HF 537

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/14/2011 03:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to traffic regulations; providing that speed in excess of ten miles per hour
over speed limit of 60 miles per hour does not go on driver's driving record;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 169.99, subdivision 1b; 171.12,
subdivision 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.99, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:

Subd. 1b.

Speed.

The uniform traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein
an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per
hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in excess of deleted text begin a
55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles
per hour deleted text end new text begin the new text end speed limit.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Certain convictions not recorded.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation
of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater
than ten miles per hour in excess of deleted text begin a 55 miles per hour deleted text end new text begin the new text end speed limit deleted text begin , or more than five
miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit deleted text end .

(b) This subdivision 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, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial
motor vehicle or another vehicle.