Bill Text: MN SF2424 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Statutory speed limit modification; motorized bicycle operators permits modification; commercial learners permit fee authorization; commercial motor vehicles federal conformance authorization
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-20 - Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance [SF2424 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2424-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to public safety; modifying statutory speed limit; modifying permits
1.3for motorized bicycle operators; establishing a fee for the commercial learner's
1.4permit; providing for federal conformance in laws pertaining to commercial
1.5motor vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.14, subdivision
1.62; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in
1.7Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.10 Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
1.11shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
1.12that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
1.13limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
1.14shall be unlawful:
1.15 (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
1.16 (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section160.02 ,
1.17subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section160.02, subdivision 19 ;
1.18 (3)55 60 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
1.19 (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
1.20with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.21transportation;
1.22 (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
1.23with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.24transportation;
1.25 (6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
2.1 (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
2.2jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
2.3(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
2.4having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
2.5 (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
2.6road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.7and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.8 (c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
2.9road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.10and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.11 (d) Notwithstanding section609.0331 or
609.101 or other law to the contrary,
2.12a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit
2.13designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles
2.14per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
2.15equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon the placement of conforming
2.17signs designating the speed specified in this section by the commissioner of transportation
2.18on affected trunk highways and by local authorities on affected streets and highways under
2.19their jurisdictions. The placement of conforming signs must occur during the ordinary
2.20course of placement and replacement of signs, but must be completed before January
2.211, 2025.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any
2.24public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the
2.25person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction
2.26permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to
2.27any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination
2.28prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who
2.29has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety
2.30course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.
2.31 (b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
2.32 (1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
2.33 (2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
2.34 (3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
2.35 (4) helmets and protective clothing;
3.1 (5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
3.2 (6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
3.3 (c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course,
3.4examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a
3.5motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed
3.6by section169.974, subdivision 2 , on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel
3.7instruction permit.
3.8 (d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:
3.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.17 Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
3.18as follows:
4.10In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
4.11surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30,
4.122016. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle
4.13services technology account in the special revenue fund under section299A.705 .
4.14 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
4.15has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section169A.20 ,
169A.33 ,
4.16169A.35
, or sections
169A.50 to
169A.53 , (2) convictions for crash-related moving
4.17violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
4.18$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
4.19has the meaning given it in section171.04, subdivision 1 .
4.20 (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
4.21commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
4.22or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
4.23processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
4.24department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
4.25endorsement.
4.26(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
4.27charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section171.061, subdivision 4 .
4.28(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall
4.29charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section171.061 ,
4.30subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver
4.31services operating account.
4.32(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
4.33license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
4.34that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
4.35purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section171.075 .
4.36 Sec. 4. [171.161] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL
4.37CONFORMITY.
5.1 Subdivision 1. Conformity with federal law. The commissioner of public safety
5.2shall ensure the programs and policies related to commercial drivers' licensure and the
5.3operation of commercial motor vehicles in Minnesota conform with the requirements of
5.4Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.
5.5 Subd. 2. Conflicts. To the extent a requirement of sections 171.162 to 171.169, or
5.6any other state or local law, conflicts with a provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title
5.749, part 383, the federal provision prevails.
1.3for motorized bicycle operators; establishing a fee for the commercial learner's
1.4permit; providing for federal conformance in laws pertaining to commercial
1.5motor vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.14, subdivision
1.62; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in
1.7Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.10 Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
1.11shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
1.12that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
1.13limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
1.14shall be unlawful:
1.15 (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
1.16 (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section
1.17subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section
1.18 (3)
1.19 (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
1.20with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.21transportation;
1.22 (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
1.23with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
1.24transportation;
1.25 (6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
2.1 (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
2.2jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
2.3(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
2.4having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
2.5 (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
2.6road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.7and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.8 (c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
2.9road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
2.10and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
2.11 (d) Notwithstanding section
2.12a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit
2.13designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles
2.14per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
2.15equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon the placement of conforming
2.17signs designating the speed specified in this section by the commissioner of transportation
2.18on affected trunk highways and by local authorities on affected streets and highways under
2.19their jurisdictions. The placement of conforming signs must occur during the ordinary
2.20course of placement and replacement of signs, but must be completed before January
2.211, 2025.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 3. Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any
2.24public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the
2.25person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction
2.26permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to
2.27any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination
2.28prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who
2.29has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety
2.30course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.
2.31 (b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
2.32 (1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
2.33 (2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
2.34 (3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
2.35 (4) helmets and protective clothing;
3.1 (5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
3.2 (6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
3.3 (c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course,
3.4examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a
3.5motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed
3.6by section
3.7instruction permit.
3.8 (d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:
3.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.17 Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
3.18as follows:
4.10In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
4.11surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30,
4.122016. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle
4.13services technology account in the special revenue fund under section
4.14 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
4.15has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section
4.17violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
4.18$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
4.19has the meaning given it in section
4.20 (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
4.21commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
4.22or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
4.23processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
4.24department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
4.25endorsement.
4.26(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
4.27charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section
4.28(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall
4.29charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section
4.30subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver
4.31services operating account.
4.32(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
4.33license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
4.34that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
4.35purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section
4.36 Sec. 4. [171.161] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL
4.37CONFORMITY.
5.1 Subdivision 1. Conformity with federal law. The commissioner of public safety
5.2shall ensure the programs and policies related to commercial drivers' licensure and the
5.3operation of commercial motor vehicles in Minnesota conform with the requirements of
5.4Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.
5.5 Subd. 2. Conflicts. To the extent a requirement of sections 171.162 to 171.169, or
5.6any other state or local law, conflicts with a provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title
5.749, part 383, the federal provision prevails.
