SF 1762

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; lowering from 0.10 to 
  1.3             0.08 the per se alcohol concentration level for 
  1.4             impairment offenses involving operating motor vehicles 
  1.5             or watercraft, criminal vehicular homicide or injury, 
  1.6             hunting, handling explosives, or operating military 
  1.7             vehicles; modifying provisions for certain first-time 
  1.8             offenders; modifying certain surcharge amounts and 
  1.9             allocations; making clarifying changes; amending 
  1.10            Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 97B.065, subdivision 
  1.11            1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169A.20, subdivision 1; 
  1.12            169A.51, subdivision 1; 169A.52, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 
  1.13            169A.54, subdivision 7; 169A.70, subdivision 2; 
  1.14            169A.76; 171.12, subdivision 3; 171.29, by adding a 
  1.15            subdivision; 192A.555; 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 
  1.16            2b, 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, sections 
  1.17            169A.53, subdivision 3; 357.021, subdivision 7; 
  1.18            609.101, subdivision 4. 
  1.19  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.20     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 97B.065, 
  1.21  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.22     Subdivision 1.  [ACTS PROHIBITED.] (a) A person may not 
  1.23  take wild animals with a firearm or by archery:  
  1.24     (1) when the person is under the influence of alcohol; 
  1.25     (2) when the person is under the influence of a controlled 
  1.26  substance, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 4; 
  1.27     (3) when the person is under the influence of a combination 
  1.28  of any two or more of the elements in clauses (1) and (2); 
  1.29     (4) when the person's alcohol concentration is 0.10 0.08 or 
  1.30  more; 
  1.31     (5) when the person's alcohol concentration as measured 
  1.32  within two hours of the time of taking is 0.10 0.08 or more; or 
  2.1      (6) when the person is knowingly under the influence of any 
  2.2   chemical compound or combination of chemical compounds that is 
  2.3   listed as a hazardous substance in rules adopted under section 
  2.4   182.655 and that affects the nervous system, brain, or muscles 
  2.5   of the person so as to substantially impair the person's ability 
  2.6   to operate a firearm or bow and arrow. 
  2.7      (b) An owner or other person having charge or control of a 
  2.8   firearm or bow may not authorize or permit an individual the 
  2.9   person knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of 
  2.10  alcohol or a controlled substance, as provided under paragraph 
  2.11  (a), to possess the firearm or bow in this state or on a 
  2.12  boundary water of this state. 
  2.13     (c) A person may not possess a loaded or uncased firearm or 
  2.14  an uncased bow afield under any of the conditions in paragraph 
  2.15  (a). 
  2.16     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 97B.066, 
  2.17  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.18     Subdivision 1.  [MANDATORY CHEMICAL TESTING.] A person who 
  2.19  takes wild animals with a bow or firearm in this state or on a 
  2.20  boundary water of this state is required, subject to the 
  2.21  provisions of this section, to take or submit to a test of the 
  2.22  person's blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining 
  2.23  the presence and amount of alcohol or a controlled substance.  
  2.24  The test shall be administered at the direction of an officer 
  2.25  authorized to make arrests under section 97B.065, subdivision 
  2.26  2.  Taking or submitting to the test is mandatory when requested 
  2.27  by an officer who has probable cause to believe the person was 
  2.28  hunting in violation of section 97B.065, subdivision 1, 
  2.29  paragraph (a) or (c), and one of the following conditions exists:
  2.30     (1) the person has been lawfully placed under arrest for 
  2.31  violating section 97B.065, subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (c); 
  2.32     (2) the person has been involved while hunting in an 
  2.33  accident resulting in property damage, personal injury, or 
  2.34  death; 
  2.35     (3) the person has refused to take the preliminary 
  2.36  screening test provided for in section 97B.065, subdivision 3; 
  3.1   or 
  3.2      (4) the screening test was administered and indicated an 
  3.3   alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more. 
