as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public safety; enacting Driver's License 1.3 Agreement Act; modifying definition of passenger 1.4 automobile to include certain vans; modifying 1.5 provisions naming vehicles eligible to display 1.6 collector vehicle plates; providing grounds for 1.7 cancellation of motor vehicle dealer license; 1.8 modifying definition of utility trailer as it relates 1.9 to motor vehicle dealers; providing for uncontested 1.10 vehicle sale cancellation; allowing traffic accidents 1.11 to be reported electronically; authorizing 1.12 nonidentifying traffic accident data to be made 1.13 public; providing for display and issuance of permits 1.14 for vehicle registration plates; modifying provisions 1.15 governing the administrative impoundment of vehicle 1.16 registration plates; removing requirement that 1.17 signature on driver's license or permit be in ink; 1.18 increasing monetary amount for satisfaction of 1.19 judgment resulting from traffic accident; modifying 1.20 driver instruction requirements; expanding ability of 1.21 department of public safety to capture advertising 1.22 revenue; making conforming, technical, and clarifying 1.23 changes and removing unnecessary language; amending 1.24 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 168.011, subdivision 1.25 7; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.10, subdivision 1b; 1.26 168.27, subdivisions 12a, 20; 169.09, subdivisions 8, 1.27 9, 10, 13; 169.79; 169A.60, subdivisions 8, 14; 1.28 171.07, subdivision 1; 171.183, subdivision 1; 171.39; 1.29 171.51, subdivision 2; 171.52; 171.55; 299A.01, 1.30 subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in 1.31 Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168A; 171; repealing 1.32 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 171.50; 171.51, 1.33 subdivision 1; 171.53. 1.34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.35 ARTICLE 1 1.36 MOTOR VEHICLES GENERALLY 1.37 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.011, 1.38 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 1.39 Subd. 7. [PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.] "Passenger automobile" 2.1 means any motor vehicle designed and used forthecarryingof2.2 not more than 15 persons including the driver. "Passenger 2.3 automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, and 2.4 buses described in subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (2). 2.5 For purposes of taxation only, "passenger automobile" includes 2.6 pickup trucks and vans,other thanincluding those vans designed 2.7 to carry passengers with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying 2.8 capacity of one ton, but does not include commuter vans as 2.9 defined in section 168.126. 2.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.09, 2.11 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 2.12 Subd. 7. [DISPLAY OF TEMPORARY PERMIT; SPECIAL PLATES.] 2.13 (a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section 2.14 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123; 2.15 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129 may display a 2.16 temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if: 2.17 (1) the current registration tax and all other fees have 2.18 been paid in full; and 2.19 (2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, 2.20 subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (3). 2.21 (b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may 2.22 display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired 2.23 registration, with or without a registration license plate, if: 2.24 (1) the license plates have been applied for and the 2.25 registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in 2.26 section 168.10; and 2.27 (2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while 2.28 displaying the temporary permit and not used for general 2.29 transportation purposes. 2.30(b)(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The 2.31 permit must be in a form prescribed by the commissioner of 2.32 public safety and whenever practicable must be posted upon the 2.33 driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. 2.34 The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it was issued 2.35 to allow a reasonable time for the new license plates to be 2.36 manufactured and delivered to the applicant. 3.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.10, 3.2 subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 3.3 Subd. 1b. [COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE, CLASSIC CAR LICENSE.] (a) 3.4 Any motor vehicle manufactured between and including the years 3.5 1925 and 1948, and designated by the registrar of motor vehicles 3.6 as a classic car because of its fine design, high engineering 3.7 standards, and superior workmanship, and owned and operated 3.8 solely as a collector's itemshallmust be listed for taxation 3.9 and registration as follows: An affidavitshallmust be 3.10 executed stating the name and address of the owner, the name and 3.11 address of the person from whom purchased, the make of the motor 3.12 vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's 3.13 identification number, and that the vehicle is owned and 3.14 operated solely as a collector's item and not for general 3.15 transportation purposes. If the registrar is satisfied that the 3.16 affidavit is true and correct and that the motor vehicle 3.17 qualifies to be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays 3.18 a $25 tax, the registrar shall listsuchthe vehicle for 3.19 taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate. 3.20 (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription 3.21 "Classic Car," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other 3.22 combination of characters authorized under section 168.12, 3.23 subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plate is valid without 3.24 renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence. The registrar 3.25 has the power to revokesaidthe plate for failure to comply 3.26 with this subdivision. 3.27 (c) The following cars built between and including 1925 and 3.28 1948 are classic: 3.29 A.C. 3.30Adler3.31 Alfa Romeo 3.32 Alvis Speed 20, 25, and 4.3 litre. 3.33Amilcar3.34 Aston Martin All 1927 through 1939. 3.35 Auburn All 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models. 3.36Audi4.1 Austro-Daimler 4.2 Avions Voisin 12 4.3 Bentley 4.4 Blackhawk 4.5 B.M.W. Models 327, 328, 327/318, and 335 only. 4.6 Brewster 4.7(Heart-front Ford)4.8 Bucciali Models TAV 8, TAV 30, TAV 12 and Double 4.9 Huit. 4.10 Bugatti All models except type 52. 4.11 Buick 1931 through 1942: series 90only. 4.12 1940: Limited. 4.13 Cadillac All 1925 through 1935. 4.14 All 12's and 16's. 4.151936-19481936 through 1948: Series 63, 4.16 65, 67, 70, 72, 75, 80, 85 and 90only. 4.171938-19471938 through 1947: 60 special 4.18only. 4.191940-19471940 through 1947: All 4.20 62 Series. 