1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing an intelligent speed assistance program; 
1.3 	extending the revocation period for certain speeding offenses; creating a 
1.4 	speed-controlled license restriction; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.14, subdivision 1a; 171.17, by 
1.6 	adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 171.09, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.24, subdivision 2; proposing coding for 
1.8 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subd. 1a.License revocation for extreme speed. The driver's license of a person who 
1.12 	violates any a speed limit established in this section, by driving in excess of 100 miles per 
1.13 	hour, is revoked for six months is subject to revocation as provided under section 171.17, 
1.14 	or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54, or 
1.15 	171.174 subdivision 1.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.09, subdivision 1, is amended 
1.18 	to read:
1.19 		Subdivision 1.Authority; violations. (a) The commissioner, when good cause appears, 
1.20 	may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability or other restrictions applicable 
1.21 	to the licensee as the commissioner may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe 
1.22 	operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
2.1 	(b) Pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.95, if an applicant for 
2.2 	a commercial driver's license either does not successfully complete the air brake component 
2.3 	of the knowledge test, or does not successfully complete the skills test in a vehicle equipped 
2.4 	with air brakes as such tests are prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 
2.5 	384, the department shall indicate on the class C, class B, or class A commercial driver's 
2.6 	license, if issued, that the individual is restricted from operating a commercial motor vehicle 
2.7 	equipped with air brakes.
2.8 	(c) The commissioner shall restrict the operating privileges of a holder of a class A, class 
2.9 	B, or class C commercial driver's license in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, 
2.10 	title 49, sections 383.73 and 383.95.
2.11 	(d) The commissioner may restrict the operating privileges of a holder of a class A, class 
2.12 	B, or class C commercial driver's license to the extent that the restrictions are authorized 
2.13 	by section 221.0314, subdivision 3 or 3a, or rules adopted under those subdivisions or 
2.14 	section 221.031.
2.15 	(e) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions on the license, 
2.16 	the commissioner may suspend or revoke the license. A license suspension under this section 
2.17 	is subject to section 171.18, subdivisions 2 and 3.
2.18 	(f) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle while in 
2.19 	violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted driver's license issued to that person 
2.20 	under this section is guilty of a crime as follows:
2.21 	(1) if the restriction relates to the possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled 
2.22 	substances, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or
2.23 	(2) if the restriction relates to another matter, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2.24 	(g) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person who holds a restricted license issued under 
2.25 	section 171.306 to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle that is not 
2.26 	equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the commissioner.
2.27 	(h) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person who holds a restricted license issued under 
2.28 	section 171.308 to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle that is not 
2.29 	equipped with a functioning intelligent speed assistance device certified by the commissioner.

2.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027, and applies to crimes 
2.31 	committed on or after that date.

3.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.17, subdivision 1, is amended 
3.2 	to read:
3.3 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The commissioner must immediately revoke the license of 
3.4 	a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of:
3.5 	(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle under section 609.20 
3.6 	or 609.205;
3.7 	(2) criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, 
3.8 	or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
3.9 	(3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
3.10 	(4) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used;
3.11 	(5) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid, as required under section 169.09, 
3.12 	in the event of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of another;
3.13 	(6) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement to the commissioner under 
3.14 	any law relating to the application, ownership, or operation of a motor vehicle, including 
3.15 	on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
3.16 	item (ii), subitem (C), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student;
3.17 	(7) except as this section otherwise provides, three charges of violating within a period 
3.18 	of 12 months any of the provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal ordinances 
3.19 	enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which the accused may be punished upon 
3.20 	conviction by imprisonment;
3.21 	(8) two or more violations, within five years, of the misdemeanor offense described in 
3.22 	section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
3.23 	(9) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph 
3.24 	(b);
3.25 	(10) an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for 
3.26 	revoking the driver's license; or
3.27 	(11) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person driving: (i) 30 miles per hour 
3.28 	or more over the posted speed limit; (ii) 20 miles per hour or more over a speed limit of 35 
3.29 	miles per hour or less; (iii) 20 miles per hour or more over a school zone speed limit under 
3.30 	section 169.14, subdivision 5a, when in effect; (iv) 20 miles per hour or more over a work 
3.31 	zone speed limit under section 169.14, subdivision 5d, when in effect; or (v) in excess of 
3.32 	100 miles per hour. The person's license must be revoked for six months for a violation of 
4.1 	this clause, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 
4.2 	169A.54, or 171.174.; or
4.3 	(12) three or more violations of an applicable speed limit within a period of 12 months, 
4.4 	for offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2027.
4.5 	(b) The commissioner must immediately revoke the school bus endorsement of a driver 
4.6 	upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of the misdemeanor offense described in 
4.7 	section 169.443, subdivision 7.

