1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; requiring disqualification from operating a commercial
1.3 motor vehicle after commission of certain offenses involving a commercial motor
1.4 vehicle; imposing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.5 171.165, by adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.165, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9 Subd. 2a.Use of commercial motor vehicle in certain offenses; disqualification for
1.10life.The commissioner must disqualify a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle
1.11for life if the person uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of the following
1.12offenses:
1.13 (1) a felony violation involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled
1.14substance, or possession with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled
1.15substance under chapter 152; or
1.16 (2) a felony violation involving a forced or coerced labor or services or human
1.17trafficking-related offense under section 609.281, subdivision 4; 609.282; or 609.322,
1.18subdivision 1 or 1a.
1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to offenses
1.20committed on or after that date.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0070012/03/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1874
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Engen, Stier, Duran and Allen03/05/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy