SF 1335

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 05/15/2023 09:01am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; making policy changes related to State Patrol duties,
including school bus inspections, commercial vehicle inspections, and rearview
mirror requirements; establishing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 160.27, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 161.082, subdivision 2a;
161.115, subdivision 265, by adding a subdivision; 161.125, subdivision 1; 161.32,
subdivision 2; 161.41; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivisions 2, 3; 168.1235,
subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 168.1293, by adding a subdivision; 168.185;
168.27, subdivisions 11, 16; 168A.11, subdivision 3; 168A.151, subdivision 1;
168B.045; 168B.07, subdivision 1; 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.09,
subdivision 8; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.346, subdivision 2a; 169.451,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 169.454, subdivision 2; 169.70; 169.781, subdivision 3;
169A.60, subdivision 13; 171.041; 171.06, subdivision 3, as amended; 171.0605,
subdivisions 3, 5; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.306, subdivision 4; 174.38,
subdivision 5; 174.40, subdivision 4a; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivisions
2, 4, 5; 222.50, subdivision 7; 325F.6641, subdivision 2; 360.55, subdivision 9;
360.59, subdivision 10; 473.375, by adding a subdivision; 473.408, by adding a
subdivision; 609.50, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 161; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.05,
subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 3a; 473.1467; 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9;
Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

deleted text begin Bicycle racks and bicycle storage deleted text end new text begin Micromobility new text end facilities.

new text begin (a) For purposes
of this subdivision, "micromobility facility" means an installation for micromobility devices
as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 40b, whether for personal use or shared mobility
services, that provides one or more of the following: a rack or docking station, a battery
charging or swapping station, or a storage facility.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end In deleted text begin cities of the first class deleted text end new text begin a statutory or home rule charter city new text end , advertisements, public
art, and informational signs may be placed and maintained on deleted text begin bicycle racks and bicycle
storage facilities, and on any enclosure around them, deleted text end new text begin a micromobility facility new text end if new text begin :
new text end

(1) a road authority has issued a permit to the city authorizing the deleted text begin bicycle racks and
storage facilities deleted text end new text begin micromobility facility new text end to be placed within the right-of-way of a public
highway deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

(2) the city has recommended and the road authority has authorized in the permit the
placement of advertisements, public art, and informational signs on the deleted text begin bicycle racks and
bicycle storage facilities, deleted text end new text begin micromobility facility; new text end and

(3) the placement does not create an unsafe situation.

new text begin (c) new text end Advertisements, public art, and information signs authorized under this subdivision
are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the road authority authorizing their
placement.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Shared electric vehicle facilities. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "shared
electric vehicle facility" means an installation for one or more parking spaces that is:
new text end

new text begin (1) established as part of a shared mobility service;
new text end

new text begin (2) identified for use by all-electric vehicles as defined in section 169.011, subdivision
1a; and
new text end

new text begin (3) equipped to recharge an all-electric vehicle, recharge an all-electric vehicle energy
storage device, or provide for swapping an all-electric vehicle battery.
new text end

new text begin (b) In a statutory or home rule charter city, advertisements, public art, and informational
signs may be placed and maintained on a shared electric vehicle facility if:
new text end

new text begin (1) a road authority has issued a permit to the city authorizing the shared electric vehicle
facility to be placed within the right-of-way of a public highway;
new text end

new text begin (2) the city has recommended and the road authority has authorized in the permit the
placement of advertisements, public art, and informational signs on the shared electric
vehicle facility; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the placement does not create an unsafe situation.
new text end

new text begin (c) Advertisements, public art, and information signs authorized under this subdivision
are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the road authority authorizing their
placement.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.082, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Town bridges and culverts; town road account.

(a) Money in the town
bridge account must be expended on new text begin replacement or rehabilitation of new text end town road bridge
structures that are ten feet or more in length and on town road culverts that replace existing
town road bridges. In addition, if the present bridge structure is less than ten feet in length
but a hydrological survey indicates that the replacement bridge structure or culvert must be
ten feet or more in length, then the bridge or culvert is eligible for replacement funds.

(b) The town bridge account may be used to pay the costs to abandon an existing bridge
that is deficient and in need of replacement deleted text begin , deleted text end but where no replacement will be made. It may
also be used to pay the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficient deleted text begin , deleted text end if the commissioner
determines that construction of the road or street is more cost-efficient than replacing the
existing bridge. new text begin It may also be used to pay the costs for environmental documentation,
preliminary design, and final design of historic bridges and for repurposing and restoring
salvageable components of historic bridges, including disassembly, transportation to a new
location, construction, and other associated costs.
new text end

(c) When bridge approach construction work exceeds $10,000 in costs, or when the
county engineer determines that the cost of the replacement culverts alone will not exceed
$20,000, or engineering costs exceed $10,000, the town shall be eligible for financial
assistance from the town bridge account. Financial assistance shall be requested by resolution
of the county board and shall be limited to:

(1) 100 percent of the cost of the bridge approach work that is in excess of $10,000;

(2) 100 percent of the cost of the replacement culverts when the cost does not exceed
$20,000 and the town board agrees to be responsible for all the other costs, which may
include costs for structural removal, installation, and permitting. The replacement structure
design and costs shall be approved and certified by the county engineer deleted text begin , deleted text end but need not be
subsequently approved by the Department of Transportation; or

(3) 100 percent of all related engineering costs that exceed $10,000, or in the case of
towns with a net tax capacity of less than $300,000, 100 percent of the engineering costs.

(d) Money in the town road account must be distributed as provided in section 162.081.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, subdivision 265, is amended to read:

Subd. 265.

Route No. 334.

Beginning at a point on Route No. 116 at or near Inver Grove
Heights; thence extending in a general northerly direction to a point deleted text begin on Route No. 102 at
or deleted text end near new text begin Kellogg Boulevard East in new text end St. Paul.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the governing
body of the city of St. Paul to transfer jurisdiction of a portion of Legislative Route No. 334
and notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the conditions required
to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 271. new text end

new text begin Route No. 340. new text end

new text begin Beginning at a point at or near the entrance of the Upper
Sioux Agency State Park; thence extending in a generally northwesterly direction to a point
on Route No. 67 at or near Granite Falls.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
date.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Implementation.

