SF 2424

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/21/2014 08:57am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying statutory speed limit; modifying permits
for motorized bicycle operators; establishing a fee for the commercial learner's
permit; providing for federal conformance in laws pertaining to commercial
motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.14, subdivision
2; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Speed limits.

(a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
shall be unlawful:

(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;

(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02,
subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;

(3) deleted text begin 55 deleted text end new text begin 60 new text end miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;

(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
transportation;

(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
transportation;

(6) ten miles per hour in alleys;

(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and

(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.

(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.

(c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.

(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary,
a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit
designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles
per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective upon the placement of conforming
signs designating the speed specified in this section by the commissioner of transportation
on affected trunk highways and by local authorities on affected streets and highways under
their jurisdictions. The placement of conforming signs must occur during the ordinary
course of placement and replacement of signs, but must be completed before January
1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Motorized bicycle.

(a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any
public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the
person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction
permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to
any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination
prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who
has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety
course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:

(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;

(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;

(3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;

(4) helmets and protective clothing;

(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and

(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course,
examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a
motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed
by section 169.974, subdivision 2, on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel
instruction permit.

(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end	deleted text begin Examination and operator's permit, valid for one year deleted text end	deleted text begin $ deleted text end	deleted text begin 6.75 deleted text end
deleted text begin (2) deleted text end	deleted text begin Duplicate deleted text end	deleted text begin $ deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.75 deleted text end
deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end	deleted text begin Renewal deleted text end new text begin Motorized bicycle operator's new text end permit before age 21 and valid until age 21	$	9.75
deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end	Renewal permit age 21 or older and valid for four years	$	15.75
deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end	Duplicate of any renewal permit	$	5.25
deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end	Written examination and instruction permit, valid for 30 days	$	6.75

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
as follows:

Classified Driver's License		D-$17.25	C-$21.25	B-$28.25	A-$36.25
Classified Under-21 D.L.		D-$17.25	C-$21.25	B-$28.25	A-$16.25
Enhanced Driver's License		D-$32.25	C-$36.25	B-$43.25	A-$51.25
Instruction Permit					$5.25
Enhanced Instruction Permit					$20.25
new text begin Commercial Learner's Permit new text end					new text begin $2.50 new text end
Provisional License					$8.25
Enhanced Provisional License					$23.25
Duplicate License or duplicate identification card					$6.75
Enhanced Duplicate License or enhanced duplicate identification card					$21.75
Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota identification card, other than duplicate, except as otherwise provided in section 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a					$11.25
Enhanced Minnesota identification card					$26.25

In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30,
2016. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle
services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving
violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.

(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
endorsement.

(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall
charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061,
subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver
services operating account.

(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

Sec. 4.

new text begin [171.161] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL
CONFORMITY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Conformity with federal law. new text end

new text begin 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.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conflicts. new text end

new text begin 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.
new text end