4.21 Chrysler 1926 through 1930: Imperial 80 and 80L. 4.22 1929: Imperial L. 4.23 1931 through 1937: Imperial Series CG, 4.24 CH, CL, and CW. 4.25 All Newports and Thunderbolts. 4.26 1934: CX. 4.27 1935: C-3. 4.28 1936: C-11. 4.29 1937 through 1948: Custom Imperial, 4.30 Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24, 4.31 C-27, C-33, C-37, and C-40. 4.32 Cord 4.33 Cunningham Series V6, V7, V8, and V9. 4.34 DagmarModel 25-70 only.4.35 Daimler All 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models. 4.36 Darracq 8-cylinder and 4-liter 6-cylinder models. 5.1 Delage Model D-8. 5.2 Delahaye Series 135, 145, and 165. 5.3 Delaunay Belleville 6-cylinder model. 5.4 Doble 5.5 Dorris 5.6 Duesenberg 5.7 du Pont 5.8 Farman 1925 through 1931. 5.9 Franklin All models except1933-341933 and 1934 5.10 Olympic Sixes. 5.11Frazer Nash5.12 Graham1930-19311930 and 1931: Series 137. 5.13 Graham-Paige1929-19301929 and 1930: Series 837. 5.14 Hispano Suiza All French models and Spanish models T56, 5.15 T56BIS, and T64. 5.16 Horch 5.17Hotchkiss5.18 Hudson 1929: Series L. 5.19 Invicta 5.20 Isotta Fraschini 5.21 Itala 5.22 Jaguar 1946 through 1948: 2-1/2 litre and 5.23 3-1/2 litre (Mark IV). 5.24 Jordan Speedway Series 'Z'only. 5.25 Julian 5.26 Kissel 1925, 1926, and 1927: Model 8-75. 5.27 1928: Model 8-90, and 8-90 White Eagle. 5.28 1929 through 1931: Model 8-126,5.29and 8-90 White Eagle. 5.301930: Model 8-126.5.311931: Model 8-126.5.32 Lagonda All models except 5.33 1933 through 1940 Rapiers. 5.34Lancia5.35 La Salle 1927 through 1933only. 5.36 Lincoln All models K, L, KA, and KB. 6.1 1941: Model 168H. 6.2 1942: Model 268H. 6.3 Lincoln 6.4 Continental 1939 through 1948. 6.5 Locomobile All models 48 and 90. 6.6 1927 through 1929: Model 8-80. 6.71928: Model 8-80.6.8 1929:Models 8-80 andmodel 8-88. 6.9 Marmon All 12-cylinder and 16-cylinder models. 6.10 1925 and 1926: Model 74. 6.111926: Model 74.6.12 1927: Model 75. 6.13 1928: Model E75. 6.14 1930 and 1931: Big 8model. 6.15 1931: Model 88, and Big 8. 6.16 Maybach 6.17 McFarlan TV 6 and 8 6.18 Mercedes 6.19 Mercedes Benz Allmodels 2.2 litres230 and up, K, 6.20 S, SS, SSK, SSKL, Grosser and Mannheim. 6.21 Mercer 6.22 M.G. 6-cylinder modelsonly. 6.23 1935 through 1939: SA model. 6.24 1938 and 1939: WA model. 6.26 Minerva All models except 4-cylinder models. 6.27 Nash 1931: Series 8-90. 6.28 1932: Series 9-90, 6.29 Advanced 8, and Ambassador 8. 6.301933-19341933 and 1934: Ambassador 8. 6.31 Packard 1925 through 1934: All models. 6.32 1935 through 1942: Models 1200, 6.33 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207, 6.34 1208, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 6.35 1405, 1407, 1408, 1500, 1501, 1502, 6.36 1506, 1507, 1508, 1603, 1604, 1605, 7.1 1607, 1608, 1703, 1705, 1707, 1708, 7.2 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 7.3 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 7.4 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,and7.5 2008only, 2023, and 2055. 7.6 1946 and 1947: Models 2103, 2106, and 7.7 2126only. 7.8 All Darrin-bodied models. 7.9 Peerless 1925: Series 67. 7.10 1926 through 1928: Series 69. 7.111930-19311930 and 1931: Custom 8. 7.12 1932: Deluxe Custom 8. 7.13 Pierce Arrow 7.14Railton7.15 RenaultGrand Sport model only40 and 45 HP 7.16 models. 7.17 Reo1930-19311931 through 1934: All Royale 7.18Custom 8, and7.19Series 8-35 and 8-52 Elite 88-cylinder 7.20 models. 7.211933: Royale Custom 8.7.22 Revere 7.23 Roamer 1925: Series 8-88, 6-54e,and4-75, and 7.24 4.85e. 7.25 1926: Series 4-75e, 4-85e, and 8-88. 7.261927-19281927 through 1929: Series 8-88. 7.2719291929 and 1930: 7.28Series 8-88, and 8-125.7.291930:Series8-1258-120. 7.30Rohr7.31 Rolls Royce 7.32 Ruxton 7.33Salmson7.34 Squire 7.35 S.S. and SS Jaguar 1932 through 1940: 7.36 S.S. 1, S.S. 90, SS Jaguar, 8.1 and SS Jaguar 100. 8.2 Stearns Knight 8.3 Stevens Duryea 8.4Steyr8.5 Studebaker1929-19331929 through 1933: 8.6 President, except model 82. 8.7 Stutz 8.8 Sunbeam 8-cylinder and 3-litre twin-cam models. 8.9 Talbot 105C and 110C. 8.10 Talbot Lago 150C. 8.11 Triumph Dolomite 8 and Gloria 6. 8.12 Vauxhall Series 25-70 and 30-98 only. 8.13 Voisin 8.14 Wills Saint Claire 8.15 Willys-Knight Series 66, 66A, and 66B-Custom bodied. 8.16 (d) No commercial vehicles such as hearses, ambulances, or 8.17 trucks are considered to be classic cars. 8.18 (e) A vehicle listed in paragraph (c) is not a classic car 8.19 if in a race car configuration. 8.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.27, 8.21 subdivision 12a, is amended to read: 8.22 Subd. 12a. [GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONWITHOUT HEARING; 8.23 NOTICE REQUIRED.] (a) A license may be canceled by the registrar 8.24 upon satisfactory proof that the dealer: (1) has failed to 8.25 provide or maintain the required surety bond, or that the8.26dealer; (2) has failed to provide or maintain the insurance 8.27 required under chapter 65B; (3) is no longer operating at the 8.28 dealer's licensed location; or (4) is no longer in compliance 8.29 with local zoning ordinances for the dealer's licensed location. 8.30 (b) Surety companies and insurers providing required 8.31 coverages shall promptly notify the registrar upon canceling any 8.32 surety bond or required insurance. The registrar shall notify 8.33 the dealer of the reason or reasons for cancellation before the 8.34 cancellation occurs. 8.35 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.27, 8.36 subdivision 20, is amended to read: 9.1 Subd. 20. [APPLICATION TO SALE OF OTHER VEHICLES.] (a) 9.2 This sectionshalldoes not apply: 9.3 (1) to any person, copartnership, or corporation engaged in 9.4 the business of selling vehicles designed to operate exclusively 9.5 over snow, motor scooters, motorized wheelchairs, utility 9.6 trailers, farm wagons, farm trailers, or farm tractors or other 9.7 farm implements, whether self-propelled or not,and even 9.8 thoughsuch wagons, trailers, tractors or implementsa vehicle 9.9 listed in this clause may be equipped with a trailer hitch,; or 9.10 (2) to any person licensed as a real estate broker or 9.11 salesperson pursuant to chapter 82, who engages in the business 9.12 of selling,orwho offers to sell, or who solicits or advertises 9.13 the sale of manufactured homes affixed to land, unless such. 9.14 (b) However, this section does apply to a person, 9.15 copartnership, or corporationshalldescribed in paragraph (a) 9.16 who is alsobeengaged in the business of selling other motor 9.17 vehicles or manufactured homes within the provisions of this 9.18 section. 9.19(b)(c) As used in this subdivisionthe term "utility9.20trailer" has the following meaning:, "utility trailer" means a 9.21 motorless vehicle, other than a boat trailer or snowmobile 9.22 trailer, equipped with one or two wheelsand, having acarrying9.23capacity of 2000gross vehicle weight of 4,000 pounds or less, 9.24 and used for carrying property on its own structure while being 9.25 drawn by a motor vehicle. 