  3.4      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.20, 
  3.5   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.6      Subdivision 1.  [DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED CRIME.] It is a 
  3.7   crime for any person to drive, operate, or be in physical 
  3.8   control of any motor vehicle within this state or on any 
  3.9   boundary water of this state: 
  3.10     (1) when the person is under the influence of alcohol; 
  3.11     (2) when the person is under the influence of a controlled 
  3.12  substance; 
  3.13     (3) when the person is knowingly under the influence of a 
  3.14  hazardous substance that affects the nervous system, brain, or 
  3.15  muscles of the person so as to substantially impair the person's 
  3.16  ability to drive or operate the motor vehicle; 
  3.17     (4) when the person is under the influence of a combination 
  3.18  of any two or more of the elements named in clauses (1), (2), 
  3.19  and (3); 
  3.20     (5) when the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or 
  3.21  as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, 
  3.22  or being in physical control of the motor vehicle is 0.10 0.08 
  3.23  or more; 
  3.24     (6) when the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle and the 
  3.25  person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured 
  3.26  within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in 
  3.27  physical control of the commercial motor vehicle is 0.04 or 
  3.28  more; or 
  3.29     (7) when the person's body contains any amount of a 
  3.30  controlled substance listed in schedule I or II other than 
  3.31  marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. 
  3.32     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.51, 
  3.33  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.34     Subdivision 1.  [IMPLIED CONSENT; CONDITIONS; ELECTION OF 
  3.35  TEST.] (a) Any person who drives, operates, or is in physical 
  3.36  control of a motor vehicle within this state or on any boundary 
  4.1   water of this state consents, subject to the provisions of 
  4.2   sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 (implied consent law), and section 
  4.3   169A.20 (driving while impaired), to a chemical test of that 
  4.4   person's blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining 
  4.5   the presence of alcohol, controlled substances, or hazardous 
  4.6   substances.  The test must be administered at the direction of a 
  4.7   peace officer. 
  4.8      (b) The test may be required of a person when an officer 
  4.9   has probable cause to believe the person was driving, operating, 
  4.10  or in physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of 
  4.11  section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), and one of the 
  4.12  following conditions exist: 
  4.13     (1) the person has been lawfully placed under arrest for 
  4.14  violation of section 169A.20 or an ordinance in conformity with 
  4.15  it; 
  4.16     (2) the person has been involved in a motor vehicle 
  4.17  accident or collision resulting in property damage, personal 
  4.18  injury, or death; 
  4.19     (3) the person has refused to take the screening test 
  4.20  provided for by section 169A.41 (preliminary screening test); or 
  4.21     (4) the screening test was administered and indicated an 
  4.22  alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more. 
  4.23     (c) The test may also be required of a person when an 
  4.24  officer has probable cause to believe the person was driving, 
  4.25  operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle 
  4.26  with the presence of any alcohol. 
  4.27     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.52, 
  4.28  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  4.29     Subd. 2.  [REPORTING TEST FAILURE.] If a person submits to 
  4.30  a test, the results of that test must be reported to the 
  4.31  commissioner and to the authority having responsibility for 
  4.32  prosecution of impaired driving offenses for the jurisdiction in 
  4.33  which the acts occurred, if the test results indicate: 
  4.34     (1) an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more; 
  4.35     (2) an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, if the person 
  4.36  was driving, operating, or in physical control of a commercial 
  5.1   motor vehicle at the time of the violation; or 
  5.2      (3) the presence of a controlled substance listed in 
  5.3   schedule I or II, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. 
  5.4      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.52, 
  5.5   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  5.6      Subd. 4.  [TEST FAILURE; LICENSE REVOCATION.] (a) Upon 
  5.7   certification by the peace officer that there existed probable 
  5.8   cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in 
  5.9   physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of section 
  5.10  169A.20 (driving while impaired) and that the person submitted 
  5.11  to a test and the test results indicate an alcohol concentration 
  5.12  of 0.10 0.08 or more or the presence of a controlled substance 
  5.13  listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
  5.14  tetrahydrocannabinols, then the commissioner shall revoke the 
  5.15  person's license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating 
  5.16  privilege: 
  5.17     (1) for a period of 90 days; 
  5.18     (2) if the person is under the age of 21 years, for a 
  5.19  period of six months; 
  5.20     (3) for a person with a qualified prior impaired driving 
  5.21  incident within the past ten years, for a period of 180 days; or 
  5.22     (4) if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration 
  5.23  of 0.20 or more, for twice the applicable period in clauses (1) 
  5.24  to (3). 
