1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; defining "valid license"; requiring driver of motor 
1.3 	vehicle to have a valid license;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 
1.4 	169.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, 
1.5 	subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 92.Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's 
1.10 	license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 
1.11 	similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.13 	to read:
1.14 		Subd. 49a.Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's 
1.15 	license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 
1.16 	similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited 
1.17 	license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the laws 
1.18 	of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, that is:
1.19 	(1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
1.20 	(2) not disqualified for the class of vehicle being operated.

1.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subdivision 1.License required; duplicate identification restricted. (a) Except 
1.23 	when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or 
2.1 	highway in this state unless the person has a license valid license under this chapter for 
2.2 	the type or class of vehicle being driven.
2.3 	(b) The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the 
2.4 	person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide 
2.5 	to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed 
2.6 	in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license 
2.7 	at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota 
2.8 	identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless 
2.9 	the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does 
2.10 	not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's 
2.11 	license.