The commissioner of transportation shall implement
noise abatement measures within or along the perimeter of freeways and expressways deleted text begin in
incorporated areas deleted text end contingent on the availability of funding, in accordance with section
116.07, subdivision 2a.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Direct negotiation.

In cases where the estimated cost of construction work or
maintenance work does not exceed $250,000, the commissioner may enter into a contract
for the work by direct negotiation deleted text begin , deleted text end by obtaining two or more quotations for the work deleted text begin , deleted text end and
without advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of competitive
bidding if the total contractual obligation of the state for the directly negotiated contract or
contracts on any single project does not exceed $250,000. All quotations obtained shall be
kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt of the quotation. new text begin For purposes of
this subdivision only, "construction work or maintenance work" includes work on
department-owned buildings or property.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [161.369] INDIAN EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
new text end

new text begin As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (d), the
commissioner may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally
recognized Tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, on or near an
Indian reservation. For purposes of this section, a project is near an Indian reservation if
the project is within the distance a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected
to commute to and from each workday. The commissioner, in consultation with federally
recognized Minnesota Tribes, may determine when a project is near an Indian reservation.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.41, is amended to read:

161.41 SURPLUS PROPERTY NOT NEEDED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES.

Subdivision 1.

Commissioner may declare surplus.

The commissioner is authorized
to declare as surplus any property acquired by the state for highway purposes, excluding
deleted text begin real estate deleted text end new text begin land new text end , which the commissioner determines to be no longer needed or necessary
for state highway purposes.

Subd. 2.

Determination of value; disposition.

The commissioner shall administer all
aspects of the disposition of property declared to be surplus under this section new text begin , including
buildings used for trunk highway purposes new text end . The commissioner shall first determine the
value of the surplus property. The commissioner may then transfer the possession of the
surplus property to any state agency or political subdivision of this state or to the United
States government upon receipt of payment in an amount equal to the value of the surplus
property.

The commissioner may also sell the surplus property under the competitive bidding
provisions of chapter 16C if no state agency or political subdivision of this state offers to
purchase the surplus property for its determined value.

Subd. 3.

Money credited to trunk highway fund.

The commissioner shall deposit all
money received under this section with the commissioner of management and budget to be
credited to the trunk highway fund.

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Disposal of obsolete or unsafe buildings. new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that
the department is no longer using a building for trunk highway purposes or that the building
is a safety or fire hazard, the commissioner may demolish the building.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Money needs defined.

For the purpose of this section, money needs of each
county are defined as the estimated total annual costs of constructing, over a period of 25
years, the county state-aid highway system deleted text begin in deleted text end new text begin located and established by new text end that county. Costs
incidental to construction, or a specified portion deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of those costs, new text end as set forth in the
commissioner's rules new text begin , new text end may be included in determining money needs. To avoid variances in
costs due to differences in construction policy, construction costs shall be estimated on the
basis of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the
county engineers of the several counties.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Money needs defined.

For the purpose of this section new text begin , new text end money needs of each
city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing
and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system deleted text begin in deleted text end new text begin located
and established by new text end such city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money
needs. Lighting costs and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a
specified portion of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin those new text end costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included
in determining money needs. To avoid variances in costs due to differences in construction
and maintenance policy, construction and maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis
of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers,
or a committee thereof, of the cities.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Screening board.

On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer of each
city having a population of 5,000 or more shall new text begin update the city's data and new text end forward to the
commissioner deleted text begin on forms prepared by the commissioner, deleted text end all information relating to the money
needs of the city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal
state-aid street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula deleted text begin heretofore set forth deleted text end new text begin under
this section new text end . Upon receipt of the information new text begin , new text end the commissioner shall appoint a board of city
engineers. The board shall be composed of new text begin the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) two city engineers from the metropolitan district;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end one new text begin city new text end engineer from each deleted text begin state highway construction district, and in addition
thereto, deleted text end new text begin nonmetropolitan district; and
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end one new text begin city new text end engineer from each city of the first class.

The board shall investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before
November 1 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing
as to each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner.
Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner.
In the event that any city shall fail to submit the new text begin required new text end information deleted text begin provided for herein deleted text end ,
the commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in
solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the amount
apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) The commissioner shall issue a special
plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:

(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and is a
registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational
vehicle;

(2) pays the registration tax required by law;

(3) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
5, for each set of two plates, and any other fees required by this chapter; and

(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.

(b) The additional fee is payable at the time of initial application for the special plate
emblem and when the plates must be replaced or renewed. An applicant must not be issued
more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and
registered to the applicant.

(c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American
Legion deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end Veterans of Foreign Wars new text begin , or Disabled American Veterans new text end .

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1253, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

No fee.

The commissioner shall issue a set of Gold Star plates, or a single plate
for a motorcycle, to an eligible person free of charge, and shall replace the plate or plates
without charge if they become damaged. new text begin If the eligible person requests personalized Gold
Star plates, the commissioner must not charge the fees listed in section 168.12, subdivision
2a.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1293, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin (a) By February 1 annually, the commissioner must submit
a report on special plates to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify the number of special plate issuances and total plate counts for each type of
special plate, with a breakout by each alternative or additional design; and
new text end

new text begin (2) for each special plate in which a onetime or annual contribution is required:
new text end

new text begin (i) provide a fiscal summary of the contributions, including to specify the appropriate
contribution account, identify total contributions received in the two most recently completed
fiscal years, and identify the direct recipients of contribution funds; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) provide a description of how contribution funds were spent in the prior fiscal or
calendar year, as provided by each direct recipient.
new text end

new text begin (b) An entity that receives special plate special contribution funds under this chapter
directly from the commissioner must submit information on contribution funds expenditures
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.185, is amended to read:

168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a
gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision
32, shall report to the commissioner at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number.
deleted text begin A person subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the
number at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier
Identification Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or
comparable document as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not
assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.
deleted text end

(b) Assigned USDOT numbers must be displayed as required by section 221.031,
subdivision 6. The vehicle owner shall notify the commissioner if there is a change to the
owner's USDOT number.

(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the commissioner shall
suspend the owner's registration.

(d) This section does not apply to (1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce,
(2) a vehicle that is not used in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle
that is owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government,
the state, or any political subdivision.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee.