  5.25     (b) On certification by the peace officer that there 
  5.26  existed probable cause to believe the person had been driving, 
  5.27  operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle 
  5.28  with any presence of alcohol and that the person submitted to a 
  5.29  test and the test results indicated an alcohol concentration of 
  5.30  0.04 or more, the commissioner shall disqualify the person from 
  5.31  operating a commercial motor vehicle under section 171.165 
  5.32  (commercial driver's license disqualification). 
  5.33     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.52, 
  5.34  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  5.35     Subd. 7.  [TEST REFUSAL; DRIVING PRIVILEGE LOST.] (a) On 
  5.36  behalf of the commissioner, a peace officer requiring a test or 
  6.1   directing the administration of a chemical test shall serve 
  6.2   immediate notice of intention to revoke and of revocation on a 
  6.3   person who refuses to permit a test or on a person who submits 
  6.4   to a test the results of which indicate an alcohol concentration 
  6.5   of 0.10 0.08 or more. 
  6.6      (b) On behalf of the commissioner, a peace officer 
  6.7   requiring a test or directing the administration of a chemical 
  6.8   test of a person driving, operating, or in physical control of a 
  6.9   commercial motor vehicle shall serve immediate notice of 
  6.10  intention to disqualify and of disqualification on a person who 
  6.11  refuses to permit a test, or on a person who submits to a test 
  6.12  the results of which indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 
  6.13  or more. 
  6.14     (c) The officer shall either: 
  6.15     (1) take the driver's license or permit, if any, send it to 
  6.16  the commissioner along with the certificate required by 
  6.17  subdivision 3 or 4, and issue a temporary license effective only 
  6.18  for seven days; or 
  6.19     (2) invalidate the driver's license or permit in such a way 
  6.20  that no identifying information is destroyed. 
  6.21     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 
  6.22  169A.53, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  6.23     Subd. 3.  [JUDICIAL HEARING; ISSUES, ORDER, APPEAL.] (a) A 
  6.24  judicial review hearing under this section must be before a 
  6.25  district judge in any county in the judicial district where the 
  6.26  alleged offense occurred.  The hearing is to the court and may 
  6.27  be conducted at the same time and in the same manner as hearings 
  6.28  upon pretrial motions in the criminal prosecution under section 
  6.29  169A.20 (driving while impaired), if any.  The hearing must be 
  6.30  recorded.  The commissioner shall appear and be represented by 
  6.31  the attorney general or through the prosecuting authority for 
  6.32  the jurisdiction involved.  The judicial district administrator 
  6.33  shall establish procedures to ensure efficient compliance with 
  6.34  this subdivision.  To accomplish this, the administrator may, 
  6.35  whenever possible, consolidate and transfer review hearings 
  6.36  among the locations within the judicial district where terms of 
  7.1   district court are held. 
  7.2      (b) The scope of the hearing is limited to the issues in 
  7.3   clauses (1) to (10): 
  7.4      (1) Did the peace officer have probable cause to believe 
  7.5   the person was driving, operating, or in physical control of a 
  7.6   motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in violation of 
  7.7   section 169A.20 (driving while impaired)? 
  7.8      (2) Was the person lawfully placed under arrest for 
  7.9   violation of section 169A.20? 
  7.10     (3) Was the person involved in a motor vehicle accident or 
  7.11  collision resulting in property damage, personal injury, or 
  7.12  death? 
  7.13     (4) Did the person refuse to take a screening test provided 
  7.14  for by section 169A.41 (preliminary screening test)? 
  7.15     (5) If the screening test was administered, did the test 
  7.16  indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more? 
  7.17     (6) At the time of the request for the test, did the peace 
  7.18  officer inform the person of the person's rights and the 
  7.19  consequences of taking or refusing the test as required by 
  7.20  section 169A.51, subdivision 2? 
  7.21     (7) Did the person refuse to permit the test? 
