HF 1702

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/12/2011 08:18am

A bill for an act
relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Penalties; program violations.

(a) If a program participant tampers with,
circumvents, or bypasses a device; drives, operates, or exercises physical control over
a motor vehicle not equipped with a device certified by the commissioner; violates a
condition of a limited license issued under subdivision 4 and section 171.30; or violates
the program guidelines of subdivision deleted text begin 2 deleted text end new text begin 3 new text end , the commissioner shall extend the person's
revocation period under section 169A.52 or 169A.54 by:

(1) 180 days for a first violation;

(2) one year for a second violation; or

(3) 545 days for a third and each subsequent violation.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may terminate participation
in the program by any person when, in the commissioner's judgment, termination is
necessary to the interests of public safety and welfare. In the event of termination, the
commissioner shall not reduce the applicable revocation period under section 169A.52 or
169A.54 by the amount of time during which the person possessed a limited or restricted
driver's license issued under the authority of subdivision 4.

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act takes effect at the time the
provision being corrected takes effect.
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