HF 4259

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/14/2022 03:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; eliminating requirement for new Minnesota residents
to take driver's license written knowledge examination; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction.

(a) new text begin If the commissioner
determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses a valid driver's license issued
by another state or jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining a
driver's license, new text end the commissioner deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must new text end waive the deleted text begin requirement deleted text end new text begin requirements new text end that the
applicant new text begin pass a written knowledge examination and new text end demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary
and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle deleted text begin on determining that the applicant
possesses a valid driver's license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable
demonstration for license issuance deleted text end .

(b) new text begin If the commissioner determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses
a valid driver's license with a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement issued by another state or
jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining the endorsement, the
commissioner must waive the requirements that the applicant for a two-wheeled vehicle
endorsement pass a written knowledge examination and demonstrate the ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both
the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces,
and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch
or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's
separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and
fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's
separation or discharge.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to applications
made on or after that date.
new text end