  7.22     (8) If a test was taken by a person driving, operating, or 
  7.23  in physical control of a motor vehicle, did the test results 
  7.24  indicate at the time of testing: 
  7.25     (i) an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more; or 
  7.26     (ii) the presence of a controlled substance listed in 
  7.27  schedule I or II, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols? 
  7.28     (9) If a test was taken by a person driving, operating, or 
  7.29  in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, did the test 
  7.30  results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more at the 
  7.31  time of testing? 
  7.32     (10) Was the testing method used valid and reliable and 
  7.33  were the test results accurately evaluated? 
  7.34     (c) It is an affirmative defense for the petitioner to 
  7.35  prove that, at the time of the refusal, the petitioner's refusal 
  7.36  to permit the test was based upon reasonable grounds. 
  8.1      (d) Certified or otherwise authenticated copies of 
  8.2   laboratory or medical personnel reports, records, documents, 
  8.3   licenses, and certificates are admissible as substantive 
  8.4   evidence. 
  8.5      (e) The court shall order that the revocation or 
  8.6   disqualification be either rescinded or sustained and forward 
  8.7   the order to the commissioner.  If the revocation or 
  8.8   disqualification is sustained, the court shall also forward the 
  8.9   person's driver's license or permit to the commissioner for 
  8.10  further action by the commissioner if the license or permit is 
  8.11  not already in the commissioner's possession. 
  8.12     (f) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the reviewing 
  8.13  court may appeal the decision as provided in the Rules of 
  8.14  Appellate Procedure. 
  8.15     (g) The civil hearing under this section shall not give 
  8.16  rise to an estoppel on any issues arising from the same set of 
  8.17  circumstances in any criminal prosecution. 
  8.18     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.54, 
  8.19  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  8.20     Subd. 7.  [ALCOHOL-RELATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVING 
  8.21  VIOLATIONS.] (a) The administrative penalties described in 
  8.22  subdivision 1 do not apply to violations of section 169A.20, 
  8.23  subdivision 1 (driving while impaired crime), by a person 
  8.24  operating a commercial motor vehicle unless the person's alcohol 
  8.25  concentration as measured at the time, or within two hours of 
  8.26  the time, of the operation was 0.10 0.08 or more or the person 
  8.27  violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (4) or 
  8.28  (7). 
  8.29     (b) The commissioner shall disqualify a person from 
  8.30  operating a commercial motor vehicle as provided under section 
  8.31  171.165 (commercial driver's license, disqualification), on 
  8.32  receipt of a record of conviction for a violation of section 
  8.33  169A.20.  
  8.34     (c) A person driving, operating, or in physical control of 
  8.35  a commercial motor vehicle with any presence of alcohol is 
  8.36  prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle for 24 
  9.1   hours from issuance of an out-of-service order. 
  9.2      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.70, 
  9.3   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  9.4      Subd. 2.  [CHEMICAL USE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT.] A chemical 
  9.5   use assessment must be conducted and an assessment report 
  9.6   submitted to the court and to the Department of Public Safety by 
  9.7   the county agency administering the alcohol safety program when: 
  9.8      (1) the defendant is convicted of an offense described in 
  9.9   section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 169A.31 
  9.10  (alcohol-related school bus and Head Start bus driving), or 
  9.11  360.0752 (impaired aircraft operation), except for a first 
  9.12  offense under section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 
  9.13  subdivision 1, clause (1) or (5), that involved an alcohol 
  9.14  concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.10; or 
  9.15     (2) the defendant is arrested for committing an offense 
  9.16  described in clause (1) but is convicted of another offense 
  9.17  arising out of the circumstances surrounding the arrest. 
  9.18     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169A.76, is 
  9.19  amended to read: 
  9.20     169A.76 [CIVIL ACTION; PUNITIVE DAMAGES.] 
