HF 4943
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/13/2026 02:36 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; limiting implementation of the traffic safety camera
system pilot program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.06,
subdivisions 10, 11; 169.14, subdivisions 13, 14; 169.147, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Red light camera; penalty.
(a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle
is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the
use of a red light camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of
$40.
(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters
diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under
paragraph (a).
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license
or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed
in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
(d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, andnew text begin on
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Red light camera; limitations.
(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is
not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 10 if any of the conditions under section
169.14, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7), are met.
(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
10 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
(c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 10 does not constitute grounds for revocation
or suspension of a person's driver's license.
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(d) Except as provided in subdivision 10, paragraph (c), this subdivision applies to
violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and before August 1, 2029.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13.
Speed safety camera; penalty.
(a) Subject to subdivision 14, if a motor
vehicle is operated in violation of a speed limit and the violation is identified through the
use of a speed safety camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the
vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of:
(1) $40; or
(2) $80, if the violation is for a speed at least 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed
limit.
(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning
and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a
second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic
safety course established under section 169.147, subdivision 11. A person who enters
diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under
paragraph (a).
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license
or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed
in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Speed safety camera; limitations.
(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle
is not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 13 if:
(1) the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation;
(2) a transfer of interest in the vehicle in compliance with section 168A.10 was made
before the time of the violation;
(3) the vehicle owner is a lessor of the motor vehicle, and the lessor identifies the name
and address of the lessee;
(4) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the performance of official
duties at the time of the violation;
(5) another person is convicted, within the meaning under section 171.01, subdivision
29, for the same violation;
(6) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority
that the owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; or
(7) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority
that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation under the circumstances
of a medical emergency for either the driver or a passenger in the vehicle.
(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision
13 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision 13, paragraph (c), a fine or conviction under
subdivision 13 does not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a person's driver's
license.
(d) A vehicle owner asserting a defense under paragraph (a), clause (7), must provide
an accompanying sworn statement from the physician responsible for treatment of the
underlying condition or emergency that necessitated medical attention.
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(e) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and
before August 1, 2029.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.147, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Pilot program establishment.
(a) In conformance with this section, the
commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the commissioner of public safety,
must establish a traffic safety camera pilot program that provides for education and
enforcement of speeding violations, traffic-control signal violations, or both in conjunction
with use of traffic safety camera systems.
(b) The authority for camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot program is limited
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under the pilot program:
(1) the commissioners, as provided under paragraph (d);
(2) the city of Minneapolis, as provided under paragraph (e); and
(3) the city of Mendota Heights.
(d) Under the pilot program, the commissioners must, beginning August 1, 2025,
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zones as specified under subdivision 17.
(e) The city of Minneapolis is prohibited from implementing the pilot program or
camera-based traffic enforcement through or in substantive coordination with the city's
police department.
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