1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; authorizing local units of government to adopt a speed
1.3 limit ordinance for electric-assisted bicycles in certain areas; amending Minnesota
1.4 Statutes 2024, sections 169.222, by adding a subdivision; 169.999, subdivisions
1.5 1, 4, 5, 9; 171.12, by adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9 Subd. 6c.Electric-assisted bicycles; local speed limit authorized.(a) A local unit of
1.10government may adopt an ordinance to set a posted maximum speed limit for the operation
1.11of an electric-assisted bicycle within a business district in a local unit of government's
1.12jurisdiction.
1.13 (b) An ordinance adopted under this section may specify the circumstances under which
1.14a posted maximum speed limit is effective for the operation of electric-assisted bicycles. A
1.15speed limit adopted under this section is effective upon the erection of appropriate signs
1.16designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the segment on which the
1.17speed limit is established.
1.18 (c) An ordinance adopted under this section to issue citations for violations of a posted
1.19maximum speed limit while operating an electric-assisted bicycle must comply with the
1.20requirements of section 169.999. A citation may only be issued by a peace officer employed
1.21by the local unit of government that authorized the issuance of citations.
1.22 (d) The commissioner of public safety must not record on an individual's driving record
1.23any violation of a speed limit established by a local unit of government under this section
1Section 1.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2859
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Acomb03/26/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1or a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license or
2.2commercial driver learner's permit when operating an electric-assisted bicycle.
2.3 (e) A local unit of government may not issue administrative citations for violations of
2.4riding rules under subdivision 6a.
2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
2.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.999, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.7 Subdivision 1.Authority.(a) Except for peace officers employed by the state patrol,
2.8prior to a peace officer issuing an administrative citation under this section, the governing
2.9body for the local unit of government that employs the peace officer must pass a resolution
2.10that:
2.11 (1) authorizes issuance of administrative citations;
2.12 (2) obligates the local unit of government to provide a neutral third party to hear and
2.13rule on challenges to administrative citations; and
2.14 (3) bars peace officers from issuing administrative citations in violation of this section.
2.15 (b) A peace officer may issue an administrative citation to a vehicle operator who:
2.16 (1) violates section 169.14, and the violation consists of a speed under ten miles per
2.17hour in excess of the lawful speed limit;
2.18 (2) fails to obey a stop line in violation of section 169.30; or
2.19 (3) operates a vehicle that is in violation of sections 169.46 to 169.68 and 169.69 to
2.20169.75.
2.21 (c) A peace officer may issue an administrative citation to an operator of an
2.22electric-assisted bicycle who violates section 169.222, subdivision 6c. An operator of an
2.23electric-assisted bicycle may not be issued an administrative citation for the violations
2.24specified in paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3). An administrative citation issued under this
2.25paragraph must list the actual speed the electric-assisted bicycle was traveling at the time
2.26of the violation.
2.27 (c) (d) The authority to issue an administrative citation is exclusively limited to those
2.28offenses listed in this subdivision.
2.29 (d) (e) A peace officer who issues an administrative citation for the infraction of speeding
2.30under ten miles per hour over the speed limit must use the actual speed a violator's vehicle
2.31was traveling at the time of the infraction and may not reduce the recorded speed for purposes
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REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0441603/04/25 3.1of qualifying the offense for an administrative citation. An administrative citation issued
3.2for speeding must list the actual speed the vehicle was traveling at the time of the infraction.
3.3 (e) (f) A local unit of government shall must notify the commissioner of public safety
3.4after it passes a resolution described in paragraph (a).
3.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for citations issued on or
3.6after that date.
3.7 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.999, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.8 Subd. 4.Right to contest citation.(a) A peace officer who issues an administrative
3.9citation must inform the vehicle operator or operator of an electric-assisted bicycle that the
3.10person has the right to contest the citation.
3.11 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the local unit of government that employs the
3.12peace officer who issues an administrative citation must provide a civil process for a person
3.13to contest the administrative citation. The person must be allowed to challenge the citation
3.14before a neutral third party. A local unit of government may employ a person to hear and
3.15rule on challenges to administrative citations or contract with another local unit of
3.16government or a private entity to provide the service.
3.17 (c) The state patrol may contract with local units of government or private entities to
3.18collect administrative fines and to provide a neutral third party to hear and rule on challenges
3.19to administrative citations. An administrative citation issued by a state patrol trooper must
3.20clearly state how and where a violator can challenge the citation.
3.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for citations issued on or
3.22after that date.
3.23 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.999, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.24 Subd. 5.Fines; disbursement.(a) A person who commits an administrative violation
3.25under subdivision 1 must pay a fine of $60.
3.26 (b) Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and (d), two-thirds of a fine collected
3.27under this section must be credited to the general revenue fund of the local unit of government
3.28that employs the peace officer who issued the citation and one-third must be transferred to
3.29the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited in the state general fund. A
3.30local unit of government receiving fine proceeds under this section must use at least one-half
3.31of the funds for law enforcement purposes. The funds must be used to supplement but not
3.32supplant any existing law enforcement funding.
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REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0441603/04/25 4.1 (c) For fines collected under this section from administrative citations issued by state
4.2patrol troopers, one-third must be credited to the general fund of the local unit of government
4.3or entity that collects the fine and provides a hearing officer and two-thirds must be
4.4transferred to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited in the state
4.5general fund.
4.6 (d) For fines collected under this section from administrative citations issued to operators
4.7of electric-assisted bicycles for violating posted maximum speed limits, one-third must be
4.8credited to the general fund of the local unit of government or entity that collects the fine
4.9and provides a hearing officer and two-thirds must be transferred to the commissioner of
4.10management and budget to be deposited in the active transportation account in the special
4.11revenue fund.
4.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for citations issued on or
4.13after that date.
4.14 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.999, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
4.15 Subd. 9.Local preemption.(a) The authority to issue an administrative citation is
4.16exclusively limited to those offenses listed in subdivision 1. Notwithstanding any contrary
4.17charter provision or ordinance, no statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may
4.18impose administrative penalties to enforce any other provision of this chapter.
4.19 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the enforcement of the use of
4.20electric-assisted bicycles on a trail, roadway, bikeway, or shoulder, as provided in section
4.2185.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2,
4.22paragraph (b).
4.23 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to
4.24read:
4.25 Subd. 6b.Driving record; electric-assisted bicycle speed limit violation.The
4.26commissioner must not record on an individual's driving record any violation of a speed
4.27limit authorized under section 169.222, subdivision 6c.
4.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for citations issued on or
4.29after that date.
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