9.26 Sec. 6. [168A.101] [CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE BY 9.27 PURCHASER.] 9.28 Subdivision 1. [REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.] If an owner 9.29 cancels a purchase of a motor vehicle after the transfer of 9.30 interest, the owner must submit within 90 days of the original 9.31 purchase date the following items: 9.32 (1) the outstanding certificate of title properly assigned 9.33 to the correct owner; and 9.34 (2) an affidavit correcting ownership and signed by the 9.35 original seller, the incorrect purchaser, and the correct 9.36 purchaser. 10.1 Subd. 2. [REFUNDS.] The incorrect purchaser may be 10.2 eligible for a refund of taxes and fees only if the items 10.3 indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within the 90-day time 10.4 frame unless otherwise provided by law. 10.5 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.09, 10.6 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 10.7 Subd. 8. [OFFICER TO REPORT ACCIDENT TO COMMISSIONER.] 10.8EveryA law enforcement officer who, in the regular course of 10.9 duty, investigates a motor vehicle accidentof which report must10.10be made as required inthat must be reported under this section,10.11either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or10.12thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses,shall, 10.13 within ten days after the date ofsuchthe accident, forwarda10.14 an electronic or written report ofsuchthe accident to the 10.15 commissioner of public safety. 10.16 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.09, 10.17 subdivision 9, is amended to read: 10.18 Subd. 9. [ACCIDENT REPORT FORMS.] The department of public 10.19 safety shall prepare, andelectronic or written forms for 10.20 accident reports required under this section. Upon request the 10.21 department shall supply the forms to police departments, 10.22 coroners, sheriffs, garages, and other suitable agencies or 10.23 individuals, forms for accident reports required hereunder,. 10.24 The forms must be appropriate with respect to the persons 10.25 required to makesuchthe reports and the purposes to be 10.26 served. The electronic or writtenreportsreport forms to be 10.27madecompleted by persons involved in accidents and by 10.28 investigating officersshallmust call for sufficiently detailed 10.29 information to disclose with reference to a traffic accident the 10.30 causes, conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles 10.31 involved. 10.32 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.09, 10.33 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 10.34 Subd. 10. [USE OF FORM REQUIRED.]EveryA required 10.35 accident reportrequired to be made in writing shallmust be 10.36 made onthean appropriate form approved by the department of 11.1 public safety and contain all of the information 11.2 requiredthereinin the form unless not available. 11.3 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.09, 11.4 subdivision 13, is amended to read: 11.5 Subd. 13. [REPORTS CONFIDENTIAL; EVIDENCE, FEE, PENALTY, 11.6 APPROPRIATION.] (a)AllElectronic and written reports and 11.7 supplemental reports required under this sectionshall beare 11.8 for the use of the commissioner of public safety and other 11.9 appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal governmental 11.10 agencies for accident analysis purposes, except: 11.11 (1) the commissioner of public safety or any law 11.12 enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person 11.13 involved in an accident or upon written request of the 11.14 representative of the person's estate, surviving spouse, or one 11.15 or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed pursuant 11.16 to section 573.02, disclose to the requester, the requester's 11.17 legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's insurer 11.18 the report required under subdivision 8; 11.19 (2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written 11.20 request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7 11.21 with a copy of the report filed by the driver; 11.22 (3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with 11.23 insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce 11.24 sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797; 11.25 (4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the 11.26 commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each 11.27 traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for 11.28 purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; 11.29 and 11.30 (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the 11.31 United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle 11.32 accident information in connection with federal grant programs 11.33 relating to safety. 11.34 (b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports 11.35shallare notbediscoverable under any provision of law or rule 11.36 of court.NoA reportshallmay not be used as evidence in any 12.1 trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except 12.2 that the commissioner of public safety shall furnish upon the 12.3 demand ofanya person who has, or claims to have, made a 12.4 report, or, upon demand ofanya court, a certificate showing 12.5 that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the 12.6 commissioner solely to prove compliance or failure to comply 12.7 with the requirements that the report be made to the 12.8 commissioner. 12.9 (c) Nothing in this subdivision preventsanya person who 12.10 has made a report pursuant to this section from providing 12.11 information toanypersons involved in an accident or their 12.12 representatives or from testifying inanya trial, civil or 12.13 criminal, arising out of an accident, as to facts within the 12.14 person's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to 12.15 render privileged the reports required, but it is not intended 12.16 to prohibit proof of the facts to which the reports relate. 12.17 (d) Disclosinganyinformation contained inanyan accident 12.18 report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82, 12.19 subdivision 3 or 4, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor. 12.20 (e) The commissioner of public safety may charge authorized 12.21 persons a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. The 12.22 commissioner may also furnish copies of the modified accident 12.23 records database to private agencies as provided in paragraph 12.24 (g) for not less than the cost of preparing the copies. 