  9.21     (a) In a civil action involving a motor vehicle accident, 
  9.22  it is sufficient for the trier of fact to consider an award of 
  9.23  punitive damages if there is evidence that the accident was 
  9.24  caused by a driver: 
  9.25     (1) with an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or more; 
  9.26     (2) who was under the influence of a controlled substance; 
  9.27     (3) who was under the influence of alcohol and refused to 
  9.28  take a test required under section 169A.51 (chemical tests for 
  9.29  intoxication); or 
  9.30     (4) who was knowingly under the influence of a hazardous 
  9.31  substance that substantially affects the person's nervous 
  9.32  system, brain, or muscles so as to impair the person's ability 
  9.33  to drive or operate a motor vehicle. 
  9.34     (b) A criminal charge or conviction is not a prerequisite 
  9.35  to consideration of punitive damages under this section.  At the 
  9.36  trial in an action where the trier of fact will consider an 
 10.1   award of punitive damages, evidence that the driver has been 
 10.2   convicted of violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) 
 10.3   or 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury) is admissible 
 10.4   into evidence. 
 10.5      Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 171.12, 
 10.6   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 10.7      Subd. 3.  [APPLICATION AND RECORD, WHEN DESTROYED.] The 
 10.8   department may cause applications for drivers' licenses, 
 10.9   provisional licenses, and instruction permits, and related 
 10.10  records, to be destroyed immediately after the period for which 
 10.11  issued, except that: 
 10.12     (1) the driver's record pertaining to revocations, 
 10.13  suspensions, cancellations, disqualifications, convictions, and 
 10.14  accidents shall be cumulative and kept for a period of at least 
 10.15  five years; and 
 10.16     (2) the driver's record pertaining to the alcohol-related 
 10.17  offenses and licensing actions listed in section 169A.03, 
 10.18  subdivisions 20 and 21, and to violations of sections 169A.31 
 10.19  and 171.24, subdivision 5, shall be cumulative and kept for a 
 10.20  period of at least 15 years, except as provided in clause (3); 
 10.21  and 
 10.22     (3) the driver's record pertaining to an offense, or a 
 10.23  related licensing action, under section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 
 10.24  clause (1) or (5), must be purged after ten years of any 
 10.25  reference to the offense or action if (i) this offense or action 
 10.26  involved an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 
 10.27  0.10, (ii) this offense or action was a first impaired driving 
 10.28  incident, and (iii) the driver has incurred no other impaired 
 10.29  driving incident during the ten-year period.  For purposes of 
 10.30  this clause, "impaired driving incident" includes any incident 
 10.31  that may be counted as a prior impaired driving conviction or a 
 10.32  prior impaired driving-related loss of license, as defined in 
 10.33  section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21. 
 10.34     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 171.29, is 
 10.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 10.36     Subd. 2a.  [FEES AND SURCHARGE WAIVED FOR FIRST-TIME 0.08 
 11.1   TO 0.10 OFFENDERS.] Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a person 
 11.2   whose driver's license has been revoked for driving with an 
 11.3   alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.10 may not 
 11.4   be charged a fee, surcharge, or handling charge to reinstate the 
 11.5   driver's license if the incident was the person's first impaired 
 11.6   driving incident.  For purposes of this subdivision, "impaired 
 11.7   driving incident" includes any incident that may be counted as a 
 11.8   prior impaired driving conviction or a prior impaired 
 11.9   driving-related loss of license, as defined in section 169A.03, 
 11.10  subdivisions 20 and 21. 
 11.11     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 192A.555, is 
 11.12  amended to read: 
 11.13     192A.555 [DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR RECKLESS 
 11.14  DRIVING.] 
 11.15     Any person subject to this code who drives, operates or is 
 11.16  in physical control of any motor vehicle or aircraft while under 
 11.17  the influence of an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance 
 11.18  or a combination thereof or whose blood contains 0.10 0.08 
 11.19  percent or more by weight of alcohol or who operates said motor 
 11.20  vehicle or aircraft in a reckless or wanton manner, shall be 
 11.21  punished as a court-martial may direct.  
