1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; authorizing electronic drivers' licenses; authorizing
1.3 rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [171.085] ELECTRONIC DRIVER'S LICENSE.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.7the meanings given.
1.8 (b) "AAMVA" means the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
1.9 (c) "Credential" means a learner's permit, driver's license, or Minnesota identification
1.10card issued under this chapter.
1.11 (d) "Credential holder" means the individual to whom a physical or electronic credential
1.12is issued.
1.13 (e) "Data element" means a distinct component of an individual's information that is
1.14found in the individual's customer record with DVS.
1.15 (f) "DVS" means the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division.
1.16 (g) "Electronic credential" means an electronic extension of a physical credential issued
1.17by DVS that conveys identity and driving privilege information and complies with AAMVA's
1.18Mobile Driver's License Implementation Guidelines and the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard.
1.19 (h) "Physical credential" means a document issued by DVS under this chapter that
1.20conveys identity and driving privilege information and complies with AAMVA's Card
1.21Design Standard.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2332NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART, Nelson, Carlson and McEwen)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading03/10/2025
Referred to Transportation 2.1 (i) "Provision" means the initial loading of an electronic credential onto a credential
2.2holder's device.
2.3 (j) "Relying party" means an entity to which the credential holder is presenting an
2.4electronic credential.
2.5 Subd. 2.Development; rulemaking.(a) DVS may contract with one or more entities
2.6to develop an electronic credential system.
2.7 (b) The electronic credential system must be designed to comply with the most recent
2.8applicable AAMVA standards.
2.9 (c) DVS must adopt rules governing management and operation of an electronic credential
2.10system and for the issuance of electronic credentials.
2.11 Subd. 3.Issuance; expiration.(a) DVS may issue an electronic credential only to
2.12individuals who are otherwise eligible to hold a physical credential issued under this chapter.
2.13Data elements used to build an electronic credential must match the data in the credential
2.14holder's current DVS record.
2.15 (b) An electronic credential issued under this section expires according to the schedules
2.16outlined under section 171.27.
2.17 Subd. 4.Fees.DVS may charge a fee for an electronic credential in addition to the fees
2.18required under section 171.06, subdivision 2.
2.19 Subd. 5.Verification.(a) A relying party must authenticate an electronic credential in
2.20accordance with applicable AAMVA standards, including through the use of secure encrypted
2.21communication techniques, prior to accepting an electronic credential.
2.22 (b) A relying party must only request electronic credential data elements necessary to
2.23complete the transaction for which that data are being requested.
2.24 (c) Electronic credential data is subject to chapter 13.
2.25 Subd. 6.Privacy and tracking.(a) A relying party must only retain electronic credential
2.26data elements for which the relying party explicitly obtained consent from the credential
2.27holder. A relying party must inform the credential holder of the use and retention period of
2.28electronic credential data elements.
2.29 (b) The electronic credential system must be designed to maximize the privacy of the
2.30credential holder in accordance with state and federal laws and must not track or compile
2.31information without the credential holder's consent. DVS must only compile or disclose
2.32information regarding use of the electronic credential as required by state or federal law.
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25-00882 as introduced12/04/24 REVISOR KRB/VJ 3.1 Subd. 7.Acceptance of electronic credentials.(a) A credential holder must have a
3.2physical credential in immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle
3.3under section 171.08.
3.4 (b) The electronic credential system must be designed so that a credential holder is not
3.5required to display or relinquish possession of a device to a relying party for the purpose
3.6of verifying and accepting an electronic credential.
3.7 (c) A credential holder must provide a physical credential to law enforcement upon
3.8request.
3.9 (d) Any law or regulation that requires a credential holder to surrender a physical
3.10credential to law enforcement does not apply to the device upon which an electronic
3.11credential has been provisioned.
3.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026, except that subdivision 2
3.13is effective the day following final enactment.
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