1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; clarifying that unauthorized racing is considered 
1.3 	reckless driving; prohibiting exhibition driving;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2004, section 169.13.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.13, is amended to read:
1.7 	169.13 RECKLESS OR, CARELESS, OR EXHIBITION DRIVING.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Reckless driving. (a) Any person who drives any vehicle in such a 
1.9 	manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or 
1.10 	property is guilty of reckless driving and such reckless driving is a misdemeanor.
1.11 	(b) A person shall not race any vehicle upon any street or highway of this state. 
1.12 	Any person who willfully compares or contests relative speeds by operating one or more 
1.13 	vehicles is guilty of racing, which constitutes reckless driving, whether or not the speed 
1.14 	contested or compared is in excess of the maximum speed prescribed by law.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Careless driving. Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any 
1.16 	street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a 
1.17 	manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the 
1.18 	driver or passengers of the vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.19 		Subd. 2a.Exhibition driving. A person who operates any vehicle in such a 
1.20 	manner as to start or accelerate with an unnecessary exhibition of speed is guilty of a 
1.21 	petty misdemeanor. Prima facie evidence of an unnecessary exhibition of speed is the 
1.22 	unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by the vehicle's tires or the throwing 
1.23 	of sand or gravel by the vehicle's tires, or both.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Application. (a) The provisions of this section apply, but are not limited in 
2.2 	application, to any person who drives any vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section:
2.3 	(1) upon the ice of any lake, stream, or river, including but not limited to the ice of 
2.4 	any boundary water; or
2.5 	(2) in a parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the public though not as a 
2.6 	matter of right, and a driveway connecting such a the  parking lot with a street or highway.
2.7 	(b) This section does not apply to:
2.8 	(1) an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when 
2.9 	in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator; 
2.10 	(2) the emergency operation of any vehicle when avoiding imminent danger; or
2.11 	(3) any raceway, racing facility, or other public event sanctioned by the appropriate 
2.12 	governmental authority.

2.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, for violations 
2.14 	committed on or after that date.