1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; modifying statutory speed limit; modifying permits 
1.3 	for motorized bicycle operators; establishing a fee for the commercial learner's 
1.4 	permit; providing for federal conformance in laws pertaining to commercial 
1.5 	motor vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.14, subdivision 
1.6 	2; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in 
1.7 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.10 		Subd. 2.Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds 
1.11 	shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence 
1.12 	that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed 
1.13 	limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof 
1.14 	shall be unlawful:
1.15 	(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
1.16 	(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02, 
1.17 	subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
1.18 	(3) 5560 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
1.19 	(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area 
1.20 	with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 
1.21 	transportation;
1.22 	(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area 
1.23 	with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 
1.24 	transportation;
1.25 	(6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
2.1 	(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having 
2.2 	jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
2.3 	(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority 
2.4 	having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
2.5 	(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the 
2.6 	road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning 
2.7 	and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.8 	(c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the 
2.9 	road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning 
2.10 	and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.11 	(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, 
2.12 	a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit 
2.13 	designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles 
2.14 	per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge 
2.15 	equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the placement of conforming 
2.17 	signs designating the speed specified in this section by the commissioner of transportation 
2.18 	on affected trunk highways and by local authorities on affected streets and highways under 
2.19 	their jurisdictions. The placement of conforming signs must occur during the ordinary 
2.20 	course of placement and replacement of signs, but must be completed before January 
2.21 	1, 2025.

2.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 3.Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any 
2.24 	public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the 
2.25 	person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction 
2.26 	permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to 
2.27 	any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination 
2.28 	prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who 
2.29 	has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety 
2.30 	course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.
2.31 	(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
2.32 	(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
2.33 	(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
2.34 	(3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
2.35 	(4) helmets and protective clothing;
3.1 	(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
3.2 	(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
3.3 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course, 
3.4 	examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a 
3.5 	motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed 
3.6 	by section 169.974, subdivision 2, on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel 
3.7 	instruction permit.
3.8 	(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:

3.9	(1)
	Examination and operator's permit, valid for one year
	$
	6.75
	
3.10	(2)
	Duplicate
	$
	3.75
	
3.11
3.12	(3) (1)
	Renewal Motorized bicycle operator's permit before age 21 
and valid until age 21
	$
	9.75
	
3.13	(4) (2)
	Renewal permit age 21 or older and valid for four years
	$
	15.75
	
3.14	(5) (3)
	Duplicate of any renewal permit
	$
	5.25
	
3.15	(6) (4)
	Written examination and instruction permit, valid for 30 days
	$
	6.75

3.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.17 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are 
3.18 	as follows:

3.19	Classified Driver's License
		D-$17.25
	C-$21.25
	B-$28.25
	A-$36.25
	
3.20	Classified Under-21 D.L.
		D-$17.25
	C-$21.25
	B-$28.25
	A-$16.25
	
3.21	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$32.25
	C-$36.25
	B-$43.25
	A-$51.25
	
3.22	Instruction Permit
					$5.25
	
3.23
3.24	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$20.25
	
3.25
3.26	Commercial Learner's 
Permit
					$2.50
	
3.27	Provisional License
					$8.25
	
3.28
3.29	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$23.25
	
3.30
3.31
3.32	Duplicate License or 
duplicate identification 
card
					$6.75
	
3.33
3.34
3.35
3.36	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification 
card
					$21.75
	
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7	Minnesota identification 
card or Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$11.25
	
4.8
4.9	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$26.25
	
4.10 	In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a 
4.11 	surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 
4.12 	2016. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle 
4.13 	services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
4.14 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
4.15 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
4.16 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving 
4.17 	violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a 
4.18 	$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" 
4.19 	has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
4.20 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the 
4.21 	commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant 
4.22 	or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for 
4.23 	processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The 
4.24 	department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the 
4.25 	endorsement.
4.26 	(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may 
4.27 	charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
4.28 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall 
4.29 	charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, 
4.30 	subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver 
4.31 	services operating account.
4.32 	(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
4.33 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
4.34 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the 
4.35 	purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

4.36 	Sec. 4. [171.161] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL 
4.37 	CONFORMITY.
5.1 		Subdivision 1.Conformity with federal law. The commissioner of public safety 
5.2 	shall ensure the programs and policies related to commercial drivers' licensure and the 
5.3 	operation of commercial motor vehicles in Minnesota conform with the requirements of 
5.4 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.
5.5 		Subd. 2.Conflicts. To the extent a requirement of sections 171.162 to 171.169, or 
5.6 	any other state or local law, conflicts with a provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title 
5.7 	49, part 383, the federal provision prevails.