Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.

A bill for an act

relating to drivers' licenses; modifying ignition interlock program license revocation

requirements; classifying driver's license indicators as private data; making technical

corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.6905, by adding a

subdivision; 171.12, subdivision 7c, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes

2025 Supplement, sections 171.12, subdivision 7; 171.178, subdivision 5; 171.306,

subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.54, subdivision

6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 39.

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Credential identifier and designation data.

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Data related to identifiers and

designations on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards are governed by section

171.12, subdivision 7d.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.12, subdivision 7, is amended

to read:

Subd. 7.

Privacy of data.

(a) Data on individuals provided to obtain a driver's license

or Minnesota identification card
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shall
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must
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be treated as provided by United States Code,

title 18, section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005,
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and shall
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must
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be disclosed as required
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or
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by that section, and may be disclosed as
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permitted by that section. The commissioner
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shall
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may
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disclose the data in bulk form upon request to an authorized recipient under United

States Code, title 18, section 2721. For any disclosure of data on individuals related to a

noncompliant driver's license or identification card, the commissioner must require a

certification pursuant to subdivision 7b, paragraph (e).

(b) An applicant for a driver's license or a Minnesota identification card may consent,

in writing, to the commissioner to disclose the applicant's personal information exempted

by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, to any person who makes a request for the

personal information. If the applicant so authorizes disclosures, the commissioner
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shall
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must
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implement the request and the information may be used.

(c) If authorized by an applicant for a driver's license or a Minnesota identification card,

as indicated in paragraph (b), the applicant's personal information may be used, rented, or

sold solely for bulk distribution by organizations for business purposes, including surveys,

marketing, or solicitation.

(d) An applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification

card may request that the applicant's residence address be classified as "private data on

individuals," as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12
. The commissioner
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shall
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must
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grant

the classification on receipt of a signed statement by the individual that the classification

is required for the safety of the applicant or the applicant's family, if the statement also

provides a valid, existing address where the applicant consents to receive service of process.

The commissioner
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shall
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must
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use the service for process mailing address in place of the

residence address in all documents and notices pertaining to the driver's license, instruction

permit, or Minnesota identification card. The residence address and any information provided

in the classification request, other than the mailing address, are private data on individuals

and may be provided to requesting law enforcement agencies, probation and parole agencies,

and public authorities, as defined in section
518A.26, subdivision 18
.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:

Subd. 7c.

Other data provisions.

(a) The commissioner must not share any data the

department maintains under section
171.07
,
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subdivision
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subdivisions 6a, 6b, or
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13, with

any federal agency, federal department, or federal entity for a use that would otherwise be

permissible under United States Code, title 18, section 2721, or other law.

(b) Data collected by government entities under sections
624.712
to
624.719
are classified

under section
13.87, subdivision 2
.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to

read:

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Subd. 7d.

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Certain data on indicators and designations.

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Data maintained by the

commissioner under section 171.07, subdivisions 5 to 7, 11 to 13, 15, and 17 to 20, are

private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.178, subdivision 5, is amended

to read:

Subd. 5.

Driving while impaired conviction or adjudication; period of license

revocation.

(a) Notwithstanding the periods specified in subdivisions 3 and 4 and except

as provided in section
169A.54, subdivision 7
, a revocation by the commissioner as required

under section
169A.54, subdivision 1
, or
171.17, subdivision 1
, paragraph (a), clause (3)

or (10), for conviction of an offense in another state that would be grounds for revocation

in this state under section
169A.54, subdivision 1
, must be for the following periods:

(1) if the person has no qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past 20

years:

(i) not less than 30 days if the person is convicted of an offense under section
169A.20,

subdivision 1
(driving while impaired);

(ii) not less than 90 days if the person is convicted of an offense under section
169A.20,

subdivision 2
(refusal to submit to chemical test);

(iii) not less than 180 days if the person is under 21 years of age and the test results

indicate an alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit; or

(iv) not less than one year if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice

the legal limit or more; or

(2) if the person has one qualified prior impaired driving incident within the past 20

years, or two or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents, until the commissioner

determines that the person used an ignition interlock device in compliance with section

171.306
for the period of time described in subdivision 8.

(b) Whenever department records show that the violation involved personal injury or

death to any person, at least 90 additional days must be added to the base periods provided

in paragraph (a), clause (1), items (i) to (iv).

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(c) A person whose license has been revoked as described in subdivision 3, clause (1),

or subdivision 4, clause (1), as the result of the same incident for which the person was

convicted is subject to the revocation periods specified in this subdivision, unless the violation

under section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) was with an aggravating factor described

in section 169A.03, subdivision 3, clause (3).

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Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.306, subdivision 1, is amended

to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision

have the meanings given.

(b) "Ignition interlock device" or "device" means equipment that is designed to measure

breath alcohol concentration and to prevent a motor vehicle's ignition from being started

by a person whose breath alcohol concentration measures 0.02 or higher on the equipment.

(c) "Location tracking capabilities" means the ability of an electronic or wireless device

to identify and transmit its geographic location through the operation of the device.

(d) "Program participant" means a person who has qualified to take part in the ignition

interlock program under this section, and whose driver's license has been:

(1) revoked, canceled, or denied under section
169A.52
;
169A.54
;
171.04, subdivision

1
, clause (10);
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171.17, subdivision 1
, paragraph (a), clause (10), for conviction of an offense

in another state that would be grounds for revocation in this state under section
169A.54,

subdivision 1
; or
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171.177
;
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or for a violation of the law of another state in conformity with

any of these sections;
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or

(2) revoked under section
171.17, subdivision 1
, paragraph (a), clause (2), or suspended

under section
171.187
, for a violation of section
609.2112, subdivision 1
, paragraph (a),

clause (2),
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item (i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4)
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, (5), or (6)
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;
609.2113, subdivision 1
, clause (2),
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item

(i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4)
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, (5), or (6)
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; subdivision 2, clause (2),
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item (i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4)
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, (5),

or (6)
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; or subdivision 3, clause (2),
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item (i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4)
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, (5), or (6)
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; or
609.2114,

subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2),
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item (i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4)
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, (5), or (6)
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; or subdivision

2
, clause (2),
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item (i) or (iv),
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(3),
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or
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(4),
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resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm,

great bodily harm, or death
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(5), or (6)
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.

(e) "Qualified prior impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in section
169A.03,

subdivision 22
.

Sec. 7.
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REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.54, subdivision 6,

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is repealed.

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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H3908-1

169A.54 DWI CONVICTIONS, ADJUDICATIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.

Subd. 6.

Applicability of implied consent revocation.

(a) Any person whose license has been revoked pursuant to section
169A.52
(license revocation for test failure or refusal) or
171.177
(revocation; pursuant to a search warrant) as the result of the same incident, and who does not have a qualified prior impaired driving incident, is subject to the mandatory revocation provisions of subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), in lieu of the mandatory revocation provisions of section
169A.52
or
171.177
.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:

(1) a person whose license has been revoked under subdivision 2 (driving while impaired by person under age 21); or

(2) a person whose driver's license has been revoked for, or who is charged with (i) an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more as measured at the time or within two hours of the time of the offense; or (ii) a violation of section
169A.20
(driving while impaired) with an aggravating factor described in section
169A.03, subdivision 3
, clause (3).