(a) Application for a dealer's
license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license
must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's
approval.

(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the
application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary
license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, the
commissioner shall inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with this section
and rules adopted under this section.

(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily
licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this
section.

(d) In no more than deleted text begin 120 deleted text end new text begin 180 new text end days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer
license must either be granted or denied.

(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:

(1) deleted text begin The license must be denied deleted text end if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined
due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen
vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or
pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in
a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or
sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

(2) deleted text begin A license must be denied deleted text end if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the
previous ten years.

new text begin (f) A license may be denied if a dealer is not in compliance with location requirements
under subdivision 10 or has intentionally misrepresented any information on the dealer
license application that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under subdivision
12.
new text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end If the application is approved, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a
dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate of
license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The license
must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in
addition to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be
paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial
and annual fee must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Dealer plates: distinguishing number, fee, tax, use.

(a) The registrar shall
issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor vehicle dealer licensed
as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates displaying a general distinguishing
number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap metal processor, a used vehicle parts
dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool. The fee for each of the first four plates is $75 per registration
year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable as sales
tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer shall
pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration year.
The registrar shall deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided in section
297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12. Motor vehicles, new
or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the number plate, except vehicles
leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during the term of the lease, held
for hire, or deleted text begin customarily deleted text end used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or parts vehicle,
may be driven upon the streets and highways of this state:

(1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor
vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;

(2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business
transaction of the dealer;

(3) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in
the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven days; or

(4) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three
motor vehicles are involved.

(b) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the motor
vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways for a
period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the vehicle
from this state for registration in another state, or (2) permitting the buyer to use the motor
vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of a motor
vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to
registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose of the time
requirements for registration of motor vehicles.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Records.

Every dealer deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end maintain for three years at an established
place of business a record in the form the department prescribes of every vehicle bought,
sold, or exchanged, or received for sale or exchange, which deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be open to inspection
by a representative of the department or peace officer during deleted text begin reasonable business hours deleted text end new text begin
established inspection hours listed on the initial dealer license application or as noted on
the dealer record new text end . With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15,
the record deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end include either the true mileage as stated by the previous owner or the
fact that the previous owner stated the actual cumulative mileage was unknown; the record
also deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end include either the true mileage the dealer stated upon transferring the vehicle
or the fact the dealer stated the mileage was unknown.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Salvage and prior salvage brands.

(a) When an insurer, licensed to
conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered
intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:

(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title
that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "salvage" in a
manner prescribed by the department; or

(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of
title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior
salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department.

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, supporting documents used to transfer
ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages do not require a notarized
signature and may be signed electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, supporting
documents include but are not limited to power of attorney forms. The insurer shall indemnify
and hold harmless the department for any claims resulting from issuing a certificate of title,
salvage title, or junking certificate pursuant to this section.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages,
an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately
apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged
late-model or high-value vehicle that:

(1) was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;

(2) will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle;

(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership; or

(4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the
certificate of title.

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately
apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a
damaged vehicle and:

(1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (c); and

(2) the vehicle:

(i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or
any similar term on the certificate of title; or

(ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history
by any other jurisdiction.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other
occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must:

(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title
that bears a "salvage" brand; or

(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of
title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.045, is amended to read:

168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES.

A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the deleted text begin storage and deleted text end towing and
new text begin recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup,
and must have new text end the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle new text begin and cargo, subject to the
right to retrieve contents under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, new text end until the lien is lawfully
discharged. This section does not apply to tows of vehicles parked in violation of snow
emergency regulations.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Payment of charges.

new text begin Except as provided in this subdivision, new text end the owner
or any lienholder of an impounded vehicle deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end have a right to reclaim such vehicle
from the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody upon payment
of all new text begin charges for new text end towing and deleted text begin storage charges deleted text end new text begin recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of
the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup new text end resulting from taking the vehicle new text begin and cargo
new text end into custody within 15 or 45 days, as applicable under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a,
or 2, after the date of the notice required by section 168B.06. new text begin The registered owner of a
vehicle who is homeless or receives relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07,
subdivision 3, is not liable for charges for recovery of cargo, storage of cargo, or accident
site cleanup unless the costs are covered by the owner's motor vehicle insurance. For purposes
of this subdivision, "cargo" means commercial goods or private property being transported
by motor vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 24, or trailer, as defined in
section 168.002, subdivision 35.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 40b. new text end

new text begin Micromobility device. new text end

new text begin (a) "Micromobility device" means a vehicle that:
new text end

new text begin (1) is capable of: (i) being propelled solely by human power; (ii) being powered solely
by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other
portable sources of electrical current; or (iii) both (i) and (ii);
new text end

new text begin (2) when solely powered by an electric motor, is not capable of propelling the vehicle
at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on a paved level surface; and
new text end

new text begin (3) has an unloaded weight of up to 500 pounds.
new text end

new text begin (b) Micromobility device includes a bicycle, a motorized foot scooter, and an electric
personal assistive mobility device. Micromobility device includes a motorized bicycle that
meets the requirements under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Officer to report accident to commissioner.

A peace officer who, in the
regular course of duty, investigates an accident that must be reported under this section
shall, within ten days after the date of the accident, forward an electronic or written report
of the accident as prescribed by the commissioner of public safety. new text begin Within two business
days after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency
must notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident using an electronic
format as prescribed by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5i. new text end

new text begin Speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the city of Lonsdale. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this section, the speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the
city of Lonsdale between 5th Avenue Northwest and the northern city limits is 45 miles per
hour. The commissioner must erect appropriate signs displaying the speed limit.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Parking space free of obstruction; penalty.

The owner or manager of the
property on which the designated parking space is located deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end ensure that the parking
space and associated access aisle are kept free of obstruction. If the owner or manager does
not have the parking space properly posted or new text begin knowingly new text end allows the parking space or access
aisle to be blocked by new text begin plowed new text end snow, merchandise, or similar obstructions deleted text begin for 24 hours after
receiving a warning from a peace officer deleted text end , the owner or manager is guilty of a misdemeanor
and subject to a fine of up to $500.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Inspection certificate.