12.25 (f) The commissioner and law enforcement agencies may 12.26 charge commercial users who request access to response or 12.27 incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents 12.28 per report. "Commercial user" is a user who in one location 12.29 requests access to data in more than five accident reports per 12.30 month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a 12.31 commercial purpose. Money collected by the commissioner under 12.32 this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner. 12.33 (g) The commissioner may provide a modified copy of the 12.34 accident records database that does not contain names, driver's 12.35 license numbers, vehicle license plate numbers, addresses, or 12.36 other identifying data to the public upon request. 13.1 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.79, is 13.2 amended to read: 13.3 169.79 [VEHICLE REGISTRATION.] 13.4 (a) No person shall operate, drive, or park a motor vehicle 13.5 on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance 13.6 with the laws of this state and has the number platesfor the13.7current year onlyor permit confirming that valid registration 13.8 or operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in 13.9 sections 168.10 and 168.12, subdivision 2f, as assigned to it by 13.10 the commissioner of public safety, conspicuously displayed 13.11 thereon in a manner that the view of any plate or permit is not 13.12 obstructed. A plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit 13.13 issued under chapter 168 may be displayed on a vehicle in 13.14 conjunction with expired registration whether or not it displays 13.15 the license plate to which the last registration was issued. 13.16 (b) If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate 13.17 displayed must be assigned to the registered owner and correlate 13.18 to the certificate of title documentation on file with the 13.19 department and shall not display a year indicator. 13.20 (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, 13.21 motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer, semitrailer, or 13.22 vehicle displaying a dealer plate, one plateshallmust be 13.23 displayed on the rearthereofof the vehicle. 13.24 (d) If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a 13.25 pioneer, classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a 13.26 vehicle that meets the requirements of a pioneer, classic, or 13.27 street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general 13.28 transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 13.29 1972 or earlier, not registered under section 168.10, 13.30 subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, 13.31 one plateshallmust be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or 13.32 one plate on the front and one on the rear, at the discretion of 13.33 the owner. 13.34 (e) If the vehicle is a truck-tractor, road-tractor or farm 13.35 truck, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 17, but 13.36 excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, one 14.1 plateshallmust be displayed on the frontthereofof the 14.2 vehicle. 14.3 (f) If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle other 14.4 than those provided for in paragraphs (b) to (d), one plate 14.5shallmust be displayed on the front and one on the rearthereof14.6 of the vehicle. 14.7 (g) All platesshallmust be securely fastened so as to 14.8 prevent them from swinging. The person driving the motor 14.9 vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free 14.10 from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the 14.11 letteringshall beis plainly visible at all times. It is 14.12 unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name 14.13 of the state of origin of a license plate with any material 14.14 whatever, including any clear or colorless material that affects 14.15 the plate's visibility or reflectivity. 14.16 (h) License plates issued to vehicles registered under 14.17 section 168.017 must display the month of expiration in the 14.18 lower left corner as viewed facing the plate and the year of 14.19 expiration in the lower right corner as viewed facing the plate. 14.20 License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 14.21 168.127 must display either fleet registration validation 14.22 stickers in the lower right corner as viewed facing the plates 14.23 or distinctive license plates, issued by the registrar, with 14.24 "FLEET REG" embossed on the bottom center portion of the plate. 14.25 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169A.60, 14.26 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 14.27 Subd. 8. [REISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION PLATES.] (a) The 14.28 commissioner shall rescind the impoundment order of a person 14.29 subject to an order under this section, other than the violator, 14.30 if: 14.31 (1) the violator had a valid driver's license on the date 14.32 of the plate impoundment violation and the person files with the 14.33 commissioner an acceptable sworn statement containing the 14.34 following information: 14.35 (i) that the person is the registered owner of the vehicle 14.36 from which the plates have been impounded under this section; 15.1 (ii) that the person is the current owner and possessor of 15.2 the vehicle used in the violation; 15.3 (iii) the date on which the violator obtained the vehicle 15.4 from the registered owner; 15.5 (iv) the residence addresses of the registered owner and 15.6 the violator on the date the violator obtained the vehicle from 15.7 the registered owner; 15.8 (v) that the person was not a passenger in the vehicle at 15.9 the time of the plate impoundment violation; and 15.10 (vi) that the person knows that the violator may not drive, 15.11 operate, or be in physical control of a vehicle without a valid 15.12 driver's license; or 15.13 (2) the violator did not have a valid driver's license on 15.14 the date of the plate impoundment violation and the person made 15.15 a report to law enforcement before the violation stating that 15.16 the vehicle had been taken from the person's possession or was 15.17 being used without permission. 15.18 (b) A person who has failed to make a report as provided in 15.19 paragraph (a), clause (2), or a violator, may be issued special 15.20 registration plates under subdivision 13 for a period of one 15.21 year from the effective date of the impoundment order; except 15.22 that a violator may not apply for regular registration plates at 15.23 any time before the violator's driver's license is reinstated. 15.24 At the next registration renewal following this period, the 15.25 person may apply for regular registration plates. 15.26 (c) If the order is rescinded, the owner shall receive new 15.27 registration plates at no cost, if the plates were seized and 15.28 destroyed. 15.29 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169A.60, 15.30 subdivision 14, is amended to read: 15.31 Subd. 14. [SALE OF VEHICLE SUBJECT TO IMPOUNDMENT ORDER.] 15.32 (a) A registered owner maynotsell a motor vehicle during the 15.33 time its registration plates have been ordered impoundedor15.34during the time itsprovided the vehicle's registration plates 15.35 bear a special series number, unless:. 