4.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027, and applies to violations 
4.9 	committed on or after that date.

4.10 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.11 	read:
4.12 		Subd. 5.Revocation period; speed violations. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
4.13 	"qualifying speed violation" means:
4.14 	(1) an offense for which revocation is required under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause 
4.15 	(11) or (12);
4.16 	(2) an offense in another state that would be grounds for revocation as specified under 
4.17 	clause (1) if committed in this state; and
4.18 	(3) any combination of offenses under clauses (1) and (2).
4.19 	(b) The period of time for a license revocation for a qualifying speed violation is the 
4.20 	longest of:
4.21 	(1) a period as applicable under section 171.174 or 171.178;
4.22 	(2) six months for a first qualifying speed violation;
4.23 	(3) one year for a second qualifying speed violation within the past 20 years;
4.24 	(4) three years for a third qualifying speed violation within the past 20 years; or
4.25 	(5) seven years for a fourth or subsequent qualifying speed violation within the past 20 
4.26 	years.
4.27 	(c) The period under paragraph (b) is subject to any extensions subsequently imposed 
4.28 	pursuant to section 171.308, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), and 11, paragraph (c).
4.29 	(d) Paragraph (b), clauses (3) to (5), apply only to violations committed on or after 
4.30 	January 1, 2027.
5.1 	(e) A participant in the intelligent speed assistance program under section 171.308 may 
5.2 	operate a vehicle equipped with a functioning intelligent speed assistance device.

5.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.

5.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.24, subdivision 2, is amended 
5.5 	to read:
5.6 		Subd. 2.Driving after revocation; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor 
5.7 	if:
5.8 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been revoked;
5.9 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the revocation; 
5.10 	and
5.11 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
5.12 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is 
5.13 	revoked.
5.14 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person 
5.15 	is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle unless the person participates in:
5.16 	(1) the ignition interlock device program; or
5.17 	(2) the intelligent speed assistance program.

5.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2028, and applies to crimes 
5.19 	committed on or after that date.

