S.F. No. 1097 Summary

• Establishes gross misdemeanor penalties for repeat violations of driving with a suspended, revoked, or canceled license when two prior convictions occur within ten years.

• Creates gross misdemeanor charges when driving with an invalid license causes a collision resulting in substantial bodily harm or death to another person.

• Specifies gross misdemeanor treatment applies when license suspension or revocation resulted from DUI violations, reckless driving, or other specified traffic safety violations under Minnesota and similar out-of-state laws.

• Clarifies that notice of license suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification is sufficient if personally served or mailed to the person's last known address, with failure to update address information not constituting a defense.

• Effective August 1, 2018, applying to offenses committed on or after that date.