| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transportation; imposing mandatory fines for violations of the school |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 bus stop arm law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 2. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 2.Violations by drivers; penalties.(a) A person who fails to stop a vehicle or |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, is guilty of |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of: (1) not less than $500; (2) not less than $700 for a |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10violation occurring within ten years of a prior violation; or (3) not less than $950 for a |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11violation occurring within ten years of two or more prior violations. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person fails to stop a motor vehicle |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13or to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14commits either or both of the following acts: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (1) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle on the right-hand, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16passenger-door side of the bus; or |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (2) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle when a school child is |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18outside of and on the street or highway used by the school bus or on the adjacent sidewalk. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20occurring on or after that date. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR KRB/AC 25-0210801/14/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1950 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Bakeberg03/06/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy |
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