Except as provided in subdivision 2a, no person shall
drive, or no owner shall knowingly permit or cause to be driven, any school bus or Head
Start bus unless there is displayed thereon a certificate issued by the commissioner of public
safety stating that deleted text begin on a certain date, which shall be within 13 months of the date of operation deleted text end , new text begin
in the month specified on the certificate, new text end a member of the Minnesota State Patrol inspected
the bus and found that on the date of inspection the bus complied with the applicable
provisions of state law relating to construction, design, equipment, and color. new text begin The certificate
is valid for 12 months after the month specified on the certificate.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Inspection criteria.

(a) The commissioner of public safety must inspect school
buses in accordance with the School Bus Inspection Manual as prescribed in section
169.4501, subdivision 3. Upon completion of an inspection, the commissioner must provide
a printed or electronic vehicle examination report to the carrier or school district.

(b) A school bus displaying a defect as defined in the "School Bus Recommended
Out-of-Service Criteria" in the most recent edition of the "National School Transportation
Specification and Procedures" adopted by the National Congress on School Transportation
is deemed unsafe for student transportation. A member of the State Patrol must affix a
rejection sticker to the lower left corner of the windshield. A person may remove the rejection
sticker only upon authorization from a member of the State Patrol who has determined that
all defects have been corrected. Pending reinspection and certification of the vehicle by a
member of the State Patrol, a bus bearing a rejection sticker may be used to transport students
deleted text begin if deleted text end new text begin for up to 30 days provided new text end the defects have been corrected and the vehicle examination
report is signed by the owner or a designee certifying that all defects have been corrected.
The signed report must be carried in the first aid kit on the bus.

(c) A school bus that has had an inspection completed in which no out-of-service defects
were identified has passed the inspection and a member of the State Patrol must affix an
inspection certificate to the lower left corner of the windshield. All defects identified must
be repaired within 14 days of the inspection. The person completing the repairs must sign
and date the inspection report indicating the repairs were made. The inspection report must
be retained at the principal place of business of the carrier or school district for 12 months
following the inspection and must be available for review by a representative of the
commissioner of public safety.

(d) A defect discovered during an inspection that was identified by a member of the
State Patrol during a previous inspection but has not been corrected results in a failed
inspection. A member of the State Patrol must affix a rejection sticker to the lower left
corner of the windshield.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

deleted text begin Violation; penalty deleted text end new text begin Violations; penalties new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The State Patrol shall enforce
subdivisions 2 deleted text begin and 2a deleted text end new text begin to 3 new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end A person who operates a school bus without a valid inspection certificate issued
pursuant to subdivision 2 or an interim inspection certificate issued pursuant to subdivision
2a is guilty of a misdemeanor.

new text begin (c) A person who operates, or an owner who knowingly permits the operation of, a
school bus displaying a rejection sticker issued in accordance with subdivision 3, paragraph
(b), and has not fulfilled all the requirements specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.454, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Age of vehicle.

Vehicles deleted text begin 12 years or older deleted text end new text begin model year 2007 or older new text end must not
be used as type III vehicles to transport school children, except those vehicles that are
manufactured to meet the structural requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard
222, Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.70, is amended to read:

169.70 REAR VIEW MIRROR.

Every motor vehicle deleted text begin which is so deleted text end constructed, loaded new text begin , new text end or connected with another vehicle
deleted text begin as to obstruct deleted text end new text begin that obstructs new text end the driver's view to the rear deleted text begin thereof deleted text end from the driver's position
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be equipped with a mirror deleted text begin so located as to reflect deleted text end new text begin or other technology that reflects
or displays new text end to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear
of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end vehicle.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.781, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Inspector certification; suspension and revocation; hearing.

(a) An inspection
required by this section may be performed only by:

(1) an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation who has been
certified by the commissioner after having received training provided by the State Patrol;
or

(2) another person who has been certified by the commissioner after having received
training provided by the State Patrol or other training approved by the commissioner.

(b) A person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation
may be certified by the commissioner if the person is:

(1) an owner, or employee of the owner, of one or more commercial motor vehicles that
are power units;

(2) a dealer licensed under section 168.27 and engaged in the business of buying and
selling commercial motor vehicles, or an employee of the dealer;

(3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles; or

(4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles.

(c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (4), is effective for
two years from the date of certification. The commissioner may require biennial retraining
of persons holding a certificate under paragraph (b) as a condition of renewal of the
certificate. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than $10 for each certificate
issued and renewed. A certified person described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (4), may
charge a reasonable fee for each inspection of a vehicle not owned by the person or the
person's employer.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, the standards adopted by the
commissioner for commercial motor vehicle inspections under sections 169.781 to 169.783
must be the standards prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 396.17,
and in chapter III, subchapter B, appendix deleted text begin G deleted text end new text begin A new text end .

(e) The commissioner may classify types of vehicles for inspection purposes and may
issue separate classes of inspector certificates for each class.

(f) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a
certificate issued under paragraph (b) for failure to meet annual certification requirements
prescribed by the commissioner or failure to inspect commercial motor vehicles in accordance
with inspection procedures established by the State Patrol. The commissioner shall revoke
a certificate issued under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines after notice and an
opportunity for a hearing that the certified person issued an inspection decal for a commercial
motor vehicle when the person knew or reasonably should have known that the vehicle was
in such a state of repair that it would have been declared out of service if inspected by an
employee of the State Patrol. Suspension and revocation of certificates under this subdivision
are not subject to sections 14.57 to 14.69.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.60, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Special registration plates.

(a) At any time during the effective period of an
impoundment order, a violator or registered owner may apply to the commissioner for new
registration plates, which must bear a special series of numbers or letters so as to be readily
identified by traffic law enforcement officers. deleted text begin The commissioner may authorize the issuance
of special plates if:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the violator has a qualified licensed driver whom the violator must identify;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the violator or registered owner has a limited license issued under section 171.30;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the registered owner is not the violator and the registered owner has a valid or limited
driver's license;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) a member of the registered owner's household has a valid driver's license; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the violator has been reissued a valid driver's license.
deleted text end

(b) The commissioner may not issue new registration plates for that vehicle subject to
plate impoundment for a period of at least one year from the date of the impoundment order.
In addition, if the owner is the violator, new registration plates may not be issued for the
vehicle unless the person has been reissued a valid driver's license in accordance with chapter
171.