 11.22     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 
 11.23  357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 11.24     Subd. 7.  [DISBURSEMENT OF SURCHARGES BY COMMISSIONER OF 
 11.25  FINANCE.] (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
 11.26  commissioner of finance shall disburse surcharges received under 
 11.27  subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows: 
 11.28     (1) one percent shall be credited to the game and fish fund 
 11.29  to provide peace officer training for employees of the 
 11.30  Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 
 11.31  626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for 
 11.32  the purpose of enforcing game and fish laws; 
 11.33     (2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers 
 11.34  training account in the special revenue fund; and 
 11.35     (3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.  
 11.36     (b) The commissioner of finance shall credit $3 of each 
 12.1   surcharge received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, 
 12.2   subdivision 2, to the general fund. 
 12.3      (c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph 
 12.4   (a), the commissioner of finance shall credit $32 $35 of each 
 12.5   surcharge received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, 
 12.6   subdivision 2, and the $3 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
 12.7      (c) The amounts otherwise credited to the general fund 
 12.8   under paragraph (a), clause (3), and paragraph (b) for a first 
 12.9   offense under section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 
 12.10  subdivision 1, clause (1) or (5), that involved an alcohol 
 12.11  concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.10, must instead 
 12.12  be forwarded to the jurisdiction responsible for prosecuting the 
 12.13  offense. 
 12.14     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 
 12.15  609.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 12.16     Subd. 4.  [MINIMUM FINES; OTHER CRIMES.] (a) 
 12.17  Notwithstanding any other law: 
 12.18     (1) when a court sentences a person convicted of a felony 
 12.19  that is not listed in subdivision 2 or 3, it must impose a fine 
 12.20  of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by 
 12.21  law nor more than the maximum fine authorized by law; and 
 12.22     (2) when a court sentences a person convicted of a gross 
 12.23  misdemeanor or misdemeanor that is not listed in subdivision 2, 
 12.24  it must impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum 
 12.25  fine authorized by law nor more than the maximum fine authorized 
 12.26  by law, unless the fine is set at a lower amount on a uniform 
 12.27  fine schedule established by the conference of chief judges in 
 12.28  consultation with affected state and local agencies.  This 
 12.29  schedule shall be promulgated not later than September 1 of each 
 12.30  year and shall become effective on January 1 of the next year 
 12.31  unless the legislature, by law, provides otherwise. 
 12.32     (b) The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in 
 12.33  addition to the surcharge or assessment required by section 
 12.34  357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence of 
 12.35  imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court. 
 12.36     (c) The court shall collect the fines mandated in this 
 13.1   subdivision and forward 20 percent of the revenues to the 
 13.2   commissioner of finance for deposit in the general fund, except 
 13.3   for fines for: 
 13.4      (1) traffic and motor vehicle violations governed by 
 13.5   section 169.871 and section 299D.03; 
 13.6      (2) first offenses under section 169A.20 (driving while 
 13.7   impaired), subdivision 1, clause (1) or (5), that involved an 
 13.8   alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.10; and 
 13.9      (3) fish and game violations governed by section 97A.065, 
 13.10  forward 20 percent of the revenues to the commissioner of 
 13.11  finance for deposit in the general fund. 
 13.12     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 13.13  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 13.14     Subdivision 1.  [CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE.] A person is 
 13.15  guilty of criminal vehicular homicide resulting in death and may 
 13.16  be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to 
 13.17  payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the 
 13.18  person causes the death of a human being not constituting murder 
 13.19  or manslaughter as a result of operating a motor vehicle: 
 13.20     (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 13.21     (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: 
 13.22     (i) alcohol; 
 13.23     (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 13.24     (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 13.25     (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 13.26  more; 
 13.27     (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 13.28  more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 13.29     (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 13.30  influence of a hazardous substance; 
 13.31     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 13.32  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 13.33  tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 13.34     (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 13.35  scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 13.36  subdivision 1 or 6. 
 14.1      Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 14.2   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 14.3      Subd. 2.  [RESULTING IN GREAT BODILY HARM.] A person is 
 14.4   guilty of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily 
 14.5   harm and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five 
 14.6   years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, 
 14.7   if the person causes great bodily harm to another, not 
 14.8   constituting attempted murder or assault, as a result of 
 14.9   operating a motor vehicle: 
 14.10     (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 14.11     (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: 
 14.12     (i) alcohol; 
 14.13     (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 14.14     (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 14.15     (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 14.16  more; 
 14.17     (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 14.18  more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 14.19     (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 14.20  influence of a hazardous substance; 
 14.21     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 14.22  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 14.23  tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 14.24     (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 14.25  scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 14.26  subdivision 1 or 6. 
