1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; requiring driver's license endorsement to operate 
1.3 	three-wheeled motorcycle;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.974, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.974, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.License endorsement and permit requirements. (a) No person shall 
1.8 	operate a two-wheeled motorcycle on any street or highway without having a valid 
1.9 	standard driver's license with a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement as provided by law. The 
1.10 	commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement only if the 
1.11 	applicant (1) has in possession a valid two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit as provided 
1.12 	in paragraph (b) (c), (2) has passed a written examination and road test administered by 
1.13 	the Department of Public Safety for the endorsement, and (3) in the case of applicants 
1.14 	under 18 years of age, presents a certificate or other evidence of having successfully 
1.15 	completed an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course in this or another state, 
1.16 	in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety for courses offered 
1.17 	by a public, private, or commercial school or institute. The commissioner of public safety 
1.18 	may waive the road test for any applicant on determining that the applicant possesses a 
1.19 	valid license to operate a two-wheeled vehicle issued by a jurisdiction that requires a 
1.20 	comparable road test for license issuance.
1.21 	(b) No person shall operate a three-wheeled motorcycle on any street or highway 
1.22 	without having a valid standard driver's license with a three-wheeled vehicle restriction 
1.23 	or two-wheeled vehicle endorsement. The commissioner of public safety shall issue 
1.24 	a three-wheeled vehicle restriction only if the applicant (1) has in possession a valid 
2.1 	two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit as provided in paragraph (c), (2) has passed a 
2.2 	written examination and road test administered by the Department of Public Safety 
2.3 	for the restriction, and (3) in the case of applicants under 18 years of age, presents a 
2.4 	certificate or other evidence of having successfully completed an approved two-wheeled 
2.5 	or three-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course in this or another state, in accordance 
2.6 	with rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety for courses offered by a public, 
2.7 	private, or commercial school or institute. The commissioner of public safety may waive 
2.8 	the road test for any applicant on determining that the applicant possesses a valid license 
2.9 	to operate a three-wheeled vehicle issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable road 
2.10 	test for license issuance.
2.11 	(c) The commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle instruction 
2.12 	permit to any person over 16 years of age who (1) is in possession of a valid driver's 
2.13 	license, (2) is enrolled in an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course, and 
2.14 	(3) has passed a written examination for the permit and paid a fee prescribed by the 
2.15 	commissioner of public safety. A two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit is effective for 
2.16 	one year and may be renewed under rules prescribed by the commissioner of public safety.
2.17 	(c)(d) No person who is operating by virtue of a two-wheeled vehicle instruction 
2.18 	permit shall:
2.19 	(1) carry any passengers on the streets and highways of this state on the motorcycle 
2.20 	while the person is operating the motorcycle;
2.21 	(2) drive the motorcycle at night;
2.22 	(3) drive the motorcycle on any highway marked as an interstate highway pursuant 
2.23 	to title 23 of the United States Code; or
2.24 	(4) drive the motorcycle without wearing protective headgear that complies with 
2.25 	standards established by the commissioner of public safety.
2.26 	(d)(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), (b), or (c), or (d), the commissioner of public 
2.27 	safety may issue a special motorcycle permit, restricted or qualified as the commissioner 
2.28 	of public safety deems proper, to any person demonstrating a need for the permit and 
2.29 	unable to qualify for a standard driver's license.