(c) A violator may not apply for new registration plates for a vehicle at any time before
the person's driver's license is reinstated.

(d) The commissioner may issue the special plates on payment of a $50 fee for each
vehicle for which special plates are requested, except that a person who paid the fee required
under paragraph (f) must not be required to pay an additional fee if the commissioner issued
an impoundment order pursuant to paragraph (g).

(e) Paragraphs (a) to (d) notwithstanding, the commissioner must issue upon request
new registration plates for any vehicle owned by a violator or registered owner for which
the registration plates have been impounded if:

(1) the impoundment order is rescinded;

(2) the vehicle is transferred in compliance with subdivision 14; or

(3) the vehicle is transferred to a Minnesota automobile dealer licensed under section
168.27, a financial institution that has submitted a repossession affidavit, or a government
agency.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner, upon request and payment
of a $100 fee for each vehicle for which special plates are requested, must issue new
registration plates for any vehicle owned by a violator or registered owner for which the
registration plates have been impounded if the violator becomes a program participant in
the ignition interlock program under section 171.306. This paragraph does not apply if the
registration plates have been impounded pursuant to paragraph (g).

(g) The commissioner shall issue a registration plate impoundment order for new
registration plates issued pursuant to paragraph (f) if, before a program participant in the
ignition interlock program under section 171.306 has been restored to full driving privileges,
the program participant:

(1) either voluntarily or involuntarily ceases to participate in the program for more than
30 days; or

(2) fails to successfully complete the program as required by the Department of Public
Safety due to:

(i) two or more occasions of the participant's driving privileges being withdrawn for
violating the terms of the program, unless the withdrawal is determined to be caused by an
error of the department or the interlock provider; or

(ii) violating the terms of the contract with the provider as determined by the provider.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.041, is amended to read:

171.041 RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR FARM WORK.

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating to the age of an applicant
to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a restricted farm work license to operate a
motor vehicle to a person who has attained the age of 15 years and who, except for age, is
qualified to hold a driver's license. The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month
instruction permit possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and
171.05, subdivision 2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of
section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).

(b) The restricted license must be issued solely for the purpose of authorizing the person
to whom the restricted license is issued to assist deleted text begin the person's parents or guardians deleted text end with farm
work. An individual may perform farm work under the restricted license for any entity
authorized to farm under section 500.24. A person holding this restricted license may operate
a motor vehicle only during daylight hours and only within a radius of 40 miles of the
deleted text begin parent's or guardian's deleted text end farmhouse new text begin on the farm where the person is working new text end .

(c) An applicant for a restricted license must apply to the commissioner for the license
on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that the applicant's parent deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end guardian new text begin ,
or employer new text end owns land that is classified as agricultural land or a copy of a rental statement
or agreement showing that the applicant's parent or guardian rents land classified as
agricultural land; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) a written verified statement by the applicant's parent or guardian setting forth the
necessity for the license deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) if the applicant is not working for a parent or guardian, a written verified statement
by the farm owner setting forth the necessity for the license.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2023, chapter 13, article 1, section 3, and Laws 2023, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Contents of application; other information.

(a) An application must:

(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the
applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;

(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and
any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;

(3) state:

(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or

(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a
Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license,
that the applicant elects not to specify a Social Security number;

(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care
directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and

(5) include a method for the applicant to:

(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15,
and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;

(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);

(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12,
subdivision 3c; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (v) indicate caretaker information as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5c; and
new text end

(6) meet the requirements under section 201.161, subdivision 3.

(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:

(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and

(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of
the REAL ID Act:

(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address,
unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;

(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and

(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.

(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must
be accompanied by:

(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States
citizenship; and

(2) a photographic identity document.

(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card
containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant
is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card,
instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota
Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.

(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying
documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in
paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence
in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about
an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except
as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Evidence; lawful status.

Only a form of documentation identified under
subdivision 2 new text begin , paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (10), new text end or a document issued by a federal agency
that demonstrates the applicant's lawful status are satisfactory evidence of an applicant's
lawful status under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2).

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0605, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Evidence; residence in Minnesota.

(a) Submission of two forms of
documentation from the following is satisfactory evidence of an applicant's principal
residence address in Minnesota under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b):

(1) a home utility services bill issued no more than 12 months before the application;

(2) a home utility services hook-up work order issued no more than 12 months before
the application;

(3) United States bank or financial information issued no more than 12 months before
the application, with account numbers redacted, including:

(i) a bank account statement;

(ii) a credit card or debit card statement;

(iii) a brokerage account statement; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(iv) a money market account statement;

new text begin (v) a Health Savings Account statement; or
new text end

new text begin (vi) a retirement account statement;
new text end

(4) a certified transcript from a United States high school, if issued no more than 180
days before the application;

(5) a certified transcript from a Minnesota college or university, if issued no more than
180 days before the application;

new text begin (6) a student summary report from a United States high school signed by a school
principal or designated authority and issued no more than 180 days before the application;
new text end

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end an employment pay stub issued no more than 12 months before the application
that lists the employer's name and address;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued no more than 12
months before the application;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end a statement from an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 144G, nursing
home licensed under chapter 144A, or a boarding care facility licensed under sections 144.50
to 144.56, that was issued no more than 12 months before the application;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end a current policy or card for health, automobile, homeowner's, or renter's
insurance;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end a federal or state income tax return for the most recent tax filing year;

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year or a
proposed Minnesota property tax notice for the current year that shows the applicant's
principal residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property
is being taxed;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end a filed property deed or title for current residence;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued no more than 12
months before the application;

deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end mortgage documents for the applicant's principal residence;

deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end a residential lease agreement for the applicant's principal residence issued no
more than 12 months before the application;

new text begin (18) an affidavit of residence for an applicant whose principal residence is a group home,
communal living arrangement, cooperative, or a religious order issued no more than 90
days before the application;
new text end

new text begin (19) an assisted living or nursing home statement issued no more than 90 days before
the application;
new text end

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end a valid driver's license, including an instruction permit, issued under this
chapter;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (21) new text end a valid Minnesota identification card;

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (22) new text end an unexpired Minnesota professional license;

deleted text begin (20) deleted text end new text begin (23) new text end an unexpired Selective Service card;

deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (24) new text end military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;

deleted text begin (22) deleted text end new text begin (25) new text end a cellular phone bill issued no more than 12 months before the application; or

deleted text begin (23) deleted text end new text begin (26) new text end a valid license issued pursuant to the game and fish laws.

