2007 Minnesota Statutes

171.32 ACTION UPON INFORMATION RELATING TO BLINDNESS.
    Subdivision 1. Actions by commissioner. The commissioner upon receipt of any such
information shall take such action as the commissioner deems necessary to insure that each such
person meets the accepted visual acuity standards required of all driver's license applicants and
such further action as required by law or rule. The driver's license of any person who has been
classified as legally blind shall be immediately canceled.
    Subd. 2. Visual acuity examination. Any person who is notified that the person's driver's
license may be canceled because of a defect of visual acuity pursuant to the provisions of this
section may demand and shall receive the standard visual acuity examination required of all
driver's license applicants, or may be examined by a qualified physician of the person's choice.
    Subd. 3. Use of examination data. The results of any visual acuity examination
administered because of information received pursuant to this section may be communicated by
the commissioner to the department from which the person received a benefit. The information
received by the commissioner pursuant to this section must not be divulged or otherwise made
known in any manner except in connection with the cancellation of drivers' licenses, and then
only to the person involved whose license is canceled, and except for statistical purposes which
do not reveal the identity of the individuals involved. The record of such person with respect to
visual acuity shall be maintained in the same manner as all other driver's license records.
History: 1967 c 524 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444