15.36(1)(b) New registration plates must be issued if requested 16.1 and if: 16.2 (1) the vehicle is transferred to a Minnesota automobile 16.3 dealer licensed under section 168.27, a financial institution 16.4 that has submitted a repossession affidavit, or a government 16.5 agency; or 16.6 (2) the transfer meets the following conditions: 16.7 (i) the sale is for a valid consideration; 16.8(2)(ii) the transferee does not reside in the same 16.9 household as the registered owner;and16.10(3)(iii) all elements of section 168A.10 (transfer of 16.11 interest by owner) are satisfied; and 16.12 (iv) the purchaser signs an affidavit attesting that the 16.13 purchaser did not know the violator before the purchase of the 16.14 vehicle. 16.15 (c) The registrar may then transfer the title to the new 16.16 owner upon proper application and issue new registration plates. 16.17 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.07, 16.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 16.19 Subdivision 1. [LICENSE; CONTENTS.]The department shall,16.20 Upon the payment of the required fee, the department shall issue 16.21 to every qualifying applicantqualifying therefora license 16.22 designating the type or class of vehicles the applicant is 16.23 authorized to drive as applied for, which. This licenseshall16.24 must bearthereona distinguishing number assigned to the 16.25 licensee, the full name, date of birth, residence address and 16.26 permanent mailing address if different, a description of the 16.27 licensee in such manner as the commissioner deems necessary, and 16.28 a space upon which the licensee shall write the usual signature 16.29 and the date of birth of the licenseewith pen and ink. No 16.30 licenseshall beis valid until it has beensosigned by the 16.31 licensee. Except in the case of an instruction permit, every 16.32 licenseshallmust bearthereona colored photograph or an 16.33 electronically produced image of the licensee. Every license 16.34 issued to an applicant under the age of 21shallmust be of a 16.35 distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21." The 16.36 department shall use such process or processes in the issuance 17.1 of licenses that prohibits, as near as possible, the ability to 17.2 alter or reproduce the licenses, or prohibit the ability to 17.3 superimpose a photograph or electronically produced image on 17.4suchthe licenses, without ready detection. A license issued to 17.5 an applicantofage 65 or overshallmust be plainly marked 17.6 "senior" if requested by the applicant. 17.7 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.183, 17.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 17.9 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENTS.] For the purposes of 17.10 sections 171.182 to 171.184, a judgment is satisfied if: 17.11 (1)$25,000$30,000 has been credited upon any judgment or 17.12 judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily 17.13 injury to or death of one person as the result of any one 17.14 accident; 17.15 (2) subject to the limit of$25,000$30,000 because of 17.16 bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum 17.17 of$50,000$60,000 has been credited upon any judgment or 17.18 judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily 17.19 injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any 17.20 one accident; or 17.21 (3) $10,000 has been credited upon any judgment or 17.22 judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of damage to 17.23 or destruction of property of others as a result of any one 17.24 accident. 17.25 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.39, is 17.26 amended to read: 17.27 171.39 [EXEMPTIONS.] 17.28 (a) The provisions of sections 171.33 to 171.41shalldo 17.29 not apply:to any person giving driver training lessons without 17.30 charge; to employers maintaining driver training schools without 17.31 charge for their employees only; to a home-school within the 17.32 meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24; or to schools or 17.33 classes conducted by colleges, universities, and high schools as 17.34 a part of the normal program forsuchthose institutions; nor to17.35those schools or persons described in section 171.05,17.36subdivision 2. 18.1 (b) Any person who is a certificated driver training 18.2 instructor in a high school driver training program may give 18.3 driver training instruction to persons over the age of 18 18.4 without acquiring a driver training school license or 18.5 instructor's license, andsuchthose instructors may make a 18.6 charge for that instruction, if there is no private commercial 18.7 driver training school licensed underthis statutesections 18.8 171.33 to 171.41 within ten miles of the municipality wheresuch18.9 driver training instruction is given and there is no adult 18.10 drivers training program in effect in the schools of the school 18.11 district in which the trainee resides. 18.12 ARTICLE 2 18.13 DRIVER'S LICENSE AGREEMENT 18.14 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.51, 18.15 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 18.16 Subd. 2. [LICENSING AUTHORITY.] For purposes of 18.17 sections171.50 to 171.56171.52 to 171.66, the term "licensing 18.18 authority" with reference to this state means thedriver's18.19licensevehicle and driver services division of the Minnesota 18.20 department of public safety. 18.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.52, is 18.22 amended to read: 18.23 171.52 [TRANSFER OF INFORMATION.] 18.24 The licensing authority shall furnish to the appropriate 18.25 authorities of any other party state information or documents 18.26 reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration ofsection18.27171.50, articles III, IV, and Vsections 171.51 to 171.66. 18.28 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.55, is 18.29 amended to read: 18.30 171.55 [OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTIONS GIVEN EFFECT.] 18.31 The commissioner shall give the same effect for driver 18.32 licensing purposes to conduct reported from a licensing 18.33 authority or court in another state that the commissioner would 18.34 give to conduct reported from a court or other agency of this 18.35 state, whether or not the other state is a party to theDriver18.36License Compact in section 171.50Driver's License Agreement Act 19.1 in sections 171.57 to 171.66. The conduct to be given effect by 19.2 the commissioner includes a report of conviction for an offense 19.3 enumerated in section171.50, article IV,171.60 or an offense 19.4 described in sections 171.17 and 171.18. 19.5 Sec. 4. [171.57] [TITLE OF ACT; ENTERING INTO DRIVER'S 19.6 LICENSE AGREEMENT.] 19.7 1. This act may be cited as the Driver's License Agreement 19.8 Act. 19.9 2. The driver's license agreement is hereby enacted into 19.10 law and entered into by this state and with all other 19.11 jurisdictions legally joining therein. 