HF 1059

Introduction - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; clarifying requirement that driver's license not be
expired; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License required; duplicate identification restricted.

Except when
expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in
this state unless the person has a license valid new text begin and unexpired new text end under this chapter for the
type or class of vehicle being driven. The department shall not issue a driver's license to a
person unless and until the person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated.
The department shall provide to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information
that the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more
than one valid driver's license at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to
whom a current Minnesota identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than
a limited license, unless the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated.
This subdivision does not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition
of receiving a driver's license.