5.20 	Sec. 6. [171.308] INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
5.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
5.22 	have the meanings given.
5.23 	(b) "Functioning device" means an intelligent speed assistance device that is certified 
5.24 	by the commissioner, installed in a vehicle, and functioning as intended by the provider.
5.25 	(c) "Intelligent speed assistance device" or "device" means equipment that is designed 
5.26 	to identify speed limits and limit the speed of a motor vehicle.
5.27 	(d) "Location tracking capabilities" means the ability of an electronic or wireless device 
5.28 	to identify and transmit its geographic location through the operation of the device.
6.1 	(e) "Override" means an intelligent speed assistance device feature activated by the 
6.2 	operator of the vehicle that temporarily disengages the device and allows a motor vehicle 
6.3 	to exceed the speed limit.
6.4 	(f) "Program participant" means a person who has qualified to take part in the intelligent 
6.5 	speed assistance program under this section and whose driver's license has been revoked 
6.6 	for a qualifying speed violation.
6.7 	(g) "Provider" means the person who owns or controls an intelligent speed assistance 
6.8 	device and enters into contracts with program participants to install, service, and monitor 
6.9 	devices.
6.10 	(h) "Qualifying speed violation" has the meaning given in section 171.17, subdivision 
6.11 	5, paragraph (a).
6.12 		Subd. 2.Performance standards; certification; provider requirements. (a) The 
6.13 	commissioner must adopt rules on device performance standards and a process for certifying 
6.14 	devices used in the intelligent speed assistance program.
6.15 	(b) The provider of a device must apply every 24 months for certification of the device 
6.16 	according to rules adopted  by the commissioner. The commissioner must require providers 
6.17 	of certified devices to:
6.18 	(1) provide device installation, servicing, and monitoring to indigent program participants 
6.19 	at a rate that is discounted in an amount equal to or greater than the discount available for 
6.20 	indigent participants in the ignition interlock device program, according to rules adopted  
6.21 	by the commissioner;
6.22 	(2) provide device installation, servicing, and monitoring to indigent program participants 
6.23 	at a discounted rate for program participants who request intelligent speed assistance devices 
6.24 	on multiple vehicles;
6.25 	(3) include in an intelligent speed assistance device contract a provision that a program 
6.26 	participant who voluntarily terminates participation in the program, voluntarily withdraws 
6.27 	from the program, or is involuntarily terminated from the program is only liable for servicing 
6.28 	and monitoring costs incurred during the time from which the device was installed on the 
6.29 	motor vehicle to the time the device is returned to the provider, regardless of whether the 
6.30 	term of the contract has expired;
6.31 	(4) include in an intelligent speed assistance device contract a provision that requires 
6.32 	providers of certified devices to pay any towing or repair costs caused by device failure or 
6.33 	malfunction or by damage caused during device installation, servicing, or monitoring;
7.1 	(5) certify that data collected by the provider, including summary data, will not be sold 
7.2 	by the provider and acknowledge that the commissioner will immediately suspend a provider 
7.3 	who sells provider-collected data; and
7.4 	(6) include a feature in an intelligent speed assistance device to send an alert identifying 
7.5 	when a person has tampered with, circumvented, or bypassed the intelligent speed assistance 
7.6 	device and agree to notify the commissioner when the provider receives such an alert.
7.7 		Subd. 3.Location tracking. (a) An intelligent speed assistance device may use location 
7.8 	tracking to identify applicable speed limits.
7.9 	(b) A provider may obtain and retain location tracking information from a device for 
7.10 	the purpose of quality control. A provider must maintain any location tracking information 
7.11 	in a manner that does not identify a specific program participant unless the provider receives 
7.12 	a court order directing the provider to track the location of a specific program participant.
7.13 	(c) A provider of a certified device must include with an intelligent speed assistance 
7.14 	device contract a separate notice to the program participant regarding any location tracking 
7.15 	capabilities of the device.
7.16 	(d) A provider must not share location tracking information for a specifically identifiable 
7.17 	vehicle or program participant with the commissioner or any other person except pursuant 
7.18 	to a court order.
7.19 	(e) Nothing in this subdivision prevents a provider from sharing or disseminating 
7.20 	summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19.
7.21 	(f) Services provided by a provider under this section are not a government function for 
7.22 	purposes of section 13.05, subdivision 11.
7.23 		Subd. 4.Program requirements. (a) The commissioner must adopt rules for program 
7.24 	participants. A person who seeks to participate in the program must sign a written 
7.25 	acknowledgment that the person has received, reviewed, and agreed to abide by the program 
7.26 	guidelines.
7.27 	(b) The guidelines must allow a program participant to use an override on three separate 
7.28 	occasions in any 30-day period.
7.29 	(c) The commissioner must enter a notation on a person's driving record to indicate that 
7.30 	the person is a program participant.
7.31 	(d) A program participant must pay costs associated with an intelligent speed assistance 
7.32 	device on every motor vehicle that the participant operates or intends to operate.
8.1 		Subd. 5.Issuance of speed-controlled license. (a) The commissioner must issue a class 
8.2 	D driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a 
8.3 	person whose driver's license has been revoked for a qualifying speed violation and who 
8.4 	meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines.
8.5 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner must not require a program 
8.6 	participant to pay the reinstatement fee and surcharge described in section 171.29, subdivision 
8.7 	2, before issuing a restricted license under this section. A program participant is not eligible 
8.8 	for full reinstatement of driving privileges until the person pays the full reinstatement fee 
8.9 	and surcharge.
8.10 	(c) The commissioner must not issue a restricted license under this section unless the 
8.11 	program participant has provided satisfactory proof that:
8.12 	(1) a certified intelligent speed assistance device has been installed on the participant's 
8.13 	motor vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's provider; and
8.14 	(2) any vehicle subject to registration under chapter 168 that the program participant 
8.15 	owns or operates is equipped with the intelligent speed assistance device.
8.16 	(d) If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791, 169.793, 
8.17 	or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended, revoked, or canceled 
8.18 	under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner must require the participant to present 