19.12 3. The licensing authority is hereby authorized to 19.13 implement this act and delegated the powers and duties set forth 19.14 in this act. To this end, the commissioner of public safety 19.15 shall also have the authority and power to adopt rules and 19.16 procedures and enter into supplemental agreements necessary to 19.17 implement this act and to allow this state to fully participate 19.18 in the driver's license agreement. 19.19 GENERAL PURPOSE. It is vital to the national interest that all 19.20 jurisdictions participate in a reciprocal program of cooperation 19.21 to promote highway safety and to provide for the fair and 19.22 impartial treatment of drivers operating within their respective 19.23 borders. The general purpose of this act is as follows: 19.24 1. a driver shall have one driver's license issued by a 19.25 jurisdiction that is recognized by all member jurisdictions and 19.26 one driver control record; 19.27 2. all efforts shall be made to strengthen cooperation 19.28 among member jurisdictions so that all drivers are required to 19.29 comply with traffic citations regardless of the jurisdiction 19.30 where issued; 19.31 3. reciprocal recognition of drivers' licenses and traffic 19.32 violations related to highway safety shall be facilitated for 19.33 the benefit of all member jurisdictions; 19.34 4. compliance with the laws, ordinances, regulations, and 19.35 administrative rules relating to highway safety shall be 19.36 required as a condition to the issuance or retention of a 20.1 driver's license; 20.2 5. traffic violations related to highway safety for which 20.3 individuals have been convicted in any member jurisdiction shall 20.4 be treated as if the violation had been committed in the 20.5 jurisdiction of record for the purposes of updating and 20.6 maintaining the driver control record and imposing sanctions; 20.7 6. all individuals shall be allowed to proceed on their 20.8 way without delay regardless of their jurisdiction of record 20.9 after being issued a citation for certain traffic violations 20.10 related to highway safety; 20.11 7. greater uniformity is required among all member 20.12 jurisdictions concerning the exchange of information on 20.13 licenses, records, convictions, withdrawals, and other data 20.14 related to the driver licensing process; and 20.15 8. member jurisdictions agree to act in the best interest 20.16 of the safety of the citizens of their respective jurisdictions 20.17 and to work, in a spirit of mutual cooperation, in the 20.18 monitoring of compliance with the agreement and in the 20.19 resolution of disputes at the lowest possible level of decision 20.20 through negotiations and cooperative efforts. 20.21 Sec. 5. [171.58] [DEFINITIONS.] 20.22 Where used in this act, the following terms or their 20.23 derivatives shall mean: 20.24 1. Administrative action - A final administrative 20.25 determination that a person has violated laws relating to the 20.26 operation of a motor vehicle or that a person is not capable of 20.27 safely operating a motor vehicle. 20.28 2. Citation - Any summons, ticket, or other official 20.29 document that requires the person to respond and is issued by a 20.30 law enforcement officer or judicial official for those traffic 20.31 violations relating to conduct to be reported under the driver's 20.32 license agreement. 20.33 3. Conviction - An adjudication of guilt or responsibility 20.34 by a court or a determination by a court of guilt or that a 20.35 person has violated the law, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or 20.36 collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in a 21.1 court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by a court, 21.2 the payment of a fine or court costs, or a violation of 21.3 condition of release without bail regardless of whether the 21.4 penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated. 21.5 Conviction shall also include judgments by default or in 21.6 absentia. 21.7 4. Driver control record - The record maintained by the 21.8 jurisdiction of record in accordance with the driver's license 21.9 agreement. 21.10 5. Jurisdiction - A state, territory, or possession of the 21.11 United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or province 21.12 of Canada, or any state of the Republic of Mexico or the federal 21.13 district of Mexico. 21.14 6. Jurisdiction of record - The jurisdiction that has 21.15 issued the last license to a person, or if a person has not been 21.16 issued a license, the jurisdiction of the person's address 21.17 indicated on the citation or report. 21.18 7. License - An authorization or privilege to operate a 21.19 motor vehicle pursuant to the laws of a jurisdiction that is 21.20 recognized by all member jurisdictions. 21.21 8. Licensing authority - The entity responsible for 21.22 administering the driver licensing laws of the member 21.23 jurisdiction. 21.24 9. Member jurisdiction - A jurisdiction that has entered 21.25 into the driver's license agreement. 21.26 10. Withdrawal - The suspension, revocation, cancellation, 21.27 or denial of a license or of the privilege to operate a motor 21.28 vehicle or to obtain a license. 21.29 Sec. 6. [171.59] [DRIVER CONTROL.] 21.30 1. Upon application for a license, the licensing authority 21.31 of a member jurisdiction shall determine whether the applicant 21.32 has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any 21.33 other jurisdiction. 21.34 2. No member jurisdiction shall issue a license to a 21.35 person whose license is withdrawn by any other member 21.36 jurisdiction, as evidenced by the driver control record, for 22.1 convictions or administrative actions required to be reported 22.2 under the driver's license agreement as well as for failures to 22.3 comply as defined in section 171.61. 22.4 Except as provided in section 171.61, paragraph 6, a licensing 22.5 authority may, but is not required to, issue a license after the 22.6 expiration of five years from the effective date of the most 22.7 recent withdrawal. 22.8 In the case of a withdrawal for failure to comply, a licensing 22.9 authority may, but is not required to, issue a license to the 22.10 applicant if it is satisfied that the applicant has made all 22.11 reasonable efforts to comply but has been unable to do so. 22.12 A withdrawal of a commercial driver's license shall not preclude 22.13 the issuance of a driver's license unless such withdrawal is 22.14 based on conduct that would have resulted in the withdrawal of a 22.15 driver's license. 22.16 3. If an applicant is the holder of a license issued by 22.17 another jurisdiction, no member jurisdiction shall issue a 22.18 license to the applicant unless the applicant surrenders the 22.19 license. 22.20 4. The jurisdiction of record shall maintain the driver 22.21 control record for any person who is issued a license by that 22.22 jurisdiction. 