 14.27     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 14.28  subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
 14.29     Subd. 2a.  [RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL BODILY HARM.] A person 
 14.30  is guilty of criminal vehicular operation resulting in 
 14.31  substantial bodily harm and may be sentenced to imprisonment of 
 14.32  not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more 
 14.33  than $10,000, or both, if the person causes substantial bodily 
 14.34  harm to another, as a result of operating a motor vehicle; 
 14.35     (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 14.36     (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: 
 15.1      (i) alcohol; 
 15.2      (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 15.3      (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 15.4      (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 15.5   more; 
 15.6      (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 15.7   more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 15.8      (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 15.9   influence of a hazardous substance; 
 15.10     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 15.11  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 15.12  tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 15.13     (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 15.14  scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 15.15  subdivision 1 or 6. 
 15.16     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 15.17  subdivision 2b, is amended to read: 
 15.18     Subd. 2b.  [RESULTING IN BODILY HARM.] A person is guilty 
 15.19  of criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm and may 
 15.20  be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to 
 15.21  payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the 
 15.22  person causes bodily harm to another, as a result of operating a 
 15.23  motor vehicle: 
 15.24     (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 15.25     (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: 
 15.26     (i) alcohol; 
 15.27     (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 15.28     (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 15.29     (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 15.30  more; 
 15.31     (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 15.32  more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 15.33     (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 15.34  influence of a hazardous substance; 
 15.35     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 15.36  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 16.1   tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 16.2      (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 16.3   scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 16.4   subdivision 1 or 6. 
 16.5      Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 16.6   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 16.7      Subd. 3.  [RESULTING IN DEATH TO AN UNBORN CHILD.] A person 
 16.8   is guilty of criminal vehicular operation resulting in death to 
 16.9   an unborn child and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
 16.10  more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
 16.11  $20,000, or both, if the person causes the death of an unborn 
 16.12  child as a result of operating a motor vehicle: 
 16.13     (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 16.14     (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: 
 16.15     (i) alcohol; 
 16.16     (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 16.17     (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 16.18     (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 16.19  more; 
 16.20     (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 16.21  more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 16.22     (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 16.23  influence of a hazardous substance; 
 16.24     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 16.25  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 16.26  tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 16.27     (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 16.28  scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 16.29  subdivision 1 or 6.  
 16.30     A prosecution for or conviction of a crime under this 
 16.31  subdivision is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any 
 16.32  other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same 
 16.33  conduct. 
 16.34     Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.21, 
 16.35  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 16.36     Subd. 4.  [RESULTING IN INJURY TO UNBORN CHILD.] A person 
 17.1   is guilty of criminal vehicular operation resulting in injury to 
 17.2   an unborn child and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
 17.3   more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
 17.4   $10,000, or both, if the person causes great bodily harm to an 
 17.5   unborn child who is subsequently born alive, as a result of 
 17.6   operating a motor vehicle: 
 17.7      (1) in a grossly negligent manner; 
 17.8      (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of:  
 17.9      (i) alcohol; 
 17.10     (ii) a controlled substance; or 
 17.11     (iii) any combination of those elements; 
 17.12     (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 17.13  more; 
 17.14     (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 0.08 or 
 17.15  more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; 
 17.16     (5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the 
 17.17  influence of a hazardous substance; 
 17.18     (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled 
 17.19  substance listed in schedule I or II, other than marijuana or 
 17.20  tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; or 
 17.21     (7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the 
 17.22  scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, 
 17.23  subdivision 1 or 6.  
 17.24     A prosecution for or conviction of a crime under this 
 17.25  subdivision is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any 
 17.26  other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same 
 17.27  conduct. 
 17.28     Sec. 23.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 17.29     Sections 1 to 22 are effective August 1, 2007, and apply to 
 17.30  offenses committed on or after that date.