1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; requiring certain data sharing related to driver's license
1.3 applications; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.4 171.12, subdivision 11.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 11.Certain data on noncompliant license or identification card; department
1.8and agents.(a) For purposes of this section, "immigration status data" means data on
1.9individuals who have applied for or been issued a noncompliant driver's license or
1.10identification card and that indicate or otherwise have the effect of identifying (1) whether
1.11the individual has demonstrated United States citizenship, or (2) whether the individual has
1.12demonstrated lawful presence in the United States. Immigration status data include but are
1.13not limited to any documents specified under section 171.062; immigration status data
1.14contained in those documents; or the applicant's submission of the documents.
1.15 (b) Immigration status data are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in
1.16section 13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner
1.17or a driver's license agent must not share or disseminate immigration status data except to
1.18or within the division of the department that administers driver licensing and to the secretary
1.19of state for purposes of improving the accuracy of voter registration records under subdivision
1.207a.
1.21 (c) As authorized or required by state or federal law, the commissioner or a driver's
1.22license agent may share or disseminate data on individuals who have applied for or been
1.23issued a noncompliant driver's license or identification card that are not immigration status
1Section 1.
25-00692 as introduced11/22/24 REVISOR KRB/NS
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 100NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/16/2025
Referred to Transportation 2.1data to a government entity, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 7a, or to a federal
2.2government entity that does not enforce immigration law, provided that the receiving entity
2.3must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or further disclose the
2.4data to a state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to
2.5any employee or agent of any such government entity.
2.6 (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner or a driver's license agent
2.7must not share or disseminate any data on individuals who have applied for or been issued
2.8a noncompliant driver's license or identification card to any federal government entity that
2.9primarily enforces immigration law, except pursuant to a valid search warrant or court order
2.10issued by a state or federal judge.
2.11 (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must share or disseminate
2.12to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement agencies immigration status data on
2.13individuals who have applied for or been issued a noncompliant driver's license or
2.14identification card if it is determined that the applicant has been convicted of a crime.
2.15 (f) Violation of this subdivision by the commissioner, a driver's license agent, a
2.16government entity, or an employee or agent thereof constitutes a violation of the Minnesota
2.17Government Data Practices Act and may be subject to penalties and remedies applicable
2.18under that chapter.
2.19 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
2.20 (a) $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $202,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
2.21the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for additional staffing, in consultation
2.22with the secretary of state, to monitor and audit the records of applicants for noncompliant
2.23drivers' licenses or identification cards who have not demonstrated citizenship and ensure
2.24that the applicants have not registered to vote or voted.
2.25 (b) $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $202,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
2.26the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for additional staffing to determine
2.27if applicants for noncompliant drivers' licenses or identification cards who have not
2.28demonstrated lawful presence have been convicted of a crime. The commissioner must
2.29provide information on these applicants to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
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