(b) In lieu of one of the two documents required by paragraph (a), an applicant under
the age of 18 may use a parent or guardian's proof of principal residence as provided in this
paragraph. The parent or guardian of the applicant must provide a document listed under
paragraph (a) that includes the parent or guardian's name and the same address as the address
on the document provided by the applicant. The parent or guardian must also certify that
the applicant is the child of the parent or guardian and lives at that address.

(c) A document under paragraph (a) must include the applicant's name and principal
residence address in Minnesota.

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, Internet service and cable service are utilities under this
section and Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, subpart 4a.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5c. new text end

new text begin Caretaker information. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon request by an applicant for a driver's license,
instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card under section 171.06, subdivision 3,
the commissioner must maintain electronic records of names and contact information for
up to three individuals receiving exclusive care from the applicant. The request must be
made on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must make the form
available on the department's website. The form must include a notice as described in section
13.04, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person who has provided caretaker information under this subdivision may change,
add, or delete the information at any time. Notwithstanding sections 171.06, subdivision 2;
and 171.061, the commissioner or a driver's license agent must not charge a fee for a
transaction described in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (c) Caretaker data are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12, except that the commissioner may share caretaker information with
law enforcement agencies to notify the cared-for individuals regarding an emergency.
new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Issuance of restricted license.

(a) The commissioner shall issue a class D
driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a
program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines.
The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has provided
satisfactory proof that:

(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor
vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and

(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition
interlock device. If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791,
169.793, or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended new text begin , revoked, new text end or
canceled under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner shall require the participant
to present an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be
noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.

(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction prohibiting
the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of any motor
vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the
commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with an
interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant to
the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's written
consent.

(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked under section
169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), clause (1), (2), or (3); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), (3), or (4); or 171.177,
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause
(1), (2), or (3); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause
(1), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision
1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or
(4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2,
clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or
great bodily harm, where the participant has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving
incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving
incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to
the ignition interlock restriction.

(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked, canceled, or
denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (5), (6),
or (7); or 171.177, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 5,
paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (1), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section
609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2),
item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or
609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm,
substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm, where the participant has two or more qualified
prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior
impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's
license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in
a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in
a chemical use assessment. As a prerequisite to eligibility for eventual reinstatement of full
driving privileges, a participant whose chemical use assessment recommended treatment
or rehabilitation shall complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation
program. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently registers a
positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall extend the
time period that the participant must participate in the program until the participant has
reached the required abstinence period described in section 169A.55, subdivision 4.

(e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority
to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving privileges,
except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the program
participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 169A.55 and
until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath alcohol concentrations
of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.

Sec. 40.

new text begin [174.07] EXPIRATION OF REPORT MANDATES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin (a) If submission of a report by the commissioner to the
legislature, including but not limited to chairs and ranking minority members of a legislative
committee or the Legislative Coordinating Commission, is required by law, the requirement
to submit the report expires in accordance with this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) For a law enacted before January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to the
legislature expires as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) for an annual report, on January 1, 2025; or
new text end

new text begin (2) for a biennial or less frequent report, on January 1, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) For a law enacted on or after January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to
the legislature expires as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) for an annual report, three years after the date of enactment; or
new text end

new text begin (2) for a biennial or less frequent report, five years after the date of enactment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expirations list. new text end

new text begin By February 15 annually, the commissioner must submit an
expirations list to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy, the revisor of statutes, and the
Legislative Reference Library. The list must identify (1) all reports set to expire under this
section during the upcoming 12-month period, and (2) all reports in which the requirement
for submission has expired in the past 12-month period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin This section does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or
agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under
sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;
new text end

new text begin (2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final
report;
new text end

new text begin (3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature
under section 16A.11;
new text end

new text begin (4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;
new text end

new text begin (5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203,
subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; 165.14, subdivision 5; 174.03, subdivision 12; 174.185,
subdivision 3; 174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Eligibility.

Eligible recipients of financial assistance under this section are:

(1) a political subdivision; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.40, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:

Subd. 4a.

Eligibility.

A statutory or home rule charter city, county, deleted text begin or deleted text end town new text begin , or federally
recognized Indian Tribe new text end is eligible to receive funding under this section only if it has adopted
subdivision regulations that require safe routes to school infrastructure in developments
authorized on or after June 1, 2016.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Bridge grant program; rulemaking.

(a) The commissioner of transportation
shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of grant administration,
standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including bridge specifications, in
cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use in the administration of
funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration of grants to subdivisions.
The commissioner must publish all rules, procedures, conditions, standards, and criteria on
the department's website. Grants under this section are subject to the procedures and criteria
established in this subdivision and in subdivisions 5 and 6.

(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size of
the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the state
transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement bridge
must be ten feet or more in length.

(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with local
road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross over the
same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a grant under
this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from the minimum
distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.

(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to new text begin rehabilitate, new text end construct new text begin , new text end
or reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:

(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;

(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement but where no replacement will be made; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of an
existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing bridge deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs of acquiring and rehabilitating and reconstructing historic bridges,
including the costs of: (i) acquiring salvageable components from historic bridges and the
disassembly, repurposing, restoring, and transportation to a new location of the salvageable
components for the construction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a bridge; and (ii) related
environmental documentation, preliminary design, and final design associated with the
reconstruction of historic bridges.
new text end

(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds created
by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

(f) The commissioner must maintain a local bridge project list that includes every local
bridge replacement or rehabilitation project which has approved plans. The list must include
the total bridge cost estimate for each project. The commissioner must update this list
annually. The commissioner must publish the list on the department's website.

(g) The commissioner is prohibited from awarding a grant of $7,000,000 or more under
this section for a local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project, except:

(1) for major local bridges as provided in subdivision 6d; or

(2) if every other local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project with a total bridge
cost estimate of $7,000,000 or less on the local bridge project list required by paragraph (f)
has been fully funded.