8.19 	an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be noncancelable 
8.20 	for a period not to exceed 12 months.
8.21 	(e) A license issued under this section must contain a restriction prohibiting the program 
8.22 	participant from operating any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning device. A 
8.23 	participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with a device while in the 
8.24 	normal course and scope of employment duties according to rules adopted by the 
8.25 	commissioner and with the employer's written consent.
8.26 		Subd. 6.Penalties; program violations. (a) If a program participant tampers with, 
8.27 	circumvents, or bypasses a device; uses an override on more than three occasions in any 
8.28 	30-day period; operates a motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning device other than 
8.29 	a vehicle owned by an employer under the exception in subdivision 5, paragraph (e); violates 
8.30 	a condition of a license conditionally reinstated under subdivision 5; or violates the program 
8.31 	guidelines established pursuant to subdivision 4, the commissioner must extend the person's 
8.32 	revocation period by:
8.33 	(1) 45 days for a first violation;
9.1 	(2) 180 days for a second violation; or
9.2 	(3) one year for a third and each subsequent violation.
9.3 	(b) A person whose revocation period is extended pursuant to paragraph (a) may continue 
9.4 	to participate in the intelligent speed assistance program.
9.5 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner may terminate participation 
9.6 	in the program by any person when, in the commissioner's judgment, termination is necessary 
9.7 	to protect the interests of public safety and welfare.
9.8 		Subd. 7.Penalties; tampering. (a) A person who lends, rents, or leases a motor vehicle 
9.9 	that is not equipped with a functioning device to a person with a license issued under this 
9.10 	section knowing that the person is subject to the intelligent speed assistance restriction is 
9.11 	guilty of a misdemeanor.
9.12 	(b) A person who tampers with, circumvents, or bypasses the intelligent speed assistance 
9.13 	device, or assists another to tamper with, circumvent, or bypass the device, is guilty of a 
9.14 	misdemeanor except when the action was taken for emergency purposes or for mechanical 
9.15 	repair and the person with a license issued under this section did not operate the motor 
9.16 	vehicle while the device was disengaged.
9.17 	(c) A person with a license issued under this section who operates a motor vehicle that 
9.18 	is not equipped with a functioning device is subject to the penalty described in section 
9.19 	171.09, subdivision 1, paragraph (h).
9.20 		Subd. 8.Venue. In addition to the provisions of rule 24 of the Rules of Criminal 
9.21 	Procedure and section 627.01, a violation of subdivision 7 or section 171.09, subdivision 
9.22 	1, paragraph (h), may be prosecuted in:
9.23 	(1) the county in which the vehicle involved in the offense is found;
9.24 	(2) the county in which the accused resides;
9.25 	(3) any county through which the vehicle traveled in the course of the trip during or after 
9.26 	which the offense was committed; or
9.27 	(4) the county in which the qualifying speed violation occurred that resulted in the 
9.28 	accused being issued a driver's license with an intelligent speed assistance restriction.
9.29 		Subd. 9.Rulemaking. The commissioner must adopt rules to implement the requirements 
9.30 	under this section.
9.31 		Subd. 10.Choice of vendor. (a) A judicial officer, county agency, or probation office 
9.32 	may not require or suggest that a person seeking to participate in the intelligent speed 
10.1 	assistance program under this section use a particular vendor but may provide the person 
10.2 	with a list of all Minnesota vendors of certified devices.
10.3 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply in counties where a contract exists for a specific vendor 
10.4 	to provide intelligent speed assistance device services for program participants who are 
10.5 	indigent pursuant to subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (1).
10.6 		Subd. 11.Termination from program; reentry. (a) If a program participant's license 
10.7 	is withdrawn for an act other than a qualifying speed violation during the participant's time 
10.8 	on the intelligent speed assistance program, the person is prohibited from operating a motor 
10.9 	vehicle. The person may remain in the intelligent speed assistance program but must not 
10.10 	receive credit for the time during which the person is prohibited from operating a motor 
10.11 	vehicle.
10.12 	(b) If the person voluntarily withdraws from the intelligent speed assistance program 
10.13 	and later reenters the program, the commissioner must credit the person with the time spent 
10.14 	in the program unless the person commits an act that would constitute a qualifying speed 
10.15 	violation and withdraws before being convicted of the violation.
10.16 	(c) If a program participant commits an act that constitutes a qualifying speed violation, 
10.17 	the commissioner must terminate the person from the intelligent speed assistance program 
10.18 	and note the violation in the person's driving record. The person may reenter the program 
10.19 	but is not entitled to credit for time spent in the program before termination. If the person 
10.20 	reenters the program, the commissioner must establish a revocation period equal to the 
10.21 	longer of:
10.22 	(1) the applicable period under section 171.17, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), that applies 
10.23 	to the qualifying speed violation; or
10.24 	(2) the full period under section 171.17, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), that was previously 
10.25 	required to be completed, including any extensions imposed pursuant to subdivision 6, 
10.26 	paragraph (a).
10.27 		Subd. 12.Liability. A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a motor vehicle is not 
10.28 	liable for any loss, injury, or damages caused by the design, manufacture, installation, 
10.29 	improper installation, use, or misuse of an intelligent speed assistance device.
10.30 		Subd. 13.Application. Except for subdivision 9, the requirements under this section 
10.31 	are effective January 1, 2028.

10.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.1 	Sec. 7. RULEMAKING; INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
 11.2 	By January 1, 2028, the commissioner of public safety must adopt rules to implement 
11.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 171.308, using the exempt rulemaking process under Minnesota 
11.4 	Statutes, section 14.386. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, paragraph 
11.5 	(b), a rule adopted under this section is permanent. After the rule is adopted, the authorization 
11.6 	to use the exempt rulemaking process expires.

11.7 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
 11.8 	$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the driver and vehicle services operating 
11.9 	account to the commissioner of public safety for the intelligent speed assistance program 
11.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.308. The base is $....... in fiscal year 2028 and $....... 
11.11 	in fiscal year 2029.