22.23 5. No member jurisdiction shall create a driver control 22.24 record for a person for whom a driver control record already 22.25 exists. 22.26 6. If a person has not been issued a license, the 22.27 jurisdiction of the person's address indicated on the citation 22.28 or report shall create and maintain a record, until such time as 22.29 a jurisdiction shall issue a license to such person. At the 22.30 time of licensure by a jurisdiction, all other jurisdictions 22.31 maintaining records shall transfer the information specified in 22.32 paragraph 8 to the licensing authority in accordance with the 22.33 provisions of the driver's license agreement. 22.34 7. The driver control record shall be transferred to the 22.35 licensing authority of a member jurisdiction within 30 days of 22.36 receipt of notification of issuance of a license. 23.1 8. The driver control record shall include, at a minimum: 23.2 a) full name; 23.3 b) birthdate; 23.4 c) gender; 23.5 d) driver's license number; 23.6 e) social security number or comparable identifying number, 23.7 when available; 23.8 f) any other unique identifier, when available; 23.9 g) address; 23.10 h) the date the last license was issued and the expiration 23.11 date; 23.12 i) withdrawal information; 23.13 j) accident information, when available; 23.14 k) convictions and administrative actions required to be 23.15 reported under the driver's license agreement, with date of 23.16 violation and conviction or date of action; 23.17 l) driver's license restrictions, classes, and 23.18 endorsements; and 23.19 m) medical restrictions and conditions, when available. 23.20 9. The jurisdiction of record shall take any action 23.21 permitted by the jurisdiction's laws and regulations against any 23.22 person for whom it maintains the driver control record upon 23.23 notification of a conviction or administrative action required 23.24 to be reported under the driver's license agreement, which 23.25 occurred in another member jurisdiction. 23.26 10. When a driver's license has been withdrawn for the 23.27 period of time specified by the jurisdiction of record and the 23.28 person applies for a license from another member jurisdiction, 23.29 the new jurisdiction may issue a license to that person 23.30 notwithstanding the person's failure to fulfill the 23.31 reinstatement requirements of proof of financial responsibility 23.32 and alcohol or drug education or treatment programs of the 23.33 previous jurisdiction of record. If that person returns to the 23.34 previous jurisdiction of record and applies for a license, the 23.35 jurisdiction may impose any reinstatement requirement permitted 23.36 by the laws of the jurisdiction. 24.1 11. Except as provided in section 171.61, paragraph 5, 24.2 nothing in the driver's license agreement shall be construed to 24.3 prohibit a jurisdiction from maintaining its own driver records 24.4 on any person and taking withdrawal actions permitted by the 24.5 jurisdiction's law on any conduct occurring within that 24.6 jurisdiction. 24.7 Sec. 7. [171.60] [CONDUCT TO BE REPORTED.] 24.8 1. The licensing authority shall identify the types of 24.9 convictions and administrative actions relating to highway 24.10 safety matters that reflect conduct to be reported under the 24.11 driver's license agreement. It shall include, but not be 24.12 limited to: 24.13 a) operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence 24.14 of alcohol or drugs or a combination thereof; 24.15 b) manslaughter involving a motor vehicle, vehicular 24.16 homicide, vehicular assault, or any other similar conviction or 24.17 administrative action; 24.18 c) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was 24.19 used; 24.20 d) leaving the scene of an accident or failing to stop and 24.21 render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident of collision 24.22 resulting in the death or personal injury of another or similar 24.23 conviction or administrative action; 24.24 e) driving while unlicensed or while the license is 24.25 suspended, revoked, or canceled; 24.26 f) driving over a prescribed or posted speed limit; 24.27 g) failure to obey a red light, stop sign, or flashing 24.28 yellow light; 24.29 h) improperly passing while operating a motor vehicle or 24.30 following too closely to another vehicle; 24.31 i) improper or unsafe turning movements of a vehicle; 24.32 j) failure to yield when required; 24.33 k) unsafe or hazardous stopping of a motor vehicle; 24.34 l) failure to stop for a school bus with its flashing 24.35 lights in operation; 24.36 m) unsafe operation of a motor vehicle; 25.1 n) functional ability to safely operate a motor vehicle; 25.2 o) driving without insurance, failure to provide adequate 25.3 security following an accident, or failure to satisfy a judgment 25.4 following an accident; 25.5 p) use of seat belts and child safety restraints; 25.6 q) those required to be reported by federal law. 25.7 2. The licensing authority of a member jurisdiction shall 25.8 report to the licensing authority of the jurisdiction of record 25.9 within 30 days of receipt each conviction and administrative 25.10 action as identified in paragraph 1, as well as failures to 25.11 comply as defined in section 171.61. Such report shall clearly 25.12 identify the person involved; describe the conviction, 25.13 administrative action, or failure to comply; identify the court, 25.14 tribunal, or agency that took the reported action; and shall 25.15 include any other information as may be specified in the rules 25.16 adopted under the driver's license agreement. 25.17 3. All information required to be reported under the 25.18 driver's license agreement shall be transmitted by electronic or 25.19 other means in a manner that is secure, intelligible, complete, 25.20 and accurate, as may be specified in the rules adopted under the 25.21 driver's license agreement. 25.22 4. A jurisdiction receiving information transmitted in an 25.23 electronic format may provide for the elaboration or translation 25.24 of coded information or its compression or encryption as 25.25 necessary for any authorized or lawful use. 25.26 5. The licensing authority of the jurisdiction of record 25.27 shall give the same effect to the conduct reported to it under 25.28 the driver's license agreement as it would if such conduct had 25.29 occurred in the jurisdiction of record. 25.30 If the laws of the jurisdiction of record do not provide for 25.31 offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the 25.32 words employed in the statute of the reporting state, the 25.33 jurisdiction of record shall construe such denominations or 25.34 descriptions as being applicable to and identifying those 25.35 offenses or violations concerning conduct of a substantially 25.36 similar nature set forth in the laws of the jurisdiction of 26.1 record. The laws shall be broadly interpreted so that full 26.2 force and effect is given to this section. 