(h) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that
were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the
projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner
must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no
funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.

new text begin (i) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, grants for costs under paragraph (d), clause (2), are
limited to general fund appropriations that must be segregated from all funds authorized
under articles XI and XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Trunk highway corridor projects account.

A trunk highway corridor projects
account is established in the local road improvement fund. Money in the account is annually
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in this
section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory or home rule
charter cities, towns, deleted text begin and deleted text end counties new text begin , and federally recognized Indian Tribes new text end to assist in paying
the local new text begin or Tribal new text end share of trunk highway projects that have local new text begin or Tribal new text end costs that are
directly or partially related to the trunk highway improvement and that are not funded or
are only partially funded with other state and federal funds. The commissioner shall determine
the amount of the local new text begin or Tribal new text end share of costs eligible for assistance from the account.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Local road account for routes of regional significance.

A local road account
for routes of regional significance is established in the local road improvement fund. Money
in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure
as specified in this section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory
or home rule charter cities, towns, deleted text begin and deleted text end counties new text begin , and federally recognized Indian Tribes new text end to
assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, deleted text begin or deleted text end
town roads new text begin , or Tribal roads new text end with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully
funded through other state, federal, deleted text begin or deleted text end local new text begin , or Tribal new text end funding sources.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Grant procedures and criteria.

(a) The commissioner shall establish procedures
for statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, deleted text begin and deleted text end counties new text begin , and federally recognized Indian
Tribes new text end to apply for grants or loans from the fund and criteria to be used to select projects
for funding. The commissioner must publish the procedures on the department's website.
The commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in consultation with
representatives appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties, League of Minnesota
Cities, Minnesota Association of Townships, deleted text begin and deleted text end the appropriate state agency as needed new text begin ,
and Tribal representatives under section 10.65 new text end . The criteria for determining project priority
and the amount of a grant or loan must be based upon consideration of:

(1) the availability of other state, federal, deleted text begin and deleted text end local new text begin , and Tribal new text end funds;

(2) the regional significance of the route;

(3) effectiveness of the proposed project in eliminating a transportation system deficiency;

(4) the number of persons who will be positively impacted by the project;

(5) the project's contribution to other local, regional, deleted text begin or deleted text end state new text begin , or Tribal new text end economic
development or redevelopment efforts including livestock and other agricultural operations
permitted after July 1, 2005; and

(6) ability of the local unit of government new text begin or federally recognized Indian Tribe new text end to
adequately provide for the safe operation and maintenance of the facility upon project
completion.

(b) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that
were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the
projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner
must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no
funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Expenditures.

(a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail service
improvement account for the following purposes:

(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments on
loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;

(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail service
of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to the
state rail bank program;

(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad tracks
for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the existing
alignment of the inplace track;

(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad authority
established pursuant to chapter 398A;

(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade crossing
improvement projects;

new text begin (8) to pay the nonfederal matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects that
support economic development;
new text end

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end to fund rail planning studies; and

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
capacity or safety at rail yards.

(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad right-of-way
or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall be deposited
in the rail service improvement account.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.6641, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Disclosure requirements.

(a) If a motor vehicle dealer licensed under section
168.27 offers a vehicle for sale in the course of a sales presentation to any prospective buyer
the dealer must provide a written disclosure deleted text begin , deleted text end and deleted text begin an oral disclosure deleted text end new text begin , new text end except for sales
performed online, new text begin an oral disclosure new text end of:

(1) prior vehicle damage as required under subdivision 1;

(2) the existence or requirement of any title brand under section 168A.05, subdivision
3, 168A.151, 325F.6642, or 325F.665, subdivision 14, if the dealer has actual knowledge
of the brand; and

(3) if a motor vehicle, which is part of a licensed motor vehicle dealer's inventory, has
been submerged or flooded above the bottom dashboard while parked on the dealer's lot.

(b) If a person receives a flood disclosure as described in paragraph (a), clause (3),
whether from a motor vehicle dealer or another seller, and subsequently offers that vehicle
for sale, the person must provide the same disclosure to any prospective subsequent buyer.

(c) Written disclosure under this subdivision must be signed by the buyer and maintained
in the motor vehicle dealer's sales file in the manner prescribed by the registrar of motor
vehicles.

(d) The disclosure required in subdivision 1 must be made in substantially the following
form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... has not ..... sustained damage in
excess of 80 percent actual cash value."

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Small unmanned aircraft deleted text begin systems deleted text end .

(a) Any small unmanned aircraft deleted text begin system
in which the unmanned aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including payload
and anything affixed to the aircraft deleted text end , new text begin as defined in section 360.013, subdivision 57a, new text end either:

(1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or

(2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned
and operated solely for recreational purposes.

(b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is
exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

new text begin (c) An owner must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form
acceptable to the commissioner. Additionally, an operator must maintain records and proof
that each flight was covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than $300,000
per occurrence for bodily injury or death to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance
must comply with section 60A.081 unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081,
subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.59, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Certificate of insurance.

(a) Every owner of aircraft in this state when applying
for registration, reregistration, or transfer of ownership shall supply any information the
commissioner reasonably requires to determine that the aircraft during the period of its
contemplated operation is covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than
$100,000 per passenger seat liability both for passenger bodily injury or death and for
property damage; not less than $100,000 for bodily injury or death to each nonpassenger
in any one accident; and not less than $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death
to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance must comply with section 60A.081,
unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081, subdivision 3.

The information supplied to the commissioner must include but is not limited to the
name and address of the owner, the period of contemplated use or operation, if any, and, if
insurance coverage is then presently required, the name of the insurer, the insurance policy
number, the term of the coverage, policy limits, and any other data the commissioner requires.
No certificate of registration shall be issued pursuant to subdivision 3 in the absence of the
information required by this subdivision.

