HF 1059

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to drivers' licenses; creating definition of valid license or valid driver's 1.3license;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.01, by adding a 1.4subdivision; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 1. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a 1.7subdivision to read: 1.8     new text begin Subd. 92. new text end new text begin Valid license; valid driver's license. new text end new text begin "Valid license," "valid driver's new text end 1.9 new text begin license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other new text end 1.10 new text begin similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a. new text end 1.11    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 1.12to read: 1.13     new text begin Subd. 49a. new text end new text begin Valid license; valid driver's license. new text end new text begin "Valid license," "valid driver's new text end 1.14 new text begin license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other new text end 1.15 new text begin similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited new text end 1.16 new text begin license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the new text end 1.17 new text begin laws of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, new text end 1.18 new text begin that is (1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled, and (2) not disqualified for the new text end 1.19 new text begin class of vehicle being operated. new text end 1.20    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.21    Subdivision 1. License required; duplicate identification restricted. new text begin (a) new text end Except 1.22when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or 2.1highway in this state unless the person has a license valid new text begin license new text end under this chapter for 2.2the type or class of vehicle being driven. 2.3     new text begin (b) new text end The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the 2.4person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide 2.5to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed 2.6in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license 2.7at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota 2.8identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless 2.9the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does 2.10not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's 2.11license.