26.3 Sec. 8. [171.61] [FAILURE TO COMPLY.] 26.4 1. This section applies only to citations relating to 26.5 conduct required to be reported under this act. 26.6 2. As used in this section, "failure to comply" means 26.7 either failure to answer a citation or failure to pay fines, 26.8 penalties, and costs related to the violation. 26.9 3. A law enforcement officer or judicial official issuing 26.10 a citation to a person licensed by another member jurisdiction 26.11 shall not require the person to post collateral or bond to 26.12 secure the person's appearance. However, collateral or bond may 26.13 be required: 26.14 a) if the jurisdiction in which the person is cited imposes 26.15 a mandatory court appearance for all persons charged with the 26.16 offense for which the person is cited; or 26.17 b) if the offense for which the person is cited is one for 26.18 which withdrawal of the person's license is mandatory. 26.19 4. When a person who has been issued a citation by a 26.20 member jurisdiction fails to comply with the terms of the 26.21 citation, the court or agency having jurisdiction over the 26.22 citation may submit to the member jurisdiction in which the 26.23 violation occurred a notice that the person has failed to comply. 26.24 The court may forward such notice to the licensing authority in 26.25 its jurisdiction. 26.26 5. Upon receipt of a notice of failure to comply, the 26.27 jurisdiction that issued the citation shall not withdraw the 26.28 license and shall notify the jurisdiction of record, in 26.29 accordance with the rules adopted under the driver's license 26.30 agreement. 26.31 6. Upon notification, the jurisdiction of record shall 26.32 notify the person and shall withdraw the license. Except as 26.33 provided in section 171.59, paragraph 2, a withdrawal of a 26.34 license under this section shall continue until the jurisdiction 26.35 of record receives satisfactory evidence of compliance from the 26.36 person or the jurisdiction that issued the citation. 27.1 7. No notification of failure to comply shall be 27.2 transmitted more than six months after receipt of the notice of 27.3 noncompliance by the licensing authority of the jurisdiction 27.4 that issued the citation. 27.5 Sec. 9. [171.62] [EVIDENCE.] 27.6 1. A copy of a record of any conviction, administrative 27.7 action, license issuance, withdrawal, or status, transmitted and 27.8 received by electronic means or other means, when certified, 27.9 shall be admissible in evidence in all courts and administrative 27.10 proceedings without further proof. Such evidence shall 27.11 constitute proof of the facts contained therein, absent evidence 27.12 to the contrary. Contrary evidence shall be limited to clerical 27.13 and identification errors. 27.14 2. Any duplicate, photocopy, microfilm, or electronically 27.15 digitized copy or reproduction of a record, when satisfactorily 27.16 identified, shall be deemed an original and shall be admissible 27.17 in evidence in all courts or administrative proceedings without 27.18 further proof. 27.19 3. A record may be certified by electronic means in an 27.20 electronic format. Such record may, when permitted by 27.21 jurisdictional law, be filed in a court or administrative 27.22 proceeding by direct electronic transmission and shall be 27.23 admissible in evidence without further proof. Any record so 27.24 transmitted and certified shall be proof of the facts contained 27.25 therein, in the absence of evidence to the contrary. 27.26 4. As used in this section, the term "record" includes, 27.27 but is not limited to, any papers, documents, facsimile 27.28 information, micro-photographically stored information, 27.29 electronically generated or electronically recorded information, 27.30 or digitized images, deposited or filed with the jurisdiction. 27.31 Sec. 10. [171.63] [GENERAL PROVISIONS.] 27.32 1. The provisions of this act shall be severable and if 27.33 any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this act is 27.34 declared to be contrary to the constitution or laws of any 27.35 member jurisdiction, or is otherwise inapplicable to any 27.36 government agency, person, or circumstances, this act shall 28.1 remain in full force and effect as to the remaining 28.2 jurisdictions; as to the jurisdiction affected by such 28.3 determination, all other provisions of this act remain in full 28.4 force and effect. 28.5 2. Neither this act nor the driver's license agreement 28.6 creates rights for a driver or other person or a standard of 28.7 care in any legal or evidentiary sense. Any violation of this 28.8 act or the driver's license agreement shall not be a defense in 28.9 any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. Remedies for 28.10 violations of this act or the driver's license agreement shall 28.11 be limited to those authorized by this act or the agreement. 28.12 Sec. 11. [171.64] [TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.] 28.13 1. Any action taken under the driver's license compact or 28.14 nonresident violator compact or under any other agreement shall 28.15 not be affected or terminated by this act or the driver's 28.16 license agreement, except that any action or provision that 28.17 conflicts with this act or the agreement shall be superseded by 28.18 entry into the driver's license agreement. 28.19 2. When dealing with nonmember jurisdictions, the 28.20 licensing authority shall follow the provisions of this act or 28.21 the driver's license agreement. 28.22 Sec. 12. [171.65] [REMEDIAL; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.] 28.23 This act is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed 28.24 to promote highway safety and the fair and impartial treatment 28.25 of drivers. 28.26 Sec. 13. [171.66] [SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING LAW.] 28.27 To the extent that this act conflicts with general driver 28.28 licensing provisions, this act prevails. Where this act is 28.29 silent, the general driver licensing provisions apply. 28.30 Sec. 14. [REPEALER.] 28.31 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 171.50; 171.51, 28.32 subdivision 1; and 171.53, are repealed. 28.33 ARTICLE 3 28.34 PAID ADVERTISING IN DEPARTMENT PRODUCTIONS 28.35 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299A.01, 28.36 subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 29.1 Subd. 1b. [DEPARTMENT ADVERTISING SALES; APPROPRIATION.] 29.2 The commissioner may accept paid advertising for departmental 29.3 publications, media productions, or other informational 29.4 materials. Advertising revenues received are appropriated to 29.5 the commissioner to be used to defray costs of publications, 29.6 media productions, or other informational materials. The 29.7 commissioner may not accept paid advertising from an elected 29.8 official or candidate for elective office. 29.9 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 29.10 following final enactment.