(b) In the event of cancellation of aircraft insurance by the insurer, the insurer shall
notify the Department of Transportation at least ten days prior to the date on which the
insurance coverage is to be terminated. Unless proof of a new policy of insurance is filed
with the department meeting the requirements of this subdivision during the period of the
aircraft's contemplated use or operation, the registration certificate for the aircraft shall be
revoked forthwith.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an owner of aircraft to
maintain passenger seat liability coverage on aircraft for which an experimental certificate
has been issued by the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to
Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, sections 21.191 to 21.195 and 91.319, whereunder
persons operating the aircraft are prohibited from carrying passengers in the aircraft or for
an unmanned aircraft. Whenever the aircraft becomes certificated to carry passengers,
passenger seat liability coverage shall be required as provided in this subdivision.

(d) The requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to any aircraft built by the
original manufacturer prior to December 31, 1939, and owned and operated solely as a
collector's item, if the owner files an affidavit with the commissioner. The affidavit shall
state the owner's name and address, the name and address of the person from whom the
aircraft was purchased, the make, year, and model number of the aircraft, the federal aircraft
registration number, the manufacturer's identification number, and that the aircraft is owned
and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.

(e) A small unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements of section 360.55,
subdivision 9, is not subject to the requirements under paragraphs (a) and (b). deleted text begin Owners of
small unmanned aircraft systems that meet the requirements of section 360.55, subdivision
9, must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form acceptable to the
commissioner. Additionally, such operators must maintain records and proof that each flight
was insured for the limits established in paragraph (a).
deleted text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.375, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end

new text begin Safe accessibility training. new text end

new text begin (a) The council must ensure that vehicle operators
who provide bus service receive training on assisting persons with disabilities and mobility
limitations to enter and leave the vehicle. The training must cover assistance in circumstances
where regular access to or from the vehicle is unsafe due to snow, ice, or other obstructions.
This subdivision applies to vehicle operators employed by the Metropolitan Council or by
a replacement service provider.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council must consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee
on the training.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Transit passes. new text end

new text begin The council may establish transit fare programs and passes
that are consistent with the fare policy purposes stated in subdivision 2, including but not
limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) discount pass programs for public and private employers, public and private
organizations, and school districts; and
new text end

new text begin (2) special pass programs for demonstration projects or special events.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Crime.

Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced
as provided in subdivision 2:

(1) obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or
criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense;

(2) obstructs, resists, or interferes with a peace officer while the officer is engaged in
the performance of official duties;

(3) interferes with or obstructs a firefighter while the firefighter is engaged in the
performance of official duties;

(4) interferes with or obstructs a member of an ambulance service personnel crew, as
defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who is providing, or attempting to provide,
emergency care; or

(5) by force or threat of force endeavors to obstruct any employee of the Department of
Revenue new text begin , Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, a driver's
license agent, or a deputy registrar new text end while the employee is lawfully engaged in the performance
of official duties for the purpose of deterring or interfering with the performance of those
duties.

Sec. 54. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 264 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 195, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing bodies of Jackson County and Nobles County to transfer
jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 264 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph
(b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 55. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 274 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 205, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Yellow Medicine County to transfer jurisdiction
of Legislative Route No. 274 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 56. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 301 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 232, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of the city of St. Cloud to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 301 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 57. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.05, subdivision 2; and 171.06, subdivision
3a, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 473.1467; and 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and
9, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraphs (a) and (c) are effective July 1, 2023. Paragraphs (b)
and (d) are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S1335-1

160.05 DEDICATION OF ROADS.

Subd. 2.

Roads on and parallel to railroad right-of-way.

The continued use of any road by the public upon and parallel to the right-of-way of any railway company shall not constitute such a road a legal highway or a charge upon the town in which the same is situated, and no right shall accrue to the public or any individual by such use.

171.06 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, PERMIT, IDENTIFICATION CARD; FEES.

Subd. 3a.

Middle name.

For the purposes of subdivision 3, and section 171.07, subdivision 1, the full name of a married applicant may include, at the option of the applicant, the applicant's family name prior to marriage instead of the applicant's given middle name, notwithstanding the middle name specified on the applicant's marriage certificate.

473.1467 NO SPENDING FOR CERTAIN RAIL PROJECTS.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the council must not spend or use any money for any costs related to studying the feasibility of, planning for, designing, engineering, acquiring property or constructing facilities for or related to, or development or operation of intercity or interregional passenger rail facilities or operations between the city of Rochester or locations in its metropolitan area and any location in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

(b) The restrictions under this section do not apply to:

(1) funds the council obtains from contributions, grants, or other voluntary payments made by nongovernmental entities from private sources; or

(2) expenditures made after enactment of a law that explicitly adds the intercity or interregional passenger rail project for which the expenditures are made to the statewide freight and passenger rail plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1b.

473.408 FARE POLICY.

Subd. 6.

Monthly passes.

The council may offer monthly passes for regular route bus service for sale to the general public.

Subd. 7.

Employee discount passes.

The council may offer passes for regular route bus service for sale to employers at a special discount.

Subd. 8.

Charitable organization discount passes.

The council may offer passes, including tokens, for regular route bus service for sale to charitable organizations, described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at a special discount.

Subd. 9.

Youth discount passes.

(a) The council may offer passes, including tokens, for regular route bus service to charitable organizations, described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, free of charge. Any passes provided under this subdivision must be:

(1) distributed to and used solely by a person who is under 16 years of age; and

(2) restricted to use on a bus that is not operating at full capacity at the time of use of the bus pass.

(b) The council may establish additional requirements and terms of use of the passes, including but not limited to charging a fee to the charitable organization for any printing or production costs, restricting times of bus pass use to certain or nonpeak hours of operation, and establishing oversight and auditing of the charitable organization with regard to bus pass distribution and use.

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S1335-1

Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85

Sec. 85. new text begin DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan council; prohibitions. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan council must not take any action or spend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The council must remove all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and the council's regional transit master plan. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Commissioner of transportation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The commissioner must remove all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's commuter rail system plan. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Regional rail authorities. new text end

new text begin No regional rail authority may expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. new text end

Repealed Minnesota Rule: S1335-1

8835.0350 FINANCIAL RECORDS.

Subp. 2.

Reports.

At the end of each month of operation, a recipient shall provide the department with a report summarizing cost allocations and operating statistics for the period. Reports must be completed on forms provided or approved by the department and must be submitted no later than the last day of the month following the reporting period. The recipient shall submit to the department the final report for the contract period no later than 90 days after the contract period ends.