Minnesota § 171.165 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, DISQUALIFICATION

Minnesota Statutes

§ 171.165 — COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, DISQUALIFICATION

Minnesota § 171.165

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Ch. 171DRIVERS' LICENSES AND TRAINING SCHOOLS

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Minn. Stat. § 171.165 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Federal standards.
Subject to section171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles in accordance with the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.

Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation.
The commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section169A.52or171.177or a statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alc

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Subdivision 1.Federal standards.
Subject to section171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles in accordance with the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.

Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation.
The commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section169A.52or171.177or a statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.

Subd. 3.
[Repealed,1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4.
[Repealed,1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4a.
[Repealed,1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4b.
[Repealed,1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 5.Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules must include procedures for issuing class D licenses to persons who have been disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles but whose drivers' licenses have not otherwise been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied.

Subd. 6.Exemptions.
(a) A disqualification shall not be imposed under this section on a recreational vehicle operator, farmer, or authorized emergency vehicle operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope of section171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for which a driver must be disqualified under this section.

Subd. 7.Scope.
This section applies to offenses committed, and revocations imposed for incidents occurring, on or after January 1, 1990.

Legislative History

1989 c 307 s 28;1991 c 333 s 29;1994 c 501 s 7;1996 c 275 s 10;1999 c 93 s 1;2000 c 478 art 2 s 7;2002 c 371 art 1 s 60;1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 72-74;2008 c 350 art 1 s 61;2017 c 83 art 3 s 18