1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; regulating
1.3 	high-occupancy vehicle lanes; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 160.93, subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.93,
1.7 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Prohibition.  No person may operate a
1.9 	single-occupant vehicle in a designated high-occupancy vehicle
1.10 	lane except in compliance with the requirements of the
1.11 	commissioner. The commissioner shall designate off-peak hours,
1.12 	during which user fees may not be charged for the use of
1.13 	high-occupancy vehicle lanes that are not separated by a
1.14 	physical barrier from unrestricted lanes.A person who violates
1.15 	this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and is subject
1.16 	to sections 169.89, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4, and 169.891 and
1.17 	any other provision of chapter 169 applicable to the commission
1.18 	of a petty misdemeanor traffic offense.