 2029, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
finance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2030, the commissioners must submit a
report on traffic safety camera systems to the members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a review of the pilot program;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide data on citations issued under the pilot program and under Minnesota Statutes,
section 169.14, with breakouts by year and location;
new text end

new text begin (3) summarize the final results of the independent evaluation under subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (4) evaluate any disparities in impacts under the pilot program, including by income, by
race, and in communities that are historically underrepresented in transportation planning;
new text end

new text begin (5) identify fiscal impacts of implementation of traffic safety camera systems; and
new text end

new text begin (6) make any recommendations regarding traffic safety camera implementation, including
but not limited to any draft legislative proposal.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin APPROPRIATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
transportation for traffic safety camera implementation, including administrative costs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, the work zone speed safety camera pilot program
under section 20, and the evaluation and report under section 21. With the approval of the
commissioner of transportation, any portion of this appropriation is available to the
commissioner of public safety. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
30, 2030.
new text end