1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; modifying requirements
1.3 	for operating motor vehicle by holder of provisional
1.4 	license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	171.055, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.055,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license.  (a) A provisional
1.10 	license holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every
1.11 	occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger
1.12 	restraint system properly fastened.  A person who violates this
1.13 	paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace officer may not
1.14 	issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the
1.15 	officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor
1.16 	vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04.
1.17 	The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph
1.18 	on a person's driving record.
1.19 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a motor
1.20 	vehicle:
1.21 	(1) with more than one passenger, except family members; or 
1.22 	(2) between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m.
1.23 	(c) If the holder of a provisional license during the
1.24 	period of provisional licensing incurs (1) a conviction for a
1.25 	violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections
2.1 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving
2.2 	violation, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving
2.3 	violation that is not crash related, the person may not be
2.4 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have
2.5 	expired since the date of the conviction or until the person
2.6 	reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.