1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; modifying crime of fleeing peace officer in motor vehicle
1.3 to add heightened penalty for fleeing in culpably negligent manner; establishing
1.4 crime of fleeing in motor vehicle and failing to obey certain traffic laws; amending
1.5 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 171.174; 609.487, subdivision 5, by adding
1.6 subdivisions.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.174, is amended to read:
1.9 171.174 REVOCATION; FLEEING PEACE OFFICER OFFENSE.
1.10 The commissioner of public safety shall revoke the license of a person upon receipt of
1.11a certificate of conviction showing that the person has in a motor vehicle violated section
1.12609.487, subdivision 3, 3a, 3b, or 4, or an ordinance in conformity with those subdivisions.
1.13The commissioner shall revoke the license as follows:
1.14 (1) for the first offense under section 609.487, subdivision 3, for not less than one year;
1.15 (2) for the second offense or subsequent offenses under section 609.487, subdivision 3,
1.16for not less than three years;
1.17 (3) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 3a or 3b, for not less than four
1.18years;
1.19 (4) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (a), for not less than ten
1.20years;
1.21 (4) (5) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (b), for not less than
1.22seven years; and
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL H0340-1HF340 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 340
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Stier02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy02/24/2025 2.1 (5) (6) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (c), for not less than
2.2five years.
2.3A limited license under section 171.30 may not be issued for one-half of the revocation
2.4period specified in clauses (1) to (5) (6) and after that period is over only upon and as
2.5recommended by the adjudicating court.
2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.7committed on or after that date.
2.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.487, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.9read:
2.10 Subd. 3a.Fleeing an officer; motor vehicle; culpable negligence.Whoever, by means
2.11of a motor vehicle, flees or attempts to flee a peace officer who is acting in the lawful
2.12discharge of an official duty, and the perpetrator knows or should reasonably know the same
2.13to be a peace officer, and who in the course of fleeing operates the vehicle in a culpably
2.14negligent manner whereby the perpetrator creates an unreasonable risk and consciously
2.15takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another, is guilty of a felony and
2.16may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of
2.17not more than $10,000, or both.
2.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.19committed on or after that date.
2.20 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.487, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.21read:
2.22 Subd. 3b.Fleeing officer; failure to obey signs.Whoever flees or attempts to flee by
2.23means of a motor vehicle a peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official
2.24duty, and the perpetrator knows or should reasonably know the same to be a peace officer,
2.25and who in the course of fleeing in a motor vehicle does any of the following is guilty of a
2.26felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than four years or to payment
2.27of a fine of not more than $8,000 or both:
2.28 (1) fails to obey signs, signals, or markings in violation of section 169.06, subdivision
2.294, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, or 8; or
2.30 (2) fails to keep on the proper side of the road in violation of section 169.18.
2.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.32committed on or after that date.
2Sec. 3.
REVISOR KLL H0340-1HF340 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.487, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.2 Subd. 5.Revocation; fleeing peace officer offense.When a person is convicted of
3.3operating a motor vehicle in violation of subdivision 3, 3a, 3b, or 4, or an ordinance in
3.4conformity with those subdivisions, the court shall notify the commissioner of public safety
3.5and order the commissioner to revoke the driver's license of the person.
3.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
3.7committed on or after that date.
3Sec. 4.
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