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MN HF3069
Bill
Status
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Mary Franson
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AI Summary
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Defines "permit holder" as a person who has applied for and received an instruction permit under Minnesota law, effective August 1, 2014.
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Expands the crime of driving while impaired to include supervising a permit holder operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, controlled substances, or hazardous substances.
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Extends implied consent laws and chemical testing requirements to apply when an impaired person supervises a permit holder, including test refusal and failure penalties with license revocation periods ranging from one to six years based on prior incidents.
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Applies plate impoundment violations to persons supervising permit holders in violation of driving while impaired statutes, including violations involving twice the legal alcohol limit or with children under 16 in the vehicle.
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Changes instruction permit requirement from "accompanied by" to "supervised by" an adult licensed driver occupying the seat beside the permit holder, effective August 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Driving while impaired, implied consent, and administrative plate impoundment crimes amended to include an impaired person supervising a permit holder.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Policy
3/13/2014